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Front Row
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Open Book
Sunday 16:00-16:.30,
repeated Thursday 16:00-16:.30.

Poetry Please
1630-1700 Sunday
2330 - 2400 following Saturday

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1430 - 1530 Saturday

Saturday Review
19:02-19:45pm Saturday
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Weekdays 3.30pm - 3.45pm
Hugh LaurieCrown and People - Robert Lacey examines the relationship between the monarchy and the people. Click here for details.
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Monday-Friday 7.15-7.45pm
Radio 4's daily live magazine programme reporting on the world of arts.
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Weekdays 09:45 - 10:00.
Michael J FoxHenry And Mary Ponsonby. Click here for more details.
BACK ROW
5.30-6.00pm Saturday
Link to Back RowThe weekly programme for movie enthusiasts. Play our new Paul Herhoeven quiz. Click here for details.
SATURDAY REVIEW
7.00pm - 7.45pm Saturday
Saturday ReviewSaturday Review with Tom Sutcliffe offers sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events
AFTERNOON PLAY
2.15-3.00pm Monday to Friday
Afternoon Play Nigel Havers appears in Ceremonial in Three Flats. Click here for more details.
CLASSIC SERIAL
Sunday 3.00-4.00pm,
rpt Saturday 9.00-10.00pm
Sir Derek Jacobi narrates the Illiad. Click here for details.
BOOK AT BEDTIME
Weekdays 10.45-11.00pm
Book at Bedtime Crow Lake By Mary Lawson. Click here for more details.
LORD OF THE RINGS
Lord of the Rings game has new lease of life. There is a chance to win a limited edition poster in our new game, with new rules!
THE ARCHERS
Weekdays and Sundays
Link to the ArchersThe original everyday story of country folk, follow their hopes, joys and sorrows.
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