BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 5 January 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix—Grave News
  6/10MacLeod sees chilling photos of occult influence and fears for his family and friends.
2. 00:15
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 6
  6/10Winterton finally turns up, and Alec demands some answers. But can Winterton deliver?
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Sir Robert May and Pauline Melville
  Louise Doughty, Robert May and Pauline Melville discuss books by Primo Levi, Gilbert White(R)
4. 01:00
  Kipling in Love—Love o' Women
  6/8India, 1885: 'Don't try for things that are out of your reach'. Stars John Duttine.
5. 01:30
  Landscape With Canals and Machines: The Legacy of LTC Rolt
  Hermione Cockburn on the writer LTC Rolt, who helped us to value our industrial landscape.
6. 02:00
  Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus—Episode 6
  6/8Salieri plots to ensure Mozart falls out of favour with the Masons.
7. 02:15
  The History of the Future—Malthus
  6/10Juliet Gardiner considers an 18th-century economist's warnings about population growth.
8. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—16. Trouble
  16/20Rawdon leaves debtors' prison, but more trouble soon follows.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 1
  1/5Similarities between middle age and adolescence. Jane Shilling's memoir.
10. 03:00
  EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 1
  1/2When Helen Schlegel stays at the Wilcox's family country home, her life is changed forever
11. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—18/07/2011
  With guests Ardal O'Hanlon, Shelagh Fogarty and Martin Jarvis.
12. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 5, Bon Voyage
  5/7On a school trip to Calais, it's a member of staff who causes concern.
13. 05:00
  Street and Lane—Series 2, Ringing the Changes
  1/4Fixing some bells in a belfry, the Yorkshire builders get in a flap.
14. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 64, Episode 5
  5/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined by Rob Brydon.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Kipling in Love—Beyond the Pale
  7/8Can an English merchant's love for a widowed Indian woman overcome the cultural barriers?
2. 06:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
3. 07:00
  Fat Chance—Weigh in with Wendy
  1/5Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's weight loss class. Sitcom about fighting the flab.
4. 07:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Financial Advisor
  1/6Milton becomes a financial adviser, sinks the pound and fights off a Swedish invasion.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 15
  15/20Kenneth Horne's got a big top, and your actual cob is on Julian and Sandy's bona menu.
6. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The Conference Trick
  Not keen to secure plots on planet Venus, the government enlist the clumsy civil servants.
7. 09:00
  Dead Ringers—A Look Back at the Year 2020
  The team take a retrospective look at the future as they focus on the year 2020.
8. 09:30
  Capital Gains—Series 2, Political Capital
  4/4Events move rapidly as Julius Hutch undertakes a desperate mission in his eco-protest.
9. 10:00
  EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 2
  2/2Helen is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry newly widowed Henry Wilcox.
10. 11:00
  Stories from Earth Music Bristol—Birthday Crow
  1/3By Tessa Hadley. A girl begins to hear noises after she escapes from a family party.
11. 11:15
  Have Your Cake—Private Parkin
  2/6A man claiming to be a chef gatecrashes the cake club. Nicola Baldwin's culinary drama.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 15
  15/20Kenneth Horne's got a big top, and your actual cob is on Julian and Sandy's bona menu.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The Conference Trick
  Not keen to secure plots on planet Venus, the government enlist the clumsy civil servants.
3. 13:00
  Kipling in Love—Beyond the Pale
  7/8Can an English merchant's love for a widowed Indian woman overcome the cultural barriers?
4. 13:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
5. 14:00
  Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus—Episode 7
  7/8Will Salieri's plan to scupper The Magic Flute work? Who is Mozart writing a Requiem for?
6. 14:15
  The History of the Future—Marx
  7/10Karl Marx believed that the future was predetermined by inexorable economic forces.
7. 14:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—17. Fight
  17/20Rawdon falters in his resolve to fight a duel with Lord Steyne.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 2
  2/5Hitting 50 with nothing to wear, Jane selects a new wardrobe.
9. 15:00
  EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 2
  2/2Helen is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry newly widowed Henry Wilcox.
10. 16:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Mayo explores which generation is funniest. With Milton Jones and Sarah Millican.
11. 16:30
  Capital Gains—Series 2, Political Capital
  4/4Events move rapidly as Julius Hutch undertakes a desperate mission in his eco-protest.
12. 17:00
  Fat Chance—Weigh in with Wendy
  1/5Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's weight loss class. Sitcom about fighting the flab.
13. 17:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Financial Advisor
  1/6Milton becomes a financial adviser, sinks the pound and fights off a Swedish invasion.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix—No Escape
  7/10An unwelcome object reappears, and MacLeod senses Katrina's presence again.
2. 18:15
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 7
  7/10Alec makes contact with Wiggy, but not before events take an even darker turn.
3. 18:30
  That Reminds Me—Series 3, Warren Mitchell
  The actor recalls his career, the terror of live TV and how Alf Garnett came into his life
4. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 15
  15/20Kenneth Horne's got a big top, and your actual cob is on Julian and Sandy's bona menu.
5. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The Conference Trick
  Not keen to secure plots on planet Venus, the government enlist the clumsy civil servants.
6. 20:00
  Kipling in Love—Beyond the Pale
  7/8Can an English merchant's love for a widowed Indian woman overcome the cultural barriers?
7. 20:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
8. 21:00
  Stories from Earth Music Bristol—Birthday Crow
  1/3By Tessa Hadley. A girl begins to hear noises after she escapes from a family party.
9. 21:15
  Have Your Cake—Private Parkin
  2/6A man claiming to be a chef gatecrashes the cake club. Nicola Baldwin's culinary drama.
10. 22:00
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Financial Advisor
  1/6Milton becomes a financial adviser, sinks the pound and fights off a Swedish invasion.
11. 22:30
  The Show What You Wrote—Series 1, Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  1/4John Thomson, Helen Moon and Fiona Clarke perform sketches sent in by the public.
12. 23:00
  Twenty Players—Series 2, Mr Wellesley Fagge
  5/6Jonathan Agnew tells the story of a nearly great amateur cricketer, Wellesley Fagge.
13. 23:15
  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—Diplodocus vs Concreton
  5/5Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
14. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 1, London Transport
  5/5With London's transport system in a shambles, the consultants ride to the rescue.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix—No Escape
  7/10An unwelcome object reappears, and MacLeod senses Katrina's presence again.
2. 00:15
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 7
  7/10Alec makes contact with Wiggy, but not before events take an even darker turn.
3. 00:30
  That Reminds Me—Series 3, Warren Mitchell
  The actor recalls his career, the terror of live TV and how Alf Garnett came into his life
4. 01:00
  Kipling in Love—Beyond the Pale
  7/8Can an English merchant's love for a widowed Indian woman overcome the cultural barriers?
5. 01:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
6. 02:00
  Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus—Episode 7
  7/8Will Salieri's plan to scupper The Magic Flute work? Who is Mozart writing a Requiem for?
7. 02:15
  The History of the Future—Marx
  7/10Karl Marx believed that the future was predetermined by inexorable economic forces.
8. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—17. Fight
  17/20Rawdon falters in his resolve to fight a duel with Lord Steyne.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 2
  2/5Hitting 50 with nothing to wear, Jane selects a new wardrobe.
10. 03:00
  EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 2
  2/2Helen is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry newly widowed Henry Wilcox.
11. 04:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Mayo explores which generation is funniest. With Milton Jones and Sarah Millican.
12. 04:30
  Capital Gains—Series 2, Political Capital
  4/4Events move rapidly as Julius Hutch undertakes a desperate mission in his eco-protest.
13. 05:00
  Fat Chance—Weigh in with Wendy
  1/5Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's weight loss class. Sitcom about fighting the flab.
14. 05:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Financial Advisor
  1/6Milton becomes a financial adviser, sinks the pound and fights off a Swedish invasion.

Wednesday 6 January 2016