BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 29 November 2014

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 8
  8/10Adrian's parents try and patch things up, but he finds himself drawn to new school friends
2. 00:15
  A History of the Brain—10. Einstein's Brain
  10/10Dr Geoff Bunn discusses the impact of neurology on how we understand ourselves today.
3. 00:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 5
  5/15As Hetty receives a gift from the captain, Adam waits, hoping she will marry him.
4. 00:45
  Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits—Mortification; Edinburgh Festival
  5/5Looking at some author mishaps and Scotland's fair city through the decades.
5. 01:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Guests Marcus Chown, Shappi Khorsandi and Sir Terry Pratchett to add to the collection.
6. 01:30
  My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Sue Lawrence
  3/8Stuart Cosgrove speaks to Sue Lawrence about the five most significant books in her life.
7. 02:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 8. The Visitor
  8/8With time running out, can the suave sleuth finally confront Julia Kelburn's murderer?
8. 02:30
  Please Look After This Bear
  Michael Morpurgo celebrates the 50th anniversary of Paddington Bear in 2008.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—29 September - 3 October 1914
  The end of the beginning, perhaps, but a long long way from the end.
10. 04:00
  William Trevor Short Stories—The Forty-Seventh Saturday
  Mavie and McCarthy have a weekly tryst, but is he as trapped by marriage as she thinks?
11. 04:15
  Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries
  Passengers on a train uncover the story that linked their families 150 years ago.
12. 05:00
  After Henry—Series 3, Guilty Secrets
  3/8Sarah tidies up husband Henry's study four years after his death.
13. 05:30
  Spangles 'n' Tights—Medieval Banquet
  4/5Dublin's theatrical costumiers dress a medieval banquet in a ghostly castle.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Franz Kafka - The Trial
  Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
2. 07:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 2, Joanna Briscoe
  4/6Wendy Robbins takes the novelist back to her isolated childhood home in Dartmoor.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Our Obsession With Weather
  Iain Sinclair finds out why the weather forecast has always been a national obsession.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—Overseas
  With The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, The Men From the Ministry and Hancock's Half Hour.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Tina Pepler - Syria: Bread and Bombs Omnibus
  Jamil is old school. Hassan isn't. Then there's Samara, with her puppets.
2. 13:15
  John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey—Rumpole and the Vanishing Juror
  3/4At a murder trial, the barrister encounters a jury member with a mystifying agenda.
3. 14:00
  The Sunday Format—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Your radio version of the quality newspapers, plus lifestyle pull-out sections.
4. 14:30
  Masala FM—Episode 5
  5/6When the Asian radio station boss gets religion, the result is far from heavenly.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Our Obsession With Weather
  Iain Sinclair finds out why the weather forecast has always been a national obsession.
6. 16:00
  Franz Kafka - The Trial
  Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
7. 17:30
  Hal—Series 1, Death
  2/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 5. Living With Death
  5/6Elevated to the priesthood of God-King Ra, the crew try to escape.
2. 18:30
  Planet B—Series 3, Doing Time
  3/5Held in the world's toughest jail, can Kip escape prison brutality?
3. 19:00
  Raw Meat Radio
  Mary Anne Hobbs presents a Chris Morris radio retrospective featuring interviews.
4. 22:00
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Passion
  4/6Is passion a dangerous thing? Mark Watson resumes his quest to improve the world.
5. 22:30
  Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6The funny man's radio drop-in centre tackles Live 8 and white-collar boxing matches.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—29/11/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to Marlon Davis.
7. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Revolution—The American Civil War
  5/6The radical comedian asks if the battling was part of a revolution.
8. 23:30
  Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren—Episode 3
  3/5Ivor Cutler and friends present dark tales, offbeat songs and tips for aspiring poets.
9. 23:45
  No Tomatoes—Doctor Doom
  5/6A moody fridge speaks out to Paul Copley and Helen Moon.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 5. Living With Death
  5/6Elevated to the priesthood of God-King Ra, the crew try to escape.
2. 00:30
  Planet B—Series 3, Doing Time
  3/5Held in the world's toughest jail, can Kip escape prison brutality?
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Our Obsession With Weather
  Iain Sinclair finds out why the weather forecast has always been a national obsession.
4. 02:00
  Tina Pepler - Syria: Bread and Bombs Omnibus
  Jamil is old school. Hassan isn't. Then there's Samara, with her puppets.
5. 03:15
  John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey—Rumpole and the Vanishing Juror
  3/4At a murder trial, the barrister encounters a jury member with a mystifying agenda.
6. 04:00
  Franz Kafka - The Trial
  Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
7. 05:30
  Hal—Series 1, Death
  2/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.

Sunday 30 November 2014