BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 22 January 2024

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—Robert Burns and John Cooper Clarke
  Daljit Nagra finds the best programmes in the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  Coming Up For Air by George Orwell (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2George Bowling tells us how he got a job after the First World War.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Tim Peake
  Astronaut Tim Peake chooses songs by Labi Siffre and Guns N' Roses.
4. 01:50
  Highlites - Natural Bounce (Omnibus)
  The world's worst hairdressers do fitness. Stars Lorraine Ashbourne and Rosie Cavaliero.
5. 03:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Frankie goes hippy and recalls tracing an heiress in the Yukon.
6. 03:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, Accredited
  6/18One of the crew has money worries. Can a new credit card help?
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Illustrators 2, Raymond Briggs
  Illustrator Raymond Briggs is castaway for a second time by Sue Lawley.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Hummers
  Hummingbirds are brilliantly coloured with aeronautical skills that defy the imagination.
9. 05:00
  McLevy—Series 1, 1. For Unto Us
  1/4An ingenious cat-burglar hits the streets of Victorian Edinburgh. Starring Brian Cox.
10. 05:45
  How Are You? by Deborah Moggach
  Diana and her husband are looking forward to swimming in their own pool.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
2. 06:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—1. Ghanim, the Thrall of Love
  1/7To avoid execution, Shahrazad tells a beguiling tale to the King. Stars Derek Jacobi.
3. 07:00
  The Great Romantic by Duncan Hamilton—1. Revolutionary
  1/5The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism.
4. 07:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 1. It's a Boy!
  1/20At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
5. 07:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Dylan Dares to Dream
  4/4Divorcee Spencer is confronted by teenage son Dylan in an episode "a bit like Star Wars".
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, Full House
  1/8Card sharks fleece Harold, so Albert steps in. From 1972.
7. 08:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Positive Thinking
  8/8With Julian back on the scene, Clare is ecstatic. But her mother Sarah has concerns.
8. 09:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
9. 09:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Heroes
  4/6Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens - but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze?
10. 10:00
  McLevy—Series 1, 1. For Unto Us
  1/4An ingenious cat-burglar hits the streets of Victorian Edinburgh. Starring Brian Cox.
11. 10:45
  How Are You? by Deborah Moggach
  Diana and her husband are looking forward to swimming in their own pool.
12. 11:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
13. 11:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—1. Ghanim, the Thrall of Love
  1/7To avoid execution, Shahrazad tells a beguiling tale to the King. Stars Derek Jacobi.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Great Romantic by Duncan Hamilton—1. Revolutionary
  1/5The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism.
2. 12:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 1. It's a Boy!
  1/20At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
3. 12:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Dylan Dares to Dream
  4/4Divorcee Spencer is confronted by teenage son Dylan in an episode "a bit like Star Wars".
4. 13:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, Full House
  1/8Card sharks fleece Harold, so Albert steps in. From 1972.
5. 13:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Positive Thinking
  8/8With Julian back on the scene, Clare is ecstatic. But her mother Sarah has concerns.
6. 14:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
7. 14:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Heroes
  4/6Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens - but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze?
8. 15:00
  McLevy—Series 1, 1. For Unto Us
  1/4An ingenious cat-burglar hits the streets of Victorian Edinburgh. Starring Brian Cox.
9. 15:45
  How Are You? by Deborah Moggach
  Diana and her husband are looking forward to swimming in their own pool.
10. 16:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
11. 16:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—1. Ghanim, the Thrall of Love
  1/7To avoid execution, Shahrazad tells a beguiling tale to the King. Stars Derek Jacobi.
12. 17:00
  The Great Romantic by Duncan Hamilton—1. Revolutionary
  1/5The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism.
13. 17:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 1. It's a Boy!
  1/20At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
14. 17:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Dylan Dares to Dream
  4/4Divorcee Spencer is confronted by teenage son Dylan in an episode "a bit like Star Wars".
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, Full House
  1/8Card sharks fleece Harold, so Albert steps in. From 1972.
2. 18:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Positive Thinking
  8/8With Julian back on the scene, Clare is ecstatic. But her mother Sarah has concerns.
3. 19:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
4. 19:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Heroes
  4/6Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens - but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze?
5. 20:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 12, When We Were Young
  4/8True stories told live in the USA: Meg Bowles with stories of childhood and growing up.
6. 20:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Nicky Campbell
  Presenter Nicky Campbell chooses songs from Nat King Cole and Gilbert O'Sullivan.
7. 21:00
  A Good Read—Trevor McDonald and Jon Snow
  Trevor McDonald and Jon Snow talk about the books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
8. 21:30
  Murder Most Foul—Series 3, 1. The Fingerless Strangler
  1/6Nick Ross reviews the murder of a pub landlady during the Blitz.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 92, 2. A Hundred Boy Scouts from Liechtenstein
  2/6Paul Merton and Eshaan Akbar join Sue Perkins for Just a Minute.
10. 22:30
  Hal—Series 2, Exes
  3/4Hal Cruttenden is confronted by his wife's romantic past in a way he could never predict.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 113, Episode 3
  3/10Lucy Porter, Robin Morgan, Tadiwa Mahlunge, and Ayesha Hazarika join Andy Zaltzman.
12. 23:30
  Concrete Cow—Series 2, Biodiversity
  2/6A barrister's playlist sets the mood for his court summing-up.
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Late
1. 00:00
  McLevy—Series 1, 1. For Unto Us
  1/4An ingenious cat-burglar hits the streets of Victorian Edinburgh. Starring Brian Cox.
2. 00:45
  How Are You? by Deborah Moggach
  Diana and her husband are looking forward to swimming in their own pool.
3. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
4. 01:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—1. Ghanim, the Thrall of Love
  1/7To avoid execution, Shahrazad tells a beguiling tale to the King. Stars Derek Jacobi.
5. 02:00
  The Great Romantic by Duncan Hamilton—1. Revolutionary
  1/5The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism.
6. 02:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 1. It's a Boy!
  1/20At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
7. 02:30
  Cracking Up—Series 2, Dylan Dares to Dream
  4/4Divorcee Spencer is confronted by teenage son Dylan in an episode "a bit like Star Wars".
8. 03:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, Full House
  1/8Card sharks fleece Harold, so Albert steps in. From 1972.
9. 03:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Positive Thinking
  8/8With Julian back on the scene, Clare is ecstatic. But her mother Sarah has concerns.
10. 04:00
  Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Sarah Millican's hit panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.
11. 04:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, Heroes
  4/6Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens - but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze?
12. 05:00
  McLevy—Series 1, 2. The Trophy Club
  2/4The Edinburgh detective bends the rules with bitter consequences.
13. 05:45
  The Scent of Oranges by Ann Swinfen
  A breath of fragrance floods a violinist with memories. Read by Linda Bassett.

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