Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Book at Bedtime—FM Mayor - The Rector's Daughter, Episode 10
10/10 Mary finds solace in a robin's song and Mr Herbert finally reveals his heart.
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00:15
Sport and the British—A Bit of a Flutter
15/30 Clare Balding looks at the role gambling has played in our relationship with sport.
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00:30
Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 5
5/15 Headmistress Sarah Burton sparks upset when she takes her girls on a walk in the snow.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Michael Palin Diaries - The Python Years, The Life of Brian
5/5 The actor and writer recalls how the influential comedy group reconvened in 1977.
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01:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 John Lloyd and Sean Lock host, with guests Jon Richardson, Roger Law and Kate Adie.
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01:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 1, Metaphor
1/3 The sea, and the way it shapes the land, has a special metaphorical meaning.
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02:00
Maeve Binchy - Firefly Summer—5. The Legacy
5/6 Patrick's hotel in the Irish village of Mountfern is nearly finished. Stars David Soul.
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02:30
Bollywood Brass Band
Soprano saxophone player Joe Cohen gives a guide to a unique Indian brass band
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03:00
Classic Serial—The Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Episode 2
2/3 Disinherited by his grandfather, Mickey escapes India to try and make his fortune in Dubai
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04:00
Five Stories by Margaret Drabble—Faithful Lovers
5/5 A return to an old stomping ground, with its echoes of love, sets a wheel in motion again.
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04:15
Kings—Michal, Saul's Daughter
4/5 In the monarch's harem, three wives fight their case.
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05:00
Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Car Boot
4/6 Stella tries to dejunk the house.
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05:30
Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 3
3/6 Rosie sets up an environmental conference, but is the sponsor as green as he claims?
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Morning
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06:00
Don Taylor - Underworld
An out-of-work ad man is escorted on a special journey by the poet, Milton.
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07:30
Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, In the Shadow of the Post
1/6 John Rawling relives the 1973 Grand National, when Red Rum snatched victory from Crisp.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
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09:00
Comedy Controller—John Shuttleworth
The Sheffield singer's selections include Alison and Maud, and Saturday Night Fry.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Babycakes Omnibus
Omnibus of the dramatisation of Armistead Maupin's fourth Tales of the City novel.
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13:05
Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
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13:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Hanif Kureishi
The novelist tells Anthony Clare about trying to make sense of his real self.
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14:00
The Navy Lark—Series 10, Avoiding Redundancy
8/18 Pertwee is aghast to learn that an oversight may bring his naval career to an end.
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14:30
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 The duo are joined by Gayle Hunnicutt, who is desperate to be in one of Ernie's plays.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
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16:00
Don Taylor - Underworld
An out-of-work ad man is escorted on a special journey by the poet, Milton.
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17:30
John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Chas & Dave
1/4 John invites Chas & Dave to sing one of his songs - and one of their own if they're lucky.
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Evening
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18:00
Saturday Drama—Something Wicked This Way Comes
1961 Illinois: Two young boys experience evil when a 'dark circus' comes to town.
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19:00
Comedy Controller—John Shuttleworth
The Sheffield singer's selections include Alison and Maud, and Saturday Night Fry.
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22:00
Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 1, Budapest and Warsaw
1/5 Ross kicks off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary.
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22:30
The Ape That Got Lucky—Man or Monkey
4/4 Chris Addison explores human evolution.
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23:00
The Nick Revell Show—Series 2, The Promised Land
5/6 As the writer gets a lucky Hollywood break, his geraniums are terrorised by an old foe.
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23:30
The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, The Gangrene of the Mastersons
5/6 The family's epic Crimean War struggle of carnage, carnality and cads.
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Late
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00:00
Saturday Drama—Something Wicked This Way Comes
1961 Illinois: Two young boys experience evil when a 'dark circus' comes to town.
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01:00
Archive on 4—Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
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02:00
Babycakes Omnibus
Omnibus of the dramatisation of Armistead Maupin's fourth Tales of the City novel.
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03:05
Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
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03:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Hanif Kureishi
The novelist tells Anthony Clare about trying to make sense of his real self.
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04:00
Don Taylor - Underworld
An out-of-work ad man is escorted on a special journey by the poet, Milton.
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05:30
John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Chas & Dave
1/4 John invites Chas & Dave to sing one of his songs - and one of their own if they're lucky.
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