BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 18 January 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Julian Fellowes - Snobs Omnibus
  On a chance visit to a stately home, accountant's daughter Edith meets an eligible earl.
2. 07:15
  Terry-Thomas - Top of the Town—Episode 1
  1/2A surviving series extract starring gap-toothed cad of English comedy Terry-Thomas.
3. 07:30
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups Delete the Banjax, Lady Garden and Idiots of Ants.
4. 08:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—2. Travels by Bike
  2/3The cycling trio battle to navigate Germany, but find their sense of direction tested.
5. 08:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/13Changing the lodger, and is marriage all wedded bliss?
6. 09:00
  Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives—The Big, Busy World
  2/6Meg faces marriage troubles, while Jo triumphs in her writing.
7. 09:30
  Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—Tiger! Tiger!
  2/5Forced out from the jungle, Mowgli must learn to live with humans.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—PD James
  Crime writer PD James shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
9. 10:45
  Afternoon Reading—Census 2011, Everyone Who Lives Here
  2/3By Kathryn Simmonds. Two isolated neighbours bond over the census form.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 1, What We Fear
  3/13Guy Raz investigates what it means to be afraid and how we calm down when we're terrified.
11. 11:45
  Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—Gastronomicon
  3/5Disobeying rules for a wedding anniversary recipe book sparks unexpected consequences.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Julian Fellowes - Snobs Omnibus
  On a chance visit to a stately home, accountant's daughter Edith meets an eligible earl.
2. 13:15
  Terry-Thomas - Top of the Town—Episode 1
  1/2A surviving series extract starring gap-toothed cad of English comedy Terry-Thomas.
3. 13:30
  Anthony Hope - Rupert of Hentzau
  Queen Flavia writes a fateful letter. Sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda with Julian Glover.
4. 15:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—2. Travels by Bike
  2/3The cycling trio battle to navigate Germany, but find their sense of direction tested.
5. 15:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/13Changing the lodger, and is marriage all wedded bliss?
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—Orlando Bloom, underwater living and wing-walkers
  Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from the past week on the 4 O'Clock Show.
7. 17:00
  Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives—The Big, Busy World
  2/6Meg faces marriage troubles, while Jo triumphs in her writing.
8. 17:30
  Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—Tiger! Tiger!
  2/5Forced out from the jungle, Mowgli must learn to live with humans.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  MR James—The Backward Glance by Sheila Hodgson
  MR James's tale of a mysterious mask made of silk and skin, adapted by Sheila Hodgson.
2. 18:45
  EF Benson - The Terror by Night
  Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean? Read by Brian Gear
3. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 1, What We Fear
  3/13Guy Raz investigates what it means to be afraid and how we calm down when we're terrified.
4. 19:45
  Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—Gastronomicon
  3/5Disobeying rules for a wedding anniversary recipe book sparks unexpected consequences.
5. 20:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—2. Travels by Bike
  2/3The cycling trio battle to navigate Germany, but find their sense of direction tested.
6. 20:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/13Changing the lodger, and is marriage all wedded bliss?
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—PD James
  Crime writer PD James shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
8. 21:45
  Afternoon Reading—Census 2011, Everyone Who Lives Here
  2/3By Kathryn Simmonds. Two isolated neighbours bond over the census form.
9. 22:00
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups Delete the Banjax, Lady Garden and Idiots of Ants.
10. 22:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 1, A Life Sadly Smashed Then, Happily, Restored a Bit
  6/6Pip lands in court - can a friend save the day?
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—18/01/2015
  Arthur Smith chats again to Festival of the Spoken Nerd.
12. 23:00
  The Cornwell Estate—Series 2, Kenny Killigrew
  5/6A divorce has left outdoors pursuit expert Kenny with a touch of agoraphobia.
13. 23:15
  Knocker—Incentativity
  5/6Market researcher Ian Dunn carries out a delicate immigration survey.
14. 23:30
  Jon Ronson On—Series 4, Being Fancy
  2/5Elliot Castro recalls his five-star life. Charlie Brooker talks about going first class.
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Late
1. 00:00
  MR James—The Backward Glance by Sheila Hodgson
  MR James's tale of a mysterious mask made of silk and skin, adapted by Sheila Hodgson.
2. 00:45
  EF Benson - The Terror by Night
  Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean? Read by Brian Gear
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—PD James
  Crime writer PD James shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
4. 01:45
  Afternoon Reading—Census 2011, Everyone Who Lives Here
  2/3By Kathryn Simmonds. Two isolated neighbours bond over the census form.
5. 02:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—2. Travels by Bike
  2/3The cycling trio battle to navigate Germany, but find their sense of direction tested.
6. 02:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/13Changing the lodger, and is marriage all wedded bliss?
7. 03:00
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups Delete the Banjax, Lady Garden and Idiots of Ants.
8. 03:30
  Anthony Hope - Rupert of Hentzau
  Queen Flavia writes a fateful letter. Sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda with Julian Glover.
9. 05:00
  Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives—The Big, Busy World
  2/6Meg faces marriage troubles, while Jo triumphs in her writing.
10. 05:30
  Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—Tiger! Tiger!
  2/5Forced out from the jungle, Mowgli must learn to live with humans.

Monday 19 January 2015