BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 16 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 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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit
  Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a séance.
2. 07:25
  Inheritance Tracks—Nicholas Parsons
  Nicholas Parsons with tracks by Glenn Miller and Stephen Sondheim.
3. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, The Great Green Jacket Robbery
  4/6Reliving the lead up to Nick Faldo's stunning victory in Augusta at the 1996 US Masters.
4. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Heroes and Hacks
  Journalist Eamonn O'Neill examines his profession through the legacy of Watergate.
5. 09:00
  Comedy Winners—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Featuring Crisp and Even Brightly, Goodness Gracious Me and The Million Pound Radio Show.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse (Omnibus)
  Despite the weather forecast, young James is determined to reach the lighthouse off Skye.
2. 13:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 4, Cross Purposes
  1/6The priestly sleuth tackles some crossword-related murders.
3. 14:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Flower Show
  2/10Horace gets himself in trouble by hosting the village horticultural show.
4. 14:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/3A look back to the year Nineteen Thirty Foot.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Heroes and Hacks
  Journalist Eamonn O'Neill examines his profession through the legacy of Watergate.
6. 16:00
  Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit
  Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a séance.
7. 17:25
  Inheritance Tracks—Nicholas Parsons
  Nicholas Parsons with tracks by Glenn Miller and Stephen Sondheim.
8. 17:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The freethinking funny man chooses shame-based pay for footballers and relationship MOTs
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
  2/6The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unsurprised
  2/6Edna heads to another London and uncovers a city-wide drugs racket.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Winners—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Featuring Crisp and Even Brightly, Goodness Gracious Me and The Million Pound Radio Show.
4. 22:00
  Vivian Stanshall's Radio Flashes—Episode 3
  3/3Music and comedy, with advice from fitness guru Gregory Pectorals.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
  2/6The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unsurprised
  2/6Edna heads to another London and uncovers a city-wide drugs racket.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Heroes and Hacks
  Journalist Eamonn O'Neill examines his profession through the legacy of Watergate.
4. 02:00
  Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse (Omnibus)
  Despite the weather forecast, young James is determined to reach the lighthouse off Skye.
5. 03:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 4, Cross Purposes
  1/6The priestly sleuth tackles some crossword-related murders.
6. 04:00
  Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit
  Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a séance.
7. 05:25
  Inheritance Tracks—Nicholas Parsons
  Nicholas Parsons with tracks by Glenn Miller and Stephen Sondheim.
8. 05:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The freethinking funny man chooses shame-based pay for footballers and relationship MOTs

Sunday 17 August 2014