Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Robert Easby - Oneira—3. A String of Time
3/5 The museum guard ends up in the Texan desert with a dead comic and a 13th-century friar.
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00:30
Off the Page—Crime Sells
Victoria Coren discusses crime writing with Will Self, Martin Short and Maxim Jakubowski.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 3
3/5 Amateur sleuth Miss Marple assists police with the murder inquiry at Stoneygates school.
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01:30
The Generalisimo—Franco's Final Years
3/3 Miles Kington looks back at the Franco years of the 1960s and 70s and his legacy.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 3
3/10 Aunt Sadie needs to find some young men to invite to Louisa's ball.
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02:15
Disability: A New History—Freaks and Entrepreneurs
3/10 Peter White challenges our modern ideas of freaks - were they in fact great entrepreneurs?
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02:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 18
18/20 Jem's defence has little chance of success without an alibi, and Mary is lost in Liverpool
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02:45
Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 3
3/5 Richard Cohen flies by flimsy plane to the Antarctic wastes to witness an eclipse.
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03:00
JB Priestley - The Good Companions—3. Rock Bottom
3/3 As the concert party hits rock bottom, will their manager Miss Trant pull the plug?
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04:00
Counterpoint—1999, Heat 6
6/13 Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Michael Eardley, Alexandra Denman and Harry Miller.
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04:30
The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, Salvatore's Apotheosis
3/6 Plethora decides that son and heir Salvatore must be ordained as a priest.
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05:00
Lenin of the Rovers—Series 2, Ghosts and Ghoolies
1/4 Ricky's new tabloid column teaches him some hard lessons about life and Gloria Hunniford.
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05:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, The Madman in the Attic
2/6 Tom's dad advocates some rather drastic 'rationalising'.
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
4/5 The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
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06:30
A Dinosaur Called Sue
Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
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07:00
North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
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07:30
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
6/6 Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons. With Matt Lucas and Liane Carroll.
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08:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
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08:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
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09:00
Booked—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington, Roger McGough.
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09:30
Be Prepared—St George's Day
2/4 Miles wants his troop to take part in the scout parade, but can he make up the numbers?
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10:00
Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
1/4 The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
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11:00
Kenneth Cranham on the Water—Eel Pie Island
1/3 By Mark Burgess. A man in his 60s, embracing retirement, remembers his teenage years.
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11:15
Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas
Staying at home for 25 years, the strange tale of celebrated Victorian recluse James Lucas
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Afternoon
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12:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
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12:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
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13:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
4/5 The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
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13:30
A Dinosaur Called Sue
Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 4
4/10 Fanny Logan's aristocratic cousin Linda Radlett falls in love, to the dismay of her family
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14:15
Disability: A New History—Beauty and Deformity
4/10 Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
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14:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 19
19/20 Jem's mother is forced to testify against him, and there is no sign of a crucial witness.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 4
4/5 Richard Cohen explores how the sun has inspired generations of painters.
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15:00
Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
1/4 The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
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16:00
Booked—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington, Roger McGough.
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16:30
Be Prepared—St George's Day
2/4 Miles wants his troop to take part in the scout parade, but can he make up the numbers?
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17:00
North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
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17:30
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
6/6 Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons. With Matt Lucas and Liane Carroll.
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Evening
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18:00
Robert Easby - Oneira—4. The Thing with Two Cappuccinos
4/5 The museum guard is chased by a multiplying hoard of android waitresses.
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18:30
Great Lives—Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Composer Howard Goodall champions the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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19:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
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19:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
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20:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
4/5 The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
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20:30
A Dinosaur Called Sue
Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
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21:00
Kenneth Cranham on the Water—Eel Pie Island
1/3 By Mark Burgess. A man in his 60s, embracing retirement, remembers his teenage years.
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21:15
Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas
Staying at home for 25 years, the strange tale of celebrated Victorian recluse James Lucas
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22:00
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
6/6 Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons. With Matt Lucas and Liane Carroll.
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22:30
Two Episodes of Mash—Series 2, Episode 1
1/4 Find out why Rapunzel is getting a haircut, and what spiders do for entertainment.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—03/12/2015
The best in contemporary comedy. Tiff Stevenson chats to Lewis Schaffer.
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23:00
Bleak Expectations—Series 3, A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More
1/6 In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, even death cannot prevent an old enemy from returning.
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23:30
The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Perceus and Lucius Faversham
4/4 The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's great twin industrialists.
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Late
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00:00
Robert Easby - Oneira—4. The Thing with Two Cappuccinos
4/5 The museum guard is chased by a multiplying hoard of android waitresses.
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00:30
Great Lives—Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Composer Howard Goodall champions the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
4/5 The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
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01:30
A Dinosaur Called Sue
Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 4
4/10 Fanny Logan's aristocratic cousin Linda Radlett falls in love, to the dismay of her family
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02:15
Disability: A New History—Beauty and Deformity
4/10 Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
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02:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 19
19/20 Jem's mother is forced to testify against him, and there is no sign of a crucial witness.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 4
4/5 Richard Cohen explores how the sun has inspired generations of painters.
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03:00
Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
1/4 The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
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04:00
Booked—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington, Roger McGough.
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04:30
Be Prepared—St George's Day
2/4 Miles wants his troop to take part in the scout parade, but can he make up the numbers?
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05:00
North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6 Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
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05:30
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
6/6 Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons. With Matt Lucas and Liane Carroll.
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