BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 15 January 2024

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—The Miners' Way
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  Coming Up For Air by George Orwell (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2George Bowling, an overweight, married, middle-aged insurance salesman surveys his life.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Kate Bottley
  Vicar and broadcaster Kate Bottley chooses songs by Elvis Presley and Leonard Cohen.
4. 01:50
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2War is now over, John Brooke is home and everyone looks forward to Meg and John's wedding.
5. 03:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Frankie takes his driving test and recalls wartime escapades.
6. 03:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, The Anti-Submarine Missile Launcher
  5/18Can the crew of HMS Troutbridge handle the trial of a new top secret missile system?
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Illustrators 2, Mairi Hedderwick
  Illustrator Mairi Hedderwick is castaway by Kirsty Young.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Wallace
  David Attenborough on the achievements of scientist Alfred Russel Wallace.
9. 05:00
  Henry James—The Portrait of a Lady, 1. Freedom
  1/3Isabel desires the freedom to determine her own future above all else.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 3. Encounter with an Eve
  3/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his team continue to investigate an acid attack.
2. 06:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—4. The Hunter
  4/8Inspector Mahmoud is increasingly concerned for the safety of Elizabeth Warwick
3. 07:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—6. Job
  6/10George Bowling tells us how he got a job after the First World War.
4. 07:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 1. Ready, Steady, Grow!
  1/5The world's worst hairdressers do fitness. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne and Rosie Cavaliero.
5. 07:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Risky Business
  3/4Divorcee father Spencer hears reports of frozen toilet-waste falling from aeroplanes.
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Robbery With Violence
  8/8Albert lies to Harold after breaking his porcelain. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
7. 08:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Keeping Faith
  7/8When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
8. 09:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
9. 09:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Gods
  3/6It's Socrates' birthday, so he's taken on a trip to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore.
10. 10:00
  Henry James—The Portrait of a Lady, 1. Freedom
  1/3Isabel desires the freedom to determine her own future above all else.
11. 11:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 3. Encounter with an Eve
  3/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his team continue to investigate an acid attack.
12. 11:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—4. The Hunter
  4/8Inspector Mahmoud is increasingly concerned for the safety of Elizabeth Warwick
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—6. Job
  6/10George Bowling tells us how he got a job after the First World War.
2. 12:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 1. Ready, Steady, Grow!
  1/5The world's worst hairdressers do fitness. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne and Rosie Cavaliero.
3. 12:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Risky Business
  3/4Divorcee father Spencer hears reports of frozen toilet-waste falling from aeroplanes.
4. 13:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Robbery With Violence
  8/8Albert lies to Harold after breaking his porcelain. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
5. 13:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Keeping Faith
  7/8When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
6. 14:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
7. 14:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Gods
  3/6It's Socrates' birthday, so he's taken on a trip to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore.
8. 15:00
  Henry James—The Portrait of a Lady, 1. Freedom
  1/3Isabel desires the freedom to determine her own future above all else.
9. 16:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 3. Encounter with an Eve
  3/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his team continue to investigate an acid attack.
10. 16:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—4. The Hunter
  4/8Inspector Mahmoud is increasingly concerned for the safety of Elizabeth Warwick
11. 17:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—6. Job
  6/10George Bowling tells us how he got a job after the First World War.
12. 17:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 1. Ready, Steady, Grow!
  1/5The world's worst hairdressers do fitness. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne and Rosie Cavaliero.
13. 17:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Risky Business
  3/4Divorcee father Spencer hears reports of frozen toilet-waste falling from aeroplanes.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Robbery With Violence
  8/8Albert lies to Harold after breaking his porcelain. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
2. 18:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Keeping Faith
  7/8When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
3. 19:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
4. 19:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Gods
  3/6It's Socrates' birthday, so he's taken on a trip to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore.
5. 20:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 12, It's the Little Things
  3/8True stories told live in the USA: Jenifer Hixson introduces tales full of questions
6. 20:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Tom Jones
  Welsh singing legend Tom Jones chooses music by Vaughn Monroe and Jerry Lee Lewis.
7. 21:00
  A Good Read—Russell Kane and Peter Lord
  Russell Kane and Peter Lord talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
8. 21:30
  Rabbit, Run by John Updike—6. Labour
  6/10Ruth is furious when Harry learns that Janice is in labour and rushes off to the hospital.
9. 21:45
  Blackwater by Claire McGowan—6. Investigations
  6/10Steve continues to investigate what really happened on the night of Zoe’s murder.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 92, 1. A Double Date with Prince Rainier, Hilda Ogden and Sophia Loren
  1/6Paul Merton and Kerry Godliman join Sue Perkins for a new series of Just a Minute.
11. 22:30
  Hal—Series 2, Racists
  2/4Hal Cruttenden inadvertently becomes an internet sensation.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 113, Episode 2
  2/10Ian Smith, Geoff Norcott, Shaparak Khorsandi and Ayesha Hazarika join Andy Zaltzman.
13. 23:30
  Concrete Cow—Series 2, Ancient and Modern
  1/6Highlights include ancient Egyptian IT support and tax avoidance schemes for pirates.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Henry James—The Portrait of a Lady, 1. Freedom
  1/3Isabel desires the freedom to determine her own future above all else.
2. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 3. Encounter with an Eve
  3/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his team continue to investigate an acid attack.
3. 01:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—4. The Hunter
  4/8Inspector Mahmoud is increasingly concerned for the safety of Elizabeth Warwick
4. 02:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—6. Job
  6/10George Bowling tells us how he got a job after the First World War.
5. 02:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 1. Ready, Steady, Grow!
  1/5The world's worst hairdressers do fitness. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne and Rosie Cavaliero.
6. 02:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Risky Business
  3/4Divorcee father Spencer hears reports of frozen toilet-waste falling from aeroplanes.
7. 03:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Robbery With Violence
  8/8Albert lies to Harold after breaking his porcelain. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
8. 03:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Keeping Faith
  7/8When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
9. 04:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
10. 04:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Gods
  3/6It's Socrates' birthday, so he's taken on a trip to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore.
11. 05:00
  Henry James—The Portrait of a Lady, 2. Italy
  2/3An unexpected inheritance allows Isabel her freedom, so she travels to Italy.

Tuesday 16 January 2024