BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 18 January 2024

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Henry James—The Portrait of a Lady, 3. Escape
  3/3Isabel's marriage to Osmond is not what she hoped or imagined but can she find a way out?
2. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 5. Package for Peril
  5/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife are involved in a sinister incident.
3. 01:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—6. At the Point of a Triangle
  6/8Will Elizabeth Warwick be able to escape a kidnapper?
4. 02:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—8. Lower Binfield
  8/10George Bowling tells us about his visit to his old stamping ground Lower Binfield.
5. 02:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 3. Nothing to Hide
  3/5The hopeless hairdressers hide their new gym. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne & Rosie Cavaliero.
6. 02:30
  Rumblings from the Rafters—House Fly and Soprano Pipistrelle Bat
  2/3A house fly and soprano pipistrelle bat reveal the truth about life in an attic.
7. 03:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Prize Money
  18/20A TV quiz show win for the Lad sparks a stampede for his cash!
8. 03:30
  Lip Service—Episode 6
  6/6Peter Rabbit 'On the Psychiatrist's Couch.' Stars Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding.
9. 04:00
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 1
  1/6The famed improvisation game with Lenny Henry, Dawn French, John Sessions and Stephen Fry.
10. 04:30
  The Elephant Man—Keeper vs Keeper
  3/8There is a new arrival at Southwood Zoo and Terry must mark his territory.
11. 05:00
  Shakespeare's Fire by Glyn Maxwell
  A stage disaster at the Globe Theatre ends The Bard's career. Comic drama.
12. 05:45
  The First Banana in England by Jonathan Treitel
  A fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times. Read by Stephen Moore.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 6. Shadow of Darkness
  6/8Chief Inspector Roger West and wife Janet are involved in a sinister incident.
2. 06:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—7. When the Dervish Begins to Dance
  7/8Elizabeth Warwick and Inspector Mahmoud make an unexpected discovery in the tomb.
3. 07:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—9. Ponder
  9/10George Bowling reflects further on the town where he used to live, Lower Binfield.
4. 07:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 4. Smoke and Mirrors
  4/5The hopeless hairdressers get a police visit. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne & Rosie Cavaliero.
5. 07:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, A Royal Visit
  5/6Mad about the monarchy. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
6. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
  13/20Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
7. 08:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—5. Having A Field Day
  The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
8. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 6
  6/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
9. 09:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Claudine
  2/6The Conroys' new neighbours may be rich, but they've got personal problems to share.
10. 10:00
  Shakespeare's Fire by Glyn Maxwell
  A stage disaster at the Globe Theatre ends The Bard's career. Comic drama.
11. 10:45
  The First Banana in England by Jonathan Treitel
  A fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times. Read by Stephen Moore.
12. 11:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 6. Shadow of Darkness
  6/8Chief Inspector Roger West and wife Janet are involved in a sinister incident.
13. 11:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—7. When the Dervish Begins to Dance
  7/8Elizabeth Warwick and Inspector Mahmoud make an unexpected discovery in the tomb.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—9. Ponder
  9/10George Bowling reflects further on the town where he used to live, Lower Binfield.
2. 12:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 4. Smoke and Mirrors
  4/5The hopeless hairdressers get a police visit. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne & Rosie Cavaliero.
3. 12:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, A Royal Visit
  5/6Mad about the monarchy. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
4. 13:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
  13/20Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
5. 13:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—5. Having A Field Day
  The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
6. 14:00
  Guess What?—Episode 6
  6/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
7. 14:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Claudine
  2/6The Conroys' new neighbours may be rich, but they've got personal problems to share.
8. 15:00
  Shakespeare's Fire by Glyn Maxwell
  A stage disaster at the Globe Theatre ends The Bard's career. Comic drama.
9. 15:45
  The First Banana in England by Jonathan Treitel
  A fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times. Read by Stephen Moore.
10. 16:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 6. Shadow of Darkness
  6/8Chief Inspector Roger West and wife Janet are involved in a sinister incident.
11. 16:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—7. When the Dervish Begins to Dance
  7/8Elizabeth Warwick and Inspector Mahmoud make an unexpected discovery in the tomb.
12. 17:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—9. Ponder
  9/10George Bowling reflects further on the town where he used to live, Lower Binfield.
13. 17:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 4. Smoke and Mirrors
  4/5The hopeless hairdressers get a police visit. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne & Rosie Cavaliero.
14. 17:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, A Royal Visit
  5/6Mad about the monarchy. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
  13/20Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
2. 18:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—5. Having A Field Day
  The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
3. 19:00
  Guess What?—Episode 6
  6/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
4. 19:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Claudine
  2/6The Conroys' new neighbours may be rich, but they've got personal problems to share.
5. 20:00
  The Changing Sound of Radio—1: Under Water and in the Garden
  1/3Chris Watson examines some of the ways technology has changed the radio we listen to.
6. 21:00
  Great Lives—Cary Grant
  Lucy Porter, the comedian and writer, champions Cary Grant as her Great Life
7. 21:30
  Rabbit, Run by John Updike—9. Sin
  9/10Harry learns some terrible news about his daughter, Rebecca.
8. 21:45
  Blackwater by Claire McGowan—9. Remembering
  9/10Danny’s truth leads Zoe to remember what happened on the night she disappeared.
9. 22:00
  Ellie Taylor's Safe Space—Series 1, 2: Masculinity
  2/4Stand-up show with Ellie Taylor in which she talks about a controversial subject.
10. 22:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Jane Horrocks
  1/6Jane Horrocks recalls teen tales of discos in 1980s Italy.
11. 23:00
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 1, 2. Politics
  2/2Award-winning American comedian Alex Edelman defends his generation: millennials.
12. 23:30
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—3. Faith Films
  3/5Thom is fascinated by the strangely lucrative straight-to-DVD faith films.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Shakespeare's Fire by Glyn Maxwell
  A stage disaster at the Globe Theatre ends The Bard's career. Comic drama.
2. 00:45
  The First Banana in England by Jonathan Treitel
  A fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times. Read by Stephen Moore.
3. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 6. Shadow of Darkness
  6/8Chief Inspector Roger West and wife Janet are involved in a sinister incident.
4. 01:30
  Kill The Pharaoh!—7. When the Dervish Begins to Dance
  7/8Elizabeth Warwick and Inspector Mahmoud make an unexpected discovery in the tomb.
5. 02:00
  Coming Up for Air by George Orwell—9. Ponder
  9/10George Bowling reflects further on the town where he used to live, Lower Binfield.
6. 02:15
  Highlites—Highlites - Natural Bounce, 4. Smoke and Mirrors
  4/5The hopeless hairdressers get a police visit. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne & Rosie Cavaliero.
7. 02:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, A Royal Visit
  5/6Mad about the monarchy. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
8. 03:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
  13/20Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
9. 03:30
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—5. Having A Field Day
  The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 6
  6/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Claudine
  2/6The Conroys' new neighbours may be rich, but they've got personal problems to share.
12. 05:00
  Pepita's Daughter
  The story of Victoria Sackville, mother of Vita, who lived on the edge of high society.

Friday 19 January 2024