BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 July 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Lot 132
  Horror legend Vincent Price tells the artistically horrifying tale of a painting.
2. 00:30
  Fry's English Delight—Series 3, The Trial of Qwerty
  1/4The Qwerty keyboard: ancient, illogical, inefficient. Why does it still rule how we write?
3. 01:00
  Falco—The Iron Hand of Mars, 4. The Pedlar
  4/6The Roman sleuth sets off with raw recruits to cross the Rhine into Barbarian territory.
4. 01:30
  A Short History of the Fork
  Four curved prongs from a fat ridge, joined to a handle. Joe Farrell investigates forks.
5. 02:00
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 10
  10/10With the police on her tail, Holly decides her future. Concluded by Henry Goodman.
6. 02:15
  Life at 24 Frames a Second—You Must Remember This
  5/10Continuing his journey through cinema, David Thomson meditates on time and memory.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret, Episode 5
  5/10Speaking to Lady Audley's ex-maid provokes a surprise.
8. 02:45
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Desecration
  5/10Increasingly alone, self-loathing Lewis makes a dramatic gesture of despair.
9. 03:00
  Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers—Episode 5
  5/12Phineas Finn's political career is on the rise, but he is short of money.
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 5, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins tests Marcus Brigstocke, Miranda Hart, Nick Frost and Armando Iannucci.
11. 04:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Special Relationship
  4/6A CIA man spends the day with Team Beagle. But will his past come back to haunt him?
12. 05:00
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/5Council leader John tries to impress a delegation with a village cover-up.
13. 05:30
  The Price of Happiness—Series 1, A Big White Wedding
  2/2Is there such a thing as the perfect formula for marriage, or is it an outdated tradition?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Ian Curteis - The Falklands Play
  Ian Curteis's play of how Thatcher's government went to war to regain the Falkland Islands
2. 07:30
  Fabulous Flops—More Fabulous Flops, Episode 1
  1/4Was Bat Boy fang-tastic? Paul Roseby searches New York and London for musical failures.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Devil's Horn
  British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
4. 09:00
  Jay Rayner Gets Stuffed
  From high-end la-di-da gastronomy food shows, to a radio phone-in on fried chicken shops.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bath
  10/13Harold's plans for a bathroom upset Albert. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Boots, Boots, Boots
  4/20The platoon take action when Mainwaring gets obsessed with their feet.
3. 13:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Significant Others
  San Francisco in the 1980s. Mrs Madrigal and her children are back.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
  Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Ruth Rendell
  The queen of crime reveals why she is jaundiced about the idea of the 'happy family'.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Devil's Horn
  British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
7. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Ian Curteis - The Falklands Play
  Ian Curteis's play of how Thatcher's government went to war to regain the Falkland Islands
8. 17:30
  Fabulous Flops—More Fabulous Flops, Episode 1
  1/4Was Bat Boy fang-tastic? Paul Roseby searches New York and London for musical failures.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Stanislaw Lem - Solaris—2. Love and Hate
  2/2Kris is falling in love with his replica wife as his colleagues aim to destroy the planet.
2. 19:00
  Jay Rayner Gets Stuffed
  From high-end la-di-da gastronomy food shows, to a radio phone-in on fried chicken shops.
3. 22:00
  Hardeep at The Stand—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Hardeep Singh Kohli with top stand-up from Sarah Kendall, Tanyalee Davis and Damien Crow.
4. 22:15
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 2, Problems
  1/6The comedian muses on the secret of life, and the mysteries of destiny and fate.
5. 22:30
  Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The comedic alchemist brews up a potent comic potion. With David Cross and Clive Anderson.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—04/07/2015
  Arthur Smith chats to Ivo Graham.
7. 23:00
  Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth—Episode 1
  1/6The urban warrior's comedy and music mix includes a cure for apathy, if he can be bothered
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Late
1. 00:00
  Stanislaw Lem - Solaris—2. Love and Hate
  2/2Kris is falling in love with his replica wife as his colleagues aim to destroy the planet.
2. 01:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Significant Others
  San Francisco in the 1980s. Mrs Madrigal and her children are back.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
  Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Ruth Rendell
  The queen of crime reveals why she is jaundiced about the idea of the 'happy family'.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Devil's Horn
  British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
6. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Ian Curteis - The Falklands Play
  Ian Curteis's play of how Thatcher's government went to war to regain the Falkland Islands
7. 05:30
  Fabulous Flops—More Fabulous Flops, Episode 1
  1/4Was Bat Boy fang-tastic? Paul Roseby searches New York and London for musical failures.

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