BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 January 2015

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Wally K Daly—Time Slip
  Paul Williamson arrives home, only to find himself already there. What is going on?
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Farewell to Winston
  Nicholas Witchell remembers the grandeur and impact of Winston Churchill's state funeral.
3. 02:00
  Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections Omnibus—Episode 3
  3/3Chip's scam website comes to an abrupt end.
4. 03:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Jennifer Saunders
  Jennifer Saunders picks music from Spike Milligan and Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
5. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 1, High Society
  3/6Charles Dickens meets Lady Kames, and his editorial judgement is scrutinised.
6. 04:00
  Dario Fo - Accidental Death of an Anarchist
  What lies behind a railway work's death at a police HQ? Comedy adapted by Jeremy Hardy.
7. 05:15
  RD Wingfield—The Cellar
  Behind a bricked-up entrance lurks a suspenseful tale of horror below stairs.
8. 05:30
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Frank Skinner on funny moments in history. With Josh Widdicombe and Roisin Conaty.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Susan Hill - The Beacon Omnibus
  Frank Prime's quest for fame and fortune is about to spark disaster for his family.
2. 07:15
  Terry-Thomas - Top of the Town—Episode 2
  2/2Poking fun at bands in a surviving series extract from gap-toothed comic Terry-Thomas.
3. 07:30
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups the Noise Next Door, the Boom Jennies and Jigsaw.
4. 08:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—3. Every Englishman is Mad
  3/3George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
5. 08:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 10
  10/13Bona news about a new LP, and who killed Cock Robin?
6. 09:00
  Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives—Our Foreign Correspondent
  3/6Amy heads to Europe, while Jo makes a friend in New York.
7. 09:30
  Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—Letting in the Jungle
  3/5Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Sue Townsend
  From Jack Teagarden to Tchaikovsky, the Adrian Mole author shares her castaway choices.
9. 10:45
  Afternoon Reading—Census 2011, Realm of the Census
  3/3By Louise Welsh. A lowly job chasing census evaders leads a girl to a disturbing encounter
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 1, Peering Into Space
  4/13Guy Raz investigates our sense of wonder and curiosity about our place in the universe.
11. 11:45
  Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—The Ugly Sister
  4/5A Cinderella pantomime character wonders if her own Prince Charming is in the audience.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Susan Hill - The Beacon Omnibus
  Frank Prime's quest for fame and fortune is about to spark disaster for his family.
2. 13:15
  Terry-Thomas - Top of the Town—Episode 2
  2/2Poking fun at bands in a surviving series extract from gap-toothed comic Terry-Thomas.
3. 13:30
  Saturday Drama—Brian Friel - Translations
  Donegal, 1833. Army map-makers plan to change the Irish place names to English ones.
4. 15:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—3. Every Englishman is Mad
  3/3George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
5. 15:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 10
  10/13Bona news about a new LP, and who killed Cock Robin?
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—Christian the Chelsea Lion, the Kalina Balalaika Band and Channel Swimming
  Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from the past week on the 4 O'Clock Show.
7. 17:00
  Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives—Our Foreign Correspondent
  3/6Amy heads to Europe, while Jo makes a friend in New York.
8. 17:30
  Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—Letting in the Jungle
  3/5Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  Student Giovanni becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl living next door.
2. 18:30
  HG Wells—The New Accelerator
  HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind.
3. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 1, Peering Into Space
  4/13Guy Raz investigates our sense of wonder and curiosity about our place in the universe.
4. 19:45
  Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—The Ugly Sister
  4/5A Cinderella pantomime character wonders if her own Prince Charming is in the audience.
5. 20:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—3. Every Englishman is Mad
  3/3George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
6. 20:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 10
  10/13Bona news about a new LP, and who killed Cock Robin?
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Sue Townsend
  From Jack Teagarden to Tchaikovsky, the Adrian Mole author shares her castaway choices.
8. 21:45
  Afternoon Reading—Census 2011, Realm of the Census
  3/3By Louise Welsh. A lowly job chasing census evaders leads a girl to a disturbing encounter
9. 22:00
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups the Noise Next Door, the Boom Jennies and Jigsaw.
10. 22:30
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Return of the fantasy comedy. Who's the newcomer with huge biceps?
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—25/01/2015
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight Arthur Smith chats to Josie Long.
12. 23:00
  The Cornwell Estate—Series 2, Switzerland McNaughtiehorse
  6/6Phil Cornwell as a New York ex-pat with a special line of work in 'waste disposal'.
13. 23:15
  Knocker—Profitch
  6/6Market researcher Ian Dunn suffers a shocking epiphany.
14. 23:30
  Jon Ronson On—Series 4, States of Mind
  3/5How we all exist in different states of reality, according to the balance of our minds.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  Student Giovanni becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl living next door.
2. 00:30
  HG Wells—The New Accelerator
  HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Sue Townsend
  From Jack Teagarden to Tchaikovsky, the Adrian Mole author shares her castaway choices.
4. 01:45
  Afternoon Reading—Census 2011, Realm of the Census
  3/3By Louise Welsh. A lowly job chasing census evaders leads a girl to a disturbing encounter
5. 02:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—3. Every Englishman is Mad
  3/3George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
6. 02:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 2, Episode 10
  10/13Bona news about a new LP, and who killed Cock Robin?
7. 03:00
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups the Noise Next Door, the Boom Jennies and Jigsaw.
8. 03:30
  Saturday Drama—Brian Friel - Translations
  Donegal, 1833. Army map-makers plan to change the Irish place names to English ones.
9. 05:00
  Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives—Our Foreign Correspondent
  3/6Amy heads to Europe, while Jo makes a friend in New York.
10. 05:30
  Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book—Letting in the Jungle
  3/5Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras.

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