BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 5 December 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—5. Mind the Gap
  5/5The museum guard ends up literally talking to herself, and finds her other self very rude.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Barber's Adagio for Strings
  Leonard Slatkin on the impact of the adagio that became America's 'national funeral music'
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 5
  5/5A chance observation by one of the family gives Jane Marple a key to solving the mystery.
4. 01:30
  R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals
  Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 5
  5/10Linda's marriage does not turn out as she had hoped. Read by Diana Quick.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Finding a Voice
  5/10Peter White discusses an 18th-century MP's remarkable account of living with disability.
7. 02:30
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 20
  20/20After the verdict at his murder trial, Jem's thoughts turn to his childhood sweetheart.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 5
  5/5How long will the sun shine? And it's time for the author to seek out the perfect sunset.
9. 03:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—2. Forty-Five
  2/4Francis Herries encounters Mirabell again and the Jacobite rebels march on Carlisle.
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins hosts the crazy panel show with Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jon Holmes.
11. 04:30
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, A Moving Experience
  2/6With talk of relocating his company, tycoon Jimmy fancies life as a country gent.
12. 05:00
  Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Repeat After Me
  4/6William is writing mucky books under a nom de plume, and a decision is taken over Father.
13. 05:30
  Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You'—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Fresh characters and old favourites from sketch comedy duo Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
2. 07:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Flappers, Puddings and Dumplings 1920-1929
  3/10Bacon and egg pie, Lancashire hotpot and steamed puddings.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Red Bits Are British
  David Cannadine explores the teaching of history in English schools over the past century.
4. 09:00
  Isy Suttie's Guide to the Family
  Isy Suttie ambles through the radio archives to celebrate family life.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4A hungry albatross inspires Samuel Tailor Cholericke's poetic musings.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Round and Round Went the Big Wheel
  6/26The platoon take action when a new High Explosive Attack Device goes haywire.
3. 13:00
  Greater Love (Omnibus)
  The impact of the Plague of 1665-66 on the Derbyshire village of Eyam.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jamie Cullum
  The jazz musician and singer-songwriter chooses Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five'.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Susan Howatch
  Author Susan Howatch explores the psychological aspects of life as a successful writer.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Red Bits Are British
  David Cannadine explores the teaching of history in English schools over the past century.
7. 16:00
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
8. 17:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Flappers, Puddings and Dumplings 1920-1929
  3/10Bacon and egg pie, Lancashire hotpot and steamed puddings.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Jonathan Hall - The Midnight House
  Fact and fiction collide in a ghost story set at the Welsh slate quarries during wartime.
2. 18:45
  Monsieur Oufle by L'Abbe Bourdelot
  Superstitious Monsieur Oufle believes he's been bewitched and turned into a werewolf.
3. 19:00
  Isy Suttie's Guide to the Family
  Isy Suttie ambles through the radio archives to celebrate family life.
4. 22:00
  Concrete Cow—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Email problems in ancient Rome. Sketch comedy with Robert Webb and Olivia Colman.
5. 22:30
  Strap In - It's Clever Peter—Barry
  2/4Strap in for a health and safety blow-dart, a killer whale and souffle.
6. 22:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Kids
  2/6The cartoonist unearths an alien conspiracy to turn the world into a holiday camp for kids
7. 23:00
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 5, Festival of Yumsk
  3/4Giles tries to put Budleigh on the gastronomic map and cooks up a full-scale biohazard.
8. 23:30
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, God
  5/6The comedian ponders matters spiritual involving burglars, Bruce Forsyth and Mr Tickle.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Jonathan Hall - The Midnight House
  Fact and fiction collide in a ghost story set at the Welsh slate quarries during wartime.
2. 00:45
  Monsieur Oufle by L'Abbe Bourdelot
  Superstitious Monsieur Oufle believes he's been bewitched and turned into a werewolf.
3. 01:00
  Greater Love (Omnibus)
  The impact of the Plague of 1665-66 on the Derbyshire village of Eyam.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jamie Cullum
  The jazz musician and singer-songwriter chooses Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five'.
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Susan Howatch
  Author Susan Howatch explores the psychological aspects of life as a successful writer.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Red Bits Are British
  David Cannadine explores the teaching of history in English schools over the past century.
7. 04:00
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
8. 05:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Flappers, Puddings and Dumplings 1920-1929
  3/10Bacon and egg pie, Lancashire hotpot and steamed puddings.

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