Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 2
2/4 Death sends the teenager to collect three lives, but one of them belongs to a princess.
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00:30
Frankly Speaking—Dr Mary Stocks
Social activist, writer and broadcaster Dr Stocks discusses her career.
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01:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Knight's Cross Signal Problem
2/5 The blind sleuth tackles a train crash. Was it an accident or something more nefarious?
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01:30
The Art of Re-mastering
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the digital re-mastering of music.
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02:00
Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman—Episode 2
2/5 Barlach and Tschanz are on the trail of the mysterious 'G'.
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02:15
On Your Bike—Faster Than Legs
2/10 Martin Ellis explores how Victorian ingenuity allowed the evolution of the bicycle.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, The Interlopers
2/6 The fighting of rival academics reaches new heights when they compete for an award.
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02:45
Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History—Family
2/5 Adam Nicolson recalls his mother leaving home as tourism takes over from farming.
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03:00
Melissa Murray - The Inheritance
Simone is seriously ill, but will estranged family agree to help her?
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04:00
Whispers—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
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04:30
Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, Keats, Baby, You Done It Wrong
2/6 Has Woodhouse been beaten to it, biographically?
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05:00
Stilgoe's Around—Guy's Hospital, London
Richard Stilgoe is admitted to Guy's Hospital in London. With visitor Emma Thompson.
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05:30
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat—The Mysterious Portrait
5/6 St Petersburg's most high-minded young artist makes a pact with the devil.
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Morning
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06:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage
3/5 The blind amateur sleuth investigates a man's electrifying plot to murder his wife.
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06:30
Earth to Earth: Potted Immortality
Lars Tharp on our relationship with the urn, death and imortality
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07:00
The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Chad and Roy compete for the chance to live in Jane's caravan.
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07:30
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Adventuring comic Tim FitzHigham attempts to cook a pudding under ten feet of water.
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08:00
The Navy Lark—Series 2, The Morning After
22/26 Povey orders the poorly crew onto choppy waters in search of a buoy.
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08:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 12
12/14 Meet Britain's aristocracy and take a driving test. Sketches and songs with John Cleese.
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09:00
Trivia Test Match—From 15/10/1991
Willie Rushton and William Franklyn battle Tim Rice and Bernard Cribbins.
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09:30
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Nostalgia is all the rage this week, as an escaping PoW drops in and out.
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10:00
Ronnie Smith - Cherries Hung with Snow
Tommie, back from National Service, goes in search of an old flame. Stars George Cole.
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11:00
Five Stories by Rose Tremain—The Ebony Hand
3/5 Bewildered by the changes in her life, an aunt finds solace in an unexpected place.
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11:15
Tommies—28 October 1914
The first Indian Army soldiers arrive on the battlefields of France.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Navy Lark—Series 2, The Morning After
22/26 Povey orders the poorly crew onto choppy waters in search of a buoy.
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12:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 12
12/14 Meet Britain's aristocracy and take a driving test. Sketches and songs with John Cleese.
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13:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage
3/5 The blind amateur sleuth investigates a man's electrifying plot to murder his wife.
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13:30
Earth to Earth: Potted Immortality
Lars Tharp on our relationship with the urn, death and imortality
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14:00
Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman—Episode 3
3/5 What is the truth behind the shadowy Gastmann's dinner parties?
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14:15
On Your Bike—British Genius
3/10 The development of the safety bicycle allowed the wealthier classes to take to the road.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Sredni Vashtar
3/6 Conrad is having an unhappy time of it, but believes his pet ferret will avenge his woes.
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14:45
Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History—Dealing With the Trust
3/5 Adam Nicolson wants to create an organic farm, but others aren't so sure.
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15:00
Ronnie Smith - Cherries Hung with Snow
Tommie, back from National Service, goes in search of an old flame. Stars George Cole.
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16:00
Trivia Test Match—From 15/10/1991
Willie Rushton and William Franklyn battle Tim Rice and Bernard Cribbins.
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16:30
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Nostalgia is all the rage this week, as an escaping PoW drops in and out.
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17:00
The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Chad and Roy compete for the chance to live in Jane's caravan.
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17:30
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Adventuring comic Tim FitzHigham attempts to cook a pudding under ten feet of water.
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Evening
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18:00
Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 3
3/4 Death has fun in the real world, leaving the teenager to run his life-collecting business.
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18:30
Off the Page—Redemption
Matthew Parris and guests Gillian Slovo, Dannie Abse and Paul Burke discuss atonement.
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19:00
The Navy Lark—Series 2, The Morning After
22/26 Povey orders the poorly crew onto choppy waters in search of a buoy.
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19:30
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 12
12/14 Meet Britain's aristocracy and take a driving test. Sketches and songs with John Cleese.
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20:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage
3/5 The blind amateur sleuth investigates a man's electrifying plot to murder his wife.
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20:30
Earth to Earth: Potted Immortality
Lars Tharp on our relationship with the urn, death and imortality
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21:00
Five Stories by Rose Tremain—The Ebony Hand
3/5 Bewildered by the changes in her life, an aunt finds solace in an unexpected place.
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21:15
Tommies—28 October 1914
The first Indian Army soldiers arrive on the battlefields of France.
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22:00
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Adventuring comic Tim FitzHigham attempts to cook a pudding under ten feet of water.
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22:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 1, Estate Agents
4/4 Tom Wrigglesworth on corporate lunacy, asking why we still bother with estate agents.
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23:00
The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 Love is in the air at the museum, and surely nothing can go wrong. Can it?
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23:30
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Faded Broadway diva Candi Karmel, plus more characters from the 'one-woman Fast Show'.
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Late
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00:00
Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 3
3/4 Death has fun in the real world, leaving the teenager to run his life-collecting business.
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00:30
Off the Page—Redemption
Matthew Parris and guests Gillian Slovo, Dannie Abse and Paul Burke discuss atonement.
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01:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage
3/5 The blind amateur sleuth investigates a man's electrifying plot to murder his wife.
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01:30
Earth to Earth: Potted Immortality
Lars Tharp on our relationship with the urn, death and imortality
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02:00
Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman—Episode 3
3/5 What is the truth behind the shadowy Gastmann's dinner parties?
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02:15
On Your Bike—British Genius
3/10 The development of the safety bicycle allowed the wealthier classes to take to the road.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Sredni Vashtar
3/6 Conrad is having an unhappy time of it, but believes his pet ferret will avenge his woes.
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02:45
Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History—Dealing With the Trust
3/5 Adam Nicolson wants to create an organic farm, but others aren't so sure.
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03:00
Ronnie Smith - Cherries Hung with Snow
Tommie, back from National Service, goes in search of an old flame. Stars George Cole.
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04:00
Trivia Test Match—From 15/10/1991
Willie Rushton and William Franklyn battle Tim Rice and Bernard Cribbins.
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04:30
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Nostalgia is all the rage this week, as an escaping PoW drops in and out.
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05:00
The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Chad and Roy compete for the chance to live in Jane's caravan.
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05:30
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Adventuring comic Tim FitzHigham attempts to cook a pudding under ten feet of water.
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