BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 29 December 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
  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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck
  Judith Taverner defies brawling Regency London to make her claim on 'high society'.
2. 07:30
  Comedy's Coming Home—Curtis Walker
  Curtis Walker travels to Jamaica to find out how universal laughter really is.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 6
  6/28Highlights from the American funny man's 2009 season - with "West Wing" star Martin Sheen.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Eric Sykes
  The comic picks his favourite radio comedies, including The Goon Show and Variety Bandbox.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  A Little Twist of Dahl: Omnibus
  Five darkly comic tales by the master of the bizarre - Roald Dahl. With Charles Dance.
2. 13:15
  Petrella—Series 1, Outpacing the Fiend
  4/4A ruthless murderer puts the inspector's marriage under strain and his family in danger.
3. 14:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer is collecting for 'charity'. Stars Michael Roberts. From August 1992.
4. 14:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 7
  7/14Making movie news this week, The Lone Hydrangea and The Sound of Monks.
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 6
  6/28Highlights from the American funny man's 2009 season - with "West Wing" star Martin Sheen.
6. 16:00
  Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck
  Judith Taverner defies brawling Regency London to make her claim on 'high society'.
7. 17:30
  Just William - Live!—Series 3, William Holds the Stage
  1/2William wants to impress Dorinda.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bradbury 13—Dark They Were and Golden Eyed
  The Bittering family aim to make the best of life on Mars. Ray Bradbury tale of alienation
2. 18:30
  The Female Ghost—The Cold Embrace by Mary Braddon
  1/4After artist Josef's betrayal, his fiancée's retribution is eerily apt.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Eric Sykes
  The comic picks his favourite radio comedies, including The Goon Show and Variety Bandbox.
4. 22:00
  Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 2, How to Have a Baby
  2/6From storks to the delivery, the host's comic lecture plus sketches.
5. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, The Irish and the Scottish Are Black-Belts in Misery
  6/6The award-winning funny man revels in misery. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard.
6. 23:00
  The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith—4. Revenge
  4/4Jenny's tragic death has left Robert broken, but her ex-fiance Greg is bent on revenge.
7. 23:30
  Hold Back the Night by Adam Baron—2. Suspect
  2/4A discovery in the hunt for Lucy turns private-eye Billy Rucker into a murder suspect.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—Dark They Were and Golden Eyed
  The Bittering family aim to make the best of life on Mars. Ray Bradbury tale of alienation
2. 00:30
  The Female Ghost—The Cold Embrace by Mary Braddon
  1/4After artist Josef's betrayal, his fiancée's retribution is eerily apt.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 6
  6/28Highlights from the American funny man's 2009 season - with "West Wing" star Martin Sheen.
4. 02:00
  A Little Twist of Dahl: Omnibus
  Five darkly comic tales by the master of the bizarre - Roald Dahl. With Charles Dance.
5. 03:15
  Petrella—Series 1, Outpacing the Fiend
  4/4A ruthless murderer puts the inspector's marriage under strain and his family in danger.
6. 04:00
  Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck
  Judith Taverner defies brawling Regency London to make her claim on 'high society'.
7. 05:30
  Just William - Live!—Series 3, William Holds the Stage
  1/2William wants to impress Dorinda.

Sunday 30 December 2012