BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 27 August 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—The Dream Woman by Wilkie Collins
  Isaac lives in fear of a knife-wielding female. Is she of this Earth?
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—All About Me
  Matthew Parris and guests talk about the art of biography.
3. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 3. Threats
  3/5Determined Sid Halley returns to England to face threats from a gang of racecourse dopers.
4. 01:30
  Hits of the Blitz
  Paul Morley explores the music people were really listening to during the Blitz.
5. 02:00
  Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson—3. First Winter
  3/5As the winter storms arrive in Devon, fish are increasingly hard to find through the ice.
6. 02:15
  Technicolour—3. Feeling Colour
  3/5Does colour change the way we feel and behave?
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Colin Douglas - The Gap, Episode 3
  3/5Heather discovers there are some staffing problems at her school in Ghana.
8. 02:45
  Diana Souhami - Coconut Chaos—Episode 3
  3/5Exploring Pitcairn Island, the author and Lady Myre's preconceptions are blown away.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—25-29 May 1915 (Season 4 start)
  The Canadians have arrived in Folkestone, and so have the profiteers.
10. 04:00
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 2
  2/10Tease your brain along with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford and Professor David Singmaster.
11. 04:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Future Begins Here
  5/6Prince Ludovico battles enemies, as his wife tries to reconcile their sons.
12. 05:00
  Lenin of the Rovers—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Midfield maestro Ricky Lenin's battle for Britain's first communist football team.
13. 05:30
  Listen Against—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Martin Jarvis reads from a Haynes manual, plus more wireless weirdness.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
  4/5Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
2. 06:30
  Brick by Brick
  An exploration of the demolitions industry.
3. 07:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
  9/10Trouble looms for Bertie when his wild cousins arrive.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
  4/6Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Shady lawyer Flywheel goes into showbusiness.
7. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 9
  9/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
8. 09:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
  2/8With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 June 1915
  Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
10. 11:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Remarkable Rocket
  A collection of fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance.
11. 11:15
  Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia
  Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but what about their marriage?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Shady lawyer Flywheel goes into showbusiness.
3. 13:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
  4/5Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
4. 13:30
  Brick by Brick
  An exploration of the demolitions industry.
5. 14:00
  Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson—4. Prey
  4/5Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter.
6. 14:15
  Technicolour—4. Making Colour
  4/5How does a traditional dye house in Leeds go about creating colour?
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Colin Douglas - The Gap, Episode 4
  4/5As Heather prepares to go off travelling, the school finances are under scrutiny.
8. 14:45
  Diana Souhami - Coconut Chaos—Episode 4
  4/5The writer addresses the complex issues of the islanders, while Lady Myre feels frustrated
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 June 1915
  Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
10. 16:00
  Guess What?—Episode 9
  9/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 16:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
  2/8With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
12. 17:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
  9/10Trouble looms for Bertie when his wild cousins arrive.
13. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
  4/6Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Haunted—Listen to the Silence by Rosemary Timperley
  Can Mary refuse the voice claiming to be her grandfather?
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Captain Henry Morgan
  Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Shady lawyer Flywheel goes into showbusiness.
5. 20:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
  4/5Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
6. 20:30
  Brick by Brick
  An exploration of the demolitions industry.
7. 21:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Remarkable Rocket
  A collection of fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance.
8. 21:15
  Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia
  Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but what about their marriage?
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
  4/6Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.
10. 22:30
  My First Planet—Series 1, Inglorious Barters
  4/4A queue for the loo and a rogue back rub threaten to blow up the colony.
11. 23:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 1, Corruption
  2/6Satan tries convincing the professor that everyone's corruptible, even his wife.
12. 23:30
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4A dizzy Indian ad agency, a lovesick lament to Lahore, and the blundering Bhangra Muffins.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Listen to the Silence by Rosemary Timperley
  Can Mary refuse the voice claiming to be her grandfather?
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Captain Henry Morgan
  Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.
3. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
  4/5Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
4. 01:30
  Brick by Brick
  An exploration of the demolitions industry.
5. 02:00
  Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson—4. Prey
  4/5Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter.
6. 02:15
  Technicolour—4. Making Colour
  4/5How does a traditional dye house in Leeds go about creating colour?
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Colin Douglas - The Gap, Episode 4
  4/5As Heather prepares to go off travelling, the school finances are under scrutiny.
8. 02:45
  Diana Souhami - Coconut Chaos—Episode 4
  4/5The writer addresses the complex issues of the islanders, while Lady Myre feels frustrated
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 June 1915
  Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 9
  9/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
  2/8With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
12. 05:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
  9/10Trouble looms for Bertie when his wild cousins arrive.
13. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
  4/6Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.

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