BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 30 January 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 9
  9/10Violet arrives in New York and sees Edwin face-to-face for the first time in decades.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—Mirror of the Earth
  4/30The history of astrology began as a way of advising rulers on their military campaigns.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Reality
  4/5Tony is outraged when his parenting skills are assessed during his children's visits.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 4
  4/5At last, the story of the family's beleaguered TV set.
5. 01:00
  The Personality Test—Series 3, Lorraine Kelly
  2/6Breakfast TV queen Lorraine Kelly quizzes a panel about herself.
6. 01:30
  Great Lives—Winston Churchill
  Lord Digby Jones chooses wartime leader, Winston Churchill.
7. 02:00
  James Mitchell - Red File for Callan—The Job
  4/4Schneider invites Callan to dinner on Sunday. Callan has the gun, and he must use it.
8. 02:30
  Let Me Entertain You—The Sporting Hero
  3/4John Sessions explores the Restoration and development of new entertainment strands.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—29 December 1914 to 2 January 1915
  Folkestone is uneasy about the move from 1914 into 1915.
10. 04:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Andrey Satchel and the Parson and Clerk
  4/5The thatcher regales the travellers with Andrey's attempt to get married still in his cups
11. 04:15
  Bruce Bedford - Black Ice
  A gripping account of a 1911 expedition prior to Scott's doomed Antarctic trip.
12. 05:00
  The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue—Mrs Garland's Good Deeds
  5/6Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell steps in when the over-70s keep fit club gets out of hand.
13. 05:30
  Any Other Business—Episode 3
  3/6The new mayor has to chair his very first council meeting and he is scared witless.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 1. Old Bailey
  1/6Lord Peter Wimsey sets out to clear an authoress accused of killing her lover.
2. 06:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Episode 4
  4/4The circus, music hall and the odd high-diving elk - a history of popular entertainment.
3. 07:00
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/5Council leader Mrs Roberts insists an electrical substation should be raffled off.
4. 07:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
  1/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Chef That Died of Shame
  6/12Hancock's regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall of a pie-stall cook.
6. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Fair Exchange
  The bungling duo mix up the designs for the new pound note.
7. 09:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Elis James, Jon Richardson, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran join Rhod Gilbert's quiz.
8. 09:30
  Gush—Episode 3
  3/6Cravate and Pomeroy face execution. Can Lady Arabella win them a last-minute reprieve?
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—5-9 January 1915
  Folkestone mourns one of its missing, and the Grahams await a special delivery.
10. 11:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—An Incident in the Life of Georgy Crookhill
  5/5Anxious not to be outdone, the registrar relates a story of treachery among thieves.
11. 11:15
  Steve Walker - Haunted By More Cake
  With a tea party going on in his stomach, Lionel has fallen in love with a guest.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Chef That Died of Shame
  6/12Hancock's regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall of a pie-stall cook.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Fair Exchange
  The bungling duo mix up the designs for the new pound note.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 1. Old Bailey
  1/6Lord Peter Wimsey sets out to clear an authoress accused of killing her lover.
4. 13:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Episode 4
  4/4The circus, music hall and the odd high-diving elk - a history of popular entertainment.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 10
  10/10Having reunited with Edwin after decades, Violet begins to make sense of her past.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—Three Wise Men
  5/30Ancient associations of the cosmos with deities, and astrology's link to mathematics.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Departure
  5/5Tony has proven himself as a father, but his wife wants a new start 200 miles away.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 5
  5/5More trouble for Mac, and Anne's later 'business' with the small Picasso.
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—5-9 January 1915
  Folkestone mourns one of its missing, and the Grahams await a special delivery.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Idina Menzel, Tall Stories and Stolen Jewels
  Mel Giedroyc hears from the star of Frozen and Wicked, Idina Menzel.
11. 17:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, It's Behind You
  3/6Christmas is coming but goodwill is in short supply among the staff panto cast.
12. 17:30
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/5Council leader Mrs Roberts insists an electrical substation should be raffled off.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Elis James, Jon Richardson, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran join Rhod Gilbert's quiz.
2. 18:30
  Meet the Parents—Series 4, Michelle McManus
  1/3Michelle McManus talks to her parents about winning Pop Idol back in 2003.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Chef That Died of Shame
  6/12Hancock's regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall of a pie-stall cook.
4. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Fair Exchange
  The bungling duo mix up the designs for the new pound note.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 1. Old Bailey
  1/6Lord Peter Wimsey sets out to clear an authoress accused of killing her lover.
6. 20:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Episode 4
  4/4The circus, music hall and the odd high-diving elk - a history of popular entertainment.
7. 21:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—An Incident in the Life of Georgy Crookhill
  5/5Anxious not to be outdone, the registrar relates a story of treachery among thieves.
8. 21:15
  Steve Walker - Haunted By More Cake
  With a tea party going on in his stomach, Lionel has fallen in love with a guest.
9. 22:00
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
  1/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
10. 22:30
  Radio Shuttleworth—Series 2, Katrina Leskanich
  5/61997 Eurovision winner Katrina Leskanich visits, but wife Mary gets the ironing board out.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—30/01/2015
  Arthur Smith chats to Mark Thomas.
12. 23:00
  Hey Hey We're the Monks
  An unlikely recruit at Buckley Abbey means life for the brothers will never be the same.
13. 23:30
  The In Crowd—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince and Helen Moon.
14. 23:45
  Self-Storage—Series 1, Break-Up
  1/6No woman, no job. Dave has no choice but to stow everything
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Late
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—Salley Vickers - Dancing Backwards, Episode 10
  10/10Having reunited with Edwin after decades, Violet begins to make sense of her past.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—Three Wise Men
  5/30Ancient associations of the cosmos with deities, and astrology's link to mathematics.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—Absent, Departure
  5/5Tony has proven himself as a father, but his wife wants a new start 200 miles away.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Max Hastings - Did You Really Shoot the Television?, Episode 5
  5/5More trouble for Mac, and Anne's later 'business' with the small Picasso.
5. 01:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Elis James, Jon Richardson, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran join Rhod Gilbert's quiz.
6. 01:30
  Meet the Parents—Series 4, Michelle McManus
  1/3Michelle McManus talks to her parents about winning Pop Idol back in 2003.
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Strong Poison, 1. Old Bailey
  1/6Lord Peter Wimsey sets out to clear an authoress accused of killing her lover.
8. 02:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Episode 4
  4/4The circus, music hall and the odd high-diving elk - a history of popular entertainment.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—5-9 January 1915
  Folkestone mourns one of its missing, and the Grahams await a special delivery.
10. 04:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—An Incident in the Life of Georgy Crookhill
  5/5Anxious not to be outdone, the registrar relates a story of treachery among thieves.
11. 04:15
  Steve Walker - Haunted By More Cake
  With a tea party going on in his stomach, Lionel has fallen in love with a guest.
12. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, It's Behind You
  3/6Christmas is coming but goodwill is in short supply among the staff panto cast.
13. 05:30
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/5Council leader Mrs Roberts insists an electrical substation should be raffled off.

Saturday 31 January 2015