BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 7 January 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Red Dwarf—Better Than Life, Episode 4
  4/6Lister's recovery is interrupted by a game of planetary snooker and a shocking revelation.
2. 00:30
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch II, 5. Sundeath
  5/10On an abandoned artificial sun, the Challenger crew probes the computer in charge.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Nine Tailors, 7. All Is Not Explained
  7/8Lord Peter Wimsey goes snooping to try and establish who killed Geoffrey Deacon - and how.
4. 01:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Conrad Case, 7. Coffee For Miss Conrad
  7/8Temple and Steve encounter Betty Conrad, and a midnight meeting is arranged.
5. 02:00
  Instant Sunshine—From 17/12/1986
  More humorous songs from David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
6. 02:30
  We've Been Here Before—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/5Clive Anderson's panel show with Steve Punt, David Quantick, Robin Ince, Gyles Brandreth.
7. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—The Personal History of David Copperfield, 5. Good and Bad Angels
  5/10David falls in love, and questions his friendship with Steerforth.
8. 04:00
  Rose Tremain—The Crossing of Herald Mountjoy
  A tale of public and private anguish, based around the Battle of Agincourt.
9. 04:15
  Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg
  Martyn Wade's comic tale of greed and corruption in Victorian London. With James Grout.
10. 05:00
  Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—2. Juliet Stevenson
  2/6The Royal Dingle Company tackles the Verse of the Bard with Juliet Stevenson.
11. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 1, Out To Launch
  2/6Rosie's company launches a famous young footballer's autobiography.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dickens' Women
  From Kate Nickleby to Little Nell, Miriam Margolyes celebrates the author's characters.
2. 07:30
  Beardyman and the Mimics
  Beatboxer "Beardyman" aka Darren Foreman goes in search of nature's best sound-mimics.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 12
  12/32The funny man welcomes entertainer Nellie McKay, and there's ice fishing in Lake Wobegon.
4. 09:00
  Open Book—Funny Books Special
  Mariella Frostrup and her line-up of comedians and authors debate their funniest book.
5. 10:00
  Adrian Mole: The Mole Truth with Sue Townsend
  The author chats to the man who brought her creation to the BBC airwaves, John Tydeman.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Possession - Omnibus—Episode 3
  3/3Roland and Maud find themselves on a ferry bound for Brittany in France.
2. 13:15
  McLevy—Series 1, 3. The Second Shadow
  3/4The Edinburgh detective is under pressure to secure rapid convictions. Stars Brian Cox.
3. 14:00
  One Foot in the Grave—2. Timeless Time
  2/4Grumpy Victor's insomnia keeps wife Margaret awake.
4. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 12
  12/32The funny man welcomes entertainer Nellie McKay, and there's ice fishing in Lake Wobegon.
5. 16:00
  Dickens' Women
  From Kate Nickleby to Little Nell, Miriam Margolyes celebrates the author's characters.
6. 17:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 14
  Ed Byrne talks to Fred MacAulay, Sarah Millican, Omid Djalili, Milton Jones and John Lloyd
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Blake's 7: The Early Years—Flag and Flame
  Merrin faces a bleak future when her twin Cally is sent on a one-way mission.
2. 18:30
  Rules of Asylum by James Follett—2. Dinner
  2/3Valery is taken out to dinner by his interrogator, but is all quite what it seems?
3. 19:00
  Open Book—Funny Books Special
  Mariella Frostrup and her line-up of comedians and authors debate their funniest book.
4. 20:00
  Adrian Mole: The Mole Truth with Sue Townsend
  The author chats to the man who brought her creation to the BBC airwaves, John Tydeman.
5. 22:00
  4 at the Store—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Stand-up with host Simon Bligh, Ian Stone, Ronnie Golden and Jo Caulfield.
6. 22:30
  Friends Like These—Adam and Joe's Famous Guy
  "I'm the best at pretending" - a reclusive Hollywood star tells all. Stars Adam Buxton.
7. 22:45
  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—Diplodocus vs Concreton
  5/5Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
8. 23:00
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 1. Murder
  1/4A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village.
9. 23:30
  Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room—Episode 1
  1/5Starting afresh on a Swedish island, Joakim and Katrine's little girl can't sleep.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Blake's 7: The Early Years—Flag and Flame
  Merrin faces a bleak future when her twin Cally is sent on a one-way mission.
2. 00:30
  Rules of Asylum by James Follett—2. Dinner
  2/3Valery is taken out to dinner by his interrogator, but is all quite what it seems?
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 12
  12/32The funny man welcomes entertainer Nellie McKay, and there's ice fishing in Lake Wobegon.
4. 02:00
  Possession - Omnibus—Episode 3
  3/3Roland and Maud find themselves on a ferry bound for Brittany in France.
5. 03:15
  McLevy—Series 1, 3. The Second Shadow
  3/4The Edinburgh detective is under pressure to secure rapid convictions. Stars Brian Cox.
6. 04:00
  Dickens' Women
  From Kate Nickleby to Little Nell, Miriam Margolyes celebrates the author's characters.
7. 05:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 14
  Ed Byrne talks to Fred MacAulay, Sarah Millican, Omid Djalili, Milton Jones and John Lloyd

Sunday 8 January 2012