Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—3. The Nursery and a Child
3/4 More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House.
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00:30
Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen—4. Escape?
4/4 Can Colin and Susan escape their pursuers and return the Weirdstone to Cadellin?
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01:00
Love for Lydia by HE Bates (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 From winter to midsummer night, a local reporter and a shy heiress get acquainted.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Miranda Richardson
Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons.
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02:15
Gillian Tindall - The 40th Step
A young man retraces Buchan's 'The Thirty Nine Steps' with his uncle.
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02:30
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Class 4D go on a school trip to the British Museum.
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03:45
What Is a Story?—It's All Absolutely True
3/12 Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling.
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04:00
Saturday Drama—AL Kennedy - Confessions of a Medium
In 1870s London, Mr Parker is looking for more meaning to life, and then meets a medium.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—The Lady of Shalott
Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Tennyson's Lady of Shalott.
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05:30
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Documentary
6/6 To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself
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Morning
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06:00
Detective—Series 3, 6. Rough Justice
6/8 A harrowing attack on a child means uncomfortable questions about justice.
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06:30
Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
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07:00
Says on the Tin—Face Cream
6/6 Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction, but there's a snag.
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 1
1/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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08:00
Hello Cheeky—From 14/04/1973
Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Barry Cryer punctuate fast-moving sketches.
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08:30
Dad's Army—Series 3, Round and Round Went the Big Wheel
6/26 The platoon take action when a new High Explosive Attack Device goes haywire.
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09:00
Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 11
11/12 Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Pam Ayres and Gyles Brandreth.
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09:30
Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees
1/6 The 1962 cast of the futuristic sci-fi soap fear they are cursed when an engineer dies.
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10:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 4
4/4 Tess hopes that husband Angel will forgive her, but then she meets the father of her child
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11:00
Afternoon Reading—Alan Howard Reads, On Dover Beach
1/5 By Tom Stoppard. Matthew Arnold engages in animated internal debate with himself.
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11:15
Peter Gibbs - Making Way
After 38 years, Albert Buxton's redundancy feels even more painful.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Hello Cheeky—From 14/04/1973
Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Barry Cryer punctuate fast-moving sketches.
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12:30
Dad's Army—Series 3, Round and Round Went the Big Wheel
6/26 The platoon take action when a new High Explosive Attack Device goes haywire.
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13:00
Detective—Series 3, 6. Rough Justice
6/8 A harrowing attack on a child means uncomfortable questions about justice.
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13:30
Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
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14:00
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr—6. Paris!
6/10 In order to be published, Anna's father transfers to Paris. Read by Rosemary Leach.
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14:15
The Drawings on the Wall—The Legless Women of Creswell Craggs
1/5 Extinct animals and strange female forms in Church Hole Cave in Derbyshire.
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14:30
Love for Lydia by HE Bates—6. Recluse
6/10 Richardson tries to cut himself off from everyone, but then he spots a figure he knows.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Tombstone, Episode 1
1/5 The untold story of Mao's Great Famine, during which 36 million Chinese starved to death.
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15:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 4
4/4 Tess hopes that husband Angel will forgive her, but then she meets the father of her child
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16:00
Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 11
11/12 Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Pam Ayres and Gyles Brandreth.
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16:30
Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees
1/6 The 1962 cast of the futuristic sci-fi soap fear they are cursed when an engineer dies.
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17:00
Says on the Tin—Face Cream
6/6 Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction, but there's a snag.
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17:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 1
1/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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Evening
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18:00
Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 5
5/5 The secret of long life is out, but Diana must face the media alone.
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18:30
A Good Read—Mike Harding & Professor Susan Greenfield
Mike Harding and Susan Greenfield on Winifred Watson, Sebastian Haffner and Eric Newby.
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19:00
Hello Cheeky—From 14/04/1973
Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Barry Cryer punctuate fast-moving sketches.
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19:30
Dad's Army—Series 3, Round and Round Went the Big Wheel
6/26 The platoon take action when a new High Explosive Attack Device goes haywire.
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20:00
Detective—Series 3, 6. Rough Justice
6/8 A harrowing attack on a child means uncomfortable questions about justice.
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20:30
Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
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21:00
Afternoon Reading—Alan Howard Reads, On Dover Beach
1/5 By Tom Stoppard. Matthew Arnold engages in animated internal debate with himself.
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21:15
Peter Gibbs - Making Way
After 38 years, Albert Buxton's redundancy feels even more painful.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 1
1/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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22:30
Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Time
2/6 The cartoonist claims dinosaurs mastered the 3Rs - reading, writing and riding bicycles.
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22:45
Earls of the Court—The Eklov Experience
2/6 Johnno is set for a day out with his girlfriend, but Lloydie is still crashing on his sofa
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 21, Episode 5
5/8 Miles Jupp chairs a satirical review of the week's news in an extended version.
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23:45
Ivor Cutler - Cutler the Lax—Episode 3
3/3 The Scottish humorist enjoys some Marabut music and a jolly Japanese ditty.
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Late
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00:00
Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 5
5/5 The secret of long life is out, but Diana must face the media alone.
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00:30
A Good Read—Mike Harding & Professor Susan Greenfield
Mike Harding and Susan Greenfield on Winifred Watson, Sebastian Haffner and Eric Newby. (R)
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01:00
Detective—Series 3, 6. Rough Justice
6/8 A harrowing attack on a child means uncomfortable questions about justice.
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01:30
Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
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02:00
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr—6. Paris!
6/10 In order to be published, Anna's father transfers to Paris. Read by Rosemary Leach.
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02:15
The Drawings on the Wall—The Legless Women of Creswell Craggs
1/5 Extinct animals and strange female forms in Church Hole Cave in Derbyshire.
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02:30
Love for Lydia by HE Bates—6. Recluse
6/10 Richardson tries to cut himself off from everyone, but then he spots a figure he knows.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Tombstone, Episode 1
1/5 The untold story of Mao's Great Famine, during which 36 million Chinese starved to death.
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03:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 4
4/4 Tess hopes that husband Angel will forgive her, but then she meets the father of her child
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04:00
Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 11
11/12 Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Pam Ayres and Gyles Brandreth.
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04:30
Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees
1/6 The 1962 cast of the futuristic sci-fi soap fear they are cursed when an engineer dies.
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05:00
Says on the Tin—Face Cream
6/6 Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction, but there's a snag.
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05:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 1
1/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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