BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 3 December 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ray Bradbury - The Martian Chronicles
  Derek Jacobi stars in Ray Bradbury's classic fable of a colonisation of Mars.
2. 01:00
  The Latvian Locum (Omnibus)—Series 1
  Offbeat comic drama following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Randy Newman
  Randy Newman chooses 'How Green Was My Valley' and 'Come Rain or Come Shine'.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Ken Russell
  The film director tells Dr Anthony Clare about his early life and love of the image.
5. 02:55
  The Listening Project—Allyson and Sarah - Animal Rescue
  Two animal rescue workers consider whether we help animals or they help us.(R)
6. 03:00
  An Hour With Ned Sherrin
  Writer, producer and broadcaster Ned Sherrin's witty A-Z of theatrical anecdotes.
7. 04:00
  Peter Roberts - Holy Fool
  The story of William the Marshall with a real-life Don Quixote and his cohort.
8. 05:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, A Shot in the Dark
  6/6The third test in Pakistan in 2000 when captain Hussain lifted English spirits from doom.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Nicola Upson - An Expert in Murder (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Penrose thinks that the war is critical to his investigations.
2. 07:05
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Large Blue
  The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly recently died out in the UK.
3. 07:15
  Elizabeth Taylor - Plenty Good Fiesta
  The Spanish Civil War brings a little boy to the attention of a young couple.
4. 07:30
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1980s
  2/4Micky talks about running away to New York and becoming the playboy of the East End.
5. 08:00
  The Al Read Show—Episode 4
  Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours. Comic monologues from the 1950s.
6. 08:30
  A Date With Nurse Dugdale
  Arthur Marshall plays the efficient Nurse Dugdale battling to arrange the hospital pageant
7. 09:00
  Lou Reed: A Life (Omnibus)
  The revealing account of the godfather of rock's underground, Lou Reed.
8. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Carol and Kate - Missed Generation
  Friends in their 60s believe that younger men today would make better partners.(R)
9. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Centenary Castaways, Brian Aldiss
  Sci-fi author Brian Aldiss is castaway by Kirsty Young
10. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, Finding Your Calling
  Catherine Burns introduces tales of people in America discovering their true vocations.
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Libby Purves
  Libby Purves picks music by Vaughan Williams and Noel Coward as her inheritance tracks.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Al Read Show—Episode 4
  Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours. Comic monologues from the 1950s.
2. 12:30
  A Date With Nurse Dugdale
  Arthur Marshall plays the efficient Nurse Dugdale battling to arrange the hospital pageant
3. 13:00
  Nicola Upson - An Expert in Murder (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Penrose thinks that the war is critical to his investigations.
4. 14:05
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Large Blue
  The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly recently died out in the UK.
5. 14:15
  Elizabeth Taylor - Plenty Good Fiesta
  The Spanish Civil War brings a little boy to the attention of a young couple.
6. 14:30
  Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2After losing his wife, Michael Turner develops a friendship with the family next door.
7. 15:45
  Shoot From The Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
  Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
8. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Simon Bovey - Mountain of Light
  The world's largest diamond is at the Great Exhibition. John Rayverne is out to steal it.
9. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—TS Eliot's India - Many Gods, Many Voices
  Poet Daljit Nagra explores the often overlooked Indian element to TS Eliot's poetry.
10. 17:30
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1980s
  2/4Micky talks about running away to New York and becoming the playboy of the East End.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Drama on 4—Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Ghosts of Heathrow
  190,000 visitors pass through Heathrow every day. No wonder some of them are ghosts.
2. 18:45
  Hurst of Hurstcote by E Nesbit
  A man's murky past returns to haunt him when his wife dies unexpectedly of marsh fever.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, Finding Your Calling
  Catherine Burns introduces tales of people in America discovering their true vocations.
4. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Libby Purves
  Libby Purves picks music by Vaughan Williams and Noel Coward as her inheritance tracks.
5. 20:00
  Lou Reed: A Life (Omnibus)
  The revealing account of the godfather of rock's underground, Lou Reed.
6. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Carol and Kate - Missed Generation
  Friends in their 60s believe that younger men today would make better partners.(R)
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Centenary Castaways, Brian Aldiss
  Sci-fi author Brian Aldiss is castaway by Kirsty Young
8. 22:00
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1980s
  2/4Micky talks about running away to New York and becoming the playboy of the East End.
9. 22:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 3, Newcastle
  3/6Love is in the air, but unfortunately for Martin, in a small Birmingham airport.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Dane Baptiste 3/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by Dane Baptiste.
11. 23:00
  I Think I've Got a Problem—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4At the zoo Tom meets Pi, who has a band in her head too. So what could go wrong?
12. 23:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 2, Otters
  4/4Marketeer John Weak has got an environmental crisis - trying to go green without the costs
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Ghosts of Heathrow
  190,000 visitors pass through Heathrow every day. No wonder some of them are ghosts.
2. 00:45
  Hurst of Hurstcote by E Nesbit
  A man's murky past returns to haunt him when his wife dies unexpectedly of marsh fever.
3. 01:00
  Nicola Upson - An Expert in Murder (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Penrose thinks that the war is critical to his investigations.
4. 02:05
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Large Blue
  The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly recently died out in the UK.
5. 02:15
  Elizabeth Taylor - Plenty Good Fiesta
  The Spanish Civil War brings a little boy to the attention of a young couple.
6. 02:30
  Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2After losing his wife, Michael Turner develops a friendship with the family next door.
7. 03:45
  Shoot From The Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
  Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
8. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Simon Bovey - Mountain of Light
  The world's largest diamond is at the Great Exhibition. John Rayverne is out to steal it.
9. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—TS Eliot's India - Many Gods, Many Voices
  Poet Daljit Nagra explores the often overlooked Indian element to TS Eliot's poetry.
10. 05:30
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1980s
  2/4Micky talks about running away to New York and becoming the playboy of the East End.

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