BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 24 July 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 3. Friends
  3/6The Roman sleuth meets old friends of the senator's daughter.
2. 06:30
  Poets Don't Drive
  Poet Ian McMillan investigates why poets do not seem to like driving.
3. 07:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Food
  6/6Prose and sketches about the Pam's world of food, from childhood to the present day.
4. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Keeping the Flame Alive
  6/6Stan is to rent out Ed's flat for the Olympics, despite being nowhere near the stadium.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Is There Honey Still for Tea?
  25/26A new aerodrome threatens Godfrey's idyllic cottage with demolition.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 21/02/1956
  The adventures of The Glums and the Scarlet Pimple!
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, Irvine Welsh
  2/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
8. 09:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, Lassie Go Home
  4/6Wendy adopts a dog which adores her, but hates Robin.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 3
  Tom follows his true love Sophia to London and receives an invitation to a masked ball.
10. 11:00
  Come Away, Come Away!—Peanut Butter and Cello, by Geraldine McCaughrean
  1/3A cello and her owner have adventures.
11. 11:15
  Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
  After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Is There Honey Still for Tea?
  25/26A new aerodrome threatens Godfrey's idyllic cottage with demolition.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 21/02/1956
  The adventures of The Glums and the Scarlet Pimple!
3. 13:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 3. Friends
  3/6The Roman sleuth meets old friends of the senator's daughter.
4. 13:30
  Poets Don't Drive
  Poet Ian McMillan investigates why poets do not seem to like driving.
5. 14:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 4
  4/15Adela makes a decision about her future with Ronny, but fate intervenes.
6. 14:15
  Sport and the British—Ireland, North of the Border
  20/30Clare is in Belfast to explore the impact that the Troubles had on sport in the region.
7. 14:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 9
  9/15Headmistress Sarah Burton befriends the father of one of her pupils.
8. 14:45
  Michael Palin Diaries: Halfway to Hollywood—Episode 4
  4/5Michael Palin shares fond recollections of his sister and the germ of A Fish Called Wanda.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 3
  Tom follows his true love Sophia to London and receives an invitation to a masked ball.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—24/07/2014
  Mel finds out if church bells can be heard underwater.
11. 17:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, The Spirit of Christmas
  2/6The school show sparks robust religious debate and a demonstration of true human kindness.
12. 17:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Food
  6/6Prose and sketches about the Pam's world of food, from childhood to the present day.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, Irvine Welsh
  2/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—George Eliot
  Ex-parliamentary standards commissioner Elizabeth Filkin chooses novelist George Eliot.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Is There Honey Still for Tea?
  25/26A new aerodrome threatens Godfrey's idyllic cottage with demolition.
4. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 21/02/1956
  The adventures of The Glums and the Scarlet Pimple!
5. 20:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 3. Friends
  3/6The Roman sleuth meets old friends of the senator's daughter.
6. 20:30
  Poets Don't Drive
  Poet Ian McMillan investigates why poets do not seem to like driving.
7. 21:00
  Come Away, Come Away!—Peanut Butter and Cello, by Geraldine McCaughrean
  1/3A cello and her owner have adventures.
8. 21:15
  Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
  After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.
9. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Keeping the Flame Alive
  6/6Stan is to rent out Ed's flat for the Olympics, despite being nowhere near the stadium.
10. 22:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A reluctant beekeeper, two feuding librarians and striking a deal with Santa.
11. 23:00
  Hard to Tell—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4A great party gets taken over by fake tans, jerk chicken, insomniac parents and berets.
12. 23:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's Cricket Night, Episode 1
  1/4The player's ambitions to make money on the after-dinner speaker circuit are scuppered.
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Late
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 4
  4/15Adela makes a decision about her future with Ronny, but fate intervenes.
2. 00:15
  Sport and the British—Ireland, North of the Border
  20/30Clare is in Belfast to explore the impact that the Troubles had on sport in the region.
3. 00:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 9
  9/15Headmistress Sarah Burton befriends the father of one of her pupils.
4. 00:45
  Michael Palin Diaries: Halfway to Hollywood—Episode 4
  4/5Michael Palin shares fond recollections of his sister and the germ of A Fish Called Wanda.
5. 01:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, Irvine Welsh
  2/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
6. 01:30
  Great Lives—George Eliot
  Ex-parliamentary standards commissioner Elizabeth Filkin chooses novelist George Eliot.
7. 02:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 3. Friends
  3/6The Roman sleuth meets old friends of the senator's daughter.
8. 02:30
  Poets Don't Drive
  Poet Ian McMillan investigates why poets do not seem to like driving.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Henry Fielding - Tom Jones, Episode 3
  Tom follows his true love Sophia to London and receives an invitation to a masked ball.
10. 04:00
  Come Away, Come Away!—Peanut Butter and Cello, by Geraldine McCaughrean
  1/3A cello and her owner have adventures.
11. 04:15
  Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
  After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes.
12. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, The Spirit of Christmas
  2/6The school show sparks robust religious debate and a demonstration of true human kindness.
13. 05:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 2, Food
  6/6Prose and sketches about the Pam's world of food, from childhood to the present day.

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