BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 2 January 2013

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—1. Taking the Michelangelo
  1/4When Bernie catches the wrong bus, he is transported back to 16th century Rome.
2. 00:30
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
  1/4A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
3. 01:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 2. A Case of Parma Violets
  2/5When a woman suspects her husband is having an affair, she calls in Stephen J Blackburn.
4. 01:30
  Agatha Christie—The Dressmaker's Doll
  A creepy doll with a mind of its own causes alarm along London's catwalks.
5. 02:00
  Heresy—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6Victoria Coren hosts the show that thinks the unthinkable. From May 2008.
6. 02:30
  All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Still Crazy
  1/6Patrick wonders who Green Day are, and Joe turns into a doting daddy.
7. 03:00
  Jim Sweeney - My MS and Me
  Actor and writer Jim Sweeney's lively, candid account of living with multiple sclerosis.
8. 04:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 6, Episode 2
  2/8An extended compilation of the best bits of The News Quiz from 2012, with Sandi Toksvig.
9. 04:45
  The Shuttleworths—Specials, New Year With the Shuttleworths
  John and Mary see the New Year in an inn, and Ken's off to buy a sofa.
10. 05:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Singers Tommy and Sheila have a supermarket to open, and go silver-surfing.
11. 05:30
  Country Matters—Episode 1
  1/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 3. A Case of Brotherly Love
  3/5Stephen J Blackburn hunts for a Canadian's long-lost brother, after a cruel separation.
2. 06:30
  Gervase Fen - Frequent Hearses—Episode 1
  1/3At a film studio, amateur sleuth Gervase Fen stumbles on a suicide and a murder.
3. 07:00
  Double Science—Pilot
  1/6Teacher turmoil at a Sixth Form College for drama over a new female head of science.
4. 07:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Corby
  5/6Mark uncovers an unlikely town rivalry and the story behind a baffling accent.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Waxwork
  8/14The Lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but it's not quite how he had envisaged.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 8
  8/14Hovercrafts, ferrets and the three-toed sloth.
7. 09:00
  Winston—Series 1, The Village Fete
  6/6Father enjoys a remarkable recovery, while Nancy makes a big decision over the old rogue.
8. 09:30
  Foul Play—Series 3, Oh Yes She Is Dead!
  3/6Susan Moody and Simon Shaw tackle a pantomime murder in Simon Brett's murder quiz.
9. 10:00
  Paul Gallico - The Snow Goose
  An artist and a young girl help a wounded bird and find love during the Second World War.
10. 11:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Swan Moving
  The arrival of a swan ruffles feathers in a village where pride has been forgotten.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Peter Souter - Goldfish Girl
  After ten years, Joe clearly remembers everything about Ally, but she recalls nothing.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Waxwork
  8/14The Lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but it's not quite how he had envisaged.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 8
  8/14Hovercrafts, ferrets and the three-toed sloth.
3. 13:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 3. A Case of Brotherly Love
  3/5Stephen J Blackburn hunts for a Canadian's long-lost brother, after a cruel separation.
4. 13:30
  Gervase Fen - Frequent Hearses—Episode 1
  1/3At a film studio, amateur sleuth Gervase Fen stumbles on a suicide and a murder.
5. 14:00
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates—7. Storm
  7/10Richardson decides he has to move on. Tom is happy, but storm clouds are gathering.
6. 14:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Kitchen Physic
  8/30Historian Amanda reveals housewives were once expected to concoct cure-all medicines.
7. 14:30
  Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories—Seeing Stars
  3/5The writer recalls one of his favourite childhood pastimes - going to the pictures.
8. 14:45
  WE Johns - Biggles Flies North—Biggles Gets a Letter
  1/8Answering an old chum's call for help, the hero pilot flies to Fort Beaver.
9. 15:00
  Paul Gallico - The Snow Goose
  An artist and a young girl help a wounded bird and find love during the Second World War.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—02/01/2013
  Mel Giedroyc continues Eoin Colfer's story 'The Legend of Spud Murphy'.
11. 17:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
  4/6Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
12. 17:30
  Double Science—Pilot
  1/6Teacher turmoil at a Sixth Form College for drama over a new female head of science.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—2. Don't Be a Freud
  2/4The travellers hit 19th-century Austria, with Freud set to reveal his views on telepathy.
2. 18:30
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 2
  2/4Death sends the teenager to collect three lives, but one of them belongs to a princess.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Waxwork
  8/14The Lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but it's not quite how he had envisaged.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 8
  8/14Hovercrafts, ferrets and the three-toed sloth.
5. 20:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 3. A Case of Brotherly Love
  3/5Stephen J Blackburn hunts for a Canadian's long-lost brother, after a cruel separation.
6. 20:30
  Gervase Fen - Frequent Hearses—Episode 1
  1/3At a film studio, amateur sleuth Gervase Fen stumbles on a suicide and a murder.
7. 21:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Swan Moving
  The arrival of a swan ruffles feathers in a village where pride has been forgotten.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Peter Souter - Goldfish Girl
  After ten years, Joe clearly remembers everything about Ally, but she recalls nothing.
9. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Corby
  5/6Mark uncovers an unlikely town rivalry and the story behind a baffling accent.
10. 22:30
  Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—3. Football
  3/4The incisive reporter focuses on the joys of lower league soccer.
11. 22:45
  Jelly Mountain—Episode 4
  4/5Musing on old cuppas and paying with Fool's Gold. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler.
12. 23:00
  Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music—Series 1, Manufactured Bands
  4/4Mitch competes with his nemesis for the title of best musical satirist in the world.
13. 23:30
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Rain
  3/4Comedy drama series about three promising graduates still underachieving in their 30s.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—2. Don't Be a Freud
  2/4The travellers hit 19th-century Austria, with Freud set to reveal his views on telepathy.
2. 00:30
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 2
  2/4Death sends the teenager to collect three lives, but one of them belongs to a princess.
3. 01:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 3. A Case of Brotherly Love
  3/5Stephen J Blackburn hunts for a Canadian's long-lost brother, after a cruel separation.
4. 01:30
  Gervase Fen - Frequent Hearses—Episode 1
  1/3At a film studio, amateur sleuth Gervase Fen stumbles on a suicide and a murder.
5. 02:00
  Winston—Series 1, The Village Fete
  6/6Father enjoys a remarkable recovery, while Nancy makes a big decision over the old rogue.
6. 02:30
  Foul Play—Series 3, Oh Yes She Is Dead!
  3/6Susan Moody and Simon Shaw tackle a pantomime murder in Simon Brett's murder quiz.
7. 03:00
  Paul Gallico - The Snow Goose
  An artist and a young girl help a wounded bird and find love during the Second World War.
8. 04:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Swan Moving
  The arrival of a swan ruffles feathers in a village where pride has been forgotten.
9. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Peter Souter - Goldfish Girl
  After ten years, Joe clearly remembers everything about Ally, but she recalls nothing.
10. 05:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
  4/6Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
11. 05:30
  Double Science—Pilot
  1/6Teacher turmoil at a Sixth Form College for drama over a new female head of science.

Thursday 3 January 2013