BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 13 December 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  Bram Stoker - Dracula—1. No One
  1/2The original vampire horror tale of Count Dracula's reign of terror in Victorian Britain.(R)
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
4. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 3. Clues
  3/5The Belgian sleuth becomes convinced that the murderer is still aboard the train.
5. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5The Belgian sleuth discovers that one of the passengers is lying to him.
6. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Time is against the Belgian sleuth as he battles to unmask the murderer.
7. 03:30
  A Good Read—Rageh Omaar and Stephanie Calman
  Rageh Omaar and Stephanie Calman talk to Sian Williams about their favourite books.
8. 04:00
  Conan Doyle's Strangest Case
  Telling the true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with a miscarriage of justice
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Alvin Hall chooses James Baldwin
  Matthew Parris meets financial guru Alvin Hall, whose hero is James Baldwin.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  High Hopes by Ronnie Corbett (Omnibus)
  Ronnie Corbett reads from his autobiography.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jamie Redknapp
  ‘Easy’ by The Commodores and ‘Juicy’ by The Notorious B.I.G.
3. 07:20
  I Confess by EV Crowe (Omnibus)
  Drama from award-winning writer EV Crowe about one man's investigation into himself.
4. 08:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Pays a Visit
  13/13The Bishop’s plan to embarrass the Dean backfires.
5. 09:00
  Spike Milligan—The Naughty Navy Show
  Spike Milligan's festive show before a student audience at Greenwich Royal Naval College.
6. 09:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 2, The Speech
  2/6The curmudgeon is speech ghost-writing. Starring Christopher Douglas.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Harold Evans
  From Bach to Vivaldi, campaigning journalist Harold Evans makes his castaway choices.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Dragons
  The famous naturalist recalls meeting the 10-foot-long Komodo dragon.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 5, Playing God
  4/8Radiolab asks when people are dying and you can only save some, how do you choose?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - 1/2
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 1, Music
  3/4Paul's story of music takes in a Haitian rebellion, Slovenian hunting and Scottish whisky.
3. 13:00
  Unsuitable Men With Familiar Smiles (Omnibus)
  Christine’s hidden adventures with a string of men must now be revealed to her family.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jodie Prenger
  Actress and singer Jodie Prenger chooses tracks by Ottawan and Joni Mitchell.
5. 14:20
  A House Full of Daughters by Juliet Nicolson (Omnibus)
  A memoir of seven generations of women including grandmother Vita Sackville West.
6. 15:30
  This Are 2-Tone
  Phill Jupitus investigates the social importance of 2 Tone music in Britain.
7. 16:00
  Thornton Wilder - The Bridge of San Luis Rey
  Peru’s finest bridge collapses killing five people. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - 1/2
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 1, Music
  3/4Paul's story of music takes in a Haitian rebellion, Slovenian hunting and Scottish whisky.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving—3. Dark Forces
  3/3Ichabod Crane comes face-to-face with his worst nightmare.
2. 18:30
  Alex Barr - Futures
  Torn between his wife and mistress, Conrad seeks the help of a startling fortune-teller.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 5, Playing God
  4/8Radiolab asks when people are dying and you can only save some, how do you choose?
4. 20:00
  Thornton Wilder - The Bridge of San Luis Rey
  Peru’s finest bridge collapses killing five people. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends, Harold Evans
  From Bach to Vivaldi, campaigning journalist Harold Evans makes his castaway choices.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Dragons
  The famous naturalist recalls meeting the 10-foot-long Komodo dragon.
7. 22:00
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 1, Music
  3/4Paul's story of music takes in a Haitian rebellion, Slovenian hunting and Scottish whisky.
8. 22:30
  All the World's a Globe—From Scythians to Shakespeare
  4/8From Vikings to Normans, the National Theatre of Brent present their history of Earth.
9. 22:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/8John Hegley performs poems dedicated to Bonfire Night and not waving.
10. 23:00
  The Museum of Everything—Series 3, Natural Science
  2/6The birds and the bees, blue plaques and the human body all on show this week.
11. 23:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 1, Gold Card
  1/4No morals and little brain. John Weak is an aggressive marketing director.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving—3. Dark Forces
  3/3Ichabod Crane comes face-to-face with his worst nightmare.
2. 00:30
  Alex Barr - Futures
  Torn between his wife and mistress, Conrad seeks the help of a startling fortune-teller.
3. 01:00
  Unsuitable Men With Familiar Smiles (Omnibus)
  Christine’s hidden adventures with a string of men must now be revealed to her family.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jodie Prenger
  Actress and singer Jodie Prenger chooses tracks by Ottawan and Joni Mitchell.
5. 02:20
  A House Full of Daughters by Juliet Nicolson (Omnibus)
  A memoir of seven generations of women including grandmother Vita Sackville West.
6. 03:30
  This Are 2-Tone
  Phill Jupitus investigates the social importance of 2 Tone music in Britain.
7. 04:00
  Thornton Wilder - The Bridge of San Luis Rey
  Peru’s finest bridge collapses killing five people. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - 1/2
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 1, Music
  3/4Paul's story of music takes in a Haitian rebellion, Slovenian hunting and Scottish whisky.

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