BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 14 January 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four—Episode 2
  2/2Winston and Julia are determined to join the Brotherhood, pledged to destroy The Party.
2. 01:00
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Heartstone, Episode 2
  2/2Tudor lawyer-detective Shardlake heads to Portsmouth.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tamasin Day Lewis
  Tamasin Day Lewis chooses music by Bach and Fireflies.
4. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Phil Drabble at Chatsworth
  Naturalist Phil Drabble visits the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Malled: 60 Years of Undercover Shopping
  Will Self explores the appeal of the shopping mall.
6. 04:00
  Eric Pringle - Gracie—Wish Me Luck
  1/2From Rochdale to renown, Gracie Fields's rise to fame was not without its traumas.
7. 05:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, We Can't Have Non-Europeans in the Royal Air Force
  3/6The founding Goon Show member looks back to his repeated efforts to sign up for the war.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—More Tales of the City
  San Francisco in 1976. Barbary Lane's residents are on the move.
2. 07:15
  An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach
  Whistler paints a masterpiece picture of his mother. A century later, it reappears.
3. 07:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Things That Go Bump in the Day
  4/6The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a problem in the office.
4. 08:00
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/8A spoof Paul Temple and telephone wires get crossed. Stars Ronnie Barker.
5. 08:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, Take a Chance
  2/13Harry enters a radio quiz. Will his cigarette card general knowledge be enough?
6. 09:00
  Auntie's War by Edward Stourton (Omnibus)
  Ed Stourton describes the BBC’s wartime journey.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Lynne and Queenie - Sea Life
  Friends who love wild swimming but are not that wild about the wildlife in the water.(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Business, Mary Portas
  From The Cure to Maria Callas, retail guru Mary Portas shares her castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Hitchhiking, a Mosh Pit and Iggy Pop
  12/13Jenifer Hixson introduces stories about revelations, nightmares and meeting your idols.
10. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Jeff Brazier
  Jeff Brazier chooses 'Crosstown Traffic' by Jimi Hendrix and 'Searching' by Roy Ayers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/8A spoof Paul Temple and telephone wires get crossed. Stars Ronnie Barker.
2. 12:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, Take a Chance
  2/13Harry enters a radio quiz. Will his cigarette card general knowledge be enough?
3. 13:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—More Tales of the City
  San Francisco in 1976. Barbary Lane's residents are on the move.
4. 14:15
  An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach
  Whistler paints a masterpiece picture of his mother. A century later, it reappears.
5. 14:30
  A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A playful and autobiographical novel set in London's post-war publishing scene.
6. 15:45
  Painted for Posterity—Dinosaurs, Merry-Go-Rounds and a Drowned Village
  2/3Patrick Wright investigates areas captured by the wartime Recording Britain art project.
7. 16:00
  John Mortimer - Glasnost
  Visiting Moscow, novelist Anthea Denham gets besotted with her young Russian guide.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—African Performance - It's All About Me
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects 'African Women - It's All About Me'.
9. 17:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Things That Go Bump in the Day
  4/6The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a problem in the office.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mary Shelley - Frankenstein—Episode 1
  1/2Classic tale of a scientist's monstrous attempts to discover the secrets of creating life
2. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Hitchhiking, a Mosh Pit and Iggy Pop
  12/13Jenifer Hixson introduces stories about revelations, nightmares and meeting your idols.
3. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Jeff Brazier
  Jeff Brazier chooses 'Crosstown Traffic' by Jimi Hendrix and 'Searching' by Roy Ayers.
4. 20:00
  Auntie's War by Edward Stourton (Omnibus)
  Ed Stourton describes the BBC’s wartime journey.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Lynne and Queenie - Sea Life
  Friends who love wild swimming but are not that wild about the wildlife in the water.(R)
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Business, Mary Portas
  From The Cure to Maria Callas, retail guru Mary Portas shares her castaway choices.
7. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Things That Go Bump in the Day
  4/6The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a problem in the office.
8. 22:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Uskerty
  2/6As Carolyn and Martin row with a taxi and a bee, Douglas and Arthur play with an airport.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Russ Peers 3/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by comedian Russ Peers.
10. 23:00
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 1, The Cat Next Door
  4/6An actress moves in next door and helps Stephen overcome his stage fright.
11. 23:30
  Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle—Episode 5
  5/5Surreal songs and poems on such topics as grass seed, mud and digging ditches.
12. 23:45
  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—Diplodocus vs Concreton
  5/5Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Mary Shelley - Frankenstein—Episode 1
  1/2Classic tale of a scientist's monstrous attempts to discover the secrets of creating life
2. 01:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—More Tales of the City
  San Francisco in 1976. Barbary Lane's residents are on the move.
3. 02:15
  An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach
  Whistler paints a masterpiece picture of his mother. A century later, it reappears.
4. 02:30
  A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A playful and autobiographical novel set in London's post-war publishing scene.
5. 03:45
  Painted for Posterity—Dinosaurs, Merry-Go-Rounds and a Drowned Village
  2/3Patrick Wright investigates areas captured by the wartime Recording Britain art project.
6. 04:00
  John Mortimer - Glasnost
  Visiting Moscow, novelist Anthea Denham gets besotted with her young Russian guide.
7. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—African Performance - It's All About Me
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects 'African Women - It's All About Me'.
8. 05:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Things That Go Bump in the Day
  4/6The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a problem in the office.

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