BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 3 December 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2
  10/10The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in the midst of the deadly swarm.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Mendelssohn's Octet
  Exploring the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had on different people's lives.
3. 01:00
  Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle - The Thinking Machine—The Problem of the Auto Cab
  5/5When Hutchinson Hatch is involved in a jewel robbery, he turns to The Thinking Machine.
4. 01:15
  15 Minute Drama—Le Donne, Episode 5
  5/5Caterina finally knows the truth. Can she commit murder for the honour of her family?
5. 01:30
  Change of Art
  Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Capital, Episode 10
  10/10The perpetrator sending the menacing postcards to Pepys Road is finally revealed.
7. 02:15
  The Science of DIY—Getting in a Twist
  5/5Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how screws and screwdrivers are in fact levers.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 5
  5/10Bernadette's lost career as a genius architect is revealed.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story, The World Will Be Mine
  5/5Carlos becomes the first black principal to dance at Covent Garden.
10. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 August 1916
  Folkestone seems brimful of secrets and lies.
11. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 6, Watson, Fletcher, Blashford-Snell
  1/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker welcome objects from Mark Watson and Joann Fletcher.
12. 04:30
  The Phenomenon Squad—The Devil
  2/5The Beevers are expecting the Devil at No 42.
13. 05:00
  London Calling—The Great Race
  4/4The Oxford versus Cambridge boat race proves to be a technical challenge.
14. 05:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 2, 2. Clare Crogan
  2/4John Shuttleworth invites Clare Grogan to sing one of his songs.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Molly Keane - Good Behaviour
  1920s tale of an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. Revenge is sweeter for taking its time.
2. 07:30
  Lyrical Journey—Series 2, A13, Trunk Road to the Sea
  3/3Billy Bragg embarks on a memory-laden journey along the 'A13, Trunk Road to the Sea'.
3. 08:00
  The Mystery of Agatha Christie
  Frances Donnelly sets out to solve the puzzle of the life and character of Agatha Christie
4. 08:45
  Afternoon Reading—Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Mr Quin, The Coming of Mr Quin
  1/3Guests at a house party recall the unexpected suicide of the previous owner.
5. 09:00
  Jay Rayner Gets Stuffed
  From high-end la-di-da gastronomy food shows, to a radio phone-in on fried chicken shops.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Heresy—Series 9, Episode 1
  1/6Victoria Coren is joined by Lee Mack, David Schneider and Germaine Greer.
2. 12:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—5. Pike in Love
  Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son about the birds and bees.
3. 13:00
  Lucy Catherine - Gudrun—Series 1 (Omnibus)
  Lucy Catherine's fresh re-telling of classic Icelanders' saga.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Simon Hopkinson
  Food writer Simon Hopkinson picks Perry Como's 'Catch a Falling Star'.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—Sian Phillips in Winchester
  After a run of performances on stage, actress Sian Phillips returns to explore Winchester.
6. 15:00
  The Mystery of Agatha Christie
  Frances Donnelly sets out to solve the puzzle of the life and character of Agatha Christie
7. 15:45
  Afternoon Reading—Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Mr Quin, The Coming of Mr Quin
  1/3Guests at a house party recall the unexpected suicide of the previous owner.
8. 16:00
  Molly Keane - Good Behaviour
  1920s tale of an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. Revenge is sweeter for taking its time.
9. 17:30
  Lyrical Journey—Series 2, A13, Trunk Road to the Sea
  3/3Billy Bragg embarks on a memory-laden journey along the 'A13, Trunk Road to the Sea'.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 2
  2/4Dunning visits the strange village of Thornton Gibbet while Crow joins the Freemasons.
2. 18:25
  The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Monk and the Coin
  2/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
3. 18:30
  Weird Tales—Series 3, The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent
  2/4A mysterious trio force Reverend Braiden on a road trip.
4. 19:00
  Jay Rayner Gets Stuffed
  From high-end la-di-da gastronomy food shows, to a radio phone-in on fried chicken shops.
5. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Jackie Kay
  3/6Poet Jackie Kay returns to her teenage days as a right-on, politically active student.
6. 22:30
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit.
7. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—03/12/2016
  Arthur Smith chats to Ellie Taylor.
8. 23:00
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—From 20/01/1990
  David Baddiel, Rob Newman and Nick Hancock sum up the experience of school and eating out.
9. 23:30
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Adventurers
  4/6Henry Morton Stanley, the 58 Wales World Cup team and Alfred Russel Wallace face the vote.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 2
  2/4Dunning visits the strange village of Thornton Gibbet while Crow joins the Freemasons.
2. 00:25
  The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Monk and the Coin
  2/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
3. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 3, The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent
  2/4A mysterious trio force Reverend Braiden on a road trip.
4. 01:00
  Lucy Catherine - Gudrun—Series 1 (Omnibus)
  Lucy Catherine's fresh re-telling of classic Icelanders' saga.
5. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Simon Hopkinson
  Food writer Simon Hopkinson picks Perry Como's 'Catch a Falling Star'.
6. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Sian Phillips in Winchester
  After a run of performances on stage, actress Sian Phillips returns to explore Winchester.
7. 03:00
  The Mystery of Agatha Christie
  Frances Donnelly sets out to solve the puzzle of the life and character of Agatha Christie
8. 03:45
  Afternoon Reading—Agatha Christie - The Mysterious Mr Quin, The Coming of Mr Quin
  1/3Guests at a house party recall the unexpected suicide of the previous owner.
9. 04:00
  Molly Keane - Good Behaviour
  1920s tale of an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family. Revenge is sweeter for taking its time.
10. 05:30
  Lyrical Journey—Series 2, A13, Trunk Road to the Sea
  3/3Billy Bragg embarks on a memory-laden journey along the 'A13, Trunk Road to the Sea'.

Sunday 4 December 2016