BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 16 December 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Which One? by R Chetwynd-Hayes
  A fire warden team are put to the test during a 1940 bombing raid.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Feed the Birds
  Sung by Julie Andrews, Feed the Birds was written for the film Mary Poppins.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 4. The Fire Next Time
  4/6Hired and fired by Aunt Rosa, dark dealings dismay private investigator VI Warshawski.
4. 01:30
  Going To Pieces In The Box
  Janet Ellis presents a celebration of the history and the art of the jigsaw puzzle.
5. 02:00
  The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro—5. A Triumphant Evening
  5/10Stevens' abilities as a butler are tested when his father is taken ill.
6. 02:15
  A Cause for Caroling—5. The Ghosts of the West Gallery
  Jeremy Summerly visits Dorchester where Thomas Hardy captured the caroling tradition.
7. 02:30
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 10. Wedding Bells!
  10/20Florence meets her new mama and something stirs in Edith's cold heart.
8. 02:45
  The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away—Episode 5
  5/5The story of what happens when the death of a child miraculously allows others to live.
9. 03:00
  Saturday Drama—Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince
  Niccolo Machiavelli is in the dock to appeal against the treatment of his book The Prince.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The debating game with Tony Hawks, Simon Fanshawe, Stuart Maconie and Steve Punt.
11. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 2, The Cold
  3/8Sarah, her mother Eleanor and daughter Clare battle with colds - and each other.
12. 05:00
  Capital Gains—Series 1, Venture Capital
  3/4Absconding with £4.6 million cash proves challenging for benefactor Julius Hutch.
13. 05:30
  Jeeves - Live!—Series 3, The Aunt and the Sluggard
  Martin Jarvis performs The Aunt and the Sluggard by PG Wodehouse for a live audience.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Alan Ayckbourn - Relatively Speaking
  Ginny is keen to marry Greg, but discarding her past sparks a set of mistaken identities.
2. 07:30
  Alain-Fournier's Lost Estate—Lost Love in Paris
  2/2Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit locations that inspired the Alain-Fournier novel.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Epic Fail
  Grace Dent presents a field guide to failure.
4. 09:00
  Horne of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken to Round The Horne
  Jonathan James-Moore's inside story of 'Beyond Our Ken' and 'Round the Horne'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Spike Milligan—The Army Show
  Spike Milligan's military merrymaking with Barry Humphries and John Bird.
2. 12:30
  King Street Junior—Series 8, Mr Chips
  1/6A school inspection is due, but the visitor in the playground is not from Ofsted.
3. 13:00
  Not a Love Story (Omnibus)
  After being raped by a friend, Maddy is urged by the police to go public.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Carl Honore
  Carl Honore chooses 'Vesti La Giubba' and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's 'Helpless'.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Gore Vidal
  Professor Anthony Clare scrutinises the legendary American writer.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Epic Fail
  Grace Dent presents a field guide to failure.
7. 16:00
  Alan Ayckbourn - Relatively Speaking
  Ginny is keen to marry Greg, but discarding her past sparks a set of mistaken identities.
8. 17:30
  Alain-Fournier's Lost Estate—Lost Love in Paris
  2/2Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit locations that inspired the Alain-Fournier novel.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Martyr of the Hives
  Hunting for the founder of a mystical bee-cult, Henry uncovers true horror instead.
2. 18:55
  The Scarifyers—Mr Crowley's Christmas
  It's 24 December 1937, and the world's foremost satanist Aleister Crowley is full of dread
3. 19:00
  The League of Gentlemen Night
  Reece Shearsmith presents a three-hour 'League-fest' of the hit show.
4. 22:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 1, Redemption
  6/6The Wrath of God is invoked, sparking a heart-to-heart with Satan.
5. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, I Looked Like Gollum at School
  2/6The award-winning comic lists the liabilities of looking good.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Caroline Mabey
  Jessica Fostekew challenges Caroline Mabey to a Christmas Quiz!
7. 23:00
  Les Kelly's Britain—Episode 3
  3/4The controversial host meets a balloon-twisting preacher and a woman who hates Belgians.
8. 23:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Insurance
  1/4Tom asks why the insurance industry is so confusing?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Martyr of the Hives
  Hunting for the founder of a mystical bee-cult, Henry uncovers true horror instead.
2. 00:55
  The Scarifyers—Mr Crowley's Christmas
  It's 24 December 1937, and the world's foremost satanist Aleister Crowley is full of dread
3. 01:00
  Not a Love Story (Omnibus)
  After being raped by a friend, Maddy is urged by the police to go public.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Carl Honore
  Carl Honore chooses 'Vesti La Giubba' and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's 'Helpless'.
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Gore Vidal
  Professor Anthony Clare scrutinises the legendary American writer.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Epic Fail
  Grace Dent presents a field guide to failure.
7. 04:00
  Alan Ayckbourn - Relatively Speaking
  Ginny is keen to marry Greg, but discarding her past sparks a set of mistaken identities.
8. 05:30
  Alain-Fournier's Lost Estate—Lost Love in Paris
  2/2Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit locations that inspired the Alain-Fournier novel.

Sunday 17 December 2017