BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 25 December 2021

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fifth
  5/6Arthur and company are blown up, but still find time for a bite at a very exclusive eatery
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Tomorrow's World
  Dominic Arkwright and guests boldly venture into Tomorrow's World.
3. 01:00
  Down Payment on Death—5. The Moment of Truth
  5/5Retired hitman Art Gordo finally faces his nemesis.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Dead Man's Folly, 4. Another Murder?
  4/4Poirot's grey cells must work differently if he's to solve the mystery.
5. 02:00
  Maeve Binchy Short Stories—5. Euston
  5/5Christmas leads Mary to reflect on the family she's not seen in 20 years.
6. 02:15
  D for Dexter—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/5Skye tells Dex they're safe. But are they?
7. 02:30
  Stars of Wonder
  Miranda Sawyer explores the magic of the school nativity play.
8. 03:00
  Drama on 4—Rumpole, Rumpole and Memories of Christmas Past
  Rumpole shares some of his favourite yuletide stories as he recounts seasonal legal cases.
9. 03:45
  The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
  Out in the woods, a little fir tree is keen to grow up.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—From 5/11/2018
  Quote … Unquote, the popular celebrity quotations quiz, returns for its 54th series.
11. 04:30
  In the Red—Episode 5
  5/7A crucial by-election result is due, as the murders continue - but George is on the case.
12. 05:00
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Little Green Lights
  4/4Uljabaan prepares for an invasion assessment by his superior, Gryvook.
13. 05:30
  Love in Recovery—Christmas Eve
  It's Christmas Eve at Alcoholics Anonymous and Andy is waiting for the others to turn up.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Drama on 4—Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology
  Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology conjures a world of gods, monsters and trickery.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Mark Steel on Charlie Chaplin
  Charlie Chaplin wasn’t funny but a political rebel. Mark Steel nominates him as his hero.
3. 08:00
  Quote... Unquote—Quote... Unquote: A Celebration
  Nigel Rees presents a compilation of the best quotations from Quote… Unquote’s history.
4. 08:30
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Waterloo Sunset
  6/6It's the end of the line for Patrick, but Joe and Maria may have some good news to share.
5. 09:00
  Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking—1/2
  Including Radio Active, The Masterson Inheritance and Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The International Christmas Pudding
  9/27An eccentric millionaire funds an expedition for fragments of a famous dessert.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Bill and Father Christmas
  It's a far from festive season when Bill overhears the Lad.
3. 13:00
  The Forum—Moomin Creator Tove Jansson
  Tove Jansson was the Finnish-Swedish author and illustrator best known for the Moomins.
4. 13:40
  Charles Dickens—A Christmas Tree
  An old man thinks back to Christmases past and to his beloved toys
5. 14:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—Don Quixote
  Comedic take on Cervantes' classic tome starring Sylvester McCoy as Don Quixote.
6. 15:00
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas
  Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam, married ‘for ever’, plan the perfect Christmas 'a deux'.
7. 15:30
  Old Harry's Game—Christmas Special 2010, 1. Christmas Spirit
  1/2Satan slaps a ban on Christmas.
8. 16:00
  Drama on 4—Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology
  Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology conjures a world of gods, monsters and trickery.
9. 17:30
  Great Lives—Mark Steel on Charlie Chaplin
  Charlie Chaplin wasn’t funny but a political rebel. Mark Steel nominates him as his hero.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Henry James—The Turn of the Screw
  Henry James's chilling tale of a governess fighting what she thinks are forces of evil.
2. 19:00
  Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking—1/2
  Including Radio Active, The Masterson Inheritance and Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
3. 22:00
  The Lee Mack Show—Toyah Willcox
  6/6Toyah Willcox joins the sharp comedian for stand-up, sketches and music.
4. 22:25
  Comedy Club Extra—Christmas Crackers, Harriet Kemsley
  6/12Harriet Kemsley is our Christmas fairy - did all her Christmas wishes come true?
5. 22:30
  Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Choice
  2/4The music hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo, probing buzz words.
6. 22:45
  Paperback Hell—Series 1, Paddy Murphy's Ghost by Frank Moran
  2/4A tale of a miserable Irish childhood in another spoof chapter of a bestseller.
7. 23:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Bedbugs and Drumsticks
  Count Arthur auditions for a production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
8. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 1, Food
  5/6The Bletchley Park code-breakers think of some new ways to improve wartime rations.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Henry James—The Turn of the Screw
  Henry James's chilling tale of a governess fighting what she thinks are forces of evil.
2. 01:00
  The Forum—Moomin Creator Tove Jansson
  Tove Jansson was the Finnish-Swedish author and illustrator best known for the Moomins.
3. 01:40
  Charles Dickens—A Christmas Tree
  An old man thinks back to Christmases past and to his beloved toys
4. 02:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—Don Quixote
  Comedic take on Cervantes' classic tome starring Sylvester McCoy as Don Quixote.
5. 03:00
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas
  Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam, married ‘for ever’, plan the perfect Christmas 'a deux'.
6. 03:30
  Old Harry's Game—Christmas Special 2010, 1. Christmas Spirit
  1/2Satan slaps a ban on Christmas.
7. 04:00
  Drama on 4—Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology
  Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology conjures a world of gods, monsters and trickery.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Mark Steel on Charlie Chaplin
  Charlie Chaplin wasn’t funny but a political rebel. Mark Steel nominates him as his hero.

Sunday 26 December 2021