BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 24 January 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Vic and Ingrid face more than their fair share of issues as their relationship matures.
2. 07:15
  Tony Hawks Gets Lost in the Afternoon
  Tony Hawks investigates how we manage to lose things we held in our hands minutes ago.
3. 07:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Facing Your Fears
  2/6Stephen K Amos on facing fears, with Michael Redmond, Holly Walsh and Boothby Graffoe.
4. 08:00
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Oh, Claudius!
  3/8After losing his Kingdom, the King is now a grumpy galley slave rowing to Rome.
5. 08:30
  A Life of Bliss—United They Stay
  David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice.
6. 09:00
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
  Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Roger Lloyd Pack
  Actor Roger Lloyd Pack chooses 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' by Mozart.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Charles Kennedy
  From Bowie to his father playing fiddle, Charles Kennedy's castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Hitchhiking, a Mosh Pit and Iggy Pop
  12/13Jenifer Hixson introduces stories about revelations, nightmares and meeting your idols.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Foreign Fare
  David Attenborough explores the natural history of potatoes, peppers and artichokes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Oh, Claudius!
  3/8After losing his Kingdom, the King is now a grumpy galley slave rowing to Rome.
2. 12:30
  A Life of Bliss—United They Stay
  David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice.
3. 13:00
  Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Vic and Ingrid face more than their fair share of issues as their relationship matures.
4. 14:15
  Tony Hawks Gets Lost in the Afternoon
  Tony Hawks investigates how we manage to lose things we held in our hands minutes ago.
5. 14:30
  Automobile Club of Egypt: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2A once wealthy landowner, Abd el-Aziz, has fallen into penury.
6. 15:45
  Vincent McInerney - Bringing Home a Budgie for Mum
  A young sailor's loyalty to his family is tested by a request from his mother.
7. 16:00
  Julie and the Prince
  A marriage of blackmail and convenience becomes a love affair, tragically cut short.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—With Great Pleasure - Don Paterson
  Daljit Nagra introduces 'With Great Pleasure' from the Summer 2006 Ledbury Poetry Festival
9. 17:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Facing Your Fears
  2/6Stephen K Amos on facing fears, with Michael Redmond, Holly Walsh and Boothby Graffoe.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 8. Dance in the Underworld
  8/8The Man in Black wonders whether teenager Tony was really dead when they buried him.
2. 18:30
  Ice by Martin Jameson—3. Queen Novod Scaa
  3/3Michelle comes face-to-face with the evil Ice Queen.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Hitchhiking, a Mosh Pit and Iggy Pop
  12/13Jenifer Hixson introduces stories about revelations, nightmares and meeting your idols.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Foreign Fare
  David Attenborough explores the natural history of potatoes, peppers and artichokes.
5. 20:00
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
  Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
6. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Roger Lloyd Pack
  Actor Roger Lloyd Pack chooses 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' by Mozart.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Charles Kennedy
  From Bowie to his father playing fiddle, Charles Kennedy's castaway choices.
8. 22:00
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Facing Your Fears
  2/6Stephen K Amos on facing fears, with Michael Redmond, Holly Walsh and Boothby Graffoe.
9. 22:30
  Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4The team of scientists attempt to solve the world fuel crisis - with a hamster.
10. 23:00
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6'China Lion', pepping up your sex life and why it is not a good idea to lie on your CV.
11. 23:30
  The Harpoon—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Great beverages from history, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 8. Dance in the Underworld
  8/8The Man in Black wonders whether teenager Tony was really dead when they buried him.
2. 00:30
  Ice by Martin Jameson—3. Queen Novod Scaa
  3/3Michelle comes face-to-face with the evil Ice Queen.
3. 01:00
  Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Vic and Ingrid face more than their fair share of issues as their relationship matures.
4. 02:15
  Tony Hawks Gets Lost in the Afternoon
  Tony Hawks investigates how we manage to lose things we held in our hands minutes ago.
5. 02:30
  Automobile Club of Egypt: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2A once wealthy landowner, Abd el-Aziz, has fallen into penury.
6. 03:45
  Vincent McInerney - Bringing Home a Budgie for Mum
  A young sailor's loyalty to his family is tested by a request from his mother.
7. 04:00
  Julie and the Prince
  A marriage of blackmail and convenience becomes a love affair, tragically cut short.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—With Great Pleasure - Don Paterson
  Daljit Nagra introduces 'With Great Pleasure' from the Summer 2006 Ledbury Poetry Festival
9. 05:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Facing Your Fears
  2/6Stephen K Amos on facing fears, with Michael Redmond, Holly Walsh and Boothby Graffoe.

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