| 00:00 | 00:00Embroiled in a controversy with a black magic charlatan, Montague gets an apology. Sort of
| 00:006/10The Skishtari Egg exerts control over Andrew, allowing him to unleash a creature. 00:45Mary Shelley's tale of a 17th century Englishman found in the ice brought back to life.
| 00:007/10Mike turns up with someone claiming to be the Second Doctor. 00:302/5Sir Alec Jeffreys speaks about his eureka moment when he discovered DNA fingerprinting.
| 00:008/10An irresistible alien power is intent on moving the hamlet of Hexford. 00:305/6Geoffrey Wheeler traces the history of the music hall once the pride of Leicester Square.
| 00:009/10The whole hamlet of Hexford passes through a wormhole. 00:30Writer Frank Delaney and biographer Hilary Spurling discuss the painter Henri Matisse
| 00:0010/10The Fourth Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey finally track down Hexford. 00:30Matthew Parris with guests Gerard Baker, Manda Scott and Hugh Thomson.
| 00:003/7When the missing space ship Nautilus is discovered, Dan Dare is sent to investigate. 00:301/4Carl and Rob's dream flat turns out not so perfect after all.
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| 01:00 | 01:001/2Entering society, Catherine imagines danger in every encounter with comic results.
| 01:001/5The murder of Poirot's dentist sparks further gruesome events. Stars John Moffatt. 01:30Simon Callow explores the world of cardboard make-believe with a history of toy theatres.
| 01:002/5Suspects are lined up following the murder of Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 01:30Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
| 01:003/5Mystery still surrounds the death of Hercule Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 01:30Join AL Kennedy for something uniquely intimate and comforting that begins in childhood.
| 01:004/5Another dental patient has suffered a grisly death. 01:30John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.
| 01:005/5The killer remains at large but Poirot is inspired by a village choir. Stars John Moffatt. 01:30Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.
| 01:00Weary and blind, Modeste needs his friend to help him return to the other side of Rwanda.
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| 02:00 | 02:154/6By Nafisa Muhtadi. A woman shares her considerable experience of Rishta meetings. 02:301/2Lyra and her dæmon Pantalaimon uncover a conspiracy. Read by Simon Russell Beale.
| 02:001/10Novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless'. 02:151/5Elizabeth Hurren reveals how Henry VIII was both a medical pioneer and a hypochrondiac. 02:306/10Henry enraptures Catherine with his tall tales. 02:451/5Award-winning tenor Ian Bostridge explores Schubert's powerful song-cycle Winterreise.
| 02:002/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 02:152/5Dr Steven Gunn and Dr Andrea Clarke explore the intellectual life of Henry VIII. 02:307/10Catherine is determined to discover how Mrs Tilney met her death. 02:452/5Tenor Ian Bostridge explores the political context of Schubert's song-cycle.
| 02:003/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 02:153/5Susan Doran and Henry VIII's biographer, Lucy Wooding, explore Henry's role as father. 02:308/10Catherine harbours fears about the terrible deeds that may have taken place. 02:453/5Ian Bostridge examines Schubert's songs Einsamkeit, Die Post and Der greise Kopf.
| 02:004/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 02:154/5Kent Rawlinson introduces Henry the architect and fahion icon, obsessed by his image. 02:309/10Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey. 02:454/5How Schubert's composition challenged the social and political order of his day.
| 02:005/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 02:155/5Dr Stephen Rice reveals the importance of music to the life and character of Henry VIII. 02:3010/10Catherine's visit has ended in disaster, but does she deserve a happy ending? 02:455/5Literature, religion and the hurdy-gurdy man. Ian Bostridge concludes his exploration.
| 02:10Toby Stephens chooses tracks by Tubeway Army and Bob Dylan. 02:15The controversial novelist and travel writer talks about what spurs him on to write. 02:555/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
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| 03:00 | 03:451/5Paddy and Bob arrive on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
| 03:001/5Arthur Clennam befriends seamstress Amy Dorrit and meets her extraordinary family.
| 03:002/5Arthur Clennam worries about his parents, but thinks he has found a new love.
| 03:003/5Discoveries about the Dorrits are revealed, but Arthur is yet to solve his family's secret
| 03:004/5The newly wealthy Dorrits set off on a tour of Europe, but Amy is feeling homesick.
| 03:005/5Arthur is struck by disaster, and Mrs Clennam is finally forced into revealing the secret.
| 03:00Paul Morley tells a parallel story of Elvis and America
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| 04:00 | 04:00Classic tale of the struggle between emotion and intellect with Rachel Atkins.
| 04:004/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012. 04:302/6Ben and Helen squabble over spending Christmas with her mother.
| 04:001/6Justin Moorhouse, Jarred Christmas, Chris Corcoran and Jeremy Hardy join Rhod Gilbert. 04:306/6Will Jane refuse a new proposal? Will Gaelene's dreams come true?
| 04:001/6Katy Brand and Pierre Novellie join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 04:303/6Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head?
| 04:004/6Russell Kane, Josie Long, Alun Cochrane and Milton Jones devise the panel show's rounds. 04:306/6As winter arrives on the rural railway, stationmaster David gets an exciting job offer.
| 04:003/6On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou and Sue Lawrence. 04:301/4Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
| 04:00Ten guests travel to an island. Each is an unconvicted murderer. None will leave alive.
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| 05:00 | 05:00Poet Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 05:303/4Laura and Ros are invited on to a narrow boat.
| 05:002/4Can Penny's sister help her to come to terms with being jilted by Dave? 05:30John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Glyn Johns, Shazia Mirza and JK Rowling.
| 05:002/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV. 05:30The Punslinger extraordinaire invites the public to tell Christmas stories.
| 05:003/6Editor Oliver wants Terry from Tottenham, as 'street boy' Freddy chases a Treasury scoop. 05:305/8Hancock is looking forward to Christmas, but then his call-up papers arrive...
| 05:001/4As he prepares to leave Barra for ever, an old man remembers the times of his life. 05:304/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
| 05:005/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman. 05:30Michael Palin asks James Peak to write him some limericks. What could possibly go wrong?
| 05:30The story of the decade told in sound.
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| 06:00 | 06:001/5The murder of Poirot's dentist sparks further gruesome events. Stars John Moffatt. 06:30Simon Callow explores the world of cardboard make-believe with a history of toy theatres.
| 06:002/5Suspects are lined up following the murder of Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 06:30Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
| 06:003/5Mystery still surrounds the death of Hercule Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 06:30Join AL Kennedy for something uniquely intimate and comforting that begins in childhood.
| 06:004/5Another dental patient has suffered a grisly death. 06:30John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.
| 06:005/5The killer remains at large but Poirot is inspired by a village choir. Stars John Moffatt. 06:30Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.
| 06:00Ten guests travel to an island. Each is an unconvicted murderer. None will leave alive.
| 06:002/2Henry Tilney enraptures Catherine with tall tales of gothic mysteries of Northanger Abbey.
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| 07:00 | 07:002/4Can Penny's sister help her to come to terms with being jilted by Dave? 07:30John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Glyn Johns, Shazia Mirza and JK Rowling.
| 07:002/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV. 07:30The Punslinger extraordinaire invites the public to tell Christmas stories.
| 07:003/6Editor Oliver wants Terry from Tottenham, as 'street boy' Freddy chases a Treasury scoop. 07:305/8Hancock is looking forward to Christmas, but then his call-up papers arrive...
| 07:001/4As he prepares to leave Barra for ever, an old man remembers the times of his life. 07:304/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
| 07:005/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman. 07:30Michael Palin asks James Peak to write him some limericks. What could possibly go wrong?
| 07:30The story of the decade told in sound.
| 07:156/6By Ben Pedroche. In a job he hates, Pan Wong can’t wait for lunchtime. Read by Thom Tuck. 07:304/4It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go.
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| 08:00 | 08:006/13The dear ladies fly off to sing on a cruise liner. 08:304/26New War Office policy sparks drastic action by the platoon's old guard.
| 08:007/26Doctor Seagoon is dispatched to tackle a curious contagious epidemic disease. 08:307/20Kenneth Horne sets sail in a seafaring romp and bona caterers Julian and Sandy plan a 'do'
| 08:0013/20Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James. 08:301/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
| 08:00Building a home gym with Andy Mann and tackling the population explosion. 08:306/13Experimental stereo and an unsung soccer hero. Sketches and songs.
| 08:003/7All about 'things' and spoofing Just a Minute. 08:307/20The advertising agency is hired to put a glamorous spin on a dreary seaside holiday camp.
| 08:00Paul Morley tells a parallel story of Elvis and America
| 08:00Barbara invites an old and handsome flame to the Lyon household and Ben is jealous. 08:302/13Harry enters a radio quiz. Will his cigarette card general knowledge be enough?
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| 09:00 | 09:004/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012. 09:302/6Ben and Helen squabble over spending Christmas with her mother.
| 09:003/3A show looking back at the decade. 09:30All things about the Countryside from the Royal Show, Stoneleigh. With Kathryn Tickell.
| 09:001/6Katy Brand and Pierre Novellie join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 09:303/6Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head?
| 09:004/6Russell Kane, Josie Long, Alun Cochrane and Milton Jones devise the panel show's rounds. 09:306/6As winter arrives on the rural railway, stationmaster David gets an exciting job offer.
| 09:003/6On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou and Sue Lawrence. 09:301/4Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
| 09:00Alexander Armstrong celebrates the work of PG Wodehouse
| 09:00Exquisite, clear-eyed essays on archaeology, nature and memory by the poet Kathleen Jamie.
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| 10:00 | 10:001/5Arthur Clennam befriends seamstress Amy Dorrit and meets her extraordinary family.
| 10:002/5Arthur Clennam worries about his parents, but thinks he has found a new love.
| 10:003/5Discoveries about the Dorrits are revealed, but Arthur is yet to solve his family's secret
| 10:004/5The newly wealthy Dorrits set off on a tour of Europe, but Amy is feeling homesick.
| 10:005/5Arthur is struck by disaster, and Mrs Clennam is finally forced into revealing the secret.
| | 10:10A mother reveals the challenges she faces from her adoptive daughter to her friend. 10:153/4From Gershwin to Stravinsky, composer Stephen Sondheim shares his castaway choices.
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| 11:00 | 11:00Host Guy Raz explores the sometimes fraught world of parenting - how can we improve? 11:50Guitarist Johnny Marr chooses 'Walk Right Back' by the Everly Brothers.
| 11:00Interesting books and stories from the year, from best-sellers to indie debuts.
| 11:00Sue Perkins final festive offering is the all-star Clue Dickens extravaganza.
| 11:00Can miracles happen on a New Year’s Day? Read by Louise Jameson. 11:15Tony Robinson narrates a new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic poem.
| 11:00Amanda Litherland is joined by Ella Watts to recommend some great British audio fiction.
| | 11:001/8Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich investigate a strange world of....blood.
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| 12:00 | 12:006/13The dear ladies fly off to sing on a cruise liner. 12:304/26New War Office policy sparks drastic action by the platoon's old guard.
| 12:007/26Doctor Seagoon is dispatched to tackle a curious contagious epidemic disease. 12:307/20Kenneth Horne sets sail in a seafaring romp and bona caterers Julian and Sandy plan a 'do'
| 12:0013/20Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James. 12:301/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
| 12:00Building a home gym with Andy Mann and tackling the population explosion. 12:306/13Experimental stereo and an unsung soccer hero. Sketches and songs.
| 12:003/7All about 'things' and spoofing Just a Minute. 12:307/20The advertising agency is hired to put a glamorous spin on a dreary seaside holiday camp.
| 12:001/6Katy Brand and Pierre Novellie join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 12:301/4As he prepares to leave Barra for ever, an old man remembers the times of his life.
| 12:00Barbara invites an old and handsome flame to the Lyon household and Ben is jealous. 12:302/13Harry enters a radio quiz. Will his cigarette card general knowledge be enough?
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| 13:00 | 13:001/5The murder of Poirot's dentist sparks further gruesome events. Stars John Moffatt. 13:30Simon Callow explores the world of cardboard make-believe with a history of toy theatres.
| 13:002/5Suspects are lined up following the murder of Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 13:30Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
| 13:003/5Mystery still surrounds the death of Hercule Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 13:30Join AL Kennedy for something uniquely intimate and comforting that begins in childhood.
| 13:004/5Another dental patient has suffered a grisly death. 13:30John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.
| 13:005/5The killer remains at large but Poirot is inspired by a village choir. Stars John Moffatt. 13:30Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.
| 13:00Weary and blind, Modeste needs his friend to help him return to the other side of Rwanda.
| 13:002/2Henry Tilney enraptures Catherine with tall tales of gothic mysteries of Northanger Abbey.
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| 14:00 | 14:001/10Novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless'. 14:151/5Elizabeth Hurren reveals how Henry VIII was both a medical pioneer and a hypochrondiac. 14:306/10Henry enraptures Catherine with his tall tales. 14:451/5Award-winning tenor Ian Bostridge explores Schubert's powerful song-cycle Winterreise.
| 14:002/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 14:152/5Dr Steven Gunn and Dr Andrea Clarke explore the intellectual life of Henry VIII. 14:307/10Catherine is determined to discover how Mrs Tilney met her death. 14:452/5Tenor Ian Bostridge explores the political context of Schubert's song-cycle.
| 14:003/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 14:153/5Susan Doran and Henry VIII's biographer, Lucy Wooding, explore Henry's role as father. 14:308/10Catherine harbours fears about the terrible deeds that may have taken place. 14:453/5Ian Bostridge examines Schubert's songs Einsamkeit, Die Post and Der greise Kopf.
| 14:004/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 14:154/5Kent Rawlinson introduces Henry the architect and fahion icon, obsessed by his image. 14:309/10Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey. 14:454/5How Schubert's composition challenged the social and political order of his day.
| 14:005/10The new novel by William Boyd, bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart' and 'Restless' 14:155/5Dr Stephen Rice reveals the importance of music to the life and character of Henry VIII. 14:3010/10Catherine's visit has ended in disaster, but does she deserve a happy ending? 14:455/5Literature, religion and the hurdy-gurdy man. Ian Bostridge concludes his exploration.
| 14:10Toby Stephens chooses tracks by Tubeway Army and Bob Dylan. 14:15The controversial novelist and travel writer talks about what spurs him on to write. 14:555/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
| 14:156/6By Ben Pedroche. In a job he hates, Pan Wong can’t wait for lunchtime. Read by Thom Tuck. 14:302/2Lyra sets out on her dangerous journey across Europe.
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| 15:00 | 15:001/5Arthur Clennam befriends seamstress Amy Dorrit and meets her extraordinary family.
| 15:002/5Arthur Clennam worries about his parents, but thinks he has found a new love.
| 15:003/5Discoveries about the Dorrits are revealed, but Arthur is yet to solve his family's secret
| 15:004/5The newly wealthy Dorrits set off on a tour of Europe, but Amy is feeling homesick.
| 15:005/5Arthur is struck by disaster, and Mrs Clennam is finally forced into revealing the secret.
| 15:00Paul Morley tells a parallel story of Elvis and America
| 15:40A mother reveals the challenges she faces from her adoptive daughter to her friend.(R) 15:452/5Paddy O’Connell travels the country with his dog, Bob. This time they’re in South Wales.
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| 16:00 | 16:004/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012. 16:302/6Ben and Helen squabble over spending Christmas with her mother.
| 16:001/6Justin Moorhouse, Jarred Christmas, Chris Corcoran and Jeremy Hardy join Rhod Gilbert. 16:306/6Will Jane refuse a new proposal? Will Gaelene's dreams come true?
| 16:001/6Katy Brand and Pierre Novellie join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 16:303/6Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head?
| 16:004/6Russell Kane, Josie Long, Alun Cochrane and Milton Jones devise the panel show's rounds. 16:306/6As winter arrives on the rural railway, stationmaster David gets an exciting job offer.
| 16:003/6On Jay Rayner's menu are Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Anissa Helou and Sue Lawrence. 16:301/4Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
| 16:00Ten guests travel to an island. Each is an unconvicted murderer. None will leave alive.
| 16:00Tommie, back from National Service, goes in search of an old flame. Stars George Cole.
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| 17:00 | 17:002/4Can Penny's sister help her to come to terms with being jilted by Dave? 17:30John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Glyn Johns, Shazia Mirza and JK Rowling.
| 17:002/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV. 17:30The Punslinger extraordinaire invites the public to tell Christmas stories.
| 17:003/6Editor Oliver wants Terry from Tottenham, as 'street boy' Freddy chases a Treasury scoop. 17:305/8Hancock is looking forward to Christmas, but then his call-up papers arrive...
| 17:001/4As he prepares to leave Barra for ever, an old man remembers the times of his life. 17:304/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses.
| 17:005/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman. 17:30Michael Palin asks James Peak to write him some limericks. What could possibly go wrong?
| 17:30The story of the decade told in sound.
| 17:00Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 17:304/4It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go.
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| 18:00 | 18:006/10The Skishtari Egg exerts control over Andrew, allowing him to unleash a creature. 18:45Mary Shelley's tale of a 17th century Englishman found in the ice brought back to life.
| 18:007/10Mike turns up with someone claiming to be the Second Doctor. 18:302/5Sir Alec Jeffreys speaks about his eureka moment when he discovered DNA fingerprinting.
| 18:008/10An irresistible alien power is intent on moving the hamlet of Hexford. 18:305/6Geoffrey Wheeler traces the history of the music hall once the pride of Leicester Square.
| 18:009/10The whole hamlet of Hexford passes through a wormhole. 18:30Writer Frank Delaney and biographer Hilary Spurling discuss the painter Henri Matisse
| 18:0010/10The Fourth Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey finally track down Hexford. 18:30Matthew Parris with guests Gerard Baker, Manda Scott and Hugh Thomson.
| 18:003/7When the missing space ship Nautilus is discovered, Dan Dare is sent to investigate. 18:301/4Carl and Rob's dream flat turns out not so perfect after all.
| 18:001/4A tragic accident returns to haunt Christine when she befriends her new neighbour. 18:451/5In Neil Gaiman's story, a dwarf seeks a guide to a certain cave on the Misty Isle.
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| 19:00 | 19:006/13The dear ladies fly off to sing on a cruise liner. 19:304/26New War Office policy sparks drastic action by the platoon's old guard.
| 19:007/26Doctor Seagoon is dispatched to tackle a curious contagious epidemic disease. 19:307/20Kenneth Horne sets sail in a seafaring romp and bona caterers Julian and Sandy plan a 'do'
| 19:0013/20Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James. 19:301/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
| 19:00Building a home gym with Andy Mann and tackling the population explosion. 19:306/13Experimental stereo and an unsung soccer hero. Sketches and songs.
| 19:003/7All about 'things' and spoofing Just a Minute. 19:307/20The advertising agency is hired to put a glamorous spin on a dreary seaside holiday camp.
| 19:00Alexander Armstrong celebrates the work of PG Wodehouse
| 19:001/8Hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich investigate a strange world of....blood.
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| 20:00 | 20:001/5The murder of Poirot's dentist sparks further gruesome events. Stars John Moffatt. 20:30Simon Callow explores the world of cardboard make-believe with a history of toy theatres.
| 20:002/5Suspects are lined up following the murder of Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 20:30Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
| 20:003/5Mystery still surrounds the death of Hercule Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. 20:30Join AL Kennedy for something uniquely intimate and comforting that begins in childhood.
| 20:004/5Another dental patient has suffered a grisly death. 20:30John Huntley traces the history of one of Britain’s most iconic centres of film making.
| 20:005/5The killer remains at large but Poirot is inspired by a village choir. Stars John Moffatt. 20:30Gyles Brandreth probes the mystery of the missing teddy bears - the first ever made.
| | 20:00Exquisite, clear-eyed essays on archaeology, nature and memory by the poet Kathleen Jamie.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Host Guy Raz explores the sometimes fraught world of parenting - how can we improve? 21:50Guitarist Johnny Marr chooses 'Walk Right Back' by the Everly Brothers.
| 21:00Interesting books and stories from the year, from best-sellers to indie debuts.
| 21:00Sue Perkins final festive offering is the all-star Clue Dickens extravaganza.
| 21:00Can miracles happen on a New Year’s Day? Read by Louise Jameson. 21:15Tony Robinson narrates a new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic poem.
| 21:00Amanda Litherland is joined by Ella Watts to recommend some great British audio fiction.
| | 21:10A mother reveals the challenges she faces from her adoptive daughter to her friend. 21:153/4From Gershwin to Stravinsky, composer Stephen Sondheim shares his castaway choices.
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| 22:00 | 22:00John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Glyn Johns, Shazia Mirza and JK Rowling. 22:301/6Pre-natal beauty therapy hits the headlines. Chris Morris hosts the incisive news satire. 22:552/2Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes look back at the 2010s.
| 22:00The Punslinger extraordinaire invites the public to tell Christmas stories. 22:304/4Macho mountaineers and school band memories. The duo's sketches and songs. 22:451/4TV detective Michael Feydeau ponders the murder of Christopher Marlowe.
| 22:005/8Hancock is looking forward to Christmas, but then his call-up papers arrive... 22:301/4Making it up as they go along. Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney improvise sketches. 22:551/2Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes chat to fellow Comedy Club presenters about the coming year.
| 22:004/4Exploring what happens when Tom Allen's calm and collected exterior collapses. 22:303/4Behind-the-scenes sketch show looking at the life and work of impressionist Lewis Macleod. 22:552/2Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes chat to Laura Lexx and Angela Barnes about the coming year.
| 22:00Michael Palin asks James Peak to write him some limericks. What could possibly go wrong? 22:303/6Damien is invited to do an after-dinner speech. 22:55From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
| 22:001/4The sketch show written by the public with Jason Manford and Janice Connolly. 22:301/6The London Asian radio station toughens up its act. From 1996. 22:55From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
| 22:004/4It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go. 22:302/6Tom's dad advocates some rather drastic 'rationalising'. 22:55From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/3A show looking back at the decade. 23:30James Naughtie joins Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden for a New Year's Eve celebration.
| 23:002/6Life outside hospital is a little fraught for Ben. Luckily he finds an island refuge. 23:30Comedian Alex Horne kicks off the New Year's Eve celebrations with comedy and live music.
| 23:005/6Clare's entranced by a dog following her into work, unlike Brian. Stars Sally Phillips. 23:302/6Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe attempt to relaunch the Sun newspaper.
| 23:001/4Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine stay on air - despite interruptions. From May 2001. 23:303/4Meet a cheery bailiff - and an office induction with a twist...
| 23:002/4The prospective politicians visit Phoebe and 'The Grundy' in hospital. 23:305/6A tennis battle of the sexes, Jane Austen and TV sleuths.
| 23:003/4Alexei reveals the surprising reason he disappeared from our TV screens in the 1990s. 23:302/4The Bard of Salford performs classic and brand new poems at the BBC’s Radio Theatre 23:452/4Barney reveals how George Bush broke his heart by being unfaithful with another man.
| 23:006/6Steam-powered fun from the Great Exhibition of 1851. 23:152/4Paul Hamilton visits some young offenders to demonstrate poetry's rehabilitative powers. 23:302/6The satirist ponders Tuscan holidays and asks what is the greatest fruit or vegetable?
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