BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 1 January 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix—The Sheik
  4/10Now back in Scotland, MacLeod becomes increasingly dependent on Mylne's support.
2. 00:15
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 4
  4/10Wiggy's sister Jo and her dog Jeremy are still missing. Suspicion falls on Wiggy himself.
3. 00:30
  Women of Mystery - Queen of Crime
  Why was the genteel Agatha Christie so good at writing murder stories?
4. 01:00
  Kipling in Love—The Courting of Dinah Shadd
  4/8India, 1880: Sergeant Terence Mulvaney is a dark horse.
5. 01:30
  Brian Friel Season—Self Portrait
  The playwright gives rare insight into his past, musing on the facts and fictions of life.
6. 01:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Colm Toibin
  Writer Colm Toibin selects tracks by Joan Sutherland and Bob Dylan.
7. 02:00
  Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus—Episode 4
  4/8Will Salieri finally take his revenge on Mozart? Or is his quarrel really with God?
8. 02:15
  The History of the Future—Nostradamus
  4/10Juliet Gardiner looks at history's most famous futurologist, Nostradamus.
9. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—14. Georgia
  14/20A cash crisis forces Amelia to make a terrible decision about little Georgie's future.
10. 02:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—4. Sherlock
  4/5The writer recalls how a detective game unearthed some awkward family evidence.
11. 03:00
  Mystery Theater—Jeff Regan, Investigator: It All Comes Back to Me Now
  Jeff gets caught up in a case of missing memories.
12. 03:25
  Agatha Christie - Speaking Her Own Words—The Taxman
  6/7Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography.
13. 03:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5The Belgian sleuth discovers that one of the passengers is lying to him.
14. 04:00
  Genius—Series 3, Rob Newman
  1/6A whole new realm of swearing opens up as Rob Newman joins Dave Gorman.
15. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 7, A Family Lunch
  2/6Victoria's hopes for a happy birthday celebration are soon dashed.
16. 05:00
  Hazelbeach—Series 1, Wine
  1/6Back in England, Nick finds the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach in his late dad's house.
17. 05:30
  Tina C—Tina C: Herstory, Episode 4
  4/4Tina brings us right up to date with a (slightly) festive look at where she is today.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
2. 06:30
  The Marx Brothers in Britain
  Glenn Mitchell profiles the visits to Britain of legendary comedy team The Marx Brothers.
3. 07:00
  1834—What Century Are You Living In?
  1/6After a few drinks, English teacher Jason Slater wakes up in the 19th century.
4. 07:30
  Stop/Start
  Love and marriage for three couples - ready to explain themselves to the studio audience.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Sleepless Night
  20/20The Lad battles to try and get a good night's sleep...
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Greenslade Story
  14/27The amazing rise and fall of BBC Home Service announcer Wallace Greenslade.
7. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 2, University of East Anglia
  1/6Three University of East Anglia students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
8. 09:30
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, The Premature Berth
  6/6Tycoon Jimmy Bright infuriates his head of finance.
9. 10:00
  Mystery Theater—Sorry, Wrong Number: Agnes Moorehead
  Via crossed phone wires, a woman overhears the plotting of a murder.
10. 10:25
  Agatha Christie - Speaking Her Own Words—Unambitious
  7/7Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography.
11. 10:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Time is against the Belgian sleuth as he battles to unmask the murderer.
12. 11:00
  A Dalmatian Trilogy—Dalmatian Muse
  2/3Danko takes Polyanna on his boat at night to look for phosphorescence.
13. 11:15
  Neil Brand - Righteous Brothers
  When a young monk experiments with vocal harmonies, the whole abbey is placed in jeopardy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Sleepless Night
  20/20The Lad battles to try and get a good night's sleep...
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Greenslade Story
  14/27The amazing rise and fall of BBC Home Service announcer Wallace Greenslade.
3. 13:00
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
4. 13:30
  The Marx Brothers in Britain
  Glenn Mitchell profiles the visits to Britain of legendary comedy team The Marx Brothers.
5. 14:00
  Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus—Episode 5
  5/8Salieri is seething when Mozart writes an Italian opera, so he plots to stop it.
6. 14:15
  The History of the Future—Leonardo da Vinci
  5/10Juliet Gardiner looks at Renaissance visionary and polymath Leonardo da Vinci.
7. 14:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—15. Court
  15/20Becky is delighted to be presented at court, but Rawdon is not happy. With Stephen Fry.
8. 14:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—5. Shock
  5/5The writer recalls a shock at the age of 18 from his sausage-loving father.
9. 15:00
  Mystery Theater—Sorry, Wrong Number: Agnes Moorehead
  Via crossed phone wires, a woman overhears the plotting of a murder.
10. 15:25
  Agatha Christie - Speaking Her Own Words—Unambitious
  7/7Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography.
11. 15:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Time is against the Belgian sleuth as he battles to unmask the murderer.
12. 16:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 2, University of East Anglia
  1/6Three University of East Anglia students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
13. 16:30
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, The Premature Berth
  6/6Tycoon Jimmy Bright infuriates his head of finance.
14. 17:00
  1834—What Century Are You Living In?
  1/6After a few drinks, English teacher Jason Slater wakes up in the 19th century.
15. 17:30
  Stop/Start
  Love and marriage for three couples - ready to explain themselves to the studio audience.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix—Voices
  5/10MacLeod witnesses a mysterious ceremony in a former church and meets with a friend's widow
2. 18:15
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 5
  5/10Alec returns to the library, where a terrible shock awaits him.
3. 18:30
  Soul Music—Somewhere
  Exploring what Leonard Bernstein's song from 'West Side Story' means to different people.
4. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Sleepless Night
  20/20The Lad battles to try and get a good night's sleep...
5. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Greenslade Story
  14/27The amazing rise and fall of BBC Home Service announcer Wallace Greenslade.
6. 20:00
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
7. 20:30
  Brian Friel Season—Translations
  Donegal, 1833 - Army mapmakers plan to change the Irish place names to English ones.
8. 22:00
  Stop/Start
  Love and marriage for three couples - ready to explain themselves to the studio audience.
9. 22:30
  Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 1, Death and the Afterlife
  3/6The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. Stars Lee and Herring.
10. 23:00
  The Gobetweenies—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Lucy has found an ethical way of eating meat, thanks to Mark Zuckerberg.
11. 23:30
  Shappi Talk—Series 2, Politics
  4/4Shappi takes a wry comedic look at politics with guests Ian Stone and John O'Farrell.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix—Voices
  5/10MacLeod witnesses a mysterious ceremony in a former church and meets with a friend's widow
2. 00:15
  Book at Bedtime—Lynne Truss - Cat Out of Hell, Episode 5
  5/10Alec returns to the library, where a terrible shock awaits him.
3. 00:30
  Soul Music—Somewhere
  Exploring what Leonard Bernstein's song from 'West Side Story' means to different people.
4. 01:00
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
5. 01:30
  The Marx Brothers in Britain
  Glenn Mitchell profiles the visits to Britain of legendary comedy team The Marx Brothers.
6. 02:00
  Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus—Episode 5
  5/8Salieri is seething when Mozart writes an Italian opera, so he plots to stop it.
7. 02:15
  The History of the Future—Leonardo da Vinci
  5/10Juliet Gardiner looks at Renaissance visionary and polymath Leonardo da Vinci.
8. 02:30
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—15. Court
  15/20Becky is delighted to be presented at court, but Rawdon is not happy. With Stephen Fry.
9. 02:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—5. Shock
  5/5The writer recalls a shock at the age of 18 from his sausage-loving father.
10. 03:00
  Mystery Theater—Sorry, Wrong Number: Agnes Moorehead
  Via crossed phone wires, a woman overhears the plotting of a murder.
11. 03:25
  Agatha Christie - Speaking Her Own Words—Unambitious
  7/7Excerpts from the Queen of the Crime's personal tapes dictating her autobiography.
12. 03:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Time is against the Belgian sleuth as he battles to unmask the murderer.
13. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 2, University of East Anglia
  1/6Three University of East Anglia students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
14. 04:30
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, The Premature Berth
  6/6Tycoon Jimmy Bright infuriates his head of finance.
15. 05:00
  1834—What Century Are You Living In?
  1/6After a few drinks, English teacher Jason Slater wakes up in the 19th century.
16. 05:30
  Stop/Start
  Love and marriage for three couples - ready to explain themselves to the studio audience.

Saturday 2 January 2016