BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 2 January 2017

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Time After Time
  Paul is stuck in a vicious circle of failing to “escape”. Why is he there?
2. 00:45
  Black and White by Jan Mark—1. In Black and White
  1/4Marjorie has premonitions, but no-one could have guessed how true they would be.
3. 01:00
  Julian Fellowes - Snobs Omnibus
  On a chance visit to a stately home, accountant's daughter Edith meets an eligible earl.
4. 02:15
  Pursued by Bears—1. Please Look After This Bear
  1/3The story behind Paddington with author Michael Bond.
5. 02:30
  Jane Austen - Persuasion: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2The Elliot family, finding themselves in debt, are forced to rent out their baronial home.
6. 03:45
  Short Stories by John Mortimer—Rumpole and the Widow Twankey
  Rumpole defends a safe-blower, and exposes a dubious senior police officer.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Carlo Collodi - Pinocchio
  Geppetto's wooden puppet miraculously comes to life.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Ursula Vaughan Williams, Poet and Muse
  Daljit Nagra chooses creative collaborator Ursula Vaughan Williams.
9. 05:30
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 1, Peter and Anne
  1/4Peter and Anne are two shy bell-ringers whom Isy and Darren conspire to bring together.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 2. Credit Where Credit's Due
  2/6With Noakes dead, the superintendent has his suspicions, but Wimsey is not so sure.
2. 06:30
  Make Me A National Treasure
  Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.
3. 07:00
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Body and Soul
  1/6At a bandmate's funeral, musicians Roy and George face up to their own mortality.
4. 07:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—The Tim Vine Christmas Chat Show
  Tim Vine and the British public offer up a sleigh-full of Yuletide jokes.
5. 08:00
  Thank You, Mrs Fothergill—At Home With The Brontes
  2/6Sisterly stage shenanigans, thanks to the Cloughbottom Ladies' Evening Guild.
6. 08:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—10. The Builder
  A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
7. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 4
  4/12Nicholas Parsons challenges David Mitchell, Paul Merton, Julian Clary and Gyles Brandreth.
8. 09:30
  The Change—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6George and Carol are set for a weekend away but who wears the dress?
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—The Eustace Diamonds, Episode 1
  1/3Lizzie Eustace must fight to retain the diamonds which she believes are rightfully hers.
10. 11:00
  Go West—A Story to Be Told
  1/5Under post-operative anaesthetic, Jennifer judges it's time to convey a last secret.
11. 11:15
  The Lady Detectives—The Redhill Sisterhood
  1/4Loveday Brooke investigates nuns forsaking their vows for burglary.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Thank You, Mrs Fothergill—At Home With The Brontes
  2/6Sisterly stage shenanigans, thanks to the Cloughbottom Ladies' Evening Guild.
2. 12:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—10. The Builder
  A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
3. 13:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 2. Credit Where Credit's Due
  2/6With Noakes dead, the superintendent has his suspicions, but Wimsey is not so sure.
4. 13:30
  Make Me A National Treasure
  Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.
5. 14:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—1. Family Dynamics
  1/10The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down and a new relationship begins
6. 14:15
  Promises, Promises: A History of Debt—The Moral Power of Debt
  Anthropologist David Graeber examines the moral power that debt holds over people.
7. 14:30
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
  1/10Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Wilkie Collins, Episode 1
  1/5Peter Ackroyd charts Wilkie Collins's life from childhood.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—The Eustace Diamonds, Episode 1
  1/3Lizzie Eustace must fight to retain the diamonds which she believes are rightfully hers.
10. 16:00
  Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 4
  4/12Nicholas Parsons challenges David Mitchell, Paul Merton, Julian Clary and Gyles Brandreth.
11. 16:30
  The Change—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6George and Carol are set for a weekend away but who wears the dress?
12. 17:00
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Body and Soul
  1/6At a bandmate's funeral, musicians Roy and George face up to their own mortality.
13. 17:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—The Tim Vine Christmas Chat Show
  Tim Vine and the British public offer up a sleigh-full of Yuletide jokes.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Coma by Alex Garland—1. Attacked
  1/5A young man is attacked on a train late one night and knocked unconscious.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Maureen Lipman & Christina Odone
  Maureen Lipman and Christina Odone on books by James Lees-Milne and Carol Shields.
3. 19:00
  Thank You, Mrs Fothergill—At Home With The Brontes
  2/6Sisterly stage shenanigans, thanks to the Cloughbottom Ladies' Evening Guild.
4. 19:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—10. The Builder
  A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
5. 20:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 2. Credit Where Credit's Due
  2/6With Noakes dead, the superintendent has his suspicions, but Wimsey is not so sure.
6. 20:30
  Make Me A National Treasure
  Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.
7. 21:00
  Go West—A Story to Be Told
  1/5Under post-operative anaesthetic, Jennifer judges it's time to convey a last secret.
8. 21:15
  The Lady Detectives—The Redhill Sisterhood
  1/4Loveday Brooke investigates nuns forsaking their vows for burglary.
9. 22:00
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—The Tim Vine Christmas Chat Show
  Tim Vine and the British public offer up a sleigh-full of Yuletide jokes.
10. 22:30
  The Lee Mack Show—Midge Ure
  2/6Ultravox lead singer Midge Ure joins the comic for stand-up, sketches and music.
11. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2016, Episode 2
  2/2A look at the year that never was. What life would be like had Remain won and Trump lost?
12. 23:30
  The 21st Century for Time Travellers
  A comedy show set in the future, looking back at the present time.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Coma by Alex Garland—1. Attacked
  1/5A young man is attacked on a train late one night and knocked unconscious.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Maureen Lipman & Christina Odone
  Maureen Lipman and Christina Odone on books by James Lees-Milne and Carol Shields.(R)
3. 01:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 2. Credit Where Credit's Due
  2/6With Noakes dead, the superintendent has his suspicions, but Wimsey is not so sure.
4. 01:30
  Make Me A National Treasure
  Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.
5. 02:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—1. Family Dynamics
  1/10The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down and a new relationship begins
6. 02:15
  Promises, Promises: A History of Debt—The Moral Power of Debt
  Anthropologist David Graeber examines the moral power that debt holds over people.
7. 02:30
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
  1/10Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Wilkie Collins, Episode 1
  1/5Peter Ackroyd charts Wilkie Collins's life from childhood.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—The Eustace Diamonds, Episode 1
  1/3Lizzie Eustace must fight to retain the diamonds which she believes are rightfully hers.
10. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 56, Episode 4
  4/12Nicholas Parsons challenges David Mitchell, Paul Merton, Julian Clary and Gyles Brandreth.
11. 04:30
  The Change—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6George and Carol are set for a weekend away but who wears the dress?
12. 05:00
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Body and Soul
  1/6At a bandmate's funeral, musicians Roy and George face up to their own mortality.
13. 05:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—The Tim Vine Christmas Chat Show
  Tim Vine and the British public offer up a sleigh-full of Yuletide jokes.

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