BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 28 January 2023

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man
  Ray Bradbury's iconic tale featuring a man with prophetic tattoos.
2. 01:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - In a Summer Season
  1950s - when wealthy widow Kate weds a younger man the community wonders if it will last.
3. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Invisible Man
  10/12A Christmas murder, but the body disappears. Father Brown's investigates....
4. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Sparkling Cyanide, 3. Iris
  3/3George Barton dies in exactly the same way as his wife a year earlier.
5. 03:00
  Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver—Episode 10
  10/15Willa uncovers the history of her house while in 1875 an infamous shooting takes place.
6. 03:15
  Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts—Act V: Rest in Peace
  5/5Michael Chaplin’s eyewitness drama about the death of Queen Victoria.
7. 03:30
  Ellie Taylor's Safe Space—Series 2, Holidays
  4/4Comedian Ellie Taylor is no fan of holidays and thinks they should be packed off.
8. 04:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Concert
  9/10Can showbiz seduce Station Master Horace away from the railways? Stars Arthur Lowe.
9. 04:30
  The Weekend Starts Here—1. The Leaving of Clapham
  1/6Will the villagers of Shipcombe Green ever get on with the weekend visitors?
10. 05:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 3
  3/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Eddie Izzard, Miranda Lowe and Dr Roopa Farooki.
11. 05:30
  Millport—Series 3, Progressive Rock
  5/6The town's media makeover excites the islanders, so can Irene really leave now?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Beatrix
  The real-life story of the much-loved children's writer. Stars Patricia Routledge.
2. 07:30
  The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson (Omnibus)
  Christie Watson's compassionate account of her 20-year nursing career.
3. 08:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Dog Days
  3/5At the allotment, Carter's uncle sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt.
4. 09:00
  Ray's a Laugh—From 02/10/1959
  How will Ted cope when Kitty inherits some money? Stars Ted Ray.
5. 09:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Eric reckons Ern needs to spruce up his act, so how about writing a musical?
6. 10:00
  Growing Pains—2. I Capture The Castle
  2/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
7. 11:00
  Beatrix
  The real-life story of the much-loved children's writer. Stars Patricia Routledge.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson (Omnibus)
  Christie Watson's compassionate account of her 20-year nursing career.
2. 13:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Dog Days
  3/5At the allotment, Carter's uncle sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt.
3. 14:00
  Ray's a Laugh—From 02/10/1959
  How will Ted cope when Kitty inherits some money? Stars Ted Ray.
4. 14:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Eric reckons Ern needs to spruce up his act, so how about writing a musical?
5. 15:00
  Growing Pains—2. I Capture The Castle
  2/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
6. 16:00
  Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man
  Ray Bradbury's iconic tale featuring a man with prophetic tattoos.
7. 17:00
  Beatrix
  The real-life story of the much-loved children's writer. Stars Patricia Routledge.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson (Omnibus)
  Christie Watson's compassionate account of her 20-year nursing career.
2. 19:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Dog Days
  3/5At the allotment, Carter's uncle sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt.
3. 20:00
  Ray's a Laugh—From 02/10/1959
  How will Ted cope when Kitty inherits some money? Stars Ted Ray.
4. 20:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Eric reckons Ern needs to spruce up his act, so how about writing a musical?
5. 21:00
  Growing Pains—2. I Capture The Castle
  2/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
6. 22:00
  Chris Addison's Civilization—Cities and Laws
  2/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains flaws in the urban democratic system.
7. 22:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Maximillian Faversham
  2/4The story of Victorian Britain's greatest horror writer.
8. 23:00
  Vent—Series 1, Switching Off
  4/6Comatose Ben's doctors bring in a psychiatrist, as he recalls his therapy from the past.
9. 23:30
  Old Harry's Game—Series 4, Health and Safety
  3/6Hell's latest arrival is a health and safety officer who moans to Satan about the lighting
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Late
1. 00:00
  Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind—2. Hurried Exodus
  2/6Cornelius and Lark try to get Flora off the island of mutants.
2. 00:30
  A Sting in the Tale—2. Myrtle, Mahonia and Rue by Briony Glassco
  2/5To escape her recurring nightmares, a young landscape gardener decides on drastic action.
3. 01:00
  Beatrix
  The real-life story of the much-loved children's writer. Stars Patricia Routledge.
4. 02:30
  The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson (Omnibus)
  Christie Watson's compassionate account of her 20-year nursing career.
5. 03:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Dog Days
  3/5At the allotment, Carter's uncle sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt.
6. 04:00
  Ray's a Laugh—From 02/10/1959
  How will Ted cope when Kitty inherits some money? Stars Ted Ray.
7. 04:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Eric reckons Ern needs to spruce up his act, so how about writing a musical?
8. 05:00
  Growing Pains—2. I Capture The Castle
  2/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.

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