BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 21 August 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 3. Murder
  3/4Lady Tresselian is discovered murdered in her bed...
2. 06:30
  The First Pirate
  The story of Captain Plugge's Radio Normandie, the first station to take on the BBC.
3. 07:00
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Lights
  4/6Jason tries learning to be cool, but Dave scores an own goal.
4. 07:30
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/4A week of radio that never happened with Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes.
5. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
  3/10A plan for cross-channel station-twinning soon hits the buffers!
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 12/03/1958
  Scary tales of Javanese witchmen, plus Ron and Eth plan a romantic break in Belgium.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, JD Salinger
  6/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Tibor Fischer and Peter Kemp.
8. 09:30
  The Small World of Dominic Holland—Domesticity
  2/6The comedian looks at the ups and downs of domesticity. With Dave Lamb.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Cry for Help
  9/10Lizzie Hexam's new life is disrupted when she is tracked down by a figure from her past.
10. 11:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—The Giant's Boneyard
  3/512-year-old Gog struggles with his mother's insistence that he is part giant.
11. 11:15
  Andy Rashleigh - Be Prepared
  Robert Baden-Powell, scout movement founder, looks back over a life of hope and regrets.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
  3/10A plan for cross-channel station-twinning soon hits the buffers!
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 12/03/1958
  Scary tales of Javanese witchmen, plus Ron and Eth plan a romantic break in Belgium.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 3. Murder
  3/4Lady Tresselian is discovered murdered in her bed...
4. 13:30
  The First Pirate
  The story of Captain Plugge's Radio Normandie, the first station to take on the BBC.
5. 14:00
  Book at Beachtime—Joanna Trollope - Daughters-in-Law, Episode 4
  Simmering tensions threaten the harmony of a close-knit family.
6. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5When his Uncle dies, Pepys goes to his house to find the man's papers in a mess.
7. 14:45
  God's Architect—Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain
  4/5Pugin's career hits its pinnacle, but sudden changes transform him into a doting father.
8. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Cry for Help
  9/10Lizzie Hexam's new life is disrupted when she is tracked down by a figure from her past.
9. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Dave Cousins, Mona Lisa and Accents
  The Gloucestershire woman who went to bed with a migraine and woke up with a French accent
10. 17:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, Play On
  6/6School sports day fever starts taking over, but not everyone is infected.
11. 17:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Lights
  4/6Jason tries learning to be cool, but Dave scores an own goal.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, JD Salinger
  6/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Tibor Fischer and Peter Kemp.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Louis Armstrong
  Band leader Chris Barber chooses legendary jazz trumpeter, Louis Armstrong.
3. 19:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
  3/10A plan for cross-channel station-twinning soon hits the buffers!
4. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 12/03/1958
  Scary tales of Javanese witchmen, plus Ron and Eth plan a romantic break in Belgium.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 3. Murder
  3/4Lady Tresselian is discovered murdered in her bed...
6. 20:30
  The First Pirate
  The story of Captain Plugge's Radio Normandie, the first station to take on the BBC.
7. 21:00
  MacAulay and Co—2014, Episode 11
  11/11Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.
8. 22:00
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/4A week of radio that never happened with Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes.
9. 22:30
  Radio 9—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/5Reckless parenting to faking surgery for real.
10. 23:00
  At Home with the Snails—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Alex is obsessed with snails, but can women ever replace them in his affections?
11. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 4, Eurotank
  1/4The bumbling management consultants try to salvage the reputation of the MoD.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Book at Beachtime—Joanna Trollope - Daughters-in-Law, Episode 4
  Simmering tensions threaten the harmony of a close-knit family.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys - Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5When his Uncle dies, Pepys goes to his house to find the man's papers in a mess.
3. 00:45
  God's Architect—Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain
  4/5Pugin's career hits its pinnacle, but sudden changes transform him into a doting father.
4. 01:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, JD Salinger
  6/6James Walton chairs. With John Walsh, Lynne Truss, Tibor Fischer and Peter Kemp.
5. 01:30
  Great Lives—Louis Armstrong
  Band leader Chris Barber chooses legendary jazz trumpeter, Louis Armstrong.
6. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 3. Murder
  3/4Lady Tresselian is discovered murdered in her bed...
7. 02:30
  The First Pirate
  The story of Captain Plugge's Radio Normandie, the first station to take on the BBC.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Cry for Help
  9/10Lizzie Hexam's new life is disrupted when she is tracked down by a figure from her past.
9. 04:00
  Lucy Wood - Diving Belles—The Giant's Boneyard
  3/512-year-old Gog struggles with his mother's insistence that he is part giant.
10. 04:15
  Andy Rashleigh - Be Prepared
  Robert Baden-Powell, scout movement founder, looks back over a life of hope and regrets.
11. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, Play On
  6/6School sports day fever starts taking over, but not everyone is infected.
12. 05:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Lights
  4/6Jason tries learning to be cool, but Dave scores an own goal.

Friday 22 August 2014