diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index e1058af1..1eefa478 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3963,7 +3963,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   commands may now be executed at any time, and the message will be displayed
   (no more "pending message").
 
-2005-12-25: Version 1.3.38
+2005-12-26: Version 1.3.38
 
 - Fixed handling second audio and Dolby Digital PIDs for encrypted channels
   (was broken in version 1.3.37).
@@ -3993,3 +3993,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   recording or replay stops, etc.
 - The version number of EPG events is now also stored in the epg.data file
   (thanks to Kendy Kutzner).
+- EPG events that are no longer in the currently broadcasted data stream are
+  now automatically deleted.
diff --git a/eit.c b/eit.c
index 4a643685..a343a696 100644
--- a/eit.c
+++ b/eit.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  * Adapted to 'libsi' for VDR 1.3.0 by Marcel Wiesweg <marcel.wiesweg@gmx.de>.
  *
- * $Id: eit.c 1.112 2005/11/04 14:19:16 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: eit.c 1.113 2005/12/26 11:50:09 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "eit.h"
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ cEIT::cEIT(cSchedules *Schedules, int Source, u_char Tid, const u_char *Data)
 
   bool Empty = true;
   bool Modified = false;
+  time_t SegmentStart = 0;
+  time_t SegmentEnd = 0;
 
   SI::EIT::Event SiEitEvent;
   for (SI::Loop::Iterator it; eventLoop.getNext(SiEitEvent, it); ) {
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ cEIT::cEIT(cSchedules *Schedules, int Source, u_char Tid, const u_char *Data)
       if (SiEitEvent.getStartTime() == 0 || SiEitEvent.getStartTime() > 0 && SiEitEvent.getDuration() == 0)
          continue;
       Empty = false;
+      if (!SegmentStart)
+         SegmentStart = SiEitEvent.getStartTime();
+      SegmentEnd = SiEitEvent.getStartTime() + SiEitEvent.getDuration();
       cEvent *newEvent = NULL;
       cEvent *rEvent = NULL;
       cEvent *pEvent = (cEvent *)pSchedule->GetEvent(SiEitEvent.getEventId(), SiEitEvent.getStartTime());
@@ -242,6 +247,7 @@ cEIT::cEIT(cSchedules *Schedules, int Source, u_char Tid, const u_char *Data)
      pSchedule->SetPresentSeen();
   if (Modified) {
      pSchedule->Sort();
+     pSchedule->DropOutdated(SegmentStart, SegmentEnd, Tid, getVersionNumber());
      Schedules->SetModified(pSchedule);
      }
 }
diff --git a/epg.c b/epg.c
index cecc28e7..b9d9063c 100644
--- a/epg.c
+++ b/epg.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Original version (as used in VDR before 1.3.0) written by
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  *
- * $Id: epg.c 1.41 2005/12/25 11:11:17 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: epg.c 1.42 2005/12/26 14:44:03 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "epg.h"
@@ -739,6 +739,27 @@ void cSchedule::Sort(void)
   events.Sort();
 }
 
+void cSchedule::DropOutdated(time_t SegmentStart, time_t SegmentEnd, uchar TableID, uchar Version)
+{
+  if (SegmentStart > 0 && SegmentEnd > 0) {
+     for (cEvent *p = events.First(); p; p = events.Next(p)) {
+         if (!(p->EndTime() <= SegmentStart || p->StartTime() >= SegmentEnd)) {
+            // The event overlaps with the given time segment.
+            if (p->TableID() > TableID || p->TableID() == TableID && p->Version() != Version) {
+               // The segment overwrites all events from tables with higher ids, and
+               // within the same table id all events must have the same version.
+               // We can't delete the event right here because a timer might have
+               // a pointer to it, so let's set its id and start time to 0 to have it
+               // "phased out":
+               UnhashEvent(p);
+               p->eventID = 0;
+               p->startTime = 0;
+               }
+            }
+         }
+     }
+}
+
 void cSchedule::Cleanup(void)
 {
   Cleanup(time(NULL));
diff --git a/epg.h b/epg.h
index 9cefcb27..866db0ff 100644
--- a/epg.h
+++ b/epg.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Original version (as used in VDR before 1.3.0) written by
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  *
- * $Id: epg.h 1.26 2005/09/11 12:54:30 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: epg.h 1.27 2005/12/26 11:59:44 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __EPG_H
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public:
   void ClrRunningStatus(cChannel *Channel = NULL);
   void ResetVersions(void);
   void Sort(void);
+  void DropOutdated(time_t SegmentStart, time_t SegmentEnd, uchar TableID, uchar Version);
   void Cleanup(time_t Time);
   void Cleanup(void);
   cEvent *AddEvent(cEvent *Event);