Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Price of Fear—To My Dear, Dear Saladin
Vincent Price introduces a tale of a cat and its unusual inheritance.
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00:30
Bradbury 13—Dark They Were and Golden Eyed
The Bittering family aim to make the best of life on Mars. Ray Bradbury tale of alienation
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Daniel Kahneman
From McLean to Bach, the psychologist and Nobel Laureate discusses his castaway choices.
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01:45
Elvis in Prestwick—Do You Know Where I Am? by Andrew O'Hagan
2/3 An Ayrshire man remembers the moment in 1960 when his town felt connected to the world.
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02:00
Spike Milligan - I Like Spike—Poems, Stories and the War Books
2/2 Roy Hudd presents more of Spike Milligan's writing, aided by the great man himself.
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02:30
Two Coconut Shells, a Blow Lamp and a Raspberry
Reece Shearsmith tells the story of comedy sound effects on radio, from the 1930s on.
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03:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 28/05/1959
Kenneth Horne calls in the plumber, plus the history of communication.
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03:30
Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child
A proposal goes disastrously wrong for Lord Sheringham in this Regency tale of romance.
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05:00
Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—6. Nemesis
6/6 D'Artagnan suffers a broken heart. Starring Jamie Glover.
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05:30
Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Hue and Cry
6/6 When Nancy learns of the orphan boy's predicament, the hunt mounts for Bill Sikes.
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Morning
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06:00
Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
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06:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 1. The Body on the Beach
1/5 Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the coastal fishing village of Polford.
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07:00
Double Science—Moving House
2/6 Teachers Kenneth and Colin are going to have to find new abodes quick smart.
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 13, Episode 3
3/6 With Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee. David Mitchell hosts.
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08:00
Listen to Les—From 11/09/1983
Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet.
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08:30
The Navy Lark—Son of a Sea Lord
Phillips is up for promotion, but will his Lord Nelson fantasy help or hinder?
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09:00
Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ade Edmondson interviews Ruby Wax
3/6 The British comic actor and American comedian meet in the tag-team talk show.
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09:30
Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 8
8/8 More celebrity soundalikes as Steptoe gets a Carol Smillie makeover, plus a 'Dale' warning
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10:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 1
1/4 Tess Durbeyfield struggles to overcome the pitfalls of rural poverty and ignorance.
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11:00
Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, Between Isis and Osiris
1/3 By John Peacock. Miriam Margolyes tells the tale of artist Benjamin Robert Haydon.
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11:15
Loose Ends—Brenda Blethyn, Marion Bailey, Phina Oruche, Emma Freud, Birds of Chicago, La Chiva Gantiva
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 11/09/1983
Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet.
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12:30
The Navy Lark—Son of a Sea Lord
Phillips is up for promotion, but will his Lord Nelson fantasy help or hinder?
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13:00
Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
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13:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 1. The Body on the Beach
1/5 Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the coastal fishing village of Polford.
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14:00
EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—1. For Fools Rush In
1/10 English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad.
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14:15
A Short History of Ireland—The Clare Election; Scum Condensed of Irish Bog
86/120 The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
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14:30
Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 1
1/10 Tensions escalate among the former slaves on a Caribbean island.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 1
1/5 Life begins for Jean on the Windward Island of Dominica.
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15:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 1
1/4 Tess Durbeyfield struggles to overcome the pitfalls of rural poverty and ignorance.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—28/04/2014
Dynamic duo Dick and Dom investigate charming worms and making strange noises with grass.
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17:00
Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 3. The Miracle of Lestrange
3/6 The GP finds himself undermined when a faith healer arrives in Levenford.
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17:30
Double Science—Moving House
2/6 Teachers Kenneth and Colin are going to have to find new abodes quick smart.
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Evening
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18:00
Why, Robot?—The Melancholy
1/3 By Toby Litt. It is 2068 AD, and local application 13/13 has mysteriously vanished.
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18:15
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 6
6/10 Bernard brings John to London and gets revenge on the Director of Hatcheries.
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18:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The World in Peril, Episode 17
17/20 With few resources available, Jet and his crew race to make radio contact.
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19:00
Listen to Les—From 11/09/1983
Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet.
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19:30
The Navy Lark—Son of a Sea Lord
Phillips is up for promotion, but will his Lord Nelson fantasy help or hinder?
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20:00
Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
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20:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 1. The Body on the Beach
1/5 Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the coastal fishing village of Polford.
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21:00
Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, Between Isis and Osiris
1/3 By John Peacock. Miriam Margolyes tells the tale of artist Benjamin Robert Haydon.
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21:15
Loose Ends—Brenda Blethyn, Marion Bailey, Phina Oruche, Emma Freud, Birds of Chicago, La Chiva Gantiva
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 13, Episode 3
3/6 With Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, John Finnemore and Jack Dee. David Mitchell hosts.
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ade Edmondson interviews Ruby Wax
3/6 The British comic actor and American comedian meet in the tag-team talk show.
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23:00
The Now Show—Series 43, Episode 2
2/7 Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.
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23:30
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years—Pundemonium!
Former Loose Ends alumni Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's very own comedy extravaganza.
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Late
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00:00
Why, Robot?—The Melancholy
1/3 By Toby Litt. It is 2068 AD, and local application 13/13 has mysteriously vanished.
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00:15
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 6
6/10 Bernard brings John to London and gets revenge on the Director of Hatcheries.
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00:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The World in Peril, Episode 17
17/20 With few resources available, Jet and his crew race to make radio contact.
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01:00
Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
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01:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 1. The Body on the Beach
1/5 Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the coastal fishing village of Polford.
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02:00
Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ade Edmondson interviews Ruby Wax
3/6 The British comic actor and American comedian meet in the tag-team talk show.
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02:30
Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 8
8/8 More celebrity soundalikes as Steptoe gets a Carol Smillie makeover, plus a 'Dale' warning
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03:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 1
1/4 Tess Durbeyfield struggles to overcome the pitfalls of rural poverty and ignorance.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, Between Isis and Osiris
1/3 By John Peacock. Miriam Margolyes tells the tale of artist Benjamin Robert Haydon.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Brenda Blethyn, Marion Bailey, Phina Oruche, Emma Freud, Birds of Chicago, La Chiva Gantiva
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, 3. The Miracle of Lestrange
3/6 The GP finds himself undermined when a faith healer arrives in Levenford.
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05:30
Double Science—Moving House
2/6 Teachers Kenneth and Colin are going to have to find new abodes quick smart.
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