BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 7 January 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four—Episode 1
  1/2Ministry of Truth employee Winston Smith finds love. But Big Brother is watching.
2. 01:00
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Heartstone, Episode 1
  1/2Lawyer-detective Shardlake goes to Portsmouth and the French are preparing to attack
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Benny Andersson
  ABBA's Benny Andersson selects 'Rattvikarnas Ganglat' and 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Dame Barbara Cartland
  The romantic fiction writer talks about her career and strongly held beliefs.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Rural Rides
  Mark Steel's review of reporters' journeys round Britain, starting with William Cobbett.
6. 04:00
  Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child
  A proposal goes disastrously wrong for Lord Sheringham in this Regency tale of romance.
7. 05:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, From the Ridiculous to the Paranormal
  2/6Australia and New York, plus some outrageous showbiz pals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
  Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
2. 07:15
  RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help
  Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.
3. 07:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
  3/6Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
4. 08:00
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/8Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Stars Ronnie Barker.
5. 08:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, The Blackmail Letter
  1/13When he receives a menacing letter, the main threat to Harry's wellbeing is Harry himself!
6. 09:00
  Appointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor (Omnibus)
  A journalist’s memoir of a friendship with writer Muriel Spark
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Joe and Kevin - Barstool Philosophy
  A father and son reflect on working in a bar and the pressures to emigrate from Ireland.(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Business, Tidjane Thiam
  Kirsty Young talks to castaway and business executive Tidjane Thiam.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, Live from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  Dame Wilburn introduces tales of people in the USA encountering high anxiety.
10. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Kirstie Allsopp
  Kirstie Allsopp chooses tracks by Don Mclean and by Coldplay.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/8Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Stars Ronnie Barker.
2. 12:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, The Blackmail Letter
  1/13When he receives a menacing letter, the main threat to Harry's wellbeing is Harry himself!
3. 13:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
  Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
4. 14:15
  RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help
  Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.
5. 14:30
  How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Witchfinder William Manning finally tracks Tom down at the Globe Theatre.
6. 15:45
  Painted for Posterity—Britain and the Beast
  1/3The 'Recording Britain' project that began in 1939 for artists to paint wartime Britain.
7. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Great Escape: The Justice
  Stephen Tompkinson stars in the story of the post-war manhunt to avenge the Great Escape.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects 'Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend' with Dennis Silk.
9. 17:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
  3/6Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fear on 4—Series 4, Playing God
  Homeless people face falling prey to unscrupulous operators.
2. 18:30
  The Otherworld Child
  Lonely Alice Proudfoot’s mysterious discovery in a moonlit wood changes her life forever.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, Live from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  Dame Wilburn introduces tales of people in the USA encountering high anxiety.
4. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Kirstie Allsopp
  Kirstie Allsopp chooses tracks by Don Mclean and by Coldplay.
5. 20:00
  Appointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor (Omnibus)
  A journalist’s memoir of a friendship with writer Muriel Spark
6. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Joe and Kevin - Barstool Philosophy
  A father and son reflect on working in a bar and the pressures to emigrate from Ireland.(R)
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Business, Tidjane Thiam
  Kirsty Young talks to castaway and business executive Tidjane Thiam.
8. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
  3/6Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
9. 22:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Timbuktu
  1/6It's Birling Day once more, where the crew traditionally swap their dignity for cash.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Mackenzie Crook 3/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by Mackenzie Crook.
11. 23:00
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 1, First Love
  3/6Young Stephen falls in love, discovers something about himself and breaks his first heart.
12. 23:30
  Jelly Mountain—Episode 5
  5/5Musings on a footkerchief and a forest full of girls. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler.
13. 23:45
  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—The Hatching
  4/5Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 4, Playing God
  Homeless people face falling prey to unscrupulous operators.
2. 00:30
  The Otherworld Child
  Lonely Alice Proudfoot’s mysterious discovery in a moonlit wood changes her life forever.
3. 01:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
  Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
4. 02:15
  RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help
  Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.
5. 02:30
  How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Witchfinder William Manning finally tracks Tom down at the Globe Theatre.
6. 03:45
  Painted for Posterity—Britain and the Beast
  1/3The 'Recording Britain' project that began in 1939 for artists to paint wartime Britain.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Great Escape: The Justice
  Stephen Tompkinson stars in the story of the post-war manhunt to avenge the Great Escape.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects 'Siegfried Sassoon - A Friend' with Dennis Silk.
9. 05:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
  3/6Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.

Monday 8 January 2018