BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 15 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 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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 5. The Visitor
  5/6A friend from the GP's past sets social tensions boiling in Levenford.
2. 06:30
  Children Of The Enemy
  The story of German children fostered by Dutch families after the Second World War.
3. 07:00
  Bangers and Mash—1. Crisis
  1/6Nun Martina leaves her convent and lands slap, bang in a catering crisis.
4. 07:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The freethinking funny man chooses shame-based pay for footballers and relationship MOTs
5. 08:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
6. 08:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Flat
  4/6A holiday abroad is far from relaxing for the author and his wife.
7. 09:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Doc Brown, Gomez, Henry Paker and Richard Herring join Arthur Smith to entertain.
8. 09:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Paul and Ruby's scheme to cash in on some attic treasure causes a panic.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, Some Affairs of the Heart
  5/10Wondering what to expect, Bella Wilfer weeps over her contradictory life and fortunes.
10. 10:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Tom Jones
  Welsh singing legend Tom Jones chooses music by Vaughn Monroe and Jerry Lee Lewis.
11. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, The Ghost Writer by Amanda Craig
  2/3Chance throws together two novelists with very different backgrounds.
12. 11:15
  Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story
  A TV crew susses out old man Jack, who claims that he knew the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
2. 12:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Flat
  4/6A holiday abroad is far from relaxing for the author and his wife.
3. 13:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 5. The Visitor
  5/6A friend from the GP's past sets social tensions boiling in Levenford.
4. 13:30
  Children Of The Enemy
  The story of German children fostered by Dutch families after the Second World War.
5. 14:00
  Book at Beachtime—Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back, Episode 5
  5/5Jill 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 5
  5/5When Mr Turner's cesspit overflows into Sam's house, Sam is not a happy man.
7. 14:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Resolution
  10/10Lewis has hidden in the woods for two days, determined to save Kit from further brutality.
8. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, Some Affairs of the Heart
  5/10Wondering what to expect, Bella Wilfer weeps over her contradictory life and fortunes.
9. 15:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Tom Jones
  Welsh singing legend Tom Jones chooses music by Vaughn Monroe and Jerry Lee Lewis.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Magic, cats and the Inheritance Books of Jane Elson
  Mel Giedroyc presents a tour of a magic shop.
11. 17:00
  After Henry—Series 2, The Romantic Approach
  2/8Clare has been dumped, Eleanor finds a friend and Sarah is listening.
12. 17:30
  Bangers and Mash—1. Crisis
  1/6Nun Martina leaves her convent and lands slap, bang in a catering crisis.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Doc Brown, Gomez, Henry Paker and Richard Herring join Arthur Smith to entertain.
2. 18:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 2, Speaking Proper
  2/3Stephen Fry tries to navigate through a rather bumpy area of the English language.
3. 19:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
4. 19:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Flat
  4/6A holiday abroad is far from relaxing for the author and his wife.
5. 20:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 5. The Visitor
  5/6A friend from the GP's past sets social tensions boiling in Levenford.
6. 20:30
  Children Of The Enemy
  The story of German children fostered by Dutch families after the Second World War.
7. 21:00
  MacAulay and Co—2014, Episode 8
  8/11Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.
8. 22:00
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The freethinking funny man chooses shame-based pay for footballers and relationship MOTs
9. 22:30
  Father Figure—Series 1, People Carrying
  1/4A traffic jam tests househusband Tom Whyte and his family en route to a wedding.
10. 23:00
  The Simon Day Show—Series 1, Tommy Cockles
  5/6Legendary comedian Tommy Cockles is stunned when Mallard manager Ron has no idea who he is
11. 23:30
  Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 2, The Scheme of Things
  5/6The sci-fi star probes the notion of a 'cosmic plan'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Book at Beachtime—Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back, Episode 5
  5/5Jill 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 5
  5/5When Mr Turner's cesspit overflows into Sam's house, Sam is not a happy man.
3. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Resolution
  10/10Lewis has hidden in the woods for two days, determined to save Kit from further brutality.
4. 01:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Doc Brown, Gomez, Henry Paker and Richard Herring join Arthur Smith to entertain.
5. 01:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 2, Speaking Proper
  2/3Stephen Fry tries to navigate through a rather bumpy area of the English language.
6. 02:00
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 2, 5. The Visitor
  5/6A friend from the GP's past sets social tensions boiling in Levenford.
7. 02:30
  Children Of The Enemy
  The story of German children fostered by Dutch families after the Second World War.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, Some Affairs of the Heart
  5/10Wondering what to expect, Bella Wilfer weeps over her contradictory life and fortunes.
9. 03:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Tom Jones
  Welsh singing legend Tom Jones chooses music by Vaughn Monroe and Jerry Lee Lewis.
10. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, The Ghost Writer by Amanda Craig
  2/3Chance throws together two novelists with very different backgrounds.
11. 04:15
  Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story
  A TV crew susses out old man Jack, who claims that he knew the Pied Piper of Hamlin.
12. 05:00
  After Henry—Series 2, The Romantic Approach
  2/8Clare has been dumped, Eleanor finds a friend and Sarah is listening.
13. 05:30
  Bangers and Mash—1. Crisis
  1/6Nun Martina leaves her convent and lands slap, bang in a catering crisis.

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