Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Darker Side of the Border—1. The Captain of the Polestar by Arthur Conan Doyle
1/3 Strange apparitions for a Dundee whaling ship trapped in Arctic ice.
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00:30
HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 2
2/5 Robert Olmstead explores the decrepit town of Innsmouth with a growing sense of unease.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Molly Parkin
4 Extra's extended edition. Molly Parkin shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young
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02:00
Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please—Gigging Around
3/4 Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about forming his first band.
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02:30
The Diary of a Nobody—Episode 3
3/5 Can Mr Pooter deal with the consequences of his unemployed son's marriage plans?
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03:00
We're in Business—Dudley's Granny
Dudley and Harry end up at the mercy of a devious criminal.
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03:30
Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit
Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a s茅ance.
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05:00
LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 4
4/5 Anne has a very bad hair day and resolves never to be romantic again.
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05:30
Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden—Episode 2
2/4 Tom and Hatty become friends in the night-time world, but there's trouble ahead.
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Morning
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06:00
Dick Francis—Proof, 3. The Boss
3/8 The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers.
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06:30
W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy—'R'
1/5 The writer is recruited by Britain's Secret Service.
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07:00
The Arts and How They Was Done—The Taj Mahal and How It Was Done
3/6 The National Theatre of Brent recreates 17th-century India's greatest love story.
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 9, Episode 3
3/6 With panellists Marcus Brigstocke, Miles Jupp, Susan Calman and Alan Davies.
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08:00
Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 3
3/14 Kenneth Horne has an 'Incident in Macau' - and J Peasmold Gruntfuttock rings his bells.
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08:30
The Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse
The original 1962 script that sparked the triumphant 'Steptoe and Son'. From January 1999.
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09:00
Clare in the Community—Series 4, My Funny Valentine
5/6 Romance is in the air for social services colleagues - but the night ends in drama.
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09:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Helsinki
1/6 Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.
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10:00
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction—Rodney Savage
5/5 Rodney and Victoria try to resolve their relationship against Indian unrest.
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11:00
Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—Faith and Hope Go Shopping
1/5 Bored with daily life, two friends plan to escape Meadowbank Old People's Home.
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11:15
Loose Ends—Rufus Wainwright, Jack Davenport, Brenda Blethyn and Amy Lam茅
Rufus Wainwright performs Out of the Game, and Brenda Blethyn talks about Vera.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 3
3/14 Kenneth Horne has an 'Incident in Macau' - and J Peasmold Gruntfuttock rings his bells.
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12:30
The Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse
The original 1962 script that sparked the triumphant 'Steptoe and Son'. From January 1999.
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13:00
Dick Francis—Proof, 3. The Boss
3/8 The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers.
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13:30
W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy—'R'
1/5 The writer is recruited by Britain's Secret Service.
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14:00
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—11. The Cat Fight
11/15 With Anne's help, Neely agrees to perform on TV, but is she ready to face the cameras?
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14:15
This Sceptred Isle—Hogarth, The Price of Gin and Pitt The Elder
120/216 The row over William Pitt, the art of William Hogarth, the misery of Gin Lane.
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14:30
Sebastian Faulks: Engleby—Episode 1
1/10 Mike Engleby becomes captivated by fellow student Jennifer Arkland. Read by Douglas Hodge.
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14:45
The Invention of Childhood—Learn to Die
6/30 Michael Morpurgo examines Puritanism and the effects of the Reformation.
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15:00
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction—Rodney Savage
5/5 Rodney and Victoria try to resolve their relationship against Indian unrest.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—23/04/2012
Mel Giedroyc sets sail with a new adaptation of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons.
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17:00
Anything Legal—Episode 3
3/8 The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what cost?
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17:30
The Arts and How They Was Done—The Taj Mahal and How It Was Done
3/6 The National Theatre of Brent recreates 17th-century India's greatest love story.
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Evening
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18:00
Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
1/6 Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
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18:30
Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—All Hallows
1/5 A weary traveller is oppressed by the atmosphere inside a cathedral by the sea.
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19:00
Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 3
3/14 Kenneth Horne has an 'Incident in Macau' - and J Peasmold Gruntfuttock rings his bells.
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19:30
The Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse
The original 1962 script that sparked the triumphant 'Steptoe and Son'. From January 1999.
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20:00
Dick Francis—Proof, 3. The Boss
3/8 The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers.
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20:30
W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy—'R'
1/5 The writer is recruited by Britain's Secret Service.
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21:00
Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—Faith and Hope Go Shopping
1/5 Bored with daily life, two friends plan to escape Meadowbank Old People's Home.
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21:15
Loose Ends—Rufus Wainwright, Jack Davenport, Brenda Blethyn and Amy Lam茅
Rufus Wainwright performs Out of the Game, and Brenda Blethyn talks about Vera.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 9, Episode 3
3/6 With panellists Marcus Brigstocke, Miles Jupp, Susan Calman and Alan Davies.
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22:30
Clare in the Community—Series 4, My Funny Valentine
5/6 Romance is in the air for social services colleagues - but the night ends in drama.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—23/04/2012
Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
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23:45
Elastic Planet—The Shape
3/6 Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs. Johnny Ball guest stars in the cosmic comedy.
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Late
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00:00
Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
1/6 Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
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00:30
Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—All Hallows
1/5 A weary traveller is oppressed by the atmosphere inside a cathedral by the sea.
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01:00
Dick Francis—Proof, 3. The Boss
3/8 The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers.
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01:30
W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy—'R'
1/5 The writer is recruited by Britain's Secret Service.
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02:00
Clare in the Community—Series 4, My Funny Valentine
5/6 Romance is in the air for social services colleagues - but the night ends in drama.
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02:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Helsinki
1/6 Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.
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03:00
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction—Rodney Savage
5/5 Rodney and Victoria try to resolve their relationship against Indian unrest.
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04:00
Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—Faith and Hope Go Shopping
1/5 Bored with daily life, two friends plan to escape Meadowbank Old People's Home.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Rufus Wainwright, Jack Davenport, Brenda Blethyn and Amy Lam茅
Rufus Wainwright performs Out of the Game, and Brenda Blethyn talks about Vera.
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05:00
Anything Legal—Episode 3
3/8 The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what cost?
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05:30
The Arts and How They Was Done—The Taj Mahal and How It Was Done
3/6 The National Theatre of Brent recreates 17th-century India's greatest love story.
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