BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 25 July 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The Fog
  2/3Abby and Zara arrive in Compton in 1912, where they sample local beer and get arrested.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 2. Death
  2/5Poirot is on hand when a death occurs in the desert.
3. 01:30
  Dick Francis - Dead on Red—Episode 1
  1/2Simmering resentment brings a high-class hitman over from France to target a jockey.
4. 02:00
  The Now Show—Series 37, Episode 7
  7/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis join Nathan Caton, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin and Jon Holmes.
5. 02:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Honeytrap Hotel
  1/6Meet the bungling surveillance team tracking blackmailers in a hotel.
6. 03:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—4. The Arguments
  4/4As arguments rage over her future, Anna looks set on a path of self-destruction.
7. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—The Other Garden and Collected Stories by Francis Wyndham, The Facts of Life
  1/3Young Newton has to see the headmaster about a rather delicate subject. Read by Bill Nighy
8. 04:15
  Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs
  The extraordinary story of a young boy adopted by wild dogs on the streets of Moscow.
9. 05:00
  King Street Junior—Series 6, Safety First
  3/9An accident at the school gates leads to some soul-searching for the staff.
10. 05:30
  Two Doors Down—Series 2, Mythical Kings and Iguanas
  2/4Marlborough Road's multitasking mother Saffron turns to cleaner Sally for help.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 3. Killer?
  3/5The Belgian sleuth must dig for more clues.
2. 06:30
  Dick Francis - Dead on Red—Episode 2
  2/2A French assassin has shot his intended victim, but exactly who wanted Red Millbrook dead?
3. 07:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, Salvatore's Apotheosis
  3/6Plethora decides that son and heir Salvatore must be ordained as a priest.
4. 07:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Toby Young
  4/6Toby Young revisits his tearaway teens, playing knock down ginger and skateboarding.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's School
  7/20The Lad himself turns his home into a centre of learning.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 7
  7/9London bus gospel, and a visit to Nibbling-on-the-Bone.
7. 09:00
  Boogie Up the River—I'll See You on Tower Pier at 11
  1/6Mark Wallington and hellish hound Boogie quest to find the source of the Thames.
8. 09:30
  Street and Lane—Series 1, Blues on the Stairs
  2/4Yorkshire builders Johnny and Arthur grapple with a perilously perched piano.
9. 10:00
  Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
  Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
10. 11:00
  Short Stories by Francis Wyndham—Dear Derek
  2/3A bored middle-class lady hopes a young student will bring some excitement into her life.
11. 11:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—1. Roll Jordan Roll
  1/3When Megan keeps playing a mystery melody in rehearsals, she turns musical detective.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's School
  7/20The Lad himself turns his home into a centre of learning.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 7
  7/9London bus gospel, and a visit to Nibbling-on-the-Bone.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 3. Killer?
  3/5The Belgian sleuth must dig for more clues.
4. 13:30
  Dick Francis - Dead on Red—Episode 2
  2/2A French assassin has shot his intended victim, but exactly who wanted Red Millbrook dead?
5. 14:00
  Andrea Levy - Small Island—Episode 3
  3/15As Jamaicans travel to England to join the war effort, news arrives about Michael.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The Whig Government
  179/216Some much-needed changes to the conditions in the mines and factories are on the horizon.
7. 14:30
  Book at Beachtime—SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 3
  3/5Christine tracks down an old friend in an attempt to try and recall her past.
8. 15:00
  Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
  Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
9. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—25/07/2012
  Mel Giedroyc goes to the 'London Nobody Knows' and takes a trip to 'Sea Life Loch Lomond'.
10. 17:00
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Jeeves Sails into Action
  7/7Furious Uncle Percy gets trapped and Bertie tries to avoid arrest. With Richard Briers.
11. 17:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, Salvatore's Apotheosis
  3/6Plethora decides that son and heir Salvatore must be ordained as a priest.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The End
  3/3Space pirate Kreekpolt knows Abby and Zara can save his daughter's life.
2. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's School
  7/20The Lad himself turns his home into a centre of learning.
3. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 7
  7/9London bus gospel, and a visit to Nibbling-on-the-Bone.
4. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 3. Killer?
  3/5The Belgian sleuth must dig for more clues.
5. 20:30
  Dick Francis - Dead on Red—Episode 2
  2/2A French assassin has shot his intended victim, but exactly who wanted Red Millbrook dead?
6. 21:00
  Short Stories by Francis Wyndham—Dear Derek
  2/3A bored middle-class lady hopes a young student will bring some excitement into her life.
7. 21:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—1. Roll Jordan Roll
  1/3When Megan keeps playing a mystery melody in rehearsals, she turns musical detective.
8. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Toby Young
  4/6Toby Young revisits his tearaway teens, playing knock down ginger and skateboarding.
9. 22:30
  In the Balance—Episode 3
  3/6Maverick George's BBC job depends on trailing the World Cup murderer.
10. 23:00
  The Long Hot Satsuma—Episode 6
  6/8Tolstoy with a twist, and at home with the Jobsworths. Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer.
11. 23:30
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 2, Games People Play
  4/6Giles wants a mortgage, David is computer-obsessed and Judith is a corporate Boadicea.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The End
  3/3Space pirate Kreekpolt knows Abby and Zara can save his daughter's life.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 3. Killer?
  3/5The Belgian sleuth must dig for more clues.
3. 01:30
  Dick Francis - Dead on Red—Episode 2
  2/2A French assassin has shot his intended victim, but exactly who wanted Red Millbrook dead?
4. 02:00
  Boogie Up the River—I'll See You on Tower Pier at 11
  1/6Mark Wallington and hellish hound Boogie quest to find the source of the Thames.
5. 02:30
  Street and Lane—Series 1, Blues on the Stairs
  2/4Yorkshire builders Johnny and Arthur grapple with a perilously perched piano.
6. 03:00
  Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
  Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
7. 04:00
  Short Stories by Francis Wyndham—Dear Derek
  2/3A bored middle-class lady hopes a young student will bring some excitement into her life.
8. 04:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—1. Roll Jordan Roll
  1/3When Megan keeps playing a mystery melody in rehearsals, she turns musical detective.
9. 05:00
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Jeeves Sails into Action
  7/7Furious Uncle Percy gets trapped and Bertie tries to avoid arrest. With Richard Briers.
10. 05:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, Salvatore's Apotheosis
  3/6Plethora decides that son and heir Salvatore must be ordained as a priest.

Thursday 26 July 2012