Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Drover's Path by Vanessa Rosenthal
A chilling ghost story set on a remote Yorkshire sheep farm in 1890.
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01:00
Our Family by Victor Pemberton—3. Down by the Sea
3/3 1963-1980. Letty and Oliver reach the sunset of their lives.
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02:30
Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—2/2: "He didn't see the fin rise behind him..."
2/2 Amity's beaches open again for the fourth of July, but Brody is nervous.
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03:45
Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—5. Shock
5/5 The writer recalls a shock at the age of 18 from his sausage-loving father.
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04:00
The Men from the Ministry—The Big Big Big Ben Bungle
Clangers are dropped as the bare truth is exposed!
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04:30
J Kingston Platt—The Scriptwriter's Revenge
5/5 Jacko spins a sad yarn of overwhelming revenge with a tinge of praise.
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05:00
The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—1. From Macca to McLean
1/3 Leading musicians give a masterclass in the art of songwriting to John Wilson.
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Morning
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06:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
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06:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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07:00
Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
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07:30
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
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08:40
Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
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08:50
Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
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10:00
Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
1/7 Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
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10:30
Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
5/6 A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
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11:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
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11:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
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12:30
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
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13:40
Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
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13:50
Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
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15:00
Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
1/7 Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
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15:30
Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
5/6 A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
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16:00
Mythos by Julian Simpson—3. Albion
3/3 Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London.
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16:45
The Cure by Dorothy K Haynes
After a man was hanged, his widow and son visit the gallows.
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17:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
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17:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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Evening
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18:00
Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
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18:30
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
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19:40
Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
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19:50
Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
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21:00
Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
1/7 Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
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21:30
Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
5/6 A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
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22:00
The Mary Whitehouse Experience—From 17/02/1990
Nice or nastiness? What is embarrassing? Stars Baddiel, Newman, Punt and Dennis.
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22:30
Dead Ringers—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Topical impressions show: Doctor Who needs a taxi and a politician has stars in their eyes
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23:00
I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 2, Jan Ravens
4/6 Impressionist Jan Ravens has a boxing lesson, gets her eyebrows threaded and builds a wall
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23:30
The Secret World—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 James Bond star Daniel Craig tries to get car insurance.
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Late
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00:00
Mythos by Julian Simpson—3. Albion
3/3 Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London.
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00:45
The Cure by Dorothy K Haynes
After a man was hanged, his widow and son visit the gallows.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
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01:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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02:00
Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
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02:30
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
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03:40
Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
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03:50
Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
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05:00
Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
1/7 Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
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05:30
Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
5/6 A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
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