BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 11 June 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—5. Desperation
  5/5Time is running out for spy-hero Lucifer Box. Can he reach Olympus Mons' lair in time?
2. 00:30
  Red Dwarf—Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, Episode 4
  4/6The crew gain two new recruits. Namely, a vain feline descendant and a neurotic mechanoid.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—The Duchess Of Kent
  The castaway choices of the Queen's cousin.
4. 01:45
  A Year in the Life of Ants—Episode 2
  2/5It's springtime and the Northumbrian wood ants are hungry, but the tree fellers are coming
5. 02:00
  Dickens on Location
  The places described by Charles Dickens, explored by the people who live in them today.
6. 02:30
  How Tickled Am I?—Series 1, Ken Dodd
  5/6Mark Radcliffe reveals how Ken Dodd became one of the greatest comic acts of our time.
7. 03:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Takes a Holiday
  2/20A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos.
8. 03:30
  John Wyndham - Chocky
  Twelve-year-old Matthew has an imaginary friend, or is she an alien life force?
9. 05:00
  Michelle Magorian - Back Home—Episode 2
  2/4The war is over but the battle is only just beginning for Rusty.
10. 05:30
  Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda—An Uncanny Resemblance
  1/31890s Ruritania sees the heroic Rudolf Rassendyll swap places with the soon-to-be King.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
2. 06:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 2
  2/6Craving publicity, clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband have kidnapped a girl.
3. 06:45
  The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents—Sredni Vashtar
  2/5By Saki. Young Conradin worships a fierce polecat ferret which answers his prayers.
4. 07:00
  Married—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6With Robin's universes collided, the King's ex-lover drops in. With Julian Clary.
5. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/12Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
6. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—24/11/1960
  Swiss Family Horne copes with life on a desert island.
7. 08:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Diploma
  7/13Harold quits for a new career as a TV repair man. Adapted from BBC TV.
8. 09:00
  The Castle—Series 4, Give Me the Flaming Torch
  5/6With the Olympics coming to Woodstock, Sir William is on a go-slow and Henry hunts dragons
9. 09:30
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Maddox's customary journalistic integrity is challenged by an overnight stay in prison.
10. 10:00
  Robert Graves - I, Claudius—Augustus
  1/6Young Claudius grows up in a turbulent household. The Roman dynasty's scandalous history.
11. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—William Trevor - Cheating at Canasta, Folie a Deux
  1/5A chance meeting in Paris revives powerful memories of an act of folly on an Irish beach.
12. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Tony Parsons, Lenora Crichlow, Lemn Sissay and Charles Hazlewood
  Clive Anderson is joined by Lemn Sissay, Lenora Crichlow and Tony Parsons.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Beyond Our Ken—24/11/1960
  Swiss Family Horne copes with life on a desert island.
2. 12:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Diploma
  7/13Harold quits for a new career as a TV repair man. Adapted from BBC TV.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
4. 13:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 2
  2/6Craving publicity, clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband have kidnapped a girl.
5. 13:45
  The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents—Sredni Vashtar
  2/5By Saki. Young Conradin worships a fierce polecat ferret which answers his prayers.
6. 14:00
  Incredible Women—Episode 1
  1/5Children's writer and wolf enthusiast Eleanor Fane-Gore reveals her true pedigree.
7. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—Trafalgar
  155/216Peace falters, war with France resumes and the Battle of Trafalgar looms.
8. 14:30
  Fay Weldon Stories—Climbing the Pine
  As Robert prepares for college, he's disconcerted by the predicament of brown bear cubs.
9. 14:45
  Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49—Episode 1
  1/5The reflections of an ordinary housewife from Barrow-in-Furness in August 1945.
10. 15:00
  Robert Graves - I, Claudius—Augustus
  1/6Young Claudius grows up in a turbulent household. The Roman dynasty's scandalous history.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—11/06/2012
  Mel Giedroyc finds out what cowboys ate on the trail and how the Indians traded food.
12. 17:00
  At Home With Hinge and Bracket—2. Anthony Newley
  2/6Actor, singer and composer Anthony Newley joins the dears for songs and conversation.
13. 17:30
  Married—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6With Robin's universes collided, the King's ex-lover drops in. With Julian Clary.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Haunting Women by Dermot Bolger—1. The Linen Mill
  1/5When 82-year-old Ellie revisits her old workplace, she is in turn visited by the past.
2. 18:15
  Brian Aldiss Presents—Impostor
  By Phillip K Dick. A paranoid scientist's identity crisis. Read by Peter Marinker.
3. 18:30
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—1. The Canopy
  1/5Millions of years from now, a small tribe battles to stay alive in dense jungle.
4. 19:00
  Beyond Our Ken—24/11/1960
  Swiss Family Horne copes with life on a desert island.
5. 19:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Diploma
  7/13Harold quits for a new career as a TV repair man. Adapted from BBC TV.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
7. 20:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 2
  2/6Craving publicity, clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband have kidnapped a girl.
8. 20:45
  The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents—Sredni Vashtar
  2/5By Saki. Young Conradin worships a fierce polecat ferret which answers his prayers.
9. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading—William Trevor - Cheating at Canasta, Folie a Deux
  1/5A chance meeting in Paris revives powerful memories of an act of folly on an Irish beach.
10. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Tony Parsons, Lenora Crichlow, Lemn Sissay and Charles Hazlewood
  Clive Anderson is joined by Lemn Sissay, Lenora Crichlow and Tony Parsons.
11. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/12Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
12. 22:30
  The Castle—Series 4, Give Me the Flaming Torch
  5/6With the Olympics coming to Woodstock, Sir William is on a go-slow and Henry hunts dragons
13. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 37, Episode 1
  1/7Jon Holmes, John Finnemore, Mitch Benn and Pippa Evans join Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
14. 23:30
  On Baby Street—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/5Three women neighbours are set to discover the delights of parenthood. Stars Keith Allen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Haunting Women by Dermot Bolger—1. The Linen Mill
  1/5When 82-year-old Ellie revisits her old workplace, she is in turn visited by the past.
2. 00:15
  Brian Aldiss Presents—Impostor
  By Phillip K Dick. A paranoid scientist's identity crisis. Read by Peter Marinker.
3. 00:30
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—1. The Canopy
  1/5Millions of years from now, a small tribe battles to stay alive in dense jungle.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
5. 01:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 2
  2/6Craving publicity, clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband have kidnapped a girl.
6. 01:45
  The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents—Sredni Vashtar
  2/5By Saki. Young Conradin worships a fierce polecat ferret which answers his prayers.
7. 02:00
  The Castle—Series 4, Give Me the Flaming Torch
  5/6With the Olympics coming to Woodstock, Sir William is on a go-slow and Henry hunts dragons
8. 02:30
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Maddox's customary journalistic integrity is challenged by an overnight stay in prison.
9. 03:00
  Robert Graves - I, Claudius—Augustus
  1/6Young Claudius grows up in a turbulent household. The Roman dynasty's scandalous history.
10. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—William Trevor - Cheating at Canasta, Folie a Deux
  1/5A chance meeting in Paris revives powerful memories of an act of folly on an Irish beach.
11. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Tony Parsons, Lenora Crichlow, Lemn Sissay and Charles Hazlewood
  Clive Anderson is joined by Lemn Sissay, Lenora Crichlow and Tony Parsons.
12. 05:00
  At Home With Hinge and Bracket—2. Anthony Newley
  2/6Actor, singer and composer Anthony Newley joins the dears for songs and conversation.
13. 05:30
  Married—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6With Robin's universes collided, the King's ex-lover drops in. With Julian Clary.

Tuesday 12 June 2012