BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 8 December 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Blake's 7: The Early Years—Point of No Return
  On the eve of a tense election, Major Travis is given an unexpected assignment.
2. 00:30
  Red Dwarf—Better Than Life, Episode 5
  5/6Lister awaits rescue. And waits. And waits. Back on the ship, however, time behaves oddly.
3. 01:00
  The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy
  2/4The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written?
4. 01:30
  Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag—Episode 5
  5/5British wartime double agent and former convict Eddie Chapman arrives back home.
5. 01:45
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway—The Affair of the Birmingham Bank
  Can Hazell Thorpe foil a gold bullion robbery?
6. 02:00
  Millport—Series 3, Reinstatement
  1/6Irene arrives on the first ferry of the holiday season, but why is she back on the island?
7. 02:30
  The Brothers—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Nigel and Michael are brothers who share everything - home, work, and acute neuroses.
8. 03:00
  Wakefield
  A dull middle-aged man temporarily leaves home to spy on his wife to observe what happens.
9. 04:00
  The Interview—The Good Shepherd
  5/5Is a new member of the congregation the answer to a cash-strapped pastor's prayers?
10. 04:15
  Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley
  Mrs Chatterley of Gravesend reveals similar interests to her famous namesake.
11. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield.
12. 05:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 2, The More the Merrier
  7/8Charles discovers all about Izzy's torrid past.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Ellen Dryden - The Westward Journey
  19th century drama of the perilous migration across America to Oregon and California.
2. 07:30
  Blueberries in Manndalen
  John Burnside visits the Sami Music Festival of Riddu Riddu in northern Norway.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 3
  3/28The American funny man is back at New York's Town Hall with the Punch Brothers.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—John Hegley
  The popular performance poet, musician and songwriter chooses his favourite programmes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  China Girl: Omnibus
  Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage.
2. 13:15
  Petrella—Series 1, Good Fences Make Good Neighbours
  1/4The Oxbridge-educated detective probes the murder of a young woman who led a double life.
3. 14:00
  Just a Minute—07/08/2000
  Nicholas Parsons welcomes Linda Smith, Clement Freud, Paul Merton and Stephen Fry.
4. 14:30
  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.
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 3
  3/28The American funny man is back at New York's Town Hall with the Punch Brothers.
6. 16:00
  Ellen Dryden - The Westward Journey
  19th century drama of the perilous migration across America to Oregon and California.
7. 17:30
  Nick Mohammed in Bits—Witness Statement
  1/5Nick dons a police helmet to take statements from an unhappy couple.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bradbury 13—The Veldt
  Wealthy parents worry when their holographic nursery shows savage African lions.
2. 18:30
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—Crewe
  3/5In a railway station waiting room, an old man shares the haunting tale of a past job.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—John Hegley
  The popular performance poet, musician and songwriter chooses his favourite programmes.
4. 22:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6With host Simon Mayo and team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
5. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, I Won't Eat Bread From a Puddle
  3/6The award-winning funny man hears about his audience's worst fears.
6. 23:00
  The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith—1. Stranger
  1/4Recently divorced Robert Forester is attracted to a stranger in Pennsylvania.
7. 23:30
  Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run—Episode 5
  5/6Fleeing the police, Noye hunkers down in his Spanish hideaway and makes plans.
8. 23:45
  Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil—Episode 5
  5/6The truth dawns on Yakov Liebermann. Can he reach the next victim before the killer does?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—The Veldt
  Wealthy parents worry when their holographic nursery shows savage African lions.
2. 00:30
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—Crewe
  3/5In a railway station waiting room, an old man shares the haunting tale of a past job.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 3
  3/28The American funny man is back at New York's Town Hall with the Punch Brothers.
4. 02:00
  China Girl: Omnibus
  Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage.
5. 03:15
  Petrella—Series 1, Good Fences Make Good Neighbours
  1/4The Oxbridge-educated detective probes the murder of a young woman who led a double life.
6. 04:00
  Ellen Dryden - The Westward Journey
  19th century drama of the perilous migration across America to Oregon and California.
7. 05:30
  Nick Mohammed in Bits—Witness Statement
  1/5Nick dons a police helmet to take statements from an unhappy couple.

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