BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 13 August 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, Death and the Senator
  3/5If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who gets treatment?
2. 00:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 3
  3/4Junior Wizard Rincewind orders an egg and cress sandwich at the Beginning of Time.
3. 00:30
  Off the Page—Lost Opportunities
  Matthew Parris with guests Patrick Neate, Ros Taylor and Zinovy Zinik.
4. 01:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 1, Hyacinth Patrol
  8/8Harry is in Panama where an accidental sock-on-the-jaw leads to a spy adventure.
5. 01:20
  Inheritance Tracks—Claudia Winkleman MBE
  Strictly's Claudia Winkleman chooses the ET film theme and a track by Stevie Wonder
6. 01:30
  Art Attack—Episode 1
  1/2Tim Marlow looks at attacks on art carried out in the name of politics and religion.
7. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell, Episode 8
  8/10Clementine Churchill takes a stand, while Beth and Big Oliver host Sunday lunch.
8. 02:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Beauty Queens
  3/5Miss World 1965 compares notes about her experiences with the Miss England 2010.
9. 02:30
  Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Body of Christ
  3/6The body of a young girl washed up on a beach leads Alia Khan to a child prostitution ring
10. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 3
  3/5Elena can only go to college if she is a member of the Young Communist League.
11. 03:00
  Virginia Woolf - Night and Day—Episode 2
  2/2Katharine is engaged, but her secret admirer is also in Norfolk.
12. 04:00
  Counterpoint—1998, Final
  13/13Rounds include Noel Coward, Great Buildings in Music and Schubert.
13. 04:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Coining of the Capricorn
  3/6The ruling family of Renaissance Italy's puniest city-state introduce a new currency.
14. 05:00
  Winston—Series 1, Whacko Jolly Dee
  5/6The wily poacher's plans for a life of bliss with Nancy hit a snag.
15. 05:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson
  1/6The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector—Episode 1
  1/2A VIP visitor to a village is soon the target of love and gossip.
2. 06:30
  Art Attack—Episode 2
  2/2Lawrence Pollard explores attacks on contemporary art.
3. 07:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Purity of the Turf
  7/10After the syndicate disaster, Bertie ponders what to bet on next.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Wooden Overcoats
  3/8Two coffins lead to a burst of superstition. Adapted from BBC TV
6. 08:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Artistic Eric bags a bargain, and an industrial espionage drama what Ern wrote.
7. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 7
  7/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
8. 09:30
  Radio Active—Series 2, Pick of the Week
  6/6The best of the station's output, including the one-minute playwright and Spot the Sexist.
9. 10:00
  Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. The Duel
  1/2Irish adventurer Redmond Barry is forced to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War.
10. 11:00
  Five Stories by James Ellis—The Miller's Tale
  4/5A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Arabian Afternoons, A Dish of Pomegranates
  3/3By Peter Jukes. Ajib is stopped by security officers as he tries to fly home from Israel.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Wooden Overcoats
  3/8Two coffins lead to a burst of superstition. Adapted from BBC TV
2. 12:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Artistic Eric bags a bargain, and an industrial espionage drama what Ern wrote.
3. 13:00
  Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector—Episode 1
  1/2A VIP visitor to a village is soon the target of love and gossip.
4. 13:30
  Art Attack—Episode 2
  2/2Lawrence Pollard explores attacks on contemporary art.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell, Episode 9
  9/10Sunday afternoon and Winston Churchill's study is the scene of a delicate conversation.
6. 14:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Underwear and Sex Shop Entrepreneur
  4/5Jane, who runs an underwear and sex toys shop, discusses attitudes to sex with her son.
7. 14:30
  Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Mad Women
  4/6Alia investigates a psychiatric hospital where women go in but never seem to come out.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 4
  4/5Elena and Nina are considered mature enough to teach Russian to visiting Americans.
9. 15:00
  Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. The Duel
  1/2Irish adventurer Redmond Barry is forced to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War.
10. 16:00
  Guess What?—Episode 7
  7/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 16:30
  Radio Active—Series 2, Pick of the Week
  6/6The best of the station's output, including the one-minute playwright and Spot the Sexist.
12. 17:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Purity of the Turf
  7/10After the syndicate disaster, Bertie ponders what to bet on next.
13. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, Superiority
  4/5In war, the more technologically advanced side can still be defeated. John Shrapnel reads.
2. 18:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 4
  4/4Looking for more action, Eric and Rincewind find it at their next destination.
3. 18:30
  Great Lives—Michael Collins
  Film producer Lord Puttnam chooses the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins.
4. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Wooden Overcoats
  3/8Two coffins lead to a burst of superstition. Adapted from BBC TV
5. 19:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Artistic Eric bags a bargain, and an industrial espionage drama what Ern wrote.
6. 20:00
  Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector—Episode 1
  1/2A VIP visitor to a village is soon the target of love and gossip.
7. 20:30
  Art Attack—Episode 2
  2/2Lawrence Pollard explores attacks on contemporary art.
8. 21:00
  Five Stories by James Ellis—The Miller's Tale
  4/5A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold.
9. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Arabian Afternoons, A Dish of Pomegranates
  3/3By Peter Jukes. Ajib is stopped by security officers as he tries to fly home from Israel.
10. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
11. 22:30
  My First Planet—Series 1, Hairdresser from Space
  2/4Day seven on the colony and Mason faces an ethical nightmare.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—13/08/2015
  The best in contemporary comedy. Jon Holmes is joined by Angela Barnes.
13. 23:00
  Lee Mack and Friends at the Fringe—Episode 2
  2/2Host Lee Mack introduces Andy Parsons, Lucy Porter, Tim Minchin and Jim Owen.
14. 23:30
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4A new interpretation of classic song 'Fifty Ways to Leave Your Mother'. Stars Nina Wadia.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, Superiority
  4/5In war, the more technologically advanced side can still be defeated. John Shrapnel reads.
2. 00:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 4
  4/4Looking for more action, Eric and Rincewind find it at their next destination.
3. 00:30
  Great Lives—Michael Collins
  Film producer Lord Puttnam chooses the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins.
4. 01:00
  Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector—Episode 1
  1/2A VIP visitor to a village is soon the target of love and gossip.
5. 01:30
  Art Attack—Episode 2
  2/2Lawrence Pollard explores attacks on contemporary art.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell, Episode 9
  9/10Sunday afternoon and Winston Churchill's study is the scene of a delicate conversation.
7. 02:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Underwear and Sex Shop Entrepreneur
  4/5Jane, who runs an underwear and sex toys shop, discusses attitudes to sex with her son.
8. 02:30
  Ayeesha Menon - Undercover Mumbai—Mad Women
  4/6Alia investigates a psychiatric hospital where women go in but never seem to come out.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Elena Gorokhova - A Mountain of Crumbs, Episode 4
  4/5Elena and Nina are considered mature enough to teach Russian to visiting Americans.
10. 03:00
  Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray—1. The Duel
  1/2Irish adventurer Redmond Barry is forced to leave home and serve in the Seven Years War.
11. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 7
  7/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
12. 04:30
  Radio Active—Series 2, Pick of the Week
  6/6The best of the station's output, including the one-minute playwright and Spot the Sexist.
13. 05:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Purity of the Turf
  7/10After the syndicate disaster, Bertie ponders what to bet on next.
14. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.

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