BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 19 January 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Butler
  5/5Charles Dance tells a comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Nickolas Grace.
2. 00:15
  James Follett - The Devil to Pay
  A car crash on a deserted road. A camper drags the driver away. What's the story?
3. 00:30
  Off the Page—Style
  Richard Francis, Michael Bracewell and Alice Rawsthorn debate 'style'.
4. 01:00
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—2. Sabotage
  2/6As the sabotage and murder trail continues, Mortimer is set to make a speech.
5. 01:30
  Tim Key's Easy USSR
  Tim Key explores the strange sounds that became the Soviet soundtrack to the space race.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—The Miniaturist, Episode 10
  10/10Nella bids her husband farewell and welcomes the new arrival.
7. 02:15
  The Invention of Childhood—The Habit of Schooling
  20/30How the 1870 Forster Education Act marked the start of compulsory education for all.
8. 02:30
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—5. A Falling Out
  5/15Anne's fallen for Lyon Burke, but her friendship with Helen is put to the test.
9. 02:45
  Murder & Mystery—Series 4, Ruth Rendell: Trebuchet
  5/5With the world on the brink, a family shelter in Scotland.
10. 03:00
  W Somerset Maugham - The Razor's Edge—2. Return to Paris
  2/21930s: Larry meets Sophie again in Paris - to the horror of ex-fiancee, Isabel.
11. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 10
  10/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
12. 04:30
  Anything Legal—Episode 3
  3/8The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what cost?
13. 05:00
  Two Doors Down—Series 2, Mythical Kings and Iguanas
  2/4Marlborough Road's multitasking mother Saffron turns to cleaner Sally for help.
14. 05:30
  The Rivals—Series 4, 3. The Secret of Dunstan's Tower
  3/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Max Carrados.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Hood—King's Command
  4/4The Sheriff of Nottingham forges an alliance with a former friend.
2. 07:30
  Swansong—Big Country's Driving to Damascus
  3/4Stuart Maconie looks at Big Country's final album with Stuart Adamson, Driving To Damascus
3. 08:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
  Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
4. 09:00
  Joe Queenan: My Years of Awe and Wonder
  Two decades of adventures in broadcasting with Joe Queenan, the American satirist.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Just a Minute—Series 62, Episode 1
  1/8Nicholas Parsons invites guests to talk for 60 seconds.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, East Cheam Drama Festival
  12/20Rivalling Edinburgh and Salzburg, three short plays with the Lad in East Cheam.
3. 13:00
  How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran (Omnibus)
  Caitlin Moran narrates her bestselling comic memoir.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Richard Blackwood
  Actor and comedian Richard Blackwood chooses tracks by Junior and Stevie Wonder.
5. 14:15
  Frankly Speaking—Maurice Chevalier
  The French entertainer talks frankly about his career.
6. 14:35
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
7. 14:45
  Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 4
  4/4Master raconteur Kenneth Williams entertains with memories of the Singapore Stage Club.
8. 15:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
  Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
9. 16:00
  Hood—King's Command
  4/4The Sheriff of Nottingham forges an alliance with a former friend.
10. 17:30
  Swansong—Big Country's Driving to Damascus
  3/4Stuart Maconie looks at Big Country's final album with Stuart Adamson, Driving To Damascus
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Lady Faustus
  A woman, who is seen only on the longest night of the year, defies the ageing process.
2. 19:00
  Joe Queenan: My Years of Awe and Wonder
  Two decades of adventures in broadcasting with Joe Queenan, the American satirist.
3. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 6, Oona King
  3/6Baroness Oona King's diaries show her political ambitions started from a very young age.
4. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 7, John Cooper Clarke talks to Kevin Eldon
  4/6The tag talk show: John Cooper Clarke talks to Kevin Eldon.
5. 23:00
  The Simon Day Show—Series 2, Mick Cunningham
  5/6Celebrity Oz chef Mick Cunningham comes to The Mallard believing he’ll be filming for TV.
6. 23:30
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Diligence
  5/6Mark pulls his finger out - to examine the virtue of hard work.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Lady Faustus
  A woman, who is seen only on the longest night of the year, defies the ageing process.
2. 01:00
  How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran (Omnibus)
  Caitlin Moran narrates her bestselling comic memoir.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Richard Blackwood
  Actor and comedian Richard Blackwood chooses tracks by Junior and Stevie Wonder.
4. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—Maurice Chevalier
  The French entertainer talks frankly about his career.
5. 02:35
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
6. 02:45
  Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 4
  4/4Master raconteur Kenneth Williams entertains with memories of the Singapore Stage Club.
7. 03:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
  Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
8. 04:00
  Hood—King's Command
  4/4The Sheriff of Nottingham forges an alliance with a former friend.
9. 05:30
  Swansong—Big Country's Driving to Damascus
  3/4Stuart Maconie looks at Big Country's final album with Stuart Adamson, Driving To Damascus

Sunday 20 January 2019