BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 5 December 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein—6. The Secret
  6/6Heartbroken Lazarus Long's thoughts begin to turn to home on Earth.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Fatherhood
  Dominic Arkwright, John Simpson, Will Cohu and Shaun Bailey discuss the role of fatherhood
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 1. Friendship
  1/6Private eye VI Warshawski is suspicious over a pregnant girl's death in hospital.
4. 01:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
  5/5Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
5. 02:00
  Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre—5. 50 Years
  5/5Nicholas Hytner's memoir of 12 years running the National Theatre, read by the author.
6. 02:15
  Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte—5. Seaside
  5/5Agnes's father is seriously ill, so she returns home with a heavy heart.
7. 02:30
  State of Grace
  Grace Dent explores the modern idea of grace.
8. 03:00
  Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky—3. The Plains of Cement
  3/3Bob gives Jenny an ultimatum and Ella confronts Mr Eccles.
9. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth welcomes Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes.
10. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, The Man in White
  3/4Bored by Gerald, Cordelia is having fun with struggling novelist Wilkie Collins.
11. 05:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Sisters
  3/6Clare and her estranged sister are forced to cooperate with one another.
12. 05:30
  Dot—Series 3, Dial M for Myrtle
  2/4The gals from personnel must investigate a suspicious death.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
  A country house, a corpse - and the butler's not to blame.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Mae West
  Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.
3. 08:00
  The Motion Show—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Pete Sinclair, Steve Punt, Michael White.
4. 08:30
  Life in London—Mr Lushington
  3/6Pierce Egan is behind with news of slums, a king's interiors and a dog-and-monkey fight.
5. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Bill Oddie
  The one-time Goodie's choices include Up the Pole, ITMA, and Archie's the Boy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Relativity—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4It's Ian and Chloe’s wedding day and Chloe’s estranged parents are testing patience
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Elopement
  6/14Can The Lad and Sid smooth Bill's path to true love?
3. 13:00
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Home?
  1/5An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
4. 13:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—2. Death in West Hampstead
  2/5Christine can't believe husband Mark is a spy - and is his loyal secretary in danger?
5. 14:00
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—3. The Executioner
  3/5Mark Ritchie is in Tangier, Christine is taken to a ' safe ' house, but where is Letitia?
6. 14:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—4. Reunion in Tangier
  4/5Mark Ritchie meets a series of unexpected guests in his Tangier hotel room. Spy serial.
7. 15:00
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
  5/5Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—Andi Osho and Toby Young
  Andi Osho and Toby Young talk to Sian Williams about their favourite books.
9. 16:00
  Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
  A country house, a corpse - and the butler's not to blame.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Mae West
  Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  James Follett - The Doppelganger Machine
  It’s Christmas 1933. A flight from Paris to Croydon lands in a strange place – and time.
2. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Bill Oddie
  The one-time Goodie's choices include Up the Pole, ITMA, and Archie's the Boy.
3. 22:00
  Saturday Night Fry—Episode 4
  4/6Stephen Fry serves up witty banter with Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman.
4. 22:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6A dodgy alarm system doesn't help museum cleaner Eva's wedding day nerves.
5. 23:00
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 2, Myths
  3/6Welsh dragon, Merlin and Fireman Sam. Determining the ultimate mythical hero of Wales.
6. 23:30
  The Ape That Got Lucky—Social Development
  2/4Chris Addison explores human evolution.
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Late
1. 00:00
  James Follett - The Doppelganger Machine
  It’s Christmas 1933. A flight from Paris to Croydon lands in a strange place – and time.
2. 01:00
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Home?
  1/5An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
3. 01:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—2. Death in West Hampstead
  2/5Christine can't believe husband Mark is a spy - and is his loyal secretary in danger?
4. 02:00
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—3. The Executioner
  3/5Mark Ritchie is in Tangier, Christine is taken to a ' safe ' house, but where is Letitia?
5. 02:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—4. Reunion in Tangier
  4/5Mark Ritchie meets a series of unexpected guests in his Tangier hotel room. Spy serial.
6. 03:00
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
  5/5Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
7. 03:30
  A Good Read—Andi Osho and Toby Young
  Andi Osho and Toby Young talk to Sian Williams about their favourite books.
8. 04:00
  Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
  A country house, a corpse - and the butler's not to blame.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Mae West
  Writer Kathy Lette proposes the blondest bombshell of them all, Mae West.

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