BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 2 February 2013

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Wyrd Sisters, 4. Degrees of Royalty
  4/4Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness, and the three witches set to work.
2. 00:30
  Lady into Fox by David Garnett—2. Escape
  2/2Despite Mr Tebrick's efforts, his wife escapes to begin a new family life in the woods.
3. 01:00
  Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires—Episode 2
  2/6Dalgliesh is on hand when the serial killer dubbed The Whistler claims his fifth victim.
4. 01:30
  Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse—Episode 5
  5/10Albert Campion is confronted by the police who suspect him of being an imposter.
5. 01:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 5
  5/10News from Poona makes Dawkins think his wife was mad, but the detective isn't so sure.
6. 02:00
  Bristow—Series 2, Mr Bristow Regrets
  3/4The dinner dance is out of bounds, until Bristow meets a troublemaker.
7. 02:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 3, In the Doghouse
  2/4Wet noses and wagging tails. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. With Felicity Montagu.
8. 03:00
  The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks—1. Lucilla's Revolution
  1/4Lucilla Marjoribanks resolves to comfort her father and revolutionise society.
9. 04:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—Hotel du Commerce
  5/5An overheard argument exposes the fragility of a honeymooning couple's own relationship.
10. 04:15
  Kings—Abishag, the Virgin
  5/5The monarch is dying. Bathsheba and his new wife attend him.
11. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Will the 1000 Years Festival mark the end of the old courthouse battle? It's summer 1953.
12. 05:30
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Awards
  1/618th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win Peasants Personality of the Year.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
  The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury, Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
2. 07:30
  Fabulous Flops—Series 1, 2. Witches and Whales
  2/4Behind the scenes of musical theatre's biggest flops like Norwegian rock opera Which Witch
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 11
  11/28The American funny man welcomes vocal powerhouses Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele.
4. 09:00
  Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
  A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
  Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
2. 13:15
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 3, Surfing
  2/5Gwen investigates a headless corpse, while mum Joan puts herself in danger on the internet
3. 14:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Leak
  1/6The author gets obsessed with his wife's sense of smell.
4. 14:30
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Chase Me, Charlemagne
  Who is Erasmus? Why is the last King now a Chancellor?
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 11
  11/28The American funny man welcomes vocal powerhouses Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele.
6. 16:00
  Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
  The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury, Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
7. 17:30
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 5, The Spider
  3/3The story of Robert the Bruce's fateful encounter with a spider on the eve of battle.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bradbury 13—The Fox and the Forest
  A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a bitter war. Stars Neil Barth.
2. 18:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 3. Pity
  3/3Filled with pity for the ghost of the house, Virginia agrees to help Sir Simon find peace.
3. 19:00
  Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
  A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
4. 22:00
  The Mark Steel Revolution—The French Revolution
  1/6The radical comic turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
5. 22:30
  4 at the Store—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Stand-up with host Simon Bligh, Ian Stone, Ronnie Golden and Jo Caulfield.
6. 23:00
  Ted Lewis - Jack Carter's Law—Episode 5
  5/5Things hot up for gangland enforcer Jack when some Geordie yobs need to be disposed of.
7. 23:30
  The Phone—Going Dark by Peter Jukes
  3/4A father embarks on a misguided quest to find his missing daughter.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—The Fox and the Forest
  A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a bitter war. Stars Neil Barth.
2. 00:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 3. Pity
  3/3Filled with pity for the ghost of the house, Virginia agrees to help Sir Simon find peace.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 11
  11/28The American funny man welcomes vocal powerhouses Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele.
4. 02:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Tales of the City
  Set in 1970s San Francisco, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live.
5. 03:15
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 3, Surfing
  2/5Gwen investigates a headless corpse, while mum Joan puts herself in danger on the internet
6. 04:00
  Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
  The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury, Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
7. 05:30
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 5, The Spider
  3/3The story of Robert the Bruce's fateful encounter with a spider on the eve of battle.

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