BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 23 December 2022

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—4. A Great Age to Be Beginning
  4/4Francis Herries struggles with his stormy marriage.
2. 01:00
  Detective—Series 2, 9. Death in a Lonely Place
  9/10In the wake of their discovery, Brook and Max collate together everything they've learned.
3. 01:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—4. Reunion in Tangier
  4/5Mark Ritchie meets a series of unexpected guests in his Tangier hotel room. Spy serial.
4. 02:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 4. Key Sightings
  4/5Key witnesses are tracked down to help unravel the mystery of the Christmas Eve intruder.
5. 02:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 4. Clash
  4/5By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bev and Shirley move into wedding planning.
6. 02:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Christmas Special 2018
  Tim Vine and the British public with a sack full of seasonal jokes.
7. 03:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Christmas Special, The Cousin
  The author and his wife Diana must prepare for a last minute Christmas visitor.
8. 03:30
  The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The airing of Roy's video diary is merely the prelude to an apocalyptic finale.
9. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
10. 04:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, My Funny Valentine
  5/6Romance is in the air for social services colleagues - but the night ends in drama.
11. 05:00
  Lena Marsh, Live and Shticking!
  She's Big, She's Brash, She's Still Breathing and She's Here! Lena Marsh is in town.
12. 05:45
  The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber
  Cornish locals are starving so old Tom and his cat sail out to fish in Christmas storms.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 2, 10. The Point of No Return
  10/10Brook and Max get moving on the Kemp case. Meanwhile, the Clark case reopens.
2. 06:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
  5/5Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
3. 07:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 5. Secrets
  5/5What is Madame Martin hiding and what will become of Colette?
4. 07:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 5. Tess
  5/5By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bev and Shirley move into wedding planning.
5. 07:30
  Josie Long: Romance and Adventure—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedy about a young woman trying to build a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow
6. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
  4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
7. 08:30
  Winston—Winston at Christmas
  Nancy is keen for the family to enjoy a festive celebration together.
8. 09:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest.
9. 09:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Happy Life Broken and Then Mended a Bit
  6/6Gently Benevolent summons a massive Martian invasion. Is this the end for Pip?
10. 10:00
  Lena Marsh, Live and Shticking!
  She's Big, She's Brash, She's Still Breathing and She's Here! Lena Marsh is in town.
11. 10:45
  The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber
  Cornish locals are starving so old Tom and his cat sail out to fish in Christmas storms.
12. 11:00
  Detective—Series 2, 10. The Point of No Return
  10/10Brook and Max get moving on the Kemp case. Meanwhile, the Clark case reopens.
13. 11:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
  5/5Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 5. Secrets
  5/5What is Madame Martin hiding and what will become of Colette?
2. 12:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 5. Tess
  5/5By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bev and Shirley move into wedding planning.
3. 12:30
  Josie Long: Romance and Adventure—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedy about a young woman trying to build a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow
4. 13:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
  4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
5. 13:30
  Winston—Winston at Christmas
  Nancy is keen for the family to enjoy a festive celebration together.
6. 14:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest.
7. 14:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Happy Life Broken and Then Mended a Bit
  6/6Gently Benevolent summons a massive Martian invasion. Is this the end for Pip?
8. 15:00
  Lena Marsh, Live and Shticking!
  She's Big, She's Brash, She's Still Breathing and She's Here! Lena Marsh is in town.
9. 15:45
  The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber
  Cornish locals are starving so old Tom and his cat sail out to fish in Christmas storms.
10. 16:00
  Detective—Series 2, 10. The Point of No Return
  10/10Brook and Max get moving on the Kemp case. Meanwhile, the Clark case reopens.
11. 16:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
  5/5Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
12. 17:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 5. Secrets
  5/5What is Madame Martin hiding and what will become of Colette?
13. 17:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 5. Tess
  5/5By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bev and Shirley move into wedding planning.
14. 17:30
  Josie Long: Romance and Adventure—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedy about a young woman trying to build a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
  4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
2. 18:30
  Winston—Winston at Christmas
  Nancy is keen for the family to enjoy a festive celebration together.
3. 19:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest.
4. 19:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Happy Life Broken and Then Mended a Bit
  6/6Gently Benevolent summons a massive Martian invasion. Is this the end for Pip?
5. 20:00
  One Day in Winter: Driving Home for Christmas
  The stories of some of the millions of travellers making their way home for Christmas.
6. 20:30
  Soul Music—River
  Personal stories of Joni Mitchell's song 'River', from her 1971 album Blue.
7. 21:00
  The Film We Can't See—5. For Sale: Intimacy and Infamy
  The project of imagining the lost film faces personal setbacks
8. 21:45
  Time—Father Time
  2/3Strange things happen to Professor Lebedev in the middle of the concert hall.
9. 22:00
  The Confessional—Series 3, The Confession of Neil Dudgeon
  2/6Stephen Mangan asks actor Neil Dudgeon to spill guilty secrets in the confessional box.
10. 22:30
  The Harpoon—Winter Special
  A bumper 'winter' issue of the Empire's favourite magazine.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Pierre Novellie 3/3
  Rob Deering talks to Pierre Novellie.
12. 23:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Brothers Faversham, Leonidas Faversham
  3/4The story of Victorian Britain's most reckless living explorer.
13. 23:30
  James Acaster's Perfect Sounds—Series 2, Sara Barron & Emily's D+Evolution
  James presents Sara Barron with Esperanza Spalding's Jazz-Rock-Funk fusion album.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 2. The Thousand Worlds
  The Time Lord returns to the once peaceful planet of Keska, now deep in the Null Zone.
2. 01:00
  Lena Marsh, Live and Shticking!
  She's Big, She's Brash, She's Still Breathing and She's Here! Lena Marsh is in town.
3. 01:45
  The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber
  Cornish locals are starving so old Tom and his cat sail out to fish in Christmas storms.
4. 02:00
  Detective—Series 2, 10. The Point of No Return
  10/10Brook and Max get moving on the Kemp case. Meanwhile, the Clark case reopens.
5. 02:30
  The Left-Handed Sleeper—5. Domino
  5/5Will Cadwall be forced into a deal with the KGB? Concluding episode of spy thriller.
6. 03:00
  Maigret—A Maigret Christmas, 5. Secrets
  5/5What is Madame Martin hiding and what will become of Colette?
7. 03:15
  Highlites—HighLites - Split Ends, 5. Tess
  5/5By Steve Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bev and Shirley move into wedding planning.
8. 03:30
  Josie Long: Romance and Adventure—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Comedy about a young woman trying to build a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow
9. 04:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
  4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
10. 04:30
  Winston—Winston at Christmas
  Nancy is keen for the family to enjoy a festive celebration together.
11. 05:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest.
12. 05:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Happy Life Broken and Then Mended a Bit
  6/6Gently Benevolent summons a massive Martian invasion. Is this the end for Pip?

Saturday 24 December 2022