BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 3 December 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Prisoner—Series 1, 1. Departure and Arrival - Part 1/2
  1/6Agent ZM73 resigns from his top secret job. Waking up the next day everything has changed.
2. 00:45
  Ghost Story—The Tower by Marghanita Laski
  A Tuscan tower fills a solitary visitor with dread.
3. 01:00
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  Philip and Harriet arrive in Monteriano to rescue Lilia's baby.
4. 02:15
  Michelene Wandor - Power Cut
  A mother visits the creepy house on the cul-de-sac to fetch her son's football.
5. 02:30
  Middle England by Jonathan Coe (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Jonathan Coe’s satirical tales of people on either side of EU Referendum debate.
6. 03:45
  The Generation Gap—Series 1: Respect, Funeral Directors
  5/5Funeral directors discuss our changing ideas about respect for the dead.
7. 04:00
  Marcy Kahan - Killing Katerina
  When Rory marries a woman his friends don’t like, they devise a preposterous plan.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Particle Poets and Molecular Metaphors
  Atomic science as poetic inspiration.
9. 05:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 2, With Danny Baker
  1/6Music and comedy with Alex Horne and his five-piece band. With Danny Baker.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery, 1. The Message
  1/5A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead.
2. 06:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
3. 07:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 2, The Space Race
  2/8What goes up in the glasnost era must come down, but where is subject to negotiation.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 70, Episode 3
  3/670th series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's School
  7/20The Lad himself turns his home into a centre of learning.
6. 08:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, Who'll Be Mother
  8/10Station Master Horace reveals a surprising talent for child minding. Stars Arthur Lowe.
7. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and Jason Byrne (from Edinburgh)
  3/8The popular panel game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
8. 09:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, The Spirit of Christmas
  2/6The school show sparks debate and some true kindness.
9. 10:00
  Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie—1. A Village Life
  1/2The Lee family arrive in their new home in a traditional Gloucestershire village.
10. 11:00
  He Would, Wouldn't He?—A Steady Chap
  5/5A daughter starts to worry after her divorced mother meets a new man.
11. 11:15
  Bryony Lavery - The Opera Companion
  Could Albie and Marguerite's shared passion for opera lead to something more?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's School
  7/20The Lad himself turns his home into a centre of learning.
2. 12:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, Who'll Be Mother
  8/10Station Master Horace reveals a surprising talent for child minding. Stars Arthur Lowe.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery, 1. The Message
  1/5A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead.
4. 13:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
5. 14:00
  Mystery Theater—Box Thirteen: Alan Ladd
  In 'Actor's Alibi' struggling writer Dan Holliday's advert for adventure backfires.
6. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Awakening, Episode 1
  The novel published in 1899 that ushered in the age of early American feminist literature.
7. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 1
  Writer Matthew Hart takes a ride down the deepest mine on earth.
8. 15:00
  Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie—1. A Village Life
  1/2The Lee family arrive in their new home in a traditional Gloucestershire village.
9. 16:00
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and Jason Byrne (from Edinburgh)
  3/8The popular panel game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
10. 16:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, The Spirit of Christmas
  2/6The school show sparks debate and some true kindness.
11. 17:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 2, The Space Race
  2/8What goes up in the glasnost era must come down, but where is subject to negotiation.
12. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 70, Episode 3
  3/670th series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—Remains to Be Seen
  Vincent Price tells of two emasculated husbands, and their plot to escape domestication.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Tim Marlow and Marina Warner
  Sue MacGregor is joined by art presenter Tim Marlow and cultural historian Marina Warner.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's School
  7/20The Lad himself turns his home into a centre of learning.
4. 19:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, Who'll Be Mother
  8/10Station Master Horace reveals a surprising talent for child minding. Stars Arthur Lowe.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery, 1. The Message
  1/5A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead.
6. 20:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
7. 21:00
  He Would, Wouldn't He?—A Steady Chap
  5/5A daughter starts to worry after her divorced mother meets a new man.
8. 21:15
  Bryony Lavery - The Opera Companion
  Could Albie and Marguerite's shared passion for opera lead to something more?
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 70, Episode 3
  3/670th series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee
10. 22:30
  Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, The United States
  1/6Country legend Tina C kicks off her tour to solve global recession in the United States.
11. 22:45
  Knocker—Privinvasionacy
  1/6Market researcher Ian Dunn seeks the opinions of a hostile public.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 53, Episode 6
  6/6Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
13. 23:30
  Concrete Cow—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Email problems in ancient Rome. Sketch comedy with Robert Webb and Olivia Colman.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Remains to Be Seen
  Vincent Price tells of two emasculated husbands, and their plot to escape domestication.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Tim Marlow and Marina Warner
  Sue MacGregor is joined by art presenter Tim Marlow and cultural historian Marina Warner.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery, 1. The Message
  1/5A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead.
4. 01:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
5. 02:00
  Mystery Theater—Box Thirteen: Alan Ladd
  In 'Actor's Alibi' struggling writer Dan Holliday's advert for adventure backfires.
6. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Awakening, Episode 1
  The novel published in 1899 that ushered in the age of early American feminist literature.
7. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Gold: The Race for the World's Most Seductive Metal, Episode 1
  Writer Matthew Hart takes a ride down the deepest mine on earth.
8. 03:00
  Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie—1. A Village Life
  1/2The Lee family arrive in their new home in a traditional Gloucestershire village.
9. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and Jason Byrne (from Edinburgh)
  3/8The popular panel game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
10. 04:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, The Spirit of Christmas
  2/6The school show sparks debate and some true kindness.
11. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 2, The Space Race
  2/8What goes up in the glasnost era must come down, but where is subject to negotiation.
12. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 70, Episode 3
  3/670th series of the multi-award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee

Tuesday 4 December 2018