Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Man in Black — Series 4, The Beaten Track
3/5 Dawn King's tale of a young couple ignoring warnings on a New Zealand getaway.
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00:30
Ray Bradbury - Golden Apples of the Sun — A Sound of Thunder/The Murderer
3/4 Stories about a risky time-travelling safari trip and a technology-loathing man.
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01:00
The Man Who Knows: Omnibus
Fleet Street, 1968. An actress determines to uncover a gossip columnist's source.
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02:15
A Father for My Son — Episode 1
1/3 Readings based on the autobiography and journals of Kathleen Scott, widow of Captain Scott
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02:30
Naomi Alderman - The Power: Omnibus — Episode 1
1/2 Roxy is 14 years old - she is one of the first. In Lagos, Tunde witnesses Day of the Girls
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03:45
HE Bates - The Small Portion
Josephine is in Italy with her fussy mother, but then she visits a villa with a young man.
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04:00
Saturday Drama — Wilkie Collins - The Haunted Hotel
Murder mystery by Wilkie Collins, set in London and Venice.
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05:00
Poetry Extra — Lyrical Ballads - 3/5 Poverty and Politics
Daljit Nagra continues with a rare double act in poetry.
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05:30
Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters — Series 1, Utilities Companies
2/4 Tom finds himself bemused by the peculiar practices of utilities companies.
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Morning
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06:00
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death — A Life for a Life
3/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather.
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06:30
Nightingales of India
The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters, revered by Bollywood fans the world over.
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07:00
A Whole 'Nother Story — Series 3, The Watchers
1/6 Cassie insists she is fine since Pete's move to the US. But is she really coping?
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07:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue — Series 66, Episode 1
1/6 Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Hawks, Barry Cryer and Pippa Evans join Jack Dee in the chair.
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08:00
The Burkiss Way — Series 3, Complain About the Burkiss Way
10/15 Desert Island wobbles and quirky documentaries.
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08:30
It Sticks Out Half a Mile — Inspecting the Piles?
4/13 Pike and Uncle Arthur tackle a tricky situation with an inflatable dinghy.
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09:00
Just a Minute — Series 55, Episode 8
8/10 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Paul Merton and Suki Webster
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09:30
The Change — Series 1, Lipstick
5/6 Carol is thwarted trying to keep George's transvestism a secret.
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10:00
Inspector Resnick — Cutting Edge, Episode 1
1/3 Clues to a knife attack on a young doctor lead nowhere for DI Resnick.
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11:00
On the Brink — A Cold War
3/3 A boy watches his parents' marriage fall apart as war looms amid the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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11:15
Gideon Fell - The Blind Barber
Dr Gideon Fell's only clue to a killing on board an ocean liner is an engraved weapon.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Burkiss Way — Series 3, Complain About the Burkiss Way
10/15 Desert Island wobbles and quirky documentaries.
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12:30
It Sticks Out Half a Mile — Inspecting the Piles?
4/13 Pike and Uncle Arthur tackle a tricky situation with an inflatable dinghy.
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13:00
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death — A Life for a Life
3/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather.
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13:30
Nightingales of India
The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters, revered by Bollywood fans the world over.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime — Capital, Episode 1
1/10 The residents of Pepys Road are preparing for Christmas.
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14:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office — The Telegraph
11/15 In 1870, the telegraph system came under the control of the post office.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama — Amanda Whittington - Bollywood Jane, Episode 1
1/5 Jane, a young white woman from a tough background, discovers the magic of Bollywood.
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14:45
Book of the Week — The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss, Episode 1
1/5 Nick's ability to hear music is altered irrevocably, and a process of readjustment begins.
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15:00
Inspector Resnick — Cutting Edge, Episode 1
1/3 Clues to a knife attack on a young doctor lead nowhere for DI Resnick.
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16:00
Just a Minute — Series 55, Episode 8
8/10 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Paul Merton and Suki Webster
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16:30
The Change — Series 1, Lipstick
5/6 Carol is thwarted trying to keep George's transvestism a secret.
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17:00
A Whole 'Nother Story — Series 3, The Watchers
1/6 Cassie insists she is fine since Pete's move to the US. But is she really coping?
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17:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue — Series 66, Episode 1
1/6 Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Hawks, Barry Cryer and Pippa Evans join Jack Dee in the chair.
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Evening
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18:00
Doctor Who — Hornets' Nest, The Stuff of Nightmares, part 1
1/10 Kicking off a gripping five-story adventure, Mike Yates is reunited with the Time Lord.
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18:30
A Good Read — William Boyd & Paul Foot
William Boyd and Paul Foot discuss books by Evelyn Waugh and Vladimir Nabokov.
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19:00
On airThe Burkiss Way — Series 3, Complain About the Burkiss Way
10/15 Desert Island wobbles and quirky documentaries.
Listen live (BBC Radio 4 Extra homepage)
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19:30
It Sticks Out Half a Mile — Inspecting the Piles?
4/13 Pike and Uncle Arthur tackle a tricky situation with an inflatable dinghy.
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20:00
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death — A Life for a Life
3/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather.
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20:30
Nightingales of India
The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters, revered by Bollywood fans the world over.
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21:00
On the Brink — A Cold War
3/3 A boy watches his parents' marriage fall apart as war looms amid the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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21:15
Gideon Fell - The Blind Barber
Dr Gideon Fell's only clue to a killing on board an ocean liner is an engraved weapon.
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22:00
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue — Series 66, Episode 1
1/6 Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Hawks, Barry Cryer and Pippa Evans join Jack Dee in the chair.
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22:30
The Mark Steel Lecture — Series 3, Hannibal
2/6 The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of the talented military commander.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews — 21/11/2016
Paul Garner chats to Jon Culshaw.
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23:00
The Now Show — Series 49, Episode 3
3/7 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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23:30
Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science — Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 The Cold War, the space race and the last man on the moon.
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23:45
Quando, Quando, Quando — Love and Marriage
5/6 The queue builds for the brothers' two-cuts-for-one wedding deal.
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Late
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00:00
Doctor Who — Hornets' Nest, The Stuff of Nightmares, part 1
1/10 Kicking off a gripping five-story adventure, Mike Yates is reunited with the Time Lord.
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00:30
A Good Read — William Boyd & Paul Foot
William Boyd and Paul Foot discuss books by Evelyn Waugh and Vladimir Nabokov.
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01:00
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death — A Life for a Life
3/5 Retired hitman Art Gordo faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather.
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01:30
Nightingales of India
The remarkable story of the Mangeshkar sisters, revered by Bollywood fans the world over.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime — Capital, Episode 1
1/10 The residents of Pepys Road are preparing for Christmas.
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02:15
The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office — The Telegraph
11/15 In 1870, the telegraph system came under the control of the post office.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama — Amanda Whittington - Bollywood Jane, Episode 1
1/5 Jane, a young white woman from a tough background, discovers the magic of Bollywood.
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02:45
Book of the Week — The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss, Episode 1
1/5 Nick's ability to hear music is altered irrevocably, and a process of readjustment begins.
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03:00
Inspector Resnick — Cutting Edge, Episode 1
1/3 Clues to a knife attack on a young doctor lead nowhere for DI Resnick.
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04:00
Just a Minute — Series 55, Episode 8
8/10 Nicholas Parsons is joined by Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Paul Merton and Suki Webster
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04:30
The Change — Series 1, Lipstick
5/6 Carol is thwarted trying to keep George's transvestism a secret.
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05:00
A Whole 'Nother Story — Series 3, The Watchers
1/6 Cassie insists she is fine since Pete's move to the US. But is she really coping?
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05:30
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue — Series 66, Episode 1
1/6 Tim Brooke-Taylor, Tony Hawks, Barry Cryer and Pippa Evans join Jack Dee in the chair.
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