BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 30 August 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Beachtime—SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 5
  5/5As Christine struggles to regain her memory - who is the man who calls himself Ben?
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 3, Episode 5
  5/5Samuel's brother Tom is in love and hoping to marry, but he has exaggerated his income.
3. 00:45
  Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream—Episode 5
  5/5A dramatic moment in political history and a return to damsons. Ferdinand Mount's memoir.
4. 01:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 1
  Crazy capers as Sue Perkins grills Jack Docherty, Pater Baynam and Armando Iannucci.
5. 01:30
  Pioneers—Series 1, David Blunkett
  1/5David Blunkett talks about how failure was not an option during his rise to high office.
6. 02:00
  Detective—Series 2, 5. Four Faces of Crime
  5/10Brook and Harrison meet the eccentric Mr Parsons, while a meat axe murder is investigated.
7. 02:30
  School of Rock—Live at Leeds Again
  3/3Andy Kershaw is backstage as The Who return to play a gig at Leeds University.
8. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Janet Frame - An Angel at My Table, Episode 2
  2/2The arrival of Janet's mother triggers a reaction that will have calamitous repercussions.
9. 04:00
  He Would, Wouldn't He?—A Steady Chap
  5/5A daughter starts to worry after her divorced mother meets a new man.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Andy Walker - The Man Who Jumped From Space
  True life story of the highest altitude emegency parachute jump, made in 1960.
11. 05:00
  After Henry—Series 2, Bedside Manners
  4/8Poorly Sarah is in hospital and must cope with visits from her mother and daughter.
12. 05:30
  Bangers and Mash—3. Inspection
  3/6A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Friend of the Family
  Russia, 1859: Chaos in the Manor of Stephanchikovo when an ex-sergeant assumes a new role.
2. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, The Last Gasp Gold
  6/6John Rawling relives the 1991 World Athletics Championships 400m men's relay.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Ask the Fellows That Cut the Hay
  Alan Dein celebrates the centenary of George Ewart Evans and his tales of Suffolk.
4. 09:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Ed Reardon's Weekend
  The author and pipe-smoker's journey through his life literary.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Dark Fire, Episode 1
  1/2Tudor crime novel set in the last days of Thomas Cromwell, with lawyer detective Shardlake
2. 13:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 4, The Smoker
  3/6A drunken author lights up in a non-smoking wine bar and befalls a terrible fate.
3. 14:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/9A trendy couple, and a two-headed giant. Sketches and songs with John Cleese.
4. 14:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Space Age
  6/26Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space...
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Ask the Fellows That Cut the Hay
  Alan Dein celebrates the centenary of George Ewart Evans and his tales of Suffolk.
6. 16:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Friend of the Family
  Russia, 1859: Chaos in the Manor of Stephanchikovo when an ex-sergeant assumes a new role.
7. 17:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Nationalise British music festivals, abolish stamp duty, and reduce the voting age to 16.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 4. The Time Ship
  4/6Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew learn more about their mysterious captors.
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccustomed
  4/6Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet.
3. 19:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Ed Reardon's Weekend
  The author and pipe-smoker's journey through his life literary.
4. 22:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 1, Ireland
  4/5Travelling from Sligo to Dublin, the comedian learns to play the penny whistle - badly.
5. 22:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—A Working Society
  3/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy evolution of the Western world.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—30/08/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to Pete Firman.
7. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Solution—Series 4, Religion
  1/4The comedian proposes new ways to solve the lack of understanding between different faiths
8. 23:30
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 2, The Wheelchair
  2/4Is the wheelchair a symbol of equal access? Do we see beyond a person's disability?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 4. The Time Ship
  4/6Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew learn more about their mysterious captors.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccustomed
  4/6Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Ask the Fellows That Cut the Hay
  Alan Dein celebrates the centenary of George Ewart Evans and his tales of Suffolk.
4. 02:00
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Dark Fire, Episode 1
  1/2Tudor crime novel set in the last days of Thomas Cromwell, with lawyer detective Shardlake
5. 03:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 4, The Smoker
  3/6A drunken author lights up in a non-smoking wine bar and befalls a terrible fate.
6. 04:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Friend of the Family
  Russia, 1859: Chaos in the Manor of Stephanchikovo when an ex-sergeant assumes a new role.
7. 05:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Nationalise British music festivals, abolish stamp duty, and reduce the voting age to 16.

Sunday 31 August 2014