BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 2 August 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  James Baldwin’s Last Amen
  Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
2. 07:45
  Centurions—Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
  Owen Knowles, Dr Robert Hampson and John Milius discuss the moral ambiguity in this novel.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The British on Top of the World
  Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
4. 09:00
  James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines
  Including The Devil to Pay, The Man Who Invented Yesterday and The Bionic Blob.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Queens of Noise - Omnibus—Get It On
  All-girl band Velveteens are high with excitement as they sign their first record deal.
2. 13:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Ed McBain
  The crime novelist tells Anthony Clare about his childhood and commitment to writing.
3. 14:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Junk Affair
  2/26Neddie combs the world for junk, hoping to corner the market and make a packet.
4. 14:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Ten Seconds From Now
  26/26The platoon is selected to take part in a worldwide radio show.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The British on Top of the World
  Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
6. 16:00
  James Baldwin’s Last Amen
  Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
7. 17:45
  Centurions—Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
  Owen Knowles, Dr Robert Hampson and John Milius discuss the moral ambiguity in this novel.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mike Walker - Omega
  A civil engineer questions his existence as he builds the world's tallest tower.
2. 19:00
  James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines
  Including The Devil to Pay, The Man Who Invented Yesterday and The Bionic Blob.
3. 22:00
  Vivian Stanshall's Radio Flashes—Episode 1
  1/3Music and comedy - and Keith Moon.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - Omega
  A civil engineer questions his existence as he builds the world's tallest tower.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The British on Top of the World
  Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.
3. 02:00
  Queens of Noise - Omnibus—Get It On
  All-girl band Velveteens are high with excitement as they sign their first record deal.
4. 03:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Ed McBain
  The crime novelist tells Anthony Clare about his childhood and commitment to writing.
5. 04:00
  James Baldwin’s Last Amen
  Clarke Peters recalls the 1987 production of James Baldwin's The Amen Corner.
6. 05:45
  Centurions—Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
  Owen Knowles, Dr Robert Hampson and John Milius discuss the moral ambiguity in this novel.

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