Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Price of Fear—Goody Two Shoes
Sobering tale of Anne and David's move to Devon and an unwelcome lodger.
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00:30
Bradbury 13—Kaleidoscope
The aftermath of a disaster in space. Can there be beauty in dying?
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Uta Frith
From Humperdinck to Strauss, the psychologist shares castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
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01:45
Elvis in Prestwick—Elvis in Prestwick
1/3 By Oliver Emanuel. A shy young girl is dragged to see Elvis by her best friend.
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02:00
Spike Milligan - I Like Spike—The Poems and Puckoon
1/2 Roy Hudd thrills an audience with ephemera from the mind of Chief Goon Milligan.
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02:30
The Chaplin Archive—Episode 2
2/2 Matthew Sweet explores Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and cuttings.
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03:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 26/08/1958
Monsieur Kenneth Horne hits Paris, and Hornerama reports on motoring.
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03:30
Stanley Houghton - Hindle Wakes
Lancashire, 1912. Can Fanny Hawthorn defy her parents' wishes for her future?
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05:00
Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—5. Treachery at La Rochelle
5/6 D'Artagnan escapes death. Starring Jamie Glover.
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05:30
Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Betrayal
5/6 A midnight meeting on London Bridge sparks terrible consequences.
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 1
1/5 Captain Hastings recalls his first case with Hercule Poirot, thanks to old pal John.
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06:30
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
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07:00
Double Science—Pilot
1/6 Teacher turmoil at a sixth form college for drama, when a new female science head arrives.
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 13, Episode 2
2/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
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08:00
Listen to Les—From 24/07/1983
Housewife Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on fox hunting.
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08:30
The Navy Lark—The USA Navigator Swap
Sub-Lieutenant Phillips heads for a warship exchange, but ends up the victim of espionage.
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09:00
Chain Reaction—Series 5, Alistair McGowan interviews Simon Callow
6/6 Impressionist Alistair McGowan interviews actor Simon Callow in the tag-team talk show.
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09:30
Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 7
7/8 More celebrity soundalikes as Friends meets Eastenders, plus Radio 4's Today goes gay.
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10:00
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights—1. An Unwelcoming House
1/5 Mr Lockwood visits brooding Heathcliff's unwelcoming house on the Yorkshire moors.
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11:00
Afternoon Reading—We Are Stardust, We Are Golden..., The Carpenter
3/3 By Laura Barton. Lying in hospital, a visit from his wife reminds Mike of how they met.
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11:15
Loose Ends—Shirley Henderson, Chris Addison, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mark Heap, Neil Finn, Sohn
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Listen to Les—From 24/07/1983
Housewife Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on fox hunting.
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12:30
The Navy Lark—The USA Navigator Swap
Sub-Lieutenant Phillips heads for a warship exchange, but ends up the victim of espionage.
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13:00
Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 1
1/5 Captain Hastings recalls his first case with Hercule Poirot, thanks to old pal John.
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13:30
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
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14:00
15 Minute Drama—Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook, Episode 6
6/10 Anna is once again called in by everyone to sort out their conflicts.
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14:15
A Short History of Ireland—Jobbing with the Most Corrupt People Under Heaven; The Passing of the Act of Union
81/120 The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
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14:30
Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing—Face to Face With Resentment
6/10 With Mary Turner's husband ill, she must face managing the farm and its workers alone.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Stephen Fry - The Fry Chronicles, Episode 1
1/5 Stephen Fry recounts his early expectation of fame, and what really endures - the work.
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15:00
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights—1. An Unwelcoming House
1/5 Mr Lockwood visits brooding Heathcliff's unwelcoming house on the Yorkshire moors.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—21/04/2014
Mel Giedroyc meets an extreme knitter who uses needles bigger than broomsticks.
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17:00
Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 2. The Fever
2/6 When scarlet fever breaks out, the GP turns private detective.
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17:30
Double Science—Pilot
1/6 Teacher turmoil at a sixth form college for drama, when a new female science head arrives.
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Evening
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18:00
MR James—MR James Stories, Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad
The tale of a curious artefact found in the ruins of a Knights Templar church.
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18:15
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 1
1/10 A man battery farms humans. Dystopian vision of an ideal society in the future.
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18:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The World in Peril, Episode 12
12/20 Jet and Lemmy ignore sinister audio warnings as they approach the centre of the asteroid.
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19:00
Listen to Les—From 24/07/1983
Housewife Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on fox hunting.
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19:30
The Navy Lark—The USA Navigator Swap
Sub-Lieutenant Phillips heads for a warship exchange, but ends up the victim of espionage.
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20:00
Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 1
1/5 Captain Hastings recalls his first case with Hercule Poirot, thanks to old pal John.
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20:30
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
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21:00
Afternoon Reading—We Are Stardust, We Are Golden..., The Carpenter
3/3 By Laura Barton. Lying in hospital, a visit from his wife reminds Mike of how they met.
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21:15
Loose Ends—Shirley Henderson, Chris Addison, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mark Heap, Neil Finn, Sohn
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 13, Episode 2
2/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 5, Alistair McGowan interviews Simon Callow
6/6 Impressionist Alistair McGowan interviews actor Simon Callow in the tag-team talk show.
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23:00
The Now Show—Series 43, Episode 1
1/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
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23:30
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years—Pilot: Cold Turkey with Dan and Nick
Fish Gordon has only 48 hours to save the aquarium. Surreal comedy.
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Late
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00:00
MR James—MR James Stories, Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad
The tale of a curious artefact found in the ruins of a Knights Templar church.
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00:15
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 1
1/10 A man battery farms humans. Dystopian vision of an ideal society in the future.
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00:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The World in Peril, Episode 12
12/20 Jet and Lemmy ignore sinister audio warnings as they approach the centre of the asteroid.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 1
1/5 Captain Hastings recalls his first case with Hercule Poirot, thanks to old pal John.
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01:30
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
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02:00
Chain Reaction—Series 5, Alistair McGowan interviews Simon Callow
6/6 Impressionist Alistair McGowan interviews actor Simon Callow in the tag-team talk show.
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02:30
Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 7
7/8 More celebrity soundalikes as Friends meets Eastenders, plus Radio 4's Today goes gay.
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03:00
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights—1. An Unwelcoming House
1/5 Mr Lockwood visits brooding Heathcliff's unwelcoming house on the Yorkshire moors.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading—We Are Stardust, We Are Golden..., The Carpenter
3/3 By Laura Barton. Lying in hospital, a visit from his wife reminds Mike of how they met.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Shirley Henderson, Chris Addison, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mark Heap, Neil Finn, Sohn
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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05:00
Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 2. The Fever
2/6 When scarlet fever breaks out, the GP turns private detective.
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05:30
Double Science—Pilot
1/6 Teacher turmoil at a sixth form college for drama, when a new female science head arrives.
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