BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 28 November 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  The Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier—2. Survival
  2/2After a major eye operation, shocked Marda West can see things that others can't.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Fever
  Peggy Lee's daughter Nicki Foster talks about her mother's life and her hit record.
3. 01:00
  Front Row Interviews—PD James
  Mark Lawson chats to PD James about crime writing and her novel 'Death in Holy Orders'.
4. 01:30
  Joan Turner: The Highs and Lows of the Wacky Warbler
  Lesley Garrett tells the fascinating story of operatic comedienne Joan Turner.
5. 02:00
  Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland—Who Stole the Tarts?
  5/5Join Alice on her surreal adventures in Alice in Wonderland.
6. 02:15
  Noise: A Human History—The Search for Silence
  30/30Silence has become an ever more desirable state. But when we have it, is it what we want?
7. 02:30
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 15
  15/20Mary sets out to find an alibi for Jem, who stands accused of murder.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Zhivago Affair, Episode 5
  5/5Pasternak is awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature but is forced to renounce it.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Arnold Bennett - The Grand Babylon Hotel, Episode 2
  2/2The American tycoon is thrown into a world of intrigue, espionage and murder.
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke and Peter Serafinowicz join Sue Perkins.
11. 04:30
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, She'll Have to Go
  1/6An accountant tackles a tycoon over his number of women workers.
12. 05:00
  Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Has Anyone Seen Winston?
  3/6The family has moved to London, and Nancy is worried when the old rogue disappears.
13. 05:30
  Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You'—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Meet the masseuses who might make your spa visit more than a little stressful.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dodie Smith - Dear Octopus
  Four generations prepare to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary. With Dulcie Gray.
2. 07:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—From Champagne to Rationing 1910-1919
  2/10Oyster soup, braised pheasant and champagne sorbet.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Speaking as a Member of the Public
  Danny Wallace's history of the vox pop. Are the opinions of random people of any value?
4. 09:00
  Gemma Cairney's Top Ten Radio Mavericks
  The Radio 1 presenter shares the voices that continue to inspire her.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Pasadenas' Almanac—The Mysterious Affair at Harrogate
  2/6The Pasadena Roof Orchestra's take on Agatha Christie's 1926 disappearance.
2. 12:30
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Gym shenanigans in the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
3. 13:00
  Welcome to Zaatari Omnibus
  One family's story from Zaatari Camp, adapted from a Jordanian audio drama.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Black
  Singer Mary Black chooses tracks by Ewan MacColl and by Bob Dylan.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Bernard Knight
  Pathologist Bernard Knight reveals how he coped with carrying out thousands of autopsies.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Speaking as a Member of the Public
  Danny Wallace's history of the vox pop. Are the opinions of random people of any value?
7. 16:00
  Dodie Smith - Dear Octopus
  Four generations prepare to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary. With Dulcie Gray.
8. 17:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—From Champagne to Rationing 1910-1919
  2/10Oyster soup, braised pheasant and champagne sorbet.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Peter Mackie - The Real Mystery of Marie Roget
  On his death bead, Edgar Allan Poe finds a solution to a real murder that obsessed him.
2. 19:00
  Gemma Cairney's Top Ten Radio Mavericks
  The Radio 1 presenter shares the voices that continue to inspire her.
3. 22:00
  Concrete Cow—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Sherlock Holmes plays Cluedo. Sketch comedy with Robert Webb and Olivia Colman.
4. 22:30
  Strap In - It's Clever Peter—Nigel
  1/4Clever Peter with a pygmy hippo, a mystery voice, house eyes and the Pope.
5. 22:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Love
  1/6When his wife leaves him for a kettle, the cartoonist looks for love elsewhere.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—28/11/2015
  Arthur Smith chats again to Russell Kane.
7. 23:00
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 5, Iron Man
  2/4Giles enters an Iron Man triathlon in Spain with only Neil Diamond and a donkey to help.
8. 23:30
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, Honesty
  4/6The comedian ponders whether telling the truth is always the best option. From Nov 2008.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Peter Mackie - The Real Mystery of Marie Roget
  On his death bead, Edgar Allan Poe finds a solution to a real murder that obsessed him.
2. 01:00
  Welcome to Zaatari Omnibus
  One family's story from Zaatari Camp, adapted from a Jordanian audio drama.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Black
  Singer Mary Black chooses tracks by Ewan MacColl and by Bob Dylan.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Bernard Knight
  Pathologist Bernard Knight reveals how he coped with carrying out thousands of autopsies.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Speaking as a Member of the Public
  Danny Wallace's history of the vox pop. Are the opinions of random people of any value?
6. 04:00
  Dodie Smith - Dear Octopus
  Four generations prepare to celebrate a golden wedding anniversary. With Dulcie Gray.
7. 05:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—From Champagne to Rationing 1910-1919
  2/10Oyster soup, braised pheasant and champagne sorbet.

Sunday 29 November 2015