BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 23 January 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Bill Murphy - Vostok
  Three intrepid divers plunge into the world's last unexplored Antarctic lake.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Swing Low Sweet Chariot
  An exploration of the spiritual song, from its origins in slavery in America.
3. 01:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 5. Discoveries
  5/5Detective monk Brother Cadfael discovers outlaws have taken Ives Hugonin prisoner.
4. 01:30
  Open the Vaults
  Razia Iqbal investigates banks as patrons of art.
5. 02:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 10
  10/15The murder has finally been committed. However, a phone call complicates things.
6. 02:15
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Ashoka: Power and Persuasion
  Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Ashoka, ruler of a great Indian empire.
7. 02:30
  Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving—Episode 10
  10/10Things come to a head in Vic and Ingrid's marriage. Who can Vic turn to for advice?
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life, Episode 5
  5/5Now in her 70s and still fiercely independent, Penelope is finally solvent.
9. 03:00
  Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice
  Danger for Fran when she takes over the biography of mathematician Gideon Summerfield.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 2, University of Sussex
  4/6Three students from the University of Sussex take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
11. 04:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, Minder
  3/8Bryan is offered a job at last, but where will he find a babysitter?
12. 05:00
  1834—Dentists and Lovers
  4/6Ned needs root canal work, but 21st-century Jason needs lessons in 19th-century courting.
13. 05:30
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show that celebrates glorious failure.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Thomas Love Peacock - Headlong Hall
  Christmas: Squire Headlong invites his - very chatty - friends of learning to a party.
2. 07:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Pesto With Chips - 1990 to 1999
  10/10Hummus, couscous, tempura, pesto and chips.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Metropolis
  Paul Bailey takes a journey through the BBC sound archive in celebration of London.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 17
  17/20Rambling Syd Rumpo sings, and it's a Horne from home for Kenneth at the Bona Guest House.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 10
  10/13Excellent advice on gooseberries and Centurion tanks in Arthur Price's shopping news.
3. 13:00
  The One About the Social Worker: Omnibus
  How did the boy in boxers become wanted for an armed siege?
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tessa Peake-Jones
  Actress Tessa Peake-Jones chooses 'She Loves You' by The Beatles.
5. 14:15
  Anita Sullivan - The Octopus
  Scientist Hester wants to understand what it is like to have eight legs and no bones.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Metropolis
  Paul Bailey takes a journey through the BBC sound archive in celebration of London.
7. 16:00
  Thomas Love Peacock - Headlong Hall
  Christmas: Squire Headlong invites his - very chatty - friends of learning to a party.
8. 17:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Pesto With Chips - 1990 to 1999
  10/10Hummus, couscous, tempura, pesto and chips.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Planet B—Series 3, Haunted
  1/5As the rogues face their biggest threat yet, a familiar face returns.
2. 18:30
  Ghost Zone—Episode 1
  1/5A Highland village appears to have survived a meteor strike.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
4. 22:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Colin Hoult plays ringmaster to a hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters.
5. 22:30
  Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard—Series 2, Team Building
  5/6Mordrin is convinced by Councillor Campbell to take part in a team-building exercise.
6. 22:45
  Warhorses of Letters—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4The lovers face a challenge to their relationship - Marengo's stablemate Marcy.
7. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—23/01/2016
  Arthur Smith chats again to Jon Ronson.
8. 23:00
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, The Irish and the Scottish Are Black-Belts in Misery
  6/6The award-winning funny man revels in misery. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard.
9. 23:30
  The Big Booth—Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 2
  2/6Boothby Graffoe stays the night in a haunted Scottish castle.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 3, Haunted
  1/5As the rogues face their biggest threat yet, a familiar face returns.
2. 00:30
  Ghost Zone—Episode 1
  1/5A Highland village appears to have survived a meteor strike.
3. 01:00
  The One About the Social Worker: Omnibus
  How did the boy in boxers become wanted for an armed siege?
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tessa Peake-Jones
  Actress Tessa Peake-Jones chooses 'She Loves You' by The Beatles.
5. 02:15
  Anita Sullivan - The Octopus
  Scientist Hester wants to understand what it is like to have eight legs and no bones.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Metropolis
  Paul Bailey takes a journey through the BBC sound archive in celebration of London.
7. 04:00
  Thomas Love Peacock - Headlong Hall
  Christmas: Squire Headlong invites his - very chatty - friends of learning to a party.
8. 05:30
  Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Pesto With Chips - 1990 to 1999
  10/10Hummus, couscous, tempura, pesto and chips.

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