BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 19 December 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—The Disintegration Machine
  2/2Arthur Conan Doyle's indomitable academic investigates Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Kol Nidrei
  Max Bruch's piece for cello is based on Jewish prayer sung at Yom Kippur.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—P Division - Two Way Cut, 4. Samurai
  4/4Glaswegian detective Donoghue closes in on Lorinski's killer, but where is he?
4. 01:30
  Eagle: The Space Age Weekly
  Sir Tim Rice explores the lasting appeal of the British comic and its hero Dan Dare.
5. 02:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—9.Back From Abroad/ 10. Three Stockings
  5/5The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The Times of 1937.
6. 02:15
  A Cause for Caroling—5. The Ghosts of the West Gallery
  Jeremy Summerly visits Dorchester where Thomas Hardy captured the caroling tradition.
7. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—5. London
  5/20Becky travels to London with the ailing spinster Miss Crawley. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
8. 02:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—5. One is One - Leading the Solitary Life
  5/5The humourist, writer and broadcaster muses on a Victorian novelty and home-working.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—26-30 October 1915
  Last omnibus edition of Season 5 of Home Front, an epic drama series set during WWI.
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins hosts the crazy panel show with Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Sean Lock.
11. 04:30
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, Points of Disagreement
  4/6Whizz-kid Jimmy and staid Russell clash over a business takeover.
12. 05:00
  Winston—Winston Comes to Town, The Best Place for Them
  6/6With Father set for an old folk's home, can the old rogue save the day for Nancy?
13. 05:30
  Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You'—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Evelyn and Gertie try to be nice, and - there's been a murder!
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Crisp and Even Brightly
  The 'truth' behind-the-story of 'Good King Wenceslas'. Stars Timothy West.
2. 07:15
  Oscar Wilde—The Happy Prince
  From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the city's poor.
3. 07:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Trench Cookers and Borsch, 1940-1949
  5/10Corned Beef Loaf, Jugged Hare and Crumble during rationing.
4. 08:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Richard Branson
  The entrepreneur and creator of the Virgin empire reflects on life via the BBC archives.
5. 09:00
  Josie Long Hears the Truth
  Comedian Josie Long presents the best in true storytelling from both home and abroad.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 12
  12/20Kenneth Williams saddles up, but Kenneth Horne seeks advice on Bona Bijou Tourettes.
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
  Sarah Woods - Speck of Dust Omnibus
  Zoe's husband Ben leaves her for another woman, but she is determined to carry on.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Tony Benn
  Former cabinet minister, politician and campaigner Tony Benn discusses his life and career
6. 15:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Richard Branson
  The entrepreneur and creator of the Virgin empire reflects on life via the BBC archives.
7. 16:00
  Crisp and Even Brightly
  The 'truth' behind-the-story of 'Good King Wenceslas'. Stars Timothy West.
8. 17:15
  Oscar Wilde—The Happy Prince
  From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the city's poor.
9. 17:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Trench Cookers and Borsch, 1940-1949
  5/10Corned Beef Loaf, Jugged Hare and Crumble during rationing.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley—1. The Passenger
  1/2While sailing through the Arctic wastes, Captain Walton picks up an unexpected passenger.
2. 19:00
  Josie Long Hears the Truth
  Comedian Josie Long presents the best in true storytelling from both home and abroad.
3. 22:00
  Irish Micks and Legends—Series 1, Tir Na Nog
  2/4Comic modern reworkings of popular ancient Irish stories.
4. 22:15
  Mission Improbable—Series 1, Splash!
  2/4A tale of rowing, wooing and dolphin-watching with the binoculars round the wrong way.
5. 22:30
  Strap In - It's Clever Peter—Pedro
  4/4Strap in as Clever Peter bring you a death plunge, a leap across a ravine and a sexy clown
6. 22:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Science
  4/6The cartoonist aims to prove that science will make the natural world entirely redundant.
7. 23:00
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, Ever Been Proposed to in a Pub?
  1/6The award-winning funny man muses on the merits of matrimony.
8. 23:30
  Son of Cliche—Freddie Fortune
  From a spoof Melvyn Bragg to a signing chimp. Sketch comedy from November 1984.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley—1. The Passenger
  1/2While sailing through the Arctic wastes, Captain Walton picks up an unexpected passenger.
2. 01:00
  Sarah Woods - Speck of Dust Omnibus
  Zoe's husband Ben leaves her for another woman, but she is determined to carry on.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Tony Benn
  Former cabinet minister, politician and campaigner Tony Benn discusses his life and career
5. 03:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Richard Branson
  The entrepreneur and creator of the Virgin empire reflects on life via the BBC archives.
6. 04:00
  Crisp and Even Brightly
  The 'truth' behind-the-story of 'Good King Wenceslas'. Stars Timothy West.
7. 05:15
  Oscar Wilde—The Happy Prince
  From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the city's poor.
8. 05:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Trench Cookers and Borsch, 1940-1949
  5/10Corned Beef Loaf, Jugged Hare and Crumble during rationing.

Sunday 20 December 2015