BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 31 January 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mind's Eye—Prophet
  4/5Paul claims he can foresee imminent crimes, but the police think he's the perpetrator.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 1, Unfamiliar
  4/5Genuinely faceless bureaucrats threaten to run London, as Edna's mum arrives.
3. 01:00
  Down Payment on Death—4. The Professionals
  4/5Retired hitman Art Gordo makes a decision about his target.
4. 01:30
  Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett—4. You're the Top
  4/4The action hero finally confronts his nemesis at the top of a New York landmark.
5. 02:00
  Four Joneses and a Jenkins—April - All Hands to the Pump
  4/6Megan is still keen to escape the farm and study, but her father is not listening.
6. 02:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Friendship
  2/6The sofa-bound lifestyle presenters look at sickness, friendship and sick friends.
7. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Something Fresh, Episode 1
  1/2Two imposters infiltrate Blandings Castle, intent on recovering a valuable scarab.
8. 04:00
  Platform 3—The Homecoming
  1/3By Olga Grushin. After years in New York, Gregory returns to Russia to visit his mother.
9. 04:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—3. Beacons
  3/3Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise.
10. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 6
  6/6Do Muriel's visions bode prosperity and will the Hawthornes move on?
11. 05:30
  The Alan Davies Show—Episode 1
  1/6The struggling actor and his friends find themselves locked in.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Down Payment on Death—5. The Moment of Truth
  5/5Retired hitman Art Gordo finally faces his nemesis.
2. 06:30
  Dick Francis—Proof, 1. Tragedy
  1/8Racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne's party ends in tragedy. But is it just an accident?
3. 07:00
  Chambers—Series 1, The American
  5/5The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics.
4. 07:30
  Warhorses of Letters—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4The horses fall out over literary matters.
5. 07:45
  Political Animals—Series 1, Sybil
  3/4Talks from well-known, if unreliable, Downing Street cats.
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Steptoe and Son and Son
  7/8A visitor brings Harold some unexpected news. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
7. 08:30
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Quality of Life
  5/8Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business.
8. 09:00
  Millport—Series 2, Growth
  5/6The Whelk Diet is on the menu and an inspector arrives to check Bunty's veg.
9. 09:30
  The Change—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Away from transvestite George, Carol is spending time on her own and enjoying it.
10. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Something Fresh, Episode 2
  2/2Ashe and Joan's battle to secure the scarab is becoming intense. Baxter is in hot pursuit.
11. 11:00
  Platform 3—A Good Impression
  2/3By Morven Crumlish. Ali brings his fiancee Sophie to the Highlands to meet his family.
12. 11:15
  Jallebies and Tea
  Asha is lonely left in her flat all day long, until some extraordinary visitors appear.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Steptoe and Son and Son
  7/8A visitor brings Harold some unexpected news. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
2. 12:30
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Quality of Life
  5/8Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business.
3. 13:00
  Down Payment on Death—5. The Moment of Truth
  5/5Retired hitman Art Gordo finally faces his nemesis.
4. 13:30
  Dick Francis—Proof, 1. Tragedy
  1/8Racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne's party ends in tragedy. But is it just an accident?
5. 14:00
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—10. A Falling Star
  10/15Neely has won an Academy Award, but her second marriage is already on the rocks.
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—The Church in Turmoil; Sober Ways, Politic Drifts and Amiable Persuasion
  25/120The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer and Frances Tomelty.
7. 14:30
  HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse—Aunt Tibby
  5/5A cunning landlady proves to be as resourceful as the mischievous Uncle Silas.
8. 14:45
  William Wordsworth - The Prelude—Episode 5
  5/5Sir Ian McKellen reads Wordsworth's poem. Travelling abroad reveals fear and hope.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Something Fresh, Episode 2
  2/2Ashe and Joan's battle to secure the scarab is becoming intense. Baxter is in hot pursuit.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—31/01/2014
  We hear about the remarkable top-secret war work of pigeons during the Second World War.
11. 17:00
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
12. 17:30
  Chambers—Series 1, The American
  5/5The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mind's Eye—Lodgers
  5/5Lorcan and Aoife discover something odd about residents of Maeve's busy Dublin guesthouse.
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 1, Unravelled
  5/5London gets stranger and stranger for Edna, Tankerton and both the Carlos.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Steptoe and Son and Son
  7/8A visitor brings Harold some unexpected news. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
4. 19:30
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Quality of Life
  5/8Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business.
5. 20:00
  Down Payment on Death—5. The Moment of Truth
  5/5Retired hitman Art Gordo finally faces his nemesis.
6. 20:30
  Dick Francis—Proof, 1. Tragedy
  1/8Racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne's party ends in tragedy. But is it just an accident?
7. 21:00
  Platform 3—A Good Impression
  2/3By Morven Crumlish. Ali brings his fiancee Sophie to the Highlands to meet his family.
8. 21:15
  Jallebies and Tea
  Asha is lonely left in her flat all day long, until some extraordinary visitors appear.
9. 22:00
  Warhorses of Letters—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4The horses fall out over literary matters.
10. 22:15
  Political Animals—Series 1, Sybil
  3/4Talks from well-known, if unreliable, Downing Street cats.
11. 22:30
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The comedian entertains at home with a nourishing menu of Welsh rarebit.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—31/01/2014
  Arthur Smith is joined by Tiffany Stevenson and Katherine Ryan.
13. 23:00
  On the Hour—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/5Biting news satire with TV evangelism, Alan Partridge and yogurt lids.
14. 23:30
  The Simon Day Show—Series 2, Brian Pern
  6/6Washed-up rocker and plumber Brian Pern comes to the Mallard and is interviewed on stage.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Mind's Eye—Lodgers
  5/5Lorcan and Aoife discover something odd about residents of Maeve's busy Dublin guesthouse.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 1, Unravelled
  5/5London gets stranger and stranger for Edna, Tankerton and both the Carlos.
3. 01:00
  Down Payment on Death—5. The Moment of Truth
  5/5Retired hitman Art Gordo finally faces his nemesis.
4. 01:30
  Dick Francis—Proof, 1. Tragedy
  1/8Racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne's party ends in tragedy. But is it just an accident?
5. 02:00
  Millport—Series 2, Growth
  5/6The Whelk Diet is on the menu and an inspector arrives to check Bunty's veg.
6. 02:30
  The Change—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Away from transvestite George, Carol is spending time on her own and enjoying it.
7. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Something Fresh, Episode 2
  2/2Ashe and Joan's battle to secure the scarab is becoming intense. Baxter is in hot pursuit.
8. 04:00
  Platform 3—A Good Impression
  2/3By Morven Crumlish. Ali brings his fiancee Sophie to the Highlands to meet his family.
9. 04:15
  Jallebies and Tea
  Asha is lonely left in her flat all day long, until some extraordinary visitors appear.
10. 05:00
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
11. 05:30
  Chambers—Series 1, The American
  5/5The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics.

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