Downloads
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ENJOY YOUR FAVOURITE PROGRAMMES ONLINE
You can now watch and listen to your favourite TV and radio programmes online on your PC. Some you will have to pay for and some will be free.
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ABOUT DOWNLOADS
And if you need help, go to our About Downloads section for a thorough explanation of what to expect, how to get it and how it all works.
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DOWNLOADS FROM RADIO TIMES
Each week we provide you with the pick of the available downloads from the last seven days, so there's always another chance to see some top shows.
TV Downloads
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music-arts
Children in Need Rocks the Albert Hall
FREE (19 November)
Take That's Gary Barlow brings together a stellar line-up of rock and pop's finest for a massive charity gig. -
documentary
Confessions of a Traffic Warden - stream
FREE (19 November)
Following Westminster Council's unsuspecting newly recruited traffic wardens as they face verbal, racial and even physical abuse. -
entertainment
Celebrating the Carpenters - stream
FREE (18 November)
The Noisettes are part of an eclectic line-up of stars paying musical tribute to the legendary 1970s pop duo. -
drama
Spooks - stream/download
FREE 3/8 (18 November)
Working under cover, Ros becomes a hostage when a meeting of powerful tycoons is stormed by armed terrorists. -
documentary
Hi Society - the World of Nicky Haslam
FREE (17 November)
An arch biography of the designer who does up billionaires' flats and throws posh parties attended by the likes of Paris Hilton. -
science
Horizon - stream/download
FREE How Long is a Piece of String - 6/6 (17 November)
Alan Davies sets out to answer this proverbial question - revealing a mind-bending theory in the process. -
documentary
Life - stream/download
FREE Insects - 6/10
(16 November)
Battling bees, a mass gathering of butterflies, a beetle with a deadly weapon and ants that farm their food.
Radio Downloads
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documentary
Off the Page - stream
FREE Porky Pies - 3/7
(19 November)
Would you believe most of us tell at least two lies a day? Richard Wiseman and guests uncover the truth about lies. -
entertainment
The Film Programme podcast
FREE (Fridays)
Francine Stock reviews the latest cinema and DVD releases, plus classic movies, and chats to writers, directors and critics. -
science
The Herschel Space Telescope - stream
FREE 1/2 (18 November)
The engineers and astronomers of Cardiff University launch a rocket to the biggest telescope ever sent into space. -
drama
The Loop - stream
FREE (18 November)
A writer in 2009 takes a phonecall with a stranger in 1950s New York who is struggling to write a series called The Twilight Zone. -
documentary
The Inner World of Music - stream
FREE (17 November)
Derek Paravicini is blind and has learning difficulties yet he's a brilliant pianist. Could he hold the key to how humans make sense of music? -
interests
Stirred but Not Shaken: the Autobiography
FREE New series 1/5
(16 November)
Michael Cochrane reads the entertaining memoirs of the eccentric, boozy TV chef, who died earlier this year. -
sport
606 Football Phone-In podcast
FREE (Saturdays)
BBC Radio 5 Live's weekly football fixture gives fans the chance to have their say on the latest matches and talking points.
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