BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 14 August 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Beachtime—Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back, Episode 3
  3/5Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 3
  3/5Pepys is given the job of escorting the King's naughty spaniel ashore.
3. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Temptation
  8/10As Lewis tries to work out what Tamsin wants, their relationship reaches a crisis.
4. 01:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6David Mitchell chairs. With Arthur Smith, Phill Jupitus, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden.
5. 01:30
  Off the Page—Mothers
  Carole Matthews, Carl Tighe and Alan McDonald celebrate and criticise mothers.
6. 02:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 3. A Terrible Charm
  3/6When a Levenford black sheep turns over a new leaf, the GP is not convinced.
7. 02:30
  Open the Box
  Nostalgic look at red telephone boxes and the lengths taken to keep them working.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, The Doll's Dressmaker
  3/10With Gaffer Hexman found dead and John Harmon absent, Mr Boffin is the beneficiary.
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Rhys Davies Award Winners, Zeina by Craig Hawes
  3/3A young journalist dreams of forbidden love on the streets of Dubai.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love, Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
  1/2Robert Louis Stevenson sets off with a donkey across France.
11. 05:00
  Bristow—Series 2, The Power of the Press
  2/4The buying clerk crusades to improve the lot of cleaning ladies.
12. 05:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Here's Looking At You, Kid
  1/6Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 4. The Accident
  4/6The GP gives temporary shelter to a young woman with a bullying husband.
2. 06:30
  The Dalesman
  Harry Gration explores the story of a magazine dedicated to life in the Yorkshire Dales.
3. 07:00
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Dib Dib Dib
  3/6Lovelorn Jason Conroy gets poetic and faces trouble at a gig for some scouts.
4. 07:30
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Looking back at a week's worth of broadcasting...that never happened.
5. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Flower Show
  2/10Horace gets himself in trouble by hosting the village horticultural show.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/05/1957
  Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards ponder their future, while the Glums meet Eth's family.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, John Donne
  5/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
8. 09:30
  The Small World of Dominic Holland—Growing Up
  1/6The comedian chronicles his life from childhood to fatherhood.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Riddle Without an Answer
  4/10While Silas Wegg works out who owns the inheritance, the Lammles try to pair off Fledgeby.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, Stowmont, by Sadie Jones
  1/3A farmer wants his house demolished. The house has other ideas.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love, The Amateur Emigrant
  2/2In pursuit of the woman he loves, Stevenson catches a steamer to New York.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Flower Show
  2/10Horace gets himself in trouble by hosting the village horticultural show.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/05/1957
  Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards ponder their future, while the Glums meet Eth's family.
3. 13:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 4. The Accident
  4/6The GP gives temporary shelter to a young woman with a bullying husband.
4. 13:30
  The Dalesman
  Harry Gration explores the story of a magazine dedicated to life in the Yorkshire Dales.
5. 14:00
  Book at Beachtime—Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back, Episode 4
  4/5Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
6. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
  4/5Pepys has the builders in but they make lots of noise and mess and leave early.
7. 14:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Revelations
  9/10Fleeing from her father, Kit confronts Lewis and they both learn the other's dark secret.
8. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Riddle Without an Answer
  4/10While Silas Wegg works out who owns the inheritance, the Lammles try to pair off Fledgeby.
9. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Playing games, panning for gold and a moonlit bike ride
  Mel Giedroyc hears about a magical moonlit bike ride and celebrates our love of games.
10. 17:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, Priorities
  5/6Education and money - can you have one without the other?
11. 17:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Dib Dib Dib
  3/6Lovelorn Jason Conroy gets poetic and faces trouble at a gig for some scouts.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, John Donne
  5/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Alexander the Great
  Writer Frederic Raphael chooses part man, part myth Alexander the Great.
3. 19:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Flower Show
  2/10Horace gets himself in trouble by hosting the village horticultural show.
4. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/05/1957
  Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards ponder their future, while the Glums meet Eth's family.
5. 20:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 4. The Accident
  4/6The GP gives temporary shelter to a young woman with a bullying husband.
6. 20:30
  The Dalesman
  Harry Gration explores the story of a magazine dedicated to life in the Yorkshire Dales.
7. 21:00
  MacAulay and Co—2014, Episode 7
  7/11Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.
8. 22:00
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Looking back at a week's worth of broadcasting...that never happened.
9. 22:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Divorcee Carol tries to sell covers - for cushion covers. From July 2008.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—14/08/2014
  Diane Morgan chats to musical comedian Tom Adams.
11. 23:00
  At Home with the Snails—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Fed-up Alex has done nothing since university, but then he discovers an unusual hobby.
12. 23:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's Cricket Night, Episode 4
  4/4After meeting Rory McGrath on TV, the legendary player is called to Buckingham Palace.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Book at Beachtime—Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back, Episode 4
  4/5Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
  4/5Pepys has the builders in but they make lots of noise and mess and leave early.
3. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Revelations
  9/10Fleeing from her father, Kit confronts Lewis and they both learn the other's dark secret.
4. 01:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, John Donne
  5/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
5. 01:30
  Great Lives—Alexander the Great
  Writer Frederic Raphael chooses part man, part myth Alexander the Great.
6. 02:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 4. The Accident
  4/6The GP gives temporary shelter to a young woman with a bullying husband.
7. 02:30
  The Dalesman
  Harry Gration explores the story of a magazine dedicated to life in the Yorkshire Dales.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Riddle Without an Answer
  4/10While Silas Wegg works out who owns the inheritance, the Lammles try to pair off Fledgeby.
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, Stowmont, by Sadie Jones
  1/3A farmer wants his house demolished. The house has other ideas.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Mike Harris - Stevenson in Love, The Amateur Emigrant
  2/2In pursuit of the woman he loves, Stevenson catches a steamer to New York.
11. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, Priorities
  5/6Education and money - can you have one without the other?
12. 05:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Dib Dib Dib
  3/6Lovelorn Jason Conroy gets poetic and faces trouble at a gig for some scouts.

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