BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 5 January 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Authors, Frank Cottrell Boyce
  Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce is castaway by Kirsty Young.
2. 06:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
3. 07:00
  Poetry Extra—Macavity's Not There - TS Eliot in the 21st Century
  Daljit Nagra selects a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive featuring TS Eliot.
4. 07:30
  Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around The Shipping Forecast (Omnibus)
  Charlie Connelly explores Shipping Forecast areas from North Utsire to South East Iceland.
5. 08:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Adrian Chiles
  Broadcaster Adrian Chiles chooses Stan Kenton and Mose Allison
6. 08:50
  Charles Dickens - The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Fast-moving thriller about Dickens's final and unfinished novel, as told by his daughter.
7. 10:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 15/10/1958
  Kenneth Horne reveals Viscount Frogmore's exploits and 'Hornerama' on smoking.
8. 10:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/06/1953
  Fun afloat! A special episode recorded aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable.
9. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Authors, Frank Cottrell Boyce
  Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce is castaway by Kirsty Young.
10. 11:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Macavity's Not There - TS Eliot in the 21st Century
  Daljit Nagra selects a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive featuring TS Eliot.
2. 12:30
  Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around The Shipping Forecast (Omnibus)
  Charlie Connelly explores Shipping Forecast areas from North Utsire to South East Iceland.
3. 13:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Adrian Chiles
  Broadcaster Adrian Chiles chooses Stan Kenton and Mose Allison
4. 13:50
  Charles Dickens - The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Fast-moving thriller about Dickens's final and unfinished novel, as told by his daughter.
5. 15:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 15/10/1958
  Kenneth Horne reveals Viscount Frogmore's exploits and 'Hornerama' on smoking.
6. 15:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/06/1953
  Fun afloat! A special episode recorded aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable.
7. 16:00
  Fear on 4—Series 1, The Snowman Killing
  1/12The Man in Black introduces the snowy mystery of a mother fearing evil in her home
8. 16:30
  Simon Bovey - Cold Blood—1. Freezerville
  1/5One man survives a wild Antarctic storm. What is his chilling secret?
9. 17:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Authors, Frank Cottrell Boyce
  Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce is castaway by Kirsty Young.
10. 17:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Poetry Extra—Macavity's Not There - TS Eliot in the 21st Century
  Daljit Nagra selects a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive featuring TS Eliot.
2. 18:30
  Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around The Shipping Forecast (Omnibus)
  Charlie Connelly explores Shipping Forecast areas from North Utsire to South East Iceland.
3. 19:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Adrian Chiles
  Broadcaster Adrian Chiles chooses Stan Kenton and Mose Allison
4. 19:50
  Charles Dickens - The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Fast-moving thriller about Dickens's final and unfinished novel, as told by his daughter.
5. 21:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 15/10/1958
  Kenneth Horne reveals Viscount Frogmore's exploits and 'Hornerama' on smoking.
6. 21:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/06/1953
  Fun afloat! A special episode recorded aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable.
7. 22:00
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Looking back at a week's worth of broadcasting...that never happened.
8. 22:30
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Maddox's customary journalistic integrity is challenged by an overnight stay in prison.
9. 23:00
  Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself—Episode 2
  2/4The show that looks behind the scenes at the life and work of the star impressionist.
10. 23:30
  Safety Catch—Series 1, A Wanting Man
  2/4Arms dealer Simon struggles to understand why other people hold his job against him.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 1, The Snowman Killing
  1/12The Man in Black introduces the snowy mystery of a mother fearing evil in her home
2. 00:30
  Simon Bovey - Cold Blood—1. Freezerville
  1/5One man survives a wild Antarctic storm. What is his chilling secret?
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Authors, Frank Cottrell Boyce
  Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce is castaway by Kirsty Young.
4. 01:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
5. 02:00
  Poetry Extra—Macavity's Not There - TS Eliot in the 21st Century
  Daljit Nagra selects a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive featuring TS Eliot.
6. 02:30
  Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around The Shipping Forecast (Omnibus)
  Charlie Connelly explores Shipping Forecast areas from North Utsire to South East Iceland.
7. 03:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Adrian Chiles
  Broadcaster Adrian Chiles chooses Stan Kenton and Mose Allison
8. 03:50
  Charles Dickens - The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Fast-moving thriller about Dickens's final and unfinished novel, as told by his daughter.
9. 05:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 15/10/1958
  Kenneth Horne reveals Viscount Frogmore's exploits and 'Hornerama' on smoking.
10. 05:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/06/1953
  Fun afloat! A special episode recorded aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable.

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