BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 3 December 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—3. A String of Time
  3/5The museum guard ends up in the Texan desert with a dead comic and a 13th-century friar.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Crime Sells
  Victoria Coren discusses crime writing with Will Self, Martin Short and Maxim Jakubowski.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 3
  3/5Amateur sleuth Miss Marple assists police with the murder inquiry at Stoneygates school.
4. 01:30
  The Generalisimo—Franco's Final Years
  3/3Miles Kington looks back at the Franco years of the 1960s and 70s and his legacy.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 3
  3/10Aunt Sadie needs to find some young men to invite to Louisa's ball.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Freaks and Entrepreneurs
  3/10Peter White challenges our modern ideas of freaks - were they in fact great entrepreneurs?
7. 02:30
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 18
  18/20Jem's defence has little chance of success without an alibi, and Mary is lost in Liverpool
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 3
  3/5Richard Cohen flies by flimsy plane to the Antarctic wastes to witness an eclipse.
9. 03:00
  JB Priestley - The Good Companions—3. Rock Bottom
  3/3As the concert party hits rock bottom, will their manager Miss Trant pull the plug?
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—1999, Heat 6
  6/13Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Michael Eardley, Alexandra Denman and Harry Miller.
11. 04:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, Salvatore's Apotheosis
  3/6Plethora decides that son and heir Salvatore must be ordained as a priest.
12. 05:00
  Lenin of the Rovers—Series 2, Ghosts and Ghoolies
  1/4Ricky's new tabloid column teaches him some hard lessons about life and Gloria Hunniford.
13. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, The Madman in the Attic
  2/6Tom's dad advocates some rather drastic 'rationalising'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
  4/5The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
2. 06:30
  A Dinosaur Called Sue
  Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
3. 07:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
4. 07:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
  6/6Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
  3/8Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington, Roger McGough.
8. 09:30
  Be Prepared—St George's Day
  2/4Miles wants his troop to take part in the scout parade, but can he make up the numbers?
9. 10:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
  1/4The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
10. 11:00
  Kenneth Cranham on the Water—Eel Pie Island
  1/3By Mark Burgess. A man in his 60s, embracing retirement, remembers his teenage years.
11. 11:15
  Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas
  Staying at home for 25 years, the strange tale of celebrated Victorian recluse James Lucas
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
  3/8Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
  4/5The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
4. 13:30
  A Dinosaur Called Sue
  Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 4
  4/10Fanny Logan's aristocratic cousin Linda Radlett falls in love, to the dismay of her family
6. 14:15
  Disability: A New History—Beauty and Deformity
  4/10Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
7. 14:30
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 19
  19/20Jem's mother is forced to testify against him, and there is no sign of a crucial witness.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 4
  4/5Richard Cohen explores how the sun has inspired generations of painters.
9. 15:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
  1/4The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
10. 16:00
  Booked—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington, Roger McGough.
11. 16:30
  Be Prepared—St George's Day
  2/4Miles wants his troop to take part in the scout parade, but can he make up the numbers?
12. 17:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
13. 17:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
  6/6Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—4. The Thing with Two Cappuccinos
  4/5The museum guard is chased by a multiplying hoard of android waitresses.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Howard Goodall champions the first black musician to attend the Royal College of Music.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
  3/8Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
  4/5The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
6. 20:30
  A Dinosaur Called Sue
  Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
7. 21:00
  Kenneth Cranham on the Water—Eel Pie Island
  1/3By Mark Burgess. A man in his 60s, embracing retirement, remembers his teenage years.
8. 21:15
  Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas
  Staying at home for 25 years, the strange tale of celebrated Victorian recluse James Lucas
9. 22:00
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
  6/6Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons.
10. 22:30
  Two Episodes of Mash—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Find out why Rapunzel is getting a haircut, and what spiders do for entertainment.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—03/12/2015
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tiff Stevenson chats to Lewis Schaffer.
12. 23:00
  Bleak Expectations—Series 3, A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More
  1/6In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, even death cannot prevent an old enemy from returning.
13. 23:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Perceus and Lucius Faversham
  4/4The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's great twin industrialists.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—4. The Thing with Two Cappuccinos
  4/5The museum guard is chased by a multiplying hoard of android waitresses.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Howard Goodall champions the first black musician to attend the Royal College of Music.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 4
  4/5The spinster sleuth investigates the attempted poisoning of her friend Carrie Louise.
4. 01:30
  A Dinosaur Called Sue
  Sue MacGregor tells the story of the battle over a perfect T-Rex skeleton.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 4
  4/10Fanny Logan's aristocratic cousin Linda Radlett falls in love, to the dismay of her family
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Beauty and Deformity
  4/10Peter White on the impact that ideas about beauty and deformity had on people's lives.
7. 02:30
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 19
  19/20Jem's mother is forced to testify against him, and there is no sign of a crucial witness.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 4
  4/5Richard Cohen explores how the sun has inspired generations of painters.
9. 03:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
  1/4The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington, Roger McGough.
11. 04:30
  Be Prepared—St George's Day
  2/4Miles wants his troop to take part in the scout parade, but can he make up the numbers?
12. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
13. 05:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Matt Lucas & Liane Carroll
  6/6Alex and his band explore the theme of seasons.

Friday 4 December 2015