BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 30 January 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 4
  4/4Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to bomb the planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Stand By Me
  Ben E King talks about writing the classic song, and others reflect on its lasting power.
3. 01:00
  R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator—Series 2, Rex v Burnaby
  2/3When a man develops an illness, can the detective prove his family are not to blame?
4. 01:30
  Bandits of the Blitz
  Duncan Campbell tells the story of gangsters, looting and crime on the home front in WWII.
5. 02:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 15
  15/15Richard has been shot and, as events escalate, not everyone will get out alive.
6. 02:15
  Incarnations: India in 50 Lives—Basavana: A Voice in the Air
  Sunil Khilnani on the life of Basavana, radical poet and religious guru.
7. 02:30
  Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm—5. Infidelity
  5/10Can Andrea and Philip, a married man, keep their affair a secret?
8. 02:45
  Rukhsana Ahmad - Freedom's Daughter—Episode 5
  5/5Nehru is released from jail, while Indira Gandhi's political views are developing.
9. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Little Dorrit, Episode 5
  5/5Arthur is struck by disaster, and Mrs Clennam is finally forced into revealing the secret.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 2, Queen Mary, University of London
  5/6Three students from Queen Mary, University of London take on their professors.
11. 04:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, Casual Labour
  4/8Single dad Bryan is sacked and advertises for work in a local shop window.
12. 05:00
  1834—London
  5/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman.
13. 05:30
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Graham Linehan, Matthew Crosby and Helen Zaltzman compete to suggest the best in bad ideas
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Colin Davis - Thin Boy
  Why is a former Hiroshima atomic bomb squadron pilot trial?
2. 07:30
  Tony Hawks's Guide to the Guides—Tea Shops
  1/6Using guide books that help plan our outings, Tony Hawks takes a tour of Dorset tea rooms.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Rebuilding Britain for the Baby Boomers
  Maxwell Hutchinson on the architects who rebuilt Britain after the Second World War.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Colin Murray
  Colin Murray presents Knowing Me Knowing You, Many a Slip, and many more.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Graeme Garden chairs with Steve Punt, Simon Fanshawe, Dan Gaster and Jenny Eclair.
2. 12:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees
  1/6The 1962 cast of the futuristic sci-fi soap fear they are cursed when an engineer dies.
3. 13:00
  November Dead List—Series 2 Omnibus
  DCI Greave investigates a series of murders in rural Norfolk.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—James Naughtie
  Broadcaster James Naughtie chooses 'Mrs Jamieson's Favourite' played by Aly Bain.
5. 14:15
  Robin Brooks - The Romantics
  Biographer Robert has imaginary encounters with poets Shelley, Keats and Byron.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Rebuilding Britain for the Baby Boomers
  Maxwell Hutchinson on the architects who rebuilt Britain after the Second World War.
7. 16:00
  Colin Davis - Thin Boy
  Why is a former Hiroshima atomic bomb squadron pilot trial?
8. 17:30
  Tony Hawks's Guide to the Guides—Tea Shops
  1/6Using guide books that help plan our outings, Tony Hawks takes a tour of Dorset tea rooms.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Planet B—Series 3, The Pirate Islands
  2/5Medley and Kip must battle island inhabitants to save Planet B.
2. 18:30
  Ghost Zone—Episode 2
  2/5The advance party receives a hostile reception from the bizarre occupants of the village.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Colin Murray
  Colin Murray presents Knowing Me Knowing You, Many a Slip, and many more.
4. 22:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4The bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters from the ringmaster.
5. 22:30
  Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard—Series 2, Merlin's Visit
  6/6With hopes of a promotion, Mordrin pulls out the stops for Merlin's visit to Blairochil.
6. 22:45
  Warhorses of Letters—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4The eve of Waterloo, and our heroes face the prospect of seeing each other face to face.
7. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—30/01/2016
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight Arthur Smith chats to 'Beasts'.
8. 23:00
  Pleased to Meet You—Pilot
  90-something good-time girl Dora Dale tells some wild tales from her star-strewn past.
9. 23:30
  The Big Booth—Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 3
  3/6Boothby Graffoe meets a man with a replacement tongue and a man in a washing machine.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 3, The Pirate Islands
  2/5Medley and Kip must battle island inhabitants to save Planet B.
2. 00:30
  Ghost Zone—Episode 2
  2/5The advance party receives a hostile reception from the bizarre occupants of the village.
3. 01:00
  November Dead List—Series 2 Omnibus
  DCI Greave investigates a series of murders in rural Norfolk.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—James Naughtie
  Broadcaster James Naughtie chooses 'Mrs Jamieson's Favourite' played by Aly Bain.
5. 02:15
  Robin Brooks - The Romantics
  Biographer Robert has imaginary encounters with poets Shelley, Keats and Byron.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Rebuilding Britain for the Baby Boomers
  Maxwell Hutchinson on the architects who rebuilt Britain after the Second World War.
7. 04:00
  Colin Davis - Thin Boy
  Why is a former Hiroshima atomic bomb squadron pilot trial?
8. 05:30
  Tony Hawks's Guide to the Guides—Tea Shops
  1/6Using guide books that help plan our outings, Tony Hawks takes a tour of Dorset tea rooms.

Sunday 31 January 2016