BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 17 December 2011

Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, The Circus of Doom, part 1
  5/10The Time Lord re-encounters the alien swarm in early 19th-century rural England.
2. 00:30
  HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness—Episode 5
  5/5Battling in the Antarctic, can Dyer and Danforth escape with their lives?
3. 01:00
  The Saint by Leslie Charteris—3. The Saint Plays With Fire
  3/3Simon Templar uncovers a fascist conspiracy to seize power in France.
4. 02:00
  Semi Circles—Series 2, A Lack of Moral Fibre
  6/6Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will dieting with Helen raise his spirits?
5. 02:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Sean Lock host, with guests Jon Richardson, Roger Law and Kate Adie.
6. 03:00
  Dave Sheasby - Donkeys Led By Lions
  Teacher Arthur Willis battles his conscience over fighting in the Great War.
7. 04:00
  Christmas with the Detectives—The Flying Stars
  4/4In GK Chesterton's whodunnit, Father Brown investigates a jewel theft during a pantomime.
8. 04:15
  Petrella—Series 2, Original Sins
  4/4The sleuth investigates when a victim is found chained to a post in the Thames.
9. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, The Birds and the Bees
  5/6If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must move to Stella.
10. 05:30
  The Little World of Don Camillo—Series 3, Thunder and the Ugly Madonna
  3/4The Italian priest finds beauty in the most unattractive of circumstances.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  JM Barrie - The Little White Bird
  A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had.
2. 07:30
  Twas the Night before Christmas
  Poet Ian McMillan travels to New York to research this most famous and seasonal poem.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 9
  9/32The funny man welcomes mini-orchestra Pink Martini and operatic baritone Nathan Gunn.
4. 09:00
  Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box—Episode 1
  1/2Get festive with Round the Horne, The Goon Show, Hinge and Bracket and more!
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Legacy: Blood in the Mountains by Cath Staincliffe (Omnibus)
  Two probate researchers battle to locate an heir to a fortune to claim a percentage.
2. 13:15
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Grey Woman
  5/5When a miller's daughter marries a nobleman, it is the start of a terrifying adventure.
3. 14:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
  3/20The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
4. 14:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs
  4/8Albert is laid up in bed, and Harold fears spending the rest of his life looking after him
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 9
  9/32The funny man welcomes mini-orchestra Pink Martini and operatic baritone Nathan Gunn.
6. 16:00
  JM Barrie - The Little White Bird
  A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had.
7. 17:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 11
  Ed Byrne, Sarah Millican, Alex Horne and Rich Fulcher discuss the best of upcoming comedy.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  A young magician is left alone in his master's workshop.
2. 18:45
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Sentinel
  5/5The story from which Clarke developed the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' with Kubrick.
3. 19:00
  Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box—Episode 1
  1/2Get festive with Round the Horne, The Goon Show, Hinge and Bracket and more!
4. 22:00
  Saturday Stand-Up—Stephen K Amos
  Stephen K Amos entertains an audience at London's Monday Club venue in 2007.
5. 22:45
  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—A Christmas Eating at Rawlinson End
  3/5Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
6. 23:00
  Val McDermid - The Distant Echo
  Police review the unsolved murder of a young woman in the snow - but is the killing over?
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  A young magician is left alone in his master's workshop.
2. 00:45
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Sentinel
  5/5The story from which Clarke developed the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' with Kubrick.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 9
  9/32The funny man welcomes mini-orchestra Pink Martini and operatic baritone Nathan Gunn.
4. 02:00
  Legacy: Blood in the Mountains by Cath Staincliffe (Omnibus)
  Two probate researchers battle to locate an heir to a fortune to claim a percentage.
5. 03:15
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Grey Woman
  5/5When a miller's daughter marries a nobleman, it is the start of a terrifying adventure.
6. 04:00
  JM Barrie - The Little White Bird
  A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had.
7. 05:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 11
  Ed Byrne, Sarah Millican, Alex Horne and Rich Fulcher discuss the best of upcoming comedy.

Sunday 18 December 2011