Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Dave Simpson - Nightmares
A nurse fears attack by a grotesquely masked knifeman as nightmares and waking hours blur.
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01:00
Pieces of Britney—8. #FreeBritney
Pandora Sykes explores the movement to liberate Britney from her conservatorship
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02:00
Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 3, Autumn
3/4 Mark Watson continues his doomed quest to understand the world.
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02:30
Revolting People—Series 4, Pirates
4/6 Brimshaw, McGurk and the Oliphants attempt to flee to England.
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03:00
Radio Active—Series 5, Did You Catch It?
8/8 The station's Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a game of tug o' war.
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03:30
28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 1, Episode 1
1/3 John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds to entertain. With Jason Manford.
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04:00
Wimsey—Whose Body?
Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mystery of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub.
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05:30
The Rite of Autumn
Folklorist Doc Rowe on how we mark summer's end in 'The Rite of Autumn'.
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05:50
Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese
Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese.
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Morning
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06:00
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Omnibus)
Muriel Spark's sparkling and much-loved classic story of an Edinburgh school teacher.
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Stephen McGann
The actor chooses music by Glenn Miller and The Beatles.
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07:20
Isabel Colegate - The Shooting Party (Omnibus)
1913: A Country House party and English society under the microscope. With Olivia Colman.
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08:30
Doctor at Large—Disengagement
11/13 Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it is up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.
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09:00
Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Country Style
13/13 The Corners are excited to learn that their home may become famous.
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09:30
Man at the Helm—Episode 4
4/4 Nina Stibbe鈥檚 comic novel. Elizabeth gets a job and has a run-in with her new boss.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Nile Rodgers
Musician and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
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10:45
Midnight's Children: Salman Rushdie in Conversation
Salman Rushdie talks to radio director Emma Harding about his novel Midnight's Children.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 8, Man v Machine
7/8 Radiolab explores whether new ideas and new inventions are inevitable?
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11:55
Inheritance Tracks—Stephen McGann
The actor chooses music by Glenn Miller and The Beatles.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—Autumn Poems
Dajlit Nagra selects a compilation programme of Autumnal poems from the 大象传媒 archive.
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12:30
Ability—Series 1, The Date
1/4 Matt persuades his carer Bob to pretend to be him and ring a prospective internet date.
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13:00
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington (Omnibus)
Leonora Carrington was the last surviving member of the Surrealist movement of the 1930s.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Willard White
Opera singer Willard White chooses music by Nat King Cole and Bach.
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14:20
44 Scotland Street (Omnibus)—Series 5 (Omnibus)
Bruce's new girlfriend has a chequered past, while Bertie's father has a poetic encounter.
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15:30
Living World—Winter Ladybirds
As the cold nights draw in, ladybirds come indoors for the winter months.
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15:50
Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Tawny Owl
An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the tawny owl
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16:00
Mike Dorrell - Pictures of the Floating World
New York, 1955. Designing the Guggenheim Museum proves tricky for Frank Lloyd Wright.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Autumn Poems
Dajlit Nagra selects a compilation programme of Autumnal poems from the 大象传媒 archive.
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17:30
Ability—Series 1, The Date
1/4 Matt persuades his carer Bob to pretend to be him and ring a prospective internet date.
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Evening
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18:00
Martin Kiszko - Scramble—3. Race Against Time
3/3 Racing against time, Mel battles to use music to thwart a crucial government project.
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18:30
The Darker Side of the Border—3. The Brownie of the Black Haggs by James Hogg
3/3 Lady Wheelhope becomes dangerously obsessed with a mysterious servant.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 8, Man v Machine
7/8 Radiolab explores whether new ideas and new inventions are inevitable?
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19:55
Inheritance Tracks—Stephen McGann
The actor chooses music by Glenn Miller and The Beatles.
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20:00
Mike Dorrell - Pictures of the Floating World
New York, 1955. Designing the Guggenheim Museum proves tricky for Frank Lloyd Wright.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Nile Rodgers
Musician and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
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21:45
Midnight's Children: Salman Rushdie in Conversation
Salman Rushdie talks to radio director Emma Harding about his novel Midnight's Children.
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22:00
Ability—Series 1, The Date
1/4 Matt persuades his carer Bob to pretend to be him and ring a prospective internet date.
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22:30
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 1, Portland
6/6 Stand-up from the Isle of Portland, Dorset: what makes the island so distinctive.
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23:00
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 1
1/4 Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham.
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23:30
A Look Back at the Nineties—1998
4/5 Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Jack Dee 'look back' at the decade yet to happen.
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Late
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00:00
Martin Kiszko - Scramble—3. Race Against Time
3/3 Racing against time, Mel battles to use music to thwart a crucial government project.
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00:30
The Darker Side of the Border—3. The Brownie of the Black Haggs by James Hogg
3/3 Lady Wheelhope becomes dangerously obsessed with a mysterious servant.
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01:00
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington (Omnibus)
Leonora Carrington was the last surviving member of the Surrealist movement of the 1930s.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Willard White
Opera singer Willard White chooses music by Nat King Cole and Bach.
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02:20
44 Scotland Street (Omnibus)—Series 5 (Omnibus)
Bruce's new girlfriend has a chequered past, while Bertie's father has a poetic encounter.
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03:30
Living World—Winter Ladybirds
As the cold nights draw in, ladybirds come indoors for the winter months.
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03:50
Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Tawny Owl
An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the tawny owl
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04:00
Mike Dorrell - Pictures of the Floating World
New York, 1955. Designing the Guggenheim Museum proves tricky for Frank Lloyd Wright.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Autumn Poems
Dajlit Nagra selects a compilation programme of Autumnal poems from the 大象传媒 archive.
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05:30
Ability—Series 1, The Date
1/4 Matt persuades his carer Bob to pretend to be him and ring a prospective internet date.
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