BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 8 January 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Drowned Village
  Kate returns to her childhood village - will it help her with troubling voices she hears?
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—The Dark Side
  Dominic Arkwright and guests consider inner demons and the embracing of the dark side.
3. 01:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 5. The Golden Fishbone
  5/6The stock market distracts the GP with promises of a fast fortune.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 2. Numbered
  2/6Guscott asks for help to discover why a drug dealer has the home secretary's phone number.
5. 02:00
  Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain—5. Legacy
  5/5Telford died at the dawn of rail travel, little knowing how long his legacy would endure.
6. 02:15
  D for Dexter—Series 5, Episode 5
  5/5Skye wants to stop the thoughts in her head.
7. 02:30
  Birth of an Orchestra
  Alan Bennett and musicians young and old consider the orchestral heritage of Yorkshire.
8. 03:00
  Das Kapital
  Sarah Woods's dramatisation of Karl Marx's iconic work marks 200 years since his birth.
9. 04:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 10/03/1981
  Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Arthur English, Roy Hudd and Sandy Powell.
10. 04:30
  In the Red—Episode 7
  7/7Plotting at the BBC reaches a climax, as George gets closer to nailing the killer.
11. 05:00
  The Headset Set—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6A new phone system is causing chaos at catalogue company Smile5.
12. 05:30
  Henry Normal: A Normal...—Ageing
  The writer and producer uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to tackle ageing.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
  Norman has his work cut out, as 'Sir' prepares to tackle yet another performance of Lear.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Cornelia Parker on Marcel Duchamp
  Marcel Duchamp, father of conceptual art, is fellow artist Cornelia Parker's great life.
3. 08:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 10, William Shakespeare
  1/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Sabrina Broadbent
4. 08:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Rosie's company runs a poetry competition. Stars Prunella Scales.
5. 09:00
  Hilarious Histories – What’s So Funny About the Past?
  Public Historian Greg Jenner is on a quest to discover why comedy writers love history.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Chris Corcoran, Lloyd Langford, Rob Deering and Tom Craine join Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz
2. 12:30
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/618th-century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers, produced by Jan Ravens
3. 13:00
  Archive on 4—Tomorrow's World, Today
  Tomorrow's World came to our TV screens in 1965. Were any of its predictions correct?
4. 14:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—Richard III Rebothered
  The Penny Dreadfuls return to right some wrongs for the much-maligned Richard III.
5. 14:45
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—A Switch in Time
  1/5Armando Iannucci on tackling time-wasting and greetings cards.
6. 15:00
  Delve Special—Series 1, The Shifton Scandal
  1/4David Lander's exposé into government behaviour over a town's demolition.
7. 15:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 1, Jenny Eclair Interviews Jimmy Carr
  1/7The feisty comedienne interviews the deadpan funny man in the tag talk show.
8. 16:00
  Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
  Norman has his work cut out, as 'Sir' prepares to tackle yet another performance of Lear.
9. 17:30
  Great Lives—Cornelia Parker on Marcel Duchamp
  Marcel Duchamp, father of conceptual art, is fellow artist Cornelia Parker's great life.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Inn by Guy de Maupassant
  Haunting tale of a snowbound mountain guide in sole charge of a remote Alpine hotel.
2. 19:00
  Hilarious Histories – What’s So Funny About the Past?
  Public Historian Greg Jenner is on a quest to discover why comedy writers love history.
3. 22:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 1, Jimmy Carr Interviews Matt Lucas
  2/7The deadpan funny man and the 'Little Britain' star in the tag talk show.
4. 22:30
  Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Transparency
  4/4The music-hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo, probing buzz words.
5. 22:45
  Paperback Hell—Series 1, Ensign Mandalay's Hat
  4/4Can male pattern baldness be cured? Another spoof chapter of a bestseller.
6. 23:00
  Mr and Mrs Smith—Series 1, The Dinner Party
  1/4Feuding Will and Annabelle tell their marriage counsellor about a disastrous dinner party.
7. 23:30
  Sami Shah's Beginner's Guide to Pakistan—Episode 1
  1/2Sami looks at Pakistan's political history, from its foundations in British-ruled India.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Inn by Guy de Maupassant
  Haunting tale of a snowbound mountain guide in sole charge of a remote Alpine hotel.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Tomorrow's World, Today
  Tomorrow's World came to our TV screens in 1965. Were any of its predictions correct?
3. 02:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—Richard III Rebothered
  The Penny Dreadfuls return to right some wrongs for the much-maligned Richard III.
4. 02:45
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—A Switch in Time
  1/5Armando Iannucci on tackling time-wasting and greetings cards.
5. 03:00
  Delve Special—Series 1, The Shifton Scandal
  1/4David Lander's exposé into government behaviour over a town's demolition.
6. 03:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 1, Jenny Eclair Interviews Jimmy Carr
  1/7The feisty comedienne interviews the deadpan funny man in the tag talk show.
7. 04:00
  Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
  Norman has his work cut out, as 'Sir' prepares to tackle yet another performance of Lear.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Cornelia Parker on Marcel Duchamp
  Marcel Duchamp, father of conceptual art, is fellow artist Cornelia Parker's great life.

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