BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 14 December 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 1. Troubled Times
  1/5The Abbey's ill benefactor needs Brother Cadfael's ointment, deadly if ingested
3. 07:00
  Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 1, Beef Olives
  1/4Beattie Edmondson stars in a comedy inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 73/74, Huddersfield Town Hall
  2/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Economist
  5/13Fuming Harold decides the business needs some bite.
6. 08:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
7. 09:00
  Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
  1/8The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in West Sussex.
8. 09:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 2, Tom Cobb or Fortune's Toy
  4/5Tale of a muddle over love and money.
9. 10:00
  DH Lawrence - Women in Love—Mountain Snows
  4/4A looming tragedy cements the future of Rupert, Gerald, Ursula and Gudrun.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Don't Fear Maths
  Guy Raz explores why do many of us hate, even fear maths?
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Bernard Cornwell
  Author Bernard Cornwell chooses tracks by Alison Krauss and Voces8.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Economist
  5/13Fuming Harold decides the business needs some bite.
2. 12:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 1. Troubled Times
  1/5The Abbey's ill benefactor needs Brother Cadfael's ointment, deadly if ingested
5. 14:00
  Village Christmas by Laurie Lee—1. Childhood
  1/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
6. 14:15
  Claudine Toutoungi - The Inheritors—1. Bombshell
  1/5Francois Chedid has been thinking about his will. And so have his children!
7. 14:30
  Does Happiness Write White?
  Why do writers find happiness such a difficult emotion to capture on the page?
8. 15:00
  DH Lawrence - Women in Love—Mountain Snows
  4/4A looming tragedy cements the future of Rupert, Gerald, Ursula and Gudrun.
9. 16:00
  Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
  1/8The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in West Sussex.
10. 16:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 2, Tom Cobb or Fortune's Toy
  4/5Tale of a muddle over love and money.
11. 17:00
  Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 1, Beef Olives
  1/4Beattie Edmondson stars in a comedy inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
12. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 73/74, Huddersfield Town Hall
  2/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Man in Black—Series 2, 1. Phish Phood by Kim Newman
  1/5A silver-surfer takes on spammers – but the cyber-sharks are circling.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—James Walton and Lindsey Davis
  Lindsey Davis and James Walton share favourite paperback books with Harriett Gilbert.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Economist
  5/13Fuming Harold decides the business needs some bite.
4. 19:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 1. Troubled Times
  1/5The Abbey's ill benefactor needs Brother Cadfael's ointment, deadly if ingested
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Don't Fear Maths
  Guy Raz explores why do many of us hate, even fear maths?
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Bernard Cornwell
  Author Bernard Cornwell chooses tracks by Alison Krauss and Voces8.
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 73/74, Huddersfield Town Hall
  2/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
10. 22:30
  2000 Years of Radio—Series 2, Greensleeves FM
  4/6It's a right royal knockabout as Henry VIII wants a son.
11. 22:45
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 3, Anthea's Round Robin
  4/4Samantha Bond stars as Anthea whose Christmas news is rather surprising.
12. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2020, Episode 1
  1/3It’s beginning to look a lot like a Covidy, Brexity, Trumpy, Bideny Christmas.
13. 23:30
  Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music—Series 2, Money and Music
  4/6Mitch shares his musical experiences and wonders if Cyberman costumes are tax deductible?
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Man in Black—Series 2, 1. Phish Phood by Kim Newman
  1/5A silver-surfer takes on spammers – but the cyber-sharks are circling.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—James Walton and Lindsey Davis
  Lindsey Davis and James Walton share favourite paperback books with Harriett Gilbert.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  1/6When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 1. Troubled Times
  1/5The Abbey's ill benefactor needs Brother Cadfael's ointment, deadly if ingested
5. 02:00
  Village Christmas by Laurie Lee—1. Childhood
  1/5Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.
6. 02:15
  Claudine Toutoungi - The Inheritors—1. Bombshell
  1/5Francois Chedid has been thinking about his will. And so have his children!
7. 02:30
  Does Happiness Write White?
  Why do writers find happiness such a difficult emotion to capture on the page?
8. 03:00
  DH Lawrence - Women in Love—Mountain Snows
  4/4A looming tragedy cements the future of Rupert, Gerald, Ursula and Gudrun.
9. 04:00
  Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
  1/8The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in West Sussex.
10. 04:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 2, Tom Cobb or Fortune's Toy
  4/5Tale of a muddle over love and money.
11. 05:00
  Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 1, Beef Olives
  1/4Beattie Edmondson stars in a comedy inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
12. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 73/74, Huddersfield Town Hall
  2/673rd Series of the multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.

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