BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 19 December 2021

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—The Haunting of M.R. James
  Classic ghost story author M.R. James is pursued by his own demons. Stars Mark Gatiss.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The American Art Tapes
  A unique insight into the vibrant art scene of mid-1960s America.
3. 02:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—Le Carré on Spying
  The Penny Dreadfuls parody John le Carré in a comedy set during the height of the Cold War
4. 03:00
  The Secret World—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6From Al Pacino to Keith Harris and Orville, Jon Culshaw and friends probe private lives.
5. 03:30
  Concrete Cow—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Dr Jekyll gets a telling off, and Radio 4's new quiz for pedants.
6. 04:00
  McLevy—Christmas Special
  The Victorian detective probes a supernatural thief haunting the streets of Edinburgh.
7. 05:30
  Great Lives—Helena Morrissey on Rachael Heyhoe Flint
  City boss Helena Morrissey champions the life of Rachael Heyhoe Flint as her great life.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  16-year-old Stephen has confessed his sins and is determined to follow Catholic teaching.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Robert Winston
  Professor Robert Winston chooses music by Beethoven and JS Bach.
3. 07:20
  D for Dexter (Omnibus)—Series 1
  11-year-old Skye is left to look after her little brother Dexter. How will she cope?
4. 08:30
  A Life of Bliss—Dangerous Company
  Having finished with Zoe, David finds a new girlfriend. Will Anne and Tony approve?
5. 09:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 5, The Kid Who Got The Bird
  4/20With Christmas coming, Grandad sees pound signs when 20 turkeys come his way.
6. 09:30
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 1, September 18th to 24th
  4/4Anthony's 'sensitive' goddaughter visits and Damien is asked to make a TV pilot
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends 2021, Stephen Sondheim
  3/4From Gershwin to Stravinsky, composer Stephen Sondheim shares his castaway choices.
8. 10:45
  Curious Cases—Series 12, The Good Bad Food
  Why does bad food taste so good? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Occasional Magic
  7/8True stories told live in the USA.
10. 11:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Robert Winston
  Professor Robert Winston chooses music by Beethoven and JS Bach.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Four Seasons - Poems for the Winter Solstice
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  HR—Series 1, An Appraisal
  1/6Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer.
3. 13:00
  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  Classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, his ghostly visitations and festive redemption
4. 16:30
  Open Book—The Joy of Dickens
  The joy of Dickens: an exploration of his literary inventiveness and use of language.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Four Seasons - Poems for the Winter Solstice
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 17:30
  HR—Series 1, An Appraisal
  1/6Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  MR James—Echoes from the Abbey
  Sheila Hodgson provides MR James with a ghostly encounter at Christmas.
2. 18:45
  A Sacrifice at Christmas by Dafydd Ifans
  A woman sets off in the dark to the Christmas market to sell her wares.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Occasional Magic
  7/8True stories told live in the USA.
4. 19:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Robert Winston
  Professor Robert Winston chooses music by Beethoven and JS Bach.
5. 20:00
  Saturday Drama—Annie Caulfield - The Von Trapps And Me
  The famous story of the Von Trapps told from another perspective.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends 2021, Stephen Sondheim
  3/4From Gershwin to Stravinsky, composer Stephen Sondheim shares his castaway choices.
7. 21:45
  Curious Cases—Series 12, The Good Bad Food
  Why does bad food taste so good? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
8. 22:00
  HR—Series 1, An Appraisal
  1/6Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer.
9. 22:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning But Well Meaning
  Geoff is working class, votes Tory, voted Leave. How did he end up a comedian?
10. 23:00
  It's David O'Doherty Time
  The comedian combines documentary and song describing a day tidying his Dublin bedsit.
11. 23:30
  The Museum of Everything—Series 2, The Museum Reopens
  1/6Enjoy a display for the worst-selling author of Victorian times.
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Late
1. 00:00
  MR James—Echoes from the Abbey
  Sheila Hodgson provides MR James with a ghostly encounter at Christmas.
2. 00:45
  A Sacrifice at Christmas by Dafydd Ifans
  A woman sets off in the dark to the Christmas market to sell her wares.
3. 01:00
  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  Classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, his ghostly visitations and festive redemption
4. 04:30
  Open Book—The Joy of Dickens
  The joy of Dickens: an exploration of his literary inventiveness and use of language.
5. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Four Seasons - Poems for the Winter Solstice
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 05:30
  HR—Series 1, An Appraisal
  1/6Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer.

Monday 20 December 2021