BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 29 December 2014

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Weird Tales—Series 2, Split the Atom by Lynn Ferguson
  2/3Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess.
2. 00:30
  The Scarifyers—The Magic Circle, Episode 2
  2/4As Professor Dunning and Harry Crow search on, a dead music hall star makes a return.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Shirley Hughes
  From Mozart to Vivaldi, the author and illustrator shares her castaway choices.
4. 01:45
  Afternoon Reading—Just William - Pursuin' Happiness, The Revenge
  2/3Boy scout William commits to a daily good deed, until he meets a ghastly child.
5. 02:00
  Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—2. Pineapple
  2/3A tin of pineapple takes on a starring role as the story of the Thames holiday continues.
6. 02:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13A paralytic stuntman, and war prisoners outfox the Nazis.
7. 03:00
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Sham
  4/6Brian tells the story of his visit to a country where alternative therapies abound.
8. 03:30
  Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van
  Autobiographical play about the woman who took refuge in the author's Camden garden.
9. 05:00
  Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen
  The classic, wintry fairy tale starring Diana Rigg, Bill Patterson and Dirk Bogarde.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
  10/10The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
2. 06:30
  The Late Mrs Buggins
  Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
3. 07:00
  North East of Eden—Invaders and Outsiders
  1/6Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 62, Episode 6
  6/6Susan Calman and Tony Hawks join regulars Barry and Graeme, with Jack Dee in the chair.
5. 08:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
  11/13Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
6. 08:30
  As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/7Lecturing in Norwich, Lionel stays with an old girlfriend. But Jean turns up unexpectedly.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, Marcel Proust
  3/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz, where the author of the week is Marcel Proust.
8. 09:30
  Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Comedy panel game show in which British comedians compete against comics from overseas.
9. 10:00
  Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 1
  1/3Parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men.
10. 11:00
  Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
  The best-selling author and uber-producer discuss The Sandman, Hitchhikers and Good Omens.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and stunning music from the Loose Ends studio
  Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and music from the Loose Ends studio.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
  11/13Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
2. 12:30
  As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/7Lecturing in Norwich, Lionel stays with an old girlfriend. But Jean turns up unexpectedly.
3. 13:00
  Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
  10/10The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
4. 13:30
  The Late Mrs Buggins
  Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
5. 14:00
  The Lunar Effect—The Cycle
  1/5By John Connolly. A young woman deals with two tormentors by unexpected means.
6. 14:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Tea
  11/30Thanks to the introduction of tea, even people who were not rich could afford to entertain
7. 14:30
  Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 1
  1/10An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
8. 14:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—1. Childhood
  1/5The troubled childhood of Charles Dickens.
9. 15:00
  Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 1
  1/3Parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Zoella, Funky Chickens and Pole-Vaulting Pterosaurs
  Mel revisits Commonwealth-inspired story My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, by Theresa Breslin
11. 17:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Will a tribe of African pygmies endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
12. 17:30
  North East of Eden—Invaders and Outsiders
  1/6Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island.
13. 17:55
  Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen—There's No Place Like Dome
  6/25Kremmen, Carla and Gitfinger must find a way to escape from the planet of the Thargoids.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, Marcel Proust
  3/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz, where the author of the week is Marcel Proust.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Marie Helvin and Charles Secrett
  Marie and Charles on books by Steinbeck, Elizabeth Gaskell and Antoine de Saint-Exupery.(R)
3. 19:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
  11/13Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
4. 19:30
  As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/7Lecturing in Norwich, Lionel stays with an old girlfriend. But Jean turns up unexpectedly.
5. 20:00
  Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
  10/10The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
6. 20:30
  The Late Mrs Buggins
  Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
7. 21:00
  Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
  The best-selling author and uber-producer discuss The Sandman, Hitchhikers and Good Omens.
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and stunning music from the Loose Ends studio
  Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and music from the Loose Ends studio.
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 62, Episode 6
  6/6Susan Calman and Tony Hawks join regulars Barry and Graeme, with Jack Dee in the chair.
10. 22:30
  Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Comedy panel game show in which British comedians compete against comics from overseas.
11. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 13, Episode 1
  1/2The impression show to take the stuffing out of Boxing Day.
12. 23:30
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 1
  1/6The satirist romps through the newsworthy and the not-so-newsworthy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Lunar Effect—The Cycle
  1/5By John Connolly. A young woman deals with two tormentors by unexpected means.
2. 00:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Tea
  11/30Thanks to the introduction of tea, even people who were not rich could afford to entertain
3. 00:30
  Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 1
  1/10An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
4. 00:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—1. Childhood
  1/5The troubled childhood of Charles Dickens.
5. 01:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, Marcel Proust
  3/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz, where the author of the week is Marcel Proust.
6. 01:30
  A Good Read—Marie Helvin and Charles Secrett
  Marie and Charles on books by Steinbeck, Elizabeth Gaskell and Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
7. 02:00
  Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
  10/10The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
8. 02:30
  The Late Mrs Buggins
  Cooking wartime rations with a smile. Mabel Constanduros aka Grandma Buggins was a pioneer
9. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes—Episode 1
  1/3Parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men.
10. 04:00
  Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
  The best-selling author and uber-producer discuss The Sandman, Hitchhikers and Good Omens.
11. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and stunning music from the Loose Ends studio
  Clive Anderson celebrates a year of star names and music from the Loose Ends studio.
12. 05:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Will a tribe of African pygmies endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
13. 05:30
  North East of Eden—Invaders and Outsiders
  1/6Marcia quits sophisticated London for a doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island.
14. 05:55
  Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen—There's No Place Like Dome
  6/25Kremmen, Carla and Gitfinger must find a way to escape from the planet of the Thargoids.

Tuesday 30 December 2014