BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 10 August 2015

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jefferson 37 by Jenny Stephens—Episode 4
  4/4Dr Abbotts finds his 'party trick' used against him, and Paul Smith takes full advantage.
2. 00:30
  Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood—4. Ancient Magic
  4/4Vezin is wary over a mother and daughter's invitation to a witches' Sabbath.
3. 01:00
  MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus)—Episode 4
  4/4The Guides need the services of a man who could pass for a Shinwari.
4. 02:15
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Carnival
  4/5Can eternal pessimist Robb Wilton solve an unusual problem in 1986?
5. 02:30
  Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void—Episode 2
  2/2A bank collapses, a heist is averted and Claude makes a daring decision.
6. 03:45
  Ronald Frame Short Stories—The Good Life
  A man recalls his illusive past and ruminates on his diminishing creative powers.
7. 04:00
  The Other Side of the Hill—The Long Road to Waterloo
  2/2The 1808-1813 peninsular campaign of the Duke of Wellington continues.
8. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 5, The CV of Dorian Gray
  2/6Try as the curmudgeon might to be hip, he is more a hip-replacement kind of guy.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 1, Five Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss
  6/8A dissident's wife engages the con artist to help her to escape from Hungary to Austria.
2. 06:20
  Inheritance Tracks—Mari Wilson
  Singer Mari Wilson chooses 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' by Peggy Lee.
3. 06:30
  Camel Train
  Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
4. 07:00
  The World As We Know It—The Murderer Is in This Very Room
  5/6The last people on Earth play a murder mystery game, organised by The Stranger.
5. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Omid Djalili.
6. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Brain Versus Brawn
  10/20Disguised as firemen for an exercise, the platoon must tackle a real blaze.
7. 08:30
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/13Can Kate and George agree on a place to live together with baby Helen?
8. 09:00
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
9. 09:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Redeployment
  2/7Only the second day of term and trouble is afoot. Plus Mrs Rudd has lost her teacup.
10. 10:00
  Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
  Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
11. 11:00
  Five Stories by James Ellis—The Devil
  1/5Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son by striking a deal with his ailing mother.
12. 11:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 1, 6. Devil Take the Hindmost
  6/6The priest probes a student's death. Is a devil-worshipping campus gang to blame?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Brain Versus Brawn
  10/20Disguised as firemen for an exercise, the platoon must tackle a real blaze.
2. 12:30
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/13Can Kate and George agree on a place to live together with baby Helen?
3. 13:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 1, Five Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss
  6/8A dissident's wife engages the con artist to help her to escape from Hungary to Austria.
4. 13:20
  Inheritance Tracks—Mari Wilson
  Singer Mari Wilson chooses 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' by Peggy Lee.
5. 13:30
  Camel Train
  Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
6. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell, Episode 6
  6/10Black Pat continues to lay siege to Esther, and Beth issues an invitation to a lunch party
7. 14:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Agony Aunts
  1/5Irma Kurtz, the original Cosmopolitan agony aunt, talks to her counterpart Simone Bienne.
8. 14:30
  Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Gutter Baby
  1/6Young woman police inspector Alia Khan attempts to solve the mystery of a rescued baby.
9. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 1
  1/5Elena's mother has become a mirror image of her motherland.
10. 15:00
  Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
  Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
11. 16:00
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
12. 16:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Redeployment
  2/7Only the second day of term and trouble is afoot. Plus Mrs Rudd has lost her teacup.
13. 17:00
  The World As We Know It—The Murderer Is in This Very Room
  5/6The last people on Earth play a murder mystery game, organised by The Stranger.
14. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Omid Djalili.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Nine Billion Names of God
  1/5A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end.
2. 18:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 1
  1/4Junior Wizard Rincewind tries to escape Discworld's Dungeon Dimensions.
3. 18:30
  A Good Read—Michael Barber and Zadie Smith
  Michael and Zadie talk books by Sebastian Junger, Stephen E Ambrose and Vladimir Nabokov.
4. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Brain Versus Brawn
  10/20Disguised as firemen for an exercise, the platoon must tackle a real blaze.
5. 19:30
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 9
  9/13Can Kate and George agree on a place to live together with baby Helen?
6. 20:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 1, Five Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss
  6/8A dissident's wife engages the con artist to help her to escape from Hungary to Austria.
7. 20:20
  Inheritance Tracks—Mari Wilson
  Singer Mari Wilson chooses 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' by Peggy Lee.
8. 20:30
  Camel Train
  Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
9. 21:00
  Five Stories by James Ellis—The Devil
  1/5Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son by striking a deal with his ailing mother.
10. 21:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 1, 6. Devil Take the Hindmost
  6/6The priest probes a student's death. Is a devil-worshipping campus gang to blame?
11. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Omid Djalili.
12. 22:30
  Party—Series 2, It's Technology, Stupid
  2/4The young, aspiring politicians take their Party campaign to the internet.
13. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—10/08/2015
  Jon Holmes is joined by Angela Barnes.
14. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 46, Episode 6
  6/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
15. 23:30
  Pick Ups—Series 2, Heroes and Villains
  6/6Will Simon de Vere call time on Irwell Cars? Will Dave choose Milan over Lower Broughton?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Nine Billion Names of God
  1/5A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end.
2. 00:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 1
  1/4Junior Wizard Rincewind tries to escape Discworld's Dungeon Dimensions.
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Michael Barber and Zadie Smith
  Michael and Zadie talk books by Sebastian Junger, Stephen E Ambrose and Vladimir Nabokov.(R)
4. 01:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 1, Five Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss
  6/8A dissident's wife engages the con artist to help her to escape from Hungary to Austria.
5. 01:20
  Inheritance Tracks—Mari Wilson
  Singer Mari Wilson chooses 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' by Peggy Lee.
6. 01:30
  Camel Train
  Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
7. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell, Episode 6
  6/10Black Pat continues to lay siege to Esther, and Beth issues an invitation to a lunch party
8. 02:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Agony Aunts
  1/5Irma Kurtz, the original Cosmopolitan agony aunt, talks to her counterpart Simone Bienne.
9. 02:30
  Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Gutter Baby
  1/6Young woman police inspector Alia Khan attempts to solve the mystery of a rescued baby.
10. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 1
  1/5Elena's mother has become a mirror image of her motherland.
11. 03:00
  Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
  Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
12. 04:00
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
13. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Redeployment
  2/7Only the second day of term and trouble is afoot. Plus Mrs Rudd has lost her teacup.
14. 05:00
  The World As We Know It—The Murderer Is in This Very Room
  5/6The last people on Earth play a murder mystery game, organised by The Stranger.
15. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/6Jack Dee, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Omid Djalili.

Tuesday 11 August 2015