BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 28 January 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 7
  7/10Violet looks back on her marriage to Bruno and the troubling times he put her through.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—Cathedrals of the Cosmos
  2/30Astronomer Heather Couper on the importance of the sun to ancient agrarian society.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Mediation
  2/5Tony assumes that he can see his children whenever he wants to, but Clare has other ideas.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 2
  2/5Mac is made a star contributor of Eagle magazine and his gifts for delusion soar.
5. 01:00
  The Now Show—Series 45, Episode 3
  3/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic take on the week's news.
6. 01:30
  Comedy's Coming Home—Kulvinder Ghir
  One of the stars of Goodness Gracious Me attempts to bring stand-up to his homeland.
7. 02:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Preparation
  2/4Hunter has tasked Callan to kill German businessman Rudolf Schneider.
8. 02:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Ancestors
  1/4John Sessions unpicks some medieval myths about wandering minstrels and motley fools.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—15-19 December 1914
  As Christmas approaches, a spirit of generosity and recklessness fills the air.
10. 04:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver
  2/5A comic tale of a local swain who courts rather too many maids at once.
11. 04:15
  Whodunnits—Father Brown - The Secret Garden
  A stranger is found murdered in a walled garden with one entrance. How did he get there?
12. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Brideshead Unvisited
  3/6Patrick makes the family attend a wedding, but will Stella's doubts prove justified?
13. 05:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Power Is Happiness
  5/6Edward could be up for promotion, but will it go to his head?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Doubt
  3/4Callan is keen to know why Hunter wants Schneider dead, so he conducts some research.
2. 06:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
3. 07:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Keen to get in Jane's good books, Roy is delighted when she asks him to help save a tree.
4. 07:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
  4/6Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 2, The Mock Action
  4/26HMS Troutbridge heads to an exercise off Dover, but Mr Phillips gets lost in fog.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 13
  13/13Merry cross the Mersey - the team poke fun at Liverpool.
7. 09:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Murder for Starters
  5/6Crime writers Robert Barnard and Lindsey Davis probe who wielded a deadly skewer.
8. 09:30
  The Atkinson People—Barry Good
  4/4A wry, startling, in-depth probe into the life of a spoof pop star.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 December 1914
  The Grahams host a family Christmas and Folkestone's festivities don't go entirely to plan
10. 11:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—The History of the Hardcomes
  3/5Recollections of Tony's wedding bring to mind the unusual circumstances of the Hardcomes.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—A Nice Little Holiday
  Affairs, scandals and a letter of hatred turn a 1961 French holiday into a nightmare.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 2, The Mock Action
  4/26HMS Troutbridge heads to an exercise off Dover, but Mr Phillips gets lost in fog.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 13
  13/13Merry cross the Mersey - the team poke fun at Liverpool.
3. 13:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Doubt
  3/4Callan is keen to know why Hunter wants Schneider dead, so he conducts some research.
4. 13:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 8
  8/10Violet must choose between her friendship with Edwin and her marriage to Bruno.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—Stories of the Sky
  3/30How our ancestors mapped the stories of their mythology onto the constellations in the sky
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Assessment
  3/5Tony wants 50-50 access to his children, but his wife threatens to fight him all the way.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 3
  3/5Mac leaves for Africa - there's Stone Age Man to track down.
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 December 1914
  The Grahams host a family Christmas and Folkestone's festivities don't go entirely to plan
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Richard Branson, Raspberry Jam and Invisible Wings
  Mel Giedroyc gets out her pots to find out how to make the perfect raspberry jam.
11. 17:00
  Miracles R Us—Flux
  1/4Caroline runs a family back-up service, but can she let Sylvia join Household Solutions?
12. 17:30
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Keen to get in Jane's good books, Roy is delighted when she asks him to help save a tree.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Murder for Starters
  5/6Crime writers Robert Barnard and Lindsey Davis probe who wielded a deadly skewer.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Middle Age
  Carol Clewlow, David Nicholls and Tony Cassidy face up to not being as young as they were.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 2, The Mock Action
  4/26HMS Troutbridge heads to an exercise off Dover, but Mr Phillips gets lost in fog.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 13
  13/13Merry cross the Mersey - the team poke fun at Liverpool.
5. 20:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Doubt
  3/4Callan is keen to know why Hunter wants Schneider dead, so he conducts some research.
6. 20:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
7. 21:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—The History of the Hardcomes
  3/5Recollections of Tony's wedding bring to mind the unusual circumstances of the Hardcomes.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—A Nice Little Holiday
  Affairs, scandals and a letter of hatred turn a 1961 French holiday into a nightmare.
9. 22:00
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
  4/6Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
10. 22:30
  The Odd Half Hour—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Why Bagpuss is a bad influence on kids and why Vikings avoided consumer focus groups.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—28/01/2015
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight Diane Morgan chats to Phil Wang.
12. 23:00
  On the Hour—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Tube system goes berserk, earthquake in Corinth and anniversary of space.
13. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 2, Adam Ant
  2/5Des Lynham and Sue Cook's secrets are revealed, plus special guest Adam Ant.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 8
  8/10Violet must choose between her friendship with Edwin and her marriage to Bruno.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—Stories of the Sky
  3/30How our ancestors mapped the stories of their mythology onto the constellations in the sky
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Assessment
  3/5Tony wants 50-50 access to his children, but his wife threatens to fight him all the way.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 3
  3/5Mac leaves for Africa - there's Stone Age Man to track down.
5. 01:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Murder for Starters
  5/6Crime writers Robert Barnard and Lindsey Davis probe who wielded a deadly skewer.
6. 01:30
  Off the Page—Middle Age
  Carol Clewlow, David Nicholls and Tony Cassidy face up to not being as young as they were.
7. 02:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—Doubt
  3/4Callan is keen to know why Hunter wants Schneider dead, so he conducts some research.
8. 02:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 December 1914
  The Grahams host a family Christmas and Folkestone's festivities don't go entirely to plan
10. 04:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—The History of the Hardcomes
  3/5Recollections of Tony's wedding bring to mind the unusual circumstances of the Hardcomes.
11. 04:15
  Drama on 4—A Nice Little Holiday
  Affairs, scandals and a letter of hatred turn a 1961 French holiday into a nightmare.
12. 05:00
  Miracles R Us—Flux
  1/4Caroline runs a family back-up service, but can she let Sylvia join Household Solutions?
13. 05:30
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Keen to get in Jane's good books, Roy is delighted when she asks him to help save a tree.

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