BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 18 January 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Boys Don't Cry
  Soul Music explores The Cure's tribute to teenage angst.
2. 00:30
  Hunt/Lauda
  Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.
3. 01:00
  Cadfael—Dead Man's Ransom, 5. A Helping Hand
  5/5With a strong case against Elis, will Brother Cadfael solve the sheriff's murder?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Sins of Prince Saradine
  8/12A case of eloping noblemen, blood feuds - and vengeful thoughts.
5. 02:00
  Up the Garden Path—Series 2, Love's Labours
  8/8As her holiday in Wales comes to an end, Izzy argues with her fiance Charles.
6. 02:30
  Doctor in the House—Marriage-itis
  12/13Medic Simon Sparrow must cope with both his hangover and a bad case of cold feet.
7. 03:00
  Prepper—Series 1, The Kit In Your Head
  3/4Are you Armageddon-ready? Sylvia and Rachel explore situational awareness.
8. 03:30
  Amongst Women by John McGahern—10. Pilgrimage
  10/10As Moran weakens, his daughters come back to Great Meadow.
9. 03:45
  Broken English by Shelagh Stephenson—5. Registered Missing
  5/10Joe’s registered as a missing person so Jess insists her father returns to France.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6With Simon Fanshawe and Peter Bradshaw, Brian Sewell and Steve Punt.
11. 04:30
  1834—Strong Continental Lager
  3/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer.
12. 05:00
  The Absentee by Maria Edgeworth—2. A Trap
  2/2In Ireland, Lord Colambre has become the target of marriage for Lady Dashfort's daughter.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  A cheeky alias throws the plans of two young lovers into doubt.
2. 07:30
  The Oak Papers by James Canton (Omnibus)
  James Canton’s fascinating account all about oak trees.
3. 08:45
  More Tales From a Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—2. Batman
  2/5The acerbic Brigadier. recalls meeting a cricketing superhero.
4. 09:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
5. 09:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—An 'Ep' in the Country
  8/10The showbiz survivor finds himself the stooge in some spin for a popular TV soap actress.
6. 10:00
  Growing Pains—3. Teenage Diary & Summer with Monika
  3/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
7. 11:00
  The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  A cheeky alias throws the plans of two young lovers into doubt.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  The Oak Papers by James Canton (Omnibus)
  James Canton’s fascinating account all about oak trees.
2. 13:45
  More Tales From a Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—2. Batman
  2/5The acerbic Brigadier. recalls meeting a cricketing superhero.
3. 14:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
4. 14:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—An 'Ep' in the Country
  8/10The showbiz survivor finds himself the stooge in some spin for a popular TV soap actress.
5. 15:00
  Growing Pains—3. Teenage Diary & Summer with Monika
  3/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
6. 16:00
  The Voyage of the Demeter by Robert Forrest
  1897: Terror strikes on a schooner sailing from Bulgaria to England. Stars Finlay Welsh.
7. 17:00
  The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  A cheeky alias throws the plans of two young lovers into doubt.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  The Oak Papers by James Canton (Omnibus)
  James Canton’s fascinating account all about oak trees.
2. 19:45
  More Tales From a Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—2. Batman
  2/5The acerbic Brigadier. recalls meeting a cricketing superhero.
3. 20:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
4. 20:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—An 'Ep' in the Country
  8/10The showbiz survivor finds himself the stooge in some spin for a popular TV soap actress.
5. 21:00
  Growing Pains—3. Teenage Diary & Summer with Monika
  3/3Grace 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 4
  4/4Andrew 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 Music of the Chromosomes
  3/4Rob navigates the wonders and pitfalls of genetics and internationalism.
8. 23:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 7, Lionel Shriver
  3/6Writer Lionel Shriver reads from her frank and highly personal teenage journals.
9. 23:30
  The Remains of Foley and McColl—Subtle
  4/4Sean Foley and Hamish McColl learn the art of subtlety by visiting a Jane Austen novel.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Voyage of the Demeter by Robert Forrest
  1897: Terror strikes on a schooner sailing from Bulgaria to England. Stars Finlay Welsh.
2. 01:00
  The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  A cheeky alias throws the plans of two young lovers into doubt.
3. 02:30
  The Oak Papers by James Canton (Omnibus)
  James Canton’s fascinating account all about oak trees.
4. 03:45
  More Tales From a Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—2. Batman
  2/5The acerbic Brigadier. recalls meeting a cricketing superhero.
5. 04:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
6. 04:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—An 'Ep' in the Country
  8/10The showbiz survivor finds himself the stooge in some spin for a popular TV soap actress.
7. 05:00
  Growing Pains—3. Teenage Diary & Summer with Monika
  3/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.

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