BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 26 December 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  MR James—Oh, Whistle and I'll Come To You
  Professor Parkins uncovers a curious artefact. Featuring the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Silent Night
  An exploration of one of the world's most popular Christmas carols.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery, 5. The Second Seance
  5/5Will re-enacting a seance reveal the identity of the murderer?
4. 01:30
  Bringing Holly from the Bongs
  Schoolkids of Goostrey recall 1965 - starring in Alan Garner's nativity play.
5. 02:00
  Tom Bodett - Christmastime at the End of the Road—Yet Another New Year
  5/5New Year is a time of celebration and annual fist fights, but a dense fog has descended.
6. 02:15
  A Cause for Caroling—10. Ring in the New
  Jeremy Summerly ponders the success of new carols over the last century.
7. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—10. Waterloo
  10/201815, the Battle of Waterloo. As George and Rawdon fight, Becky and Amelia wait for news.
8. 02:45
  And June Whitfield—5. Ab Fab
  5/5Making the News Huddlines and life gets Absolutely Fabulous!
9. 03:00
  Mystery Theater—The Black Museum: Orson Welles 2/2
  Orson Welles' tale inspired by a case from Scotland Yard's gallery of murder artefacts.
10. 03:30
  Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage
  A young man finds love with a vicar's daughter. Anthony Trollope's Victorian comedy.
11. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins hosts the panel show with Armando Iannucci, Simon Pegg, Marcus Brigstocke.
12. 04:30
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, Two Fingers of Suspicion
  5/6There's a leak at a secret defence project. Could Brightco be the source?
13. 05:00
  Dad's Army—Present Arms
  Platoon rivalry sparks a shooting contest!
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Hercule Poirot—Hercule Poirot's Christmas
  The Belgian detective hunts a ruthless millionaire's killer.
2. 07:25
  Agatha Christie - Speaking Her Own Words—The Semi-Pro
  1/7Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography.
3. 07:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Post War Pleasures 1950-1959
  6/10Scampi, Hamburgers, Quiche Lorraine and Lemon Meringue Pie.
4. 08:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Clive James
  Critic, poet and TV personality Clive James meets his younger self in the sound archives.
5. 09:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Extra Strong - Count Arthur Speaks! Mint Extracts
  The variety star opens up as never before to Mark Radcliffe.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—Revolution
  Comic play about the French Revolution starring Richard E Grant and The Penny Dreadfuls(R)
2. 13:00
  I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General - Omnibus
  A Savoy Cocktail - two parts Gilbert & Sullivan and one part the star who sang their songs
3. 14:05
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Collecting
  The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
4. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Yehudi Menuhin
  Celebrated violinist Yehudi Menuhin tells Dr Anthony Clare about his influences.
5. 15:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Clive James
  Critic, poet and TV personality Clive James meets his younger self in the sound archives.
6. 16:00
  Hercule Poirot—Hercule Poirot's Christmas
  The Belgian detective hunts a ruthless millionaire's killer.
7. 17:25
  Agatha Christie - Speaking Her Own Words—The Semi-Pro
  1/7Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography.
8. 17:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Post War Pleasures 1950-1959
  6/10Scampi, Hamburgers, Quiche Lorraine and Lemon Meringue Pie.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley—2. Fearful
  2/2In the mountains, Frankenstein comes face-to-face with what he most hates and fears.
2. 19:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Extra Strong - Count Arthur Speaks! Mint Extracts
  The variety star opens up as never before to Mark Radcliffe.
3. 22:00
  Irish Micks and Legends—Series 1, Deirdre of Sorrows
  3/4Yasmine Akram and Aisling Bea bring to life some of Ireland's most popular folklore.
4. 22:15
  Mission Improbable—Series 1, Egypt!
  3/4Journalist Jane and her weary companions search the desert for the enigmatic Dr Ralph.
5. 22:30
  Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard—Series 2, Billirock the Black
  1/6The 2000-year-old wizard living in the modern world tries to re-capture an evil sorcerer.
6. 22:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, The Normal Mind
  5/6Facing surgery, the cartoonist explores his brain's inner workings.
7. 23:00
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, I Looked Like Gollum at School
  2/6The award-winning comic lists the liabilities of looking good.
8. 23:30
  Son of Cliche—The Weird Dimension
  Award-winning sketch comedy from out of this world.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley—2. Fearful
  2/2In the mountains, Frankenstein comes face-to-face with what he most hates and fears.
2. 01:00
  I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General - Omnibus
  A Savoy Cocktail - two parts Gilbert & Sullivan and one part the star who sang their songs
3. 02:05
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Collecting
  The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Yehudi Menuhin
  Celebrated violinist Yehudi Menuhin tells Dr Anthony Clare about his influences.
5. 03:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Clive James
  Critic, poet and TV personality Clive James meets his younger self in the sound archives.
6. 04:00
  Hercule Poirot—Hercule Poirot's Christmas
  The Belgian detective hunts a ruthless millionaire's killer.
7. 05:25
  Agatha Christie - Speaking Her Own Words—The Semi-Pro
  1/7Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography.
8. 05:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Post War Pleasures 1950-1959
  6/10Scampi, Hamburgers, Quiche Lorraine and Lemon Meringue Pie.

Sunday 27 December 2015