| 00:00 | 00:00A lost, wounded angel spends a few disconcerting days in a small Victorian village.
| 00:001/5One For The Islands by Patricia Highsmith. Dan’s voyage does not go as he planned it. 00:151/5Charles Dance narrates a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Celia Imrie. 00:30Sue MacGregor discusses favourite paperbacks with Ann Widdecombe and Kate Humble.
| 00:002/5A Curious Suicide by Patricia Highsmith. Stephen visits an old and long-hated friend. 00:152/5Charles Dance narrates a comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Ronald Pickup. 00:30The actress, crime writer and butterfly expert discusses her love of wildlife.
| 00:003/5The Terrors Of Basket-Weaving by Patricia Highsmith. Diane finds a basket on the beach. 00:153/5Charles Dance narrates a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Chris Emmett 00:303/6Geoffrey Wheeler tells the story of the Manchester Playhouse and the Hulme Hippodrome.
| 00:004/5The Man Who Wrote Books In His Head by Patricia Highsmith. Cheever says he is a writer. 00:154/5Charles Dance narrates a comic tale of adultery. With Kerry Shale and Lorelei King. 00:30Sara Cox nominates the American hip hop artist and rapper Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.
| 00:005/5The Baby Spoon by Patricia Highsmith. Claude hates his wife’s attachment to a keepsake. 00:155/5Charles Dance narrates a dark tale by the master of the bizarre. With Doreen Mantle. 00:30Matthew Parris discusses succession with Misha Glenny, Richard Gott and Daisy Sampson.
| 00:001/2An investigation into how the reality of space exploration is catching up with Dan Dare. 00:251/7After a long journey home, Dan Dare and his crew find the Earth has been subjugated.
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| 01:00 | 01:0012/13Vasily Grossman's epic tale of a family torn apart by war in Soviet Russia.
| 01:002/6The thespian sleuth gathers the evidence to solve Willy's death. 01:30How the British-born singer Vince Taylor inspired David Bowie's mythical rock star.
| 01:003/6The thespian sleuth's investigations continue following Willy's death. 01:30Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
| 01:004/6Convinced that Willy was murdered, the thespian sleuth consults his solicitor friend. 01:30What links Wales to one of the darkest moments in the American civil rights movement?
| 01:005/6The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly 01:30In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
| 01:006/6One murder suspect is cleared in the continuing investigation of Willy's death. 01:30Pete Paphides talks to family, friends and fans of Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts.
| 01:00John and Maggie's wedding day arrives but will it go smoothly?
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| 02:00 | 02:005/6Michael Feydeau and David Pershore recall some 1960s cunning villainy. 02:153/3Three new stories set in the wonderful world of wine. 02:301/2The tale of a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead, and a girl hidden in a convent.
| 02:001/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family. 02:151/5Sir David Cannadine explores the changing image of Neville Chamberlain's umbrella. 02:301/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 02:451/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 02:002/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 02:152/5David Cannadine explores the saga of Stanley Baldwin's controversial wartime iron gates. 02:302/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 02:452/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 02:003/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 02:153/5David Cannadine explores the changing significance of Anthony Eden's Homburg hat. 02:303/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 02:453/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 02:004/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 02:154/5David Cannadine explores Sir Alec Douglas-Home's matchbox economics. 02:304/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 02:454/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 02:005/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 02:155/5David Cannadine explores how Harold Wilson's pipe and Gannex mac came to define him. 02:305/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 02:455/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 02:10Norman Jay chooses 'Mona Lisa' by Nat King Cole and 'Optimistic' by Sounds of Blackness. 02:15The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career. 02:45A woman sets off in the dark to the Christmas market to sell her wares.
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| 03:00 | 03:454/5Poet Ian McMillan heads to Forfar and Dundee to learn about Bridie and Scotch pies.
| 03:00A man persuades Sally, the curator at Reedbeck Hall, to give him an out of hours tour.
| 03:001/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
| 03:002/2Solitude on the desert island gives way to cannibals, mutineers, and a man called Friday.
| 03:001/2An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
| 03:002/2An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
| 03:00David Bowie’s extraordinary life and career told in his own words.
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| 04:00 | 04:0013/13Kenneth Branagh stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
| 04:002/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. 04:303/6Professor Quarterpound gathers Britain's top scientists to witness his new time machine.
| 04:006/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game. 04:305/6As Gaelene's farewell barbecue looms, Jane gets unexpected guests.
| 04:00Roy Plomley's contestants battle to spot the mistakes. With David Nixon. 04:301/6Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth.
| 04:001/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists. 04:304/6Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.
| 04:00Jay Rayner gives his guests a festive grilling. 04:304/5Brabazon's intrepid cops are purging pornography. But WPI Nutkins wants a wimple.
| 04:00The Russians want Bond dead. Will his romance with a beautiful spy cloud Bond's judgement?
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| 05:00 | 05:00Poet Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 05:301/4A mother and daughter begin an epic sponsored walk along the Thames Path.
| 05:004/4When disaster strikes, old lovers are forced to confront their new younger replacements. 05:305/6The 72nd series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 05:006/6Megan Jones snubs the Carnival Queen contest and heads off to see Nana. 05:301/2Comedian Rhys James tries on some opposite political opinions to see how they fit.
| 05:001/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper. 05:304/4Susan explores why animals bring her such happiness.
| 05:005/6The local inhabitants inspire a downmarket writer from London. 05:302/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
| 05:003/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer. 05:305/6Fred MacAulay presents some of the UK's top stand-up comedians, recorded in Edinburgh.
| 05:303/3Gerald Scarfe introduces the radio, recycled. The subject is truth.
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| 06:00 | 06:002/6The thespian sleuth gathers the evidence to solve Willy's death. 06:30How the British-born singer Vince Taylor inspired David Bowie's mythical rock star.
| 06:003/6The thespian sleuth's investigations continue following Willy's death. 06:30Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
| 06:004/6Convinced that Willy was murdered, the thespian sleuth consults his solicitor friend. 06:30What links Wales to one of the darkest moments in the American civil rights movement?
| 06:005/6The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly 06:30In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
| 06:006/6One murder suspect is cleared in the continuing investigation of Willy's death. 06:30Pete Paphides talks to family, friends and fans of Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts.
| 06:00The Russians want Bond dead. Will his romance with a beautiful spy cloud Bond's judgement?
| 06:00A dramatised reimagining of cook Nigel Slater's life, and the aunt who encouraged him.
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| 07:00 | 07:004/4When disaster strikes, old lovers are forced to confront their new younger replacements. 07:305/6The 72nd series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 07:006/6Megan Jones snubs the Carnival Queen contest and heads off to see Nana. 07:301/2Comedian Rhys James tries on some opposite political opinions to see how they fit.
| 07:001/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper. 07:304/4Susan explores why animals bring her such happiness.
| 07:005/6The local inhabitants inspire a downmarket writer from London. 07:302/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
| 07:003/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer. 07:305/6Fred MacAulay presents some of the UK's top stand-up comedians, recorded in Edinburgh.
| 07:303/3Gerald Scarfe introduces the radio, recycled. The subject is truth.
| 07:15Ivy wants to decorate a pudding with a special sprig of holly. Read by Crawford Logan. 07:302/4Ros and Laura each have concerns. Will they find what they're looking for?
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| 08:00 | 08:004/13A sonic jamboree as the two ladies are joined by Peter Pratt. 08:302/26With a visitor due from the Soviet Union, Mainwaring is peeved with Wilson.
| 08:006/24Back home after 43 years, why must Neddie never go near the oily waters again? 08:305/20Kenneth Horne heads a gangster romp, and asks Julian and Sandy to find a Bona Soulmate.
| 08:003/20The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife. 08:30Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
| 08:00The toothy funster serves up a stint on a desert island with Man Friday. 08:304/13The Archers sell up, and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary. Sketches and songs.
| 08:001/7Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees try to win the car.
| 08:00David Bowie’s extraordinary life and career told in his own words.
| 08:00Bebe welcomes Nick into her home as the family attempt to hang up festive decorations. 08:30Jimmy is thrilled at the prospect of seeing Cinderella but tickets are in great demand.
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| 09:00 | 09:002/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. 09:303/6Professor Quarterpound gathers Britain's top scientists to witness his new time machine.
| 09:001/3The Election Special: Written at dawn, recorded at lunchtime, edited in a hurry. 09:30Richard Stilgoe samples the grandeur of the National Trust's Clandon Park.
| 09:00Roy Plomley's contestants battle to spot the mistakes. With David Nixon. 09:301/6Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth.
| 09:001/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists. 09:304/6Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.
| 09:00Jay Rayner gives his guests a festive grilling. 09:304/5Brabazon's intrepid cops are purging pornography. But WPI Nutkins wants a wimple.
| 09:00Jarvis Cocker remembers John Peel and talks to his wife Sheila.
| 09:00The letters of Moomin creator Tove Jansson to her family, her confidantes and her lovers.
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| 10:00 | 10:00A man persuades Sally, the curator at Reedbeck Hall, to give him an out of hours tour.
| 10:001/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
| 10:002/2Solitude on the desert island gives way to cannibals, mutineers, and a man called Friday.
| 10:001/2An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
| 10:002/2An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
| | 10:10A Buddhist Santa Claus and a chaplain contemplate Christmas morning in a hospice. 10:15Actress Dame June Whitfield shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Host Guy Raz explores why we feel powerful emotions 11:50Professor Robert Winston chooses music by Beethoven and JS Bach.
| 11:00Natalie Haynes shares her love of classical history and myth.
| 11:00Sue Perkins shares some festive comedy treats from the BBC tinsel-festooned archives.
| 11:00Tamsin Greig reads Laura Barnett's story of Christmas diplomacy amid blended families 11:15Tom Hollander as eccentric amateur Patrick Moore, battling to be the BBC's astronomer.
| 11:00Amanda Litherland presents a festive selection of podcasts to get you through the holidays
| 11:30Arabella Weir and John Peel discuss books by Tracy Chevalier and Joshua Slocum.
| 11:00Dame Wilburn with true stories from the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Nevada. 11:50David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
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| 12:00 | 12:004/13A sonic jamboree as the two ladies are joined by Peter Pratt. 12:302/26With a visitor due from the Soviet Union, Mainwaring is peeved with Wilson.
| 12:006/24Back home after 43 years, why must Neddie never go near the oily waters again? 12:305/20Kenneth Horne heads a gangster romp, and asks Julian and Sandy to find a Bona Soulmate.
| 12:003/20The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife. 12:30Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
| 12:00The toothy funster serves up a stint on a desert island with Man Friday. 12:304/13The Archers sell up, and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary. Sketches and songs.
| 12:001/7Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees try to win the car.
| 12:006/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game. 12:301/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.
| 12:00Bebe welcomes Nick into her home as the family attempt to hang up festive decorations. 12:30Jimmy is thrilled at the prospect of seeing Cinderella but tickets are in great demand.
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| 13:00 | 13:002/6The thespian sleuth gathers the evidence to solve Willy's death. 13:30How the British-born singer Vince Taylor inspired David Bowie's mythical rock star.
| 13:003/6The thespian sleuth's investigations continue following Willy's death. 13:30Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
| 13:004/6Convinced that Willy was murdered, the thespian sleuth consults his solicitor friend. 13:30What links Wales to one of the darkest moments in the American civil rights movement?
| 13:005/6The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly 13:30In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
| 13:006/6One murder suspect is cleared in the continuing investigation of Willy's death. 13:30Pete Paphides talks to family, friends and fans of Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts.
| 13:00John and Maggie's wedding day arrives but will it go smoothly?
| 13:00A dramatised reimagining of cook Nigel Slater's life, and the aunt who encouraged him.
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| 14:00 | 14:001/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family. 14:151/5Sir David Cannadine explores the changing image of Neville Chamberlain's umbrella. 14:301/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 14:451/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 14:002/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 14:152/5David Cannadine explores the saga of Stanley Baldwin's controversial wartime iron gates. 14:302/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 14:452/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 14:003/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 14:153/5David Cannadine explores the changing significance of Anthony Eden's Homburg hat. 14:303/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 14:453/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 14:004/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 14:154/5David Cannadine explores Sir Alec Douglas-Home's matchbox economics. 14:304/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 14:454/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 14:005/10Hattie Morahan reads Sarah Hall's compelling new novel about power, love and family 14:155/5David Cannadine explores how Harold Wilson's pipe and Gannex mac came to define him. 14:305/5An inventive adaptation of Nigel Slater's food memoir. 14:455/5One man's attempt to survive a global catastrophe by setting up a commune in Scotland.
| 14:10Norman Jay chooses 'Mona Lisa' by Nat King Cole and 'Optimistic' by Sounds of Blackness. 14:15The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career. 14:45A woman sets off in the dark to the Christmas market to sell her wares.
| 14:15Ivy wants to decorate a pudding with a special sprig of holly. Read by Crawford Logan. 14:302/2Malcolm returns to see Alice at the Priory to find out who has been helping Bonneville.
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| 15:00 | 15:00A man persuades Sally, the curator at Reedbeck Hall, to give him an out of hours tour.
| 15:001/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
| 15:002/2Solitude on the desert island gives way to cannibals, mutineers, and a man called Friday.
| 15:001/2An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
| 15:002/2An inventive adaptation by Glen Neath of wondrously entertaining and earthy tales.
| 15:00David Bowie’s extraordinary life and career told in his own words.
| 15:455/5Travelling the country to find his perfect pie, poet Ian McMillan arrives in Cornwall.
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| 16:00 | 16:002/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. 16:303/6Professor Quarterpound gathers Britain's top scientists to witness his new time machine.
| 16:006/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game. 16:305/6As Gaelene's farewell barbecue looms, Jane gets unexpected guests.
| 16:00Roy Plomley's contestants battle to spot the mistakes. With David Nixon. 16:301/6Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth.
| 16:001/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists. 16:304/6Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.
| 16:00Jay Rayner gives his guests a festive grilling. 16:304/5Brabazon's intrepid cops are purging pornography. But WPI Nutkins wants a wimple.
| 16:00The Russians want Bond dead. Will his romance with a beautiful spy cloud Bond's judgement?
| 16:00Nathanael West's caustic satire of 1930s Hollywood.
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| 17:00 | 17:004/4When disaster strikes, old lovers are forced to confront their new younger replacements. 17:305/6The 72nd series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
| 17:006/6Megan Jones snubs the Carnival Queen contest and heads off to see Nana. 17:301/2Comedian Rhys James tries on some opposite political opinions to see how they fit.
| 17:001/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper. 17:304/4Susan explores why animals bring her such happiness.
| 17:005/6The local inhabitants inspire a downmarket writer from London. 17:302/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
| 17:003/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer. 17:305/6Fred MacAulay presents some of the UK's top stand-up comedians, recorded in Edinburgh.
| 17:303/3Gerald Scarfe introduces the radio, recycled. The subject is truth.
| 17:00Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 17:302/4Ros and Laura each have concerns. Will they find what they're looking for?
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| 18:00 | 18:001/5One For The Islands by Patricia Highsmith. Dan’s voyage does not go as he planned it. 18:151/5Charles Dance narrates a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Celia Imrie. 18:30Sue MacGregor discusses favourite paperbacks with Ann Widdecombe and Kate Humble.
| 18:002/5A Curious Suicide by Patricia Highsmith. Stephen visits an old and long-hated friend. 18:152/5Charles Dance narrates a comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Ronald Pickup. 18:30The actress, crime writer and butterfly expert discusses her love of wildlife.
| 18:003/5The Terrors Of Basket-Weaving by Patricia Highsmith. Diane finds a basket on the beach. 18:153/5Charles Dance narrates a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Chris Emmett 18:303/6Geoffrey Wheeler tells the story of the Manchester Playhouse and the Hulme Hippodrome.
| 18:004/5The Man Who Wrote Books In His Head by Patricia Highsmith. Cheever says he is a writer. 18:154/5Charles Dance narrates a comic tale of adultery. With Kerry Shale and Lorelei King. 18:30Sara Cox nominates the American hip hop artist and rapper Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.
| 18:005/5The Baby Spoon by Patricia Highsmith. Claude hates his wife’s attachment to a keepsake. 18:155/5Charles Dance narrates a dark tale by the master of the bizarre. With Doreen Mantle. 18:30Matthew Parris discusses succession with Misha Glenny, Richard Gott and Daisy Sampson.
| 18:001/2An investigation into how the reality of space exploration is catching up with Dan Dare. 18:251/7After a long journey home, Dan Dare and his crew find the Earth has been subjugated.
| 18:00Henry Corwin is a reprobate Santa, but then he finds a gift that keeps on giving. 18:40Returning home one Christmas Eve, Ivan Spektroff is in for a horrifying surprise.
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| 19:00 | 19:004/13A sonic jamboree as the two ladies are joined by Peter Pratt. 19:302/26With a visitor due from the Soviet Union, Mainwaring is peeved with Wilson.
| 19:006/24Back home after 43 years, why must Neddie never go near the oily waters again? 19:305/20Kenneth Horne heads a gangster romp, and asks Julian and Sandy to find a Bona Soulmate.
| 19:003/20The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife. 19:30Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.
| 19:00The toothy funster serves up a stint on a desert island with Man Friday. 19:304/13The Archers sell up, and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary. Sketches and songs.
| 19:001/7Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees try to win the car. 19:305/20An American is in a rush for an air freshener script. Advertising agency comedy from 1961.
| 19:00Jarvis Cocker remembers John Peel and talks to his wife Sheila.
| 19:00Dame Wilburn with true stories from the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Nevada. 19:50David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
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| 20:00 | 20:002/6The thespian sleuth gathers the evidence to solve Willy's death. 20:30How the British-born singer Vince Taylor inspired David Bowie's mythical rock star.
| 20:003/6The thespian sleuth's investigations continue following Willy's death. 20:30Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
| 20:004/6Convinced that Willy was murdered, the thespian sleuth consults his solicitor friend. 20:30What links Wales to one of the darkest moments in the American civil rights movement?
| 20:005/6The thespian sleuth suspects a student of the murder of Willy, but another is acting oddly 20:30In Buckingham Palace, David Owen Norris and guests hear Queen Victoria's favourite songs.
| 20:006/6One murder suspect is cleared in the continuing investigation of Willy's death. 20:30Pete Paphides talks to family, friends and fans of Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts.
| | 20:00The letters of Moomin creator Tove Jansson to her family, her confidantes and her lovers.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Host Guy Raz explores why we feel powerful emotions 21:50Professor Robert Winston chooses music by Beethoven and JS Bach.
| 21:00Natalie Haynes shares her love of classical history and myth.
| 21:00Sue Perkins shares some festive comedy treats from the BBC tinsel-festooned archives.
| 21:00Tamsin Greig reads Laura Barnett's story of Christmas diplomacy amid blended families 21:15Tom Hollander as eccentric amateur Patrick Moore, battling to be the BBC's astronomer.
| 21:00Amanda Litherland presents a festive selection of podcasts to get you through the holidays
| 21:30Arabella Weir and John Peel discuss books by Tracy Chevalier and Joshua Slocum.(R)
| 21:10A Buddhist Santa Claus and a chaplain contemplate Christmas morning in a hospice. 21:15Actress Dame June Whitfield shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
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| 22:00 | 22:005/6The 72nd series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee 22:305/6Floating in the most peculiar way, Harry and Pip hear Gently Benevolent's life story. 22:55From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
| 22:001/2Comedian Rhys James tries on some opposite political opinions to see how they fit. 22:302/4Battles recreated, and National Trousers Day. The duo's sketches and songs. 22:454/5Musing on old cuppas and paying with Fool's Gold. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler.
| 22:004/4Susan explores why animals bring her such happiness. 22:303/4Doc Brown, Gomez, Henry Paker and Richard Herring join Arthur Smith to entertain. 22:55From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
| 22:002/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses. 22:301/4The show that looks behind the scenes at the life and work of the star impressionist.
| 22:005/6Fred MacAulay presents some of the UK's top stand-up comedians, recorded in Edinburgh. 22:301/6Damien is nominated for an award and Anthony auditions for a production of Hay Fever.
| 22:004/4Jocelyn talks about family, and a spiritual medium goes over to the other side. 22:30Father Christmas helps bring about a feminist Christmas whether he wants to or not. 22:45"I'm the best at pretending" - a reclusive Hollywood star tells all. Stars Adam Buxton. 22:551/4Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes interview the characters from the carol the 12 Days of Christmas.
| 22:002/4Ros and Laura each have concerns. Will they find what they're looking for? 22:304/4Sean Foley and Hamish McColl learn the art of subtlety by visiting a Jane Austen novel. 22:552/4Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes interview the characters from the carol the 12 Days of Christmas.
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| 23:00 | 23:001/3The Election Special: Written at dawn, recorded at lunchtime, edited in a hurry. 23:308/8The Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a tug o' war.
| 23:006/6From William Hague to Simon Cowell, Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre lives of famous folk. 23:305/6The consultants advise an African finance minister, and Ryan carries a package.
| 23:003/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is now at the frontline as a sick bug hits colleagues. 23:306/6Inoculation against old age leads to unusual results.
| 23:003/4Will reluctantly joins Annabelle at a music festival with her annoying friend Heather. 23:301/4Sketch show with a comic slant on human frailties.
| 23:003/3A startling revelation for Sam after he survives a sinking and the pirates - again. 23:303/6A guitar legend, Jane Austen and a soap opera queen.
| 23:001/4Alexei Sayle delivers stand-up, memoir and philosophy from his Imaginary Sandwich Bar. 23:304/4The comedian discovers graffiti, beggars and lycra-clad couriers in the style capital.
| 23:004/6English Civil War reports as they happen - with all the decapitations and more. 23:154/4The Aussie comic explores Pablo Picasso's angry 1907 masterpiece. 23:30A rip-roaring Yuletide edition of the paper for boys. Starring Peter Baynham.
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