BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 19 July 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—FM Mayor - The Rector's Daughter, Episode 10
  10/10Mary finds solace in a robin's song and Mr Herbert finally reveals his heart.
2. 00:15
  Sport and the British—A Bit of a Flutter
  15/30Clare Balding looks at the role gambling has played in our relationship with sport.
3. 00:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 5
  5/15Headmistress Sarah Burton sparks upset when she takes her girls on a walk in the snow.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Michael Palin Diaries - The Python Years, The Life of Brian
  5/5The actor and writer recalls how the influential comedy group reconvened in 1977.
5. 01:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Sean Lock host, with guests Jon Richardson, Roger Law and Kate Adie.
6. 01:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 1, Metaphor
  1/3The sea, and the way it shapes the land, has a special metaphorical meaning.
7. 02:00
  Maeve Binchy - Firefly Summer—5. The Legacy
  5/6Patrick's hotel in the Irish village of Mountfern is nearly finished. Stars David Soul.
8. 02:30
  Bollywood Brass Band
  Soprano saxophone player Joe Cohen gives a guide to a unique Indian brass band
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—The Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Episode 2
  2/3Disinherited by his grandfather, Mickey escapes India to try and make his fortune in Dubai
10. 04:00
  Five Stories by Margaret Drabble—Faithful Lovers
  5/5A return to an old stomping ground, with its echoes of love, sets a wheel in motion again.
11. 04:15
  Kings—Michal, Saul's Daughter
  4/5In the monarch's harem, three wives fight their case.
12. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Car Boot
  4/6Stella tries to dejunk the house.
13. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Rosie sets up an environmental conference, but how green is the sponsor?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Don Taylor - Underworld
  An out-of-work ad man is escorted on a special journey by the poet, Milton.
2. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, In the Shadow of the Post
  1/6John Rawling relives the 1973 Grand National, when Red Rum snatched victory from Crisp.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
  Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—John Shuttleworth
  The Sheffield singer's selections include Alison and Maud, and Saturday Night Fry.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Babycakes Omnibus
  Omnibus of the dramatisation of Armistead Maupin's fourth Tales of the City novel.
2. 13:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
  Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
3. 13:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Hanif Kureishi
  The novelist tells Anthony Clare about trying to make sense of his real self.
4. 14:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, Avoiding Redundancy
  8/18Pertwee is aghast to learn that an oversight may bring his naval career to an end.
5. 14:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6The duo are joined by Gayle Hunnicutt, who is desperate to be in one of Ernie's plays.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
  Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
7. 16:00
  Don Taylor - Underworld
  An out-of-work ad man is escorted on a special journey by the poet, Milton.
8. 17:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Chas & Dave
  1/4John invites Chas & Dave to sing one of his songs - and one of their own if they're lucky.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
  Two boys experience evil when a 'dark circus' comes to Illinois.
2. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—John Shuttleworth
  The Sheffield singer's selections include Alison and Maud, and Saturday Night Fry.
3. 22:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 1, Budapest and Warsaw
  1/5Ross kicks off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary.
4. 22:30
  The Ape That Got Lucky—Man or Monkey
  4/4Chris Addison explores human evolution.
5. 23:00
  The Nick Revell Show—Series 2, The Promised Land
  5/6As the writer gets a lucky Hollywood break, his geraniums are terrorised by an old foe.
6. 23:30
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, The Gangrene of the Mastersons
  5/6The Masterson’s epic Crimean War struggle of carnage, carnality and cads.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
  Two boys experience evil when a 'dark circus' comes to Illinois.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down
  Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.
3. 02:00
  Babycakes Omnibus
  Omnibus of the dramatisation of Armistead Maupin's fourth Tales of the City novel.
4. 03:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
  Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
5. 03:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Hanif Kureishi
  The novelist tells Anthony Clare about trying to make sense of his real self.
6. 04:00
  Don Taylor - Underworld
  An out-of-work ad man is escorted on a special journey by the poet, Milton.
7. 05:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Chas & Dave
  1/4John invites Chas & Dave to sing one of his songs - and one of their own if they're lucky.

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