BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 20 February 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Hand in Glove
  8/13The Man in Black reveals the fallout for a niece determined to plunder her aunt's trunk.
2. 00:30
  The Scarifyers—The Magic Circle, Episode 4
  4/4Lionheart's daughter is in the clutches of Montague Blake. Can Dunning and Crow save her?
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Lucy Gannon
  Kirsty Young explores the picks of the stage and screen writer in a series on playwrights.
4. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Anthony Horowitz
  The author reflects on writing a new adventure for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.
5. 02:00
  Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—1. Setting Off
  1/3George, Harris and J enjoy a holiday on the River Thames, with Montmorency the dog.
6. 02:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Michael Sellers
  Peter Sellers' son tells Sally Magnusson about growing up with a famous funny father.
7. 03:00
  Take It From Here—From 16/04/1958
  Dick dreams of Persia, and Eth is agitated in The Glums.
8. 03:30
  Miss Marple—4.50 From Paddington
  The spinster sleuth's friend spies a murder on a passing train, but where is the corpse?
9. 05:00
  Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet—Episode 1
  1/3Hugh and his dog meet a band of strolling Players.
10. 05:30
  FH Burnett - The Secret Garden—Episode 3
  3/5Mary finds the source of the mysterious crying that haunts the house.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
2. 06:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
  Can daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers?
3. 06:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—1. Murder
  1/5Who killed the wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938?
4. 07:00
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Diary of a Madman
  6/6A civil servant's dull life is transformed by talking dogs.
5. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 62, Episode 2
  2/8Can Nicolas's guests talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation?
6. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
  Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
7. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
8. 09:00
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Celebrity Weatherman
  6/6Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
9. 09:30
  Says on the Tin—Chowder
  4/6Eliott, Esther and Hannah battle to promote an American dish to the British palate.
10. 10:00
  The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White
  A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard....
11. 11:00
  Katie Fforde - A Fortnight in Tuscany
  A control freak is forced to attend a Tuscan cookery course. Read by Candida Benson.
12. 11:15
  Loose Ends—18/02/2012
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
  Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
4. 13:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
  Can daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers?
5. 13:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—1. Murder
  1/5Who killed the wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938?
6. 14:00
  Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby—Episode 11
  11/30Nicholas and Smike leave London to seek their fortunes. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel.
7. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The Civil War Begins
  75/216It's January 1642 and Charles I is about to make a big mistake.
8. 14:30
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 2, Young Chocolate
  3/5Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a boxer's burial.
9. 14:45
  Hollywood History of the World—Episode 1
  1/5Tinseltown's costume dramas - how historically accurate were they?
10. 15:00
  The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White
  A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard....
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—20/02/2012
  Mel Giedroyc catches the Hogwarts Express on the West Highland Railway line in Scotland.
12. 17:00
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—2. Telling Tails
  The dear ladies have a mouse in their house!
13. 17:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Diary of a Madman
  6/6A civil servant's dull life is transformed by talking dogs.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 3
  3/4With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call is traced.
2. 18:30
  Fantastic Tales—The Silken-Swift by Theodore Sturgeon
  6/6A unicorn holds the key to happiness in this fantasy of true love and complex desire.
3. 19:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
  Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
6. 20:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
  Can daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers?
7. 20:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—1. Murder
  1/5Who killed the wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938?
8. 21:00
  Katie Fforde - A Fortnight in Tuscany
  A control freak is forced to attend a Tuscan cookery course. Read by Candida Benson.
9. 21:15
  Loose Ends—18/02/2012
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 62, Episode 2
  2/8Can Nicolas's guests talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation?
11. 22:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Celebrity Weatherman
  6/6Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 36, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of topical sketch and stand up.
13. 23:30
  The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 1, 4. Philip Pope
  4/6Another selection of the finest comic songs from the musical comedian.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 3
  3/4With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call is traced.
2. 00:30
  Fantastic Tales—The Silken-Swift by Theodore Sturgeon
  6/6A unicorn holds the key to happiness in this fantasy of true love and complex desire.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
4. 01:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box
  Can daring Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell intercept vital papers?
5. 01:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—1. Murder
  1/5Who killed the wealthy womaniser William Murfitt in 1938?
6. 02:00
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Celebrity Weatherman
  6/6Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
7. 02:30
  Says on the Tin—Chowder
  4/6Eliott, Esther and Hannah battle to promote an American dish to the British palate.
8. 03:00
  The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White
  A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard....
9. 04:00
  Katie Fforde - A Fortnight in Tuscany
  A control freak is forced to attend a Tuscan cookery course. Read by Candida Benson.
10. 04:15
  Loose Ends—18/02/2012
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
11. 05:00
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—2. Telling Tails
  The dear ladies have a mouse in their house!
12. 05:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Diary of a Madman
  6/6A civil servant's dull life is transformed by talking dogs.

Tuesday 21 February 2012