BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 30 January 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Dreaming of Thee
  5/13The Man in Black reveals how a woman's nightmare threatens to become reality.
2. 00:30
  The Scarifyers—The Magic Circle, Episode 1
  1/4For Professor Dunning to find old ally Lionheart, he must ask Harry Crow for aid.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Angela Gheorghiu
  Kirsty Young explores the choices of the soprano in the last of a series featuring divas.
4. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Des O'Connor
  The entertainer reflects on his West End debut and dealing with jokes about his singing.
5. 02:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 4, John Mortimer
  Rumpole of the Bailey creator shares favourite tales of his life as a barrister and writer
6. 02:30
  The Palace of Laughter—Series 2, Bradford Alhambra
  4/6Geoffrey Wheeler visits Yorkshire's home of pantomime and a steadfast dance troupe.
7. 03:00
  Take It From Here—From 26/03/1958
  The 10th anniversary show, with a Pygmalion spoof and the Operatic Weather Forecast.
8. 03:30
  Agatha Christie—Endless Night
  A complex tale of love, deception and comeuppance for an overambitious working lad.
9. 04:30
  Nick Warburton - The Toad Squad
  Redundant Reg is lacking meaning in his life. Could amphibians provide the answer?
10. 05:00
  Alan Garner - Elidor—Episode 3
  3/4Roland's strong imagination threatens to draw the Evil towards the Treasures.
11. 05:30
  Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—The Spring Running
  5/5Mowgli leads the attack, but realises he must soon make a decision.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 1. Death Sentence
  1/5With a man due to hang, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a savage murder.
2. 06:30
  The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner—1. The Cupboard
  1/4As an Oxford student plays ancient violin music, a hidden cupboard is revealed.
3. 07:00
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt
  3/6Ivan's Aunt has some big plans for him...
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 8, Episode 5
  5/6Mark Watson, Henning Wehn, Roisin Conaty and Alex Horne hide truths in lies.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 15
  15/16Kenneth Horne meets Bona Prince Charlie, plus bona advertising with Julian and Sandy.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated.
7. 09:00
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Travel Mogul
  3/6Milton's a go-getting travel entrepreneur who builds the world's most extreme sports hotel
8. 09:30
  Says on the Tin—Toothpaste
  1/6Disgraced American ad man Eliott Thurber transfers to the land of gross teeth - England.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Little Dorrit, Episode 1
  1/5Arthur Clennam befriends seamstress Amy Dorrit and meets her extraordinary family.
10. 11:00
  Short Stories by John McGahern—Sierra Leone, part 1
  A young man is half in love with an aging politician's mistress.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—28/01/2012
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 15
  15/16Kenneth Horne meets Bona Prince Charlie, plus bona advertising with Julian and Sandy.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 1. Death Sentence
  1/5With a man due to hang, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a savage murder.
4. 13:30
  The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner—1. The Cupboard
  1/4As an Oxford student plays ancient violin music, a hidden cupboard is revealed.
5. 14:00
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 21
  21/25Is Kit Nubbins a thief or a victim of Quilp's plotting?
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—Erasmus, Anne Boleyn and the Death of Wolsey
  60/216Henry attempts to rid himself of Catherine and opens up a religious can of worms.
7. 14:30
  Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, The General Thingermejig
  1/4A useless and forgetful MP recalls how he was seduced back into politics.
8. 14:45
  Travels With a Donkey—The Camisards
  6/8As his mountain adventure continues, Robert Louis Stevenson recalls battles over religion.
9. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Little Dorrit, Episode 1
  1/5Arthur Clennam befriends seamstress Amy Dorrit and meets her extraordinary family.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—30/01/2012
  Mel Giedroyc searches for a rare butterfly, and catches Chris Evans.
11. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/6Vera and Muriel face the fallout from their claim about Guard Gallagher.
12. 17:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt
  3/6Ivan's Aunt has some big plans for him...
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—To My Dear, Dear Saladin
  Vincent Price introduces a tale of a cat and its unusual inheritance.
2. 18:30
  The Lunar Effect—Scavengers
  4/5By Dominic Power. Widow Lottie's odd encounter with a fox has a life-changing effect.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 15
  15/16Kenneth Horne meets Bona Prince Charlie, plus bona advertising with Julian and Sandy.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 1. Death Sentence
  1/5With a man due to hang, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a savage murder.
6. 20:30
  The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner—1. The Cupboard
  1/4As an Oxford student plays ancient violin music, a hidden cupboard is revealed.
7. 21:00
  Short Stories by John McGahern—Sierra Leone, part 1
  A young man is half in love with an aging politician's mistress.
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—28/01/2012
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 8, Episode 5
  5/6Mark Watson, Henning Wehn, Roisin Conaty and Alex Horne hide truths in lies.
10. 22:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Travel Mogul
  3/6Milton's a go-getting travel entrepreneur who builds the world's most extreme sports hotel
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—30/01/2012
  The Comedy Club offers laughs six nights a week. Arthur Smith chats to guest Stewart Lee.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—30/01/2012
  Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
13. 23:45
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 2, The Poison Pen Letters
  4/6The elderly Scotsmen investigate who's been snitching with green ink.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—To My Dear, Dear Saladin
  Vincent Price introduces a tale of a cat and its unusual inheritance.
2. 00:30
  The Lunar Effect—Scavengers
  4/5By Dominic Power. Widow Lottie's odd encounter with a fox has a life-changing effect.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 1. Death Sentence
  1/5With a man due to hang, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a savage murder.
4. 01:30
  The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner—1. The Cupboard
  1/4As an Oxford student plays ancient violin music, a hidden cupboard is revealed.
5. 02:00
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Travel Mogul
  3/6Milton's a go-getting travel entrepreneur who builds the world's most extreme sports hotel
6. 02:30
  Says on the Tin—Toothpaste
  1/6Disgraced American ad man Eliott Thurber transfers to the land of gross teeth - England.
7. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Little Dorrit, Episode 1
  1/5Arthur Clennam befriends seamstress Amy Dorrit and meets her extraordinary family.
8. 04:00
  Short Stories by John McGahern—Sierra Leone, part 1
  A young man is half in love with an aging politician's mistress.
9. 04:15
  Loose Ends—28/01/2012
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
10. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/6Vera and Muriel face the fallout from their claim about Guard Gallagher.
11. 05:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt
  3/6Ivan's Aunt has some big plans for him...

Tuesday 31 January 2012