BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 14 December 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  William Gibson - Pattern Recognition—5. Moscow
  5/5In seedy Moscow, 'coolhunter' Cayce meets the maker of the footage.
2. 00:30
  Last Orders—Episode 2
  2/2With pubs under financial pressure, landladies and landlords talk about hopes and fears.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 1. The Photo Call
  1/6An actor dies as thespian sleuth Charles Paris is rehearsing in Edinburgh - is it murder?
4. 01:30
  In Search of the Holy Whale
  Marc Riley, Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker search for whales off the coast of Ireland.
5. 02:00
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—5. Bloody Fool
  5/5Harry Lime is very much alive, but can Rollo track him down?
6. 02:15
  Bone Stories—Series 1, Man-eating Tiger
  5/5Ben Garrod on how a man-eating tiger provides new evidence about human evolution.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome, Episode 5
  5/5Mattie and Ethan take desperate measures not to be separated.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Boundless, Episode 5
  5/5by Kathleen Winter. An unscheduled stop as the passengers prepare for journey's end.
9. 03:00
  Grossman's War—Life and Fate, A Hero of the Soviet Union
  10/13David Tennant stars in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of family and war in Soviet Russia.
10. 03:15
  Grossman's War—Life and Fate, Krymov in Moscow
  11/13Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant star in Vasily Grossman's epic tale of Soviet Russia.
11. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Miles Jupp hosts the panel show where it is not what, but who you know that matters.
12. 04:30
  The Phenomenon Squad—Fraud
  3/5The undercover police squad try to foil a massive art fraud.
13. 05:00
  1834—The Time Machine
  2/6As Jason attempts to return to 2003, he gets involved with various culinary devices.
14. 05:30
  Fred at The Stand—Series 1, Johns, Storrie, Brister and Graffoe
  4/8Fred MacAulay presents more top UK stand-up comedians from Edinburgh.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  David Buck - Barnsdale Wake
  King Richard I hears ballad singers recall legendary tales of Robin Hood.
2. 07:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 2, Hell
  1/3Gerald Scarfe introduces the radio, recycled. The subject is Hell.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Remembering Sue Townsend, Aged 68 ¾
  Adrian Mole's creator, Sue Townsend, is remembered by friends, family and in her own words
4. 09:00
  Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine
  Writer Eddie Braden's highlights including Morecambe and Wise and The Ken Dodd Show
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 1
  1/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012.
2. 12:30
  Stilgoe's Around—City of London
  Richard Stilgoe ponders money-making in Britain's financial heartland.
3. 13:00
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—Girls in Their Married Bliss
  The third book in Edna O'Brien's frank, funny and subversive trilogy.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jonathan Van Ness
  Jonathan Van Ness chooses ‘You Gotta Be’ by Des'ree and ‘Dream Big’ by Jazmine Sullivan.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—Muriel Gray in Glasgow
  Broadcaster and author Muriel Gray visits the town she grew up in, Glasgow
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Remembering Sue Townsend, Aged 68 ¾
  Adrian Mole's creator, Sue Townsend, is remembered by friends, family and in her own words
7. 16:00
  David Buck - Barnsdale Wake
  King Richard I hears ballad singers recall legendary tales of Robin Hood.
8. 17:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 2, Hell
  1/3Gerald Scarfe introduces the radio, recycled. The subject is Hell.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ray Bradbury - Kaleidoscope
  A space disaster leaves a crew of astronauts having to make peace with coming death.
2. 18:45
  Hurst of Hurstcote by E Nesbit
  A man's murky past returns to haunt him when his wife dies unexpectedly of marsh fever.
3. 19:00
  Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine
  Writer Eddie Braden's highlights including Morecambe and Wise and The Ken Dodd Show
4. 22:00
  It's Jocelyn—Series 2, Friends
  3/4Jocelyn talks about friendship, and the traffic wardens have a meeting about a meeting.
5. 22:30
  Revolting People—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6The deserters lobby King George III over the war and McGurk has plans.
6. 23:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4The bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters from the ringmaster.
7. 23:30
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Egypt
  3/4The comedian entertains bewildered Bedouins in the desert and ponders a wildlife show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ray Bradbury - Kaleidoscope
  A space disaster leaves a crew of astronauts having to make peace with coming death.
2. 00:45
  Hurst of Hurstcote by E Nesbit
  A man's murky past returns to haunt him when his wife dies unexpectedly of marsh fever.
3. 01:00
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—Girls in Their Married Bliss
  The third book in Edna O'Brien's frank, funny and subversive trilogy.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jonathan Van Ness
  Jonathan Van Ness chooses ‘You Gotta Be’ by Des'ree and ‘Dream Big’ by Jazmine Sullivan.
5. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Muriel Gray in Glasgow
  Broadcaster and author Muriel Gray visits the town she grew up in, Glasgow
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Remembering Sue Townsend, Aged 68 ¾
  Adrian Mole's creator, Sue Townsend, is remembered by friends, family and in her own words
7. 04:00
  David Buck - Barnsdale Wake
  King Richard I hears ballad singers recall legendary tales of Robin Hood.
8. 05:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 2, Hell
  1/3Gerald Scarfe introduces the radio, recycled. The subject is Hell.

Sunday 15 December 2019