Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Wally K Daly—The Children of Witchwood, 5. The Agenda
5/5 BQ Brown has good reason to learn more about the strange powers of the Cranford family.
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00:30
Off the Page—Never Trust a Writer
Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss being written about.
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01:00
The House—Series 1, 2. Clashes
2/8 Polly causes chaos for her Chief Whip dad and Dougal Baxter is up to no good.
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01:30
Agatha Raisin—Series 2, 4. The Civil War
4/6 The murder hunt leads to Oxford, as intimacy beckons in a cupboard full of special books.
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02:00
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford—5. Chief
5/10 Smith is invited to play a game of cards with New York's chief justice.
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02:15
Promenade Rock by Christopher Denys—10. Absent Without Leave
10/10 Matthew's past is about to catch up with him when a mystery army sergeant arrives in town.
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02:30
A Gothic Cathedral
Simon Fanshawe's story of Roget's Thesaurus compiled by an eminent Victorian. From 1998.
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03:00
Stephen Wyatt - Piglaw
When a pig kills a small child in medieval France, legal and religious issues are raised.
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04:00
It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 6
6/7 Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Dave Gorman, Anneka Rice and stand-up Joe Lycett.
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04:30
To the Manor Born—The Honours List
9/10 With news of a New Year's Honour for a villager, Audrey is nice to Devere.
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05:00
The Wilsons Save the World—Series 2, You Can鈥檛 Do That Anymore
2/4 Admiring the music of the past creates ethical dilemmas for the Wilson family.
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05:30
Stand-Up Specials—Scrambled EGG
A comedy special. Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini explore being mixed race.
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Morning
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06:00
Oscar Wilde—A Woman of No Importance
At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.
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07:30
Great Lives—Germaine Greer on Dame Elizabeth Frink
Germaine Greer nominates sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink. Presented by Matthew Parris.
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08:00
Whispers—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
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08:30
Smelling of Roses—Series 2, Bill Of Fare
5/6 Romance and skullduggery flourish at a Food Fair.
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09:00
4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan
Author Lynne Truss celebrates the life of Dora Bryan with some archive treasures.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Goon Show—Series 9, The Gold Plate Robbery
16/17 Ned Seagoon goes overseas to pursue some stolen booty, but can Bloodnok be far behind?
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12:30
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 21 July 1799
1/6 Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine arrives.
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13:00
Archive on 4—999 - Which Service Do You Require?
Ian Sansom dials up the story of the 999 service, launched in 1937.
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14:00
A Bit of Fry and Laurie—First Bit
1/2 Coffee in the executive lounge and dramatic soap revelations. Choice cuts from 大象传媒 TV.
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14:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 7, Episode 1
1/6 An awkward phone call and the importance of good manners. The award-winning sketch show.
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15:00
The Pin—Series 2, Award
1/4 Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
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15:15
Poets' Tree—Episode 1
1/4 Poetry classics and an unusual person trying to write poetry for the first time.
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15:30
Absolute Power—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 The spin doctoring duo get a lucrative contract to work for the 大象传媒.
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16:00
Oscar Wilde—A Woman of No Importance
At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.
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17:30
Great Lives—Germaine Greer on Dame Elizabeth Frink
Germaine Greer nominates sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink. Presented by Matthew Parris.
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Evening
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18:00
Yevgeny Zamyatin - We—1. Rationality
1/2 Engineer D-503 questions his life in One State, a post-revolutionary future.
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19:00
4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan
Author Lynne Truss celebrates the life of Dora Bryan with some archive treasures.
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22:00
Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 1, Budapest and Warsaw
1/5 Ross kicks off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary.
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 10, Olivia Colman talks to Sharon Horgan
5/6 Actress Olivia Colman talks to Sharon Horgan, writer and star of sitcom Pulling.
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23:00
Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey—Series 1, Charity
4/4 Sara looks at examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity.
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23:30
Armstrong and Miller—Episode 2
2/4 Battles recreated, and National Trousers Day. Sketches and songs from March 1998.
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23:45
The Pin—Series 2, Shoestring
2/4 Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
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Late
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00:00
Yevgeny Zamyatin - We—1. Rationality
1/2 Engineer D-503 questions his life in One State, a post-revolutionary future.
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01:00
Archive on 4—999 - Which Service Do You Require?
Ian Sansom dials up the story of the 999 service, launched in 1937.
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02:00
A Bit of Fry and Laurie—First Bit
1/2 Coffee in the executive lounge and dramatic soap revelations. Choice cuts from 大象传媒 TV.
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02:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 7, Episode 1
1/6 An awkward phone call and the importance of good manners. The award-winning sketch show.
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03:00
The Pin—Series 2, Award
1/4 Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
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03:15
Poets' Tree—Episode 1
1/4 Poetry classics and an unusual person trying to write poetry for the first time.
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03:30
Absolute Power—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 The spin doctoring duo get a lucrative contract to work for the 大象传媒.
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04:00
Oscar Wilde—A Woman of No Importance
At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.
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05:30
Great Lives—Germaine Greer on Dame Elizabeth Frink
Germaine Greer nominates sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink. Presented by Matthew Parris.
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