Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Simon Bovey - Slipstream—This Island Earth
4/5 Things can't get much worse for Barton and his team - or can they?
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00:30
Great Lives—Duke of Wellington
Francine Stock presents a discussion about the first Duke of Wellington.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie, 3. Iris
3/3 George Barton dies in exactly the same way as his wife a year earlier.
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01:30
Almanacs: The Oldest Guides To Everything
Ben Schott traces the history of a pocket book that rivalled the Bible as a bestseller.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—David Vann - Caribou Island, Episode 4
4/10 Rhoda surprises Jim with unexpected guests, and Gary faces another hurdle with his cabin.
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02:15
Noise: A Human History—Slavery and Rebellion
19/30 David Hendy explores the history of slavery through sound.
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02:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 4
4/20 Young Jem is a hero when a mill catches fire, in this tale of Manchester life.
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02:45
Ben Macintyre - A Foreign Field—Episode 4
4/5 The German hold on the French village intensifies.
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03:00
Jack London - The Sea Wolf—3. Danger
3/4 With Maud Brewster aboard, the real danger on the schooner's voyage is yet to begin.
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04:00
Genius—Series 2, Armando lannucci
6/6 Dave Gorman and Armando Iannucci chew over ridiculous, brilliant but unworkable ideas.
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04:30
No Commitments—Series 6, Spreading Wings
5/6 Emily's A-level results make mum Victoria realise she is growing up. Stars Celia Imrie.
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05:00
North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Norman may have stopped the parade, but the festival must go on.
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05:30
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Danny Baker
1/6 Music and comedy with Alex Horne and his five-piece band. With Danny Baker.
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Morning
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06:00
Agatha Christie—Philomel Cottage
Alex meets Terry and is coaxed to start a business out in the country.
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06:30
Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas... Probably
Miriam Margolyes on the life and career of 'deep' voice-over artist Bill Mitchell.
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07:00
Winston—Winston Comes to Town, A Tweak of Thread
1/6 Father's illness forces the family to return to London, but Nancy is fretting over Winston
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07:30
Instant Sunshine—From 17/12/1986
More humorous songs from David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
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08:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Foreign Legion
13/20 The Lad is set to entertain troops in Malta, but he gets duped into a frontline appearance
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08:30
The Goon Show—Series 6, The Case of the Missing CD Plates
5/27 Mown down and flattened, frustrated Neddie Seagoon falls foul of diplomatic immunity.
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09:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Middlesex
6/6 Three students from Middlesex University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
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09:30
Albert and Me—Series 1, Where There's a Will
7/9 Off to hospital, single dad Bryan makes contingency plans.
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10:00
Jack London - The Sea Wolf—4. Escape
4/4 Humphrey and Maud dash for freedom from the cruel captain, but Japan is 600 miles away.
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11:00
Rebecca F John - Clown's Shoes—Clown's Shoes
5/5 Every night in a theatre a young woman reluctantly performs a striptease.
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11:15
Baldi—Series 2, 1. Three in One
1/6 The crime-solving priest goes horse racing and uncovers the 'SP' on an ex-jockey's murder.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Foreign Legion
13/20 The Lad is set to entertain troops in Malta, but he gets duped into a frontline appearance
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12:30
The Goon Show—Series 6, The Case of the Missing CD Plates
5/27 Mown down and flattened, frustrated Neddie Seagoon falls foul of diplomatic immunity.
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13:00
Agatha Christie—Philomel Cottage
Alex meets Terry and is coaxed to start a business out in the country.
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13:30
Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas... Probably
Miriam Margolyes on the life and career of 'deep' voice-over artist Bill Mitchell.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—David Vann - Caribou Island, Episode 5
5/10 Jim's dreams are dashed while Irene wonders if hers were ever realistic.
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14:15
Noise: A Human History—Revolution and War
20/30 The soundscape of civil conflict in 18th-century Paris and 19th-century America.
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14:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 5
5/20 Mill workers are laid off, and a desperately poor family is found barely alive in a cellar
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14:45
Ben Macintyre - A Foreign Field—Episode 5
5/5 May 1916: The last days of British soldier Robert Digby.
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15:00
Jack London - The Sea Wolf—4. Escape
4/4 Humphrey and Maud dash for freedom from the cruel captain, but Japan is 600 miles away.
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16:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Middlesex
6/6 Three students from Middlesex University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
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16:30
Albert and Me—Series 1, Where There's a Will
7/9 Off to hospital, single dad Bryan makes contingency plans.
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17:00
Winston—Winston Comes to Town, A Tweak of Thread
1/6 Father's illness forces the family to return to London, but Nancy is fretting over Winston
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17:30
Instant Sunshine—From 17/12/1986
More humorous songs from David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
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Evening
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18:00
Simon Bovey - Slipstream—Fight for the Future
5/5 Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost.
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18:30
Soul Music—Series 2, Over the Rainbow
5/7 Reflections on the impact of The Wizard of Oz's 'Over the Rainbow'.
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19:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Foreign Legion
13/20 The Lad is set to entertain troops in Malta, but he gets duped into a frontline appearance
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19:30
The Goon Show—Series 6, The Case of the Missing CD Plates
5/27 Mown down and flattened, frustrated Neddie Seagoon falls foul of diplomatic immunity.
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20:00
Agatha Christie—Philomel Cottage
Alex meets Terry and is coaxed to start a business out in the country.
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20:30
Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas... Probably
Miriam Margolyes on the life and career of 'deep' voice-over artist Bill Mitchell.
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21:00
Rebecca F John - Clown's Shoes—Clown's Shoes
5/5 Every night in a theatre a young woman reluctantly performs a striptease.
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21:15
Baldi—Series 2, 1. Three in One
1/6 The crime-solving priest goes horse racing and uncovers the 'SP' on an ex-jockey's murder.
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22:00
Instant Sunshine—From 17/12/1986
More humorous songs from David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
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22:30
Absolute Power—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Can spin kings Prentiss McCabe turn a failed novelist into a best seller?
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23:00
Meet David Sedaris—Series 3, Memory Lapse; If I Ruled the World
3/6 Childhood memories of competitive parenting and imagining life as ruler of the world.
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23:30
Bridget Christie Minds the Gap—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Bridget's comic look at how women treat each other in their day-to-day relationships.
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Late
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00:00
Simon Bovey - Slipstream—Fight for the Future
5/5 Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost.
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00:30
Soul Music—Series 2, Over the Rainbow
5/7 Reflections on the impact of The Wizard of Oz's 'Over the Rainbow'.
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01:00
Agatha Christie—Philomel Cottage
Alex meets Terry and is coaxed to start a business out in the country.
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01:30
Bill Mitchell: The Man Who Wrestled Pumas... Probably
Miriam Margolyes on the life and career of 'deep' voice-over artist Bill Mitchell.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—David Vann - Caribou Island, Episode 5
5/10 Jim's dreams are dashed while Irene wonders if hers were ever realistic.
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02:15
Noise: A Human History—Revolution and War
20/30 The soundscape of civil conflict in 18th-century Paris and 19th-century America.
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02:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 5
5/20 Mill workers are laid off, and a desperately poor family is found barely alive in a cellar
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02:45
Ben Macintyre - A Foreign Field—Episode 5
5/5 May 1916: The last days of British soldier Robert Digby.
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03:00
Jack London - The Sea Wolf—4. Escape
4/4 Humphrey and Maud dash for freedom from the cruel captain, but Japan is 600 miles away.
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04:00
The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Middlesex
6/6 Three students from Middlesex University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
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04:30
Albert and Me—Series 1, Where There's a Will
7/9 Off to hospital, single dad Bryan makes contingency plans.
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05:00
Winston—Winston Comes to Town, A Tweak of Thread
1/6 Father's illness forces the family to return to London, but Nancy is fretting over Winston
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05:30
Instant Sunshine—From 17/12/1986
More humorous songs from David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
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