BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 22 August 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 1, Mind Well The Tree
  9/12When a couple inherit a mansion, the wife is strangely captivated.
2. 00:30
  Paul Magrs - Never the Bride—Our Frank
  3/3A cliff-top drama for Whitby landlady Brenda, when her monstrous old fiance appears.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Molly Parkin
  4 Extra's extended edition. Molly Parkin shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young
4. 02:00
  Best of the Festival Cafe Shows—Episode 1
  1/2The pick of the week's Festival Cafe Shows from this year's Edinburgh Festival.
5. 03:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 03:30
6. 03:30
  PD James - The Skull Beneath the Skin—Episode 2
  2/2As murder suspects mount up, police question Cordelia Grey, and there's another death.
7. 05:00
  Roald Dahl—The Witches, Episode 2
  2/2Turned into a mouse, a young boy vows to give the witches a taste of their own medicine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 1. Murder?
  1/6Why does a Cambridge master need a plodding Health and Safety executive?
2. 06:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 1
  1/15An anonymous, wealthy Englishman heads to Europe to kill a brutal dictator.
3. 07:00
  Ballylenon—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6How far will some residents go to make sure that the sale of a certain cottage suceeds?
4. 07:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 3
  3/4The warring radio spouses welcome Mike Smith and Sarah Greene.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 13
  13/20Kenneth Horne blows his own trumpet, plus Julian and Sandy's psychic gift of a second vada
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 8, Episode 8
  8/13With the rise of the Common Market in mind, Radio Prune goes international.
7. 09:00
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, Tangled Web
  5/6Whenever people plan to tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help.
8. 09:30
  The Party Line—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6MP Duncan Stonebridge faces trial by ballroom dance. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's sitcom.
9. 10:00
  Paupers and Pig Killers—Series 2, Travel Broadens the Seat
  2/3A hectic social visit to Bath with his family, from the diary of the Somerset parson.
10. 10:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Chic Ken
  1/6Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth starts envying his agent Ken's bachelor lifestyle.
11. 11:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Boy and Girl
  1/5Young, impulsive Maggie causes ructions in her family.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 13
  13/20Kenneth Horne blows his own trumpet, plus Julian and Sandy's psychic gift of a second vada
2. 12:30
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With Phill Jupitus, Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence and Rick Wakeman
  2/8The popular panel game about talking hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
3. 13:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 1. Murder?
  1/6Why does a Cambridge master need a plodding Health and Safety executive?
4. 13:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 1
  1/15An anonymous, wealthy Englishman heads to Europe to kill a brutal dictator.
5. 14:00
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—1. Temptation
  1/25Shunned on leaving jail, Jean Valjean is tempted back into crime.
6. 14:15
  Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall—Episode 1
  1/5Biography of artist Marc Chagall, beginning with his childhood in Vitebsk.
7. 14:30
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 6
  6/10Fred is approached by a stranger, who has been watching Holly's New York apartment.
8. 14:45
  Penguins Stopped Play—Episode 1
  1/5Harry Thompson sets out to play cricket on seven continents - starting on an ice floe.
9. 15:00
  Paupers and Pig Killers—Series 2, Travel Broadens the Seat
  2/3A hectic social visit to Bath with his family, from the diary of the Somerset parson.
10. 15:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Chic Ken
  1/6Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth starts envying his agent Ken's bachelor lifestyle.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—22/08/2011
  We explore the wonderful world of mud and hear more from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
12. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6How far will some residents go to make sure that the sale of a certain cottage suceeds?
13. 17:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 3
  3/4The warring radio spouses welcome Mike Smith and Sarah Greene.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 3. Extreme Dreams
  3/20Whitaker is behaving strangely, as bad dreams plague the crew bound for Mars.
2. 18:30
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 1
  1/8A world devastated by war and six rogue androids at large. Philip K Dick's 1968 classic.
3. 18:45
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 1
  1/10A man battery farms humans. Dystopian vision of an ideal society in the future.
4. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 13
  13/20Kenneth Horne blows his own trumpet, plus Julian and Sandy's psychic gift of a second vada
5. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 8, Episode 8
  8/13With the rise of the Common Market in mind, Radio Prune goes international.
6. 20:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 1. Murder?
  1/6Why does a Cambridge master need a plodding Health and Safety executive?
7. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 1
  1/15An anonymous, wealthy Englishman heads to Europe to kill a brutal dictator.
8. 21:00
  MacAulay and Co—Edinburgh Festival 2011, Episode 6
  6/10Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With Phill Jupitus, Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence and Rick Wakeman
  2/8The popular panel game about talking hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
10. 22:30
  4 Extra at the Fringe—22/08/2011
  Dan Antapolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Crane chat to Arthur about their new project: Jigsaw
11. 22:40
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 2, Edinburgh
  2/6The stand-up comedian looks back at past performances at the Edinburgh Festival.
12. 22:55
  4 Extra at the Fringe—22/08/2011
  Tim Vine talks to Arthur Smith about his Edinburgh chat show.
13. 23:00
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, Tangled Web
  5/6Whenever people plan to tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help.
14. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 1, Don't Bet on It
  4/6The Bletchley Park codebreakers must play football against Italian prisoners of war.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 3. Extreme Dreams
  3/20Whitaker is behaving strangely, as bad dreams plague the crew bound for Mars.
2. 00:30
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 1
  1/8A world devastated by war and six rogue androids at large. Philip K Dick's 1968 classic.
3. 00:45
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 1
  1/10A man battery farms humans. Dystopian vision of an ideal society in the future.
4. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 1. Murder?
  1/6Why does a Cambridge master need a plodding Health and Safety executive?
5. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 1
  1/15An anonymous, wealthy Englishman heads to Europe to kill a brutal dictator.
6. 02:00
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, Tangled Web
  5/6Whenever people plan to tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help.
7. 02:30
  The Party Line—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6MP Duncan Stonebridge faces trial by ballroom dance. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's sitcom.
8. 03:00
  Paupers and Pig Killers—Series 2, Travel Broadens the Seat
  2/3A hectic social visit to Bath with his family, from the diary of the Somerset parson.
9. 03:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Chic Ken
  1/6Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth starts envying his agent Ken's bachelor lifestyle.
10. 04:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Boy and Girl
  1/5Young, impulsive Maggie causes ructions in her family.
11. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6How far will some residents go to make sure that the sale of a certain cottage suceeds?
12. 05:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 3
  3/4The warring radio spouses welcome Mike Smith and Sarah Greene.

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