BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 8 December 2019

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  William Boyd - A Haunting
  A landscape architect acts very strangely. Has he been taken over by an unseen presence?
2. 00:45
  The Pond by Nigel Kneale
  A man grabs a frog for sinister purposes, but will he pay for it? Read by George Parsons.
3. 01:00
  Anne Tyler - Ladder of Years (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Delia Grinstead's new job in a sleepy town draws her into the lives of another family.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Kelly MacDonald
  Kelly Macdonald chooses You are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis and I Love You by Woodkid.
5. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Sian Phillips in Dinefwr
  Actress Sian Phillips visits an area of villages and valleys in Wales, Dinefwr.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Mustn't Grumble: The Noble British Art of Complaining
  Writer Bidisha explores how complaining has become such an important part of British life.
7. 04:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
  Belgian sleuth Poirot retires to a village where a treacherous killer is lurking.
8. 05:30
  The Voices of...—Robert Wyatt
  An intimate portrait of the musician Robert Wyatt in his own words and music.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Charles Dickens—A House to Let (Omnibus)
  Victorian tale of a woman and an unsettling sign of life in a derelict house.
2. 07:15
  From the Vineyard—Red Burgundy by Peter Bradshaw
  2/3Three new stories about the wonderful world of wine.
3. 07:30
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 6. Friends
  6/6Hit sit com about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair.
4. 08:00
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—29/03/1945
  Tommy Handley tries to set up a newspaper with Mrs Mopp as Domestic Correspondent.
5. 08:30
  Educating Archie—Archie in Australia
  A rare Australian outing for Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough. Recorded in Sydney.
6. 09:00
  Grossman's War—Stalingrad: Destiny of a Novel (Omnibus)
  Catherine Merridale chronicles the tortuous publcation of Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Elaine and Megan-Rose – Ceramics in the Blood
  It's strange when your mother is in the year below you at college(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Judith Kerr
  Illustrator and author Judith Kerr shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, The Universe of the Seemingly Impossible
  Meg Bowles introduces tales of people in the USA encountering the seemingly impossible.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Kiwi
  David Attenborough muses over the peculiar Kiwi, a bird more mammal-like in its habits.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—29/03/1945
  Tommy Handley tries to set up a newspaper with Mrs Mopp as Domestic Correspondent.
2. 12:30
  Educating Archie—Archie in Australia
  A rare Australian outing for Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough. Recorded in Sydney.
3. 13:00
  Charles Dickens—A House to Let (Omnibus)
  Victorian tale of a woman and an unsettling sign of life in a derelict house.
4. 14:15
  From the Vineyard—Red Burgundy by Peter Bradshaw
  2/3Three new stories about the wonderful world of wine.
5. 14:30
  Grandmothers by Salley Vickers (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Nan takes Billy on holiday, whilst Blanche is still estranged from her grandchildren.
6. 15:45
  Who Ate All The Pies?—Sussex Churdle
  3/5Poet Ian McMillan travels the country in search of the perfect pie.
7. 16:00
  Grossman's War—Life and Fate, Viktor and Lyuda
  1/13Kenneth Branagh stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Winter Poems
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 6. Friends
  6/6Hit sit com about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Dave Simpson - Nightmares
  A nurse fears attack by a grotesquely masked knifeman as nightmares and waking hours blur.
2. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 6, The Universe of the Seemingly Impossible
  Meg Bowles introduces tales of people in the USA encountering the seemingly impossible.
3. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Kiwi
  David Attenborough muses over the peculiar Kiwi, a bird more mammal-like in its habits.
4. 20:00
  Grossman's War—Stalingrad: Destiny of a Novel (Omnibus)
  Catherine Merridale chronicles the tortuous publcation of Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Elaine and Megan-Rose – Ceramics in the Blood
  It's strange when your mother is in the year below you at college
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Judith Kerr
  Illustrator and author Judith Kerr shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
7. 22:00
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 6. Friends
  6/6Hit sit com about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair.
8. 22:30
  The Remains of Foley and McColl—Cutting Edge
  2/4Sean and Hamish board Boris's Disco Ship to convert offshore ravers into fresh listeners
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Phil Jerrod (2/2)
  From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy
10. 23:00
  2000 Years of Radio—Series 1, Dark Age FM
  2/6It's just coming up to 500AD, but watch out - the end of the world is nigh.
11. 23:15
  Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown—2. Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait
  2/4Hannah explains what makes van Eyck's painting so important in the art history canon.
12. 23:30
  Radio 9—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5It's back to groovy 1960s London and a doctor obsessed with Womble songs.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Dave Simpson - Nightmares
  A nurse fears attack by a grotesquely masked knifeman as nightmares and waking hours blur.
2. 01:00
  Charles Dickens—A House to Let (Omnibus)
  Victorian tale of a woman and an unsettling sign of life in a derelict house.
3. 02:15
  From the Vineyard—Red Burgundy by Peter Bradshaw
  2/3Three new stories about the wonderful world of wine.
4. 02:30
  Grandmothers by Salley Vickers (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Nan takes Billy on holiday, whilst Blanche is still estranged from her grandchildren.
5. 03:45
  Who Ate All The Pies?—Sussex Churdle
  3/5Poet Ian McMillan travels the country in search of the perfect pie.
6. 04:00
  Grossman's War—Life and Fate, Viktor and Lyuda
  1/13Kenneth Branagh stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
7. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Winter Poems
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
8. 05:30
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 6. Friends
  6/6Hit sit com about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair.

Monday 9 December 2019