BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 5 December 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Not Wanted on the Voyage
  The despotic Henrietta Forsythe, and her sway over her secretary and new husband.
2. 00:30
  Red Dwarf—Better Than Life, Episode 2
  2/6Holly and Talkie Toaster strike up a relationship and Rimmer's mind ruins it for everyone.
3. 01:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
4. 01:30
  Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 2
  2/5Recruited by Germany, British double agent Eddie Chapman is codenamed Fritz.
5. 02:00
  The Now Show—Series 38, Episode 4
  4/6Steve, Hugh and team are joined by special guests Angela Barnes and Pippa Evans.
6. 02:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 1, What Price Utopia
  4/4The Home Office wants to use the sci-fi soap to prepare Britain for a post-nuclear world.
7. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 1
  1/3Parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men.
8. 04:00
  The Interview—The Last Comeback
  2/5An aging diva is about to be interviewed by her occasional lover. But he's indisposed.
9. 04:15
  Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education
  Panic strikes in a university drama department as a siege situation unfolds.
10. 05:00
  Second Thoughts—Series 1, 6. Nursing a Conscience
  6/10Faith nurses poorly Bill, but he is in for a nasty surprise.
11. 05:30
  Semi Circles—Series 2, Charity Begins at Home
  5/6Helen and Ben fight the forces of materialism. Can they win when promotion beckons?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 6. The Chest of Silver
  The gentleman thief shows his accomplice how an inside job at a bank is really done.
2. 06:30
  Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 3
  3/5Double agent 'Fritz' prepares to sabotage a British plane factory. Read by Damian Lewis.
3. 06:45
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the Corridor Express
  Can Hazell save a multi-millionaire's son snatched from a moving train?
4. 07:00
  One Foot in the Grave—1. Alive and Buried
  1/4Grumpy Victor Meldrew is about to lose his job. Adapted from TV, with Richard Wilson.
5. 07:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Whitehaven
  1/6Surrealist pirates, rum butter's odd origins and what links rugby and nuclear power?
6. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Elopement
  6/14Can The Lad and Sid smooth Bill's path to true love?
7. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/14Can Tim escape the villains? Will Jo do a love scene with King Harold? From October 1966.
8. 09:00
  Winston—Series 1, Weaving the Spells
  2/6Thrown out by his wife, the cordon bleu scoundrel moves into Nancy's house uninvited.
9. 09:30
  The Party Line—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6MP Duncan Stonebridge's hopes of taking part in a gentle sponsored walk are dashed.
10. 10:00
  Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 2
  2/3After failing to marry Stephen, Elfride meets and falls in love with his mentor Henry.
11. 11:00
  The Interview—Scissors, Paper, Stone
  3/5A man with a passion for stones falls foul of a ruthless authority.
12. 11:15
  Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
  After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Elopement
  6/14Can The Lad and Sid smooth Bill's path to true love?
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/14Can Tim escape the villains? Will Jo do a love scene with King Harold? From October 1966.
3. 13:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 6. The Chest of Silver
  The gentleman thief shows his accomplice how an inside job at a bank is really done.
4. 13:30
  Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 3
  3/5Double agent 'Fritz' prepares to sabotage a British plane factory. Read by Damian Lewis.
5. 13:45
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the Corridor Express
  Can Hazell save a multi-millionaire's son snatched from a moving train?
6. 14:00
  Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving—Episode 3
  3/10Vic Brown fears his romance with Ingrid is over when she fails to turn up for a night out.
7. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Gertrude Jekyll and the Suburban Countryside
  7/12How gardens became more than just lawns and borders.
8. 14:30
  Sir Harry Secombe - Goon Abroad—Majorca
  3/5Sir Harry Secombe recalls his idyllic holiday home in Majorca.
9. 14:45
  John Boyne - The House of Special Purpose—Episode 8
  8/10Past and present, tradition and revolution, all collide. Georgy flees time and again.
10. 15:00
  Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 2
  2/3After failing to marry Stephen, Elfride meets and falls in love with his mentor Henry.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—05/12/2012
  Mel Giedroyc makes a splash with a wheelbarrow river race.
12. 17:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, New House
  6/6Patrick and Stella find their dream house, but will the children scupper their move?
13. 17:30
  One Foot in the Grave—1. Alive and Buried
  1/4Grumpy Victor Meldrew is about to lose his job. Adapted from TV, with Richard Wilson.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
  Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
2. 18:30
  Red Dwarf—Better Than Life, Episode 3
  3/6Rimmer makes a daring jailbreak in a woman's body, and Holly makes a timely discovery.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Elopement
  6/14Can The Lad and Sid smooth Bill's path to true love?
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/14Can Tim escape the villains? Will Jo do a love scene with King Harold? From October 1966.
5. 20:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 6. The Chest of Silver
  The gentleman thief shows his accomplice how an inside job at a bank is really done.
6. 20:30
  Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 3
  3/5Double agent 'Fritz' prepares to sabotage a British plane factory. Read by Damian Lewis.
7. 20:45
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the Corridor Express
  Can Hazell save a multi-millionaire's son snatched from a moving train?
8. 21:00
  The Interview—Scissors, Paper, Stone
  3/5A man with a passion for stones falls foul of a ruthless authority.
9. 21:15
  Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
  After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.
10. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Whitehaven
  1/6Surrealist pirates, rum butter's odd origins and what links rugby and nuclear power?
11. 22:30
  Just Plain Gardening—Iris Discovers Her Roots
  4/5Miss Bowermount's scheming niece Iris delves in unfamiliar ground.
12. 22:45
  The Consultants—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4The team wonder why so many men went to 'mow a meadow'.
13. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—05/12/2012
  Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Danny Bhoy.
14. 23:00
  The Hare Lane Diaries—Episode 6
  6/6Jobless Rex is hiding at home, but Jessica thinks she's got a ghost and holds a seance.
15. 23:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6The torrid tale of Justine's jeans, and the sad story of a second gap year.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
  Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
2. 00:30
  Red Dwarf—Better Than Life, Episode 3
  3/6Rimmer makes a daring jailbreak in a woman's body, and Holly makes a timely discovery.
3. 01:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 6. The Chest of Silver
  The gentleman thief shows his accomplice how an inside job at a bank is really done.
4. 01:30
  Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 3
  3/5Double agent 'Fritz' prepares to sabotage a British plane factory. Read by Damian Lewis.
5. 01:45
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the Corridor Express
  Can Hazell save a multi-millionaire's son snatched from a moving train?
6. 02:00
  Winston—Series 1, Weaving the Spells
  2/6Thrown out by his wife, the cordon bleu scoundrel moves into Nancy's house uninvited.
7. 02:30
  The Party Line—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6MP Duncan Stonebridge's hopes of taking part in a gentle sponsored walk are dashed.
8. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 2
  2/3After failing to marry Stephen, Elfride meets and falls in love with his mentor Henry.
9. 04:00
  The Interview—Scissors, Paper, Stone
  3/5A man with a passion for stones falls foul of a ruthless authority.
10. 04:15
  Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
  After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.
11. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, New House
  6/6Patrick and Stella find their dream house, but will the children scupper their move?
12. 05:30
  One Foot in the Grave—1. Alive and Buried
  1/4Grumpy Victor Meldrew is about to lose his job. Adapted from TV, with Richard Wilson.

Thursday 6 December 2012