BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 27 January 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Pyramids of Mars, Episode 3
  3/6The Time Lord deduces Sutekh's deadly plan for freeing himself from his captivity in Egypt
2. 00:30
  Voices from the Grave—50 Berkeley Square by Dylan Ritson
  1/4The most haunted house in Victorian London is about to give up its dark secret.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Michael Winner
  The late director and critic takes William Walton, The Jacksons and Billy Fury to his isle
4. 01:45
  Afternoon Reading—Tales From the Low Countries, In Landlocked Frontiers
  3/3By Georges Hausemer. A story about a childhood lived alongside the Luxembourgeois railway.
5. 02:00
  Sunday Afternoon at Home With Tim Key
  Comedian, poet and timewaster Tim Key takes a look at the influence of boredom on comedy.
6. 05:00
  Roald Dahl—Matilda, 1. Genius
  1/2The story of a pint-size genius with special powers - and she's only five.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
  1/5A retired hitman is offered big money for one last killing.
2. 06:30
  Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett—1. Murder Mansion
  1/4New York, 1934. Tough-nut secret agent X-9 tackles his arch-enemy, The Top.
3. 07:00
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Fancy Dress
  6/7Bertie Wooster helps his fearsome uncle with a spot of dressing up. With Richard Briers.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 4
  4/6Panellists must talk with deliberate inaccuracy about women, Japan, owls and potatoes.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 10
  10/16Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'?
6. 08:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Frying Up
  19/20Uncle Ebenezer catches more than he bargains for while out trawling on his fishy scam.
7. 09:00
  2525—Episode 6
  6/6A peek into the future, from talking appliances to restaging fights in pub car parks.
8. 09:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 1, The Same Hymn Sheet
  1/6Sandy wants to protect his grandson Tyson from his father's harsh training programme.
9. 10:00
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 1, 4. The Hostages
  4/4Gwen takes charge when a hostage is taken by a gunman, but then her feisty mother arrives.
10. 11:00
  I Was There Too—Series 2, Maiden, Mother, Spinster, Saint
  1/3By Lucy Caldwell. Being overshadowed by a sibling takes on a whole new meaning.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Dan Croll, Lisa Dwan, Wayne Hemingway, Isaac Julien, Michael Paterniti, Peggy Sue
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 10
  10/16Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'?
2. 12:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Frying Up
  19/20Uncle Ebenezer catches more than he bargains for while out trawling on his fishy scam.
3. 13:00
  Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
  1/5A retired hitman is offered big money for one last killing.
4. 13:30
  Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett—1. Murder Mansion
  1/4New York, 1934. Tough-nut secret agent X-9 tackles his arch-enemy, The Top.
5. 14:00
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—6. Money Money Money
  6/15Set on showbiz careers in New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely move in together.
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—Into the Land of the Savage Irish, A Catalan Pilgrim Amongst the Unconquered Irish
  21/120The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer.
7. 14:30
  HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse—The Widder
  1/5The incorrigible Uncle Silas heads off to sup wine with a widow.
8. 14:45
  William Wordsworth - The Prelude—Episode 1
  1/5Sir Ian McKellen reads Wordsworth's poem. A foray into the 'mountains of the mind'.
9. 15:00
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 1, 4. The Hostages
  4/4Gwen takes charge when a hostage is taken by a gunman, but then her feisty mother arrives.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—27/01/2014
  Our nature feature Twilight comes to an end today, with the story of the Manx Shearwater.
11. 17:00
  At Home With Hinge and Bracket—2. Anthony Newley
  2/6Actor, singer and composer Anthony Newley joins the dears for songs and conversation.
12. 17:30
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Fancy Dress
  6/7Bertie Wooster helps his fearsome uncle with a spot of dressing up. With Richard Briers.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mind's Eye—Virtuoso
  1/5A woman claiming her hands are possessed is met with scepticism. Stars Dermot Crowley.
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 1, Mind the Gaps
  1/5Edna Turner has adventures in a bizarre parallel London. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 10
  10/16Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'?
4. 19:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Frying Up
  19/20Uncle Ebenezer catches more than he bargains for while out trawling on his fishy scam.
5. 20:00
  Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
  1/5A retired hitman is offered big money for one last killing.
6. 20:30
  Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett—1. Murder Mansion
  1/4New York, 1934. Tough-nut secret agent X-9 tackles his arch-enemy, The Top.
7. 21:00
  I Was There Too—Series 2, Maiden, Mother, Spinster, Saint
  1/3By Lucy Caldwell. Being overshadowed by a sibling takes on a whole new meaning.
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Dan Croll, Lisa Dwan, Wayne Hemingway, Isaac Julien, Michael Paterniti, Peggy Sue
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 4
  4/6Panellists must talk with deliberate inaccuracy about women, Japan, owls and potatoes.
10. 22:30
  2525—Episode 6
  6/6A peek into the future, from talking appliances to restaging fights in pub car parks.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—27/01/2014
  Jon Holmes chats to Seann Walsh.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 42, Episode 3
  3/5Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.
13. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 1, London Transport
  5/5With London's transport system in a shambles, the consultants ride to the rescue.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Mind's Eye—Virtuoso
  1/5A woman claiming her hands are possessed is met with scepticism. Stars Dermot Crowley.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 1, Mind the Gaps
  1/5Edna Turner has adventures in a bizarre parallel London. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga.
3. 01:00
  Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
  1/5A retired hitman is offered big money for one last killing.
4. 01:30
  Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett—1. Murder Mansion
  1/4New York, 1934. Tough-nut secret agent X-9 tackles his arch-enemy, The Top.
5. 02:00
  2525—Episode 6
  6/6A peek into the future, from talking appliances to restaging fights in pub car parks.
6. 02:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 1, The Same Hymn Sheet
  1/6Sandy wants to protect his grandson Tyson from his father's harsh training programme.
7. 03:00
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 1, 4. The Hostages
  4/4Gwen takes charge when a hostage is taken by a gunman, but then her feisty mother arrives.
8. 04:00
  I Was There Too—Series 2, Maiden, Mother, Spinster, Saint
  1/3By Lucy Caldwell. Being overshadowed by a sibling takes on a whole new meaning.
9. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Dan Croll, Lisa Dwan, Wayne Hemingway, Isaac Julien, Michael Paterniti, Peggy Sue
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
10. 05:00
  At Home With Hinge and Bracket—2. Anthony Newley
  2/6Actor, singer and composer Anthony Newley joins the dears for songs and conversation.
11. 05:30
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Fancy Dress
  6/7Bertie Wooster helps his fearsome uncle with a spot of dressing up. With Richard Briers.

Tuesday 28 January 2014