BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 5 August 2012

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—For King and Country, Episode 2
  2/4Lionheart and Dunning seek the Faraday Murderer. What's the link to ghost hunter Price?
2. 00:30
  Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu—2. The Deal
  2/2The ghoulish Vanderhausen seals his deal with Rose's uncle and takes her away.
3. 01:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Joe Brown
  Legendary rock 'n' roll singer Joe Brown chooses some of his favourite songs.
4. 02:00
  Writing the Century - Omnibus—The Secret Diary of Agnes Keith
  Dramatisation of Agnes Keith's diaries of her experience in a Japanese PoW camp.
5. 03:15
  McLevy—Series 3, 4. Servant of the Crown
  4/4With a royal visit due, McLevy joins Her Majesty's protection squad to find an assassin.
6. 04:00
  Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  A rebellious 1950s mental hospital patient confronts the system. Adapted from stage show.
7. 05:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 4, Frank Skinner
  2/6Frank Skinner tries four new things, including getting a spray tan and eating Jugged Hare.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Andrea Levy - Small Island Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/3Arriving from Jamaica, Hortense discovers post-war England is cold and dreary.
2. 07:15
  Strange Weather Days—Series 1, Windy City
  3/5Helen Young talks to witnesses and experts about the tornado in London's Gunnersbury, 1954
3. 07:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Kognitia
  6/6Strange tales from Brian's undiscovered continent. Starring Neil Pearson.
4. 08:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
  Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
5. 08:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 9, The Evils of Tomato Juice
  1/5The cheeky schoolboy screws up after Alfie finds a cash wad from a boozy stag night.
6. 09:00
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 1. An Over-Hurried Departure
  1/4Eccentric gentleman Phileas Fogg's new valet Passepartout is hoping for a quiet life.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Lord Coe
  4 Extra's extended edition. Lord Coe shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young
8. 11:00
  Marriott's Monologues—Roy Hudd
  Two more monologues of Marriott Edgar. 'Jonah and the Grampus' and 'Gunner Joe'.
9. 11:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 5
  5/10Kate and Lucas take steps to reconcile, while Harry and Fallon set off on a road trip.
10. 11:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Bigamist
  5/5Can eternal pessimist Robb Wilton solve a tricky marital problem in 1986?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Andrea Levy - Small Island Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/3Arriving from Jamaica, Hortense discovers post-war England is cold and dreary.
2. 13:15
  Strange Weather Days—Series 1, Windy City
  3/5Helen Young talks to witnesses and experts about the tornado in London's Gunnersbury, 1954
3. 13:30
  Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man
  A disfigured man is rescued from a Victorian freak show. But what is 'normality'?
4. 15:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
  Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
5. 15:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 9, The Evils of Tomato Juice
  1/5The cheeky schoolboy screws up after Alfie finds a cash wad from a boozy stag night.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—05/08/2012
  Shampooing bulls, a visit to a ballet school and a disused London underground station.
7. 16:30
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 1. An Over-Hurried Departure
  1/4Eccentric gentleman Phileas Fogg's new valet Passepartout is hoping for a quiet life.
8. 17:00
  Catherine Fisher - Incarceron—Episode 1
  1/3Two teenagers trapped in different worlds make contact via a magical crystal key.
9. 17:30
  John Wyndham - No Place Like Earth
  Dan Rebellato examines the impact of writer John Wyndham upon science fiction today.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Blake's 7—Liberator
  3/3Unwilling alliances are forged as the space outlaws are forced to compromise the rebellion
2. 19:00
  Marriott's Monologues—Roy Hudd
  Two more monologues of Marriott Edgar. 'Jonah and the Grampus' and 'Gunner Joe'.
3. 19:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 5
  5/10Kate and Lucas take steps to reconcile, while Harry and Fallon set off on a road trip.
4. 19:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Bigamist
  5/5Can eternal pessimist Robb Wilton solve a tricky marital problem in 1986?
5. 20:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
  Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
6. 20:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 9, The Evils of Tomato Juice
  1/5The cheeky schoolboy screws up after Alfie finds a cash wad from a boozy stag night.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Lord Coe
  4 Extra's extended edition. Lord Coe shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young
8. 22:00
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Kognitia
  6/6Strange tales from Brian's undiscovered continent. Starring Neil Pearson.
9. 22:30
  Comic to Comic—Series 2, Adam Hills
  7/7Adam Hills shares with Bruce Morton some anecdotes about his most memorable gigs.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—05/08/2012
  From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
11. 23:00
  On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—Go to Joan Glover
  3/6A theatre troupe visit the school. With Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss.
12. 23:30
  The Shuttleworths—John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, Vampires
  3/5John goes in search of the blood-suckers of Whitby, with Fame Academy's Alistair Griffin.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Blake's 7—Liberator
  3/3Unwilling alliances are forged as the space outlaws are forced to compromise the rebellion
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Lord Coe
  4 Extra's extended edition. Lord Coe shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young
3. 02:00
  Marriott's Monologues—Roy Hudd
  Two more monologues of Marriott Edgar. 'Jonah and the Grampus' and 'Gunner Joe'.
4. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 5
  5/10Kate and Lucas take steps to reconcile, while Harry and Fallon set off on a road trip.
5. 02:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Bigamist
  5/5Can eternal pessimist Robb Wilton solve a tricky marital problem in 1986?
6. 03:30
  Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man
  A disfigured man is rescued from a Victorian freak show. But what is 'normality'?
7. 05:00
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 1. An Over-Hurried Departure
  1/4Eccentric gentleman Phileas Fogg's new valet Passepartout is hoping for a quiet life.
8. 05:30
  Catherine Fisher - Incarceron—Episode 1
  1/3Two teenagers trapped in different worlds make contact via a magical crystal key.

Monday 6 August 2012