BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 30 January 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  McLevy—Series 2, 2. Wild Justice
  2/4A ghost from the past returns to haunt the Edinburgh detective.
2. 00:45
  Time Will Tell by Martin Worth
  A family heirloom clock is up for sale. It reflects on its service to a family
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
4. 01:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—6. The Hunchback
  6/7Shahrazad beguiles the king with a tale of bizarre accidents
5. 02:00
  The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson—1. Brain
  1/5Bill Bryson begins his fascinating, witty and surprising journey around the human body.
6. 02:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 6. Dombey and Daughter
  6/20Dombey, in deep mourning for his son, is unable to offer his daughter any comfort.
7. 02:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Counter Plot
  1/6Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment
8. 03:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, Is That Your Horse Outside?
  2/8Albert advises Harold on the art of seduction. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
9. 03:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 21 July 1799
  1/6Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine arrives.
10. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Stephen Fry, Natalie Haynes, Milton Jones and Lloyd Langford vie for wordy supremacy.
11. 04:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 1, War
  5/6Xanthippe's luck is in as the war-like, sex-mad Spartans arrive in Ancient Athens.
12. 05:00
  McLevy—Series 2, 3. The Wild Spark
  3/4When an Edinburgh tobacco warehouse goes up in smoke, the Victorian sleuth investigates.
13. 05:45
  Beach Party by Eugene Stranney
  A farmer meets an attractive girl at the seaside, and a family outing becomes a revelation
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
2. 06:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—7. The Dream of Baba Abdullah
  7/7In a last attempt to save her life, Shahrazad invites the king into a story with her
3. 07:00
  The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson—2. Facial Expressions
  2/5Bill Bryson looks at the head and the reason for our facial expressions.
4. 07:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 7. The Formidable Mrs Skewton!
  7/20A trip to Leamington brings Dombey into the circle of the formidable Mrs Skewton.
5. 07:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 3, Spring: Wedding Venues
  1/4The Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Internal Mountain
  9/14In a dream, Neddie is urged to climb Mount Everest – from the inside.
7. 08:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy from his dodgy past.
8. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—Steven Isserlis, Anna Ptaszynski, Sophie Duker
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
9. 09:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
  3/4Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
10. 10:00
  McLevy—Series 2, 3. The Wild Spark
  3/4When an Edinburgh tobacco warehouse goes up in smoke, the Victorian sleuth investigates.
11. 10:45
  Beach Party by Eugene Stranney
  A farmer meets an attractive girl at the seaside, and a family outing becomes a revelation
12. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
13. 11:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—7. The Dream of Baba Abdullah
  7/7In a last attempt to save her life, Shahrazad invites the king into a story with her
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson—2. Facial Expressions
  2/5Bill Bryson looks at the head and the reason for our facial expressions.
2. 12:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 7. The Formidable Mrs Skewton!
  7/20A trip to Leamington brings Dombey into the circle of the formidable Mrs Skewton.
3. 12:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 3, Spring: Wedding Venues
  1/4The Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Internal Mountain
  9/14In a dream, Neddie is urged to climb Mount Everest – from the inside.
5. 13:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy from his dodgy past.
6. 14:00
  Quote... Unquote—Steven Isserlis, Anna Ptaszynski, Sophie Duker
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
7. 14:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
  3/4Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
8. 15:00
  McLevy—Series 2, 3. The Wild Spark
  3/4When an Edinburgh tobacco warehouse goes up in smoke, the Victorian sleuth investigates.
9. 15:45
  Beach Party by Eugene Stranney
  A farmer meets an attractive girl at the seaside, and a family outing becomes a revelation
10. 16:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
11. 16:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—7. The Dream of Baba Abdullah
  7/7In a last attempt to save her life, Shahrazad invites the king into a story with her
12. 17:00
  The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson—2. Facial Expressions
  2/5Bill Bryson looks at the head and the reason for our facial expressions.
13. 17:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 7. The Formidable Mrs Skewton!
  7/20A trip to Leamington brings Dombey into the circle of the formidable Mrs Skewton.
14. 17:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 3, Spring: Wedding Venues
  1/4The Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Internal Mountain
  9/14In a dream, Neddie is urged to climb Mount Everest – from the inside.
2. 18:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy from his dodgy past.
3. 19:00
  Quote... Unquote—Steven Isserlis, Anna Ptaszynski, Sophie Duker
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
4. 19:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
  3/4Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
5. 20:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Reshaping Evolution
  17/52Manoush Zomorodi explores the possibilities created by gene and stem cell technology
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Kim Wilde
  Singer Kim Wilde with tracks by Cilla Black and Paul Simon.
7. 21:00
  Sideways—5. The Most Selfish People on Earth
  Matthew Syed examines the work of the controversial anthropologist Colin Turnbull.
8. 21:30
  The Freedom Trap—1. Dropping Anchor in Qaman
  1/3Bob is a placid musician on a Middle East liner, until the ship docks in Qaman.
9. 22:00
  The Ultimate Choice—Series 2, 4: Cavemen v Clowns
  4/6Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Scott Bennett and Ria Lina.
10. 22:30
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 1, The Route
  4/6Josh and his wife Monique attend their first NCT class.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Ania Magliano 2/3
  Isy Suttie chats again to Ania Magliano in the Comedy Club.
12. 23:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 10, Olivia Colman talks to Sharon Horgan
  5/6Actress Olivia Colman talks to Sharon Horgan, writer and star of sitcom Pulling.
13. 23:30
  Old Harry's Game—Series 7, Episode 4
  4/6Why is a baby in Hell? Can God be persuaded to bring it back to life?
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Late
1. 00:00
  McLevy—Series 2, 3. The Wild Spark
  3/4When an Edinburgh tobacco warehouse goes up in smoke, the Victorian sleuth investigates.
2. 00:45
  Beach Party by Eugene Stranney
  A farmer meets an attractive girl at the seaside, and a family outing becomes a revelation
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
4. 01:30
  Tales From the Arabian Nights—7. The Dream of Baba Abdullah
  7/7In a last attempt to save her life, Shahrazad invites the king into a story with her
5. 02:00
  The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson—2. Facial Expressions
  2/5Bill Bryson looks at the head and the reason for our facial expressions.
6. 02:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 7. The Formidable Mrs Skewton!
  7/20A trip to Leamington brings Dombey into the circle of the formidable Mrs Skewton.
7. 02:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 3, Spring: Wedding Venues
  1/4The Andersson family take Geoff on a road trip to Stockholm.
8. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Internal Mountain
  9/14In a dream, Neddie is urged to climb Mount Everest – from the inside.
9. 03:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy from his dodgy past.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—Steven Isserlis, Anna Ptaszynski, Sophie Duker
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
11. 04:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 2, Case #73 - Cirque Du Solihull
  3/4Bridget Christie joins Max and Ivan as they investigate strange goings-on at the circus.
12. 05:00
  McLevy—Series 2, 4. Stab In The Back
  4/4A race against time for the Victorian sleuth, as a hired killer prowls Leith's alleys.
13. 05:45
  Bonding by Alex Shearer
  Dave confronts his emotions when a survival weekend turns into a New Age get-together.

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