BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 3 December 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 5. Deadline
  5/5Sam Vimes and Carcer finally fight, but time itself and a sinister lord have other ideas.
2. 00:30
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 5
  5/5The secret of long life is out, but Diana must face the media alone.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—His Last Bow, Wisteria Lodge
  1/8Voodoo rituals and mystery disappearances spark a gruesome riddle for the detective.
4. 01:45
  Stephen King - Blaze—Episode 3
  3/6Back in his childhood, Blaze's first con was to help another pupil. Read by William Hope.
5. 02:00
  Semi Circles—Series 2, The Liberated Generation
  4/6Ben and Helen's marriage is at a standstill. Will Dick and Marian get it moving?
6. 02:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Chris Addison, Bettany Hughes and Rupert Sheldrake suggest exhibits to the museum.
7. 03:00
  CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers—The Light and the Dark
  5/10As war erupts, Lewis Eliot heads to Whitehall where his love life takes an unexpected turn
8. 04:00
  Ronald Frame Short Stories—The End of the Season
  Rhona has fled from her relationship problems. At her hotel, she comes to an understanding
9. 04:15
  Jimmie Chinn - Perfect Timing
  A struggling music hall duo try to make a decent fist of a cruise ship booking.
10. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Brideshead Unvisited
  3/6Patrick makes the family attend a wedding, but will Stella's doubts prove justified?
11. 05:30
  The Little World of Don Camillo—Series 3, The 13th Century Angel
  1/4With his church damaged, the Italian priest sparks a commotion over repairs.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate
  A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.
2. 07:30
  Ay Mariachi!
  Hustling troubadours hit Mexico City by night. Neil McCarthy enjoys a mariachi.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 7
  7/32The American funny man welcomes England's Elvis Costello and Irish guitarist John Doyle.
4. 09:00
  The Burkiss Way—Celebrate the Burkiss Way
  Writers David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, plus cast members recall their cult comedies.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A gentleman farmer is powerfully drawn to the new widowed tenant of Wildfell Hall.
2. 13:15
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Poor Clare
  3/5Investigating the heir to a fortune, a lawyer is drawn towards a woman haunted by a curse.
3. 14:00
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 23/06/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
4. 14:30
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Holiday
  2/6The comedian's doctor prescribes him a sunshine holiday. Starring Harry Worth.
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 7
  7/32The American funny man welcomes England's Elvis Costello and Irish guitarist John Doyle.
6. 16:00
  Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate
  A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.
7. 17:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 9
  Ed Byrne speaks to Milton Jones, and Lucy Porter learns about Lloyd Langford's pessimism.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Torchwood—Lost Souls
  Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
2. 18:45
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, Death and the Senator
  3/5If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who gets treatment?
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Celebrate the Burkiss Way
  Writers David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, plus cast members recall their cult comedies.
4. 22:00
  Saturday Stand-Up—Robert Newman - Apocalypso Now
  Robert Newman entertains an audience at London's Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn.
5. 22:45
  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—Sir Henry Entertains
  1/5Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
6. 23:00
  Rebus—Resurrection Men, Episode 1
  1/2The maverick detective engineers a suspension to carry out a covert probe of his own.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Torchwood—Lost Souls
  Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
2. 00:45
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, Death and the Senator
  3/5If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who gets treatment?
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 7
  7/32The American funny man welcomes England's Elvis Costello and Irish guitarist John Doyle.
4. 02:00
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A gentleman farmer is powerfully drawn to the new widowed tenant of Wildfell Hall.
5. 03:15
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Poor Clare
  3/5Investigating the heir to a fortune, a lawyer is drawn towards a woman haunted by a curse.
6. 04:00
  Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate
  A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.
7. 05:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 9
  Ed Byrne speaks to Milton Jones, and Lucy Porter learns about Lloyd Langford's pessimism.

Sunday 4 December 2011