View schedule at a glance
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00:50–01:502/5. It's May, and the senior students face the all-important Gao Kao exams.
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01:50–03:25Charles Hazlewood introduces Mahler's Seventh Symphony.
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03:25–04:252/5. It's May, and the senior students face the all-important Gao Kao exams.
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19:00–19:30The latest news from around the world.
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19:30–19:35A colourful nugget of pop mined from the BBC's archive.
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19:35–20:0016/60. The Dynamic Duo sing their way out of trouble.
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20:00–21:002/6. The saga of William the Conqueror's triumph at the Battle of Hastings.
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21:00–22:00How a Medieval Catholic court convened to determine a dead bishop's right to sainthood.
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22:00–23:20Dramatised portrait of the popular comedian who craved fame and recognition.
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23:20–23:50Series of archive clips in which Kenneth Williams tells his life story.
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23:50–00:50Stephen Fry examines the story behind printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.
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00:50–01:50How a Medieval Catholic court convened to determine a dead bishop's right to sainthood.
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01:50–03:10Dramatised portrait of the popular comedian who craved fame and recognition.
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03:10–04:10How a Medieval Catholic court convened to determine a dead bishop's right to sainthood.
