BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 12 January 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Dan Dare—Series 2, Operation Saturn 2/2
  4/7Dan Dare realises where the new embittered threat to Earth hails from.
2. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 3, The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent
  2/4A mysterious trio force Reverend Braiden on a road trip.
3. 01:00
  Exile (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Gripping thriller about one family's journey into the unknown aboard the Mayflower.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Dan Snow
  Historian Dan Snow chooses Slide Away by Oasis and Mr Brightside by The Killers.
5. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Will Hutton
  Will Hutton, head of the Work Foundation, selects JM Keynes, Dickens and Umberto Eco.
6. 02:45
  Clive James: Falling Towards England—Chunk Chunk - Yerk Yerk
  6/6Clive James reads volume two of his autobiography: a fear of dentists and Mr Jolly.
7. 03:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—Kate Adie
  Journalist Kate Adie meets her younger self in the BBC sound archives.
8. 04:00
  Shirley Gee - Moonshine
  London, 1937: Harriet must battle Ada, the new nanny, for the love of her young daughter.
9. 05:30
  The Voices of...—Series 1, Ian Partridge
  A portrait of the English lyric tenor Ian Partridge, in his own words and recordings.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust (Omnibus)
  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
2. 07:15
  Martyn Read - Living History
  An old friend considers life without the Reverend William Bendigo.
3. 07:30
  All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The family descends upon Maggie to provide support, plumbing advice and tea.
4. 08:00
  Life With The Lyons—Once A Ham…
  A stage-struck Barbara ropes friends and family into A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
5. 08:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, An Englishman's Home
  3/13Harry and his neighbours take on the council when a new bypass threatens their homes.
6. 09:00
  State of the Nation (Omnibus)
  Five writers, including Howard Jacobson and Lionel Shriver, on the state of Britain today
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Richard and Lindsay – Casting Labels Aside
  Drama inspires confidence and friendship between two people with mild Asperger's Syndrome
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Alice Walker
  From Beethoven to Stevie Wonder, author Alice Walker shares her castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 6, For Whom the Cowbell Tolls
  2/8Radiolab explores what does it mean and what does it take to belong to a place?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Life With The Lyons—Once A Ham…
  A stage-struck Barbara ropes friends and family into A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
2. 12:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, An Englishman's Home
  3/13Harry and his neighbours take on the council when a new bypass threatens their homes.
3. 13:00
  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust (Omnibus)
  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
4. 14:15
  Martyn Read - Living History
  An old friend considers life without the Reverend William Bendigo.
5. 14:30
  The Drop by Mick Herron (Omnibus)
  After witnessing a clandestine encounter, an old spy sets life changing events in motion.
6. 15:45
  Travels with Bob—3. Stroud
  3/5Paddy and Bob are in Stroud, where retailers are proud of their independence.
7. 16:00
  Drama on 4—The Thrill of Love
  Maxine Peake as Ruth Ellis and Siobhan Finneran in Amanda Whittington's hit stage transfer
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Fiona Benson
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The family descends upon Maggie to provide support, plumbing advice and tea.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ghosts From The Past—The Boat Hook by Sheila Hodgson
  2/4MR James visits Trondheim, where the first sighting of a model boat will not be his last.
2. 18:45
  The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains—Episode 2
  2/5The dwarf persuades Calum McInnes to take him to the cave on the Misty Isle.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 6, For Whom the Cowbell Tolls
  2/8Radiolab explores what does it mean and what does it take to belong to a place?
4. 20:00
  State of the Nation (Omnibus)
  Five writers, including Howard Jacobson and Lionel Shriver, on the state of Britain today
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Richard and Lindsay – Casting Labels Aside
  Drama inspires confidence and friendship between two people with mild Asperger's Syndrome
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Alice Walker
  From Beethoven to Stevie Wonder, author Alice Walker shares her castaway choices.
7. 22:00
  All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The family descends upon Maggie to provide support, plumbing advice and tea.
8. 22:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, Profit and Loss
  3/6Mr and Mrs Wrigglesworth receive some bad news about a friend.
9. 23:00
  Lenny Henry's Rogues Gallery—Series 1, I Never Forget A Face
  1/4Comic monologues with a twist-in-the-tale, written and performed by Lenny Henry.
10. 23:15
  Poets' Tree—Episode 3
  3/4Paul Hamilton hears a computer's poetry and meets a legend and his old English teacher.
11. 23:30
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 3
  3/6The satirist investigates inventions, being common and the creep of CCTV.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ghosts From The Past—The Boat Hook by Sheila Hodgson
  2/4MR James visits Trondheim, where the first sighting of a model boat will not be his last.
2. 00:45
  The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains—Episode 2
  2/5The dwarf persuades Calum McInnes to take him to the cave on the Misty Isle.
3. 01:00
  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust (Omnibus)
  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
4. 02:15
  Martyn Read - Living History
  An old friend considers life without the Reverend William Bendigo.
5. 02:30
  The Drop by Mick Herron (Omnibus)
  After witnessing a clandestine encounter, an old spy sets life changing events in motion.
6. 03:45
  Travels with Bob—3. Stroud
  3/5Paddy and Bob are in Stroud, where retailers are proud of their independence.
7. 04:00
  Drama on 4—The Thrill of Love
  Maxine Peake as Ruth Ellis and Siobhan Finneran in Amanda Whittington's hit stage transfer
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Fiona Benson
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The family descends upon Maggie to provide support, plumbing advice and tea.

Monday 13 January 2020