BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 19 December 2022

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—Four Seasons - Midwinter
  Daljit Nagra selects the best seasonal programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  The Crossway by Guy Stagg (Omnibus)
  A young man makes a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury - and then keeps walking.
3. 01:50
  EM Forster - A Passage to India (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Aziz ponders English ladies in India and Adela wonders about the cave expedition.
4. 03:00
  Stilgoe's Around—Champneys Health Spa
  A Hertfordshire health farm gets the full comic and tuneful treatment from Richard Stilgoe
5. 03:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/21Michael changes jobs after failing to get a pay rise - but quickly regrets his actions.
6. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Lost Gems, Dame Margot Fonteyn
  Prima ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley.
7. 04:30
  Close Up: Agatha Christie
  Profile of the author known as the Queen of Crime - Dame Agatha Christie. From 1955.
8. 05:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
  1/4The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 2, 6. Missing From Home
  6/10Dave and Max track another missing person, but is Brook imagining the connections?
2. 06:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Home?
  1/5An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
3. 07:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 1. The Visitors
  1/5Inspector Maigret receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day.
4. 07:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 1. The Wedding
  1/5An impending wedding brings opportunity and Bev’s not likely to be put off by her rivals.
5. 07:30
  Dot—Series 1, The Mystery at St Horribly-Vulture's School for Boys
  3/4Dot is sent to enlist a teacher for 'Shhh Bletchley Park', but is he of sound material?
6. 08:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Breach of Contract
  3/13Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must defend a woman being sued by a pop star over a pup.
7. 08:30
  Counterpoint—Christmas Special 2011
  Quizzing Suzy Klein, Julian Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice - plus the BBC Philharmonic.
8. 09:30
  Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
  4/4In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
9. 10:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
  1/4The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
10. 11:00
  Detective—Series 2, 6. Missing From Home
  6/10Dave and Max track another missing person, but is Brook imagining the connections?
11. 11:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Home?
  1/5An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 1. The Visitors
  1/5Inspector Maigret receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day.
2. 12:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 1. The Wedding
  1/5An impending wedding brings opportunity and Bev’s not likely to be put off by her rivals.
3. 12:30
  Dot—Series 1, The Mystery at St Horribly-Vulture's School for Boys
  3/4Dot is sent to enlist a teacher for 'Shhh Bletchley Park', but is he of sound material?
4. 13:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Breach of Contract
  3/13Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must defend a woman being sued by a pop star over a pup.
5. 13:30
  Counterpoint—Christmas Special 2011
  Quizzing Suzy Klein, Julian Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice - plus the BBC Philharmonic.
6. 14:30
  Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
  4/4In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
7. 15:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
  1/4The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
8. 16:00
  Detective—Series 2, 6. Missing From Home
  6/10Dave and Max track another missing person, but is Brook imagining the connections?
9. 16:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Home?
  1/5An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
10. 17:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 1. The Visitors
  1/5Inspector Maigret receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day.
11. 17:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 1. The Wedding
  1/5An impending wedding brings opportunity and Bev’s not likely to be put off by her rivals.
12. 17:30
  Dot—Series 1, The Mystery at St Horribly-Vulture's School for Boys
  3/4Dot is sent to enlist a teacher for 'Shhh Bletchley Park', but is he of sound material?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Breach of Contract
  3/13Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must defend a woman being sued by a pop star over a pup.
2. 18:30
  Counterpoint—Christmas Special 2011
  Quizzing Suzy Klein, Julian Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice - plus the BBC Philharmonic.
3. 19:30
  Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
  4/4In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
4. 20:00
  Radiolab—Series 7, Damn Bugs
  3/8Radiolab explores what's the hidden cost of wiping out the world's most pesky insects?
5. 20:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Berry
  Bake Off star and food guru chooses Susan Boyle's 'How Great Thou Art'.
6. 21:00
  The Film We Can't See—1. Sixteen Names and a Box of Sounds
  An unexpected call leads Adam Zmith into an old cinema to rediscover a lost sound archive
7. 21:50
  Witness History—The Monkees
  The Monkees were the world's first 'manufactured' boy band - created especially for TV.
8. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 78, Episode 5
  5/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
9. 22:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's World of Cricket, Episode 4
  4/4The player joins a host of Z-list celebrities on a charity walk for mauled dog, Shep.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Pierre Novellie 1/3
  Rob Deering talks to Pierre Novellie.
11. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Christmas Specials 2022, Episode 2
  2/3Topical satire show, featuring characters drawn from the worlds of celebrity and politics.
12. 23:30
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 3
  3/6The satirist investigates inventions, being common and the creep of CCTV.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—1. Wilderness
  1/4The wild and tormented Francis Herries begins a new life in Cumberland. Stars Gavin Muir.
2. 01:00
  Detective—Series 2, 6. Missing From Home
  6/10Dave and Max track another missing person, but is Brook imagining the connections?
3. 01:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—1. Who Goes Home?
  1/5An MP vanishes one morning and MI5 are on his tail. Stars Richard Pasco.
4. 02:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 1. The Visitors
  1/5Inspector Maigret receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day.
5. 02:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 1. The Wedding
  1/5An impending wedding brings opportunity and Bev’s not likely to be put off by her rivals.
6. 02:30
  Dot—Series 1, The Mystery at St Horribly-Vulture's School for Boys
  3/4Dot is sent to enlist a teacher for 'Shhh Bletchley Park', but is he of sound material?
7. 03:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Breach of Contract
  3/13Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must defend a woman being sued by a pop star over a pup.
8. 03:30
  Counterpoint—Christmas Special 2011
  Quizzing Suzy Klein, Julian Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice - plus the BBC Philharmonic.
9. 04:30
  Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
  4/4In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
10. 05:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—2. Forty-Five
  2/4Francis Herries encounters Mirabell again and the Jacobite rebels march on Carlisle.

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