BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 21 August 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Blake's 7—Liberator
  3/3Unwilling alliances are forged as the space outlaws are forced to compromise the rebellion
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 1. The Murderous Marriage
  1/6The Cotswold sleuth is finally set to marry Colonel James Lacey. But...
3. 01:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 7
  7/10As Prior prepares to be paroled, Darren's behaviour becomes more menacing.
4. 02:00
  Bremner's One Question Quiz—What Is Britishness?
  1/6Rory Bremner and team return with a new satirical show looking at one big issue each week.
5. 02:30
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Clive Anderson's panel show of the past.
6. 03:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—2. Romance
  2/3Sir Peregrine plans to marry Lady Mason.
7. 04:00
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, May Contain Nuts
  1/3By Janey Godley. A daughter suddenly realises her cantankerous father is getting old.
8. 04:15
  Ali Smith - The Switch
  The story in song of an electrician who takes his French bride to the Scottish Highlands.
9. 05:00
  For Better or for Worse—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Social plans galore are in peril when undertaker Bernard gets arrested.
10. 05:30
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 3
  3/6Edgar finally meets his client and visits a fair. But will this end his visit?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 2. The Disappearing Trick
  2/6The Cotswold sleuth must return the wedding gifts and clear herself of murder.
2. 06:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 8
  8/10Darren and Keith raid the building society, and a visit is planned for Prior.
3. 07:00
  North East of Eden—Voyage of the Bobby Vee
  3/6Marcia is bored on the island. Will joining the lifeboat crew help liven things up?
4. 07:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Caitlin Moran
  2/6Caitlin Moran revisits her teens when she was home-schooled in Wolverhampton.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The New Secretary
  5/20The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/13Professor Prune dons his electrical time trousers.
7. 09:00
  Crowned Hudds—A Comedy of Arrows
  King John gets ambushed in Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield.
8. 09:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Squab is not the Language of Love
  2/6Hugo Kellerman, writer of the futuristic 1962 radio soap, tries scripting TV sci-fi.
9. 10:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—3. Secrets
  3/3Disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius support her or lose his home?
10. 11:00
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, Hair of the Dead
  2/3By Sarah Millican. Young hairdresser Kitty gets some work experience in a funeral parlour.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—How to Be an Internee With No Previous Experience
  MI5 questions PG Wodehouse about his controversial wartime broadcasts.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The New Secretary
  5/20The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/13Professor Prune dons his electrical time trousers.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 2. The Disappearing Trick
  2/6The Cotswold sleuth must return the wedding gifts and clear herself of murder.
4. 13:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 8
  8/10Darren and Keith raid the building society, and a visit is planned for Prior.
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret, Episode 3
  3/10Robert invites George to meet his uncle's young wife. But she's reluctant to receive them.
6. 14:15
  On Your Bike—Faster Than Legs
  2/10Martin Ellis explores how Victorian ingenuity allowed the evolution of the bicycle.
7. 14:30
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—Separation
  8/10The injured Doctor Fitzpiers writes to Grace, and hopes are raised and dashed.
8. 14:45
  Tony Hawks - Round Ireland With a Fridge—Episode 3
  3/5Tony Hawks samples some Irish hospitality and receives an unusual offer.
9. 15:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—3. Secrets
  3/3Disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius support her or lose his home?
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—21/08/2013
  Mel Giedroyc hears the next chapter of Wonder by RJ Palacio, takes tea with Judith Kerr.
11. 17:00
  No Commitments—Series 12, Soft Soap
  5/6Charlotte's career looks set to revive. Is it the same for Anna's love life?
12. 17:30
  North East of Eden—Voyage of the Bobby Vee
  3/6Marcia is bored on the island. Will joining the lifeboat crew help liven things up?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
  1/4A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
2. 18:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 1. Warnings
  1/3The Otis family move into an old English country house, despite warnings it is haunted.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The New Secretary
  5/20The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/13Professor Prune dons his electrical time trousers.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 2. The Disappearing Trick
  2/6The Cotswold sleuth must return the wedding gifts and clear herself of murder.
6. 20:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 8
  8/10Darren and Keith raid the building society, and a visit is planned for Prior.
7. 21:00
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, Hair of the Dead
  2/3By Sarah Millican. Young hairdresser Kitty gets some work experience in a funeral parlour.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—How to Be an Internee With No Previous Experience
  MI5 questions PG Wodehouse about his controversial wartime broadcasts.
9. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 4, Caitlin Moran
  2/6Caitlin Moran revisits her teens when she was home-schooled in Wolverhampton.
10. 22:30
  Mr Blue Sky—Series 1, Good Luck
  4/4Robbie is taught a lesson, but Harvey feels it's time to spill the beans.
11. 23:00
  The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 6
  6/6There is a shocking loss on Leather Island, and Fanny gets a break.
12. 23:30
  Masala FM—Episode 6
  6/6It's the Asian station phone-in show's first wedding, but is love blind or stupid?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
  1/4A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
2. 00:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 1. Warnings
  1/3The Otis family move into an old English country house, despite warnings it is haunted.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 2. The Disappearing Trick
  2/6The Cotswold sleuth must return the wedding gifts and clear herself of murder.
4. 01:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 8
  8/10Darren and Keith raid the building society, and a visit is planned for Prior.
5. 02:00
  Crowned Hudds—A Comedy of Arrows
  King John gets ambushed in Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield.
6. 02:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Squab is not the Language of Love
  2/6Hugo Kellerman, writer of the futuristic 1962 radio soap, tries scripting TV sci-fi.
7. 03:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—3. Secrets
  3/3Disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius support her or lose his home?
8. 04:00
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, Hair of the Dead
  2/3By Sarah Millican. Young hairdresser Kitty gets some work experience in a funeral parlour.
9. 04:15
  Drama on 4—How to Be an Internee With No Previous Experience
  MI5 questions PG Wodehouse about his controversial wartime broadcasts.
10. 05:00
  No Commitments—Series 12, Soft Soap
  5/6Charlotte's career looks set to revive. Is it the same for Anna's love life?
11. 05:30
  North East of Eden—Voyage of the Bobby Vee
  3/6Marcia is bored on the island. Will joining the lifeboat crew help liven things up?

Thursday 22 August 2013