BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 27 August 2012

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
  2/8The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
2. 00:30
  Paul Magrs - Never the Bride—The Night Owls
  1/3Assembled monster turned B&B landlady, Brenda investigates a mysterious Whitby radio host.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Mary Berry
  A chance to hear an extended edition of Mary Berry's Desert Island Discs.
4. 02:00
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Dodgy Phil builds the world's biggest pub named after the Titanic, but is it undrinkable?
5. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 8
  8/10Jolene being grumpy about Kenton's surprise is the least of his problems.
6. 02:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 3
  3/5Henry Irving and Ellen Terry grow closer - until a death alters their romance.
7. 03:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
8. 03:30
  Daphne Du Maurier—Rebecca
  Mrs de Winter must battle memories of her husband's first wife. With Christopher Cazenove.
9. 05:00
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 4. Burning to Get Home
  4/4Fogg takes drastic action, but will he arrive on time at the Reform Club?
10. 05:30
  Time Hops—Once Upon a Time
  1/5Scientist mouse Eek escapes from the future and enlists the help of three children.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 4. Not Why, But How
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride try to recreate the circumstances of Noakes's murder.
2. 06:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 6
  6/15Seeking safety in the Dorset countryside, the Englishman sets about building a shelter.
3. 07:00
  Bookcases—Series 1, The Man in White
  3/4Bored by Gerald, Cordelia is having fun with struggling novelist Wilkie Collins.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 3
  3/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
5. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—18/02/1962
  Kenneth Horne returns to Giggleswade for the second Festival of Music and Culture.
6. 08:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
7. 09:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 6, Clare v God
  4/6Social worker Clare doesn't like people on her patch - especially an interfering vicar.
8. 09:30
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Homeward Bound
  1/6Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy.
9. 10:00
  Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. The Duel
  1/2Irish adventurer Redmond Barry is forced to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War.
10. 11:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Café Society
  1/5A raw and poignant short story about motherhood and the elusive work-life balance.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Seth MacFarlane, Delilah, Nikki Bedi, Dom Joly, Adil Ray and Amy Shindler
  Nikki Bedi is joined by actor and screenwriter Seth MacFarlane, Dom Joly and Amy Shindler.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Beyond Our Ken—18/02/1962
  Kenneth Horne returns to Giggleswade for the second Festival of Music and Culture.
2. 12:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 4. Not Why, But How
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride try to recreate the circumstances of Noakes's murder.
4. 13:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 6
  6/15Seeking safety in the Dorset countryside, the Englishman sets about building a shelter.
5. 14:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 1. Email
  1/10The discovery of email doesn't stop the flow of feminine vitriol.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The Great Migrations and The Colonies
  193/216The 19th century saw reform, industrialisation and a mass exodus to new territories.
7. 14:30
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 11
  11/15Across a tense and crowded courtroom, Adela Quested begins her testimony against Dr Aziz.
8. 14:45
  Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov—The Leave Taking
  1/5Dramatisation following the playwright's tough childhood to his late marriage.
9. 15:00
  Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. The Duel
  1/2Irish adventurer Redmond Barry is forced to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—18/06/2012
  Mel Giedroyc celebrates Hans Christian Andersen. Today's story is Emperor's New Clothes.
11. 17:00
  To the Manor Born—The Rhythms of the Earth
  1/10Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.
12. 17:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, The Man in White
  3/4Bored by Gerald, Cordelia is having fun with struggling novelist Wilkie Collins.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 2. What's Wrong with Whittaker?
  2/20Captain Jet Morgan is bound for Mars, but one of his crew is adrift in space.
2. 18:30
  Doctor Who—The Creature from the Pit, Episode 3
  3/7The Time Lord finds an ally and learns why the evil Adrasta wields such power on Chloris.
3. 19:00
  Beyond Our Ken—18/02/1962
  Kenneth Horne returns to Giggleswade for the second Festival of Music and Culture.
4. 19:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 4. Not Why, But How
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride try to recreate the circumstances of Noakes's murder.
6. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 6
  6/15Seeking safety in the Dorset countryside, the Englishman sets about building a shelter.
7. 21:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Café Society
  1/5A raw and poignant short story about motherhood and the elusive work-life balance.
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Seth MacFarlane, Delilah, Nikki Bedi, Dom Joly, Adil Ray and Amy Shindler
  Nikki Bedi is joined by actor and screenwriter Seth MacFarlane, Dom Joly and Amy Shindler.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 3
  3/16Nicholas Parsons challenges guests to speak for 60 seconds.
10. 22:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 6, Clare v God
  4/6Social worker Clare doesn't like people on her patch - especially an interfering vicar.
11. 23:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 8, Tim Minchin talks to Caitlin Moran
  5/6Comedian and musician Tim Minchin interviews journalist and author Caitlin Moran.
12. 23:30
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1990s
  3/4Micky Flanagan looks at his life in the 90s, returning to education and becoming a teacher
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 2. What's Wrong with Whittaker?
  2/20Captain Jet Morgan is bound for Mars, but one of his crew is adrift in space.
2. 00:30
  Doctor Who—The Creature from the Pit, Episode 3
  3/7The Time Lord finds an ally and learns why the evil Adrasta wields such power on Chloris.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 4. Not Why, But How
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride try to recreate the circumstances of Noakes's murder.
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 6
  6/15Seeking safety in the Dorset countryside, the Englishman sets about building a shelter.
5. 02:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 6, Clare v God
  4/6Social worker Clare doesn't like people on her patch - especially an interfering vicar.
6. 02:30
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Homeward Bound
  1/6Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy.
7. 03:00
  Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. The Duel
  1/2Irish adventurer Redmond Barry is forced to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War.
8. 04:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Café Society
  1/5A raw and poignant short story about motherhood and the elusive work-life balance.
9. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Seth MacFarlane, Delilah, Nikki Bedi, Dom Joly, Adil Ray and Amy Shindler
  Nikki Bedi is joined by actor and screenwriter Seth MacFarlane, Dom Joly and Amy Shindler.
10. 05:00
  To the Manor Born—The Rhythms of the Earth
  1/10Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.
11. 05:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, The Man in White
  3/4Bored by Gerald, Cordelia is having fun with struggling novelist Wilkie Collins.

Tuesday 28 August 2012