BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 24 December 2022

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Nutcracker Christmas
  Grandpa Igor tries to bring the Nutcracker story alive at home for Natalia.
2. 07:30
  Telling Tales—Jeremy Dyson
  Settle in for some ghost stories and strange tales with Jeremy Dyson.
3. 08:30
  The Night The Animals Talked
  Ian McMillan's magical exploration of Christmas Eve legends from around the world.
4. 09:00
  Life With The Lyons—And A Merry Christmas To All
  Christmas is approaching – will the new family members fit in? From 1956.
5. 09:30
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies
  3/6Bertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue. PG Wodehouse romp.
6. 10:00
  Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking—Series 1, 3. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol
  Sue Perkins final festive offering is the all-star Clue Dickens extravaganza.
7. 11:00
  The Nutcracker Christmas
  Grandpa Igor tries to bring the Nutcracker story alive at home for Natalia.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Telling Tales—Jeremy Dyson
  Settle in for some ghost stories and strange tales with Jeremy Dyson.
2. 13:30
  The Night The Animals Talked
  Ian McMillan's magical exploration of Christmas Eve legends from around the world.
3. 14:00
  Life With The Lyons—And A Merry Christmas To All
  Christmas is approaching – will the new family members fit in? From 1956.
4. 14:30
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies
  3/6Bertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue. PG Wodehouse romp.
5. 15:00
  Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking—Series 1, 3. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol
  Sue Perkins final festive offering is the all-star Clue Dickens extravaganza.
6. 16:00
  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.
7. 17:00
  The Nutcracker Christmas
  Grandpa Igor tries to bring the Nutcracker story alive at home for Natalia.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Telling Tales—Jeremy Dyson
  Settle in for some ghost stories and strange tales with Jeremy Dyson.
2. 19:30
  The Night The Animals Talked
  Ian McMillan's magical exploration of Christmas Eve legends from around the world.
3. 20:00
  Life With The Lyons—And A Merry Christmas To All
  Christmas is approaching – will the new family members fit in? From 1956.
4. 20:30
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies
  3/6Bertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue. PG Wodehouse romp.
5. 21:00
  Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking—Series 1, 3. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol
  Sue Perkins final festive offering is the all-star Clue Dickens extravaganza.
6. 22:00
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6A sketch about messengers, a sketch about alchemy and a sketch about the word sketch.
7. 22:30
  Britain in Bits with Ross Noble—Episode 1
  Ross Noble presents a magazine show with studio guests and stories from around Britain.
8. 23:00
  Danny Robins Music Therapy—Episode 4
  4/4Danny campaigns for bagpipes to be celebrated and tries to write a Winterval number one.
9. 23:30
  Radio Shuttleworth—Series 2, Peter Purves
  4/6Peter Purves visits Sheffield singer John and gets cast in Ken's production of Peter Pan.
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Late
1. 00:00
  John Dickson Carr - Blind Man's Hood
  A spurned lover finally has occasion to wreak her revenge.
2. 00:30
  Charles Dickens—The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton
  Goblins kidnap a surly grave-digger to teach him some valuable lessons.
3. 00:45
  Absent Friends - The 7th Dimension—Episode 1
  1/2Toby Hadoke remembers the stars of sci fi, horror & fantasy whom we've lost in 2022.
4. 01:00
  The Nutcracker Christmas
  Grandpa Igor tries to bring the Nutcracker story alive at home for Natalia.
5. 02:30
  Telling Tales—Jeremy Dyson
  Settle in for some ghost stories and strange tales with Jeremy Dyson.
6. 03:30
  The Night The Animals Talked
  Ian McMillan's magical exploration of Christmas Eve legends from around the world.
7. 04:00
  Life With The Lyons—And A Merry Christmas To All
  Christmas is approaching – will the new family members fit in? From 1956.
8. 04:30
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies
  3/6Bertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue. PG Wodehouse romp.
9. 05:00
  Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking—Series 1, 3. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol
  Sue Perkins final festive offering is the all-star Clue Dickens extravaganza.

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