Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Weird Tales—Series 2, Split the Atom by Lynn Ferguson
2/3 Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess.
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00:30
The Scarifyers—The Magic Circle, Episode 2
2/4 As Professor Dunning and Harry Crow search on, a dead music hall star makes a return.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Shirley Hughes
From Mozart to Vivaldi, the author and illustrator shares her castaway choices.
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01:45
Afternoon Reading—Just William - Pursuin' Happiness, The Revenge
2/3 Boy scout William commits to a daily good deed, until he meets a ghastly child.
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02:00
Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—2. Pineapple
2/3 A tin of pineapple takes on a starring role as the story of the Thames holiday continues.
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02:30
Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 6
6/13 A paralytic stuntman, and war prisoners outfox the Nazis.
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03:00
Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Sham
4/6 Brian has stories to tell, like a visit to a country where alternative therapies abound.
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03:30
Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van
Autobiographical play about the woman who took refuge in the author's Camden garden.
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05:00
Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen
The classic, wintry fairy tale starring Diana Rigg, Bill Patterson and Dirk Bogarde.
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Morning
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06:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
10/10 The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
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06:30
The Late Mrs Buggins
Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
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07:00
North East of Eden—Invaders and Outsiders
1/6 Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island.
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07:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 62, Episode 6
6/6 Susan Calman and Tony Hawks join regulars Barry and Graeme, with Jack Dee in the chair.
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08:00
Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
11/13 Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
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08:30
As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 3
3/7 Lecturing in Norwich, Lionel stays with an old girlfriend. But Jean turns up unexpectedly.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 14, Marcel Proust
3/6 James Walton chairs the literary quiz, where the author of the week is Marcel Proust.
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09:30
Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Comedy panel game show in which British comedians compete against comics from overseas.
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10:00
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 1
1/3 Parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men.
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11:00
Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
The best-selling author and uber-producer discuss The Sandman, Hitchhikers and Good Omens.
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11:15
Loose Ends—Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and stunning music from the Loose Ends studio
Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and music from the Loose Ends studio.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
11/13 Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
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12:30
As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 3
3/7 Lecturing in Norwich, Lionel stays with an old girlfriend. But Jean turns up unexpectedly.
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13:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
10/10 The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
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13:30
The Late Mrs Buggins
Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
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14:00
The Lunar Effect—The Cycle
1/5 By John Connolly. A young woman deals with two tormentors by unexpected means.
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14:15
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Tea
11/30 Thanks to the introduction of tea, even people who were not rich could afford to entertain
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14:30
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 1
1/10 An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
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14:45
Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—1. Childhood
1/5 The troubled childhood of Charles Dickens.
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15:00
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 1
1/3 Parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—Zoella, Funky Chickens and Pole-Vaulting Pterosaurs
Mel revisits Commonwealth-inspired story My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, by Theresa Breslin
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17:00
Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Will a tribe of African pygmies endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
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17:30
North East of Eden—Invaders and Outsiders
1/6 Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island.
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17:55
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen—There's No Place Like Dome
6/25 Kremmen, Carla and Gitfinger must find a way to escape from the planet of the Thargoids.
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Evening
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18:00
The Write Stuff—Series 14, Marcel Proust
3/6 James Walton chairs the literary quiz, where the author of the week is Marcel Proust.
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18:30
A Good Read—Marie Helvin and Charles Secrett
Marie and Charles on books by Steinbeck, Elizabeth Gaskell and Antoine de Saint-Exupery. (R)
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19:00
Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
11/13 Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
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19:30
As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 3
3/7 Lecturing in Norwich, Lionel stays with an old girlfriend. But Jean turns up unexpectedly.
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20:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
10/10 The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
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20:30
The Late Mrs Buggins
Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
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21:00
Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
The best-selling author and uber-producer discuss The Sandman, Hitchhikers and Good Omens.
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21:15
Loose Ends—Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and stunning music from the Loose Ends studio
Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and music from the Loose Ends studio.
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22:00
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 62, Episode 6
6/6 Susan Calman and Tony Hawks join regulars Barry and Graeme, with Jack Dee in the chair.
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22:30
Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Comedy panel game show in which British comedians compete against comics from overseas.
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23:00
Dead Ringers—Series 13, Episode 1
1/2 The impression show to take the stuffing out of Boxing Day.
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23:30
As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 1
1/6 The satirist romps through the newsworthy and the not-so-newsworthy.
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Late
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00:00
The Lunar Effect—The Cycle
1/5 By John Connolly. A young woman deals with two tormentors by unexpected means.
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00:15
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Tea
11/30 Thanks to the introduction of tea, even people who were not rich could afford to entertain
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00:30
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 1
1/10 An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
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00:45
Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—1. Childhood
1/5 The troubled childhood of Charles Dickens.
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01:00
The Write Stuff—Series 14, Marcel Proust
3/6 James Walton chairs the literary quiz, where the author of the week is Marcel Proust.
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01:30
A Good Read—Marie Helvin and Charles Secrett
Marie and Charles on books by Steinbeck, Elizabeth Gaskell and Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
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02:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
10/10 The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
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02:30
The Late Mrs Buggins
Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
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03:00
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 1
1/3 Parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men.
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04:00
Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
The best-selling author and uber-producer discuss The Sandman, Hitchhikers and Good Omens.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and stunning music from the Loose Ends studio
Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and music from the Loose Ends studio.
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05:00
Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6 Will a tribe of African pygmies endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
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05:30
North East of Eden—Invaders and Outsiders
1/6 Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island.
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05:55
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen—There's No Place Like Dome
6/25 Kremmen, Carla and Gitfinger must find a way to escape from the planet of the Thargoids.
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