BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 5 December 2014

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years—Episode 2
  2/8Adrian sees a psychotherapist, finds new accommodation and enjoys a trip to the newsagent.
2. 00:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—DIY
  4/10How marriage became a means of coping with skill shortages in designing post-war homes.
3. 00:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 9
  9/15Adam is distraught over Hetty standing accused and locked up behind prison bars.
4. 00:45
  Simon Gray - Coda—Episode 4
  4/5An overcrowded airport provides the material for a darkly comic tableau.
5. 01:00
  Heresy—Series 8, Episode 6
  6/6Victoria Coren Mitchell's guests are Sue Perkins, Maureen Lipman and Cerys Matthews.
6. 01:30
  Great Lives—Richard Crossman
  Politician Tam Dalyell chooses cabinet minister and political diarist Richard Crossman.
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 4. Mallilie
  4/5Confusion reigns in the hunt for the poisoner. Brother Cadfael has fresh suspicions.
8. 02:30
  Send in the Clones
  Andrew Collins explores how and why tribute bands have developed into a huge industry.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Samuel Richardson - Clarissa: The History of a Young Lady, Freedom Regained
  4/4Clarissa befriends Belford and Mrs Smith, hoping only for a family reconciliation.
10. 04:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—A Dedicated Man
  4/5A waiter finds his marriage of convenience breeds its own fiction when a secret emerges.
11. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Not Bobby
  Frank's new pet rabbit Bobby starts causing an unexpected stir at home.
12. 05:00
  No Commitments—Series 3, Talking Shop
  3/6Charlotte makes a momentous decision, and her sisters must suffer the aftermath.
13. 05:30
  The Elephant Man—Keeper vs Keeper
  3/8There is a new arrival at Southwood Zoo and Terry must mark his territory.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 5. Judgement
  5/5With a fresh arrest for murder, Brother Cadfael is keen to see justice delivered.
2. 06:30
  Shake It, Baby
  Libby Purves meets leading figures in the UK's neo-burlesque revolution.
3. 07:00
  Spangles 'n' Tights—The Movie
  5/5A US film company needs old uniforms from Dublin's theatrical costumiers.
4. 07:30
  Hal—Series 1, Crime
  3/4Stay-at-home Hal becomes the victim of car crime and gets some unwanted security help.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, Cinderella Hancock
  10/16Bill bans the Lad from the National Film Ball, but then there's a knock at the door.
6. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Bare Necessities
  The bumbling civil servants hit obstacles galore when deciding on a new motorway route.
7. 09:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman accept offers from Leigh Francis, Ruth Padel and Suggs.
8. 09:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Transport of Delight
  1/6Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.
9. 10:00
  Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov—1. Tomorrow
  1/2Gentle, intelligent Oblomov fails to deal with life.
10. 11:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—Hotel du Commerce
  5/5An overheard argument exposes the fragility of a honeymooning couple's own relationship.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, Cinderella Hancock
  10/16Bill bans the Lad from the National Film Ball, but then there's a knock at the door.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Bare Necessities
  The bumbling civil servants hit obstacles galore when deciding on a new motorway route.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 5. Judgement
  5/5With a fresh arrest for murder, Brother Cadfael is keen to see justice delivered.
4. 13:30
  Shake It, Baby
  Libby Purves meets leading figures in the UK's neo-burlesque revolution.
5. 14:00
  Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years—Episode 3
  3/8Adrian moves house again, becomes a cat and babysitter, and finally gets rid of his blazer
6. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—David Hicks
  5/10Laurence looks at the flamboyant and influential decorator, a superstar of the 1960s.
7. 14:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 10
  10/15Preacher Dinah visits her cousin Hetty, who languishes under sentence of death in jail.
8. 14:45
  Simon Gray - Coda—Episode 5
  5/5The playwright experiences the joys of a christening, then collects his scan results.
9. 15:00
  Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov—1. Tomorrow
  1/2Gentle, intelligent Oblomov fails to deal with life.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Mairi Hedderwick, the Big Apple and Brilliant Baking
  Mel Giedroyc explores Scotland's islands with Katie Morag creator Mairi Hedderwick.
11. 17:00
  After Henry—Series 3, Lines of Communication
  4/8Sarah and her mother Eleanor wage a war of attrition, until Russell steps in.
12. 17:30
  Spangles 'n' Tights—The Movie
  5/5A US film company needs old uniforms from Dublin's theatrical costumiers.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman accept offers from Leigh Francis, Ruth Padel and Suggs.
2. 18:30
  My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Anthony Horowitz
  4/8The creator of the Alex Rider novels talks about the five books that have shaped his life.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, Cinderella Hancock
  10/16Bill bans the Lad from the National Film Ball, but then there's a knock at the door.
4. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Bare Necessities
  The bumbling civil servants hit obstacles galore when deciding on a new motorway route.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 5. Judgement
  5/5With a fresh arrest for murder, Brother Cadfael is keen to see justice delivered.
6. 20:30
  Shake It, Baby
  Libby Purves meets leading figures in the UK's neo-burlesque revolution.
7. 21:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—Hotel du Commerce
  5/5An overheard argument exposes the fragility of a honeymooning couple's own relationship.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
9. 22:00
  Hal—Series 1, Crime
  3/4Stay-at-home Hal becomes the victim of car crime and gets some unwanted security help.
10. 22:30
  Cowards—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show with a comic slant on human frailties.
11. 23:00
  Blue Jam—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6The mind of Chris Morris leaks onto radio in this dreamlike comedy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years—Episode 3
  3/8Adrian moves house again, becomes a cat and babysitter, and finally gets rid of his blazer
2. 00:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—David Hicks
  5/10Laurence looks at the flamboyant and influential decorator, a superstar of the 1960s.
3. 00:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 10
  10/15Preacher Dinah visits her cousin Hetty, who languishes under sentence of death in jail.
4. 00:45
  Simon Gray - Coda—Episode 5
  5/5The playwright experiences the joys of a christening, then collects his scan results.
5. 01:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman accept offers from Leigh Francis, Ruth Padel and Suggs.
6. 01:30
  My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Anthony Horowitz
  4/8The creator of the Alex Rider novels talks about the five books that have shaped his life.
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 5. Judgement
  5/5With a fresh arrest for murder, Brother Cadfael is keen to see justice delivered.
8. 02:30
  Shake It, Baby
  Libby Purves meets leading figures in the UK's neo-burlesque revolution.
9. 03:00
  Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov—1. Tomorrow
  1/2Gentle, intelligent Oblomov fails to deal with life.
10. 04:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—Hotel du Commerce
  5/5An overheard argument exposes the fragility of a honeymooning couple's own relationship.
11. 04:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
12. 05:00
  After Henry—Series 3, Lines of Communication
  4/8Sarah and her mother Eleanor wage a war of attrition, until Russell steps in.
13. 05:30
  Spangles 'n' Tights—The Movie
  5/5A US film company needs old uniforms from Dublin's theatrical costumiers.

Saturday 6 December 2014