BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 January 2025

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Running Up That Hill
  True stories of what Kate Bush's iconic anthem means to people around the world.
2. 00:30
  The Danube Ain't Blue, It's Green
  Rainer Hersch champions the most popular waltz Strauss ever wrote.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 5. The Property Act
  5/7Unravelling property rules provides fresh clues for Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe.
4. 01:30
  Len Deighton - XPD—5. Operation Siegfried
  5/8Can the XPD service get hold of the papers contained in the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
5. 02:00
  Up the Garden Path—Series 2, You Shall Go to the Ball
  6/8Izzy gets invited to a ball in Cambridge, but she could do with a fairy godmother.
6. 02:30
  Doctor in the House—Money Troubles
  10/13With their microscopes in at the pawnbroker, the young medics need cash in a hurry.
7. 03:00
  Prepper—Series 1, Bugging Out
  1/4Are you ready for Armageddon? Get prepared!
8. 03:30
  Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around the Shipping Forecast—5. Hebrides, Faeroes, South East Iceland
  5/5Charlie Connelly ends his voyage by discovering some legendary whiskey.
9. 03:45
  The Mystery of Edwin Drood—5. Disappearance
  5/10Edwin and Neville seem to have resolved their differences with John Jasper.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the quirky debating game.
11. 04:30
  1834—What Century Are You Living In?
  1/6After a few drinks, English teacher Jason Slater wakes up in the 19th century.
12. 05:00
  Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell—5. The Charity Ball
  5/9Molly is concerned when Cynthia is pursued...
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Young Coleridge
  16th September 1803. The poet reflects on his personal and professional setbacks.
2. 07:30
  Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (Omnibus)
  Stuart Milligan reads Paul Theroux's best selling collection of travel essays.
3. 08:45
  Inner Voices—Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4Assistant cruise director Hans is at breaking point and can’t face calling the bingo.
4. 09:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—4. The Lost Weekend
  4/6Ahead of a trip to Brighton, Felicity gets an unexpected cash windfall.
5. 09:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The Rich Brothers
  6/10The veteran of many parts reveals all on showbiz clichés.
6. 10:00
  Growing Pains—1. From Cumbria to Ambridge
  1/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
7. 11:00
  Young Coleridge
  16th September 1803. The poet reflects on his personal and professional setbacks.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (Omnibus)
  Stuart Milligan reads Paul Theroux's best selling collection of travel essays.
2. 13:45
  Inner Voices—Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4Assistant cruise director Hans is at breaking point and can’t face calling the bingo.
3. 14:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—4. The Lost Weekend
  4/6Ahead of a trip to Brighton, Felicity gets an unexpected cash windfall.
4. 14:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The Rich Brothers
  6/10The veteran of many parts reveals all on showbiz clichés.
5. 15:00
  Growing Pains—1. From Cumbria to Ambridge
  1/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
6. 16:00
  The Inn by Guy de Maupassant
  Haunting tale of a snowbound mountain guide in sole charge of a remote Alpine hotel.
7. 17:00
  Young Coleridge
  16th September 1803. The poet reflects on his personal and professional setbacks.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (Omnibus)
  Stuart Milligan reads Paul Theroux's best selling collection of travel essays.
2. 19:45
  Inner Voices—Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4Assistant cruise director Hans is at breaking point and can’t face calling the bingo.
3. 20:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—4. The Lost Weekend
  4/6Ahead of a trip to Brighton, Felicity gets an unexpected cash windfall.
4. 20:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The Rich Brothers
  6/10The veteran of many parts reveals all on showbiz clichés.
5. 21:00
  Growing Pains—1. From Cumbria to Ambridge
  1/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
6. 22:00
  Welcome to Wherever You Are—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Andrew Maxwell presents some of the best comedians from wherever in the world they are.
7. 22:30
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, The Inheritance
  1/4Comedian Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy.
8. 23:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 7, Sara Pascoe
  1/6Comedian Sara Pascoe joins Rufus Hound and reads from her teenage diaries.
9. 23:30
  The Remains of Foley and McColl—Cutting Edge
  2/4Sean and Hamish board Boris's Disco Ship to convert offshore ravers into fresh listeners
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Inn by Guy de Maupassant
  Haunting tale of a snowbound mountain guide in sole charge of a remote Alpine hotel.
2. 01:00
  Young Coleridge
  16th September 1803. The poet reflects on his personal and professional setbacks.
3. 02:30
  Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (Omnibus)
  Stuart Milligan reads Paul Theroux's best selling collection of travel essays.
4. 03:45
  Inner Voices—Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4Assistant cruise director Hans is at breaking point and can’t face calling the bingo.
5. 04:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—4. The Lost Weekend
  4/6Ahead of a trip to Brighton, Felicity gets an unexpected cash windfall.
6. 04:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The Rich Brothers
  6/10The veteran of many parts reveals all on showbiz clichés.
7. 05:00
  Growing Pains—1. From Cumbria to Ambridge
  1/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.

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