BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 31 July 2014

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 8
  8/15Fielding must take sides as Anglo-India rallies behind Adela Quested.
2. 00:15
  Sport and the British—The Gentleman Amateur
  24/30Clare Balding on the demise of the amateur gentleman and the rise of the professional.
3. 00:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 13
  13/15Landowner Robert Carne confronts headmistress Sarah.
4. 00:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 3
  3/5Henry Irving and Ellen Terry grow closer - until a death alters their romance.
5. 01:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6David Mitchell chairs. With Adam Hills, Rhod Gilbert, Reginald D Hunter, Shappi Khorsandi.
6. 01:30
  Off the Page—Paranoia
  Authors Mil Millington, Louise Welsh and journalist Malachi O'Doherty discuss paranoia.
7. 02:00
  Nan Woodhouse—Happy Returns
  Ann must battle conflicting emotions when she visits her estranged father.
8. 02:30
  Great Aunt Mary's Tune
  Lucy Neal reviews the archive of Victorian reformer and suffragette Mary Neal.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Silas Marner, Episode 1
  1/2Silas Marner lives a miserly isolated life, with money as his only company.
10. 04:00
  Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—The Smilers
  2/4Sylvester Stockton tries hard to inflict his misery on others.
11. 04:15
  Whodunnits—Gideon Fell - To Wake the Dead, 1. The Riddle of the Stone
  1/2On the eve of George VI's coronation, a woman is murdered in a London hotel.
12. 05:00
  The Code of the Woosters—A Wrongful Arrest
  7/7When Bertie is accused of theft, luckily there's always Jeeves.
13. 05:30
  Absolute Power—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/5Martin has a sporting challenge, but can Charles save a disgraced minister?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Moya O'Shea - CQD
  Greed and coercion meet supernatural justice and retribution, through a lifeboat.
2. 06:30
  The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
  A tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the OED.
3. 07:00
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Barbie
  1/6The Conroy family are braced for school reports and a loan.
4. 07:30
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Looking back at a week's worth of broadcasting...that never happened.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Ten Seconds From Now
  26/26The platoon is selected to take part in a worldwide radio show.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 20/02/1957
  Cuts are afoot at the BBC, while the Glums get all nostalgic.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, Anton Chekhov
  3/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Peter Kemp and Tibor Fischer.
8. 09:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, A Green Unpleasant Land
  5/6The couple's German friend Heinrich reveals his thoughts about the war.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Silas Marner, Episode 2
  2/2Silas's life changes forever when Eppie, a little girl, crosses his threshold.
10. 11:00
  Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—An Alcoholic Case
  3/4She is a young trainee, eager and very willing to help. He is jaded and used up.
11. 11:15
  Whodunnits—Gideon Fell - To Wake the Dead, 2. The Secret in the Stone
  2/2Dr Gideon Fell's murder investigation reaches its climax.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Ten Seconds From Now
  26/26The platoon is selected to take part in a worldwide radio show.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 20/02/1957
  Cuts are afoot at the BBC, while the Glums get all nostalgic.
3. 13:00
  Moya O'Shea - CQD
  Greed and coercion meet supernatural justice and retribution, through a lifeboat.
4. 13:30
  The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
  A tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the OED.
5. 14:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 9
  9/15As Adela Quested lies sick in bed, Cyril Fielding attends a meeting at the British club.
6. 14:15
  Sport and the British—Beating Us at Our Own Game
  25/30Clare Balding takes a look at Britain's most successful export ever - football.
7. 14:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 14
  14/15Headmistress Sarah Burton fears for the life of landowner Robert Carne.
8. 14:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 4
  4/5Ellen Terry's Lady Macbeth is a success, but her relationship with Henry Irving cools off.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Silas Marner, Episode 2
  2/2Silas's life changes forever when Eppie, a little girl, crosses his threshold.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—31/07/2014
  Mel is at the Commonwealth Games with Olympic Champion Katherine Grainger.
11. 17:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, Time
  3/6One of Miss Featherstone's roles in life is as defender of difficult causes.
12. 17:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Barbie
  1/6The Conroy family are braced for school reports and a loan.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, Anton Chekhov
  3/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Peter Kemp and Tibor Fischer.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Franz Schubert
  Cellist Steven Isserlis and musicologist Brian Newbould on the composer Franz Schubert.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Ten Seconds From Now
  26/26The platoon is selected to take part in a worldwide radio show.
4. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 20/02/1957
  Cuts are afoot at the BBC, while the Glums get all nostalgic.
5. 20:00
  Moya O'Shea - CQD
  Greed and coercion meet supernatural justice and retribution, through a lifeboat.
6. 20:30
  The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
  A tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the OED.
7. 21:00
  Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—An Alcoholic Case
  3/4She is a young trainee, eager and very willing to help. He is jaded and used up.
8. 21:15
  Whodunnits—Gideon Fell - To Wake the Dead, 2. The Secret in the Stone
  2/2Dr Gideon Fell's murder investigation reaches its climax.
9. 22:00
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Looking back at a week's worth of broadcasting...that never happened.
10. 22:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6'China Lion', pepping up your sex life and why it is not a good idea to lie on your CV.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—31/07/2014
  Jon Holmes chats to Mark Watson.
12. 23:00
  Hard to Tell—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4If your son's visiting with his new girlfriend, how far apart should their beds be placed?
13. 23:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's Cricket Night, Episode 2
  2/4Trying to find a job, can Pod meet the challenge of becoming a first-class umpire?
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Late
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 9
  9/15As Adela Quested lies sick in bed, Cyril Fielding attends a meeting at the British club.
2. 00:15
  Sport and the British—Beating Us at Our Own Game
  25/30Clare Balding takes a look at Britain's most successful export ever - football.
3. 00:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 14
  14/15Headmistress Sarah Burton fears for the life of landowner Robert Carne.
4. 00:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 4
  4/5Ellen Terry's Lady Macbeth is a success, but her relationship with Henry Irving cools off.
5. 01:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, Anton Chekhov
  3/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Peter Kemp and Tibor Fischer.
6. 01:30
  Great Lives—Franz Schubert
  Cellist Steven Isserlis and musicologist Brian Newbould on the composer Franz Schubert.
7. 02:00
  Moya O'Shea - CQD
  Greed and coercion meet supernatural justice and retribution, through a lifeboat.
8. 02:30
  The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
  A tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the OED.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Silas Marner, Episode 2
  2/2Silas's life changes forever when Eppie, a little girl, crosses his threshold.
10. 04:00
  Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—An Alcoholic Case
  3/4She is a young trainee, eager and very willing to help. He is jaded and used up.
11. 04:15
  Whodunnits—Gideon Fell - To Wake the Dead, 2. The Secret in the Stone
  2/2Dr Gideon Fell's murder investigation reaches its climax.
12. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, Time
  3/6One of Miss Featherstone's roles in life is as defender of difficult causes.
13. 05:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Barbie
  1/6The Conroy family are braced for school reports and a loan.

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