BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 19 August 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Edith Wharton - The Reef—Omnibus, part 1
  An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
2. 07:15
  Strange Weather Days—Series 1, Forever Freezing
  5/5Helen Young visits the bizarre frost hollow of Rickmansworth, near the Chilterns.
3. 07:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 6, Luck of the Irish
  2/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.
4. 08:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 18/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Romeo and Juliet. From May 1974.
5. 08:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 9, The Case of the Crooked Parson
  3/5A swindler is on the loose, so cheeky schoolboy Jimmy and Alfie turn detective.
6. 09:00
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 3. The Missing Acrobat
  3/4Passepartout sets off for Japan alone. How will Phileas Fogg and Aouda catch up with him?
7. 09:30
  Catherine Fisher - Incarceron—Episode 3
  3/3The inmates battle to escape the prison, as Claudia tries to evade her arranged wedding.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Jamie Cullum
  4 Extra's extended edition. Jamie Cullum shares his castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Barry and Garry build the world's first environmentally friendly bar.
10. 11:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 7
  7/10Jolene and Kenton make it to Auckland, in spite of Kenton's passport and Jolene's nerves.
11. 11:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 2
  2/5Weakly John Brodribb's transformation into Victorian stage great Henry Irving.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Edith Wharton - The Reef—Omnibus, part 1
  An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
2. 13:15
  Strange Weather Days—Series 1, Forever Freezing
  5/5Helen Young visits the bizarre frost hollow of Rickmansworth, near the Chilterns.
3. 13:30
  Willy Russell - Educating Rita
  The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor.
4. 15:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 18/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Romeo and Juliet. From May 1974.
5. 15:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 9, The Case of the Crooked Parson
  3/5A swindler is on the loose, so cheeky schoolboy Jimmy and Alfie turn detective.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—19/08/2012
  Mel goes to the cricket at the Oval, and backstage with award-winning musical 'Matilda'.
7. 16:30
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 3. The Missing Acrobat
  3/4Passepartout sets off for Japan alone. How will Phileas Fogg and Aouda catch up with him?
8. 17:00
  Catherine Fisher - Incarceron—Episode 3
  3/3The inmates battle to escape the prison, as Claudia tries to evade her arranged wedding.
9. 17:30
  Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase—Series 1, Jonathan Lynn
  2/5Christopher Brookmyre speaks to comedy great Jonathan Lynn about his life and writing.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 1. The Yellow Wallpaper
  1/8The Man in Black tells of an ill woman convinced that evil lurks in her bedroom walls.
2. 18:30
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—The Disintegration Machine
  2/2Arthur Conan Doyle's indomitable academic investigates Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor.
3. 19:00
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Barry and Garry build the world's first environmentally friendly bar.
4. 19:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 7
  7/10Jolene and Kenton make it to Auckland, in spite of Kenton's passport and Jolene's nerves.
5. 19:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 2
  2/5Weakly John Brodribb's transformation into Victorian stage great Henry Irving.
6. 20:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 18/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Romeo and Juliet. From May 1974.
7. 20:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 9, The Case of the Crooked Parson
  3/5A swindler is on the loose, so cheeky schoolboy Jimmy and Alfie turn detective.
8. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Jamie Cullum
  4 Extra's extended edition. Jamie Cullum shares his castaway choices.
9. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 6, Luck of the Irish
  2/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.
10. 22:30
  The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe—2012, Episode 10
  10/18Comedy from the world-famous festival.
11. 22:35
  Sarah at the Stand—Episode 4
  4/4Sarah Millican is in Edinburgh for stand-up and chat with Stephen Carlin and Jim Jefferies
12. 22:50
  The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe—2012, Episode 11
  11/18Comedy from the world-famous festival.
13. 22:55
  On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—A Kind of Loving
  5/6Reg finds Barbara through the local dating agency. Pre-TV sitcom from December 1997.
14. 23:25
  The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe—2012, Episode 12
  12/18Comedy from the world-famous festival.
15. 23:30
  The Shuttleworths—John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, The Bermuda Triangle
  5/5Sheffield's premier singer-songwriter tries to solve the Atlantic Ocean mystery.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 1. The Yellow Wallpaper
  1/8The Man in Black tells of an ill woman convinced that evil lurks in her bedroom walls.
2. 00:30
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—The Disintegration Machine
  2/2Arthur Conan Doyle's indomitable academic investigates Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Jamie Cullum
  4 Extra's extended edition. Jamie Cullum shares his castaway choices.
4. 02:00
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Barry and Garry build the world's first environmentally friendly bar.
5. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 7
  7/10Jolene and Kenton make it to Auckland, in spite of Kenton's passport and Jolene's nerves.
6. 02:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 2
  2/5Weakly John Brodribb's transformation into Victorian stage great Henry Irving.
7. 03:00
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 18/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Romeo and Juliet. From May 1974.
8. 03:30
  Willy Russell - Educating Rita
  The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor.
9. 05:00
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 3. The Missing Acrobat
  3/4Passepartout sets off for Japan alone. How will Phileas Fogg and Aouda catch up with him?
10. 05:30
  Catherine Fisher - Incarceron—Episode 3
  3/3The inmates battle to escape the prison, as Claudia tries to evade her arranged wedding.

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