BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 20 August 2014

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Beachtime—Joanna Trollope - Daughters-in-Law, Episode 2
  Simmering tensions threaten the harmony of a close-knit family.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Series 2, Episode 2
  2/5Pepys celebrates the anniversary of an operation three years previously.
3. 00:45
  God's Architect—Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain
  2/5Pugin falls in love, but tragic events are set to shape the course of his life.
4. 01:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6With Francis Wheen, Carmen Callil, Fred Housego and Victoria Glendinning.
5. 01:30
  Musical Legends—Janis Ian
  Janis Ian tells Tom Morton about her extraordinary career in the music industry.
6. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 1. Tensions
  1/4Lady Tresselian lets her ward bring his wife and ex-wife to her party sparking tensions...
7. 02:30
  Who Was Bessie Head?
  Hugh Quarshie talks to those who knew one of Africa's most brilliant writers: Bessie Head
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, Meaning Mischief
  7/10John Harmon's will is found in a cash box, leaving the money not to Boffin, but the Crown.
9. 04:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—Diving Belles
  1/5An abandoned wife sets out to fetch her husband from the watery spirits who lured him away
10. 04:15
  Peter Tinniswood—Anton in Eastbourne
  Set in a hotel, Peter Tinniswood's last play was created for Chekhov admirer Paul Scofield
11. 05:00
  Huddwinks—Series 1, Dead Men Don't Eat Pilchards
  6/6A witness protection programme goes badly awry. Stars Roy Hudd. From August 1986.
12. 05:30
  The Fall of the Mausoleum Club—The Pet and the Pendulum
  1/6Dr Westler's inhuman hopping skills reveal an unholy project involving animals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 2. Sudden Death
  2/4Lady Tresselian's house party is thrown into disarray by the sudden death of a friend.
2. 06:30
  Carnival Queens
  Does the idea of the Carnival Queen still appeal to the modern girl?
3. 07:00
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Prat On A Hot Tin Roof
  2/6Colours nailed to the mast, Robert Wilson gets his party politicals in a pickle.
4. 07:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 12, Episode 3
  3/6The impressions show that tugs on the beard of news.
5. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, One Hour to Burkiss Way
  5/15With Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Fred Harris and Chris Emmett.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/3Farmyard impressions and safari time with John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
7. 09:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Moral and ethical dilemmas, posed by host Sue Perkins.
8. 09:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Will Ken and Sandy's plan to use a lion to advertise Leo cosmetics be a roaring success?
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, Setting Traps
  8/10Distressed by Boffin's conduct, Bella returns to her parents' home.
10. 11:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—Of Mothers and Little People
  2/5A pot of shimmering eye shadow leads to a magical revelation.
11. 11:15
  Char March - People Come Here to Cry
  Deborah attends a local crisis centre, but is it what she needs?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, One Hour to Burkiss Way
  5/15With Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Fred Harris and Chris Emmett.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/3Farmyard impressions and safari time with John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 2. Sudden Death
  2/4Lady Tresselian's house party is thrown into disarray by the sudden death of a friend.
4. 13:30
  Carnival Queens
  Does the idea of the Carnival Queen still appeal to the modern girl?
5. 14:00
  Book at Beachtime—Joanna Trollope - Daughters-in-Law, Episode 3
  Simmering tensions threaten the harmony of a close-knit family.
6. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5Pepys goes to Westminster Abbey and gets drunk afterwards.
7. 14:45
  God's Architect—Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain
  3/5With a controversial new home design, Pugin's prospects take off.
8. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, Setting Traps
  8/10Distressed by Boffin's conduct, Bella returns to her parents' home.
9. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—WW1 Tanks, Charles Darwin and Richard Hammond
  Mel hears what it was like being trained to drive tanks in WW1.
10. 17:00
  Bristow—Series 2, Mr Bristow Regrets
  3/4The dinner dance is out of bounds, until Bristow meets a troublemaker.
11. 17:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Prat On A Hot Tin Roof
  2/6Colours nailed to the mast, Robert Wilson gets his party politicals in a pickle.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Moral and ethical dilemmas, posed by host Sue Perkins.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Cancer
  Tony Cassidy, Helen Whitehead and Jed Mercurio discuss cancer.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, One Hour to Burkiss Way
  5/15With Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Fred Harris and Chris Emmett.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/3Farmyard impressions and safari time with John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 2. Sudden Death
  2/4Lady Tresselian's house party is thrown into disarray by the sudden death of a friend.
6. 20:30
  Carnival Queens
  Does the idea of the Carnival Queen still appeal to the modern girl?
7. 21:00
  MacAulay and Co—2014, Episode 10
  10/11Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.
8. 22:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 12, Episode 3
  3/6The impressions show that tugs on the beard of news.
9. 22:30
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 2, Ride With Me
  4/4A friend's death yields an unexpected windfall for Rudy and a health kick for Adam.
10. 23:00
  The Shuttleworths—John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, Ghosts
  2/5The Sheffield singer-songwriter tries contacting the spirit world.
11. 23:30
  Sarah at the Stand—Episode 3
  3/4Sarah Millican is in Edinburgh, with Davey See, John Moloney and Gary Delaney.
12. 23:45
  Poets' Tree—Episode 3
  3/4Paul Hamilton hears a computer's poetry and meets a legend and his old English teacher.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Book at Beachtime—Joanna Trollope - Daughters-in-Law, Episode 3
  Simmering tensions threaten the harmony of a close-knit family.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5Pepys goes to Westminster Abbey and gets drunk afterwards.
3. 00:45
  God's Architect—Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain
  3/5With a controversial new home design, Pugin's prospects take off.
4. 01:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Moral and ethical dilemmas, posed by host Sue Perkins.
5. 01:30
  Off the Page—Cancer
  Tony Cassidy, Helen Whitehead and Jed Mercurio discuss cancer.
6. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 2. Sudden Death
  2/4Lady Tresselian's house party is thrown into disarray by the sudden death of a friend.
7. 02:30
  Carnival Queens
  Does the idea of the Carnival Queen still appeal to the modern girl?
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, Setting Traps
  8/10Distressed by Boffin's conduct, Bella returns to her parents' home.
9. 04:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—Of Mothers and Little People
  2/5A pot of shimmering eye shadow leads to a magical revelation.
10. 04:15
  Char March - People Come Here to Cry
  Deborah attends a local crisis centre, but is it what she needs?
11. 05:00
  Bristow—Series 2, Mr Bristow Regrets
  3/4The dinner dance is out of bounds, until Bristow meets a troublemaker.
12. 05:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Prat On A Hot Tin Roof
  2/6Colours nailed to the mast, Robert Wilson gets his party politicals in a pickle.

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