BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 8 July 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The Nazad Conspiracy, Episode 3
  3/3The Inspector and Professor race to stop Rasputin being brought back to life.
2. 00:30
  Stories of Ray Bradbury—All Summer in a Day and The Fog Horn
  3/5Children witness a break in the rain on Venus; lighthouse workers see what lies beyond.
3. 01:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Steve Nallon and Charlton Heston
  Voice of Spitting Image's Margaret Thatcher, Steve Nallon, and Hollywood's Charlton Heston
4. 02:00
  Maria Semple - Where'd You Go Bernadette?: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Maria Semple's debut novel examines misplaced genius and mother-daughter love.
5. 03:15
  John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey—Rumpole Redeemed
  4/4The barrister faces a conundrum over whether offenders can ever go straight.
6. 04:00
  George Bernard Shaw - Candida
  Vicar's wife dilemma in a romantic comedy starring Hannah Gordon and Edward Petherbridge.
7. 05:30
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Terence Rattigan
  4/6The guest panellists are former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion and author Sue Limb.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus Omnibus
  Psychological drama about an order of nuns sent to establish a remote Himalayan mission.
2. 07:15
  Clive James - Even As We Speak—Thorpie, Hoogie and the Golden Lolly
  4/5The essayist on the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the one they called the 'Thorpedo'.
3. 07:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Lessington
  2/6Brian Gulliver relives his experiences in Lessington, a land where ignorance reigns.
4. 08:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Warms Up
  18/20The newly installed central heating causes temperatures to rise.
5. 08:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 7, One Hundred Not Out
  2/20The cheeky schoolboy looks back over his past misdemeanours in the 100th episode.
6. 09:00
  Horrible Histories—The Groovy Greeks
  Ancient History with the nasty bits left in! Ancient Greeks, civilised? No. Nasty.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Bob Monkhouse
  Kirsty Young introduces the castaway choices of comedian Bob Monkhouse.
8. 10:45
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad War
  5/6The Goon explains how his aspirations to medical success came to a disastrous end.
9. 11:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Series 3, Episodes 1-2
  1/10Made for 4 Extra. Collected episodes of this week's happenings in the Archers spin-off.
10. 11:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Poltergeist
  1/5Michael Williams stars as legendary 1940s radio star and all-round pessimist Robb Wilton.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus Omnibus
  Psychological drama about an order of nuns sent to establish a remote Himalayan mission.
2. 13:15
  Clive James - Even As We Speak—Thorpie, Hoogie and the Golden Lolly
  4/5The essayist on the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the one they called the 'Thorpedo'.
3. 13:30
  Shelagh Stephenson - Darling Peidi
  True story of Edith Thompson, who was charged with murdering her husband in 1922.
4. 15:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Warms Up
  18/20The newly installed central heating causes temperatures to rise.
5. 15:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 7, One Hundred Not Out
  2/20The cheeky schoolboy looks back over his past misdemeanours in the 100th episode.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—08/07/2012
  Bat-watching with David Gower, school lessons in the rain, and a trip round Alnwick Castle
7. 16:30
  Horrible Histories—The Groovy Greeks
  Ancient History with the nasty bits left in! Ancient Greeks, civilised? No. Nasty.
8. 17:30
  Armitage and Moore's Guide to Song—Episode 2
  2/3How music arrangement and vocal expression create meaning and atmosphere.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Man in Black—Series 2, 4. Angels in Disguise by Nicola Jones
  4/5The strange tale of an imaginary friend.
2. 18:30
  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving—2. Rivals
  2/3Ichabod Crane sets out to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel.
3. 19:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Series 3, Episodes 1-2
  1/10Made for 4 Extra. Collected episodes of this week's happenings in the Archers spin-off.
4. 19:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Poltergeist
  1/5Michael Williams stars as legendary 1940s radio star and all-round pessimist Robb Wilton.
5. 20:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Warms Up
  18/20The newly installed central heating causes temperatures to rise.
6. 20:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 7, One Hundred Not Out
  2/20The cheeky schoolboy looks back over his past misdemeanours in the 100th episode.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Bob Monkhouse
  Kirsty Young introduces the castaway choices of comedian Bob Monkhouse.
8. 21:45
  Short Stories by John McGahern—Sierra Leone, part 1
  A young man is half in love with an aging politician's mistress.
9. 22:00
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Lessington
  2/6Brian Gulliver relives his experiences in Lessington, a land where ignorance reigns.
10. 22:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Can Walter find a suitably diplomatic staff member to curate an exhibition in Europe?
11. 23:00
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5Back where it started out, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit.
12. 23:30
  Forty Nights in the Wildebeest—Episode 5
  5/6Dan Freedman and Nick Romero provide a pun fest and a spoof of 'Star Wars'
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Man in Black—Series 2, 4. Angels in Disguise by Nicola Jones
  4/5The strange tale of an imaginary friend.
2. 00:30
  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving—2. Rivals
  2/3Ichabod Crane sets out to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Bob Monkhouse
  Kirsty Young introduces the castaway choices of comedian Bob Monkhouse.
4. 01:45
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad War
  5/6The Goon explains how his aspirations to medical success came to a disastrous end.
5. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Series 3, Episodes 1-2
  1/10Made for 4 Extra. Collected episodes of this week's happenings in the Archers spin-off.
6. 02:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Poltergeist
  1/5Michael Williams stars as legendary 1940s radio star and all-round pessimist Robb Wilton.
7. 03:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Warms Up
  18/20The newly installed central heating causes temperatures to rise.
8. 03:30
  Shelagh Stephenson - Darling Peidi
  True story of Edith Thompson, who was charged with murdering her husband in 1922.
9. 05:00
  Horrible Histories—The Groovy Greeks
  Ancient History with the nasty bits left in! Ancient Greeks, civilised? No. Nasty.

Monday 9 July 2012