BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 20 August 2011

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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
  William Gibson - Pattern Recognition—5. Moscow
  5/5In seedy Moscow, 'coolhunter' Cayce meets the maker of the footage.
3. 01:00
  Bill Murphy - Hallows End
  A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
4. 01:30
  Oscar Wilde—Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, 3. The Ormolu Clock
  3/3Still thwarted in fulfilling his dark destiny, the dapper Lord changes tactics.
5. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 1, The Cowboy
  3/8Sarah's mother and daughter gang up on her when she hires a builder.
6. 02:30
  Trivia Test Match—27/08/1992
  1/9Brian Johnston is joined by Willie Rushton, Tim Rice, William Franklyn and Paul Merton.
7. 03:00
  Loose Ends—13/08/2011
  Peter Curran with Laurence Cane-Honeysett, Akala, Sally Lindsay and John Michael McDonagh.
8. 03:45
  Crème de la Crime—Series 3, The Quiller Killer
  1/4TV detective Michael Feydeau ponders the murder of Christopher Marlowe.
9. 04:00
  JB Priestley - The Good Companions—3. Rock Bottom
  3/3As the concert party hits rock bottom, will their manager Miss Trant pull the plug?
10. 05:00
  Anything Legal—Episode 8
  8/8With their business struggling, Charles and George turn to nanny.
11. 05:30
  Snap—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Molly's surprise pregnancy causes Doug to do something neither of them ever expected.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Compton Mackenzie - Whisky Galore
  A Second World War shipwreck brings relief to Hebridean islanders longing for whisky.
2. 07:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Edinburgh Special
  Comedian Jason Cook with guests and music from Edinburgh's Comedy Festival.
3. 08:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—David Croft
  Recalling his career, the late 'Dad's Army' co-creator reveals his musical past.
4. 08:50
  Front Row Interviews—Ronnie Corbett
  Ronnie Corbett: The funny man reflects on his career and double act with Ronnie Barker.
5. 09:00
  Charles Parker and The Radio Ballad
  Tim Blackmore and Gillian Reynolds celebrate the radical documentary series.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1660
  1/10Kris Marshall plays Samuel Pepys in this adaptation of the life of the famous diarist.
2. 13:10
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Episode 12
  12/13It's the penultimate episode of our story and we've moved to London. But not as we know it
3. 13:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 3, The Dig
  5/6The priest makes a discovery as an archaeological excavation becomes a battlefield.
4. 14:00
  To the Manor Born—The Grapevine
  2/10Audrey tries to fool Devere that she's holidayed abroad.
5. 14:30
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Fancy Dress
  6/7Bertie Wooster helps his fearsome uncle with a spot of dressing up. With Richard Briers.
6. 15:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—David Croft
  Recalling his career, the late 'Dad's Army' co-creator reveals his musical past.
7. 15:50
  Front Row Interviews—Ronnie Corbett
  Ronnie Corbett: The funny man reflects on his career and double act with Ronnie Barker.
8. 16:00
  Compton Mackenzie - Whisky Galore
  A Second World War shipwreck brings relief to Hebridean islanders longing for whisky.
9. 17:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Edinburgh Special
  Comedian Jason Cook with guests and music from Edinburgh's Comedy Festival.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Nation, Episode 2
  2/8While survivor Daphne has regrets, death god Locaha takes a hand.
2. 18:30
  Bradbury 13—The Fox and the Forest
  A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a bitter war. Stars Neil Barth.
3. 19:00
  Charles Parker and The Radio Ballad
  Tim Blackmore and Gillian Reynolds celebrate the radical documentary series.
4. 22:00
  Saturday Stand-Up—Elvis McGonagall
  Street poet Elvis McGonagall wows the audience at London's Albany. From 2010.
5. 22:45
  Crème de la Crime—Series 1, 20,000 Leaks Under the Sea
  1/6Michael Feydeau and David Pershore unravel a case of wartime spying skulduggery.
6. 23:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 1. Friendship
  1/6Private eye VI Warshawski is suspicious over a pregnant girl's death in hospital.
7. 23:30
  Jake Arnott - The Long Firm—Episode 1
  1/10Terry's chance meeting with gangster Harry Starks in a London nightclub changes his life.
8. 23:45
  Pulp Fiction—Series 1, Divide and Conquer
  1/5Tommy's casino chain is doing nicely until some new blood muscles in. Peter Marinker reads
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Nation, Episode 2
  2/8While survivor Daphne has regrets, death god Locaha takes a hand.
2. 00:30
  Bradbury 13—The Fox and the Forest
  A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a bitter war. Stars Neil Barth.
3. 01:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—David Croft
  Recalling his career, the late 'Dad's Army' co-creator reveals his musical past.
4. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Ronnie Corbett
  Ronnie Corbett: The funny man reflects on his career and double act with Ronnie Barker.
5. 02:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1660
  1/10Kris Marshall plays Samuel Pepys in this adaptation of the life of the famous diarist.
6. 03:10
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Episode 12
  12/13It's the penultimate episode of our story and we've moved to London. But not as we know it
7. 03:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 3, The Dig
  5/6The priest makes a discovery as an archaeological excavation becomes a battlefield.
8. 04:00
  Compton Mackenzie - Whisky Galore
  A Second World War shipwreck brings relief to Hebridean islanders longing for whisky.
9. 05:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Edinburgh Special
  Comedian Jason Cook with guests and music from Edinburgh's Comedy Festival.

Sunday 21 August 2011