BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 9 August 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India—Episode 15
  15/15Dr Aziz makes his mind up about Fielding and finds himself thinking of the late Mrs Moore.
2. 00:15
  Centurions—Albert Camus: The Outsider
  Ray Davison and Oliver Todd discuss the impact of the author's pioneering novel.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 5
  5/5Major life changes beckon, if Alvy and Dorika can get that vase off of Louis's head.
4. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Desecration
  5/10Increasingly alone, self-loathing Lewis makes a dramatic gesture of despair.
5. 01:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Paloma Faith, Miles Jupp and Tom Wrigglesworth join Arthur at home.
6. 01:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 2, So Wrong It's Right
  1/3Stephen Fry examines how 'wrong' English can become right English.
7. 02:00
  Nick Warburton - Paradise
  Antonia swaps her City job for country life, but why is the cottage she wants so cheap?
8. 02:30
  Up A Gum Tree
  Pete McCarthy takes a whirlwind tour of the world of chewing gum
9. 03:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone—Episode 4
  4/4Determined to solve the mystery of the diamond, Blake sets up a re-enactment.
10. 04:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The Professor's Daughter
  5/5Four-year-old Britta and her fearful imagination cause embarrassment for Miss Jenner.
11. 04:15
  John Pilkington - Apostle of Light
  Blinded in an accident, Louis Braille aspires to improve the status of blind people.
12. 05:00
  After Henry—Series 2, Memory Games
  1/8Daughter Clare's trivia quiz helps Sarah with all her memories of her late husband.
13. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6Prunella Scales stars as Rosie Burns, owner of an event management company.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Emlyn Williams - The Corn Is Green
  Late 19th-century Wales: A teacher is determined to win local miners over to English ways.
2. 07:15
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
3. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, The Great Escape
  3/6Reliving Carlisle United and Scarborough's battle to stay in Division Three in 1999.
4. 08:00
  Archive on 4—In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the BBC
  Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.
5. 09:00
  The BBC Tour
  Nick Baker is your tour guide to iconic BBC buildings from 1922 to the present day.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1669
  10/10It is 1669, and Sam's affair with his maid has weakened his marriage.
2. 13:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jennifer Saunders
  Jennifer Saunders picks music from Spike Milligan and Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
3. 13:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Zoe Wanamaker
  Actress Zoe Wanamaker opens up to Anthony Clare about her childhood and upbringing.
4. 14:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, Bunging Up
  17/18A lost toothbrush sparks angst for the crew of HMS Troutbridge.
5. 14:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, How to Succeed in Business The Burkiss Way
  3/15Satan promises to either eat a cucumber or offer a million pound bribe.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the BBC
  Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.
7. 16:00
  Emlyn Williams - The Corn Is Green
  Late 19th-century Wales: A teacher is determined to win local miners over to English ways.
8. 17:15
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
9. 17:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Leee John of Imagination
  4/4John's guest is Leee John from Imagination.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 1. The Voice from Nowhere
  1/6A routine trip to the moon turns into a nightmare for Captain Saxon Berry.
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccompanied
  1/6Edna tries to make sense of a reality without Undone. Are the gaps closed?
3. 19:00
  The BBC Tour
  Nick Baker is your tour guide to iconic BBC buildings from 1922 to the present day.
4. 22:00
  Vivian Stanshall's Radio Flashes—Episode 2
  2/3Music, comedy and Keith Moon, plus more from Colonel Knutt.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 1. The Voice from Nowhere
  1/6A routine trip to the moon turns into a nightmare for Captain Saxon Berry.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccompanied
  1/6Edna tries to make sense of a reality without Undone. Are the gaps closed?
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the BBC
  Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.
4. 02:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1669
  10/10It is 1669, and Sam's affair with his maid has weakened his marriage.
5. 03:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jennifer Saunders
  Jennifer Saunders picks music from Spike Milligan and Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
6. 03:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Zoe Wanamaker
  Actress Zoe Wanamaker opens up to Anthony Clare about her childhood and upbringing.
7. 04:00
  Emlyn Williams - The Corn Is Green
  Late 19th-century Wales: A teacher is determined to win local miners over to English ways.
8. 05:15
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
9. 05:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Leee John of Imagination
  4/4John's guest is Leee John from Imagination.

Sunday 10 August 2014