Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media schedule Saturday 26 May 2012
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Early
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00:00 – 01:00 BBC Four
Watch now 6 days leftToots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul
Film telling the story of one of the most influential Jamaican artists, Toots Hibbert. (R)
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00:02 – 00:45 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 6 days leftThe Comedy Café 25/05/2012
Janice Forsyth chats to impressionist, author and comedian Simon Lipson and Sanjeev Kohli. (R)
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00:30 – 01:00 BBC News Channel
Watch now 8 days leftThe Phone Hacking Inquiry Episode 22
Highlights from the Leveson Inquiry for the week ending May 25.
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01:00 – 02:00 BBC Four
Watch now 1 month leftPink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Documentary which explores the making of Pink Floyd's album, Wish You Were Here. (R)
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03:00 – 04:30 BBC Four
Watch now 8 days leftDelius: Composer, Lover, Enigma
Documentary exploring the contradictions of Frederick Delius's colourful life. (R)
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03:32 – 03:50 BBC World Service
Listen nowThe Strand 25/05/2012
Harriett meets the UK designer behind the internationally acclaimed Seed Cathedral
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04:00 – 05:00 BBC Radio 6 Music
Listen now 6 days leftYou'll Never Be Sixteen Again Ain't Misbehavin'
1/7 Looking at austerity, fashion, Elvis Presley, rock 'n' roll and attitudes towards sex.
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04:30 – 05:00 BBC News Channel
Watch now 8 days leftCannes 2012
Tom Brook looks back at some of the highlights of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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Morning
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06:00 – 06:30 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 6 days leftWhat's Inside the Singing Kettle?
Edi Stark asks: what's inside the Singing Kettle? (R)
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07:00 – 09:00 BBC Asian Network
Listen now 7 days leftWeekend Breakfast 26/05/2012
Wake up to Bollywood, bhangra and weekend chat with Sunny and Shay Grewal.
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09:00 – 12:00 BBC Asian Network
Listen now 7 days leftLove Bollywood Chunky Pandey provides some laughs
Chunky Pandey, B Town updates with Rajeev Masand, Judwaa and Raj's Filmi Classic.
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09:58 – 10:00 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 7 days leftPoetry 2012: The Written World 26/05/2012
A poem to capture the spirit of every nation competing at the 2012 Games.
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10:03 – 12:00 BBC Radio Foyle
Listen now 7 days leftSaturday Magazine 26/05/2012
Join John Toal for big interviews, fascinating people and great craic. Including News.
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10:03 – 12:00 BBC Radio Ulster
Listen now 7 days leftSaturday Magazine 26/05/2012
Join John Toal for big interviews, fascinating people and great craic. Including News.
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10:05 – 10:30 BBC Parliament
Dickens in Parliament
Carolyn Quinn discovers how Dickens was inspired by his time as a Westminster journalist.
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Afternoon
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12:15 – 13:00 BBC Radio 3
Listen nowMusic Feature The Sound That Burned: The Queen's Hall 70th Anniversary
Andrew Green tells the story of the last days of London's celebrated Queen's Hall. (R)
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13:00 – 14:00 BBC Radio 3
Listen now 7 days leftThe Early Music Show Alfred Deller Centenary
Catherine Bott celebrates the life and work of pioneering countertenor Alfred Deller.
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15:30 – 16:00 BBC News Channel
Watch now 8 days leftCannes 2012
Tom Brook looks back at some of the highlights of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. (R)
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Evening
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18:03 – 18:30 BBC Radio Cymru
Listen now 7 days leftStiwdio 24/05/2012
Celfyddyd a thrafodaeth. Arts discussion programme. (R)
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18:15 – 19:00 BBC Radio 4
Listen now 7 days leftLoose Ends 26/05/2012
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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18:25 – 19:15 BBC Two only on Scotland
Don't Panic! The Dad's Army Story
Victoria Wood presents the true story behind Britain's timeless comedy. (R)
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19:00 – 20:00 BBC Four
Watch now 7 days leftTalk at the BBC Episode 1
1/3 Extracts from interviews broadcast on the BBC from the 1950s to the 1970s. (R)
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19:15 – 20:00 BBC Radio 4
Saturday Review 26/05/2012
Sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events.
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19:45 – 20:00 BBC Three
Watch now 7 days leftDoctor Who Confidential Series 5, Arthurian Legend
7/13 Arthur Darvill explains how the companions solve a dilemma created by the Dream Lord. (R)
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21:15 – 22:15 BBC HD
A Picture of London
A film evoking the city as seen by painters, photographers, film-makers and writers.
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21:15 – 22:15 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)
A Picture of London
A film evoking the city as seen by painters, photographers, film-makers and writers.
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21:30 – 22:00 BBC Radio 3
Between the Ears The Cost of Coal
Evoking life working in coal mines and the accompanying fictional and real-life dramas. (R)
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22:05 – 23:00 BBC World Service
World Book Club Amitav Ghosh - The Shadow Lines
Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.
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22:30 – 23:00 BBC News Channel
Watch now 8 days leftCannes 2012
Tom Brook looks back at some of the highlights of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. (R)
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23:05 – 23:50 BBC World Service
The Forum Limits of Markets
Free market: the best aid to development or a hydra that devalues everything it touches?
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23:10 – 00:15 BBC Four
Sex and the Sitcom
Documentary exploring how sex has been portrayed in British sitcoms over the years. (R)
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23:30 – 00:00 BBC Radio 4
Listen now 20 hours leftPoetry Please 20/05/2012
Roger McGough with poetry requests read by Sean Gleeson, Barbara Barnes and Samuel West.
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23:35 – 00:35 BBC One
Bee Gees: In Our Own Time
Documentary following the story of the Bee Gees. (R)
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Late
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00:02 – 00:30 BBC Radio Scotland
Listen now 4 days leftIt's My Story: White Chief Humphrey
Michael Palin introduces Humphrey Barclay, who has become an African chief. (R)
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00:15 – 01:15 BBC Four
Anyone for Demis? How the World Invaded the Charts
Documentary telling the story of the foreign pop song from World War Two to the present. (R)
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00:15 – 01:45 BBC HD
Watch now 4 weeks leftTales of Television Centre
Documentary recalling the heyday of one of Britain's most iconic buildings, BBC TV Centre. (R)
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01:30 – 02:00 BBC News Channel
Watch now 8 days leftCannes 2012
Tom Brook looks back at some of the highlights of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. (R)
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02:00 – 03:00 BBC Radio 6 Music
Listen now 8 days leftPaperback Writers Series 3, Alain de Botton
3/4 Writer Alain de Botton shares his musical influences. (R)
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02:05 – 02:50 BBC World Service
The Forum Limits of Markets
Free market: the best aid to development or a hydra that devalues everything it touches?
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03:05 – 04:00 BBC World Service
World Book Club Amitav Ghosh - The Shadow Lines
Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.
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03:15 – 04:15 BBC Four
Watch now 7 days leftTalk at the BBC Episode 1
1/3 Extracts from interviews broadcast on the BBC from the 1950s to the 1970s. (R)
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04:00 – 05:00 BBC Radio 6 Music
You'll Never Be Sixteen Again Puttin' on the Style
2/7 John Peel with a look at the era of skiffle and trad jazz, beatniks and beehive hairdos.
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