BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 22 August 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 3. The Terrible Tourist
  3/6The furious sleuth pursues James, but stumbles on a new murder.
2. 06:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 9
  9/10Darren gets serious, and Ruth receives an unwelcome visitor from her past.
3. 07:00
  The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 2, Neil Hannon
  4/4Mitch Benn plays comic songs past and present - with Neil Hannon.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 3, Put a Lid on It
  4/6The American essayist offers a story involving his sister Tiffany.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Room at the Bottom
  17/20A shock for Mainwaring sparks an upheaval for the platoon.
6. 08:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 21/04/1973
  The Sexiest Man called Nicholas Parsons. Sketches galore with Barry Cryer, John Junkin.
7. 09:00
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Boning Up on History
  5/6Perkins wants to dig for post-war Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans.
8. 09:30
  Life in London—The Show Folks
  5/6Pierce Egan tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures onto the stage.
9. 10:00
  Peter Tinniswood—A Very Rare Bird Indeed
  A lonely woman waits in a remote Welsh hotel for her philandering husband.
10. 11:00
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, Gone Phishing
  3/3By Jon Richardson. Tom meets a woman on the internet, but all is not what it seems.
11. 11:15
  Glyn Hughes - Glorious John
  A music-loving retired lecturer rekindles a childhood sweetheart in his imagination.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Room at the Bottom
  17/20A shock for Mainwaring sparks an upheaval for the platoon.
2. 12:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 21/04/1973
  The Sexiest Man called Nicholas Parsons. Sketches galore with Barry Cryer, John Junkin.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 3. The Terrible Tourist
  3/6The furious sleuth pursues James, but stumbles on a new murder.
4. 13:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 9
  9/10Darren gets serious, and Ruth receives an unwelcome visitor from her past.
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret, Episode 4
  4/10With George missing, Robert heads to Southampton, but the answer really lies elsewhere.
6. 14:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 5, Episode 16
  16/20Brenda enjoys showing off Dmitry, and Matt is trying to work out who he can trust.
7. 14:30
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—Sickness
  9/10With Giles lying desperately ill, Grace believes that only one person can save him.
8. 14:45
  Tony Hawks - Round Ireland With a Fridge—Episode 4
  4/5Tony Hawks is persuaded to baptise his unusual travelling companion.
9. 15:00
  Peter Tinniswood—A Very Rare Bird Indeed
  A lonely woman waits in a remote Welsh hotel for her philandering husband.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—22/08/2013
  At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Mel asks Steve Cole for his favourite books.
11. 17:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, The Birds and the Bees
  5/6If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must move to Stella.
12. 17:30
  The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 2, Neil Hannon
  4/4Mitch Benn plays comic songs past and present - with Neil Hannon.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 2
  2/4Death sends the teenager to collect three lives, but one of them belongs to a princess.
2. 18:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 2. Haunting
  2/3Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to get rid of the troublesome Otis family.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Room at the Bottom
  17/20A shock for Mainwaring sparks an upheaval for the platoon.
4. 19:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 21/04/1973
  The Sexiest Man called Nicholas Parsons. Sketches galore with Barry Cryer, John Junkin.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 3. The Terrible Tourist
  3/6The furious sleuth pursues James, but stumbles on a new murder.
6. 20:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 9
  9/10Darren gets serious, and Ruth receives an unwelcome visitor from her past.
7. 21:00
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, Gone Phishing
  3/3By Jon Richardson. Tom meets a woman on the internet, but all is not what it seems.
8. 21:15
  Glyn Hughes - Glorious John
  A music-loving retired lecturer rekindles a childhood sweetheart in his imagination.
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 3, Put a Lid on It
  4/6The American essayist offers a story involving his sister Tiffany.
10. 22:30
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 3, Ireland
  6/6The hapless gap-year student is off to Ireland. Can he get a job on a newspaper?
11. 23:00
  The Wilson Dixon Line—When Love Comes to Town (And Then Leaves Again)
  3/4The outlaw country music legend reflects on romance and life with ex-wife Maureen.
12. 23:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/2Honesty for politicians and truthful ads! The activist tries to shape policies.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 2
  2/4Death sends the teenager to collect three lives, but one of them belongs to a princess.
2. 00:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 2. Haunting
  2/3Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to get rid of the troublesome Otis family.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 3, 3. The Terrible Tourist
  3/6The furious sleuth pursues James, but stumbles on a new murder.
4. 01:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 9
  9/10Darren gets serious, and Ruth receives an unwelcome visitor from her past.
5. 02:00
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Boning Up on History
  5/6Perkins wants to dig for post-war Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans.
6. 02:30
  Life in London—The Show Folks
  5/6Pierce Egan tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures onto the stage.
7. 03:00
  Peter Tinniswood—A Very Rare Bird Indeed
  A lonely woman waits in a remote Welsh hotel for her philandering husband.
8. 04:00
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 5, Gone Phishing
  3/3By Jon Richardson. Tom meets a woman on the internet, but all is not what it seems.
9. 04:15
  Glyn Hughes - Glorious John
  A music-loving retired lecturer rekindles a childhood sweetheart in his imagination.
10. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, The Birds and the Bees
  5/6If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must move to Stella.
11. 05:30
  The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 2, Neil Hannon
  4/4Mitch Benn plays comic songs past and present - with Neil Hannon.

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