BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 17 January 2013

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Prisoner of the Sun
  The Time Lord is held against his will, forced to help stop a dying sun from exploding.
2. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 4. Family Ties
  4/6In her murder probe, private eye VI Warshawski 'borrows' files from the Monkfish charity.
3. 01:30
  A Sting in the Tale—Politically Correct; Where the Wild Flowers Grow
  3/5A suspicious banker, and a woman meets a man via a supernatural website.
4. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 3, Poor Relations
  2/8Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness as well as some unexpected advances.
5. 02:30
  Foul Play—Series 3, Commercial Death
  5/6Crime writers John Harvey and Val McDermid try to solve the death of a radio DJ.
6. 03:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 1
  1/3A dressmaker's apprentice attends a ball, where the elegant Bellingham becomes enchanted.
7. 04:00
  David Constantine - Tea at the Midland—The House by the Weir and the Way, part 2
  3/5In Odile and Sabela's story of love and defiance, a traveller changes everything.
8. 04:15
  Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare
  Drama inspired by the true life story of an 18th-century forger of the Bard.
9. 05:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Game, Set and Match to Jeeves
  6/6Bertie is in a mess - can his valet save his bacon? With Paul Eddington.
10. 05:30
  Double Science—Real Ale
  3/6A real ale home brewing competition turns teachers Kenneth and Colin into bitter rivals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 5. A Matter of Records
  5/6The private eye suspects hospital malpractice, as she probes a suspicious death.
2. 06:30
  A Sting in the Tale—The Connection; The Craftsman
  4/5A woman's unique powers are reawakened, and a man with a secret faces a dilemma.
3. 07:00
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Fatal Distraction
  5/6Robert Wilson encounters a young flame.
4. 07:30
  Births, Deaths and Marriages—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Fearing unmarried registrars face redundancy in job cuts, Malcolm joins a dating website.
5. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, Goodbye Parsley Sidings
  10/10Station Master Horace takes on the bolshie buffet staff.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 27/01/1955
  It's a right pea souper, so will Eth be allowed to stay over with Ron in 'The Glums'?
7. 09:00
  1835—Haircut Sir?
  2/4Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned join the police encountering demon barber Sweeney Todd.
8. 09:30
  HR—Series 1, A Role-Play
  4/6Sam tries to help Peter when he must apply for his own job.
9. 10:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 2
  2/3Taken in by a kindly preacher, abandoned Ruth Hilton must hide a dark secret.
10. 11:00
  David Constantine - Tea at the Midland—Mr Carlton
  4/5A stop on a car journey brings Mr Carlton the gift of beauty in the most unlikely place.
11. 11:15
  Shelagh Delaney - Country Life
  Rose deals with foot and mouth disease and a nephew, then her film-star brother arrives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, Goodbye Parsley Sidings
  10/10Station Master Horace takes on the bolshie buffet staff.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 27/01/1955
  It's a right pea souper, so will Eth be allowed to stay over with Ron in 'The Glums'?
3. 13:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 5. A Matter of Records
  5/6The private eye suspects hospital malpractice, as she probes a suspicious death.
4. 13:30
  A Sting in the Tale—The Connection; The Craftsman
  4/5A woman's unique powers are reawakened, and a man with a secret faces a dilemma.
5. 14:00
  Karen Blixen - Out of Africa—Icarus
  4/5Karen and Denys indulge their passions - shooting lions and flying in Denys's plane.
6. 14:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 4, Episode 14
  14/20Today's the day our four clue finders and Mrs Jones find out the truth.
7. 14:30
  Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian—Episode 9
  9/10Two women reveal their inner secrets. Tender and funny insight into life as an émigrée.
8. 14:45
  Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales—Episode 4
  4/5On being hired by Alfred Hitchcock - and how entering analysis helps with learning lines.
9. 15:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 2
  2/3Taken in by a kindly preacher, abandoned Ruth Hilton must hide a dark secret.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—17/01/2013
  Mel Giedroyc listens to chapter 4 of Jacqueline Wilson's story 'Dustbin Baby'.
11. 17:00
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, A Woman's Work
  2/6Happy Rabbi Su finds a role model, but Rabbi Abraham would settle for a haircut.
12. 17:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Fatal Distraction
  5/6Robert Wilson encounters a young flame.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Lucie Miller
  The Time Lord's companion survives a global plague, a first strike by the deadliest foe.
2. 19:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, Goodbye Parsley Sidings
  10/10Station Master Horace takes on the bolshie buffet staff.
3. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 27/01/1955
  It's a right pea souper, so will Eth be allowed to stay over with Ron in 'The Glums'?
4. 20:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 5. A Matter of Records
  5/6The private eye suspects hospital malpractice, as she probes a suspicious death.
5. 20:30
  A Sting in the Tale—The Connection; The Craftsman
  4/5A woman's unique powers are reawakened, and a man with a secret faces a dilemma.
6. 21:00
  David Constantine - Tea at the Midland—Mr Carlton
  4/5A stop on a car journey brings Mr Carlton the gift of beauty in the most unlikely place.
7. 21:15
  Shelagh Delaney - Country Life
  Rose deals with foot and mouth disease and a nephew, then her film-star brother arrives.
8. 22:00
  Births, Deaths and Marriages—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Fearing unmarried registrars face redundancy in job cuts, Malcolm joins a dating website.
9. 22:30
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Humility
  6/6Mark humbly ponders the virtue of living more modestly.
10. 23:00
  Radio Shuttleworth—Series 1, Vanessa Feltz
  4/5Aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the airwaves. With Vanessa Feltz.
11. 23:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Titus Faversham
  1/4The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's greatest sporting hero.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Lucie Miller
  The Time Lord's companion survives a global plague, a first strike by the deadliest foe.
2. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 5. A Matter of Records
  5/6The private eye suspects hospital malpractice, as she probes a suspicious death.
3. 01:30
  A Sting in the Tale—The Connection; The Craftsman
  4/5A woman's unique powers are reawakened, and a man with a secret faces a dilemma.
4. 02:00
  1835—Haircut Sir?
  2/4Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned join the police encountering demon barber Sweeney Todd.
5. 02:30
  HR—Series 1, A Role-Play
  4/6Sam tries to help Peter when he must apply for his own job.
6. 03:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth—Episode 2
  2/3Taken in by a kindly preacher, abandoned Ruth Hilton must hide a dark secret.
7. 04:00
  David Constantine - Tea at the Midland—Mr Carlton
  4/5A stop on a car journey brings Mr Carlton the gift of beauty in the most unlikely place.
8. 04:15
  Shelagh Delaney - Country Life
  Rose deals with foot and mouth disease and a nephew, then her film-star brother arrives.
9. 05:00
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, A Woman's Work
  2/6Happy Rabbi Su finds a role model, but Rabbi Abraham would settle for a haircut.
10. 05:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Fatal Distraction
  5/6Robert Wilson encounters a young flame.

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