BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 9 February 2024

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nigel Baldwin - Ruminations upon Mortality
  A prominent Bishop's private life hits the tabloids.
2. 00:45
  Chicago, Chicago by Harry Towb
  A Belfast crime reporter gets more than he bargained when he visits the Windy City.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Curse of the Golden Cross
  The past and present collide to provide another mystery to solve for the clerical sleuth.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 1. Shockwaves
  1/6A disturbing murder on a Brighton beach is set to cause government shockwaves.
5. 02:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—7. Doing a Mole/ 8. Christmas Shopping
  4/5Created in The Times of 1937, the engaging stories of an English housewife.
6. 02:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 14. Marital Crisis
  14/20Edith Dombey tries to reason with her husband.
7. 02:30
  Tudur Owen: Zoo—2. On The Brink
  2/2Anglesey stand-up, Tudur Owen on his father opening a zoo.
8. 03:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  16/20Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces £500 for the servicemen's canteen.
9. 03:30
  Wrinkles—Series 2, 2. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
  2/6The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 9
  9/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Reunion
  5/6A visitor brings new branches to the Conroy family tree.
12. 05:00
  Garbo and Gilbert in Love
  The dramatic affair of Hollywood legend Greta Garbo and silent movie star John Gilbert.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 2. Numbered
  2/6Guscott asks for help to discover why a drug dealer has the home secretary's phone number.
3. 07:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—9.Back From Abroad/ 10. Three Stockings
  5/5The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The Times of 1937.
4. 07:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 15. Defiant Edith Demands Freedom
  15/20Edith is driven to extreme measures by Dombey's attempts to control her.
5. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, Generation Why Bother
  3/6A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.
6. 08:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13Can new parents George and Kate manage a night out?
7. 08:30
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
8. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 11, The University of Southampton
  1/6Three students from the University of Southampton take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
9. 09:30
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious.
10. 10:00
  Garbo and Gilbert in Love
  The dramatic affair of Hollywood legend Greta Garbo and silent movie star John Gilbert.
11. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
12. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 2. Numbered
  2/6Guscott asks for help to discover why a drug dealer has the home secretary's phone number.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—9.Back From Abroad/ 10. Three Stockings
  5/5The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The Times of 1937.
2. 12:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 15. Defiant Edith Demands Freedom
  15/20Edith is driven to extreme measures by Dombey's attempts to control her.
3. 12:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, Generation Why Bother
  3/6A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.
4. 13:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13Can new parents George and Kate manage a night out?
5. 13:30
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
6. 14:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 11, The University of Southampton
  1/6Three students from the University of Southampton take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
7. 14:30
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious.
8. 15:00
  Garbo and Gilbert in Love
  The dramatic affair of Hollywood legend Greta Garbo and silent movie star John Gilbert.
9. 16:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
10. 16:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 2. Numbered
  2/6Guscott asks for help to discover why a drug dealer has the home secretary's phone number.
11. 17:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—9.Back From Abroad/ 10. Three Stockings
  5/5The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The Times of 1937.
12. 17:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 15. Defiant Edith Demands Freedom
  15/20Edith is driven to extreme measures by Dombey's attempts to control her.
13. 17:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, Generation Why Bother
  3/6A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13Can new parents George and Kate manage a night out?
2. 18:30
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
3. 19:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 11, The University of Southampton
  1/6Three students from the University of Southampton take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
4. 19:30
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious.
5. 20:00
  Reel Histories—Blazing Saddles
  Gerry Northam explores the impact of Mel Brooks’s 1974 spoof western, Blazing Saddles.
6. 20:30
  Soul Music—Shipbuilding
  The Robert Wyatt song from 1982, written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer.
7. 21:00
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 3, Gigi
  1/3Paul Gambaccini discovers how Gallic charm won Gigi the Best Picture Oscar in 1959
8. 21:30
  The Omen by David Seltzer—5. Truth
  5/5Thorn has confirmed the shocking truth about Damien.
9. 21:45
  November Dead List—Series 2, 5. Connection
  5/5DCI Greave investigates a series of murders. Stars Lia Williams.
10. 22:00
  You're Part of the Problem
  All-new audience sketch show with some of Britain's best online sketch performers.
11. 22:30
  Rum Bunch—World's End on Sea
  1/4Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield with special guest Rebecca Front.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—The Delightful Sausage 3/3
  Jon Holmes has another chat with award-winning double act The Delightful Sausage.
13. 23:00
  The Show What You Wrote—Series 1, Historical
  3/4John Thomson, Helen Moon, Fiona Clarke and Gavin Webster star in sketches written by you!
14. 23:30
  All the World's a Globe—2. Civilisation
  2/8From Egypt to origami, the National Theatre of Brent has the definitive history of Earth.
15. 23:45
  Before They Were Famous—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Featuring a valuable insight into the origins of Henry Longfellow's poetic success.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 2. Then Fancies Flee Away
  2/4Mankind's hero is forced to help a young lad who has lain in a coma for seven years.
2. 00:45
  The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—2. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
  Will an archaeologist heed the warnings of a local man or continue a dangerous excavation?
3. 01:00
  Garbo and Gilbert in Love
  The dramatic affair of Hollywood legend Greta Garbo and silent movie star John Gilbert.
4. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
5. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 2. Numbered
  2/6Guscott asks for help to discover why a drug dealer has the home secretary's phone number.
6. 03:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—9.Back From Abroad/ 10. Three Stockings
  5/5The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The Times of 1937.
7. 03:15
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son, 15. Defiant Edith Demands Freedom
  15/20Edith is driven to extreme measures by Dombey's attempts to control her.
8. 03:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, Generation Why Bother
  3/6A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.
9. 04:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13Can new parents George and Kate manage a night out?
10. 04:30
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
11. 05:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 11, The University of Southampton
  1/6Three students from the University of Southampton take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
12. 05:30
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious.

Saturday 10 February 2024