BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 29 August 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Omnibus Complete
  Our whole 2009 listener-led Chain Gang story, with all its twists and turns.
2. 00:45
  MR James—MR James Stories, Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad
  The tale of a curious artefact found in the ruins of a Knights Templar church.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Kathy Burke
  4 Extra's extended edition. Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young
4. 02:00
  Best of the Festival Cafe Shows—Episode 2
  2/2The pick of the week's Festival Cafe Shows from this year's Edinburgh Festival.
5. 03:00
  Take It From Here—From 20/01/1955
  Jimmy and co are being kept in suspension - in Bristol.
6. 03:30
  Theo by Moya O'Shea
  Made in 1908, a rare plush bear discovers he's set be auctioned.
7. 05:00
  Roald Dahl—Matilda, 1. Genius
  1/2The story of a pint-size genius with special powers - and she's only five.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 6. Ruse
  6/6Simon delves into his HSE background for one final ruse.
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
  Ballylenon—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/6Guard Gallagher moves into new lodgings, as the arguments rage over the cottage.
4. 07:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 4
  4/4The warring radio duo try an on-air separation. Stars Imelda Staunton.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 14
  14/20Trouble at sea for Kenneth Horne, and Julian and Sandy go trolling on a bona fox hunt.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 8, Episode 9
  9/13After nine weeks on air, Radio Prune celebrates its centenary!
7. 09:00
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
  6/6Dolores' oral history project reveals the yawning chasms which divide the Hopper family.
8. 09:30
  The Party Line—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Wary MP Duncan Stonebridge leaves Westminster for a weekend of hell in his constituency.
9. 10:00
  Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary
  The imagination of the third Bennet sister gives Austen's Pride and Prejudice a new twist.
10. 10:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Midsummer Madras
  6/6Mary thinks she has seen a mouse, so John Shuttleworth starts a musical investigation.
11. 11:00
  Jane Austen—Emma, 1. The Matchmaker
  1/2Emma Woodhouse declares she will never marry.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 14
  14/20Trouble at sea for Kenneth Horne, and Julian and Sandy go trolling on a bona fox hunt.
2. 12:30
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and Jason Byrne (from Edinburgh)
  3/8The popular panel game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
3. 13:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 6. Ruse
  6/6Simon delves into his HSE background for one final ruse.
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
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—6. Rescue
  6/25Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
6. 14:15
  Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave—Episode 1
  1/5The bleak life of teenager Billy Casper is changed with his discovery of a kestrel chick.
7. 14:30
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—The Return
  1/10A tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock.
8. 14:45
  Playing the Moldovans at Tennis—Episode 1
  1/5Tony Hawks bets he can beat the Moldovan football team at tennis.
9. 15:00
  Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary
  The imagination of the third Bennet sister gives Austen's Pride and Prejudice a new twist.
10. 15:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Midsummer Madras
  6/6Mary thinks she has seen a mouse, so John Shuttleworth starts a musical investigation.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—29/08/2011
  Mel Giedroyc hears tales of school fun in Jennings Goes to School.
12. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/6Guard Gallagher moves into new lodgings, as the arguments rage over the cottage.
13. 17:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 4
  4/4The warring radio duo try an on-air separation. Stars Imelda Staunton.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 8. Closing-in on Mars
  8/20As the Jet and the crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams affect them.
2. 18:30
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 6
  6/8What will Rick Deckard do with his bounty money from retiring some rogue androids?
3. 18:45
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 6
  6/10Bernard brings John to London and gets revenge on the Director of Hatcheries.
4. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 14
  14/20Trouble at sea for Kenneth Horne, and Julian and Sandy go trolling on a bona fox hunt.
5. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 8, Episode 9
  9/13After nine weeks on air, Radio Prune celebrates its centenary!
6. 20:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 6. Ruse
  6/6Simon delves into his HSE background for one final ruse.
7. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 6
  6/15Seeking safety in the Dorset countryside, the Englishman sets about building a shelter.
8. 21:00
  Jane Austen—Emma, 1. The Matchmaker
  1/2Emma Woodhouse declares she will never marry.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 61, With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and Jason Byrne (from Edinburgh)
  3/8The popular panel game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
10. 22:30
  Absolute Power—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Charles is challenged to wheeze the unwheezable.
11. 23:00
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
  6/6Dolores' oral history project reveals the yawning chasms which divide the Hopper family.
12. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 1, Food
  5/6The Bletchley Park code-breakers think of some new ways to improve wartime rations.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 8. Closing-in on Mars
  8/20As the Jet and the crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams affect them.
2. 00:30
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 6
  6/8What will Rick Deckard do with his bounty money from retiring some rogue androids?
3. 00:45
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 6
  6/10Bernard brings John to London and gets revenge on the Director of Hatcheries.
4. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 6. Ruse
  6/6Simon delves into his HSE background for one final ruse.
5. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 6
  6/15Seeking safety in the Dorset countryside, the Englishman sets about building a shelter.
6. 02:00
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
  6/6Dolores' oral history project reveals the yawning chasms which divide the Hopper family.
7. 02:30
  The Party Line—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Wary MP Duncan Stonebridge leaves Westminster for a weekend of hell in his constituency.
8. 03:00
  Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary
  The imagination of the third Bennet sister gives Austen's Pride and Prejudice a new twist.
9. 03:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Midsummer Madras
  6/6Mary thinks she has seen a mouse, so John Shuttleworth starts a musical investigation.
10. 04:00
  Jane Austen—Emma, 1. The Matchmaker
  1/2Emma Woodhouse declares she will never marry.
11. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/6Guard Gallagher moves into new lodgings, as the arguments rage over the cottage.
12. 05:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 4
  4/4The warring radio duo try an on-air separation. Stars Imelda Staunton.

Tuesday 30 August 2011