BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 2 August 2013

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Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Nation, Episode 4
  4/8Mau learns how to build a nation. Read by Matt Addis and Charlie Norfolk.
2. 00:30
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 4
  4/6Saul learns the truth about the sinister Gibson room and cavers push too deep.
3. 01:00
  Craddock and Co—2. The Play's the Thing
  2/3Victorian detective Charles and Lucy investigate backstage dramas at a London theatre.
4. 01:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 4
  4/8While Heidemann is on the trail of Hitler's diaries, Jan lets the editors into a secret.
5. 01:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 14
  14/20Alone and friendless, Dick is determined to help his friends and strike back.
6. 02:00
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The French Connection
  2/6The post-war construction team's Potts and Perkins hurl insults - and then onions.
7. 02:30
  Life in London—The Fancy
  2/6Tom and Jerry visit a 19th-century cockfight and make a special wager.
8. 03:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Loss and Love
  4/5Tom feels betrayed by Maggie and tragedy is looming for the Tullivers.
9. 04:00
  Anton Chekhov—Stories by Anton Chekhov, Ivan Matveyitch
  4/5An old academic and a young boy. It's a topsy-turvy friendship, but it endures.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Andrew Doyle - The Second Mr Bailey
  John is a young gay man whose landlady is turning him into a replica of her husband.
11. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
12. 05:30
  The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 2, Steve Brown
  1/4The comedian presents a selection of classic comic songs. With special guest Steve Brown.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Craddock and Co—3. My Dear Isabelle
  3/3The reappearance of an old flame prompts a trip to France for Charles and niece Lucy.
2. 06:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 5
  5/8Despite Stern magazine trying to keep the diary scoop a secret, word gets out.
3. 06:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 15
  15/20Dick succeeds in garnering clues, but when he is rumbled, a friend pays a high price.
4. 07:00
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6It's about vengeful parents on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
5. 07:30
  Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart—UnCrank
  3/3Can Richard pull through, with the help of poetry, cod philosophy and friends?
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bird
  2/13Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Starring Harry H Corbett.
7. 08:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
  From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
8. 09:00
  King Street Junior—Series 10, Proposals
  1/6A new school year brings campaigning teachers, and congratulations may be in order.
9. 09:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Just One Night
  6/6A burst water pipe means hard-up Harry and his wife need a place to stay...
10. 10:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Loving and Losing
  5/5As Philip hatches a plan, Maggie Tulliver's loyalties are sorely tested.
11. 11:00
  Anton Chekhov—Stories by Anton Chekhov, Bad Weather
  5/5Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow?
12. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Ben Lewis - Tiny
  A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes a good-news internet phenomenon.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bird
  2/13Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Starring Harry H Corbett.
2. 12:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
  From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
3. 13:00
  Craddock and Co—3. My Dear Isabelle
  3/3The reappearance of an old flame prompts a trip to France for Charles and niece Lucy.
4. 13:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 5
  5/8Despite Stern magazine trying to keep the diary scoop a secret, word gets out.
5. 13:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 15
  15/20Dick succeeds in garnering clues, but when he is rumbled, a friend pays a high price.
6. 14:00
  Andrea Levy - Small Island—Episode 5
  5/15Hortense makes the journey from Jamaica to London, but she only finds disappointment.
7. 14:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Britain - DCI Jane Tennison
  9/15Lynda La Plante's DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals, argues Mark Lawson.
8. 14:30
  John Buchan—Sick Heart River, 10. Helping Out
  10/10Sir Edward Leithen makes a decision over his future...
9. 14:45
  Iris by John Bayley—5. Sailing into the Darkness
  5/5Iris Murdoch's husband reflects on her inner world after the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
10. 15:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Loving and Losing
  5/5As Philip hatches a plan, Maggie Tulliver's loyalties are sorely tested.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—02/08/2013
  Mel Giedroyc has tunes from Queen Victoria's iPod, and a wander around Dickens' London.
12. 17:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
13. 17:30
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6It's about vengeful parents on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Nation, Episode 5
  5/8Mau is in the grips of god of death Locaha. Can Daphne save him?
2. 18:30
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 5
  5/6Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bird
  2/13Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Starring Harry H Corbett.
4. 19:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
  From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
5. 20:00
  Craddock and Co—3. My Dear Isabelle
  3/3The reappearance of an old flame prompts a trip to France for Charles and niece Lucy.
6. 20:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 5
  5/8Despite Stern magazine trying to keep the diary scoop a secret, word gets out.
7. 20:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 15
  15/20Dick succeeds in garnering clues, but when he is rumbled, a friend pays a high price.
8. 21:00
  Anton Chekhov—Stories by Anton Chekhov, Bad Weather
  5/5Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow?
9. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Ben Lewis - Tiny
  A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes a good-news internet phenomenon.
10. 22:00
  Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart—UnCrank
  3/3Can Richard pull through, with the help of poetry, cod philosophy and friends?
11. 22:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 3, Jenny Eclair
  3/6Marcus Brigstocke tempts Jenny with self-help books, eels and the joys of bikini waxing.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—02/08/2013
  Tonight, Neil Innes chats to Ray Peacock about The Rutles Reunion.
13. 23:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Egypt
  3/4The comedian entertains bewildered Bedouins in the desert and ponders a wildlife show.
14. 23:30
  Flight of the Conchords—Tower of London
  1/6The Kiwi novelty music duo try to make it big in the English capital.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Nation, Episode 5
  5/8Mau is in the grips of god of death Locaha. Can Daphne save him?
2. 00:30
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 5
  5/6Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.
3. 01:00
  Craddock and Co—3. My Dear Isabelle
  3/3The reappearance of an old flame prompts a trip to France for Charles and niece Lucy.
4. 01:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 5
  5/8Despite Stern magazine trying to keep the diary scoop a secret, word gets out.
5. 01:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 15
  15/20Dick succeeds in garnering clues, but when he is rumbled, a friend pays a high price.
6. 02:00
  King Street Junior—Series 10, Proposals
  1/6A new school year brings campaigning teachers, and congratulations may be in order.
7. 02:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Just One Night
  6/6A burst water pipe means hard-up Harry and his wife need a place to stay...
8. 03:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Loving and Losing
  5/5As Philip hatches a plan, Maggie Tulliver's loyalties are sorely tested.
9. 04:00
  Anton Chekhov—Stories by Anton Chekhov, Bad Weather
  5/5Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow?
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Ben Lewis - Tiny
  A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes a good-news internet phenomenon.
11. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
12. 05:30
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6It's about vengeful parents on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.

Saturday 3 August 2013