BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 28 December 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—4. Rescue
  4/5Dandy spy-hero Lucifer Box must rescue the perfect victim to foil Olympus Mons' plans.
2. 00:30
  Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera—Episode 3
  3/4As Christine faces grave danger, a mysterious figure offers to help her.
3. 01:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 6. Showdown
  6/6The Roman sleuth faces a final showdown, but his reunion with Helena is bittersweet.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 4. Confusion
  4/5Investigating the Colonel's death doesn't go to plan.
5. 02:00
  Unnatural Acts—Series 2, To Catch A Thief
  5/6It's all hands to the duster, as Paul makes an interesting discovery in Ashdown Forest.
6. 02:30
  HR—Series 1, An Appraisal
  1/6Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer.
7. 03:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 1
  1/2Miss Mackenzie inherits a fortune and is beset by suitors. But whom will she choose?
8. 04:00
  A Ghost for Christmas—Across the Fields
  2/2A brother and sister get a ghostly surprise when taking a short cut home on Christmas Eve.
9. 04:15
  Sheila Hodgson - Turn Turn Turn
  James tells a cautionary tale of witchcraft in Cambridge.
10. 05:00
  King Street Junior—Series 7, Taking the Rap
  7/8Trouble is brewing over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
11. 05:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Prat On A Hot Tin Roof
  2/6Colours nailed to the mast, Robert Wilson gets his party politicals in a pickle.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 1. A Case of Making Good
  1/5Redundant pitman turned sleuth Stephen J Blackburn is embroiled with Hungarian exiles.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 5. Murderer Unmasked
  5/5Can Miss Marple finally reveal the identity of the murderer?
3. 07:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Tamsyn Trelawny's band of 18th-century Cornish smugglers try to outwit customs officers.
4. 07:30
  Just William - Live!—Series 3, William Holds the Stage
  1/2William wants to impress Dorinda.
5. 08:00
  Cue! Eric Sykes: The Goon Show - Lurgi Strikes Britain
  Doctor Neddie tackles a curious epidemic. From November 1954.
6. 08:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way
  5/7Enter the 'Pardon, Sir?' school of languages.
7. 09:00
  Millport—Series 3, The Siege
  4/6The island's neighbours are furious that the town has its own independent public house.
8. 09:30
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 10:00
9. 10:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 2
  2/2After two marriage proposals, Margaret has turned down the first, but what of the second?
10. 11:00
  Fay Weldon Stories—Living By the Small Print
  A penny-pinching young woman with an eye for a bargain begins to realise the consequences.
11. 11:15
  Ben Lewis - Blue Sky Thinking
  Looking forward to her wedding, Karen's life unravels following the arrival of a stranger.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Cue! Eric Sykes: The Goon Show - Lurgi Strikes Britain
  Doctor Neddie tackles a curious epidemic. From November 1954.
2. 12:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way
  5/7Enter the 'Pardon, Sir?' school of languages.
3. 13:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 1. A Case of Making Good
  1/5Redundant pitman turned sleuth Stephen J Blackburn is embroiled with Hungarian exiles.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 5. Murderer Unmasked
  5/5Can Miss Marple finally reveal the identity of the murderer?
5. 14:00
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates—5. Tragedy
  5/10As a midsummer night draws to an end, some life-changing events await Richardson.
6. 14:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Pots and Pans
  7/30What do letters and diaries tell us about running the home in the 16th and 17th centuries?
7. 14:30
  Alan Bennett - Untold Stories—Mam
  5/5The writer explains how his Mam's memory is beginning to fail.
8. 14:45
  Tom Bodett - Christmastime at the End of the Road—Yet Another New Year
  5/5New Year is a time of celebration and annual fist fights, but a dense fog has descended.
9. 15:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 2
  2/2After two marriage proposals, Margaret has turned down the first, but what of the second?
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—28/12/2012
  The next episode of 'How Dangerous...' in which Dick and Dom look at fairy lights.
11. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
12. 17:30
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Tamsyn Trelawny's band of 18th-century Cornish smugglers try to outwit customs officers.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  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. 18:30
  Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera—Episode 4
  4/4Raoul and the Persian enter the Phantom's lair to search for Christine.
3. 19:00
  Cue! Eric Sykes: The Goon Show - Lurgi Strikes Britain
  Doctor Neddie tackles a curious epidemic. From November 1954.
4. 19:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way
  5/7Enter the 'Pardon, Sir?' school of languages.
5. 20:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 1. A Case of Making Good
  1/5Redundant pitman turned sleuth Stephen J Blackburn is embroiled with Hungarian exiles.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 5. Murderer Unmasked
  5/5Can Miss Marple finally reveal the identity of the murderer?
7. 21:00
  Fay Weldon Stories—Living By the Small Print
  A penny-pinching young woman with an eye for a bargain begins to realise the consequences.
8. 21:15
  Ben Lewis - Blue Sky Thinking
  Looking forward to her wedding, Karen's life unravels following the arrival of a stranger.
9. 22:00
  Old Harry's Game—Christmas Special 2002, 1/2. The Roll of the Dice
  1/2Saintly Hope Fraser's arrival confuses Satan.
10. 22:30
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6The Archers and The Waltons with a twist, and the Minx Twins tackle feminism.
11. 23:00
  Rigor Mortis—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6It's New Year in the mortuary and the pathologists must tackle a befuddled mother.
12. 23:30
  Half Sketch—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Bill Clinton's next career move revealed. Northern Ireland's comedy troupe go topical.
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Late
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
  Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera—Episode 4
  4/4Raoul and the Persian enter the Phantom's lair to search for Christine.
3. 01:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 1. A Case of Making Good
  1/5Redundant pitman turned sleuth Stephen J Blackburn is embroiled with Hungarian exiles.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 5. Murderer Unmasked
  5/5Can Miss Marple finally reveal the identity of the murderer?
5. 02:00
  Millport—Series 3, The Siege
  4/6The island's neighbours are furious that the town has its own independent public house.
6. 02:30
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 03:00
7. 03:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 2
  2/2After two marriage proposals, Margaret has turned down the first, but what of the second?
8. 04:00
  Fay Weldon Stories—Living By the Small Print
  A penny-pinching young woman with an eye for a bargain begins to realise the consequences.
9. 04:15
  Ben Lewis - Blue Sky Thinking
  Looking forward to her wedding, Karen's life unravels following the arrival of a stranger.
10. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
11. 05:30
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Tamsyn Trelawny's band of 18th-century Cornish smugglers try to outwit customs officers.

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