BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 26 January 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
  1/4Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
2. 06:30
  The Bard of Salford
  Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
3. 07:00
  North East of Eden—Cinema Paradiso
  5/6Mad Max versus the French resistance. Or rather, two rival island film nights fight it out
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 14, Episode 4
  4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Museum Piece
  2/20Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab much-needed weapons.
6. 08:30
  As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/7Lionel invites Jean on a cruise with him but is puzzled when she resists his invitation.
7. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—08/02/2010
  Nigel Rees chairs. With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
8. 09:30
  Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Hal Cruttenden and Roisin Conaty take on Henning Wehn and Christian Schulte-Loh.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 December 1914
  Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave.
10. 11:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
  1/5Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Tom Conti, Simon Nicol, Sue Webster, Bidisha, Fairport Convention and Rhiannon Giddens
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Museum Piece
  2/20Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab much-needed weapons.
2. 12:30
  As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/7Lionel invites Jean on a cruise with him but is puzzled when she resists his invitation.
3. 13:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
  1/4Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
4. 13:30
  The Bard of Salford
  Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 6
  6/10Crossing the Atlantic to visit an old lost friend, Violet makes a worrying discovery.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—The Sky's the Limit
  1/30Astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our growing understanding of the universe.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Separation
  1/5Electrician Tony has no idea his wife has had enough of him and wants him out of her life.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 1
  1/5He came into this world as 'the elephant'. Was everyone prepared?
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 December 1914
  Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Hurricanes, Nail Polish and a Psammead
  Mel Giedroyc goes behind the scenes of a London beauty salon.
11. 17:00
  Second Thoughts—Series 4, Short Change
  2/6Bill and Faith's dream of riverside luxury is thwarted by her children.
12. 17:30
  North East of Eden—Cinema Paradiso
  5/6Mad Max versus the French resistance. Or rather, two rival island film nights fight it out
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Quote... Unquote—08/02/2010
  Nigel Rees chairs. With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Mick Aston and Penelope Leach
  Mick and Penelope discuss paperbacks by Oliver Rackham, RL Stevenson and William Golding.(R)
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Museum Piece
  2/20Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab much-needed weapons.
4. 19:30
  As Time Goes By—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/7Lionel invites Jean on a cruise with him but is puzzled when she resists his invitation.
5. 20:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
  1/4Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
6. 20:30
  The Bard of Salford
  Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
7. 21:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
  1/5Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Tom Conti, Simon Nicol, Sue Webster, Bidisha, Fairport Convention and Rhiannon Giddens
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 14, Episode 4
  4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
10. 22:30
  Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Hal Cruttenden and Roisin Conaty take on Henning Wehn and Christian Schulte-Loh.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—26/01/2015
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight Diane Morgan chats to Phil Wang.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 3
  3/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
13. 23:30
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 5
  5/6The satirist ponders the Jane Austen industry and car user manuals.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 6
  6/10Crossing the Atlantic to visit an old lost friend, Violet makes a worrying discovery.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—The Sky's the Limit
  1/30Astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our growing understanding of the universe.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Separation
  1/5Electrician Tony has no idea his wife has had enough of him and wants him out of her life.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 1
  1/5He came into this world as 'the elephant'. Was everyone prepared?
5. 01:00
  Quote... Unquote—08/02/2010
  Nigel Rees chairs. With Ken Bruce, Valerie Grove, Dr Ben Goldacre and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
6. 01:30
  A Good Read—Mick Aston and Penelope Leach
  Mick and Penelope discuss paperbacks by Oliver Rackham, RL Stevenson and William Golding.(R)
7. 02:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Callan's Return
  1/4Ex-killer David Callan, now a dead-end bookkeeper, is hired for one last hit.
8. 02:30
  The Bard of Salford
  Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 December 1914
  Newcomers spell trouble for St Jude's, and the police are unprepared for a crime wave.
10. 04:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
  1/5Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
11. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Nikki Bedi, Tom Conti, Simon Nicol, Sue Webster, Bidisha, Fairport Convention and Rhiannon Giddens
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
12. 05:00
  Second Thoughts—Series 4, Short Change
  2/6Bill and Faith's dream of riverside luxury is thwarted by her children.
13. 05:30
  North East of Eden—Cinema Paradiso
  5/6Mad Max versus the French resistance. Or rather, two rival island film nights fight it out

Tuesday 27 January 2015