Schedule
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Early
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00:00
麻豆社 National Short Story Award—麻豆社 National Short Story Award 2014, Kilifi Creek
5/5 By Lionel Shriver. A naive young woman makes her first trip and finds herself in peril.
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00:30
15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 5
5/5 Sam and the family go to recover the gold, but can't remember where it was put.
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00:45
Christopher Bigsby - Arthur Miller—Episode 5
5/5 With a crumbling marriage, Miller writes Marilyn Monroe a screenplay.
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01:00
The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 5
Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, David Schneider and Tom Binns.
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01:30
Pioneers—Series 2, James Goodfellow
1/6 James Goodfellow speaks to Clare English about his invention of the cash machine.
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02:00
Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
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02:30
The Poetry of History—Series 1, TS Eliot and the Blitz
4/5 Jonathan Bate investigates how the Blitz motivated TS Eliot's Four Quartets.
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03:00
Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—2. Growing Doubts
2/2 Joseph's doubts about the Castalian way of life are compounded by his new position.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, Smell My Fleece
3/3 By Anna Towers. After a trip to the dentist, Debra isn't having the easiest of days.
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04:15
Drama on 4—Longus - Daphnis and Chloe
The ancient story of two young lovers, beset by pirates but aided by the power of love.
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05:00
King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
1/6 The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
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05:30
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Let's Face the Music
2/6 Will musicians Roy and George live up to the billing at their comeback gig?
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Morning
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06:00
Franz Kafka - The Trial
Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
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07:30
Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, When Grey Turned to Gold
3/6 Recalling the tale of Desert Orchid's race for the Cheltenham Gold Cup of 1989.
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07:55
Inheritance Tracks—Andrea Levy
The author selects tracks by Perry Como and Lord Kitchener.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
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09:00
Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale
Sir Simon Russell Beale with a selection of shows about and inspired by The Bard.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 7
In a labyrinth of caves, the Emperor and Yukinari find themselves at the mercy of wolves.
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13:15
Dickens Confidential—Series 2, The Man Who Robbed the Bank of England
2/6 Mourning his reporter, Charles Dickens discovers an unexpected ally also wants justice.
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14:00
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 6
6/9 Young inventors, and the 1930s musical Adam and Eve.
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14:30
Doctor in the House—Women and Wine
11/13 Medic Simon Sparrow's efforts to get a date for the hospital ball turn to chaos.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
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16:00
Franz Kafka - The Trial
Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
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17:30
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, Citizens' Advice
1/6 The showbiz legend decides to get some legal advice, but will he take it or give it?
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Evening
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18:00
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 1
1/4 Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect.
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18:30
William Gibson - Burning Chrome—Episode 1
1/2 Two cyberpunks go for the big score by hacking a vicious criminal.
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19:00
Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale
Sir Simon Russell Beale with a selection of shows about and inspired by The Bard.
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22:00
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4 Uh oh, not another bank heist... ker-ching! Nick and co try to solve it.
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22:30
Les Kelly's Britain—Episode 4
4/4 The mouthy host meets Britain's only male nun and a man who speaks using sound effects.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—04/10/2014
Arthur Smith chats to Andy Zaltzman.
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23:00
Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues—Alice Springs
1/4 The singer looks at Australia's love of country music and indigenous land owners.
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23:15
What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 2, Special Occasions
1/4 The peculiar ways in which we choose to celebrate weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.
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23:30
Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Diversity
3/4 The music-hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomos, probing buzz words.
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23:45
iGod—Robot
3/6 Simon Day and David Soul star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
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Late
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00:00
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 1
1/4 Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect.
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00:30
William Gibson - Burning Chrome—Episode 1
1/2 Two cyberpunks go for the big score by hacking a vicious criminal.
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01:00
Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
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02:00
The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 7
In a labyrinth of caves, the Emperor and Yukinari find themselves at the mercy of wolves.
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03:15
Dickens Confidential—Series 2, The Man Who Robbed the Bank of England
2/6 Mourning his reporter, Charles Dickens discovers an unexpected ally also wants justice.
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04:00
Franz Kafka - The Trial
Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
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05:30
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, Citizens' Advice
1/6 The showbiz legend decides to get some legal advice, but will he take it or give it?
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