BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 31 January 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
  Norman has his work cut out, as 'Sir' prepares to tackle yet another performance of Lear.
2. 07:30
  Faking the Classics—Mozart
  2/2How tricksters have tampered with the composer's musical legacy.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Maids and Mistresses
  Christina Hardyment looks at life below stairs in Britain between the wars.
4. 09:00
  Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
  A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip
  Comedy drama about the life, loves and misadventures of wheelchair user Maz.
2. 13:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Captain Swing
  4/6Can Charles Dickens help workers overcome the tyranny of Victorian landowners?
3. 14:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, The First Brief
  1/13Rookie barrister Roger Thursby unwittingly aids a habitual fraudster.
4. 14:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 20/10/1963
  Down Your Way is in the village of Knotty Ash, and Doddy croons a ditty.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Maids and Mistresses
  Christina Hardyment looks at life below stairs in Britain between the wars.
6. 16:00
  Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
  Norman has his work cut out, as 'Sir' prepares to tackle yet another performance of Lear.
7. 17:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
  1/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 1
  1/6An aspiring poet gets drawn into a web of dark and mysterious forces.
2. 18:30
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
  1/6A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
3. 19:00
  Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
  A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
4. 22:00
  4 Extra Stands Up—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Richard Melvin introduces Alun Cochrane, Gary Little, Harriet Dyer and Jo Caulfield.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—31/01/2015
  Arthur Smith chats to Mark Thomas.
6. 23:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 2, Dartford
  1/6Mark Steel performs a show for the residents of Dartford in Kent.
7. 23:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 1, Law
  2/6Exploring a fresh theme each week, the Irish comedian hosts stand-up and sketches.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 1
  1/6An aspiring poet gets drawn into a web of dark and mysterious forces.
2. 00:30
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
  1/6A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Maids and Mistresses
  Christina Hardyment looks at life below stairs in Britain between the wars.
4. 02:00
  Tinsel Girl—Tinsel Girl and the Tropical Trip
  Comedy drama about the life, loves and misadventures of wheelchair user Maz.
5. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Captain Swing
  4/6Can Charles Dickens help workers overcome the tyranny of Victorian landowners?
6. 04:00
  Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
  Norman has his work cut out, as 'Sir' prepares to tackle yet another performance of Lear.
7. 05:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
  1/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.

Sunday 1 February 2015