BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 27 November 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 6
  6/10Adrian plans on an acting career. But first he must negotiate the Halloween party.
2. 00:15
  A History of the Brain—8. The Agony and the Ecstasy
  8/10Dr Geoff Bunn on how chemical transmission became a fundamental concept in neuroscience.
3. 00:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 3
  3/15The young squire Arthur Donnithorne visits Hall Farm, and the seeds of love are sown.
4. 00:45
  Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits—Introduction to She
  3/5Margaret praises an old pot-boiler of a book with an infamous heroine.
5. 01:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore and Dan Tetsell.
6. 01:30
  Off the Page—America
  Writers Toby Young, Emma Richler and Tamsin Oglesby consider the oddness of America.
7. 02:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 6. Mainly About Wyman
  6/8The sleuth investigates whether a criminal called The Fence is behind Julia's murder.
8. 02:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
  1/2The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—15-19 September 1914
  Folkestone honours its dead, and our characters' worlds all seem up-ended.
10. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Gillian Clarke - A Poet's Year, The Fruits of Summer
  2/3Bees, hay and swallows make a bountiful summer.
11. 04:15
  Don Haworth - A Summertime
  Warm and humorous tale of unforeseen happiness, set on the Lancashire moors in 1939.
12. 05:00
  Life in London—The Fancy
  2/6Tom and Jerry visit a 19th-century cockfight and make a special wager.
13. 05:30
  Change at Oglethorpe—Foreign Parts
  6/6As winter arrives on the rural railway, stationmaster David gets an exciting job offer.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
  7/8The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
2. 06:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
  2/2How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
3. 07:00
  The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
  2/8Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?
4. 07:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6A pure moment of happiness and a curious tale about an invention that's probably not evil.
5. 08:00
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—6. The Friends of Frambourne Pier
  Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier.
6. 08:30
  Listen to Les—From 14/03/1982
  Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies.
7. 09:00
  Heresy—Series 8, Episode 5
  5/6With comedian Dave Gorman and newspaper columnists Matthew Parris and Julia Hartley-Brewer
8. 09:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Speaking in Tongues
  6/6The Bishop comes to tea, Maud gets a computer, and there's an incident on the road.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 September 1914
  Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst visits Folkestone, and an amicable alliance is reached.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Gillian Clarke - A Poet's Year, The Turning of the Year
  3/3Potatoes, beetroot and apples are gathered in, and the honey is harvested.
11. 11:15
  Alan Plater - Only A Matter Of Time
  When time-telling was standardised in the 19th century, some had their doubts...
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—6. The Friends of Frambourne Pier
  Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier.
2. 12:30
  Listen to Les—From 14/03/1982
  Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies.
3. 13:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
  7/8The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
4. 13:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
  2/2How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
5. 14:00
  Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 7
  7/10Adrian is feeling left out after the birth of his new baby sister.
6. 14:15
  A History of the Brain—9. All or Nothing
  9/10The impact of the electroencephalograph, which made brain waves visible.
7. 14:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 4
  4/15Young squire Arthur invites the Hetty for an evening stroll in Donnithorne Woods.
8. 14:45
  Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits—Victory Gardens
  4/5Margaret knows the test of a good cook was whether she could utilise every leftover morsel
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 September 1914
  Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst visits Folkestone, and an amicable alliance is reached.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Whale song, Aidan Moffat and wheelbarrow races
  For Scottish Book Week, Mel hears Aidan Moffat's children's book, The Lavender Blue Dress.
11. 17:00
  No Commitments—Series 3, Material Values
  2/6Emily and Charlotte are unsympathetic over Roger losing his job.
12. 17:30
  The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
  2/8Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Heresy—Series 8, Episode 5
  5/6With comedian Dave Gorman and newspaper columnists Matthew Parris and Julia Hartley-Brewer
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—James Gillray
  Political cartoonist Steve Bell chooses the 18th-century caricaturist James Gillray.
3. 19:00
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—6. The Friends of Frambourne Pier
  Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the pier.
4. 19:30
  Listen to Les—From 14/03/1982
  Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies.
5. 20:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
  7/8The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
6. 20:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
  2/2How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
7. 21:00
  Ian McEwan - Atonement—Episode 14
  14/15As the day of reckoning arrives, Briony ponders novels.
8. 21:15
  Alan Plater - Only A Matter Of Time
  When time-telling was standardised in the 19th century, some had their doubts...
9. 22:00
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6A pure moment of happiness and a curious tale about an invention that's probably not evil.
10. 22:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 3, Arabella Weir
  4/6Rufus Hound invites Arabella Weir to revisit her days of drinking and calorie-counting.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—27/11/2014
  Tiff Stevenson chats again to Phil Nichol.
12. 23:00
  Continuity—Episode 1
  1/6The late-night broodings of a Radio 4 continuity announcer.
13. 23:15
  Guy Browning's Small Talk—Series 2, How to Kiss
  1/4Guy enumerates the many methods of engendering facial contact.
14. 23:30
  A Look Back at the Nineties—1996
  2/5Kate Robbins, Brian Perkins and Hugh Dennis look back at a decade yet to happen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Episode 7
  7/10Adrian is feeling left out after the birth of his new baby sister.
2. 00:15
  A History of the Brain—9. All or Nothing
  9/10The impact of the electroencephalograph, which made brain waves visible.
3. 00:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 4
  4/15Young squire Arthur invites the Hetty for an evening stroll in Donnithorne Woods.
4. 00:45
  Margaret Atwood - Curious Pursuits—Victory Gardens
  4/5Margaret knows the test of a good cook was whether she could utilise every leftover morsel
5. 01:00
  Heresy—Series 8, Episode 5
  5/6With comedian Dave Gorman and newspaper columnists Matthew Parris and Julia Hartley-Brewer
6. 01:30
  Great Lives—James Gillray
  Political cartoonist Steve Bell chooses the 18th-century caricaturist James Gillray.
7. 02:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 7. A Time to Worry
  7/8The sleuth edges closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence.
8. 02:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 2
  2/2How Hollywood changed since 1961, with independent film-makers and the arrival of TV.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—22-26 September 1914
  Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst visits Folkestone, and an amicable alliance is reached.
10. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Gillian Clarke - A Poet's Year, The Turning of the Year
  3/3Potatoes, beetroot and apples are gathered in, and the honey is harvested.
11. 04:15
  Alan Plater - Only A Matter Of Time
  When time-telling was standardised in the 19th century, some had their doubts...
12. 05:00
  No Commitments—Series 3, Material Values
  2/6Emily and Charlotte are unsympathetic over Roger losing his job.
13. 05:30
  The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
  2/8Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?

Friday 28 November 2014