BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 1 August 2014

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted—Episode 1
  1/4The thespian sleuth is set to open in the West End - but the real drama happens backstage.
2. 06:30
  When Harry Met Sooty
  Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
3. 07:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6A TV stars reaps what she's sown, when Rosie helps launch a garden centre.
4. 07:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Toyah Willcox
  3/4John has invited Toyah Willcox to the lounge and his wife Mary is not happy.
5. 08:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Larks from the much-loved comedy duo. Private Morecambe is a hero.
6. 08:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Champagne
  2/6Diana's friend is in hospital, but visiting gets tricky.
7. 09:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4John Hegley, Barbara Nice, Andrew Lawrence and Scouting for Girls join Arthur Smith.
8. 09:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Maria and Richard are forced to take in lodgers to pay off debt.
9. 10:00
  Edith Wharton - Madame de Treymes
  John Durham's fight for the woman he loves sparks a confrontation with a devious family.
10. 11:00
  Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—Three Hours Between Planes
  4/4Donald reunites with his childhood love Nancy and old emotions stir.
11. 11:15
  Ashes to Antarctica
  Setting off to scatter her husband's ashes, a widow discovers more than she bargained for.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Larks from the much-loved comedy duo. Private Morecambe is a hero.
2. 12:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Champagne
  2/6Diana's friend is in hospital, but visiting gets tricky.
3. 13:00
  Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted—Episode 1
  1/4The thespian sleuth is set to open in the West End - but the real drama happens backstage.
4. 13:30
  When Harry Met Sooty
  Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
5. 14:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 10
  10/15As Dr Aziz's trial approaches, Mrs Moore will offer Adela no words of comfort.
6. 14:15
  Sport and the British—Sport for All
  26/30Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport.
7. 14:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 15
  15/15Lydia finds a body. Headmistress Sarah Burton must make some decisions.
8. 14:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 5
  5/5Suffering a stroke on stage, Henry Irving dies, but Ellen Terry battles on.
9. 15:00
  Edith Wharton - Madame de Treymes
  John Durham's fight for the woman he loves sparks a confrontation with a devious family.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—01/08/2014
  Mel's celebrity guest is presenter and action girl Helen Skelton.
11. 17:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, New House
  6/6Patrick and Stella find their dream house, but will the children scupper their move?
12. 17:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6A TV stars reaps what she's sown, when Rosie helps launch a garden centre.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4John Hegley, Barbara Nice, Andrew Lawrence and Scouting for Girls join Arthur Smith.
2. 18:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 1, Cliche
  3/3Hither and thither were cliches, from 725.
3. 19:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Larks from the much-loved comedy duo. Private Morecambe is a hero.
4. 19:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Champagne
  2/6Diana's friend is in hospital, but visiting gets tricky.
5. 20:00
  Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted—Episode 1
  1/4The thespian sleuth is set to open in the West End - but the real drama happens backstage.
6. 20:30
  When Harry Met Sooty
  Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
7. 21:00
  Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—Three Hours Between Planes
  4/4Donald reunites with his childhood love Nancy and old emotions stir.
8. 21:15
  Ashes to Antarctica
  Setting off to scatter her husband's ashes, a widow discovers more than she bargained for.
9. 22:00
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Toyah Willcox
  3/4John has invited Toyah Willcox to the lounge and his wife Mary is not happy.
10. 22:30
  Party—Series 2, Is the Party Over?
  4/4The politicians decide to tackle drugs and homelessness, but what about their future?
11. 23:00
  The Simon Day Show—Series 1, Dave Angel
  3/61990s eco-warrior Dave Angel performs, and a confused delivery man arrives.
12. 23:30
  Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 2, The Human Body
  3/6The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our waste.
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Late
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 10
  10/15As Dr Aziz's trial approaches, Mrs Moore will offer Adela no words of comfort.
2. 00:15
  Sport and the British—Sport for All
  26/30Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport.
3. 00:30
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding—Episode 15
  15/15Lydia finds a body. Headmistress Sarah Burton must make some decisions.
4. 00:45
  Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History—Episode 5
  5/5Suffering a stroke on stage, Henry Irving dies, but Ellen Terry battles on.
5. 01:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4John Hegley, Barbara Nice, Andrew Lawrence and Scouting for Girls join Arthur Smith.
6. 01:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 1, Cliche
  3/3Hither and thither were cliches, from 725.
7. 02:00
  Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted—Episode 1
  1/4The thespian sleuth is set to open in the West End - but the real drama happens backstage.
8. 02:30
  When Harry Met Sooty
  Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches story of Britain's most famous glove puppet.
9. 03:00
  Edith Wharton - Madame de Treymes
  John Durham's fight for the woman he loves sparks a confrontation with a devious family.
10. 04:00
  Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald—Three Hours Between Planes
  4/4Donald reunites with his childhood love Nancy and old emotions stir.
11. 04:15
  Ashes to Antarctica
  Setting off to scatter her husband's ashes, a widow discovers more than she bargained for.
12. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, New House
  6/6Patrick and Stella find their dream house, but will the children scupper their move?
13. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6A TV stars reaps what she's sown, when Rosie helps launch a garden centre.

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