BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 22 January 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mary Shelley - Frankenstein—Episode 2
  2/2Victor Frankenstein sets out to find the creature and avenge his brother's death.
2. 01:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Further Tales of the City
  Landlady Anna Madrigal's tenants must negotiate love, work and fun in a new era.
3. 02:15
  David Benedictus - What Women Want
  A writer of romantic fiction learns the hard way not to cross those his books are aimed at
4. 02:30
  A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Mrs Hawkins is thriving at work. But a figure from her past makes an unwelcome appearance.
5. 03:45
  Painted for Posterity—A Vast Gallery of Ghosts
  3/3Thomas Hennell and Barbara Jones, key figures in the 1940s Recording Britain art project.
6. 04:00
  Zoe Fairbairns - The Belgian Nurse
  The story behind the best-selling novel and film, 'The Nun's Story'.
7. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Liz Lochhead: 'Robert Burns' and 'Time for Verse'
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects The Elephant in the Poetry Reading.
8. 05:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, This Is a Man's World
  5/6Nali's ex-husband arrives unexpectedly and Clare takes it upon herself to intervene.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
2. 06:30
  Laugh Out Loud
  How much of ourselves do we reveal when we laugh? With Paul Merton and Mark Steel.
3. 07:00
  Millport—Series 2, Avowal
  3/6How will village disputes be solved if no-one is talking to each other?
4. 07:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Joe Lycett, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Konnie Huq.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Boxing Champion
  4/16When the Lad hits the gym, he knocks down a prize boxer.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Time on my Hands
  21/26The platoon battle to rescue a German pilot hanging off the Town Hall clock.
7. 09:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke and Peter Serafinowicz join Sue Perkins.
8. 09:30
  The Party Line—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6The MP for Rotherhurst has a run-in with a precocious teenager with a hidden agenda.
9. 10:00
  CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers—The New Men
  6/10Lewis Eliot ends up overseeing a secret wartime project with implications for the world.
10. 11:00
  Short Works: The World of Somerset Maugham—Series 4, The Fall of Edward Barnard Part 1/2
  1/5Edward is in love with Isabel but he has to seek his fortune before he can marry her.
11. 11:15
  Sirens of Fleet Street—Free-Minded Albion's Daughter
  1/3The life of Victorian journalist pioneer, feminist and campaigner, Bessie Rayner Parkes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Boxing Champion
  4/16When the Lad hits the gym, he knocks down a prize boxer.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Time on my Hands
  21/26The platoon battle to rescue a German pilot hanging off the Town Hall clock.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
4. 13:30
  Laugh Out Loud
  How much of ourselves do we reveal when we laugh? With Paul Merton and Mark Steel.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—The Girls of Slender Means, All the Nice People Were Poor
  1/5Postwar London in 1945, but life carries on as usual at the May of Teck Club.
6. 14:15
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—Lock 'Em Up
  Martin Sixsmith traces the origins of the asylum movement.
7. 14:30
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Babycakes, Episode 1
  1/5The Aids pandemic arrives in San Francisco.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 1
  1/5Hannah Gordon reads from Martin Stannard's biography of the acclaimed Scottish novelist.
9. 15:00
  CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers—The New Men
  6/10Lewis Eliot ends up overseeing a secret wartime project with implications for the world.
10. 16:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke and Peter Serafinowicz join Sue Perkins.
11. 16:30
  The Party Line—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6The MP for Rotherhurst has a run-in with a precocious teenager with a hidden agenda.
12. 17:00
  Millport—Series 2, Avowal
  3/6How will village disputes be solved if no-one is talking to each other?
13. 17:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Joe Lycett, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Konnie Huq.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unification
  6/6Edna must avert an inter-dimensional apocalypse at Tankerton's wedding.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Steve Punt and John O'Farrell
  Steve Punt and John O'Farrell are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Boxing Champion
  4/16When the Lad hits the gym, he knocks down a prize boxer.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Time on my Hands
  21/26The platoon battle to rescue a German pilot hanging off the Town Hall clock.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
6. 20:30
  Laugh Out Loud
  How much of ourselves do we reveal when we laugh? With Paul Merton and Mark Steel.
7. 21:00
  Short Works: The World of Somerset Maugham—Series 4, The Fall of Edward Barnard Part 1/2
  1/5Edward is in love with Isabel but he has to seek his fortune before he can marry her.
8. 21:15
  Sirens of Fleet Street—Free-Minded Albion's Daughter
  1/3The life of Victorian journalist pioneer, feminist and campaigner, Bessie Rayner Parkes.
9. 22:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Joe Lycett, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Konnie Huq.
10. 22:30
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 1, Budapest and Warsaw
  1/5Ross kicks off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 22, Episode 3
  3/8Miles Jupp chairs a satirical review of the week's news in an extended version.
12. 23:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, with his book of verse.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unification
  6/6Edna must avert an inter-dimensional apocalypse at Tankerton's wedding.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Steve Punt and John O'Farrell
  Steve Punt and John O'Farrell are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.(R)
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
4. 01:30
  Laugh Out Loud
  How much of ourselves do we reveal when we laugh? With Paul Merton and Mark Steel.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—The Girls of Slender Means, All the Nice People Were Poor
  1/5Postwar London in 1945, but life carries on as usual at the May of Teck Club.
6. 02:15
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—Lock 'Em Up
  Martin Sixsmith traces the origins of the asylum movement.
7. 02:30
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Babycakes, Episode 1
  1/5The Aids pandemic arrives in San Francisco.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 1
  1/5Hannah Gordon reads from Martin Stannard's biography of the acclaimed Scottish novelist.
9. 03:00
  CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers—The New Men
  6/10Lewis Eliot ends up overseeing a secret wartime project with implications for the world.
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke and Peter Serafinowicz join Sue Perkins.
11. 04:30
  The Party Line—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6The MP for Rotherhurst has a run-in with a precocious teenager with a hidden agenda.
12. 05:00
  Millport—Series 2, Avowal
  3/6How will village disputes be solved if no-one is talking to each other?
13. 05:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 2
  2/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Joe Lycett, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Konnie Huq.

Tuesday 23 January 2018