Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley
Mary Shelly's fantastical tale explores man's fascination with eternal life and elixirs.
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00:30
Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—When the World Screamed
1/2 Doyle's irascible academic sets out on a bold mission to be recognised by Mother Earth.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Michael Johnson
Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson joins Kirsty Young to make his castaway choices.
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01:45
Short Stories by John McGahern—A Slip Up
A retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home.
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02:00
World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Can Dodgy Phil help revamp Barry and Garry鈥檚 East End boozer? Stars John Thomson.
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02:15
Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 6
6/10 Waking up at a friend's, Fallon discovers it's not just her who's had an eventful night.
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02:45
Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 1
1/5 'Fallen' Ellen runs off.
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03:00
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 11/05/1974
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray make merry at the court of Henry VIII.
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03:30
James Follett - The Light of a Thousand Suns
Bizarre coincidences spark a British nuclear submarine's preparations for all-out attack.
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05:00
Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 2. Distractions in the Jungle
2/4 Phileas Fogg and Passepartout buy an elephant in India and come to the aid of a Princess.
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05:30
Catherine Fisher - Incarceron—Episode 2
2/3 As Claudia's arranged wedding looms, she's more concerned with helping Finn escape.
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Morning
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06:00
Wimsey—Have His Carcase, 6. All a Question of Time
6/6 Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer.
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06:30
Raffles—Series 3, 5. The Knees of the Gods
5/6 As if life wasn't perilous enough, Raffles and Bunny join the army and head for Africa.
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07:00
Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
1/4 London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
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07:30
Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 1
1/16 Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012.
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08:00
Beyond Our Ken—11/01/2004
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party awaits Kenneth Horne in Wonderland. With Kenneth Williams.
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08:30
Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Wooden Overcoats
3/8 Two coffins lead to a burst of superstition.
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09:00
Clare in the Community—Series 6, Luck of the Irish
2/6 Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.
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09:30
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Ken Handley fancies a winter break, but can he escape the ad agency?
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10:00
EM Forster - A Room with a View—1. Miss Honeychurch, Giotto and Too Much Beethoven
1/4 It is 1905 and cousins Lucy and Charlotte arrive in Florence, but not to rooms with a view
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11:00
EM Forster Short Stories—The Obelisk
3/3 A chance encounter leads an unhappily married couple to find solace in forbidden ways.
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11:15
Loose Ends—DOOM, Adjoa Andoh, Andy Hamilton, Anneka Rice and Jonathan Harvey
Clive Anderson is joined by Adjoa Andoh, Andy Hamilton, Anneka Rice and Jonathan Harvey.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Beyond Our Ken—11/01/2004
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party awaits Kenneth Horne in Wonderland. With Kenneth Williams.
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12:30
Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Wooden Overcoats
3/8 Two coffins lead to a burst of superstition.
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13:00
Wimsey—Have His Carcase, 6. All a Question of Time
6/6 Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer.
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13:30
Raffles—Series 3, 5. The Knees of the Gods
5/6 As if life wasn't perilous enough, Raffles and Bunny join the army and head for Africa.
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14:00
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 1
1/10 An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
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14:15
This Sceptred Isle—Gladstone's First Budget
187/216 Gladstone's ambitions as Chancellor are thwarted by the onset of the Crimean War.
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14:30
EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 1
1/15 Dr Aziz and Mrs Moore's mosque encounter sparks an epic tale of divisions.
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14:45
England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton—Episode 1
1/5 Biography of the prostitute who became the mistress of Lord Nelson, despite humble origins
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15:00
EM Forster - A Room with a View—1. Miss Honeychurch, Giotto and Too Much Beethoven
1/4 It is 1905 and cousins Lucy and Charlotte arrive in Florence, but not to rooms with a view
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—13/08/2012
Mel Giedroyc has the classic story Matilda. Child genius Matilda teaches herself to read.
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17:00
Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy from his dodgy past.
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17:30
Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
1/4 London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
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Evening
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18:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 5. The First of Many
5/13 The stalled rocket ship stops Captain Jet and his crew from returning to Earth.
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18:30
John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 10
10/17 With most people blinded, Bill Masen is determined to find Josella. But where to start?
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19:00
Beyond Our Ken—11/01/2004
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party awaits Kenneth Horne in Wonderland. With Kenneth Williams.
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19:30
Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Wooden Overcoats
3/8 Two coffins lead to a burst of superstition.
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20:00
Wimsey—Have His Carcase, 6. All a Question of Time
6/6 Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer.
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20:30
Raffles—Series 3, 5. The Knees of the Gods
5/6 As if life wasn't perilous enough, Raffles and Bunny join the army and head for Africa.
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21:00
MacAulay and Co—Edinburgh Festival 2012, Episode 6
6/10 Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.
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22:00
Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 1
1/16 Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012.
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22:30
Clare in the Community—Series 6, Luck of the Irish
2/6 Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.
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22:55
Edinburgh Festival Diaries—13/08/2012
Marek Larwood's second Edinburgh Diary entry.
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23:00
Chain Reaction—Series 8, Chris Addison interviews Derren Brown
3/6 The comedian and illusionist meet and discuss magic, comedy, art, faith and Hitler.
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23:30
Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1970s
1/4 Why the comedian's rise to fame seemed to coincide with periods of social upheaval.
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Late
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 5. The First of Many
5/13 The stalled rocket ship stops Captain Jet and his crew from returning to Earth.
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00:30
John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 10
10/17 With most people blinded, Bill Masen is determined to find Josella. But where to start?
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01:00
Wimsey—Have His Carcase, 6. All a Question of Time
6/6 Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer.
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01:30
Raffles—Series 3, 5. The Knees of the Gods
5/6 As if life wasn't perilous enough, Raffles and Bunny join the army and head for Africa.
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02:00
Clare in the Community—Series 6, Luck of the Irish
2/6 Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.
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02:30
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Ken Handley fancies a winter break, but can he escape the ad agency?
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03:00
EM Forster - A Room with a View—1. Miss Honeychurch, Giotto and Too Much Beethoven
1/4 It is 1905 and cousins Lucy and Charlotte arrive in Florence, but not to rooms with a view
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04:00
EM Forster Short Stories—The Obelisk
3/3 A chance encounter leads an unhappily married couple to find solace in forbidden ways.
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04:15
Loose Ends—DOOM, Adjoa Andoh, Andy Hamilton, Anneka Rice and Jonathan Harvey
Clive Anderson is joined by Adjoa Andoh, Andy Hamilton, Anneka Rice and Jonathan Harvey.
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05:00
Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 5
5/6 Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy from his dodgy past.
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05:30
Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
1/4 London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
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