BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 21 February 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
2. 06:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture
  Thorpe Hazell investigates a disappearing wagon of valuable paintings from a train.
3. 06:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—2. Investigation
  2/5In the case of a womanising farmer killed in 1938, evidence mounts against his wife.
4. 07:00
  Alison and Maud—Series 2, Free-Range Angels
  5/6The landlady sisters make merry with a Thai takeaway. Stars Miriam Margolyes.
5. 07:30
  Mr and Mrs Smith—Series 1, The Bathroom
  4/4Annabelle is annoyed because Will could not stand up to their over-enthusiastic builder.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis
  1/26Admiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British garrison.
7. 08:30
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  8/13Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
8. 09:00
  The Now Show—Series 36, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of topical sketch and stand up.
9. 09:30
  The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 1, 4. Philip Pope
  4/6Another selection of the finest comic songs from the musical comedian.
10. 10:00
  J Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans—1. Under Siege
  1/2The daughters of Colonel Munro are led into danger by Magua, a vengeful Huron.
11. 11:00
  Maeve Binchy - Love in the Afternoon
  Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
12. 11:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 3, Bird in Hand
  1/4Chef Warwick Hedges offers ornithologist Megan a guaranteed sighting of a rare bird.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis
  1/26Admiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British garrison.
2. 12:30
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  8/13Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
4. 13:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture
  Thorpe Hazell investigates a disappearing wagon of valuable paintings from a train.
5. 13:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—2. Investigation
  2/5In the case of a womanising farmer killed in 1938, evidence mounts against his wife.
6. 14:00
  Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby—Episode 12
  12/30Kate suffers from Sir Mulberry Hawk's sinister advances. Stars Alex Jennings.
7. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The Rise and Rise of Oliver Cromwell
  76/216Some Kings lost their heads but only Charles I lost the monarchy.
8. 14:30
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 2, A Very Occasional Day
  4/5As they drive to a sheepdog trial, Carter's uncle has women on his mind.
9. 14:45
  Hollywood History of the World—Episode 2
  2/5Cinema's biblical epics - how did they shape history's image?
10. 15:00
  J Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans—1. Under Siege
  1/2The daughters of Colonel Munro are led into danger by Magua, a vengeful Huron.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—21/02/2012
  Mel Giedroyc hunts for the cleverest family in Britain with the Keep It in the Family quiz
12. 17:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 2, The Bread and Butter
  1/8A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at the British Embassy.
13. 17:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 2, Free-Range Angels
  5/6The landlady sisters make merry with a Thai takeaway. Stars Miriam Margolyes.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 4
  4/4Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to bomb the planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth
2. 18:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 1
  1/17Bill Masen wakes up in hospital to find that the world he knew has changed forever.
3. 19:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis
  1/26Admiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British garrison.
4. 19:30
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  8/13Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
6. 20:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture
  Thorpe Hazell investigates a disappearing wagon of valuable paintings from a train.
7. 20:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—2. Investigation
  2/5In the case of a womanising farmer killed in 1938, evidence mounts against his wife.
8. 21:00
  Maeve Binchy - Love in the Afternoon
  Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
9. 21:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 3, Bird in Hand
  1/4Chef Warwick Hedges offers ornithologist Megan a guaranteed sighting of a rare bird.
10. 22:00
  Mr and Mrs Smith—Series 1, The Bathroom
  4/4Annabelle is annoyed because Will could not stand up to their over-enthusiastic builder.
11. 22:30
  Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting—Series 2, Fragile Peace
  1/6Linda attempts to broker a peace deal between her builder Chris and her neighbour Betty.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—21/02/2012
  Arthur Smith chats to Warren Lakin and Andy Hamilton.
13. 23:00
  Deep Trouble—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6The US Navy's special Seals force causes excitement aboard nuclear submarine Goliath.
14. 23:30
  The Big Booth—Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 4
  4/6Boothby Graffoe and friends share scary tales of the railway and dramas at sea.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 4
  4/4Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to bomb the planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 1
  1/17Bill Masen wakes up in hospital to find that the world he knew has changed forever.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
4. 01:30
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture
  Thorpe Hazell investigates a disappearing wagon of valuable paintings from a train.
5. 01:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—2. Investigation
  2/5In the case of a womanising farmer killed in 1938, evidence mounts against his wife.
6. 02:00
  The Now Show—Series 36, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of topical sketch and stand up.
7. 02:30
  The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 1, 4. Philip Pope
  4/6Another selection of the finest comic songs from the musical comedian.
8. 03:00
  J Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans—1. Under Siege
  1/2The daughters of Colonel Munro are led into danger by Magua, a vengeful Huron.
9. 04:00
  Maeve Binchy - Love in the Afternoon
  Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
10. 04:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 3, Bird in Hand
  1/4Chef Warwick Hedges offers ornithologist Megan a guaranteed sighting of a rare bird.
11. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 2, The Bread and Butter
  1/8A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at the British Embassy.
12. 05:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 2, Free-Range Angels
  5/6The landlady sisters make merry with a Thai takeaway. Stars Miriam Margolyes.

Wednesday 22 February 2012