BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 6 January 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 4
  4/4Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to bomb the planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth
2. 00:30
  A Short History of Vampires—4. Quid Pro Quo by Tanya Huff
  4/4Deliciously noir tale of an immortal whose lover is in mortal danger.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Sir David Frost
  From Noel Coward to Eric Coates, the broadcasting legend shares his castaway selection.
4. 01:45
  The Celebrity Who Failed by Winifred Holtby
  Can Amelia deal with the public attention after she learns to walk on water?
5. 02:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 2, Humphrey Lyttelton
  The musician and broadcaster reminisces about his life, career and love of jazz.
6. 02:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Maureen Beattie
  Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the Glaswegian comedian
7. 03:00
  The Omar Khayyam Show—The Flying Dustman
  Comedy and music from Spike Milligan, Bob Todd, Bill Kerr, Barry Humphries and more.
8. 03:30
  Michael Butt - Vongole
  Professor Swann seduces students over spaghetti vongole, but what's he really looking for?
9. 05:00
  The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier—Episode 2
  2/3Ruth and Bronia Balicki head to Switzerland hoping to track down their parents.
10. 05:30
  Herge's The Adventures of Tintin—Series 2, The Red Sea Sharks, part 2
  6/6The boy reporter realises that an old adversary is behind the dastardly slave trade.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
2. 06:30
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
3. 07:00
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Tribulations of an Uncle By Marriage
  3/7After the cottage inferno, Bertie Wooster plots a fake burglary.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell hosts. With Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn, Bridget Christie and Ed Byrne.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 7
  7/16Kenneth Horne hits the Celluloid Jungle, and waltzes off for his Bona Ballroom tuition.
6. 08:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Cuthbert Joins the Navy
  16/20Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves.
7. 09:00
  2525—Episode 3
  3/6From talking billboards to a dieting consumer of planets, another peek into the future.
8. 09:30
  At Home With the Hardys—Fatal Attraction
  4/6The four friends shift the stubborn corpses that other plots leave behind.
9. 10:00
  Charles Chilton - Victorian Top of the Pops
  Songs from the reign of Queen Victoria, with Joseph Cooper and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
10. 11:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 1
  1/15Five American college students murder one of their friends. Will they get away with it?
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson with his pick of the Loose Ends year 2013
  Clive Anderson revisits the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 7
  7/16Kenneth Horne hits the Celluloid Jungle, and waltzes off for his Bona Ballroom tuition.
2. 12:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Cuthbert Joins the Navy
  16/20Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
4. 13:30
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
5. 14:00
  The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 6
  6/10Away at war, Churchill writes to Clementine stating he wants to return home early.
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—Patrick the Briton; The Early Irish Church
  6/120Ireland's vivid story continues with the early Christians and the arrival of Saint Patrick
7. 14:30
  Eric Lomax - The Railway Man—Episode 6
  6/8Having been transferred and brutalised by his captors, the officer's interrogation begins.
8. 14:45
  Sir John Betjeman - Summoned by Bells—London
  6/9The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', from nursery to university. Read by the author.
9. 15:00
  Charles Chilton - Victorian Top of the Pops
  Songs from the reign of Queen Victoria, with Joseph Cooper and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—08/04/2013
  Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon's favourite books, and a man who loves cockroaches.(R)
11. 17:00
  The World As We Know It—The Murderer Is in This Very Room
  5/6The last people on Earth play a murder mystery game, organised by The Stranger.
12. 17:30
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Tribulations of an Uncle By Marriage
  3/7After the cottage inferno, Bertie Wooster plots a fake burglary.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 2
  2/3The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion. Will they be safe?
2. 18:30
  Project Raphael—3. Alarms
  3/3Malcolm and Polly set alarms ringing, and the Laughing Dog secrets are finally revealed.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 7
  7/16Kenneth Horne hits the Celluloid Jungle, and waltzes off for his Bona Ballroom tuition.
4. 19:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Cuthbert Joins the Navy
  16/20Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
6. 20:30
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
7. 21:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 1
  1/15Five American college students murder one of their friends. Will they get away with it?
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson with his pick of the Loose Ends year 2013
  Clive Anderson revisits the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell hosts. With Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn, Bridget Christie and Ed Byrne.
10. 22:30
  2525—Episode 3
  3/6From talking billboards to a dieting consumer of planets, another peek into the future.
11. 23:00
  Genius—Series 1, Richard Madeley
  2/5Dave Gorman asks Richard Madeley to select the public's best loopy idea.
12. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 1, Barrington Council
  2/5Barrington council's refuse services turn to management consultants to axe staff.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 2
  2/3The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion. Will they be safe?
2. 00:30
  Project Raphael—3. Alarms
  3/3Malcolm and Polly set alarms ringing, and the Laughing Dog secrets are finally revealed.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
4. 01:30
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
5. 02:00
  2525—Episode 3
  3/6From talking billboards to a dieting consumer of planets, another peek into the future.
6. 02:30
  At Home With the Hardys—Fatal Attraction
  4/6The four friends shift the stubborn corpses that other plots leave behind.
7. 03:00
  Charles Chilton - Victorian Top of the Pops
  Songs from the reign of Queen Victoria, with Joseph Cooper and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
8. 04:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 1
  1/15Five American college students murder one of their friends. Will they get away with it?
9. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson with his pick of the Loose Ends year 2013
  Clive Anderson revisits the best chat, music and comedy on Loose Ends in 2013.
10. 05:00
  The World As We Know It—The Murderer Is in This Very Room
  5/6The last people on Earth play a murder mystery game, organised by The Stranger.
11. 05:30
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Tribulations of an Uncle By Marriage
  3/7After the cottage inferno, Bertie Wooster plots a fake burglary.

Tuesday 7 January 2014