BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 6 December 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Importance of Being Earnest
  Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.
2. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge
  Mark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show.
3. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Stephen Fry
  The actor and radio fanatic chooses three hours of his comedy favourites.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Patricia Highsmith - Carol (Omnibus)
  A love story of two very different women who risk everything to be together.
2. 13:15
  John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey—Rumpole Redeemed
  4/4The barrister faces a conundrum over whether offenders can ever go straight.
3. 14:00
  The Consultants—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Taking register at stunt school and Tarzan learns the alphabet.
4. 14:30
  Dead Ringers—The Best of Dead Ringers
  Overseas versions of The Archers and David Beckham in Brazil.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge
  Mark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show.
6. 16:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Importance of Being Earnest
  Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 6. Unto Death - And Beyond
  6/6Stranded on the Golden Planet, the crew battle to return to Mars.
2. 18:30
  Planet B—Series 3, Disaster!
  4/5In the last hours of Planet B, what is better than a farewell party?
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Stephen Fry
  The actor and radio fanatic chooses three hours of his comedy favourites.
4. 22:00
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Tolerance
  5/6Can tolerance turn people into doormats?
5. 22:30
  The Mark Steel Revolution—The Theory of Evolution
  6/6The radical comedian reassesses Darwin's description of the development of life.
6. 23:00
  BBC New Comedy Awards—2014, Semi-final, part 1 - Extended
  9/10Patrick Kielty hosts the first of two semi-finals from the Glee Club in Birmingham.
7. 23:45
  No Tomatoes—Retro Rocket
  6/6A harp goes back in time with Paul Copley and Helen Moon.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 6. Unto Death - And Beyond
  6/6Stranded on the Golden Planet, the crew battle to return to Mars.
2. 00:30
  Planet B—Series 3, Disaster!
  4/5In the last hours of Planet B, what is better than a farewell party?
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge
  Mark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show.
4. 02:00
  Patricia Highsmith - Carol (Omnibus)
  A love story of two very different women who risk everything to be together.
5. 03:15
  John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey—Rumpole Redeemed
  4/4The barrister faces a conundrum over whether offenders can ever go straight.
6. 04:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Importance of Being Earnest
  Crafty friends Jack and Algernon are living a double life in London 1895.

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