BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 14 December 2015

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
  2/8The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
2. 00:30
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
  2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
3. 01:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Lady of the Camellias Omnibus
  Armand is too late to see the love of his life Marguerite before she dies.
4. 02:15
  Unbuilt Britain—Liverpool's Other Cathedral
  1/5The story of Liverpool's great unbuilt Catholic cathedral, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
5. 02:30
  Ruth Rendell - Dark Corners (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Penniless and desperate, Carl is pushed to breaking point by his blackmailing tenant.
6. 03:45
  Nan Woodhouse—Nightingale
  Young maid Sarah poses for a famous photographer. But how long can her enchantment last?
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—David Dodge - To Catch a Thief
  An ex-jewel thief in France battles to prove his innocence.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Please: The Eve of St Agnes
  Daljit Nagra introduces Lindsay Duncan reading Keats's erotic and magical poem.
9. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Charity Begins Next Door
  2/6Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 6. Revelation
  6/6The connection between the PM's press secretary and the murder victim is revealed.
2. 06:30
  Tin Men
  Jolyon Jenkins explores the story of the last working tin mine in Cornwall.
3. 07:00
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6There's a dinner surprise on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 2
  2/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Tony Hawks.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
6. 08:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Look It Up
  1/12Newly qualified lawyer Roger annoys his girlfriend Sally by defending a wife-beater.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
8. 09:30
  King Street Junior—Series 5, Is This a Career I See Before Me?
  2/7Crossed swords in the staff room and an unexpected bombshell for Mr Beeston. From 1990.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—28 September - 2 October 1915
  A week that the Wilson family could never have dreamed of.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—New Welsh Writing from Ty Newydd, Translation
  2/3A young Chinese girl has to translate sensitive information for her mother.
11. 11:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 3, The Dig
  5/6The priest makes a discovery as an archaeological excavation becomes a battlefield.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
2. 12:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Look It Up
  1/12Newly qualified lawyer Roger annoys his girlfriend Sally by defending a wife-beater.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 6. Revelation
  6/6The connection between the PM's press secretary and the murder victim is revealed.
4. 13:30
  Tin Men
  Jolyon Jenkins explores the story of the last working tin mine in Cornwall.
5. 14:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—1. Mrs Miniver Comes Home / 2. On Hampstead Heath
  1/5First appearing in The Times in 1937, the engaging stories of an English housewife.
6. 14:15
  A Cause for Caroling—1. A Carol's a Carol, to Begin With
  Jeremy Summerly discovers what he believes to be the first carol written in English.
7. 14:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. Moving On
  1/20Orphan Becky and her friend Amelia both leave school. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
8. 14:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—28 September - 2 October 1915
  A week that the Wilson family could never have dreamed of.
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
11. 16:30
  King Street Junior—Series 5, Is This a Career I See Before Me?
  2/7Crossed swords in the staff room and an unexpected bombshell for Mr Beeston. From 1990.
12. 17:00
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6There's a dinner surprise on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
13. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 2
  2/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Tony Hawks.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Wally K Daly—Before the Screaming Begins, Episode 1
  1/3An invasion by aliens interrupts a wedding anniversary celebration.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Misha Glenny and Anne Marie Huby
  Louise Doughty, Misha Glenny and Anne-Marie Huby debate books.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
4. 19:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Look It Up
  1/12Newly qualified lawyer Roger annoys his girlfriend Sally by defending a wife-beater.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 6. Revelation
  6/6The connection between the PM's press secretary and the murder victim is revealed.
6. 20:30
  Tin Men
  Jolyon Jenkins explores the story of the last working tin mine in Cornwall.
7. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading—New Welsh Writing from Ty Newydd, Translation
  2/3A young Chinese girl has to translate sensitive information for her mother.
8. 21:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 3, The Dig
  5/6The priest makes a discovery as an archaeological excavation becomes a battlefield.
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 2
  2/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Tony Hawks.
10. 22:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Vaduz
  3/6The crew of MJN Air have to face a real live king and a mythical fax machine.
11. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 47, Episode 5
  5/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
12. 23:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 2, Conference
  1/4Aggressive marketing director John Weak is back, with no morals and little brain.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wally K Daly—Before the Screaming Begins, Episode 1
  1/3An invasion by aliens interrupts a wedding anniversary celebration.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Misha Glenny and Anne Marie Huby
  Louise Doughty, Misha Glenny and Anne-Marie Huby debate books.(R)
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 6. Revelation
  6/6The connection between the PM's press secretary and the murder victim is revealed.
4. 01:30
  Tin Men
  Jolyon Jenkins explores the story of the last working tin mine in Cornwall.
5. 02:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—1. Mrs Miniver Comes Home / 2. On Hampstead Heath
  1/5First appearing in The Times in 1937, the engaging stories of an English housewife.
6. 02:15
  A Cause for Caroling—1. A Carol's a Carol, to Begin With
  Jeremy Summerly discovers what he believes to be the first carol written in English.
7. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. Moving On
  1/20Orphan Becky and her friend Amelia both leave school. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
8. 02:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—28 September - 2 October 1915
  A week that the Wilson family could never have dreamed of.
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 5, Is This a Career I See Before Me?
  2/7Crossed swords in the staff room and an unexpected bombshell for Mr Beeston. From 1990.
12. 05:00
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6There's a dinner surprise on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
13. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 2
  2/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Tony Hawks.

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