Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Student Giovanni becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl living next door.
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00:30
HG Wells—The New Accelerator
HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Sue Townsend
From Jack Teagarden to Tchaikovsky, the Adrian Mole author shares her castaway choices.
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01:45
Afternoon Reading—Census 2011, Realm of the Census
3/3 By Louise Welsh. A lowly job chasing census evaders leads a girl to a disturbing encounter
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02:00
Jerome K Jerome - Three Men on the Bummel—Episode 3
3/3 George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
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02:30
Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 10
10/13 Bona news about a new LP, and who killed Cock Robin?
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03:00
Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups the Noise Next Door, the Boom Jennies and Jigsaw.
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03:30
Saturday Drama—Brian Friel - Translations
Donegal, 1833. Army map-makers plan to change the Irish place names to English ones.
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05:00
Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives—Our Foreign Correspondent
3/6 Amy heads to Europe, while Jo makes a friend in New York.
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05:30
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—Letting in the Jungle
3/5 Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras.
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Morning
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06:00
James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
1/4 Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
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06:30
The Bard of Salford
Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
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07:00
North East of Eden—Cinema Paradiso
5/6 Mad Max versus the French resistance. Or rather, two rival island film nights fight it out
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 14, Episode 4
4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
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08:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, Museum Piece
2/20 Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab some much-needed weapons.
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08:30
As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 7
7/7 Lionel invites Jean on a cruise with him but is puzzled when she resists his invitation.
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09:00
Quote... Unquote—08/02/2010
Nigel Rees chairs. With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
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09:30
Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 Hal Cruttenden and Roisin Conaty take on Henning Wehn and Christian Schulte-Loh.
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10:00
Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 December 1914
Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave.
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11:00
Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
1/5 Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
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11:15
Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Tom Conti, Simon Nicol, Sue Webster, Bidisha, Fairport Convention and Rhiannon Giddens
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, Museum Piece
2/20 Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab some much-needed weapons.
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12:30
As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 7
7/7 Lionel invites Jean on a cruise with him but is puzzled when she resists his invitation.
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13:00
James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
1/4 Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
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13:30
The Bard of Salford
Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 6
6/10 Crossing the Atlantic to visit an old lost friend, Violet makes a worrying discovery.
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14:15
Cosmic Quest—The Sky's the Limit
1/30 Astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our growing understanding of the universe.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Absent, Separation
1/5 Electrician Tony has no idea his wife has had enough of him and wants him out of her life.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 1
1/5 He came into this world as 'the elephant'. Was everyone prepared?
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15:00
Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 December 1914
Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—Hurricanes, Nail Polish and a Psammead
Mel Giedroyc goes behind the scenes of a London beauty salon.
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17:00
Second Thoughts—Series 4, Short Change
2/6 Bill and Faith's dream of riverside luxury is thwarted by her children.
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17:30
North East of Eden—Cinema Paradiso
5/6 Mad Max versus the French resistance. Or rather, two rival island film nights fight it out
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Evening
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18:00
Quote... Unquote—08/02/2010
Nigel Rees chairs. With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
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18:30
A Good Read—Mick Aston and Penelope Leach
Mick and Penelope discuss paperbacks by Oliver Rackham, RL Stevenson and William Golding. (R)
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19:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, Museum Piece
2/20 Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab some much-needed weapons.
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19:30
As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 7
7/7 Lionel invites Jean on a cruise with him but is puzzled when she resists his invitation.
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20:00
James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
1/4 Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
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20:30
The Bard of Salford
Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
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21:00
Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
1/5 Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
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21:15
Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Tom Conti, Simon Nicol, Sue Webster, Bidisha, Fairport Convention and Rhiannon Giddens
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 14, Episode 4
4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
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22:30
Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 Hal Cruttenden and Roisin Conaty take on Henning Wehn and Christian Schulte-Loh.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—26/01/2015
The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight Diane Morgan chats to Phil Wang.
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23:00
The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 3
3/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
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23:30
As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 5
5/6 The satirist ponders the Jane Austen industry and car user manuals.
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Late
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00:00
Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 6
6/10 Crossing the Atlantic to visit an old lost friend, Violet makes a worrying discovery.
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00:15
Cosmic Quest—The Sky's the Limit
1/30 Astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our growing understanding of the universe.
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00:30
15 Minute Drama—Absent, Separation
1/5 Electrician Tony has no idea his wife has had enough of him and wants him out of her life.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 1
1/5 He came into this world as 'the elephant'. Was everyone prepared?
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01:00
Quote... Unquote—08/02/2010
Nigel Rees chairs. With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
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01:30
A Good Read—Mick Aston and Penelope Leach
Mick and Penelope discuss paperbacks by Oliver Rackham, RL Stevenson and William Golding. (R)
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02:00
James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
1/4 Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
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02:30
The Bard of Salford
Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
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03:00
Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 December 1914
Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave.
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04:00
Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
1/5 Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Tom Conti, Simon Nicol, Sue Webster, Bidisha, Fairport Convention and Rhiannon Giddens
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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05:00
Second Thoughts—Series 4, Short Change
2/6 Bill and Faith's dream of riverside luxury is thwarted by her children.
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05:30
North East of Eden—Cinema Paradiso
5/6 Mad Max versus the French resistance. Or rather, two rival island film nights fight it out
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