BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 22 August 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 11. To the Moon or Venus?
  11/13The Voice invites Jet Morgan and his crew to meet him, but Lemmy is soon feeling terrified
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 16
  16/17Bill and Josella take a trip to the beach and ponder their future.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise, 6. Appropriate Exit of an Unskilled Murderer
  6/6Wimsey is determined to finally solve the murder of an advertising copywriter.
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 2
  2/15Battered from his interrogation, the Englishman is on the run. But who can he trust?
5. 02:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 8, Derren Brown interviews Tim Minchin
  4/6Derren Brown gets inside the mind of musical wizard and fellow sceptic Tim Minchin.
6. 02:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Echo
  5/6Old tensions are stirred up when a rival team move in on Beagle's territory and target.
7. 03:00
  DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers—3. Loss
  3/3Gertrude clings to her son Paul who now turns to a new lover.
8. 04:00
  Ronald Frame Short Stories—The Trinket Box
  A prank Valentine card cannot possibly cause a marriage to break down - can it?
9. 04:15
  Paupers and Pig Killers—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/3Can rowdy Robert avoid the ladies and quit booze? The diary of a Somerset parson.
10. 05:00
  King Street Junior—Series 6, Thursday's Child
  7/9Teaching staff are worried over a controversial new proposal from the school governors.
11. 05:30
  Mr Finchley Takes the Road—2. The Mariner
  2/6An unlikely teller of salty tales. And is Edgar being followed?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
2. 06:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
3. 07:00
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Pilot Episode
  1/9Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son.
4. 07:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, Knock Down Ginger
  2/6Delores has a moment of revelation as she feels really guilty for being late with the rent
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's Car
  11/20Parked for ten years, the Lad hits snags moving his motor.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/13A nervous sex talk, and the fortunes of Moll Flounders.
7. 09:00
  Boogie Up the River—Lechlade, Twinned with Zanzibar
  5/6Mark is celebrating, but with dog hair in the champers. Can a living legend save the day?
8. 09:30
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face?
9. 10:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 1
  1/2Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs.
10. 11:00
  GM Fraser - Royal Flash—Episode 1
  1/2Celebrated cavalry officer Harry Flashman is caught with his trousers down.
11. 11:15
  Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast
  Elsie's secret lover and Kathleen's mysterious past puts Britain's security at risk.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's Car
  11/20Parked for ten years, the Lad hits snags moving his motor.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/13A nervous sex talk, and the fortunes of Moll Flounders.
3. 13:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
4. 13:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
5. 14:00
  Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 8
  8/10Anna struggles to understand the truth about George Darrow's meeting with Sophie.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The Death of Prince Albert
  191/216As Europe celebrates unity in 1861, civil war grips America.
7. 14:30
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 8
  8/15Fielding must take sides as Anglo-India rallies behind Adela Quested.
8. 14:45
  Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us—My Life with John Thaw
  3/5In their past, the pair come together as actors, with the promise of something more.
9. 15:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 1
  1/2Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—22/08/2012
  Mel Giedroyc gets a Roman Cookery class from the Horrible Histories team.
11. 17:00
  Doctor Finlay—Adventures of a Black Bag, 4. Wee Robertson
  4/6The GP's routine call to a teacher sparks a police search. With David Tennant.
12. 17:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Pilot Episode
  1/9Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 12. A Rocky Send Off
  12/13After travelling through time, could Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
2. 18:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 17
  17/17An unexpected visitor to Shirning threatens to undermine Bill and Josella's future plans.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Hancock's Car
  11/20Parked for ten years, the Lad hits snags moving his motor.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/13A nervous sex talk, and the fortunes of Moll Flounders.
5. 20:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
6. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
7. 21:00
  GM Fraser - Royal Flash—Episode 1
  1/2Celebrated cavalry officer Harry Flashman is caught with his trousers down.
8. 21:15
  Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast
  Elsie's secret lover and Kathleen's mysterious past puts Britain's security at risk.
9. 22:00
  When the Dog Dies—Series 2, Knock Down Ginger
  2/6Delores has a moment of revelation as she feels really guilty for being late with the rent
10. 22:30
  Rigor Mortis—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6The pathologists try to get to know the people they're autopsying. Stars Peter Davison.
11. 22:55
  Edinburgh Festival Diaries—22/08/2012
  Bridget Christie's third Edinburgh Diary entry.
12. 23:00
  The Cheese Shop Presents ... The Butter Factor—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Experience the unedifying raw power of black dog magic.
13. 23:30
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6A macabre celebrity makeover show and the origins of the internet.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 12. A Rocky Send Off
  12/13After travelling through time, could Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 17
  17/17An unexpected visitor to Shirning threatens to undermine Bill and Josella's future plans.
3. 01:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
5. 02:00
  Boogie Up the River—Lechlade, Twinned with Zanzibar
  5/6Mark is celebrating, but with dog hair in the champers. Can a living legend save the day?
6. 02:30
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face?
7. 03:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 1
  1/2Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs.
8. 04:00
  GM Fraser - Royal Flash—Episode 1
  1/2Celebrated cavalry officer Harry Flashman is caught with his trousers down.
9. 04:15
  Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast
  Elsie's secret lover and Kathleen's mysterious past puts Britain's security at risk.
10. 05:00
  Doctor Finlay—Adventures of a Black Bag, 4. Wee Robertson
  4/6The GP's routine call to a teacher sparks a police search. With David Tennant.
11. 05:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Pilot Episode
  1/9Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son.

Thursday 23 August 2012