BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 27 June 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—3. The Wings of Azreal
  3/6Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries?
2. 00:30
  MR James—Ghost Stories, A School Story
  3/5A man recalls ghostly events in 1870 involving his old teacher.
3. 00:45
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—A Field in Space
  3/5A story of 'the fields of the sky', and one expert whose speciality stuns a whole meeting.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 3. Did the Butler Do it?
  3/5Hercule Poirot re-enters the mystery deaths investigation. With John Moffatt.
5. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 6. A Warning from Miss Wayne
  6/8Lynn Ferguson recounts her ordeal, while the suave sleuth gets some drunken advice.
6. 02:00
  Winston—Winston in Love, Happy Days in Cawnpore
  3/6Everyone is in love except William, but is Nancy's ministry man her best choice?
7. 02:30
  In the Chair—Episode 6
  6/6Hack George Cragge unmasks the killer, and the BBC gets a new chief.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens - Great Expectations—Episode 3
  3/6Pip leaves his old life and heads to London for a reunion with an old chum.
9. 04:00
  Defining Moments—Series 2, The Lost Weekend
  1/3By Hugo Kelly. A single woman gets away for a weekend. Read by Katherine Parkinson.
10. 04:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Red-Headed League
  2/12Why is a pawnbroker being paid to copy out an encyclopaedia?
11. 05:00
  Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—3. Brian Cox
  3/6The Royal Dingle Company invites Brian Cox to run a Bard's tragedy master class.
12. 05:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 2, The Bar Mitzvah
  1/6Three rabbis at one party sparks a recipe for disaster.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 4. Sherry at The Ritz
  4/5The murder suspects are investigated and the Belgian sleuth issues an invitation.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 7. The Note
  7/8The inspector shares his murder theory with the suave sleuth, and Steve gets a shock.
3. 07:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6A letter and phone calls lift the lid on Jane's chaotic love life.
4. 07:30
  Heresy—Series 9, Episode 6
  6/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Katy Brand, David Baddiel and Richard Osman.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Operation Kilt
  9/20The platoon is challenged to capture the Highland Unit's HQ.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 23/04/1958
  The perils of worker relations, and Ron Glum needs a new suit.
7. 09:00
  Potting On—Curse of the Pharaoh
  3/6Computer games or a dog? Pam and Gordon argue over growing old.
8. 09:30
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Adam Hart-Davis
  3/6Scientist Adam Hart-Davis quizzes a panel about himself. With Sue Perkins.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens - Great Expectations—Episode 4
  4/6Herbert knows that Pip cannot get over Estella, but she remains distant.
10. 11:00
  Defining Moments—Series 2, The Westlink Upgrade
  2/3By Colin Carberry. A young couple begin to realise they have fallen in love.
11. 11:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Case of Identity
  3/12Can the detective locate a missing husband without leaving Baker Street?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Operation Kilt
  9/20The platoon is challenged to capture the Highland Unit's HQ.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 23/04/1958
  The perils of worker relations, and Ron Glum needs a new suit.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 4. Sherry at The Ritz
  4/5The murder suspects are investigated and the Belgian sleuth issues an invitation.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 7. The Note
  7/8The inspector shares his murder theory with the suave sleuth, and Steve gets a shock.
5. 14:00
  George Eliot - Middlemarch—Private and Public
  9/20Mr Brooke gets a lesson in reform politics, and Dorothea shares her secrets with Ladislaw.
6. 14:15
  Book of the Week—David Kynaston - Family Britain, All Madly Educative
  1/54 Extra Debut. The Festival of Britain heralds the beginning of the end of austerity.
7. 14:30
  Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson—4. Prey
  4/5Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter.
8. 14:45
  Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History by Adam Nicolson—4. Setbacks and Struggles
  4/5Adam Nicolson faces opposition to his plan to return to productive farming.
9. 15:00
  Charles Dickens - Great Expectations—Episode 4
  4/6Herbert knows that Pip cannot get over Estella, but she remains distant.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—27/06/2013
  Mel Giedroyc hears from the scientists who are printing a new house in Amsterdam.
11. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4It's time for the Tidy Village Competition, but the inevitable factions emerge.
12. 17:30
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6A letter and phone calls lift the lid on Jane's chaotic love life.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—4. Birdstrike
  4/6Having already sparked a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advance continues.
2. 18:30
  MR James: Ghost Stories—The Haunted Dolls' House
  4/5Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather splendid miniature mansion?
3. 18:45
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—A Collection of Bones
  4/5Troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what happens when it comes to an end.
4. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Operation Kilt
  9/20The platoon is challenged to capture the Highland Unit's HQ.
5. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 23/04/1958
  The perils of worker relations, and Ron Glum needs a new suit.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 4. Sherry at The Ritz
  4/5The murder suspects are investigated and the Belgian sleuth issues an invitation.
7. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 7. The Note
  7/8The inspector shares his murder theory with the suave sleuth, and Steve gets a shock.
8. 21:00
  Defining Moments—Series 2, The Westlink Upgrade
  2/3By Colin Carberry. A young couple begin to realise they have fallen in love.
9. 21:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Case of Identity
  3/12Can the detective locate a missing husband without leaving Baker Street?
10. 22:00
  Heresy—Series 9, Episode 6
  6/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Katy Brand, David Baddiel and Richard Osman.
11. 22:30
  The Shuttleworths—Series 5, Wishee Washee Day
  6/6Rain is forecast, but John's efforts to help Ken with his washing spark disaster.
12. 22:45
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 2, The Poison Pen Letters
  4/6The elderly Scotsmen investigate who's been snitching with green ink.
13. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—27/06/2013
  The best laughs around, plus more from Peacock and Gamble's chat with Matt Lucas.
14. 23:00
  The Secret World—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Prince Charles ends up helping his driver move a sideboard.
15. 23:30
  The Big Booth—Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 5
  5/6Boothby Graffoe's script dictatorship is overthrown by the Workers' Collective.
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Late
1. 00:00
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—4. Birdstrike
  4/6Having already sparked a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advance continues.
2. 00:30
  MR James: Ghost Stories—The Haunted Dolls' House
  4/5Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather splendid miniature mansion?
3. 00:45
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—A Collection of Bones
  4/5Troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what happens when it comes to an end.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 4. Sherry at The Ritz
  4/5The murder suspects are investigated and the Belgian sleuth issues an invitation.
5. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 7. The Note
  7/8The inspector shares his murder theory with the suave sleuth, and Steve gets a shock.
6. 02:00
  Potting On—Curse of the Pharaoh
  3/6Computer games or a dog? Pam and Gordon argue over growing old.
7. 02:30
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Adam Hart-Davis
  3/6Scientist Adam Hart-Davis quizzes a panel about himself. With Sue Perkins.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens - Great Expectations—Episode 4
  4/6Herbert knows that Pip cannot get over Estella, but she remains distant.
9. 04:00
  Defining Moments—Series 2, The Westlink Upgrade
  2/3By Colin Carberry. A young couple begin to realise they have fallen in love.
10. 04:15
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Case of Identity
  3/12Can the detective locate a missing husband without leaving Baker Street?
11. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4It's time for the Tidy Village Competition, but the inevitable factions emerge.
12. 05:30
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6A letter and phone calls lift the lid on Jane's chaotic love life.

Friday 28 June 2013