BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 26 January 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—The Waxwork
  Vincent Price tells the mortifying tale of a man who spends the night among wax dummies.
2. 00:30
  The Lunar Effect—The Cycle
  1/5By John Connolly. A young woman deals with two tormentors by unexpected means.
3. 00:45
  MR James—MR James Stories, Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad
  The tale of a curious artefact found in the ruins of a Knights Templar church.
4. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Bolt, 3. Hostile Intelligence
  3/5Danielle faces a terrifying ordeal while Princess Casilla must deal with another shock.
5. 01:30
  Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader—Episode 3
  3/5Attending Lady Bramfell's reception as Chilcote, Loder joins in the crystal ball gazing.
6. 02:00
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Edinburgh
  5/6A very special passenger makes Douglas grovel, Martin crawl, Carolyn frisk and Arthur cry
7. 02:30
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6James Walton is joined by Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Dave Gorman and Mary Anne Hobbs.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens - Barnaby Rudge—The Nineteenth of March
  1/3A stranger arrives on the anniversary of a gruesome unsolved murder. Dickens adaptation.
9. 04:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—The Giant's Boneyard
  3/512-year-old Gog struggles with his mother's insistence that he is part giant.
10. 04:15
  The Recall Man—Making Waves
  2/4A confused man claims to have witnessed a murder, so the police turn to Dr Joe Aston.
11. 05:00
  The Playlist Series—Robert Burns's iPod
  David Owen Norris hears songs the Scottish bard might have carried around with him.
12. 05:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Fame
  1/6Poetry and sketches with Pam Ayres, Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From 2006.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dick Francis—Bolt, 4. The Killing Game
  4/5Prince Litsi faces terror at the top of the old stand at Bradbury race course.
2. 06:30
  Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader—Episode 4
  4/5Acclaimed in the Commons as Chilcote, will a past event unmask Loder's true identity?
3. 07:00
  Artists—Series 2, Raw Emotion
  3/4A new muse for Tamsin is an old flame for Gerard. Can he woo her back for good this time?
4. 07:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 7, To Kill a Mocking Bird
  2/6Ending her relationship with Brian, Clare is surprised by her colleagues' reaction.
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Country Caper
  The bungling duo must enforce stringent regulations for over-sized rhubarb.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, A Brush With the Law
  8/20When a light shines out in a blackout, Hodges hauls Mainwaring to court.
7. 09:00
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
8. 09:30
  All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Still Crazy
  1/6Patrick wonders who Green Day are, and Joe turns into a doting daddy.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens - Barnaby Rudge—The No Popery Men
  2/3Joe and Edward are caught up in bitter feuds from the past. Stars Richard Derrington.
10. 11:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—Countless Stones
  4/5Questioning her past, Rita sees her future bound to the standing stones above her village.
11. 11:15
  The Recall Man—Over the Border
  3/4Dr Joe Aston helps police probe a taxi driver who is the only witness to a murder.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Country Caper
  The bungling duo must enforce stringent regulations for over-sized rhubarb.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, A Brush With the Law
  8/20When a light shines out in a blackout, Hodges hauls Mainwaring to court.
3. 13:00
  Dick Francis—Bolt, 4. The Killing Game
  4/5Prince Litsi faces terror at the top of the old stand at Bradbury race course.
4. 13:30
  Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader—Episode 4
  4/5Acclaimed in the Commons as Chilcote, will a past event unmask Loder's true identity?
5. 14:00
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 19
  19/25As Little Nell recuperates, the kindly schoolmaster teaches her a life lesson.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The First Tudor King
  58/216The English are recovering from plague, famine and war when the Tudors begin their reign.
7. 14:30
  Alan Bennett - Telling Tales—Unsaid Prayers
  9/10The writer recalls his Anglican faith throughout army and university life.
8. 14:45
  Travels With a Donkey—Our Ladies of the Snows
  4/8Robert Louis Stevenson samples French monastic life. Read by Alan Cumming.
9. 15:00
  Charles Dickens - Barnaby Rudge—The No Popery Men
  2/3Joe and Edward are caught up in bitter feuds from the past. Stars Richard Derrington.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—26/01/2012
  Mel Giedroyc hears from Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande.
11. 17:00
  King Street Junior—Series 5, The Reunion
  7/7Mr Sims comes up with a bright idea for the evening of Sports Day.
12. 17:30
  Artists—Series 2, Raw Emotion
  3/4A new muse for Tamsin is an old flame for Gerard. Can he woo her back for good this time?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—Blind Man's Bluff
  Chilling tale of an eerie passenger who joins Vincent Price on a train heading west.
2. 18:30
  The Lunar Effect—The Boy by the Light of the Moon
  2/5By Vega Powell. Remembering a distant love affair, a Spaniard meets an odd waiter.
3. 18:45
  MR James—MR James Stories, The Tractate Middoth
  The classic ghost story of Doctor Rant and the strange goings-on in the library.
4. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Country Caper
  The bungling duo must enforce stringent regulations for over-sized rhubarb.
5. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, A Brush With the Law
  8/20When a light shines out in a blackout, Hodges hauls Mainwaring to court.
6. 20:00
  Dick Francis—Bolt, 4. The Killing Game
  4/5Prince Litsi faces terror at the top of the old stand at Bradbury race course.
7. 20:30
  Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader—Episode 4
  4/5Acclaimed in the Commons as Chilcote, will a past event unmask Loder's true identity?
8. 21:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—Countless Stones
  4/5Questioning her past, Rita sees her future bound to the standing stones above her village.
9. 21:15
  The Recall Man—Over the Border
  3/4Dr Joe Aston helps police probe a taxi driver who is the only witness to a murder.
10. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 7, To Kill a Mocking Bird
  2/6Ending her relationship with Brian, Clare is surprised by her colleagues' reaction.
11. 22:30
  Delve Special—Series 3, Cowboys
  2/4Reporter David Lander investigates Britain's cowboy builders.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—26/01/2012
  More chat and comedy with Arthur Smith and this week's guest, Nigel Planer.
13. 23:00
  Bleak Expectations—Series 1, A Childhood Cruelly Kippered
  1/6Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life.
14. 23:30
  The Castle—Series 3, The Vuvuzela of Terror
  4/6Sir John is investigated by the taxman and has to hire two Frenchmen and a bucket of eels.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Blind Man's Bluff
  Chilling tale of an eerie passenger who joins Vincent Price on a train heading west.
2. 00:30
  The Lunar Effect—The Boy by the Light of the Moon
  2/5By Vega Powell. Remembering a distant love affair, a Spaniard meets an odd waiter.
3. 00:45
  MR James—MR James Stories, The Tractate Middoth
  The classic ghost story of Doctor Rant and the strange goings-on in the library.
4. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Bolt, 4. The Killing Game
  4/5Prince Litsi faces terror at the top of the old stand at Bradbury race course.
5. 01:30
  Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader—Episode 4
  4/5Acclaimed in the Commons as Chilcote, will a past event unmask Loder's true identity?
6. 02:00
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
7. 02:30
  All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Still Crazy
  1/6Patrick wonders who Green Day are, and Joe turns into a doting daddy.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens - Barnaby Rudge—The No Popery Men
  2/3Joe and Edward are caught up in bitter feuds from the past. Stars Richard Derrington.
9. 04:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—Countless Stones
  4/5Questioning her past, Rita sees her future bound to the standing stones above her village.
10. 04:15
  The Recall Man—Over the Border
  3/4Dr Joe Aston helps police probe a taxi driver who is the only witness to a murder.
11. 05:00
  King Street Junior—Series 5, The Reunion
  7/7Mr Sims comes up with a bright idea for the evening of Sports Day.
12. 05:30
  Artists—Series 2, Raw Emotion
  3/4A new muse for Tamsin is an old flame for Gerard. Can he woo her back for good this time?

Friday 27 January 2012