Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Visitor
9/10 In jail for murder, Sapna is trying to make sense of the past few months.
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00:15
Shakespeare's Restless World—4. Life without Elizabeth
4/20 The story behind a portrait justifying Elizabeth I's position in the Tudor succession.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 9
9/10 The warrior tries again to defeat the dragon.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 4
4/5 Adolf Hitler tours the occupied French capital, wanting to model his dream-Berlin on it.
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01:00
It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
2/6 Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
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01:30
Great Lives—Flora Sandes
Kate Adie discusses Britain's first commissioned female officer in World War One.
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02:00
Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
4/5 Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
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02:30
Bombay's Beatle
Documentary about the soundtrack to George Harrison's film Wonderwall.
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03:00
RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—The Flight in the Heather
3/4 David Balfour has witnessed the murder of the Red Fox and must flee from the redcoats.
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04:00
Winston Graham Short Stories—Ross and Demelza
Ross Poldark takes his wife out to see the pilchard harvest.
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04:15
Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Setting a Glass
A man arriving at the bedside of his unwell elderly mother can't sit with her. Why?
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05:00
No Commitments—Series 4, Not a Leg to Stand On
5/6 A broken leg makes Anna an unwilling recipient of sister Victoria's bedside manner.
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05:30
The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Timothy Spoontz
3/4 The new progressive headmaster Mike Poulson Jabby decides to impose an austerity drive.
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Morning
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06:00
Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—Chapter 18
5/5 Discovering why his boss Sivart disappeared, Unwin plots how to save him.
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06:30
The Man Who Was Bojangles
Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.
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07:00
Living with the Enemy—Episode 5
5/6 Sophie is mistaken for an asylum seeker.
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07:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 John presents a trailer for a film about the only mode of transport that hasn't had a film
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08:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
3/20 The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
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08:30
The Men from the Ministry—Transatlantic Trouble
The bumbling duo welcome an American niece and face up to a new under-secretary.
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09:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
4/6 John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
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09:30
The Cavity Within—Episode 3
3/4 Dentist Marty and the team have to take extreme measures to rustle up some new patients.
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10:00
RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—Across the Forth
4/4 David Balfour is near Edinburgh and looks to the law to help him claim his inheritance.
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11:00
Winston Graham Short Stories—Meeting Demelza
Shortly before his 2003 death, Winston Graham imagined meeting his best-loved creation.
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11:15
Neil Brand - Joanna
An old piano recalls the hands that played her, and the passion and pain she has observed.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
3/20 The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
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12:30
The Men from the Ministry—Transatlantic Trouble
The bumbling duo welcome an American niece and face up to a new under-secretary.
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13:00
Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—Chapter 18
5/5 Discovering why his boss Sivart disappeared, Unwin plots how to save him.
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13:30
The Man Who Was Bojangles
Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.
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14:00
The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Noose
10/10 Sapna must revisit her past to make sense of her present. But nothing can prepare her.
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14:15
Shakespeare's Restless World—5. Swordplay and Swagger
5/20 Neil MacGregor explores the essential accoutrements of any self-respecting gentleman.
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14:30
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 10
10/10 After defeating the dragon, the warrior is buried.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 5
5/5 For years, the French capital was the most dangerous of cities for General de Gaulle.
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15:00
RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—Across the Forth
4/4 David Balfour is near Edinburgh and looks to the law to help him claim his inheritance.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—Science Tricks and A Greyhound of a Girl
Dick and Dom reveal science tricks to impress your friends.
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17:00
Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Whimsical series starring Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions.
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17:30
Living with the Enemy—Episode 5
5/6 Sophie is mistaken for an asylum seeker.
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Evening
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18:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
4/6 John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
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18:30
My Life in Five Books—Series 2, Andy Merriman
6/8 Comedy writer Andy Merriman tells Stuart Cosgrove about his five favourite books.
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19:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
3/20 The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
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19:30
The Men from the Ministry—Transatlantic Trouble
The bumbling duo welcome an American niece and face up to a new under-secretary.
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20:00
Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—Chapter 18
5/5 Discovering why his boss Sivart disappeared, Unwin plots how to save him.
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20:30
The Man Who Was Bojangles
Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.
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21:00
Rik Mayall's Bedside Tales—Red Coat
5/6 Rik Mayall wants to tell a story about a strange night of revelry.
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21:15
Neil Brand - Joanna
An old piano recalls the hands that played her, and the passion and pain she has observed.
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22:00
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 John presents a trailer for a film about the only mode of transport that hasn't had a film
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22:30
The League against Tedium—Episode 5
5/6 A reservoir of malice is created in a discordant mix of surreal comedy and easy listening.
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23:30
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 1, About Nightmare Relatives
1/6 Nathan Caton struggles with his family, who in turn struggle with his career in comedy.
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23:45
Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, The United States
1/6 Country legend Tina C kicks off her tour to solve global recession in the United States.
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Late
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00:00
The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Noose
10/10 Sapna must revisit her past to make sense of her present. But nothing can prepare her.
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00:15
Shakespeare's Restless World—5. Swordplay and Swagger
5/20 Neil MacGregor explores the essential accoutrements of any self-respecting gentleman.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 10
10/10 After defeating the dragon, the warrior is buried.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 5
5/5 For years, the French capital was the most dangerous of cities for General de Gaulle.
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01:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
4/6 John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
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01:30
My Life in Five Books—Series 2, Andy Merriman
6/8 Comedy writer Andy Merriman tells Stuart Cosgrove about his five favourite books.
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02:00
Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—Chapter 18
5/5 Discovering why his boss Sivart disappeared, Unwin plots how to save him.
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02:30
The Man Who Was Bojangles
Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.
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03:00
RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—Across the Forth
4/4 David Balfour is near Edinburgh and looks to the law to help him claim his inheritance.
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04:00
Winston Graham Short Stories—Meeting Demelza
Shortly before his 2003 death, Winston Graham imagined meeting his best-loved creation.
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04:15
Neil Brand - Joanna
An old piano recalls the hands that played her, and the passion and pain she has observed.
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05:00
Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Whimsical series starring Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions.
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05:30
Living with the Enemy—Episode 5
5/6 Sophie is mistaken for an asylum seeker.
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