Schedule

BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule 4 - 10 February 2019

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00:00	00:00 A Sting in the Tale—2. Myrtle, Mahonia and Rue by Briony Glassco 2/5 To escape her recurring nightmares, a young landscape gardener decides on drastic action. 00:30 The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan 2/5 Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.	00:00 Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—6. The Unseen 6/6 Do the seemingly indestructible cylinders have a weakness? 00:30 A Good Read—AL Kennedy and Philip Kerr Novelists AL Kennedy and Philip Kerr join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.	00:00 The Routemasters—1. Taking the Michelangelo 1/4 Bernie catches the wrong bus and ends up in 16th century Rome. 00:30 The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Sexton Blake, the Other Baker Street Detective 3/5 Jeffrey Richards probes the many incarnations of 'the poor man's Sherlock Holmes'.	00:00 The Routemasters—2. Don't Be a Freud 2/4 The time travellers hit 19th-century Austria, and Sigmund Freud! Stars Amanda Donohoe. 00:30 My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Quintin Jardine 8/8 Crime writer Quintin Jardine tells Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books.	00:00 The Routemasters—3. On the Buses 3/4 Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and escapes to the 24th century. Stars Amanda Donohoe. 00:30 Great Lives—Walter Scott Conservative politician, author and adventurer Rory Stewart chooses Sir Walter Scott.	00:00 The Routemasters—4. Wolfie and Beetie 4/4 Hildegard wants to make music, while Bernie makes an important discovery. 00:30 Off the Page—Gambling Victoria Coren, Henry Peevers and Jude Collins discuss the eternal appeal of Lady Luck.	00:00 Doctor Who—The Crimes of Thomas Brewster, Episode 2 2/2 The Time Lord discovers why his imposter has been shipping arms and unsuspecting people.
01:00	01:00 Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (Omnibus)—Episode 3 3/3 In dazzling post-war New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely move in together.	01:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1. Heart of Fire 1/6 The'Heart of Fire' ruby once adorned the crown of Tsars, but you own it at your peril... 01:30 Shine Like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East! DJ Annie Nightingale looks at how Northern Soul music has become popular in Japan.	01:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 2. The Blue Train 2/6 Katherine is travelling to Nice, but someone on board won't be able to alight... 01:30 Calvin and Hobbes Phill Jupitus on the comic strip boy and his tiger, named after two philosophers.	01:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite 3/6 With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’. 01:30 Bach Fever! How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres	01:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche 4/6 Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package... 01:30 Nirvana by Numbers Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?	01:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge 5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer... 01:30 The Arthur Cravan Memorial Society Arthur Smith pieces together an unreliable portrait of Arthur Cravan, the Dada James Dean.	01:00 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2 (Omnibus) Megan wants to expand her dairy business but her troubled sister is complicating matters.
02:00	02:05 David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Chameleon Sir David Attenborough introduces Rommel the Chameleon. 02:15 The First Banana in England by Jonathan Treitel A fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times. Read by Stephen Moore. 02:30 Book at Bedtime—Virginia Woolf - Orlando (Omnibus), Episode 1 1/2 Orlando, a young nobleman in Tudor England, embarks on a journey spanning five centuries.	02:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 1 1/10 It's Jacob's birthday and all he wants is for his family to have breakfast together. 02:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Beginnings of the Modern Office Lucy looks at Charles Lamb's account of life at the East India Company in the early 1800s. 02:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—1. Pregnant 1/10 In a squalid bedsit, single and pregnant Jane battles personal and social prejudices. 02:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Denmark, the Happiest Country in the World 1/5 The Danes are consistently rated as the happiest people on earth but pay the highest taxes	02:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 2 2/10 Claire is trying to keep control of Jacob's birthday party and Issy says she feels unwell. 02:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—Getting a Job: Nepotism or Meritocracy? Lucy reveals how hiring the 'best man for the job' wasn't always the way it was done. 02:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—2. Toby 2/10 Pregnant Jane tries to make her bedsit a little more homely, and learns of Toby's writing. 02:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Modern-Day Icelanders and their Viking Past 2/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	02:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 3 3/10 Issy's been rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis. 02:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Career Ladder Lucy Kellaway charts the emergence of the career ladder as a way to motivate staff. 02:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—3. Jazz 3/10 Pregnant Jane receives a letter from her father, and visits a jazz club with Toby. 02:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Norway and its Oil Riches 3/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	02:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 4 4/10 Jacob is hatching a plan to make everything better. 02:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Arrival of Women in the Office Lucy describes how women entered the white-collar workforce in the late 19th century. 02:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—4. Secret 4/10 Jane has spent the night with Toby, but she hasn't told him about her pregnancy. 02:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Enigmatic Finland 4/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	02:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 5 5/10 Claire has tried to carry on, putting a brave face on things. But she can't do it anymore. 02:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Telephone and New Office Technology Lucy explores how new technology, like the telephone, changed life in the office. 02:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—5. Appointment 5/10 Jane books an appointment at an abortion clinic, but Mavis offers an illegal alternative. 02:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Sweden, the Perfect Society 5/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	02:10 Inheritance Tracks—Joanne Froggatt The actor picks ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Kate Bush and ‘Proud Mary’ by Ike and Tina Turner. 02:15 Frankly Speaking—Peter Scott The conservationist, ornithologist and painter answers the questions. 02:45 Tales From A Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, The Lady Wife 3/5 Should a cricket fanatic marry, when perpetually entranced by the summer game?
03:00	03:45 Snapshots in the Dark—4. Eddie Adams - Execution of a Vietcong Suspect, 1968 4/5 How Adams' photograph, seen around the world, impacted upon support for the Vietnam War.	03:00 Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 1 1/2 A theatre director retires to a remote house by the sea to write his memoirs.	03:00 Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 2 2/2 Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Arrowby in Iris Murdoch’s Booker prize-winning masterpiece.	03:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934 1/3 The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.	03:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—2. 1924 2/3 Apart for five years, Karen agrees to an illicit meeting with Max.	03:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—3. 1924-1934 3/3 Is Mme Fisher plotting the ultimate destruction of her house?	03:00 Ed Doolan Interviews...—Frank Carson Northern Irish funny man Frank Carson chats about his life and showbiz career.
04:00	04:00 Bartleby the Scrivener A law firm's copyist 'prefers' not to do parts of his job.	04:00 Quote... Unquote—Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal Nigel Rees quizzes Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal. 04:30 The Club of Queer Trades by GK Chesterton—The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd 5/6 What is happening to Professor Chadd?	04:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Hughes, Czerski, Finkelman 5/6 John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr with Sean Hughes, Dr Helen Czerski and Dr Irving Finkel. 04:30 Up the Garden Path—Series 2, You Shall Go to the Ball 6/8 Izzy gets invited to a ball in Cambridge, but she could do with a fairy godmother.	04:00 The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4 Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring. 04:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit 6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.	04:00 The Write Stuff—Series 1, Charles Dickens 6/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Kate Saunders. 04:30 Whatever Happened to...?—Series 1, Doctor Who's Granddaughter Susan 5/6 Last seen in ruined London after a Dalek invasion, where is the Time Lord's relative now?	04:00 Foul Play—Series 4, The Final Judgement 3/6 Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville probe a distinctly 'kinky' matter. 04:30 Anything Legal—Episode 6 6/8 Charles and George's new business course sets tongues wagging.	04:00 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch A strange disappearance and a horrific murder prompts a teacher's own investigation.
05:00	05:00 Poetry Extra—Fine Lines - Moniza Alvi and George Szirtes Poet Daljit Nagra selects Fine Lines with poets George Szirtes and Moniza Alvi. 05:30 Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You'—Series 1, Episode 4 4/4 Ruth gets carried away with the sound effects for Lucy's serious radio drama.	05:00 Crazy Big Fish—Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves 3/6 Despite opposition, the Hull women pull out all the stops to get Rita to the read-through. 05:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 21, Episode 6 6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	05:00 Second Thoughts—Series 3, Backs to the Drawing Board 7/8 Bill takes time off to help a friend, but Faith is already working at home. 05:30 Love in Recovery—Series 3, Making Plans 5/6 What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic?	05:00 Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link 6/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family. 05:30 ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail 1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.	05:00 Sharing Fatman—White Swan Sailing 3/6 Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken advertise for others to join a syndicate. 05:30 Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle 3/6 Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals.	05:00 The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 1, Winter 1/4 Geoff attempts to start a career as a comedian in the tiny Swedish village of Yxsjo. 05:30 Clare in the Community—Series 11, Hell on Wheels 2/6 It is Disability Awareness Day, so Clare has taken it upon herself to raise awareness.	05:30 Last Chance to See—Gone Fishing! 2/6 Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.
06:00	06:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1. Heart of Fire 1/6 The'Heart of Fire' ruby once adorned the crown of Tsars, but you own it at your peril... 06:30 Shine Like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East! DJ Annie Nightingale looks at how Northern Soul music has become popular in Japan.	06:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 2. The Blue Train 2/6 Katherine is travelling to Nice, but someone on board won't be able to alight... 06:30 Calvin and Hobbes Phill Jupitus on the comic strip boy and his tiger, named after two philosophers.	06:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite 3/6 With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’. 06:30 Bach Fever! How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres	06:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche 4/6 Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package... 06:30 Nirvana by Numbers Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?	06:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge 5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer... 06:30 The Arthur Cravan Memorial Society Arthur Smith pieces together an unreliable portrait of Arthur Cravan, the Dada James Dean.	06:00 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch A strange disappearance and a horrific murder prompts a teacher's own investigation.	06:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 1 1/2 In a squalid 1950s bedsit, single and pregnant Jane battles personal and social prejudices
07:00	07:00 Crazy Big Fish—Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves 3/6 Despite opposition, the Hull women pull out all the stops to get Rita to the read-through. 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 21, Episode 6 6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	07:00 Second Thoughts—Series 3, Backs to the Drawing Board 7/8 Bill takes time off to help a friend, but Faith is already working at home. 07:30 Love in Recovery—Series 3, Making Plans 5/6 What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic?	07:00 Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link 6/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family. 07:30 ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail 1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.	07:00 Sharing Fatman—White Swan Sailing 3/6 Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken advertise for others to join a syndicate. 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle 3/6 Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals.	07:00 The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 1, Winter 1/4 Geoff attempts to start a career as a comedian in the tiny Swedish village of Yxsjo. 07:30 Clare in the Community—Series 11, Hell on Wheels 2/6 It is Disability Awareness Day, so Clare has taken it upon herself to raise awareness.	07:30 Last Chance to See—Gone Fishing! 2/6 Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.	07:15 Rachel Bentham - The Poison Garden There’s something even more deeply rooted than the plants that embellish Helen’s garden. 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, The Go-To Destination 1/6 Ed’s currently in a relationship with BBC radio producer Laura - and her expenses.
08:00	08:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game 15/20 A shock's in store for Miss Pugh and the Lad Himself at the wrestling! 08:30 Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Purity League 7/10 Things look tricky for Percy following Horace's morality drive.	08:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Villa 2/6 Headed abroad, the author is not keen to visit wife Diana's friend. 08:30 Know Your Place—Jumpers 5/8 How is caretaker Ramsay's head for heights for a dangerous job?	08:00 The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House 4/12 Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee. 08:30 Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare 1/13 With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.	08:00 Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 12 12/21 Janet and Mavis are obliged to sit an exam in order to get a rise. 08:30 The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery 17/26 Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.	08:00 Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame 5/6 Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up. 08:30 Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Lead Man Cometh 11/13 The rag and bone men get an irresistible offer. Adapted from BBC TV.	08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews...—Frank Carson Northern Irish funny man Frank Carson chats about his life and showbiz career.	08:00 The Arthur Haynes Show—From 03/12/1962 Famed for playing a tramp, the popular comedian stars in sketches by Johnny Speight. 08:30 Much Binding in the Marsh—From 03/05/1950 With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
09:00	09:00 Quote... Unquote—Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal Nigel Rees quizzes Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal. 09:30 The Club of Queer Trades by GK Chesterton—The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd 5/6 What is happening to Professor Chadd?	09:00 The News Quiz Extra—Series 25, Episode 5 5/7 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp 09:45 Elastic Planet—The Objects 5/6 What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating guest stars.	09:00 The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4 Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring. 09:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit 6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.	09:00 The Write Stuff—Series 1, Charles Dickens 6/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Kate Saunders. 09:30 Whatever Happened to...?—Series 1, Doctor Who's Granddaughter Susan 5/6 Last seen in ruined London after a Dalek invasion, where is the Time Lord's relative now?	09:00 Foul Play—Series 4, The Final Judgement 3/6 Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville probe a distinctly 'kinky' matter. 09:30 Anything Legal—Episode 6 6/8 Charles and George's new business course sets tongues wagging.	09:00 Peter Ustinov - The Radio Years John McCarthy explores the BBC radio archives for programmes featuring Sir Peter Ustinov.	09:00 Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle (Omnibus) Textile artist Clare Hunter’s illuminating history of sewing and embroidery.
10:00	10:00 Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 1 1/2 A theatre director retires to a remote house by the sea to write his memoirs.	10:00 Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 2 2/2 Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Arrowby in Iris Murdoch’s Booker prize-winning masterpiece.	10:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934 1/3 The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.	10:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—2. 1924 2/3 Apart for five years, Karen agrees to an illicit meeting with Max.	10:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—3. 1924-1934 3/3 Is Mme Fisher plotting the ultimate destruction of her house?		10:10 The Listening Project—Dominic and Jamie – The Leaving of Liverpool Two brothers, whom circumstances have brought them to Derry, miss their Liverpool home. (R) 10:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners, Shirley MacLaine From Cole to Webber, actress Shirley MacLaine shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley
11:00	11:00 The TED Interview—Steven Pinker Chris Anderson talks to psychologist Steven Pinker about an optimistic future. 11:45 Multi Story Shorts—Farmer Wink A Lincolnshire farmer shares his rural upbringing, on his first ever train journey.	11:00 Copenhagen Curios—The Bird in the Cage 1/3 In Christianshavn, Erik covets the caged automaton songbird he sees in a shop window. 11:15 A Meeting with Dora Writer Don Shaw recreates a meeting he had in 1979 with 86-year-old activist Dora Russell.	11:00 Copenhagen Curios—The Tallboy 2/3 Why is a rich woman so keen to offload her precious antique tallboy at any price? 11:15 Every Book In The World by Nick Warburton Sir Thomas aimed to own a copy of every book in the world...	11:00 Copenhagen Curios—The Music Box 3/3 Verner requires one last prize acquisition to complete his antique music box collection. 11:15 Emlyn Williams - The Power of Dawn An old lady recalls how Leo Tolstoy talked to her about his life on the night he died.	11:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Jess Fostekew: All Hail Kale and Adulting Amanda Litherland and Jess Fostekew with podcasts on the science behind food and health.		11:00 Radiolab—Series 5, Worth 2/8 Radiolab: Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich investigate a strange world.
12:00	12:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game 15/20 A shock's in store for Miss Pugh and the Lad Himself at the wrestling! 12:30 Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Purity League 7/10 Things look tricky for Percy following Horace's morality drive.	12:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Villa 2/6 Headed abroad, the author is not keen to visit wife Diana's friend. 12:30 Know Your Place—Jumpers 5/8 How is caretaker Ramsay's head for heights for a dangerous job?	12:00 The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House 4/12 Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee. 12:30 Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare 1/13 With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.	12:00 Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 12 12/21 Janet and Mavis are obliged to sit an exam in order to get a rise. 12:30 The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery 17/26 Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.	12:00 Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame 5/6 Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up. 12:30 Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Lead Man Cometh 11/13 The rag and bone men get an irresistible offer. Adapted from BBC TV.	12:00 The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4 Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring. 12:30 The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery 17/26 Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.	12:00 The Arthur Haynes Show—From 03/12/1962 Famed for playing a tramp, the popular comedian stars in sketches by Johnny Speight. 12:30 Much Binding in the Marsh—From 03/05/1950 With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
13:00	13:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1. Heart of Fire 1/6 The'Heart of Fire' ruby once adorned the crown of Tsars, but you own it at your peril... 13:30 Shine Like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East! DJ Annie Nightingale looks at how Northern Soul music has become popular in Japan.	13:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 2. The Blue Train 2/6 Katherine is travelling to Nice, but someone on board won't be able to alight... 13:30 Calvin and Hobbes Phill Jupitus on the comic strip boy and his tiger, named after two philosophers.	13:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite 3/6 With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’. 13:30 Bach Fever! How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres	13:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche 4/6 Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package... 13:30 Nirvana by Numbers Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?	13:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge 5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer... 13:30 The Arthur Cravan Memorial Society Arthur Smith pieces together an unreliable portrait of Arthur Cravan, the Dada James Dean.	13:00 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2 (Omnibus) Megan wants to expand her dairy business but her troubled sister is complicating matters.	13:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 1 1/2 In a squalid 1950s bedsit, single and pregnant Jane battles personal and social prejudices
14:00	14:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 1 1/10 It's Jacob's birthday and all he wants is for his family to have breakfast together. 14:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Beginnings of the Modern Office Lucy looks at Charles Lamb's account of life at the East India Company in the early 1800s. 14:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—1. Pregnant 1/10 In a squalid bedsit, single and pregnant Jane battles personal and social prejudices. 14:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Denmark, the Happiest Country in the World 1/5 The Danes are consistently rated as the happiest people on earth but pay the highest taxes	14:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 2 2/10 Claire is trying to keep control of Jacob's birthday party and Issy says she feels unwell. 14:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—Getting a Job: Nepotism or Meritocracy? Lucy reveals how hiring the 'best man for the job' wasn't always the way it was done. 14:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—2. Toby 2/10 Pregnant Jane tries to make her bedsit a little more homely, and learns of Toby's writing. 14:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Modern-Day Icelanders and their Viking Past 2/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	14:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 3 3/10 Issy's been rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis. 14:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Career Ladder Lucy Kellaway charts the emergence of the career ladder as a way to motivate staff. 14:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—3. Jazz 3/10 Pregnant Jane receives a letter from her father, and visits a jazz club with Toby. 14:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Norway and its Oil Riches 3/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	14:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 4 4/10 Jacob is hatching a plan to make everything better. 14:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Arrival of Women in the Office Lucy describes how women entered the white-collar workforce in the late 19th century. 14:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—4. Secret 4/10 Jane has spent the night with Toby, but she hasn't told him about her pregnancy. 14:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Enigmatic Finland 4/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	14:00 Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 5 5/10 Claire has tried to carry on, putting a brave face on things. But she can't do it anymore. 14:15 Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Telephone and New Office Technology Lucy explores how new technology, like the telephone, changed life in the office. 14:30 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—5. Appointment 5/10 Jane books an appointment at an abortion clinic, but Mavis offers an illegal alternative. 14:45 Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Sweden, the Perfect Society 5/5 Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.	14:10 Inheritance Tracks—Joanne Froggatt The actor picks ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Kate Bush and ‘Proud Mary’ by Ike and Tina Turner. 14:15 Frankly Speaking—Peter Scott The conservationist, ornithologist and painter answers the questions. 14:45 Tales From A Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, The Lady Wife 3/5 Should a cricket fanatic marry, when perpetually entranced by the summer game?	14:15 Rachel Bentham - The Poison Garden There’s something even more deeply rooted than the plants that embellish Helen’s garden. 14:30 Book at Bedtime—Virginia Woolf - Orlando (Omnibus), Episode 2 2/2 Orlando is preoccupied by the penalties and privileges of womanhood.
15:00	15:00 Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 1 1/2 A theatre director retires to a remote house by the sea to write his memoirs.	15:00 Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 2 2/2 Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Arrowby in Iris Murdoch’s Booker prize-winning masterpiece.	15:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934 1/3 The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.	15:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—2. 1924 2/3 Apart for five years, Karen agrees to an illicit meeting with Max.	15:00 The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—3. 1924-1934 3/3 Is Mme Fisher plotting the ultimate destruction of her house?	15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews...—Frank Carson Northern Irish funny man Frank Carson chats about his life and showbiz career.	15:45 Snapshots in the Dark—5. Lennart Nilsson - The Inner Child 5/5 The impact of Nilsson's photograph of a foetus taken inside its mother's womb.
16:00	16:00 Quote... Unquote—Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal Nigel Rees quizzes Simon Brett, Vanessa Feltz, Michele Hanson and Henry Normal. 16:30 The Club of Queer Trades by GK Chesterton—The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd 5/6 What is happening to Professor Chadd?	16:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Hughes, Czerski, Finkelman 5/6 John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr with Sean Hughes, Dr Helen Czerski and Dr Irving Finkel. 16:30 Up the Garden Path—Series 2, You Shall Go to the Ball 6/8 Izzy gets invited to a ball in Cambridge, but she could do with a fairy godmother.	16:00 The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4 Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring. 16:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit 6/6 Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.	16:00 The Write Stuff—Series 1, Charles Dickens 6/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Kate Saunders. 16:30 Whatever Happened to...?—Series 1, Doctor Who's Granddaughter Susan 5/6 Last seen in ruined London after a Dalek invasion, where is the Time Lord's relative now?	16:00 Foul Play—Series 4, The Final Judgement 3/6 Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville probe a distinctly 'kinky' matter. 16:30 Anything Legal—Episode 6 6/8 Charles and George's new business course sets tongues wagging.	16:00 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch A strange disappearance and a horrific murder prompts a teacher's own investigation.	16:00 At Freddie's In 1960s London, Freddie runs the haphazard Temple Stage School in her inimitable style.
17:00	17:00 Crazy Big Fish—Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves 3/6 Despite opposition, the Hull women pull out all the stops to get Rita to the read-through. 17:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 21, Episode 6 6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	17:00 Second Thoughts—Series 3, Backs to the Drawing Board 7/8 Bill takes time off to help a friend, but Faith is already working at home. 17:30 Love in Recovery—Series 3, Making Plans 5/6 What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic?	17:00 Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link 6/6 The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family. 17:30 ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail 1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.	17:00 Sharing Fatman—White Swan Sailing 3/6 Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken advertise for others to join a syndicate. 17:30 Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle 3/6 Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals.	17:00 The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 1, Winter 1/4 Geoff attempts to start a career as a comedian in the tiny Swedish village of Yxsjo. 17:30 Clare in the Community—Series 11, Hell on Wheels 2/6 It is Disability Awareness Day, so Clare has taken it upon herself to raise awareness.	17:30 Last Chance to See—Gone Fishing! 2/6 Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.	17:00 Poetry Extra—Time For Verse - Spike Milligan Daljit Nagra introduces two episodes of Time for Verse with Spike Milligan. 17:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, The Go-To Destination 1/6 Ed’s currently in a relationship with BBC radio producer Laura - and her expenses.
18:00	18:00 Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—6. The Unseen 6/6 Do the seemingly indestructible cylinders have a weakness? 18:30 A Good Read—AL Kennedy and Philip Kerr Novelists AL Kennedy and Philip Kerr join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.	18:00 The Routemasters—1. Taking the Michelangelo 1/4 Bernie catches the wrong bus and ends up in 16th century Rome. 18:30 The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Sexton Blake, the Other Baker Street Detective 3/5 Jeffrey Richards probes the many incarnations of 'the poor man's Sherlock Holmes'.	18:00 The Routemasters—2. Don't Be a Freud 2/4 The time travellers hit 19th-century Austria, and Sigmund Freud! Stars Amanda Donohoe. 18:30 My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Quintin Jardine 8/8 Crime writer Quintin Jardine tells Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books.	18:00 The Routemasters—3. On the Buses 3/4 Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and escapes to the 24th century. Stars Amanda Donohoe. 18:30 Great Lives—Walter Scott Conservative politician, author and adventurer Rory Stewart chooses Sir Walter Scott.	18:00 The Routemasters—4. Wolfie and Beetie 4/4 Hildegard wants to make music, while Bernie makes an important discovery. 18:30 Off the Page—Gambling Victoria Coren, Henry Peevers and Jude Collins discuss the eternal appeal of Lady Luck.	18:00 Doctor Who—The Crimes of Thomas Brewster, Episode 2 2/2 The Time Lord discovers why his imposter has been shipping arms and unsuspecting people.	18:00 A Sting in the Tale—3. Voices From Another Room by Philip Martin 3/5 An artist hears voices from the future discussing a murder involving him. 18:30 The Man in Black—Series 3, Lights Out by Christopher Golden & Amber Benson 3/5 Mark Gatiss introduces a chilling tale of terror in a women's prison.
19:00	19:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game 15/20 A shock's in store for Miss Pugh and the Lad Himself at the wrestling! 19:30 Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Purity League 7/10 Things look tricky for Percy following Horace's morality drive.	19:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Villa 2/6 Headed abroad, the author is not keen to visit wife Diana's friend. 19:30 Know Your Place—Jumpers 5/8 How is caretaker Ramsay's head for heights for a dangerous job?	19:00 The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House 4/12 Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee. 19:30 Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare 1/13 With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.	19:00 Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 12 12/21 Janet and Mavis are obliged to sit an exam in order to get a rise. 19:30 The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery 17/26 Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.	19:00 Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame 5/6 Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up. 19:30 Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Lead Man Cometh 11/13 The rag and bone men get an irresistible offer. Adapted from BBC TV.	19:00 Peter Ustinov - The Radio Years John McCarthy explores the BBC radio archives for programmes featuring Sir Peter Ustinov.	19:00 Radiolab—Series 5, Worth 2/8 Radiolab: Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich investigate a strange world.
20:00	20:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1. Heart of Fire 1/6 The'Heart of Fire' ruby once adorned the crown of Tsars, but you own it at your peril... 20:30 Shine Like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East! DJ Annie Nightingale looks at how Northern Soul music has become popular in Japan.	20:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 2. The Blue Train 2/6 Katherine is travelling to Nice, but someone on board won't be able to alight... 20:30 Calvin and Hobbes Phill Jupitus on the comic strip boy and his tiger, named after two philosophers.	20:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite 3/6 With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’. 20:30 Bach Fever! How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres	20:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche 4/6 Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package... 20:30 Nirvana by Numbers Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?	20:00 Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge 5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer... 20:30 The Arthur Cravan Memorial Society Arthur Smith pieces together an unreliable portrait of Arthur Cravan, the Dada James Dean.		20:00 Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle (Omnibus) Textile artist Clare Hunter’s illuminating history of sewing and embroidery.
21:00	21:00 The TED Interview—Steven Pinker Chris Anderson talks to psychologist Steven Pinker about an optimistic future. 21:45 Multi Story Shorts—Farmer Wink A Lincolnshire farmer shares his rural upbringing, on his first ever train journey.	21:00 Copenhagen Curios—The Bird in the Cage 1/3 In Christianshavn, Erik covets the caged automaton songbird he sees in a shop window. 21:15 A Meeting with Dora Writer Don Shaw recreates a meeting he had in 1979 with 86-year-old activist Dora Russell.	21:00 Copenhagen Curios—The Tallboy 2/3 Why is a rich woman so keen to offload her precious antique tallboy at any price? 21:15 Every Book In The World by Nick Warburton Sir Thomas aimed to own a copy of every book in the world...	21:00 Copenhagen Curios—The Music Box 3/3 Verner requires one last prize acquisition to complete his antique music box collection. 21:15 Emlyn Williams - The Power of Dawn An old lady recalls how Leo Tolstoy talked to her about his life on the night he died.	21:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Jess Fostekew: All Hail Kale and Adulting Amanda Litherland and Jess Fostekew with podcasts on the science behind food and health.		21:10 The Listening Project—Dominic and Jamie – The Leaving of Liverpool Two brothers, whom circumstances have brought them to Derry, miss their Liverpool home. (R) 21:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners, Shirley MacLaine From Cole to Webber, actress Shirley MacLaine shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley
22:00	22:00 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 21, Episode 6 6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 22:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 1, Good and Evil 4/6 The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries.	22:00 Love in Recovery—Series 3, Making Plans 5/6 What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic? 22:30 Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Freud 1/4 Boswell attempts to write a biography of Sigmund Freud, but Freud asks all the questions.	22:00 ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail 1/4 Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation. 22:30 The Brig Society—Series 3, GCSE 6/6 Please turn your radio over and start listening as Marcus Brigstocke retakes his GCSEs.	22:00 Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle 3/6 Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals. 22:30 Newsjack—Series 20, Episode 1 1/6 Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts the topical sketch show written by the Great British public.	22:00 Clare in the Community—Series 11, Hell on Wheels 2/6 It is Disability Awareness Day, so Clare has taken it upon herself to raise awareness. 22:30 iGod—Religion 6/6 Another parallel earth is obliterated when Ian inadvertently mucks up global faith. 22:45 The News at Bedtime—Series 1, Episode 7 7/7 Riot police are called in as the Teddy Bears try to have their picnic. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Mark Thomas 1/2 The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith talks to Mark Thomas.	22:00 My Teenage Diary—Series 6, Alex Horne 6/6 Comedian Alex Horne's diary focuses on his 1997 gap year, which he spent teaching in China 22:30 Liam Williams: Ladhood—Series 1, The Fight 1/4 Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Mark Thomas 2/2 The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith talks to Mark Thomas.	22:00 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, The Go-To Destination 1/6 Ed’s currently in a relationship with BBC radio producer Laura - and her expenses. 22:30 The Harpoon—Series 2, Episode 3 3/4 Evolution's epic story is revealed in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
23:00	23:00 The News Quiz Extra—Series 25, Episode 5 5/7 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp 23:45 Elastic Planet—The Objects 5/6 What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating guest stars.	23:00 Cowards—Series 1, Episode 4 4/6 Talking fruit meets crosswords in the bizarre sketch comedy world. 23:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 4, 4. Glasgow 4/4 Mark Thomas and his Glasgow audience consider a policy to buy Scotland out of the Union.	23:00 Flight of the Conchords—Pop Song 4/6 The band want to pen a song for a teen idol without selling out. 23:30 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives—Explorer 3/4 Presumed dead after a 20-year trek, two explorers reveal their findings.	23:00 The Consultants—Series 3, Episode 2 2/6 The Consultants hold their office Christmas party complete with a Beach Boys tribute act. 23:30 Bleak Expectations—Series 5, An Alrightish Life Savagely Frozen to Bits 3/6 Pip races to Antarctica to thwart another fiendish plot by the evil Mr Gently Benevolent.	23:00 Rubbish—Series 2, Surveillance 4/6 Martin gets caught by his own CCTV and tannoy system for shaming litter offenders. 23:30 A Look Back at the Future—2099 6/6 Brian Perkins, Hugh Dennis and Kate Robbins on the year that saw time run backwards.	23:00 The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum, Denzil and Mr Muzak feature in the popular sketch show. 23:30 Saturday Night Fry—Episode 2 2/6 Witty banter and sketches with Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent.	23:00 Newsjack—Series 20, Episode 1 1/6 Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts the topical sketch show written by the Great British public. 23:30 Weak at the Top—Series 1, Smoked Meat 2/4 Mean John Weak battles to roll out an urgent global website.

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