BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 20 January 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—An Eye for an Eye
  Even horror legend Vincent Price can't face the meal that is placed before him.
2. 00:30
  Barry Letts - Who & Me—Episode 4
  4/7The Doctor Who producer reflects on major changes in the TV filming process.
3. 01:00
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—A Surfeit of Lampreys
  The gentleman sleuth probes the death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family.
4. 02:00
  Know Your Place—Sisterly Feelings
  6/8Cleaner Elsie is facing eviction. Can caretaker Ramsay save the day?
5. 02:30
  The 99p Challenge—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins grills Tom Binns, Ben Moor, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz. From 2001.
6. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Hard Times, Episode 4
  4/4Stephen is missing, Tom goes on the run and Gradgrind gets some help. Dickens adaptation.
7. 04:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The Two Mrs Reeds
  4/5Two women with the same name convalesce in a maternity ward.
8. 04:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, The Lady in the Lake
  3/4The ageless wanderer is drawn to a magical fiddle player, and finds a tragic love triangle
9. 05:00
  King Street Junior—Series 5, Work
  6/7If only school problems could be as easily solved as the new school governor imagines.
10. 05:30
  Artists—Series 2, Unholy Alliances
  2/4Tamsin is invited to a wedding. Can she get anti-traditionalist Josef to accompany her?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book
  Two librarians decide to emulate Miss Marple when a corpse is found in their crime section
2. 06:45
  Ruth Rendell Stories—1. A Dark Blue Perfume
  1/5A retired businessman returns from abroad to search for his ex-wife.
3. 07:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 1, Sleeping Partners
  4/6Rosie's high finance event allows Kate to spot her ticket back to a top job.
4. 07:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 16
  Ed Byrne chats to Dara O Briain, while critics look forward to a new year in comedy.
5. 08:00
  The TV Lark—Opening Night
  Abandon ship! The Navy Lark gang switch to some brand new roles at Troutbridge TV.
6. 08:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Loathe Story
  1/8Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell.
7. 09:00
  Fat Chance—Weigh in with Wendy
  1/5Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's weight loss class. Sitcom about fighting the flab.
8. 09:30
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Clive Anderson with Gyles Brandreth, John O'Farrell, Natalie Haynes and Richard Herring.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Mrs Lirriper, Episode 1
  1/3Dickens's often overlooked tale of a huge-hearted landlady and her eccentric lodgers.
10. 11:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The Professor's Daughter
  5/5Four-year-old Britta and her fearful imagination cause embarrassment for Miss Jenner.
11. 11:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, Hope Springs
  4/4The roaming immortal reunites with daughter Doris, but learns an old foe is on his trail.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The TV Lark—Opening Night
  Abandon ship! The Navy Lark gang switch to some brand new roles at Troutbridge TV.
2. 12:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Loathe Story
  1/8Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell.
3. 13:00
  Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book
  Two librarians decide to emulate Miss Marple when a corpse is found in their crime section
4. 13:45
  Ruth Rendell Stories—1. A Dark Blue Perfume
  1/5A retired businessman returns from abroad to search for his ex-wife.
5. 14:00
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 15
  15/25The hunt continues to track down Little Nell and her grandfather.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—Henry V and Agincourt
  54/216The reign of Henry V unites England as he takes them into battle with France.
7. 14:30
  Alan Bennett - Telling Tales—Days Out
  5/10The writer recalls the difficulties his family faced in leaving Leeds on wartime Sundays.
8. 14:45
  Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied With String by Michael Crawford—5. Phantom
  5/5Michael Crawford on the tribulations and ultimate triumph of Phantom of the Opera.
9. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Mrs Lirriper, Episode 1
  1/3Dickens's often overlooked tale of a huge-hearted landlady and her eccentric lodgers.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—20/01/2012
  Mel Giedroyc is on a trip to Treasure Island, and tries on a helmet from the Vietnam War.
11. 17:00
  Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—4. Louise Lombard
  4/6The Royal Dingle Company invites Louise Lombard to meet them at Stratford-Upon-Avon
12. 17:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 1, Sleeping Partners
  4/6Rosie's high finance event allows Kate to spot her ticket back to a top job.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—Soul Music
  Horror legend Vincent Price tells the chilling tale of a violinist with very special hands
2. 18:30
  Barry Letts - Who & Me—Episode 5
  5/7The birth of the Time Lord's nemesis and the attributes of his female companions.
3. 19:00
  The TV Lark—Opening Night
  Abandon ship! The Navy Lark gang switch to some brand new roles at Troutbridge TV.
4. 19:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Loathe Story
  1/8Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell.
5. 20:00
  Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book
  Two librarians decide to emulate Miss Marple when a corpse is found in their crime section
6. 20:45
  Ruth Rendell Stories—1. A Dark Blue Perfume
  1/5A retired businessman returns from abroad to search for his ex-wife.
7. 21:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The Professor's Daughter
  5/5Four-year-old Britta and her fearful imagination cause embarrassment for Miss Jenner.
8. 21:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, Hope Springs
  4/4The roaming immortal reunites with daughter Doris, but learns an old foe is on his trail.
9. 22:00
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 16
  Ed Byrne chats to Dara O Briain, while critics look forward to a new year in comedy.
10. 22:30
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The Chosen One is piling on the flubbles!
11. 23:00
  The Skivers—Series 2, Jon Pertwee
  4/5Doctor Who meets Worzel Gummidge, as Nick Golson and Tim deJongh welcome guest Jon Pertwee
12. 23:30
  And Now in Colour—Series 2, Astronaut Training
  4/6The sketch team take the audience to Nevada for selection by NASA.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Soul Music
  Horror legend Vincent Price tells the chilling tale of a violinist with very special hands
2. 00:30
  Barry Letts - Who & Me—Episode 5
  5/7The birth of the Time Lord's nemesis and the attributes of his female companions.
3. 01:00
  Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book
  Two librarians decide to emulate Miss Marple when a corpse is found in their crime section
4. 01:45
  Ruth Rendell Stories—1. A Dark Blue Perfume
  1/5A retired businessman returns from abroad to search for his ex-wife.
5. 02:00
  Fat Chance—Weigh in with Wendy
  1/5Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's weight loss class. Sitcom about fighting the flab.
6. 02:30
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Clive Anderson with Gyles Brandreth, John O'Farrell, Natalie Haynes and Richard Herring.
7. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Mrs Lirriper, Episode 1
  1/3Dickens's often overlooked tale of a huge-hearted landlady and her eccentric lodgers.
8. 04:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The Professor's Daughter
  5/5Four-year-old Britta and her fearful imagination cause embarrassment for Miss Jenner.
9. 04:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, Hope Springs
  4/4The roaming immortal reunites with daughter Doris, but learns an old foe is on his trail.
10. 05:00
  Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—4. Louise Lombard
  4/6The Royal Dingle Company invites Louise Lombard to meet them at Stratford-Upon-Avon
11. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 1, Sleeping Partners
  4/6Rosie's high finance event allows Kate to spot her ticket back to a top job.

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