BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 9 January 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix—The Ceremony
  10/10Can MacLeod escape the evil that stretches from North Africa to Scotland?
2. 00:15
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 10
  10/10The showdown at Harville Manor. Can Alec survive in the face of such evil?
3. 00:30
  Soul Music—The Pathétique
  Anthony Holden and Vassily Sinaisky explore the impact of Tchaikovsky's final symphony.
4. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Devil's Foot, 2. Revenge
  2/2Tragedy in a Cornish village leads Holmes and Watson to a man hellbent on revenge.
5. 01:30
  Kipling and France—Their Name Liveth for Evermore
  2/2Why Rudyard Kipling became an inspector of war cemeteries in France.
6. 02:00
  Evelyn Waugh Short Stories—On Guard 2/2
  A small dog called Hector comes to dominate his mistress's life while her fiance is abroad
7. 02:15
  The History of the Future—The Future From Here
  10/10Are we more, or less, anxious about what is to come than we ever were?
8. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—20. Futures
  20/20Becky, Jos, Amelia and William's futures are finally decided. Concluded by Stephen Fry.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jane Shilling - Stranger in the Mirror, Episode 5
  5/5Austere times lie ahead after Jane's work as a freelance journalist receives a blow.
10. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Mrs Lirriper, Mrs Lirriper's Legacy
  3/3A mysterious benefactor wants to bequeath everything to the kindly landlady.
11. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 2, Swansea University
  2/6Three students from Swansea University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
12. 04:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, A Moving Story
  1/8Single dad Bryan tries to get a loan to move house, but it's not simple.
13. 05:00
  1834—The Time Machine
  2/6As Jason attempts to return to 2003, he gets involved with various culinary devices.
14. 05:30
  Pauline Pepys Dowry
  Situation comedy about Samuel Pepys' less famous sister and her disastrous love life.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Scott Cherry - The Book of Shadows
  Journalist Ellie Rogers investigates reports of witchcraft in Norfolk
2. 07:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Curries and Nut Roasts 1970-1979
  8/10Vichyssoise, avocados, beef stroganoff and nut roast.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Attention All Shipping
  Peter Jefferson presents an elegy to the Shipping Forecast he used to read.
4. 09:00
  Hackers And Humphreys All
  Shaun Ley explores links between real politics and the TV satire of 'Yes Prime Minister'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Street and Lane—Series 2, Ringing the Changes
  1/4Fixing some bells in a belfry, the Yorkshire builders get in a flap.
2. 12:30
  Fat Chance—Weigh in with Wendy
  1/5Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's weight loss class. Sitcom about fighting the flab.
3. 13:00
  Toni Morrison - Beloved—Omnibus
  1/2The spirit of a murdered child haunts the home of a former slave after the Civil War.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ian Hart
  Actor Ian Hart selects tracks by The Beatles and Dr Dre.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Uri Geller
  Spoon-bending TV illusionist Uri Geller reflects on his unusual life.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Attention All Shipping
  Peter Jefferson presents an elegy to the Shipping Forecast he used to read.
7. 16:00
  Scott Cherry - The Book of Shadows
  Journalist Ellie Rogers investigates reports of witchcraft in Norfolk
8. 17:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Curries and Nut Roasts 1970-1979
  8/10Vichyssoise, avocados, beef stroganoff and nut roast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Liz Mickery - Adventures of the Soul
  Theft of a dead person's ID is crime. But what if the dead decided to reclaim their souls?
2. 19:00
  Hackers And Humphreys All
  Shaun Ley explores links between real politics and the TV satire of 'Yes Prime Minister'.
3. 22:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Ringmaster Colin with Thwor, the mighty (Leeds-based) god of Thwunder.
4. 22:30
  Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard—Series 2, The Dating Wizard
  3/6Mordrin decides to join a dating website, without reading the full terms and conditions.
5. 22:45
  Warhorses of Letters—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Napoleon returns from Elba. Will Marengo and Copenhagen's equine love survive?
6. 23:00
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, First I Was a Nurse Then I Became a Roofer
  4/6The hyperactive humour-boffin scrutinises the realm of employment.
7. 23:30
  Son of Cliche—Weird Magazines
  Spoofing student life and a meaty mammal.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Liz Mickery - Adventures of the Soul
  Theft of a dead person's ID is crime. But what if the dead decided to reclaim their souls?
2. 01:00
  Toni Morrison - Beloved—Omnibus
  1/2The spirit of a murdered child haunts the home of a former slave after the Civil War.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ian Hart
  Actor Ian Hart selects tracks by The Beatles and Dr Dre.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Uri Geller
  Spoon-bending TV illusionist Uri Geller reflects on his unusual life.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Attention All Shipping
  Peter Jefferson presents an elegy to the Shipping Forecast he used to read.
6. 04:00
  Scott Cherry - The Book of Shadows
  Journalist Ellie Rogers investigates reports of witchcraft in Norfolk
7. 05:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Curries and Nut Roasts 1970-1979
  8/10Vichyssoise, avocados, beef stroganoff and nut roast.

Sunday 10 January 2016