Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 2
2/4 The time travellers learn more about the base's crew and the planet's only species.
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00:30
Bradbury 13—Night Call, Collect
A lone survivor on Mars has waited a lifetime for rescue. At age 80, his phone rings.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Gardeners, Alan Titchmarsh
Gardener, writer and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh is castaway by Sue Lawley.
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01:45
Once Seen—It's a Guy Thing
2/3 By Alexandra Potter. Adam decides a girl is The One but can't bring himself to talk to her
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02:00
Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Hush! Here Comes a Whizzbang
3/4 Love and war feature in the comic celebration of songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
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02:30
The Friend in the Corner—1962
5/6 From Two-Way Family Favourites to portable transistors. With Daphne Oxenford.
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03:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 01/07/1958
Kenneth Horne's revered troupe poke fun at tax bills and atomic power.
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03:30
Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do For Love
When two best friends are reunited, the ensuing farce surprises them both.
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05:00
Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—2. A Matter of Life and Death
2/6 D'Artagnan falls in love, while Cardinal Richelieu is plotting.
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05:30
Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Pickpocket!
2/6 The Artful Dodger introduces Oliver to Fagin, who offers an unusual apprenticeship.
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Morning
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06:00
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
11/15 After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
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06:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—Sicken and So Die, Episode 2
2/4 The lascivious actor fails to impress his ex-wife Frances. Could there be another victim?
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07:00
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
4/6 Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
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07:30
Just a Minute—Series 68, Episode 7
7/8 Classic comedy panel game with Paul Merton, Rebecca Front, Alun Cochrane and Russell Kane.
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08:00
Listen to Les—From 18/11/1979
Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979.
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08:30
The Navy Lark—The Loch Ness Monster
Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit Scotland.
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09:00
Chain Reaction—Series 5, Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
3/6 Two comedy giants talk lamp-posts and Hollywood in the tag-team talk show.
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09:30
Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 4
4/8 More celebrity soundalikes, with Frank Skinner's new show and a special Radio 4 appeal.
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10:00
Saturday Drama—Boz Temple-Morris - Scream
Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.
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11:00
Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Golden Swirls
1/3 By Anna Smith. Carpet fitter Gavin and customer Mrs Leopold enjoy a surprising encounter.
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11:15
Loose Ends—Caroline Quentin, Ade Edmonson, Antonio Carluccio, Julian Garner, Sara Cox, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, London Afrobeat Collective
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Listen to Les—From 18/11/1979
Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979.
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12:30
The Navy Lark—The Loch Ness Monster
Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit Scotland.
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13:00
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
11/15 After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
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13:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—Sicken and So Die, Episode 2
2/4 The lascivious actor fails to impress his ex-wife Frances. Could there be another victim?
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14:00
15 Minute Drama—Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts, Miracle
6/10 Suora Zuana administers a strong remedy to calm Serafina's convulsions.
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14:15
A Short History of Ireland—The Peasantry; Superfine Cloth of Home Manufacture
66/120 The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
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14:30
Henry James - Portrait of a Lady—Episode 11
11/20 Osborne makes a declaration to spirited American Isabel Archer on her final day in Rome.
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14:45
Alistair Cooke - A Celebration—Episode 1
1/3 4 Extra Debut. Childhood and schooldays in Salford and Blackpool.
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15:00
Saturday Drama—Boz Temple-Morris - Scream
Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—13/01/2014
Mel is back with the first part of classic children's story Emil and the Detectives. (R)
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17:00
Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 5
5/6 When old chum Ralph arrives with a trophy wife, landlord Jack invents a fiancee.
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17:30
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
4/6 Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
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Evening
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18:00
Short Stories by LP Hartley—1. Night Fears
1/5 A nightwatchman takes on a new job, but is he prepared for anyone he might meet?
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18:15
A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—Allergy
1/5 Caledonian creepiness, as Elspeth Davie spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge.
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18:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 17. Escape!
17/20 With Mitch conditioned at a 'sheep station', Jet and his crew work out their own escape.
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19:00
Listen to Les—From 18/11/1979
Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979.
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19:30
The Navy Lark—The Loch Ness Monster
Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit Scotland.
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20:00
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
11/15 After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
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20:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—Sicken and So Die, Episode 2
2/4 The lascivious actor fails to impress his ex-wife Frances. Could there be another victim?
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21:00
Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Golden Swirls
1/3 By Anna Smith. Carpet fitter Gavin and customer Mrs Leopold enjoy a surprising encounter.
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21:15
Loose Ends—Caroline Quentin, Ade Edmonson, Antonio Carluccio, Julian Garner, Sara Cox, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, London Afrobeat Collective
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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22:00
Just a Minute—Series 68, Episode 7
7/8 Classic comedy panel game with Paul Merton, Rebecca Front, Alun Cochrane and Russell Kane.
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 5, Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
3/6 Two comedy giants talk lamp-posts and Hollywood in the tag-team talk show.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 10, Episode 7
7/9 Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
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23:45
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 1, Romance in the Glen
3/4 Falling head over heels for a society beauty, Hamish finds a rival in the laird.
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Late
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00:00
Short Stories by LP Hartley—1. Night Fears
1/5 A nightwatchman takes on a new job, but is he prepared for anyone he might meet?
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00:15
A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—Allergy
1/5 Caledonian creepiness, as Elspeth Davie spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge.
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00:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 17. Escape!
17/20 With Mitch conditioned at a 'sheep station', Jet and his crew work out their own escape.
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01:00
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
11/15 After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
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01:30
A Charles Paris Mystery—Sicken and So Die, Episode 2
2/4 The lascivious actor fails to impress his ex-wife Frances. Could there be another victim?
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02:00
Chain Reaction—Series 5, Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
3/6 Two comedy giants talk lamp-posts and Hollywood in the tag-team talk show.
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02:30
Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 4
4/8 More celebrity soundalikes, with Frank Skinner's new show and a special Radio 4 appeal.
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03:00
Saturday Drama—Boz Temple-Morris - Scream
Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Golden Swirls
1/3 By Anna Smith. Carpet fitter Gavin and customer Mrs Leopold enjoy a surprising encounter.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Caroline Quentin, Ade Edmonson, Antonio Carluccio, Julian Garner, Sara Cox, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, London Afrobeat Collective
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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05:00
Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 5
5/6 When old chum Ralph arrives with a trophy wife, landlord Jack invents a fiancee.
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05:30
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
4/6 Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
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