Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Night Call Collect
1/6 Marooned for decades on Mars, a telephone engineer finally gets a call when he turns 80.
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00:30
Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind—1. Island Genesis
1/6 The death of a man on the remote Scottish island of Luig sparks a sinister discovery.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Legal Eagles, Helena Kennedy QC
From Judy Collins to Puccini, barrister Helena Kennedy shares her castaway choices.
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01:45
The Parcel of Dreams
A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective, but will his characters let him?
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02:00
Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
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02:30
Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 13
13/13 Blast off into space the bona way! Starring Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims.
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03:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, Become a Successful Writer
3/6 The script doctor will see you now. After a writer's course, Ed turns expert.
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03:30
JB Priestley - Eden End
A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
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05:15
The Parcel of Dreams
A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective, but will his characters let him?
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05:30
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth—Episode 4
4/4 Marcus and Esca have retrieved the Eagle, denying their enemies a symbol of defiance.
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Morning
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06:00
Sue Townsend - The Diary of Nigel Mole, aged 13 3/4
The first incarnation of Sue Townsend's misunderstood schoolboy, before he became Adrian.
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06:30
Zine Scene—Episode 1
1/2 Jarvis Cocker uncovers the birth and development of the fanzine.
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07:00
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Mother
6/6 A surprise for 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion aboard a boat to France.
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07:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 7, Episode 5
5/6 John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Clive Anderson, Anne Dudley and Richard Williams.
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08:00
Marriage Lines—Series 1, Four-Part Harmony
5/13 While George is in the pub, Kate worries about what he is really up to.
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08:30
The Navy Lark—Series 1, A Watch on the Initiative Test
13/16 Pertwee and Johnson's attempts to use their initiative ends in disaster. From June 1959.
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09:00
The Personality Test—Series 2, Rick Wakeman
2/6 Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself.
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09:30
The Castle—Series 4, The Only Way Is Ethics
2/6 Someone is hacking into peoples' private conversations. Meanwhile Lady Anne is nuzzling.
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10:00
John Buchan - Huntingtower—The Princess in the Tower
1/3 A retired merchant embarks on an adventure leading him to a deserted Scottish house.
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11:00
Short Stories by John McGahern—Swallows
A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their life choices are compared.
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11:15
Loose Ends—Mick Fleetwood, Matt Berry, Imtiaz Dharker, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, GoGo Penguin
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Marriage Lines—Series 1, Four-Part Harmony
5/13 While George is in the pub, Kate worries about what he is really up to.
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12:30
The Navy Lark—Series 1, A Watch on the Initiative Test
13/16 Pertwee and Johnson's attempts to use their initiative ends in disaster. From June 1959.
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13:00
Sue Townsend - The Diary of Nigel Mole, aged 13 3/4
The first incarnation of Sue Townsend's misunderstood schoolboy, before he became Adrian.
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13:30
Zine Scene—Episode 1
1/2 Jarvis Cocker uncovers the birth and development of the fanzine.
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14:00
Sue Townsend - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4—Episode 1
1/7 Adrian Mole starts the new year with a huge spot on his chin.
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14:15
Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 1
1/5 The story of ex-convict Eddie Chapman, Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent.
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14:30
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, Episode 1
1/10 The discovery of email doesn't stop the flow of feminine vitriol.
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14:45
Blake Morrison - And When Did You Last See Your Father?—Episode 1
1/9 Blake Morrison reads the first episode of his award-winning tribute to his father.
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15:00
John Buchan - Huntingtower—The Princess in the Tower
1/3 A retired merchant embarks on an adventure leading him to a deserted Scottish house.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—Tricky water beetles and mysterious Arabian stallions
Mel Giedroyc embraces all things creepy and crawly in a brand new nature series.
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17:00
Second Thoughts—Series 3, Recipe for Disaster
5/8 Culinary chaos is on the menu when Faith's Aussie friend Esther visits.
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17:30
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Mother
6/6 A surprise for 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion aboard a boat to France.
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Evening
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18:00
The Personality Test—Series 2, Rick Wakeman
2/6 Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself.
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18:30
A Good Read—Kit Wright and Wendy Cooling
Kit and Wendy discuss children's books by Philip Pullman, AA Milne and Richmal Crompton. (R)
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19:00
Marriage Lines—Series 1, Four-Part Harmony
5/13 While George is in the pub, Kate worries about what he is really up to.
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19:30
The Navy Lark—Series 1, A Watch on the Initiative Test
13/16 Pertwee and Johnson's attempts to use their initiative ends in disaster. From June 1959.
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20:00
Sue Townsend - The Diary of Nigel Mole, aged 13 3/4
The first incarnation of Sue Townsend's misunderstood schoolboy, before he became Adrian.
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20:30
Zine Scene—Episode 1
1/2 Jarvis Cocker uncovers the birth and development of the fanzine.
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21:00
Ian McEwan - Atonement—Episode 1
1/15 Briony witnesses a moment by a fountain, and changes the lives of three people forever.
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21:15
Loose Ends—Mick Fleetwood, Matt Berry, Imtiaz Dharker, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, GoGo Penguin
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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22:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 7, Episode 5
5/6 John Lloyd and Phill Jupitus with Clive Anderson, Anne Dudley and Richard Williams.
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22:30
The Castle—Series 4, The Only Way Is Ethics
2/6 Someone is hacking into peoples' private conversations. Meanwhile Lady Anne is nuzzling.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 12, Episode 3
3/9 Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
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23:45
Quando, Quando, Quando—Fishy Business
3/6 Brother Carlos panics when protection racketeers visit the salon.
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Late
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00:00
Sue Townsend - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4—Episode 1
1/7 Adrian Mole starts the new year with a huge spot on his chin.
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00:15
Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 1
1/5 The story of ex-convict Eddie Chapman, Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent.
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00:30
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, Episode 1
1/10 The discovery of email doesn't stop the flow of feminine vitriol.
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00:45
Blake Morrison - And When Did You Last See Your Father?—Episode 1
1/9 Blake Morrison reads the first episode of his award-winning tribute to his father.
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01:00
The Personality Test—Series 2, Rick Wakeman
2/6 Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself.
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01:30
A Good Read—Kit Wright and Wendy Cooling
Kit and Wendy discuss children's books by Philip Pullman, AA Milne and Richmal Crompton.
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02:00
Sue Townsend - The Diary of Nigel Mole, aged 13 3/4
The first incarnation of Sue Townsend's misunderstood schoolboy, before he became Adrian.
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02:30
Zine Scene—Episode 1
1/2 Jarvis Cocker uncovers the birth and development of the fanzine.
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03:00
John Buchan - Huntingtower—The Princess in the Tower
1/3 A retired merchant embarks on an adventure leading him to a deserted Scottish house.
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04:00
Short Stories by John McGahern—Swallows
A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their life choices are compared.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Mick Fleetwood, Matt Berry, Imtiaz Dharker, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, GoGo Penguin
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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05:00
Second Thoughts—Series 3, Recipe for Disaster
5/8 Culinary chaos is on the menu when Faith's Aussie friend Esther visits.
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05:30
Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Mother
6/6 A surprise for 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion aboard a boat to France.
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