BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 1 September 2011

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 10. Freighters Approach
  10/20Captain Jet Morgan's crew are on Mars, but he's alarmed when more of the fleet arrive.
2. 00:30
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 8
  8/8Can Deckard confront and destroy the remaining three highly dangerous rogue androids.
3. 00:45
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 8
  8/10Lenina makes a move on John, but he is distracted by Linda's illness.
4. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 2. Cheat
  2/6The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating.
5. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 8
  8/15His cover blown in Dorset, the Englishman is pursued by both police and enemy agents.
6. 02:00
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Choice Is Progress
  3/6Edward Wilson finds his job title changing with alarming alacrity.
7. 02:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—20/03/1982
  Humphrey Lyttelton's anarchic panel game, with Willie Rushton and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
8. 03:00
  Bernard MacLaverty - Winter Storm
  Stranded alone in Iowa poet Andrew Younger yearns for the woman he left behind in Scotland
9. 03:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Peter Goodwright
  The tale of a perilous voyage on the Runcorn Ferry courtesy of Marriott Edgar.
10. 04:00
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, Episode 1
  1/3Young, naive Catherine Morland is launched into the intriguing world of Bath society.
11. 05:00
  Tony's—Series 2, Danger in the Night
  4/6Someone's got a grudge against hairdressers - so where's the safest place to sleep?
12. 05:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 3, Anniversary Waltz
  4/4Queasy Wendy tackles party food for Maureen as Robin tries to bond with their foster child
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Morning
1. 06:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 3. Death
  3/6A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide - or murder?
2. 06:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
3. 07:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—The Menace of Totleigh Towers
  1/6Bertie is obliged to sort out an amorous mix-up between his friends.
4. 07:30
  Double Science—Forresters FM
  6/6When the college gets its own radio station, Colin becomes a playwright (of sorts).
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Export Caper
  The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians.
6. 08:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 04/11/1979
  Pun-tastic sketches with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, John Junkin and guest Terry Wogan
7. 09:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Will a tribe of African pygmies endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
8. 09:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 1, The TV Stars
  2/4With Rabbi Sue set for the small screen, Rabbi Abraham takes a different route. From 1999.
9. 10:00
  Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent
  Captain Fitzroy sails to tragedy, as Charles Darwin finds fame.
10. 10:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Kenneth Waller
  Two more monologues from Marriot Edgar: 'Asparagus' and 'Albert and the Headsman'
11. 11:00
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, Episode 2
  2/3At the Tilneys' isolated gothic home, Catherine's visit proves to be a terrifying affair.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Export Caper
  The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians.
2. 12:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Undercover Journalist
  6/6Milton becomes Britain's best-known undercover journalist - not always a good thing.
3. 13:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 3. Death
  3/6A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide - or murder?
4. 13:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
5. 14:00
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—9. Reassessment
  9/25Marius learns of his father's bravery at Waterloo and must reassess his life.
6. 14:15
  Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave—Episode 4
  4/5Troubled Billy Casper's rash decision sparks fury with his half-brother Jud.
7. 14:30
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—The Doctor
  4/10Ambition and attraction coincide when Grace Melbury encounters young Doctor Fitzpiers.
8. 14:45
  Playing the Moldovans at Tennis—Episode 4
  4/5Tony Hawks finally manages to contact some footballers by devious means.
9. 15:00
  Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent
  Captain Fitzroy sails to tragedy, as Charles Darwin finds fame.
10. 15:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Kenneth Waller
  Two more monologues from Marriot Edgar: 'Asparagus' and 'Albert and the Headsman'
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—01/09/2011
  Mel Giedroyc is straightening her tie as she gets to grips with school uniforms.
12. 17:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—The Menace of Totleigh Towers
  1/6Bertie is obliged to sort out an amorous mix-up between his friends.
13. 17:30
  Double Science—Forresters FM
  6/6When the college gets its own radio station, Colin becomes a playwright (of sorts).
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 11. The Desperate Search
  11/20Jet and the crew reach freighter number two and realise they may not be alone on Mars.
2. 18:30
  MR James—MR James Stories, The Tractate Middoth
  The classic ghost story of Doctor Rant and the strange goings-on in the library.
3. 18:45
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 9
  9/10Bernard worries as John tries to foster rebellion amongst the Delta grades.
4. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Export Caper
  The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians.
5. 19:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 04/11/1979
  Pun-tastic sketches with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, John Junkin and guest Terry Wogan
6. 20:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 3. Death
  3/6A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide - or murder?
7. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
8. 21:00
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, Episode 2
  2/3At the Tilneys' isolated gothic home, Catherine's visit proves to be a terrifying affair.
9. 22:00
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 5, Undercover Journalist
  6/6Milton becomes Britain's best-known undercover journalist - not always a good thing.
10. 22:30
  Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting—Series 1, 999 Emergency
  6/6Linda's procrastinating live-in builder finds fame, and Betty has worries.
11. 23:00
  The Skivers—Series 1, Rodney Bewes
  4/5Fathers' Mastermind, and a new-style triathlon. With guest Rodney Bewes.
12. 23:30
  Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 1, Good and Evil
  4/6The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 11. The Desperate Search
  11/20Jet and the crew reach freighter number two and realise they may not be alone on Mars.
2. 00:30
  MR James—MR James Stories, The Tractate Middoth
  The classic ghost story of Doctor Rant and the strange goings-on in the library.
3. 00:45
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 9
  9/10Bernard worries as John tries to foster rebellion amongst the Delta grades.
4. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 3. Death
  3/6A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide - or murder?
5. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
6. 02:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Will a tribe of African pygmies endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
7. 02:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 1, The TV Stars
  2/4With Rabbi Sue set for the small screen, Rabbi Abraham takes a different route. From 1999.
8. 03:00
  Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent
  Captain Fitzroy sails to tragedy, as Charles Darwin finds fame.
9. 03:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Kenneth Waller
  Two more monologues from Marriot Edgar: 'Asparagus' and 'Albert and the Headsman'
10. 04:00
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, Episode 2
  2/3At the Tilneys' isolated gothic home, Catherine's visit proves to be a terrifying affair.
11. 05:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—The Menace of Totleigh Towers
  1/6Bertie is obliged to sort out an amorous mix-up between his friends.
12. 05:30
  Double Science—Forresters FM
  6/6When the college gets its own radio station, Colin becomes a playwright (of sorts).

Friday 2 September 2011