BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 31 January 2016

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Andrea meets Philip, a married man. Tenderness, not lust, might be the real enemy.
2. 07:15
  Shoot From The Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
  Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
3. 07:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
  3/6Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
4. 08:00
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
  The moustachioed monarch challenges a Viking to a duel.
5. 08:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
6. 09:00
  Volker Weidermann - Summer Before the Dark: Omnibus
  1936: Stefan Zweig and his mistress stroll Ostend's seafront.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sarah Millican
  Comedian Sarah Millican chooses 'Bossanova' from Fun in Acapulco by Elvis Presley.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Peter O'Sullevan
  Racing commentator Peter O'Sullevan is castaway by Sue Lawley.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Amputation, Al Gore, and Heroin
  True stories told live in the USA.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
  David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
  The moustachioed monarch challenges a Viking to a duel.
2. 12:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
3. 13:00
  Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Andrea meets Philip, a married man. Tenderness, not lust, might be the real enemy.
4. 14:15
  Shoot From The Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
  Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
5. 14:30
  Automobile Club of Egypt: Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Mitsy meets the King of Egypt. But the outcome does not please her father.
6. 15:45
  Trevor Hoyle - The Dying Art of Letter Writing
  Malcolm wants to sell the paper mill, but his Aunt Emmie declares "Over my dead body!".
7. 16:00
  Peter Tinniswood—The Governor's Consort
  Lady Edith's life-changing boat ride to the South Atlantic.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—With Great Pleasure - Jo Shapcott
  Poet Jo Shapcott's favourite literature read by Christian Rodska and Mark Meadows.
9. 17:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
  3/6Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Fire Inside by Nick Stafford
  A stranger seeks shelter at an isolated farmhouse in the depths of winter.
2. 18:45
  The Pond by Nigel Kneale
  A man grabs a frog for sinister purposes, but will he pay for it? Read by George Parsons.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Amputation, Al Gore, and Heroin
  True stories told live in the USA.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
  David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
5. 20:00
  Volker Weidermann - Summer Before the Dark: Omnibus
  1936: Stefan Zweig and his mistress stroll Ostend's seafront.
6. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sarah Millican
  Comedian Sarah Millican chooses 'Bossanova' from Fun in Acapulco by Elvis Presley.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Peter O'Sullevan
  Racing commentator Peter O'Sullevan is castaway by Sue Lawley.
8. 22:00
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
  3/6Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
9. 22:30
  Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4The team of brilliantly stupid scientists attempt to make war just a little gentler.
10. 23:00
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6An attic full of peas, going from Girl Guide to sumo wrestler and dull holidays.
11. 23:30
  The Harpoon—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/4A star-spangled American issue of the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Fire Inside by Nick Stafford
  A stranger seeks shelter at an isolated farmhouse in the depths of winter.
2. 00:45
  The Pond by Nigel Kneale
  A man grabs a frog for sinister purposes, but will he pay for it? Read by George Parsons.
3. 01:00
  Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Andrea meets Philip, a married man. Tenderness, not lust, might be the real enemy.
4. 02:15
  Shoot From The Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
  Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
5. 02:30
  Automobile Club of Egypt: Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Mitsy meets the King of Egypt. But the outcome does not please her father.
6. 03:45
  Trevor Hoyle - The Dying Art of Letter Writing
  Malcolm wants to sell the paper mill, but his Aunt Emmie declares "Over my dead body!".
7. 04:00
  Peter Tinniswood—The Governor's Consort
  Lady Edith's life-changing boat ride to the South Atlantic.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—With Great Pleasure - Jo Shapcott
  Poet Jo Shapcott's favourite literature read by Christian Rodska and Mark Meadows.
9. 05:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
  3/6Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.

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