Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
3/3 Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
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00:30
Sounds Natural—Brian Blessed
Actor and mountaineer Brian Blessed discusses his love of wildlife with Derek Jones.
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01:00
The Blackburn Files—Series 3, 4. A Case of Happy Endings
4/4 Setting out to track down a missing person, private eye Blackburn finds something more.
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01:30
Unofficial Rosie—5. Count Your Blessings
5/6 Rosie Monaghan's investigations make some progress, but her private life is proving tricky
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02:00
Jaws by Peter Benchley—10. 'If it's a fight he wants.'
10/10 Peter Benchley's classic novel, and one of the 1970s' most iconic movies.
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02:15
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 10. Wedding Bells!
10/20 Florence meets her new mama and something stirs in Edith's cold heart.
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02:30
Feel the Chant: The Brit Funk Story
David Grant revisits a unique era in British music with the Jazz-funk explosion.
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03:00
Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Scarlet Letter—2. Revelations
2/2 The time has come to shed Hester’s badge of adultery. Whose life will be most affected?
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04:00
Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 3
3/6 Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Jimmy Mulville and Nonny Williams.
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04:30
Protesting Too Much—Episode 3
3/6 MP George Dank may soon be joined by his wife Hermione on the protest
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05:00
Relativity—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious.
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05:30
Stand-Up Specials—Janey Godley: Still Got It
Comedian Janey Godley has lurched from controversy to cancer, and she’s still got it.
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Morning
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06:00
John Moore - A Portrait of Elmbury
An English market town face the challenges between two world wars.
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07:30
Great Lives—Russell Kane on Evelyn Waugh
Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping
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08:00
Booked—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane and Miles Kington.
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08:30
Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Animals
2/6 Parrots, limpets and highland cattle are in Pam Ayres's poetic zoo.
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09:00
Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy
Samira Ahmed leads a comedy journey exploring women in satire.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Rumblings from the Rafters—Death Watch Beetle and Queen Wasp
1/3 A death watch beetle and a bossy queen wasp share an old attic. Stars Alison Steadman.
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12:30
Bristow—Series 2, When Melancholy Autumn Comes to Chester-Perry
1/4 With Christmas bonus talk, the buying clerk's generosity knows no bounds, for once.
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13:00
Archive on 4—Sir Anthony Eden
Douglas Hurd uses the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden.
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14:00
Chain Reaction—Series 3, Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson
1/6 The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
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14:30
The Guns of Adam Riches—Series 1, Mastermind
1/4 Mastermind intends to kill the audience, unless a brave challenger can defeat him.
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15:00
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6 Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
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15:30
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 An attic full of peas, going from Girl Guide to sumo wrestler and dull holidays.
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16:00
John Moore - A Portrait of Elmbury
An English market town face the challenges between two world wars.
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17:30
Great Lives—Russell Kane on Evelyn Waugh
Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping
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Evening
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18:00
JM Barrie - Dear Brutus
In a magic wood, a second chance awaits people who’ve taken a wrong turn in life.
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19:00
Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy
Samira Ahmed leads a comedy journey exploring women in satire.
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22:00
28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 3
3/3 John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each. With Phil Cornwell and John Finnemore.
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 3, Clive Anderson and John Lloyd
2/6 The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag talk show.
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23:00
Foley and McColl: The Interview—Placebo
5/6 The duo tell Parky about their lean years.
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23:15
Jigsaw—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a selection of sketches.
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23:30
Hut 33—Series 3, Back to Your Post
3/6 With everything German under suspicion, the codebreakers tackle censoring letters.
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Late
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00:00
JM Barrie - Dear Brutus
In a magic wood, a second chance awaits people who’ve taken a wrong turn in life.
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01:00
Archive on 4—Sir Anthony Eden
Douglas Hurd uses the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden.
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02:00
Chain Reaction—Series 3, Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson
1/6 The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
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02:30
The Guns of Adam Riches—Series 1, Mastermind
1/4 Mastermind intends to kill the audience, unless a brave challenger can defeat him.
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03:00
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6 Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
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03:30
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 An attic full of peas, going from Girl Guide to sumo wrestler and dull holidays.
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04:00
John Moore - A Portrait of Elmbury
An English market town face the challenges between two world wars.
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05:30
Great Lives—Russell Kane on Evelyn Waugh
Comedian Russell Kane nominates novelist Evelyn Waugh, with Ann Pasternak Slater helping
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