BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 12 December 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—5. Desperation
  5/5Time is running out for spy-hero Lucifer Box. Can he reach Olympus Mons' lair in time?
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
  Dominic Arkwright, Catherine Townsend, Neil McCormick and Kathy Lette on love bust-ups.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 6. Public Health
  6/6The private eye employs unusual methods to trap the guilty.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Time is against the Belgian sleuth as he battles to unmask the murderer.
5. 02:00
  High Hopes by Ronnie Corbett—5. Corporate Hospitality
  5/5Back from Australia to a surprise dinner invitation.
6. 02:15
  EV Crowe - I Confess—Anna
  5/5Henry's fiancee Anna tells him that she does not want to marry him anymore.
7. 02:30
  Ladybird, Ladybird
  The story of Ladybird children's books like the Peter and Jane series – what's the future?
8. 03:00
  DH Lawrence - Women in Love—Moonlight
  3/4Rupert proposes, but this decisive action leads to more questions rather than answers.
9. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby and Natalie Haynes join Gyles Brandreth.
10. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, The Prosser Prize
  4/4Primus does his utmost to ensure one of his books will win a literary award.
11. 05:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, Things That Go Bump in the Day
  4/6The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a problem in the office.
12. 05:30
  Dot—Series 3, Dig for Victory!
  3/4Dot and the gals are not keen to join the Women's Land Army.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Conan Doyle's Strangest Case
  Telling the true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with a miscarriage of justice
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Alvin Hall chooses James Baldwin
  Matthew Parris meets financial guru Alvin Hall, whose hero is James Baldwin.
3. 08:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6James Walton is joined by Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Dave Gorman and Mary Anne Hobbs.
4. 08:30
  Life in London—High and Low Life
  4/6Pierce Egan tries sharing Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures around town.
5. 09:00
  Floating In Space
  Samira Ahmed takes you on a radio space journey, with radio dramas, readings and comedies.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Genius—Series 2, Johnny Vegas
  1/6Dave Gorman chews over ridiculous, brilliant but unworkable ideas with Johnny Vegas.
2. 12:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Ad man Ken Handley snags a leggy model to spy on the work of a rival agency.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 3. Clues
  3/5The Belgian sleuth becomes convinced that the murderer is still aboard the train.
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5The Belgian sleuth discovers that one of the passengers is lying to him.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Time is against the Belgian sleuth as he battles to unmask the murderer.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—Rageh Omaar and Stephanie Calman
  Rageh Omaar and Stephanie Calman talk to Sian Williams about their favourite books.
9. 16:00
  Conan Doyle's Strangest Case
  Telling the true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with a miscarriage of justice
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Alvin Hall chooses James Baldwin
  Matthew Parris meets financial guru Alvin Hall, whose hero is James Baldwin.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bram Stoker - Dracula—1. No One
  1/2The original vampire horror tale of Count Dracula's reign of terror in Victorian Britain.
2. 19:00
  Floating In Space
  Samira Ahmed takes you on a radio space journey, with radio dramas, readings and comedies.
3. 22:00
  Saturday Night Fry—Episode 5
  5/6Stephen Fry is joined by Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
4. 22:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6When museum cleaner Eva speaks to the press, everyone is offended.
5. 23:00
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 2, Outlaws
  4/6Comedian Elis James compares figures in Welsh history to determine Wales' ultimate heroes.
6. 23:30
  The Ape That Got Lucky—Science and Progress
  3/4Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bram Stoker - Dracula—1. No One
  1/2The original vampire horror tale of Count Dracula's reign of terror in Victorian Britain.(R)
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 1. Departure
  1/5Hercule Poirot's train departs, but one passenger aboard will never finish the journey.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard the snowbound train.
4. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 3. Clues
  3/5The Belgian sleuth becomes convinced that the murderer is still aboard the train.
5. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5The Belgian sleuth discovers that one of the passengers is lying to him.
6. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Time is against the Belgian sleuth as he battles to unmask the murderer.
7. 03:30
  A Good Read—Rageh Omaar and Stephanie Calman
  Rageh Omaar and Stephanie Calman talk to Sian Williams about their favourite books.
8. 04:00
  Conan Doyle's Strangest Case
  Telling the true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with a miscarriage of justice
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Alvin Hall chooses James Baldwin
  Matthew Parris meets financial guru Alvin Hall, whose hero is James Baldwin.

Sunday 13 December 2020