BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 12 August 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—There Was an Old Woman
  Five men with a wicker basket arrive at Tildy's house, but not to do her shopping.
2. 00:30
  Rules of Asylum by James Follett—2. Dinner
  2/3Valery is taken out to dinner by his interrogator, but is all quite what it seems?
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Edinburgh Winners, Stephen Fry
  From Mozart to Meat Loaf, the actor, comic and writer shares his castaway choices.
4. 01:45
  Short Stories by John McGahern—A Slip Up
  A retired Irishman sustains himself by imagining working the farm he lost back home.
5. 02:00
  Elastic Planet—The Hair
  6/6A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles in the cosmic comedy of connections.
6. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 5 - Omnibus, Episode 6
  6/10Matt is still in St Petersburg, and Lilian is getting worried.
7. 02:45
  Journey Into Language—Listening to Lorca
  2/3Eric Hawkins recalls studying in France and Germany during the 1930s rise of fascism.
8. 03:00
  Meet the Huggetts—'Ail and Hearty
  The family worries when Joe is seen calling in at the doctor's surgery.
9. 03:30
  Alan Ayckbourn - Love in the Mist
  Miles takes Sylvie for a weekend away, but his wife intervenes.
10. 05:00
  Travelling Light—Maria's Story
  4/6Chrissie falls deeper under Catharsis's spell, while Ecky hacks into the cult's computer.
11. 05:30
  LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 2
  2/5The Cuthberts send the feisty girl off to school, but trouble lies ahead.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  GK Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades—The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
  1/6A retired soldier finds himself threatened by a flowerbed.
2. 06:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 1
  1/10The jazz-loving cop sees parallels to the 1960s after a spate of armed robberies.
3. 07:00
  Married—Series 2, Serenity
  5/6Robin tries to convince his 'ex-wife' about his parallel life.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 59, Episode 6
  6/6Tim, Barry and Graeme are joined by Rob Brydon on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/20Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report for the Daily Polari
6. 08:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Keeping It Warm
  12/12Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally?
7. 09:00
  Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test—2. Health of the Nation
  2/4Paul Sinha tests his audience and himself on what they know about the nation's health.
8. 09:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Abu Dhabi
  1/6A cat, a thermostat and Bristol combine in the ups and downs of a tiny charter airline.
9. 10:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—1. Rescue
  1/4Shipwrecked Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued by demonic skipper and seal hunter Wolf Larsen.
10. 11:00
  The Greengrocer's Apostrophe—The Sweet Possessive
  By Diana Hendry. A woman fails to notice that her lover is not all that he seems.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Jon Ronson, Hattie Morahan, Paul Sinha, Robin Ince, Martin Simpson, Me and My Friends
  Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/20Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report for the Daily Polari
2. 12:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Keeping It Warm
  12/12Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally?
3. 13:00
  GK Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades—The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
  1/6A retired soldier finds himself threatened by a flowerbed.
4. 13:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 1
  1/10The jazz-loving cop sees parallels to the 1960s after a spate of armed robberies.
5. 14:00
  Andrea Levy - Small Island—Episode 11
  11/15Bernard explains how Indian independence is spelling the end of the Empire.
6. 14:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Sweden - Kurt Wallander and Lisbeth Salander
  13/15Mark Lawson investigates how Swedish society reflects in the novels of Larsson and Mankell
7. 14:30
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—The Return
  1/10A tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock.
8. 14:45
  Michael Holroyd - Basil Street Blues—Episode 1
  1/5The biographer looks at his own family, having been more interested in other people's.
9. 15:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—1. Rescue
  1/4Shipwrecked Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued by demonic skipper and seal hunter Wolf Larsen.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—12/08/2013
  Mel Giedroyc gets carried away by the inventor of a real-life magic carpet.
11. 17:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 2, Submarine Diplomacy
  8/8The Embassy faces tough questions back home, with the spirit of the Armada bubbling up.
12. 17:30
  Married—Series 2, Serenity
  5/6Robin tries to convince his 'ex-wife' about his parallel life.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Blake's 7: The Early Years—Escape Velocity
  The origins of the Liberator's mysterious synthetic intelligence Zen are explored.
2. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/20Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report for the Daily Polari
3. 19:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Keeping It Warm
  12/12Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally?
4. 20:00
  GK Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades—The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
  1/6A retired soldier finds himself threatened by a flowerbed.
5. 20:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 1
  1/10The jazz-loving cop sees parallels to the 1960s after a spate of armed robberies.
6. 21:00
  MacAulay and Co—2013, Episode 5
  5/8Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.
7. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 59, Episode 6
  6/6Tim, Barry and Graeme are joined by Rob Brydon on the panel and Jack Dee in the chair.
8. 22:30
  Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test—2. Health of the Nation
  2/4Paul Sinha tests his audience and himself on what they know about the nation's health.
9. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 8, Episode 7
  7/7Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
10. 23:45
  Spats—Mankind v Nature
  Luke Roberts tackles the big arguments and solves them using light entertainment.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Blake's 7: The Early Years—Escape Velocity
  The origins of the Liberator's mysterious synthetic intelligence Zen are explored.
2. 01:00
  GK Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades—The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
  1/6A retired soldier finds himself threatened by a flowerbed.
3. 01:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 1
  1/10The jazz-loving cop sees parallels to the 1960s after a spate of armed robberies.
4. 02:00
  Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test—2. Health of the Nation
  2/4Paul Sinha tests his audience and himself on what they know about the nation's health.
5. 02:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Abu Dhabi
  1/6A cat, a thermostat and Bristol combine in the ups and downs of a tiny charter airline.
6. 03:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—1. Rescue
  1/4Shipwrecked Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued by demonic skipper and seal hunter Wolf Larsen.
7. 04:00
  The Greengrocer's Apostrophe—The Sweet Possessive
  By Diana Hendry. A woman fails to notice that her lover is not all that he seems.
8. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Jon Ronson, Hattie Morahan, Paul Sinha, Robin Ince, Martin Simpson, Me and My Friends
  Nikki Bedi and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
9. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 2, Submarine Diplomacy
  8/8The Embassy faces tough questions back home, with the spirit of the Armada bubbling up.
10. 05:30
  Married—Series 2, Serenity
  5/6Robin tries to convince his 'ex-wife' about his parallel life.

Tuesday 13 August 2013