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BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule for Sunday 4 December 2011

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  1. Early

    1. 00:00–00:45
      Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
    2. 00:45–01:00
      3/5. If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who gets treatment?
    3. 01:00–02:00
      7/32. The American funny man welcomes England's Elvis Costello and Irish guitarist John Doyle.
    4. 02:00–03:15
      1/2. Farmer Gilbert is drawn to the hall's mysterious new tenant in the Anne Bronte adaptation.
    5. 03:15–04:00
      3/5. Investigating the heir to a fortune, a lawyer is drawn towards a woman haunted by a curse.
    6. 04:00–05:30
      Fanny emerges into the world of an aristocratic family. Stars Amanda Root.
    7. 05:30–06:00
      9/14. Ed Byrne speaks to Milton Jones, and Lucy Porter learns about Lloyd Langford's pessimism.
  2. Morning

    1. 06:00–07:15
      Christine de Pizan's tale of building a fortress for women of valour, virtue and wisdom.
    2. 07:15–07:30
      1/5. A community recalls their devastating flood of 1953, as Helen Young visits East Anglia.
    3. 07:30–08:00
      1/6. The ex-variety star is invited onto a book show, but first he must find a tea towel.
    4. 08:00–08:30
      The Glums marry! Well, they do in prehistoric times, but the modern day proves troubling.
    5. 08:30–09:00
      Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet. From September 1983.
    6. 09:00–09:30
      1/6. When explorers return from Peru and fall ill, the intrepid boy reporter is on the case.
    7. 09:30–10:00
      3/4. The incredible shrinking woman's sister arrives with a very handy handbag.
    8. 10:00–10:50
      Kirsty Young explores the choices of the former war reporter and MP.
    9. 10:50–11:00
      Poet Pam Ayres talks about her career, being pigeonholed, and her first book of memoirs.
    10. 11:00–11:15
      4/5. Many inventors have poor business skills, but one man is out to change perceptions.
    11. 11:15–11:45
      9/13. In the Archers spin-off, Daniel plucks up courage and Alistair has a helper.
    12. 11:45–12:00
      4/5. The broadcaster looks back to the very first day of the war. Read by Patrick Stewart.
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  3. Afternoon

    1. 12:00–13:15
      Christine de Pizan's tale of building a fortress for women of valour, virtue and wisdom.
    2. 13:15–13:30
      1/5. A community recalls their devastating flood of 1953, as Helen Young visits East Anglia.
    3. 13:30–15:00
      South American republic Olifa is rich in minerals and ripe for revolution.
    4. 15:00–15:30
      The Glums marry! Well, they do in prehistoric times, but the modern day proves troubling.
    5. 15:30–16:00
      Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet. From September 1983.
    6. 16:00–16:30
      1/6. When explorers return from Peru and fall ill, the intrepid boy reporter is on the case.
    7. 16:30–17:00
      3/4. The incredible shrinking woman's sister arrives with a very handy handbag.
    8. 17:00–18:00
      3/20. Neil MacGregor investigates the impact of the world's first cities.
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  4. Evening

    1. 18:00–18:30
      2/5. Christina Balit's tale of an ex-alcoholic on the run from more than just his AA buddy.
    2. 18:30–19:00
      1/3. The natural world turns on mankind as a war veteran and his family come under attack.
    3. 19:00–19:15
      4/5. Many inventors have poor business skills, but one man is out to change perceptions.
    4. 19:15–19:45
      9/13. In the Archers spin-off, Daniel plucks up courage and Alistair has a helper.
    5. 19:45–20:00
      4/5. The broadcaster looks back to the very first day of the war. Read by Patrick Stewart.
    6. 20:00–20:30
      The Glums marry! Well, they do in prehistoric times, but the modern day proves troubling.
    7. 20:30–21:00
      Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet. From September 1983.
    8. 21:00–21:50
      Kirsty Young explores the choices of the former war reporter and MP.
    9. 21:50–22:00
      Poet Pam Ayres talks about her career, being pigeonholed, and her first book of memoirs.
    10. 22:00–22:30
      1/6. The ex-variety star is invited onto a book show, but first he must find a tea towel.
    11. 22:30–22:55
      5/6. Dr Webster is puzzled when his 13-year-old daughter isn't keen on a trip to the path lab.
    12. 22:55–23:00
      Andi Osho and her guest chat about life and laughs.
    13. 23:00–23:30
      5/6. As Rex and landlady Jessica yearn for adventure, they must unexpectedly co-operate.
    14. 23:30–00:00
      1/4. The player's ambitions to make money on the after-dinner speaker circuit are scuppered.
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  5. Late

    1. 00:00–00:30
      2/5. Christina Balit's tale of an ex-alcoholic on the run from more than just his AA buddy.
    2. 00:30–01:00
      1/3. The natural world turns on mankind as a war veteran and his family come under attack.
    3. 01:00–01:50
      Kirsty Young explores the choices of the former war reporter and MP.
    4. 01:50–02:00
      Poet Pam Ayres talks about her career, being pigeonholed, and her first book of memoirs.
    5. 02:00–02:15
      4/5. Many inventors have poor business skills, but one man is out to change perceptions.
    6. 02:15–02:45
      9/13. In the Archers spin-off, Daniel plucks up courage and Alistair has a helper.
    7. 02:45–03:00
      4/5. The broadcaster looks back to the very first day of the war. Read by Patrick Stewart.
    8. 03:00–03:30
      The Glums marry! Well, they do in prehistoric times, but the modern day proves troubling.
    9. 03:30–05:00
      South American republic Olifa is rich in minerals and ripe for revolution.
    Back to top

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