BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 27 July 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 2, The Line
  1/3Abby and Zara arrive in Marek's home city. Why is everyone so scared of Manchu Golding?
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 4. Tragedy
  4/5As Poirot continues quizzing suspects, there's another tragedy.
3. 01:30
  Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins—1. The Confession
  1/2A dying policeman recalls how a gruesome murder years before changed his life forever.
4. 02:00
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 21 July 1799
  1/6Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine arrives.
5. 02:30
  The Guessing Game—Episode 5
  5/6Clive Anderson hosts the comedy panel show fancying itself as an intelligent quiz.
6. 03:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
7. 04:00
  Short Stories by Francis Wyndham—Matchlight
  3/3Lonely Edna is looking for love in wartime. Then a limping man approaches her.
8. 04:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—2. The Great Pork Pie Mystery
  2/3Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest leads her to a 1920s Swansea tearoom.
9. 05:00
  Four Joneses and a Jenkins—September: Watch the Birdie
  1/6An everyday story of sheep, sin and scholarship under the shadow of the Long Mynd.
10. 05:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 1, Police, Camera, Amphibian
  4/4Robin's dream comes true as two crimes are committed on his doorstep.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
2. 06:30
  Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins—2. Making Peace
  2/2Recalling a gruesome murder, a dying policeman continues his deathbed confessions.
3. 07:00
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 4
  4/4The warring radio duo try an on-air separation. Stars Imelda Staunton.
4. 07:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 4, Ian Hislop
  1/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Ian Hislop to try new things, including his first pair of jeans.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 6, Germany's Troutbridge
  13/19A mission to foster good relations with the German navy goes awry.
6. 08:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Get Off With Life The Burkiss Way
  10/13Thrills abound as the RAC do their version of 'Gone With the Wind'.
7. 09:00
  After Henry—Series 2, The Kitten
  5/8Sarah and her mother disagree over house tidiness, until a visitor arrives.
8. 09:30
  Trivia Test Match—01/10/1992
  5/9Brian Johnston quizzes Willie Rushton, William Franklyn, Tim Rice and Paul Merton.
9. 10:00
  Ben Hur—2. Son of Arrius
  2/4Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy Messala.
10. 11:00
  AS Byatt - Gode's Story
  There was once a young sailor who was a great dancer. Read by Sheila Mitchell.
11. 11:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—3. Beacons
  3/3Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 6, Germany's Troutbridge
  13/19A mission to foster good relations with the German navy goes awry.
2. 12:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Get Off With Life The Burkiss Way
  10/13Thrills abound as the RAC do their version of 'Gone With the Wind'.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
4. 13:30
  Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins—2. Making Peace
  2/2Recalling a gruesome murder, a dying policeman continues his deathbed confessions.
5. 14:00
  Andrea Levy - Small Island—Episode 5
  5/15Hortense makes the journey from Jamaica to London, but she only finds disappointment.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The Great Exhibition
  180/216Great writers at work, an outbreak of cholera and a grand display in Hyde Park.
7. 14:30
  Book at Beachtime—SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 5
  5/5As Christine struggles to regain her memory - who is the man who calls himself Ben?
8. 15:00
  Ben Hur—2. Son of Arrius
  2/4Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy Messala.
9. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—27/07/2012
  Mel hears the story of one of the greatest Olympians and visits a famous London market.
10. 17:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams and Patricia Routledge.
11. 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
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 2, The Flood
  2/3A flood threatens the townspeople. Have Abby and Zara found a safe haven at last?
2. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 6, Germany's Troutbridge
  13/19A mission to foster good relations with the German navy goes awry.
3. 19:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Get Off With Life The Burkiss Way
  10/13Thrills abound as the RAC do their version of 'Gone With the Wind'.
4. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
5. 20:30
  Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins—2. Making Peace
  2/2Recalling a gruesome murder, a dying policeman continues his deathbed confessions.
6. 21:00
  AS Byatt - Gode's Story
  There was once a young sailor who was a great dancer. Read by Sheila Mitchell.
7. 21:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—3. Beacons
  3/3Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise.
8. 22:00
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 4, Ian Hislop
  1/6Marcus Brigstocke invites Ian Hislop to try new things, including his first pair of jeans.
9. 22:30
  Old Harry's Game—Series 4, Beauty
  6/6Satan introduces the Professor and Thomas to Helen of Troy and her plain friend, Daphne.
10. 23:00
  Big Town All Stars—Series 2, Meet The Wife
  1/4The band performs at Lorelei's school reunion. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
11. 23:30
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—BBC Paris Studio, London
  6/6The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits the BBC Paris Studio in London.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 2, The Flood
  2/3A flood threatens the townspeople. Have Abby and Zara found a safe haven at last?
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
3. 01:30
  Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins—2. Making Peace
  2/2Recalling a gruesome murder, a dying policeman continues his deathbed confessions.
4. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 2, The Kitten
  5/8Sarah and her mother disagree over house tidiness, until a visitor arrives.
5. 02:30
  Trivia Test Match—01/10/1992
  5/9Brian Johnston quizzes Willie Rushton, William Franklyn, Tim Rice and Paul Merton.
6. 03:00
  Ben Hur—2. Son of Arrius
  2/4Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy Messala.
7. 04:00
  AS Byatt - Gode's Story
  There was once a young sailor who was a great dancer. Read by Sheila Mitchell.
8. 04:15
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—3. Beacons
  3/3Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise.
9. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams and Patricia Routledge.
10. 05:30
  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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