BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 22 January 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Atomic Tales—Land of Plenty
  4/6Tinned food lets man live on Mars, until the can openers fail.
2. 00:30
  Earthsea—Series 1, The Ring
  4/6Tenar encounters Ged, a wizard come to steal their greatest treasure.
3. 01:00
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2An enduring story of how young women forge a path into adulthood.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—MC Beaton
  Author MC Beaton shares Vera Lynn's The White Cliffs of Dover.
5. 02:15
  Sentimental Journey—Robert Fisk
  Arthur Smith joins Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk in the battlefields of France.
6. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's South Country—Series 1, 4. Admiral of the Night
  4/5After visiting Hampton Court, Carter's uncle spots a fellow war veteran.
7. 03:00
  World Book Club—Karl Ove Knausgaard
  Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard talks about volume one of his remarkable memoirs.
8. 04:00
  Annie Caulfield - Glass Chair Chair Glass
  What might have happened if Tommy Cooper had met Eugene Ionesco in Paris in 1975?
9. 05:30
  Britain in a Box—Series 4, Driving School
  4/4Paul Jackson on the docusoap that arguably spawned Britain's first reality TV celebrity.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Doctor's wife Emma embarks on a series of affairs to escape provincial life.
2. 07:15
  Pierrot Hero: The Story of Clifford Essex—Cowes Regatta, Royalty and Posterity
  3/3Essex and his troupe are invited aboard the royal yacht to entertain King Edward VII.
3. 07:30
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 1, Bob and Marie
  4/4The tale of a driving instructor and the girl he loves from afar
4. 08:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 19/05/1981
  Peter Jones tests the comedy knowledge of Charles Hawtrey, Tommy Trinder and Ron Goodwin.
5. 08:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6The tale of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, and Ernie is set to retire.
6. 09:00
  Mark Vanhoenacker - Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot
  The simple wonder of flight and the curious idiosyncrasies of life in the cockpit.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Alan Davies
  Alan Davies chooses Topol singing 'If I Were A Rich Man'.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Sir Harry Kroto
  From Mahler to The Eagles. The Nobel prize-winning chemist shares his castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 4, Mets, McDonalds, and a White House Secret
  8/13Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales of obsession, secrets and discoveries.
10. 11:55
  The Listening Project—Nigel and Roger - Peak Experiences
  Nigel and Roger climbed Everest together yet found it to be a very different experience.(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 19/05/1981
  Peter Jones tests the comedy knowledge of Charles Hawtrey, Tommy Trinder and Ron Goodwin.
2. 12:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6The tale of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, and Ernie is set to retire.
3. 13:00
  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Doctor's wife Emma embarks on a series of affairs to escape provincial life.
4. 14:15
  Pierrot Hero: The Story of Clifford Essex—Cowes Regatta, Royalty and Posterity
  3/3Essex and his troupe are invited aboard the royal yacht to entertain King Edward VII.
5. 14:30
  A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard's struggle to write honestly about his childhood.
6. 15:45
  Annie McCartney - Don't Think Twice
  When you share a birthday with your all-time hero, Bob Dylan, you have got to let him know
7. 16:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
  Two migrant workers' dream of owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—A Foreigner Everywhere
  Daljit Nagra introduces a profile of poet Elizabeth Bishop.
9. 17:30
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 1, Bob and Marie
  4/4The tale of a driving instructor and the girl he loves from afar
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Spine Chillers—Jill Hyem - Origami
  Mr Shimojo takes a room, but his presence seems to spark a horrifying chain of events.
2. 18:45
  Black and White by Jan Mark—4. Who's a Pretty Boy Then?
  4/4When dad builds a budgerigar aviary, the birds' behaviour turns alarming.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 4, Mets, McDonalds, and a White House Secret
  8/13Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales of obsession, secrets and discoveries.
4. 19:55
  The Listening Project—Nigel and Roger - Peak Experiences
  Nigel and Roger climbed Everest together yet found it to be a very different experience.(R)
5. 20:00
  Mark Vanhoenacker - Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot
  The simple wonder of flight and the curious idiosyncrasies of life in the cockpit.
6. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Alan Davies
  Alan Davies chooses Topol singing 'If I Were A Rich Man'.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Sir Harry Kroto
  From Mahler to The Eagles. The Nobel prize-winning chemist shares his castaway choices.
8. 22:00
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 1, Bob and Marie
  4/4The tale of a driving instructor and the girl he loves from afar
9. 22:30
  The Party Party—Episode 1
  1/6It's 1993 and the incredibly silly Party Party sweeps to power. Stars Hugh Laurie.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Andy Zaltzman - Part 2
  The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Andy Zaltzman.
11. 23:00
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Edinburgh
  5/6A very special passenger makes Douglas grovel, Martin crawl, Carolyn frisk and Arthur cry
12. 23:30
  1966 and All That—The 1960s
  3/4It's time for 'flour power' and suddenly everything turns cool! Satirical British history.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Spine Chillers—Jill Hyem - Origami
  Mr Shimojo takes a room, but his presence seems to spark a horrifying chain of events.
2. 00:45
  Black and White by Jan Mark—4. Who's a Pretty Boy Then?
  4/4When dad builds a budgerigar aviary, the birds' behaviour turns alarming.
3. 01:00
  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Doctor's wife Emma embarks on a series of affairs to escape provincial life.
4. 02:15
  Pierrot Hero: The Story of Clifford Essex—Cowes Regatta, Royalty and Posterity
  3/3Essex and his troupe are invited aboard the royal yacht to entertain King Edward VII.
5. 02:30
  A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard's struggle to write honestly about his childhood.
6. 03:45
  Annie McCartney - Don't Think Twice
  When you share a birthday with your all-time hero, Bob Dylan, you have got to let him know
7. 04:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
  Two migrant workers' dream of owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—A Foreigner Everywhere
  Daljit Nagra introduces a profile of poet Elizabeth Bishop.
9. 05:30
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 1, Bob and Marie
  4/4The tale of a driving instructor and the girl he loves from afar

Monday 23 January 2017