BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 17 January 2015

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian—Episode 10
  10/10A new arrival as Nikolai prepares for the next phase of a long and chequered life.
2. 00:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Neat and Not too Showy
  25/30How people lower down the social scale responded to the idea of taste.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—Julian Fellowes - Snobs, Episode 5
  5/5Charles is left desolated. Edith's unfortunate discovery means she must make a choice.
4. 00:45
  EJ Howard - Odd Girl Out—Episode 10
  10/10Arabella talks to Anne and Edmund, and revelations and resolutions follow.
5. 01:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Markus Birdman, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran star in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz.
6. 01:30
  Meet the Parents—Series 2, Evelyn Glennie
  1/4Evelyn Glennie talks to her mum about her decision to become a musician.
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 2, 4. The Civil War
  4/6The murder hunt leads to Oxford, as intimacy beckons in a cupboard full of special books.
8. 02:30
  The Jazz Baroness
  Hannah Rothschild tells the story of her eccentric great aunt Pannonica Rothschild.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—JB Priestley - Bright Day, Episode 2
  2/2Secret events are unlocked when scriptwriter Gregory rediscovers characters from his past.
10. 04:00
  Mary Costello - The China Factory—The China Factory
  5/5A student regrets holding things back at her holiday job to fit in with the women workers.
11. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Nicola Baldwin - Edward Alleyn's Devil
  Famed Jacobean actor Edward Alleyn believed he saw a devil on stage. What really happened?
12. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
  1/6A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer holiday.
13. 05:30
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/5A mysterious Parish council informant phones The Bugle's editor.
14. 05:55
  Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen—Firing Blanks? It's Not the End of the World
  20/25What would you do if the universe was to end in two minutes? Our hero has the answer.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dear Countess
  A turbulent tale of a marriage - with love and tension in equal measure.
2. 07:30
  Back to Front—Series 1, 1990
  3/3The 1990 headline-makers kicked off the newspaper front pages by England in the World Cup.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Going to the Flicks, Episode 2
  2/2Charting the rise from the 1970s low ebb in cinema-going to today's exciting innovations.
4. 09:00
  Dad's Army—Permission to Speak, Sir!: Dad's Army on Radio
  How did BBC TV's classic Home Guard sitcom find more success on radio?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/3Seventy-year-old Enid Lambert is determined to enjoy a long-awaited holiday.
2. 13:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Darker Thank You Think
  2/6Newspaper editor Charles Dickens gets Jack to probe gory deaths in the River Thames.
3. 14:00
  Yes Minister—Series 1, Open Government
  1/8Newly re-elected MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's office.
4. 14:30
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, A Nice Surprise
  13/13Can Kate and George cope with an unexpected arrival?
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Going to the Flicks, Episode 2
  2/2Charting the rise from the 1970s low ebb in cinema-going to today's exciting innovations.
6. 16:00
  Dear Countess
  A turbulent tale of a marriage - with love and tension in equal measure.
7. 17:30
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Frank Skinner and guests David Mitchell and Steve Hall ponder history's funniest moments.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mike Walker - 2025—2. Access
  2/2Olivia and Irena plot to expose the world of illegal genetic engineering.
2. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Permission to Speak, Sir!: Dad's Army on Radio
  How did BBC TV's classic Home Guard sitcom find more success on radio?
3. 22:00
  Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs—Episode 4
  4/6Rhod is joined by Greg Davies, Sarah Millican, Goldheart Assembly and Milton Jones.
4. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—17/01/2015
  Arthur Smith chats again to Festival of the Spoken Nerd.
5. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 3, Muhammad Ali
  5/6A humorous assessment of the life and career of the world heavyweight boxer.
6. 23:30
  Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle—Episode 1
  1/5Ivor Cutler and friends present poems and songs, including 'I Am a Yellow Fly'.
7. 23:45
  Fabulous—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Faye causes havoc when she decides to gatecrash her boss's wedding.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - 2025—2. Access
  2/2Olivia and Irena plot to expose the world of illegal genetic engineering.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Going to the Flicks, Episode 2
  2/2Charting the rise from the 1970s low ebb in cinema-going to today's exciting innovations.
3. 02:00
  Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/3Seventy-year-old Enid Lambert is determined to enjoy a long-awaited holiday.
4. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Darker Thank You Think
  2/6Newspaper editor Charles Dickens gets Jack to probe gory deaths in the River Thames.
5. 04:00
  Dear Countess
  A turbulent tale of a marriage - with love and tension in equal measure.
6. 05:30
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Frank Skinner and guests David Mitchell and Steve Hall ponder history's funniest moments.

Sunday 18 January 2015