Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone — The Parchment
1/4 A holiday in Cornwall with an uncle turns sinister as the Drew children make a discovery.
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00:30
A Good Read — Charles Clarke and Valerie Grove
Rosie Boycott and guests discuss books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Simon Singh and Simon Gray.
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01:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123 — Episode 3
3/5 Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
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01:30
My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime — Daphne Du Maurier - Frenchman's Creek, Episode 6
6/10 Dona trades her skirts for the trousers of a cabin boy and sets sail with the Frenchman.
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office — The Penny Black
6/15 Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama — Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 1
1/5 Fleet Street, 1968: A gossip columnist has been invading some major celebrities' privacy.
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02:45
Book of the Week — Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 1
1/5 Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
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03:00
Oscar Wilde — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Episode 1
1/2 'I would give my soul to stay young'. A vain aristocrat makes a dangerous pact.
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04:00
Just a Minute — Series 55, Episode 7
7/10 Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Jenny Eclair, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood.
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04:30
The Change — Series 1, Over the Rainbow
4/6 Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress.
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05:00
Heated Rollers — Episode 6
6/6 The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
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05:30
The Unbelievable Truth — Series 17, Episode 6
6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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Morning
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06:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123 — Episode 4
4/5 Having agreed to pay the ransom, the city authorities race to meet the cash deadline.
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06:30
ADHD and Me
Following the diagnosis of a family member, comedian Rory Bremner explores ADHD.
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07:00
Edgar Wallace - Educated Evans — A Matched Pair
4/4 Can the 1920s tipster avoid police plans and see off a new 'educated' rival?
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07:30
Ed Reardon's Week — Series 11, Episode 6
6/6 Comedy. The curmudgeonly author takes listeners through his week.
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08:00
Steptoe and Son — Series 2, Crossed Swords
8/8 Excited Harold lets greed get the better of him.
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08:30
The Men From the Ministry — A Motley Crew
A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling civil servants all at sea.
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09:00
The Now Show — Series 49, Episode 2
2/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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09:30
Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science — Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 The unusual career trajectory of Wernher von Braun - from Nazi to Disney.
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09:45
Quando, Quando, Quando — Spies
4/6 A secret tonic formula is stolen from the brothers' hair salon.
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10:00
Oscar Wilde — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Episode 2
2/2 The aristocrat is living a life of selfish pleasure. But is retribution on the horizon?
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11:00
Opening Lines — Series 14, Cynthia
2/3 By Jay Barnett. Quirky story about a dog you could set your watch to.
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11:15
Afternoon Drama — Peter Souter - What Love Sounds Like
A blind man and a deaf woman meet in a faith healer's waiting room.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Steptoe and Son — Series 2, Crossed Swords
8/8 Excited Harold lets greed get the better of him.
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12:30
The Men From the Ministry — A Motley Crew
A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling civil servants all at sea.
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13:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123 — Episode 4
4/5 Having agreed to pay the ransom, the city authorities race to meet the cash deadline.
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13:30
ADHD and Me
Following the diagnosis of a family member, comedian Rory Bremner explores ADHD.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime — Daphne Du Maurier - Frenchman's Creek, Episode 7
7/10 Lady Dona succumbs at last to the Frenchman's charms and enjoys an idyllic voyage with him
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14:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office — Business Post
7/15 Thanks to cheap postage, businesses could advertise and interact with people more directly
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14:30
15 Minute Drama — Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 2
2/5 Does the Morning News know more about Alice Morney's personal life than she does?
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14:45
Book of the Week — Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 2
2/5 Writer Marcus Berkmann continues his musings on life, death and all the messy stuff.
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15:00
On airOscar Wilde — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Episode 2
2/2 The aristocrat is living a life of selfish pleasure. But is retribution on the horizon?
Listen live (BBC Radio 4 Extra homepage)
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16:00
Counterpoint — 2006, Semi-Final 2
11/14 Ned Sherrin's eclectic music quiz with Ray Allen, Jonathan Jacob and Clive Summers.
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16:30
Flying the Flag — Series 4, Spiritual Values
1/8 Cash is scarce, as the ambassador hopes capitalism and democracy will conquer communism.
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17:00
Edgar Wallace - Educated Evans — A Matched Pair
4/4 Can the 1920s tipster avoid police plans and see off a new 'educated' rival?
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17:30
Ed Reardon's Week — Series 11, Episode 6
6/6 Comedy. The curmudgeonly author takes listeners through his week.
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Evening
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18:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone — The Standing Stones
2/4 A treasure hunt under a full moon leads Simon, Jane and Barney deeper into danger.
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18:30
Comic to Comic — Series 1, Chris Green
2/6 The writer-performer tells Bruce Morton about his famous character Tina C.
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19:00
Steptoe and Son — Series 2, Crossed Swords
8/8 Excited Harold lets greed get the better of him.
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19:30
The Men From the Ministry — A Motley Crew
A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling civil servants all at sea.
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20:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123 — Episode 4
4/5 Having agreed to pay the ransom, the city authorities race to meet the cash deadline.
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20:30
ADHD and Me
Following the diagnosis of a family member, comedian Rory Bremner explores ADHD.
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21:00
Opening Lines — Series 14, Cynthia
2/3 By Jay Barnett. Quirky story about a dog you could set your watch to.
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21:15
Afternoon Drama — Peter Souter - What Love Sounds Like
A blind man and a deaf woman meet in a faith healer's waiting room.
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22:00
Ed Reardon's Week — Series 11, Episode 6
6/6 Comedy. The curmudgeonly author takes listeners through his week.
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22:30
The Richest Man in Britain — The Interview
1/6 Trillionnaire rocker Dave Mabbutt previews his 'drums only' version of his classic album.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews — 15/11/2016
Iain Lee chats to Anna Mann.
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23:00
Beauty of Britain — Series 1, The Lord Lieutenant's Lady
2/6 Beauty has the hots for worship leader Wayne, but warring couples intervene.
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23:30
The Harpoon — Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 The nostalgic spiffing spoof of adventure story papers for boys. From September 1991.
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Late
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00:00
Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone — The Standing Stones
2/4 A treasure hunt under a full moon leads Simon, Jane and Barney deeper into danger.
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00:30
Comic to Comic — Series 1, Chris Green
2/6 The writer-performer tells Bruce Morton about his famous character Tina C.
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01:00
John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123 — Episode 4
4/5 Having agreed to pay the ransom, the city authorities race to meet the cash deadline.
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01:30
ADHD and Me
Following the diagnosis of a family member, comedian Rory Bremner explores ADHD.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime — Daphne Du Maurier - Frenchman's Creek, Episode 7
7/10 Lady Dona succumbs at last to the Frenchman's charms and enjoys an idyllic voyage with him
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office — Business Post
7/15 Thanks to cheap postage, businesses could advertise and interact with people more directly
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02:30
15 Minute Drama — Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 2
2/5 Does the Morning News know more about Alice Morney's personal life than she does?
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02:45
Book of the Week — Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 2
2/5 Writer Marcus Berkmann continues his musings on life, death and all the messy stuff.
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03:00
Oscar Wilde — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Episode 2
2/2 The aristocrat is living a life of selfish pleasure. But is retribution on the horizon?
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04:00
Counterpoint — 2006, Semi-Final 2
11/14 Ned Sherrin's eclectic music quiz with Ray Allen, Jonathan Jacob and Clive Summers.
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04:30
Flying the Flag — Series 4, Spiritual Values
1/8 Cash is scarce, as the ambassador hopes capitalism and democracy will conquer communism.
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05:00
Edgar Wallace - Educated Evans — A Matched Pair
4/4 Can the 1920s tipster avoid police plans and see off a new 'educated' rival?
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05:30
Ed Reardon's Week — Series 11, Episode 6
6/6 Comedy. The curmudgeonly author takes listeners through his week.
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