BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 11 January 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—3. Fears
  3/4Laura fails to discover Sir Percival's secret. Could it have fatal consequences?
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Nine Tailors, 8. Nine Tailors Make a Man
  8/8Will upper-class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey finally solve the mystery of Deacon's murder?
3. 01:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—1. Village of the White Scorpion
  1/8What will Elizabeth Warwick discover, about her famous archaeologist father, in Egypt?
4. 02:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—3. School Days
  3/10George Bowling tells us about his school days and how he tried to join his first gang.
5. 02:15
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—8. Jo and Laurie
  8/10Jo is aware that Laurie has something he is desperate to say to her.
6. 02:30
  Rumblings from the Rafters—Death Watch Beetle and Queen Wasp
  1/3A death watch beetle and a bossy queen wasp share an old attic. Stars Alison Steadman.
7. 03:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's War
  17/20The Lad impresses the vicar with his tales of heroic exploits.
8. 03:30
  Lip Service—Episode 5
  5/6Maggie and Sue present War & Peace and Robinson Crusoe as only they can.
9. 04:00
  Counterpoint—Series 26, 2012 Final
  13/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the 2012 Final of the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 04:30
  The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
  2/8Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?
11. 05:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—4. Truth
  4/4Distraught Walter Hartright discovers the truth about his beloved Laura Fairlee.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 1. Flashpoint
  1/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife, Janet, are involved in a sinister incident.
2. 06:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
  2/8Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
3. 07:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—4. Fishing
  4/10George Bowling tells us about his first love, fishing.
4. 07:15
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—9. Devoted Sister
  9/10Now home from her adventure in New York, Jo is struck by the change in Beth.
5. 07:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
  4/6Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
6. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Mum's Army
  12/20When Mainwaring opens his Home Guard up to women, Mrs Gray catches his eye.
7. 08:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—4. Getting It Together
  Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne Hinge struggle with a flat pack assembly settee.
8. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 5
  5/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
9. 09:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Mint
  1/6Can Jason think of a catchy idea to make a fortune on the internet?
10. 10:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—4. Truth
  4/4Distraught Walter Hartright discovers the truth about his beloved Laura Fairlee.
11. 11:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 1. Flashpoint
  1/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife, Janet, are involved in a sinister incident.
12. 11:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
  2/8Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—4. Fishing
  4/10George Bowling tells us about his first love, fishing.
2. 12:15
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—9. Devoted Sister
  9/10Now home from her adventure in New York, Jo is struck by the change in Beth.
3. 12:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
  4/6Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
4. 13:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Mum's Army
  12/20When Mainwaring opens his Home Guard up to women, Mrs Gray catches his eye.
5. 13:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—4. Getting It Together
  Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne Hinge struggle with a flat pack assembly settee.
6. 14:00
  Guess What?—Episode 5
  5/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
7. 14:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Mint
  1/6Can Jason think of a catchy idea to make a fortune on the internet?
8. 15:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—4. Truth
  4/4Distraught Walter Hartright discovers the truth about his beloved Laura Fairlee.
9. 16:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 1. Flashpoint
  1/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife, Janet, are involved in a sinister incident.
10. 16:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
  2/8Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
11. 17:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—4. Fishing
  4/10George Bowling tells us about his first love, fishing.
12. 17:15
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—9. Devoted Sister
  9/10Now home from her adventure in New York, Jo is struck by the change in Beth.
13. 17:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
  4/6Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Mum's Army
  12/20When Mainwaring opens his Home Guard up to women, Mrs Gray catches his eye.
2. 18:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—4. Getting It Together
  Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne Hinge struggle with a flat pack assembly settee.
3. 19:00
  Guess What?—Episode 5
  5/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
4. 19:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Mint
  1/6Can Jason think of a catchy idea to make a fortune on the internet?
5. 20:00
  The Inimitable PG Wodehouse—3. Much Obliged
  3/3Alexander Armstrong celebrates the work of PG Wodehouse
6. 21:00
  Great Lives—Stephen Fry on PG Wodehouse
  Stephen Fry nominates his hero, PG Wodehouse, who just simply cheers him up.
7. 21:30
  Rabbit, Run by John Updike—4. Reform
  4/10Rabbit returns home to get his things and is waylaid by the local minister, Jack Eccles.
8. 21:45
  Blackwater by Claire McGowan—4. Re-examination
  4/10The police officer who solved Zoe’s murder has to reconsider 10 years on.
9. 22:00
  Ellie Taylor's Safe Space—Series 1, 1: Motherhood
  1/4Stand-up Ellie Taylor airs her controversial opinions in her Safe Space.
10. 22:30
  Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years—Turning 40
  7/7A distraught Robin Wood turns 40, and The Archers goes sci-fi.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin 3/3
  Jake Yapp chats again to Drop the Dead Donkey creators Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin.
12. 23:00
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 1, 1. Work
  1/2Award-winning US comedian Alex Edelman takes a comic look at the millennial generation.
13. 23:30
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—2. Steven Seagal
  2/5Comedian Thom Tuck draws parallels between his own life and the work of Steven Seagal.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—4. Truth
  4/4Distraught Walter Hartright discovers the truth about his beloved Laura Fairlee.
2. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 1. Flashpoint
  1/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife, Janet, are involved in a sinister incident.
3. 01:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—2. Into the Darkness
  2/8Will Elizabeth be able to find out more about the tomb her father discovered in Egypt?
4. 02:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—4. Fishing
  4/10George Bowling tells us about his first love, fishing.
5. 02:15
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—9. Devoted Sister
  9/10Now home from her adventure in New York, Jo is struck by the change in Beth.
6. 02:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
  4/6Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
7. 03:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Mum's Army
  12/20When Mainwaring opens his Home Guard up to women, Mrs Gray catches his eye.
8. 03:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—4. Getting It Together
  Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne Hinge struggle with a flat pack assembly settee.
9. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 5
  5/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 04:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Mint
  1/6Can Jason think of a catchy idea to make a fortune on the internet?
11. 05:00
  Mr Percy and the Prophet by Wilkie Collins
  Meeting with a clairvoyant has extraordinary consequences for sceptical Percy Linwood

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