BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 10 January 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Host
  Jet Morgan and his crew battle a deadly digitised enemy on a deserted craft.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 4. The Snake in the Grass
  4/6Wimsey exchanges harsh words with Harriet - and a shock at dinner!
3. 01:30
  An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh
  Convinced she'll be murdered, stage artiste Beauffie Buckingham wants to make her will.
4. 02:00
  Four Joneses and a Jenkins—September: Watch the Birdie
  1/6An everyday story of sheep, sin and scholarship under the shadow of the Long Mynd.
5. 02:30
  HR—Series 2, Remodelling
  5/6Some redecoration prompts a bout of soul-searching for Sam.
6. 03:00
  Charles Chilton - Lincoln Frees the Slaves
  The history of slavery and the American Civil War, through songs and eyewitness accounts.
7. 03:45
  Alan Bennett - Two in Torquay
  Alan Bennett and Judi Dench star as a middle-aged guests at a hotel.
8. 04:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 4
  4/15American college life - sex, drugs, campus parties and country house weekends!
9. 04:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1, The Priory School
  5/7The Baker Street sleuth probes a young aristocrat's disappearance from prep school.
10. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 3
  3/6It's 1956. Speculation continues over Guard Gallagher's trip and the Hoover cottage.
11. 05:30
  Lenin of the Rovers—Series 2, The Felchester Firm
  2/4Ricky's boys are drawn against the North East's notoriously hard team Crunchthorpe United.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 5. Too Perfect an Alibi
  5/6Wimsey is struggling as the elusive witness Perkins turns up.
2. 06:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
3. 07:00
  Chambers—Series 1, The Right to Silence
  2/5Incompetent pompous barrister John Fuller-Carp ends up on the wrong side of the law.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 4, The Sea Section; Dog Days
  6/6David deals with family tragedy and presents some comic verse about our canine friends.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, TB or Not TB
  4/8Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
6. 08:30
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Greasy Pole
  2/8Blending jobs with chemicals makes an explosive mixture for Jim Hacker.
7. 09:00
  Millport—Series 2, Dark Secrets
  2/6Irene needs help when strange events send the island into disarray.
8. 09:30
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Can struggling journalist Maddox's literary pretentions survive in the new media world?
9. 10:00
  Charles Chilton - Another Time of My Life
  At the BBC for 46 years, Charles Chilton recalls his early career at Broadcasting House.
10. 10:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/8Poet John Hegley entertains an audience with a microphone and a book of verse.
11. 11:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 5
  5/15Why are four bookworms covered in wounds and bruises?
12. 11:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1, Black Peter
  6/7The Baker Street sleuth probes the grisly murder of a retired whaling skipper.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, TB or Not TB
  4/8Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
2. 12:30
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Greasy Pole
  2/8Blending jobs with chemicals makes an explosive mixture for Jim Hacker.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 5. Too Perfect an Alibi
  5/6Wimsey is struggling as the elusive witness Perkins turns up.
4. 13:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
5. 14:00
  The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 10
  10/10Winston writes from Canada. Randolph leaves Oxford for a lecture tour of the USA.
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—St Columba, St Columbanus and the Wandering Irish; The Vikings Are Coming
  10/120The travels of early Irish monks and the arrival of a major force. With Frances Tomelty.
7. 14:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Happy Prince
  From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the city's poor.
8. 14:45
  RK Narayan Stories—Engine Trouble
  At a raffle in India, a poor local man wins an unusual prize. But how to get it home?
9. 15:00
  Charles Chilton - Another Time of My Life
  At the BBC for 46 years, Charles Chilton recalls his early career at Broadcasting House.
10. 15:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/8Poet John Hegley entertains an audience with a microphone and a book of verse.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—12/04/2013
  Mel presents the last chapter of Anne Fine's magical A Sudden Glow of Gold.(R)
12. 17:00
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!
  2/6A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.
13. 17:30
  Chambers—Series 1, The Right to Silence
  2/5Incompetent pompous barrister John Fuller-Carp ends up on the wrong side of the law.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
  1/6Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
2. 18:30
  Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel—3. Task
  3/4Ghosts and special agents once again work together in the sequel to Project Raphael.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, TB or Not TB
  4/8Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
4. 19:30
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Greasy Pole
  2/8Blending jobs with chemicals makes an explosive mixture for Jim Hacker.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 5. Too Perfect an Alibi
  5/6Wimsey is struggling as the elusive witness Perkins turns up.
6. 20:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
7. 21:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 5
  5/15Why are four bookworms covered in wounds and bruises?
8. 21:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1, Black Peter
  6/7The Baker Street sleuth probes the grisly murder of a retired whaling skipper.
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 4, The Sea Section; Dog Days
  6/6David deals with family tragedy and presents some comic verse about our canine friends.
10. 22:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 4, Giles Coren
  4/6Marcus Brigstocke invites restaurant critic and die-hard carnivore Giles Coren to be vegan
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—10/01/2014
  Arthur Smith is joined by the lovely ladies of Fascinating Aida.
12. 23:00
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5Back where it started out, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit.
13. 23:30
  The Simon Day Show—Series 2, Geoff Allerton
  3/6Yorkshire poet Geoff Allerton and his amateur journalist pal Duncan are at the Mallard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
  1/6Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
2. 00:30
  Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel—3. Task
  3/4Ghosts and special agents once again work together in the sequel to Project Raphael.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 5. Too Perfect an Alibi
  5/6Wimsey is struggling as the elusive witness Perkins turns up.
4. 01:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
5. 02:00
  Millport—Series 2, Dark Secrets
  2/6Irene needs help when strange events send the island into disarray.
6. 02:30
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Can struggling journalist Maddox's literary pretentions survive in the new media world?
7. 03:00
  Charles Chilton - Another Time of My Life
  At the BBC for 46 years, Charles Chilton recalls his early career at Broadcasting House.
8. 03:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/8Poet John Hegley entertains an audience with a microphone and a book of verse.
9. 04:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 5
  5/15Why are four bookworms covered in wounds and bruises?
10. 04:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1, Black Peter
  6/7The Baker Street sleuth probes the grisly murder of a retired whaling skipper.
11. 05:00
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!
  2/6A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.
12. 05:30
  Chambers—Series 1, The Right to Silence
  2/5Incompetent pompous barrister John Fuller-Carp ends up on the wrong side of the law.

Saturday 11 January 2014