BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 17 December 2012

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Man in Black—Series 4, 2. The Punt by Christina Balit
  2/5An ex-alcoholic is on the run from more than just his AA buddy.
2. 00:30
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—5. Search and Destroy
  5/6Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Just A Minute, Paul Merton
  From Michael Crawford to REM - comedian Paul Merton's castaway choices.
4. 01:45
  Afternoon Reading—Perspectives, The Mumpers
  1/3By Eleanor Thom. An old woman at the end of her life is cared for by her young nurse.
5. 02:00
  Armstrong and Miller—Episode 2
  2/4Battles recreated, and National Trousers Day. The duo's sketches and songs.
6. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 4 - Omnibus, Series 4, Episodes 3-4
  During a prison visit, Donna complains to banged up Keith about money.
7. 02:45
  Completely Crackers—Episode 1
  1/2Linda Smith discovers how the bang, joke, hat and gift in Christmas crackers came to be.
8. 03:00
  Doctor in the House—Out-Patients
  9/13Medic Sparrow misdiagnoses a boil, while Taffy keeps volunteering for night-shifts.
9. 03:30
  Stephen Gallagher - Chimera
  Brutal killings at the isolated and secretive Jenner Clinic spark a government hush up.
10. 05:00
  PL Travers - Mary Poppins
  The story of the magical nanny - poised, punctilious and practically perfect in every way.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 4. Miss Murchison
  4/6Christmas halts Wimsey's investigation, but some suspicious powder isn't what it seems.
2. 06:30
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 1
  1/4$87,000 is missing. Detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson want it back.
3. 07:00
  Second Holmes—5. The Case of the Neglected Farm
  5/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 58, Episode 5
  5/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Barry and Graeme on the panel. Jack Dee chairs.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/16Kenneth Horne gets secrets from the BBC backroom boys, and more from the Clissold Saga.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
7. 09:00
  Heresy—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/6Victoria Coren chairs. With David Baddiel, David Mitchell and Rev Richard Coles.
8. 09:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Ad man Ken Handley faces his own emergency when he's coerced into a Samaritans campaign.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—The Pickwick Club
  1/8It's 1827 - Samuel Pickwick and his club members set off to travel across England.
10. 11:00
  Sana Krasikov - One More Year—Maia in Yonkers
  1/3An immigrant worker eagerly anticipates a visit from the teenage son she left behind.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Sophie Parkin, Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Scottee, Ed Harcourt and Clock Opera
  Clive Anderson is joined by Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Sophie Parkin and artist Scottee.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/16Kenneth Horne gets secrets from the BBC backroom boys, and more from the Clissold Saga.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 4. Miss Murchison
  4/6Christmas halts Wimsey's investigation, but some suspicious powder isn't what it seems.
4. 13:30
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 1
  1/4$87,000 is missing. Detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson want it back.
5. 14:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Crackers, Episode 1
  1/5Vera faces homelessness and Irene is inundated.
6. 14:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Things That Go Bump in the Night
  2/30How the home protected from dark forces outside.
7. 14:30
  And June Whitfield—1. Humble Beginnings
  1/5From dance classes to Noel Coward's parties. June Whitfield begins her life story.
8. 14:45
  Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom—Episode 6
  6/10Evacuee Willie's happiness is threatened by dark clouds on the horizon.
9. 15:00
  Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—The Pickwick Club
  1/8It's 1827 - Samuel Pickwick and his club members set off to travel across England.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—17/12/2012
  The life of Christmas turkeys, and the busy fingers that pick brussels sprouts.
11. 17:00
  Coming Alive—Series 2, Off The Hook
  1/6Could Terry end up back in prison after his community centre success?
12. 17:30
  Second Holmes—5. The Case of the Neglected Farm
  5/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Spaceship II—1. Hole
  1/5Captain Gordon Taylor runs into trouble over a failing call centre.
2. 18:30
  Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
  1/6Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/16Kenneth Horne gets secrets from the BBC backroom boys, and more from the Clissold Saga.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 4. Miss Murchison
  4/6Christmas halts Wimsey's investigation, but some suspicious powder isn't what it seems.
6. 20:30
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 1
  1/4$87,000 is missing. Detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson want it back.
7. 21:00
  Sana Krasikov - One More Year—Maia in Yonkers
  1/3An immigrant worker eagerly anticipates a visit from the teenage son she left behind.
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Sophie Parkin, Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Scottee, Ed Harcourt and Clock Opera
  Clive Anderson is joined by Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Sophie Parkin and artist Scottee.
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 58, Episode 5
  5/6Victoria Wood joins regulars Tim, Barry and Graeme on the panel. Jack Dee chairs.
10. 22:30
  Heresy—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/6Victoria Coren chairs. With David Baddiel, David Mitchell and Rev Richard Coles.
11. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 38, Episode 6
  6/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
12. 23:30
  Comic to Comic—Series 1, Susan Morrison
  5/6The compere extraordinaire on crowd control subtleties and embarrassing her kids.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Spaceship II—1. Hole
  1/5Captain Gordon Taylor runs into trouble over a failing call centre.
2. 00:30
  Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
  1/6Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 4. Miss Murchison
  4/6Christmas halts Wimsey's investigation, but some suspicious powder isn't what it seems.
4. 01:30
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 1
  1/4$87,000 is missing. Detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson want it back.
5. 02:00
  Heresy—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/6Victoria Coren chairs. With David Baddiel, David Mitchell and Rev Richard Coles.
6. 02:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Ad man Ken Handley faces his own emergency when he's coerced into a Samaritans campaign.
7. 03:00
  Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers—The Pickwick Club
  1/8It's 1827 - Samuel Pickwick and his club members set off to travel across England.
8. 04:00
  Sana Krasikov - One More Year—Maia in Yonkers
  1/3An immigrant worker eagerly anticipates a visit from the teenage son she left behind.
9. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Sophie Parkin, Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Scottee, Ed Harcourt and Clock Opera
  Clive Anderson is joined by Sarah Hadland, Peter Wight, Sophie Parkin and artist Scottee.
10. 05:00
  Coming Alive—Series 2, Off The Hook
  1/6Could Terry end up back in prison after his community centre success?
11. 05:30
  Second Holmes—5. The Case of the Neglected Farm
  5/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.

Tuesday 18 December 2012