BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 20 January 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 2. What's Wrong with Whittaker?
  2/20Captain Jet Morgan is bound for Mars, but one of his crew is adrift in space.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—You've Got a Friend
  Carole King tells the story of her song You've Got a Friend, from her 1971 Tapestry album.
3. 01:00
  The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith—1. Stranger
  1/4Recently divorced Robert Forester is attracted to a stranger in Pennsylvania.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 2
  2/5Poirot begins his first investigation with Hastings, and proves a stickler for minutiae.
5. 02:00
  Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen—A Letter from Paris
  2/5The sisters are astonished when a woman arrives bearing a letter from an old friend.
6. 02:15
  Wild Things by Charlotte Jones—Jane's Episode
  2/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
7. 02:30
  Miniature Mountains
  Horticulturist Stephen Anderton explores rock gardening fashions.
8. 03:00
  Drama on 4—John le Carré - A Perfect Spy, 2. A Perfect Mystery
  2/3MI6 launches an urgent manhunt. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt.
9. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6Famous people quiz with Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Claire Rayner and David Aaronovitch.
10. 04:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Sheila raises Tommy's suspicions and blood pressure, but there's method in her madness.
11. 05:00
  Showstopper—6. Bedlam
  6/6The Showstopper! team improvise an entire musical in front of your very ears.
12. 05:30
  Beta Female—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/5Sitcom by Amna Saleem, starring Kiran Sonia Sawar.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith—2. Danger
  2/4Jenny's love for Robert is creating unforeseen dangers, when ex-fiance Greg wants her back
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 3
  3/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself.
3. 07:00
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 2, Papa Was a Rolling Stone
  1/4Award-winning writer and comedian Deborah Frances-White searches for her birth father.
4. 07:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 2, Heartbreak Hotel
  3/6Joanna and Roger book into a country hotel, for their friend’s second wedding.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Hancock in Hospital
  12/14Laid up with a broken leg, the Lad soon regrets Sid and Bill's visit.
6. 08:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 3, Taking It on the Chin
  4/6As Izzy's love-life gets more complicated, she's in for a big surprise.
7. 09:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Jo Caulfield.
8. 09:30
  Rent—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally acting all grown-up?
9. 10:00
  Drama on 4—John le Carré - A Perfect Spy, 3. Deception
  3/3The MI6 manhunt closes in on its quarry.
10. 11:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures—3. Ripping Yarns
  3/3John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Hancock in Hospital
  12/14Laid up with a broken leg, the Lad soon regrets Sid and Bill's visit.
2. 12:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 3, Taking It on the Chin
  4/6As Izzy's love-life gets more complicated, she's in for a big surprise.
3. 13:00
  The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith—2. Danger
  2/4Jenny's love for Robert is creating unforeseen dangers, when ex-fiance Greg wants her back
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 3
  3/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself.
5. 14:00
  Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen—The Turtle
  3/5As Babette plans her special meal, the sisters dread the day that she returns to France.
6. 14:15
  Wild Things by Charlotte Jones—Angie's Episode
  3/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
7. 14:30
  Who Wears The Trousers? - George Burns and Gracie Allen
  How Gracie Allen went from comedic foil to George Burns to a star in her own right.
8. 15:00
  Drama on 4—John le Carré - A Perfect Spy, 3. Deception
  3/3The MI6 manhunt closes in on its quarry.
9. 16:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Jo Caulfield.
10. 16:30
  Rent—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally acting all grown-up?
11. 17:00
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 2, Papa Was a Rolling Stone
  1/4Award-winning writer and comedian Deborah Frances-White searches for her birth father.
12. 17:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 2, Heartbreak Hotel
  3/6Joanna and Roger book into a country hotel, for their friend’s second wedding.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 3. Extreme Dreams
  3/20Whitaker is behaving strangely, as bad dreams plague the crew bound for Mars.
2. 18:30
  Short Cuts—Series 16, Beginnings
  2/6Short documentaries about creating something out of nothing and the beginning of the end.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Hancock in Hospital
  12/14Laid up with a broken leg, the Lad soon regrets Sid and Bill's visit.
4. 19:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 3, Taking It on the Chin
  4/6As Izzy's love-life gets more complicated, she's in for a big surprise.
5. 20:00
  The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith—2. Danger
  2/4Jenny's love for Robert is creating unforeseen dangers, when ex-fiance Greg wants her back
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 3
  3/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself.
7. 21:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures—3. Ripping Yarns
  3/3John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
8. 22:00
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 2, Heartbreak Hotel
  3/6Joanna and Roger book into a country hotel, for their friend’s second wedding.
9. 22:30
  The Croft & Pearce Show—Episode 2
  2/4The award-winning duo with a baffled IT manager!
10. 22:45
  Cracking Up—Series 1, A Recipe for Disaster
  2/4Divorcee Spencer Pandy tries to rebuild a bridge to his children with a Mexican banquet.
11. 23:00
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Brecon Bad
  3/5Sam heads to Brecon for by-election fallout, giving Mia the worst birthday of her life.
12. 23:30
  Alun Cochrane's Fun House—The Bathroom
  3/4Alun's house tour arrives in his bathroom.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 3. Extreme Dreams
  3/20Whitaker is behaving strangely, as bad dreams plague the crew bound for Mars.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 16, Beginnings
  2/6Short documentaries about creating something out of nothing and the beginning of the end.
3. 01:00
  The Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith—2. Danger
  2/4Jenny's love for Robert is creating unforeseen dangers, when ex-fiance Greg wants her back
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 3
  3/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself.
5. 02:00
  Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen—The Turtle
  3/5As Babette plans her special meal, the sisters dread the day that she returns to France.
6. 02:15
  Wild Things by Charlotte Jones—Angie's Episode
  3/5By Charlotte Jones. The transformative Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives.
7. 02:30
  Who Wears The Trousers? - George Burns and Gracie Allen
  How Gracie Allen went from comedic foil to George Burns to a star in her own right.
8. 03:00
  Drama on 4—John le Carré - A Perfect Spy, 3. Deception
  3/3The MI6 manhunt closes in on its quarry.
9. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Jo Caulfield.
10. 04:30
  Rent—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally acting all grown-up?
11. 05:00
  Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 2, Papa Was a Rolling Stone
  1/4Award-winning writer and comedian Deborah Frances-White searches for her birth father.
12. 05:30
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 2, Heartbreak Hotel
  3/6Joanna and Roger book into a country hotel, for their friend’s second wedding.

Thursday 21 January 2021