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00:00 - The Moth Radio Hour

Stuck!
True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about being stuck

00:55 - Inheritance Tracks

Marty Wilde
Singer Marty Wilde chooses tracks by Frankie Laine and Bill Haley & His Comets.

01:00 - Whodunnits

Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 1. Death Sentence
1/5 With a man due to hang, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a savage murder.

01:30 - The Great Impersonation

1. Old Friends Meet
1/5 East Africa 1914: A German meets a look alike Englishman - sparking a sinister plan.

02:00 - Minor Adjustment

Lollipops and Roses
1/6 Peter Davison stars in a sitcom about a family with a young daughter with Down's syndrome.

02:30 - Steptoe and Son

Series 6, The Seven Steptoerai
7/8 Albert's kung fu club tackles some extortionists.

03:00 - A Short Gentleman

Episode 1
1/4 Robert sails through all his exams, but finding a girlfriend is more testing.

03:30 - These Days by Lucy Caldwell

1. The Blitz Begins
1/10 1941: the Belfast Blitz begins.

03:45 - D-Day Minus

D-Day Minus 6 - Putting You Through
31st May: Ahead of the D-Day landings, two telephone operators enjoy a break.

04:00 - Just a Minute

Series 53, Episode 10
10/10 Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Chris Addison, Julian Clary and Sue Perkins.

04:30 - The Nimmo Twins In...

Series 1, Killing Time
4/6 Mr Pike takes on many mundane jobs - with the zeal of a former assassin.

05:00 - Blood Count

The story of the relationship of Ellington and Strayhorn, told during their final session.

05:45 - Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland by Carson McCullers

06:00 - Whodunnits

Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 2. Headlines
2/5 Poirot believes a woman's brutal murder is linked to a lurid newspaper article.

06:30 - The Great Impersonation

2. The Homecoming
2/5 German agent Leopold returns to England to take up life as Sir Everard. Stars David Robb.

07:00 - Semi Circles

Series 2, A Lack of Moral Fibre
6/6 Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will dieting with Helen raise his spirits?

07:30 - The Goon Show

Series 5, Under Two Floorboards
18/24 In true Beau Geste style, Neddie Seagoon joins the foreign legion in disgrace.

08:00 - The Fair Intellectual Club

An Engagement with Mr Hogarth
5/6 Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when Mr Hogarth comes to Edinburgh.

08:30 - These Days by Lucy Caldwell

2. The Aftermath
2/10 Audrey announces her engagement and Emma witnesses the air raid aftermath.

08:45 - D-Day Minus

D Day Minus 5 - Taking Leave
1st June: Ahead of the D-Day landings, a Tommy makes a visit to a Welsh school.

09:00 - Joe Lycett's Obsessions

Series 2, Clara Amfo and Carol Kirkwood
1/4 Carol Kirkwood and Clara Amfo join Joe on the sofa.

09:30 - A British History in Weather

7. Rain
7/10 Alexandra Harris tells the story of how the weather has shaped the culture of Britain.

09:45 - Daily Service

Psalms - Songs of Praise - Praise the Lord
Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Greg Finn.

10:00 - A Good Read

Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin
Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin talk with Harriett Gilbert about books they love.

10:30 - The Seven Car Parks of Croydon

Sue Perkins revisits her former home-town, Croydon, the mini-Manhattan of Outer London

11:00 - Whodunnits

Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 2. Headlines
2/5 Poirot believes a woman's brutal murder is linked to a lurid newspaper article.

11:30 - The Great Impersonation

2. The Homecoming
2/5 German agent Leopold returns to England to take up life as Sir Everard. Stars David Robb.

12:00 - Semi Circles

Series 2, A Lack of Moral Fibre
6/6 Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will dieting with Helen raise his spirits?

12:30 - The Goon Show

Series 5, Under Two Floorboards
18/24 In true Beau Geste style, Neddie Seagoon joins the foreign legion in disgrace.

13:00 - The Fair Intellectual Club

An Engagement with Mr Hogarth
5/6 Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when Mr Hogarth comes to Edinburgh.

13:30 - These Days by Lucy Caldwell

2. The Aftermath
2/10 Audrey announces her engagement and Emma witnesses the air raid aftermath.

13:45 - D-Day Minus

D Day Minus 5 - Taking Leave
1st June: Ahead of the D-Day landings, a Tommy makes a visit to a Welsh school.

14:00 - The Personality Test

Series 2, Antony Worrall-Thompson
4/6 The celebrity chef and writer quizzes a panel about himself.

14:30 - Artists

Series 2, Special Happy Places
4/4 De-cluttering his house, Gerard's friends all get gifts, leaving Tamsin less than thrilled

15:00 - Alan England - I'll Be Caesar

A teacher's study text mirrors events in a 1950s classroom during National Service days

16:00 - A Good Read

Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin
Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin talk with Harriett Gilbert about books they love.

16:30 - The Seven Car Parks of Croydon

Sue Perkins revisits her former home-town, Croydon, the mini-Manhattan of Outer London

17:00 - Whodunnits

Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 2. Headlines
2/5 Poirot believes a woman's brutal murder is linked to a lurid newspaper article.

17:30 - The Great Impersonation

2. The Homecoming
2/5 German agent Leopold returns to England to take up life as Sir Everard. Stars David Robb.

18:00 - Semi Circles

Series 2, A Lack of Moral Fibre
6/6 Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will dieting with Helen raise his spirits?

18:30 - The Goon Show

Series 5, Under Two Floorboards
18/24 In true Beau Geste style, Neddie Seagoon joins the foreign legion in disgrace.

19:00 - The Fair Intellectual Club

An Engagement with Mr Hogarth
5/6 Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when Mr Hogarth comes to Edinburgh.

19:30 - These Days by Lucy Caldwell

2. The Aftermath
2/10 Audrey announces her engagement and Emma witnesses the air raid aftermath.

19:45 - D-Day Minus

D Day Minus 5 - Taking Leave
1st June: Ahead of the D-Day landings, a Tommy makes a visit to a Welsh school.

20:00 - The Personality Test

Series 2, Antony Worrall-Thompson
4/6 The celebrity chef and writer quizzes a panel about himself.

20:30 - Artists

Series 2, Special Happy Places
4/4 De-cluttering his house, Gerard's friends all get gifts, leaving Tamsin less than thrilled

21:00 - Alan England - I'll Be Caesar

A teacher's study text mirrors events in a 1950s classroom during National Service days

22:00 - Joe Lycett's Obsessions

Series 2, Clara Amfo and Carol Kirkwood
1/4 Carol Kirkwood and Clara Amfo join Joe on the sofa.

22:30 - Think the Unthinkable

Series 4, Be Happy
2/4 The bumbling management consultants grapple with physical perfection for Phil's gym.

23:00 - Rubbish

Series 2, Surveillance
4/6 Martin gets caught by his own CCTV and tannoy system for shaming litter offenders.

23:30 - Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science

Series 3, Episode 2
2/4 A funny but factually accurate look at humanity's enduring obsession with UFOs.

23:45 - Hearing with Hegley

Series 2, Episode 7
7/8 John Hegley makes a spectacle of himself in Barnet with visionary poems and songs.

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