BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 18 August 2012

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 9. An Offer of Help
  9/13Jet Morgan and his crew have returned to Earth, but it's not as they left it.
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 14
  14/17As his hunt for Josella continues, Bill Masen also tries to help the orphaned Susan.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise, 4. Inexcusable Invasion of a Ducal Entertainment
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey needs a new disguise to investigate a murder.
4. 01:30
  Oscar Wilde—Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, 3. The Ormolu Clock
  3/3Still thwarted in fulfilling his dark destiny, the dapper Lord changes tactics.
5. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 2, The Teapot
  8/8Eleanor wants a video player, but how can she raise the cash?
6. 02:30
  Trivia Test Match—Episode 9
  9/9With Tim Rice, Willie Rushton, Leslie Thomas and Christopher Martin-Jenkins. From 1992.
7. 03:00
  DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers—1. Resentment
  1/3Conflicts grow for Walter Morel's family.
8. 04:00
  The Parcel of Dreams
  A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective, but will his characters let him?
9. 04:15
  Paupers and Pig Killers—Series 2, Travel Broadens the Seat
  2/3A hectic social visit to Bath with his family, from the diary of the Somerset parson.
10. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
11. 05:30
  The Young Postmen—It's a Dog's Life
  3/6The eager trio whizz up to Jupiter and perform a musical.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  JB Priestley - Time and the Conways
  Classic drama cutting back and forth in time as it follows a Yorkshire family's fortunes.
2. 08:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
  Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
3. 09:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Extra Strong - Count Arthur Speaks! Mint Extracts
  The variety star opens up as never before to Mark Radcliffe.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Other One: Omnibus
  A 12-year-old hears an unbelievable truth which turns her world upside down.
2. 13:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 4, The Devil's Eye
  2/6The priestly sleuth gets involved in a mysterious case on a remote Irish island.
3. 14:00
  Listen to Les—From 18/01/1981
  Les Dawson's tales of 1920s gangsters, dole office romantics and tickling the ivories.
4. 14:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/13Swinging London cockney-style, and some incredible ears. Sketches and songs.
5. 15:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
  Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
6. 16:00
  JB Priestley - Time and the Conways
  Classic drama cutting back and forth in time as it follows a Yorkshire family's fortunes.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—For King and Country, Episode 4
  4/4With Lionheart captured by Cromwell's army, can Dunning save the King's coronation?
2. 18:30
  Fantastic Journeys—Fifty Cents by Tim Powers and James P Blaylock
  2/4Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the Arizona desert.
3. 19:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Extra Strong - Count Arthur Speaks! Mint Extracts
  The variety star opens up as never before to Mark Radcliffe.
4. 22:00
  4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Stand-up hosted by Simon Bligh, with John Mann, Marian Unfaithful and Paul Tonkinson.
5. 22:30
  20th Century Vampire—Episode 6
  6/6Trainee vampire Eloise turns Lucretia's castle into a love shack - but faces danger.
6. 23:00
  VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 3. Acid Test
  3/6The death of a close friend makes private investigator VI Warshawski more determined.
7. 23:30
  Stephen King - Blaze—Episode 3
  3/6Back in his childhood, Blaze's first con was to help another pupil. Read by William Hope.
8. 23:45
  Pulp Fiction—Series 1, Black
  3/5A gang war's raging, but a man called Black is there to get things sorted.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—For King and Country, Episode 4
  4/4With Lionheart captured by Cromwell's army, can Dunning save the King's coronation?
2. 00:30
  Fantastic Journeys—Fifty Cents by Tim Powers and James P Blaylock
  2/4Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the Arizona desert.
3. 01:00
  Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
  Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
4. 02:00
  The Other One: Omnibus
  A 12-year-old hears an unbelievable truth which turns her world upside down.
5. 03:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 4, The Devil's Eye
  2/6The priestly sleuth gets involved in a mysterious case on a remote Irish island.
6. 04:00
  JB Priestley - Time and the Conways
  Classic drama cutting back and forth in time as it follows a Yorkshire family's fortunes.

Sunday 19 August 2012