Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. A Thor in the Air
6/6 Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending?
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00:30
Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unification
6/6 Edna must avert an inter-dimensional apocalypse at Tankerton's wedding.
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01:00
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—1. Taking Action
1/5 Spoof spy novel written and read by Mark Gatiss, featuring secret agent Lucifer Box.
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01:30
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—2. Oblivion
2/5 By Mark Gatiss. Box is jolted from his self-pity when he witnesses a curious assassination
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02:00
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—3. The Trail
3/5 Written & read by Mark Gatiss. The trail of the deadly assassin has led Box to Istanbul.
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02:30
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—4. Jamaica
4/5 Box dices with death as he probes the poisoning of members of the British establishment.
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03:00
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—5. Deadly Adversary
5/5 Box confronts his nemesis. Written and read by the author.
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03:30
A Good Read—Tim Mackintosh-Smith and Philip Norman
Tim Mackintosh Smith and Philip Norman, writers both, discuss their choice paperbacks.
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04:00
Miss Marple—Sleeping Murder
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple probes a woman's terrifying flashbacks to trap a murderer.
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05:30
Great Lives—US Ambassador Matthew Barzun on JG Winant
Matthew Parris meets US Ambassador Matthew Barzun to talk about his wartime predecessor.
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Morning
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06:00
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—1. Taking Action
1/5 Spoof spy novel written and read by Mark Gatiss, featuring secret agent Lucifer Box.
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06:30
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—2. Oblivion
2/5 By Mark Gatiss. Box is jolted from his self-pity when he witnesses a curious assassination
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07:00
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—3. The Trail
3/5 Written & read by Mark Gatiss. The trail of the deadly assassin has led Box to Istanbul.
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07:30
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—4. Jamaica
4/5 Box dices with death as he probes the poisoning of members of the British establishment.
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08:00
Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—5. Deadly Adversary
5/5 Box confronts his nemesis. Written and read by the author.
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08:30
Ray's a Laugh—From 22/11/1949
Ted puts money on Kitty's dream and reporter George chases down a forger.
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09:00
Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Spare Time Job
11/13 Jen's scheme to make money runs into red tape, and worse.
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09:30
Rent—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6 Richard is less than thrilled when Maria's flighty friend turns up.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Cricketers, Freddie Flintoff
Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Monsters
David Attenborough remembers puzzling over the Loch Ness Monster with Sir Peter Scott.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 4, Hello
6/8 Radiolab tries to make contact with some of the strangest strangers on Earth - dolphins.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—I'm A Lumberjack
Daljit Nagra chooses 'I'm A Lumberjack' featuring peripatetic Englishman James Lasdun.
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12:30
All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
3/4 Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
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13:00
Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
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16:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession
A young surgeon discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—I'm A Lumberjack
Daljit Nagra chooses 'I'm A Lumberjack' featuring peripatetic Englishman James Lasdun.
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17:30
All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
3/4 Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
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Evening
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18:00
Hordes of the Things—1. The Prophecy is Cast
1/4 The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Epic Tolkien parody starring Patrick Magee.
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18:30
The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan
2/5 Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 4, Hello
6/8 Radiolab tries to make contact with some of the strangest strangers on Earth - dolphins.
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20:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession
A young surgeon discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Cricketers, Freddie Flintoff
Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Monsters
David Attenborough remembers puzzling over the Loch Ness Monster with Sir Peter Scott.
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22:00
All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
3/4 Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
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22:30
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Divorcee Carol tries to sell covers - for cushion covers. From July 2008.
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23:00
Liam Williams: Ladhood—Series 1, The First Time
2/4 Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures growing up in Leeds.
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23:30
What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 2, Travel
4/4 Life's everyday journeys, either to work, holiday or just down to the shops.
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23:45
My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage—Frank Wignall
4/4 John Waite investigates the shocking claim that the Cartilages were not a real family.
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Late
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00:00
Hordes of the Things—1. The Prophecy is Cast
1/4 The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Epic Tolkien parody starring Patrick Magee.
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00:30
The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan
2/5 Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.
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01:00
Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
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04:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession
A young surgeon discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—I'm A Lumberjack
Daljit Nagra chooses 'I'm A Lumberjack' featuring peripatetic Englishman James Lasdun.
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05:30
All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
3/4 Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
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