Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan
2/5 Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.
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00:30
A Short History of Vampires—4. Quid Pro Quo by Tanya Huff
4/4 Deliciously noir tale of an immortal whose lover is in mortal danger.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Crime Writers, Minette Walters
Kirsty Young explores the choices of the author of The Ice House.
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01:50
Front Row Interviews—Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman explain how they write songs for Barbra Streisand.
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02:00
Paper Gardens—The Plant Hunters
4/5 Leslie Forbes visits Kew Gardens to investigate plant hunters and botanical artists.
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02:15
Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 2, Episodes 7-8
In the Archers spin-off, Matt shows his true colours and Clive gets an unexpected visitor.
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02:45
The Science of DIY—Tightening Up
4/5 Len Fisher offers choice tips on nuts, bolts and spanners while renovating an old bicycle.
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03:00
Take It From Here—From 28/04/1955
Can Eth finally get her fiance Ron Glum up the aisle?
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03:30
James Bond - You Only Live Twice
Agent 007's latest mission sparks a fatal encounter in a Japanese garden of death.
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05:00
Herge's The Adventures of Tintin—Series 1, 2. The Secret of the Unicorn
2/6 The intrepid boy reporter buys a model ship that sparks off a treasure hunt.
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05:30
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth—Episode 2
2/4 As Marcus heads north with Esca, clues appear to the missing Eagle's whereabouts.
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Morning
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06:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 4. That Old Intuition
4/8 The suave sleuth confronts impresario Rupert Dreisler, and fears for his wife's safety.
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06:30
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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07:00
No Commitments—Series 9, Changing Lives
2/6 Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate.
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07:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
4/6 John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
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08:00
Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 3
3/16 Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.
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08:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 9, Episode 7
7/8 Alice goes through the looking glass, where Lady Constance is Queen.
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09:00
Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.
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09:30
HR—Series 1, A Bus Pass
6/6 Peter and Sam meet, of all places, in the queue for their senior bus passes.
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10:00
John Buchan - The 39 Steps—1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels
1/2 After a murder in his flat, Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies.
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11:00
MR James—Ghost Stories, Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
1/5 A collector finds a priceless ancient book. But something evil lies within its pages.
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11:15
Loose Ends—29/10/2011
Peter Curran talks to Mackenzie Crook and John Leguizamo. Music from Mara Carlyle.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 3
3/16 Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.
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12:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 9, Episode 7
7/8 Alice goes through the looking glass, where Lady Constance is Queen.
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13:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 4. That Old Intuition
4/8 The suave sleuth confronts impresario Rupert Dreisler, and fears for his wife's safety.
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13:30
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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14:00
William Boyd - Restless—Episode 6
6/10 Sally recalls one assignment that went badly wrong, while Ruth meets her mum's old handler
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14:15
This Sceptred Isle—Alfred the Great
13/216 He burnt the cakes, he founded a navy. But why was Alfred 'Great'?
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14:30
God's Architect—Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain
1/5 The eventful career and turbulent life of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.
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14:45
Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography—Keith Floyd
1/5 How did one of the first celebrity chefs become so inspired to love food?
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15:00
John Buchan - The 39 Steps—1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels
1/2 After a murder in his flat, Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—31/10/2011
Mel Giedroyc introduces the first part of John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
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17:00
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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17:30
No Commitments—Series 9, Changing Lives
2/6 Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate.
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Evening
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18:00
Paradise Lost in Space—6. Sacrifice
6/6 The UME spaceship lands on Oblivion, where Norman and Max make a sacrifice.
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18:30
Haunting Women by Dermot Bolger—1. The Linen Mill
1/5 When 82-year-old Ellie revisits her old workplace, she is in turn visited by the past.
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18:45
Brian Aldiss Presents—Impostor
By Phillip K Dick. A paranoid scientist's identity crisis. Read by Peter Marinker.
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19:00
Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 3
3/16 Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.
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19:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 9, Episode 7
7/8 Alice goes through the looking glass, where Lady Constance is Queen.
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20:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 4. That Old Intuition
4/8 The suave sleuth confronts impresario Rupert Dreisler, and fears for his wife's safety.
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20:30
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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21:00
MR James—Ghost Stories, Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
1/5 A collector finds a priceless ancient book. But something evil lies within its pages.
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21:15
Loose Ends—29/10/2011
Peter Curran talks to Mackenzie Crook and John Leguizamo. Music from Mara Carlyle.
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22:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
4/6 John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
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22:30
Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—31/10/2011
Jokes you won't have heard already, clips from the archives and behind-the-scenes material
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23:45
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—2. Bank Hols
2/4 The incisive reporter on the pros and cons of bank holidays.
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Late
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00:00
Paradise Lost in Space—6. Sacrifice
6/6 The UME spaceship lands on Oblivion, where Norman and Max make a sacrifice.
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00:30
Haunting Women by Dermot Bolger—1. The Linen Mill
1/5 When 82-year-old Ellie revisits her old workplace, she is in turn visited by the past.
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00:45
Brian Aldiss Presents—Impostor
By Phillip K Dick. A paranoid scientist's identity crisis. Read by Peter Marinker.
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01:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 4. That Old Intuition
4/8 The suave sleuth confronts impresario Rupert Dreisler, and fears for his wife's safety.
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01:30
Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
2/6 When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
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02:00
Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.
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02:30
HR—Series 1, A Bus Pass
6/6 Peter and Sam meet, of all places, in the queue for their senior bus passes.
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03:00
John Buchan - The 39 Steps—1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels
1/2 After a murder in his flat, Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies.
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04:00
MR James—Ghost Stories, Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
1/5 A collector finds a priceless ancient book. But something evil lies within its pages.
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04:15
Loose Ends—29/10/2011
Peter Curran talks to Mackenzie Crook and John Leguizamo. Music from Mara Carlyle.
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05:00
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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05:30
No Commitments—Series 9, Changing Lives
2/6 Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate.
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