BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 23 July 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 2
  2/15As Adela Quested yearns for the real India, she and Mrs Moore attend a bridge party.
2. 00:15
  Sport and the British—Welsh Rugby and Its National Heroes
  18/30Clare Balding explores the role rugby has played in shaping Welsh national identity.
3. 00:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 7
  7/15When measles confines Midge to school, her father makes a confession.
4. 00:45
  Michael Palin Diaries: Halfway to Hollywood—Episode 2
  2/5Michael Palin recalls bedroom frolics in The Missionary and confusion at an ear specialist
5. 01:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/5Clive Anderson is joined by Gyles Brandreth, Jimmy Carr, John O'Farrell and David Quantick
6. 01:30
  Musical Genes—Series 2, Margaret Bennett
  Tom Morton talks to folklorist Margaret Bennett about life with her musical son Martyn.
7. 02:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 1. Vipers
  1/6After a plot to depose the Emperor, the Roman detective uncovers a nest of vipers.
8. 02:30
  Custodians of the Word
  Who guards literary reputations after a writer dies?
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 1
  Wealthy squire Allworthy is surprised to find an infant wrapped in his bed sheets.
10. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Michele Roberts - Mud: Stories of Sex and Love, Tristram and Isolde
  2/3The famous love story of a girl and her desire for her lover is taken into new territory.
11. 04:15
  Kings—Abishag, the Virgin
  5/5The monarch is dying. Bathsheba and his new wife attend him.
12. 05:00
  Huddwinks—Series 1, Henry The Vee
  2/6The King fights the French at Agincourt but will the Bard or Barbara Cartland win the day?
13. 05:30
  Safety Catch—Series 3, Better the Devil You Know
  1/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon has a chance to leave during a takeover bid.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
2. 06:30
  My Dad's Diary
  A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to the writer's daughter.
3. 07:00
  Absolute Power—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/5Roguish Martin enters the Lords as Charles takes on a Big Brother 'star'.
4. 07:30
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 1, 2. People's Rights
  2/3Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore with tales from the coppering front line.
5. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
  1/15Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
6. 08:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, High Society
  7/8Single dad Bryan attends a garden fete and impresses the guest of honour.
7. 09:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6David Mitchell chairs. With Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden.
8. 09:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 2
  A hero banished from the only home he has ever known.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Michele Roberts - Mud: Stories of Sex and Love, Vegetarian in France
  3/3Vegetarian Larry found life tough when he retired to France.
11. 11:15
  Gillian Tindall - The Night House
  A young bride moves into a former school and starts sensing its previous tragic events.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
  1/15Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
2. 12:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, High Society
  7/8Single dad Bryan attends a garden fete and impresses the guest of honour.
3. 13:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
4. 13:30
  My Dad's Diary
  A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to the writer's daughter.
5. 14:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 3
  3/15Principal Fielding invites East and West to tea, sparking an ill-considered offer.
6. 14:15
  Sport and the British—Ireland, Politics on the Pitch
  19/30Clare Balding is at Croke Park in Dublin to discover how Ireland developed its own sports.
7. 14:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 8
  8/15As the school gossips about Midge, headmistress Sarah feels for Lydia.
8. 14:45
  Michael Palin Diaries: Halfway to Hollywood—Episode 3
  3/5Michael Palin recalls his mum making it big, grappling with a pig and a crucial meeting.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 2
  A hero banished from the only home he has ever known.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—23/07/2014
  Mel is in conversation with author Anthony Horowitz.
11. 17:00
  The Code of the Woosters—The Course of True Love
  6/7Bertie comes a cropper while trying to rescue Gussie's notebook.
12. 17:30
  Absolute Power—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/5Roguish Martin enters the Lords as Charles takes on a Big Brother 'star'.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6David Mitchell chairs. With Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Absence
  Matthew Parris, Emma Brockes, Gwyneth Lewis and Jay Basu to discuss gaps.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
  1/15Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
4. 19:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, High Society
  7/8Single dad Bryan attends a garden fete and impresses the guest of honour.
5. 20:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
6. 20:30
  My Dad's Diary
  A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to the writer's daughter.
7. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading—Michele Roberts - Mud: Stories of Sex and Love, Vegetarian in France
  3/3Vegetarian Larry found life tough when he retired to France.
8. 21:15
  Gillian Tindall - The Night House
  A young bride moves into a former school and starts sensing its previous tragic events.
9. 22:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 1, 2. People's Rights
  2/3Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore with tales from the coppering front line.
10. 22:30
  A Look Back at the Future—2099
  6/6Brian Perkins, Hugh Dennis and Kate Robbins on the year that saw time run backwards.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—23/07/2014
  Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Dan Schreiber.
12. 23:00
  The Harpoon—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4Handy hints on body language, in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
13. 23:30
  The Secret World—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Prince Charles ends up helping his driver move a sideboard.
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Late
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 3
  3/15Principal Fielding invites East and West to tea, sparking an ill-considered offer.
2. 00:15
  Sport and the British—Ireland, Politics on the Pitch
  19/30Clare Balding is at Croke Park in Dublin to discover how Ireland developed its own sports.
3. 00:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 8
  8/15As the school gossips about Midge, headmistress Sarah feels for Lydia.
4. 00:45
  Michael Palin Diaries: Halfway to Hollywood—Episode 3
  3/5Michael Palin recalls his mum making it big, grappling with a pig and a crucial meeting.
5. 01:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6David Mitchell chairs. With Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden.
6. 01:30
  Off the Page—Absence
  Matthew Parris, Emma Brockes, Gwyneth Lewis and Jay Basu to discuss gaps.
7. 02:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
8. 02:30
  My Dad's Diary
  A British prisoner of war's diary is returned to the writer's daughter.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 2
  A hero banished from the only home he has ever known.
10. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Michele Roberts - Mud: Stories of Sex and Love, Vegetarian in France
  3/3Vegetarian Larry found life tough when he retired to France.
11. 04:15
  Gillian Tindall - The Night House
  A young bride moves into a former school and starts sensing its previous tragic events.
12. 05:00
  The Code of the Woosters—The Course of True Love
  6/7Bertie comes a cropper while trying to rescue Gussie's notebook.
13. 05:30
  Absolute Power—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/5Roguish Martin enters the Lords as Charles takes on a Big Brother 'star'.

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