Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 6
6/10 Adrian plans on an acting career. But first he must negotiate the Halloween party.
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00:15
A History of the Brain—The Agony and the Ecstasy
8/10 Dr Geoff Bunn on how chemical transmission became a fundamental concept in neuroscience.
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00:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 3
3/15 The young squire Arthur Donnithorne visits Hall Farm, and the seeds of love are sown.
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00:45
Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits—Introduction to She
3/5 Margaret praises an old pot-boiler of a book with an infamous heroine.
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01:00
Whispers—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore and Dan Tetsell.
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01:30
Off the Page—America
Writers Toby Young, Emma Richler and Tamsin Oglesby consider the oddness of America.
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02:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 6. Mainly About Wyman
6/8 The sleuth investigates whether a criminal called The Fence is behind Julia's murder.
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02:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
1/2 The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
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03:00
Home Front - Omnibus—15-19 September 1914
Folkestone honours its dead, and our characters' worlds all seem up-ended.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading—Gillian Clarke - A Poet's Year, The Fruits of Summer
2/3 Bees, hay and swallows make a bountiful summer.
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04:15
Don Haworth - A Summertime
Warm and humorous tale of unforeseen happiness, set on the Lancashire moors in 1939.
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05:00
Life in London—The Fancy
2/6 Tom and Jerry visit a 19th-century cockfight and make a special wager.
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05:30
Change at Oglethorpe—Foreign Parts
6/6 As winter arrives on the rural railway, stationmaster David gets an exciting job offer.
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Morning
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06:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
7/8 The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
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06:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
2/2 How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
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07:00
The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
2/8 Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?
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07:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 6
6/6 A pure moment of happiness and a curious tale about an invention that's probably not evil.
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08:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—6. The Friends of Frambourne Pier
Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier.
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08:30
Listen to Les—From 14/03/1982
Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies.
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09:00
Heresy—Series 8, Episode 5
5/6 With comedian Dave Gorman and newspaper columnists Matthew Parris and Julia Hartley-Brewer
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09:30
Alison and Maud—Series 1, Speaking in Tongues
6/6 The Bishop comes to tea, Maud gets a computer, and there's an incident on the road.
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10:00
Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 September 1914
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst visits Folkestone, and an amicable alliance is reached.
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11:00
Afternoon Reading—Gillian Clarke - A Poet's Year, The Turning of the Year
3/3 Potatoes, beetroot and apples are gathered in, and the honey is harvested.
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11:15
Alan Plater - Only A Matter Of Time
When time-telling was standardised in the 19th century, some had their doubts...
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Afternoon
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12:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—6. The Friends of Frambourne Pier
Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier.
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12:30
Listen to Les—From 14/03/1982
Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies.
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13:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
7/8 The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
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13:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
2/2 How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
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14:00
Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 7
7/10 Adrian is feeling left out after the birth of his new baby sister.
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14:15
A History of the Brain—All or Nothing
9/10 The impact of the electroencephalograph (EEG), which made brain waves visible.
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14:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 4
4/15 Young squire Arthur invites the Hetty for an evening stroll in Donnithorne Woods.
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14:45
Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits—Victory Gardens
4/5 Margaret knows the test of a good cook was whether she could utilise every leftover morsel
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15:00
Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 September 1914
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst visits Folkestone, and an amicable alliance is reached.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—Whale song, Aidan Moffat and wheelbarrow races
For Scottish Book Week, Mel hears Aidan Moffat's children's book, The Lavender Blue Dress.
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17:00
No Commitments—Series 3, Material Values
2/6 Emily and Charlotte are unsympathetic over Roger losing his job.
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17:30
The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
2/8 Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?
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Evening
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18:00
Heresy—Series 8, Episode 5
5/6 With comedian Dave Gorman and newspaper columnists Matthew Parris and Julia Hartley-Brewer
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18:30
Great Lives—James Gillray
Political cartoonist Steve Bell chooses the 18th-century caricaturist James Gillray.
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19:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—6. The Friends of Frambourne Pier
Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier.
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19:30
Listen to Les—From 14/03/1982
Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies.
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20:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
7/8 The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
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20:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
2/2 How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
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21:00
Ian McEwan - Atonement—Episode 14
14/15 As the day of reckoning arrives, Briony ponders novels.
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21:15
Alan Plater - Only A Matter Of Time
When time-telling was standardised in the 19th century, some had their doubts...
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22:00
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 6
6/6 A pure moment of happiness and a curious tale about an invention that's probably not evil.
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22:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 3, Arabella Weir
4/6 Rufus Hound invites Arabella Weir to revisit her days of drinking and calorie-counting.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—27/11/2014
Tiff Stevenson chats again to Phil Nichol.
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23:00
Continuity—Episode 1
1/6 The late-night broodings of a Radio 4 continuity announcer.
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23:15
Guy Browning's Small Talk—Series 2, How to Kiss
1/4 The writer enumerates the many and varied methods of engendering facial contact.
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23:30
A Look Back at the Nineties—1996
2/5 Kate Robbins, Brian Perkins and Hugh Dennis look back at a decade yet to happen.
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Late
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00:00
Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 7
7/10 Adrian is feeling left out after the birth of his new baby sister.
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00:15
A History of the Brain—All or Nothing
9/10 The impact of the electroencephalograph (EEG), which made brain waves visible.
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00:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 4
4/15 Young squire Arthur invites the Hetty for an evening stroll in Donnithorne Woods.
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00:45
Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits—Victory Gardens
4/5 Margaret knows the test of a good cook was whether she could utilise every leftover morsel
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01:00
Heresy—Series 8, Episode 5
5/6 With comedian Dave Gorman and newspaper columnists Matthew Parris and Julia Hartley-Brewer
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01:30
Great Lives—James Gillray
Political cartoonist Steve Bell chooses the 18th-century caricaturist James Gillray.
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02:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
7/8 The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
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02:30
Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
2/2 How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
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03:00
Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 September 1914
Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst visits Folkestone, and an amicable alliance is reached.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading—Gillian Clarke - A Poet's Year, The Turning of the Year
3/3 Potatoes, beetroot and apples are gathered in, and the honey is harvested.
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04:15
Alan Plater - Only A Matter Of Time
When time-telling was standardised in the 19th century, some had their doubts...
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05:00
No Commitments—Series 3, Material Values
2/6 Emily and Charlotte are unsympathetic over Roger losing his job.
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05:30
The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
2/8 Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?
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