BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 9 January 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Situation Vacant
  Four hopefuls audition to be the Doctor's new companion. But who compiled the shortlist?
2. 01:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 2. A Case of Hearts and Flowers
  2/4Steven J Blackburn investigates when his brother-in-law's filofax is stolen.
3. 01:30
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 2
  2/5Frank eases into the guise of airline pilot when he moves to New York aged 16.
4. 02:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 6, Episode 3
  3/8Sandy Toksvig and Jeremy Hardy battle Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
5. 02:45
  All the World's a Globe—3. The Fall of Troy. The Rise of Greece
  3/8From Troy to Rome, the National Theatre of Brent offers their definitive history of Earth.
6. 03:00
  Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—2. Bartram-Haugh, 1865
  2/3Maud seems to have no choice about her future. Stars Teresa Gallagher and George Cole.
7. 04:00
  Elizabeth Jane Howard Short Stories—Mr Wrong, part 2
  2/5After a fright on the M1, will Meg be able to sell the car that she now knows is haunted?
8. 04:15
  Frances Byrnes - Goldengrove
  With life skills to be taught, spinster Margaret transforms young working class girl Narn.
9. 05:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Sheila raises Tommy's suspicions and blood pressure, but there's method in her madness.
10. 05:30
  Joyce Grenfell - Hats Off—Song of Gladness
  2/2Poems include The Bumble Bee and My Boy. Introduced by Janie Hampton.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 3. A Case of a Golden Smile
  3/4A TV quiz show sparks private eye Steven J Blackburn's hunt for a long-lost husband.
2. 06:30
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 3
  3/5Frank continues to fake his way around the States. But how long before he is found out?
3. 06:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—3. New Leads
  3/5In the farmer death riddle - the spotlight falls on James Walker and his housekeeper.
4. 07:00
  Double Science—Moving House
  2/6Teachers Kenneth and Colin are going to have to find new abodes quick smart.
5. 07:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Chipping Norton
  6/6Comedian Mark Steel visits Chipping Norton to perform a stand-up show all about the town.
6. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
7. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 9
  9/14Radio awards time, and John and Mary's intruder.
8. 09:00
  After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells
  1/8Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas.
9. 09:30
  Foul Play—Series 3, Murder Before Matins
  4/6Crime writers Liza Cody and Reginald Hill try to solve a monastery mystery.
10. 10:00
  Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—3. Revelations
  3/3Maud believes she's in danger. With Teresa Gallagher, George Cole and Dorothy Tutin.
11. 11:00
  Elizabeth Jane Howard Short Stories—Pont du Gard
  3/5Alan and Ruth's unhappy marriage is brought to crisis point on a family holiday in France.
12. 11:15
  Frances Byrnes - An Unchoreographed World
  Dancer Margot Fonteyn and her lover are trapped in Holland during the German invasion.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 9
  9/14Radio awards time, and John and Mary's intruder.
3. 13:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 3. A Case of a Golden Smile
  3/4A TV quiz show sparks private eye Steven J Blackburn's hunt for a long-lost husband.
4. 13:30
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 3
  3/5Frank continues to fake his way around the States. But how long before he is found out?
5. 13:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—3. New Leads
  3/5In the farmer death riddle - the spotlight falls on James Walker and his housekeeper.
6. 14:00
  The Chocolate Lovers' Club by Moya O'Shea—3. Charlotte
  3/5Charlotte recalls how chocolate led to a French adventure with a stranger.
7. 14:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Mistress and Servants
  10/30The perils of running a house in Lancashire with unreliable servants.
8. 14:30
  Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian—Episode 3
  3/10Nadia and Vera bury the hatchet to plot how to prevent their father marrying Valentina.
9. 14:45
  WE Johns - Biggles Flies North—A New Peril
  6/8As the evil McBain plots to steal the gold, the air ace flies off in pursuit.
10. 15:00
  Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—3. Revelations
  3/3Maud believes she's in danger. With Teresa Gallagher, George Cole and Dorothy Tutin.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—09/01/2013
  Mel finds out about the history of teapots and hears the next chapter of 'The Silver Bead'
12. 17:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
  5/6Gussie is walloped and Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie on a spending spree.
13. 17:30
  Double Science—Moving House
  2/6Teachers Kenneth and Colin are going to have to find new abodes quick smart.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Nevermore
  The Doctor and his companion visit a prison planet themed on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
2. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
3. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 9
  9/14Radio awards time, and John and Mary's intruder.
4. 20:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 3. A Case of a Golden Smile
  3/4A TV quiz show sparks private eye Steven J Blackburn's hunt for a long-lost husband.
5. 20:30
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 3
  3/5Frank continues to fake his way around the States. But how long before he is found out?
6. 20:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—3. New Leads
  3/5In the farmer death riddle - the spotlight falls on James Walker and his housekeeper.
7. 21:00
  Elizabeth Jane Howard Short Stories—Pont du Gard
  3/5Alan and Ruth's unhappy marriage is brought to crisis point on a family holiday in France.
8. 21:15
  Frances Byrnes - An Unchoreographed World
  Dancer Margot Fonteyn and her lover are trapped in Holland during the German invasion.
9. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Chipping Norton
  6/6Comedian Mark Steel visits Chipping Norton to perform a stand-up show all about the town.
10. 22:30
  Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—4. Roads
  4/4The fearless reporter probes Britain's highways and byways.
11. 22:45
  Jelly Mountain—Episode 5
  5/5Musings on a footkerchief and a forest full of girls. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler.
12. 23:00
  The Nimmo Twins In...—Series 1, Stiff Up a Lip
  1/6The tale of Victorian social climber Edwin and his awful secret. From August 2000.
13. 23:30
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Death
  4/4Giles hopes to inherit a fortune but needs flatmate Judith to play the part of his wife.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Nevermore
  The Doctor and his companion visit a prison planet themed on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
2. 01:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 3. A Case of a Golden Smile
  3/4A TV quiz show sparks private eye Steven J Blackburn's hunt for a long-lost husband.
3. 01:30
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 3
  3/5Frank continues to fake his way around the States. But how long before he is found out?
4. 01:45
  Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years—3. New Leads
  3/5In the farmer death riddle - the spotlight falls on James Walker and his housekeeper.
5. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells
  1/8Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas.
6. 02:30
  Foul Play—Series 3, Murder Before Matins
  4/6Crime writers Liza Cody and Reginald Hill try to solve a monastery mystery.
7. 03:00
  Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—3. Revelations
  3/3Maud believes she's in danger. With Teresa Gallagher, George Cole and Dorothy Tutin.
8. 04:00
  Elizabeth Jane Howard Short Stories—Pont du Gard
  3/5Alan and Ruth's unhappy marriage is brought to crisis point on a family holiday in France.
9. 04:15
  Frances Byrnes - An Unchoreographed World
  Dancer Margot Fonteyn and her lover are trapped in Holland during the German invasion.
10. 05:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
  5/6Gussie is walloped and Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie on a spending spree.
11. 05:30
  Double Science—Moving House
  2/6Teachers Kenneth and Colin are going to have to find new abodes quick smart.

Thursday 10 January 2013