BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 10 August 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier—2. Survival
  2/2After a major eye operation, shocked Marda West can see things that others can't.
2. 00:30
  The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson—4. The Wound
  4/4Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 5. Nemesis
  5/5After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
4. 01:30
  Ruth Rendell Stories—5. Burning End
  5/5Carer Linda worries when a glass vase seems to have caused a fire. Read by Sue Johnston.
5. 01:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 20
  20/20As romance blossoms between two of Dick's friends, they finally confront their main target
6. 02:00
  King Street Junior—Series 10, The Rivals
  2/6In the red corner, Mr Sims. In the blue corner, Mr Long. And may the best man win the job!
7. 02:30
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.
8. 03:00
  Don Haworth - Challenged
  A mother and son come to terms with the passage of time when a stranger arrives.
9. 04:00
  The Greengrocer's Apostrophe—Alice, Hanging in There
  By Ronald Frame. Recently discarded Alice takes her vengeance on sloppy punctuation.
10. 04:15
  Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise
  With her creative writing course threatened, Marjorie's glad when Harry arrives.
11. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Wells.
12. 05:30
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6There's a dinner surprise on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Nicholas Wright - Mrs Klein
  Three women meet in the home of child psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, grieving for her son.
2. 07:30
  The Original
  From homage to tributes and director's cut - why are originals prized over copies?
3. 08:00
  Frankie Howerd—The Frankie Howerd Variety Show, From 21/11/1978
  Frankie Howerd welcomes Roy Walker, Pattie Boulaye, Peter Goodwright and The Wurzels.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—1990s, Episode 2
  2/2Including Week Ending, People Like Us, The Mark Steel Solution and Knowing Me, Knowing You
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1667
  8/10On New Year's Day 1667, Samuel Pepys awakes to find the Thames covered in ice.
2. 13:15
  Baldi—Series 2, 5. Scratching the Surface
  5/6The priest-cum-sleuth gets embroiled in mystery and death on a pot-holing expedition.
3. 14:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Sorry Wrong Number
  15/20A German plane crash activates the platoon's phone box drill.
4. 14:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, 65 Today
  3/13Albert Steptoe's birthday outing is a disaster. Stars Wilfrid Brambell.
5. 15:00
  Frankie Howerd—The Frankie Howerd Variety Show, From 21/11/1978
  Frankie Howerd welcomes Roy Walker, Pattie Boulaye, Peter Goodwright and The Wurzels.
6. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Nicholas Wright - Mrs Klein
  Three women meet in the home of child psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, grieving for her son.
7. 17:30
  Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy—Episode 1
  1/4Lloyd Langford explains about his rather unusual first day at work.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—For King and Country, Episode 2
  2/4Lionheart and Dunning seek the Faraday Murderer. What's the link to ghost hunter Price?
2. 18:25
  The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Monk and the Coin
  2/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
3. 18:30
  Kurt Vonnegut - Thanasphere
  A pioneering astronaut hears voices in outer space. Kurt Vonnegut reflects on mortality.
4. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—1990s, Episode 2
  2/2Including Week Ending, People Like Us, The Mark Steel Solution and Knowing Me, Knowing You
5. 22:00
  Lee Mack and Friends at the Fringe—Episode 1
  1/2Lee Mack definitely is going out, with fellow comics Dara O Briain, Alan Carr and more.
6. 22:30
  Another Case of Milton Jones—Series 4, Travel Mogul
  3/6Milton's a go-getting travel entrepreneur who builds the world's most extreme sports hotel
7. 23:00
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—When in Rome
  Trailing a vast 1970s drugs syndicate, Inspector Alleyn heads incognito to Italy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—For King and Country, Episode 2
  2/4Lionheart and Dunning seek the Faraday Murderer. What's the link to ghost hunter Price?
2. 00:25
  The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Monk and the Coin
  2/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
3. 00:30
  Kurt Vonnegut - Thanasphere
  A pioneering astronaut hears voices in outer space. Kurt Vonnegut reflects on mortality.
4. 01:00
  Frankie Howerd—The Frankie Howerd Variety Show, From 21/11/1978
  Frankie Howerd welcomes Roy Walker, Pattie Boulaye, Peter Goodwright and The Wurzels.
5. 02:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1667
  8/10On New Year's Day 1667, Samuel Pepys awakes to find the Thames covered in ice.
6. 03:15
  Baldi—Series 2, 5. Scratching the Surface
  5/6The priest-cum-sleuth gets embroiled in mystery and death on a pot-holing expedition.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Nicholas Wright - Mrs Klein
  Three women meet in the home of child psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, grieving for her son.
8. 05:30
  Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy—Episode 1
  1/4Lloyd Langford explains about his rather unusual first day at work.

Sunday 11 August 2013