Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years—Episode 6
6/8 Adrian finds 'true lurv', gets a job in the catering trade and undergoes a makeover.
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00:15
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Retail
8/10 The history of shopping for the home from colonial imports to passions for European design
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00:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 13
13/15 As the day of the hanging arrives, Adam pays a visit.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Katherine Boo - Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Episode 3
3/5 A feud between two neighbours ends tragically and threatens to bring down both families.
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01:00
Whispers—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Gyles Brandreth hosts with Lucy Moore, Anthony Holden, Richard Herring and Louise Doughty.
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01:30
Off the Page—Wickedness
Writers Philip Burley, Mimi Thebo and Richard Morton Jack on the nature of good and evil.
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02:00
Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander—3. The Question of Loyalty
3/6 The discipline of HMS Sophie's crew is tested and found to be wanting.
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02:30
Second City: Comedy Central—Episode 1
1/2 How a Chicago theatre project became arguably the world's most famous comedy club.
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03:00
Wilkie Collins - No Name—2. July 1846
2/6 What next for Magdalen and Norah, suddenly orphaned with no name and no inheritance?
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04:00
Patrick O'Brian - The Surgeon's Mate—Episode 1
1/10 Escaping their captors, Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr Stephen Maturin arrive in Canada.
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04:15
Blunt Speaking
Sir Anthony Blunt considers his life and the shame of his exposure.
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05:00
Life in London—High and Low Life
4/6 Pierce Egan tries sharing Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures around town.
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05:30
North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 2
2/6 Jan has Helen back at home, but is it what she really wants?
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Morning
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06:00
Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander—4. The Question of Attraction
4/6 Money is shown to be the root of all evil, and Captain Jack divides the men from the goats
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06:30
Second City: Comedy Central—Episode 2
2/2 John Bird examines the impact Second City's theatre project has had on TV comedy.
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07:00
The Elephant Man—While the Cat's Away
4/8 Leonard and Adam go to Frankfurt for the sake of the polar bear and the zoo's future.
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07:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 6, Chris Difford
2/6 Musician Chris Difford reads his 1974 diary, which charts the birth of his band Squeeze.
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08:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—8. Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
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08:30
Listen to Les—From 25/09/1983
Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
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09:00
Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 Martin Young hosts the quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.
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09:30
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 4, Congratulations, It's a Hob Nob
2/4 Wendy's baby is due, but it is Robin who takes to his bed with stomach cramps.
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10:00
Wilkie Collins - No Name—3. June 1847
3/6 Aided by the swindler Captain Wragge, Magdalen is determined to retrieve her inheritance.
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11:00
Patrick O'Brian - The Surgeon's Mate—Episode 2
2/10 At last, Aubrey and Maturin are on their way home. But a dangerous enemy is hard behind.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Robin Mukherjee - A Fire in the Sun
A woman visits her parents in their fire-ravaged Spanish home. New discoveries await.
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Afternoon
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12:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—8. Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
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12:30
Listen to Les—From 25/09/1983
Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
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13:00
Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander—4. The Question of Attraction
4/6 Money is shown to be the root of all evil, and Captain Jack divides the men from the goats
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13:30
Second City: Comedy Central—Episode 2
2/2 John Bird examines the impact Second City's theatre project has had on TV comedy.
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14:00
Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years—Episode 7
7/8 Adrian's romance in the Soho bedsit is threatened, as are other things he holds dear.
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14:15
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Eco-houses
9/10 Laurence explores new ways to build and run a home at an eco-community in Nottingham.
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14:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 14
14/15 As the journey to the hanging scaffold begins, a visitor arrives.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Katherine Boo - Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Episode 4
4/5 While some slum dwellers are forging their way up, others are fighting for their lives.
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15:00
Wilkie Collins - No Name—3. June 1847
3/6 Aided by the swindler Captain Wragge, Magdalen is determined to retrieve her inheritance.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—04/07/2013
Roll up roll up, as Mel Giedroyc goes in search of the history of the flea circus. (R)
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17:00
No Commitments—Series 3, An Ill Wind
4/6 Victoria's illness makes Roger squeamish. Charlotte overreacts, but Anna is a rock.
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17:30
The Elephant Man—While the Cat's Away
4/8 Leonard and Adam go to Frankfurt for the sake of the polar bear and the zoo's future.
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Evening
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18:00
Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 Martin Young hosts the quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.
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18:30
Great Lives—Captain James Cook
Media executive and broadcaster Greg Dyke chooses explorer Captain James Cook.
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19:00
It Sticks Out Half A Mile—8. Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
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19:30
Listen to Les—From 25/09/1983
Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
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20:00
Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander—4. The Question of Attraction
4/6 Money is shown to be the root of all evil, and Captain Jack divides the men from the goats
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20:30
Second City: Comedy Central—Episode 2
2/2 John Bird examines the impact Second City's theatre project has had on TV comedy.
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21:00
Serial—Route Talk
5/12 Adnan challenges Sarah to drive from Woodlawn High School to Best Buy in 21 minutes.
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21:45
Back to the Drawing Board—Episode 4
4/5 Many inventors have poor business skills, but one man is out to change perceptions.
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22:00
My Teenage Diary—Series 6, Chris Difford
2/6 Musician Chris Difford reads his 1974 diary, which charts the birth of his band Squeeze.
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22:30
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 Olga the ex-tyrant takes on a British post office and why French culture is better.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—11/12/2014
Tom Wrigglesworth chats again to Adam Riches.
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23:00
Continuity—Episode 3
3/6 It's late, the schedules have gone barmy and our Radio 4 announcer has marital woes.
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23:15
Guy Browning's Small Talk—Series 2, How to Pack
3/4 Start naked and pretend to get dressed - bad luck if the taxi comes early.
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23:30
A Look Back at the Nineties—1998
4/5 Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Jack Dee 'look back' at the decade yet to happen.
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Late
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00:00
Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years—Episode 7
7/8 Adrian's romance in the Soho bedsit is threatened, as are other things he holds dear.
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00:15
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Eco-houses
9/10 Laurence explores new ways to build and run a home at an eco-community in Nottingham.
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00:30
George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 14
14/15 As the journey to the hanging scaffold begins, a visitor arrives.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Katherine Boo - Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Episode 4
4/5 While some slum dwellers are forging their way up, others are fighting for their lives.
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01:00
Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 Martin Young hosts the quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.
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01:30
Great Lives—Captain James Cook
Media executive and broadcaster Greg Dyke chooses explorer Captain James Cook.
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02:00
Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander—4. The Question of Attraction
4/6 Money is shown to be the root of all evil, and Captain Jack divides the men from the goats
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02:30
Second City: Comedy Central—Episode 2
2/2 John Bird examines the impact Second City's theatre project has had on TV comedy.
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03:00
Wilkie Collins - No Name—3. June 1847
3/6 Aided by the swindler Captain Wragge, Magdalen is determined to retrieve her inheritance.
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04:00
Patrick O'Brian - The Surgeon's Mate—Episode 2
2/10 At last, Aubrey and Maturin are on their way home. But a dangerous enemy is hard behind.
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04:15
Drama on 4—Robin Mukherjee - A Fire in the Sun
A woman visits her parents in their fire-ravaged Spanish home. New discoveries await.
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05:00
No Commitments—Series 3, An Ill Wind
4/6 Victoria's illness makes Roger squeamish. Charlotte overreacts, but Anna is a rock.
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05:30
The Elephant Man—While the Cat's Away
4/8 Leonard and Adam go to Frankfurt for the sake of the polar bear and the zoo's future.
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