BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 3 September 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Mists of Memory by Rosemary Timperley
  Young cellist Janet meets a confused old man. And he seems familiar.
2. 00:30
  With Nobbs On—The Fall and Reprise of Reggie Perrin
  3/3David Nobbs talks about his comedy career.
3. 01:00
  Agatha Christie—Crooked House, Episode 2
  2/4Charles wants to take Sophia away from her troubled family, as the murder mystery deepens.
4. 01:30
  The Boy who Bought a Field
  Francis Pryor meets the archaeologist who bought the land covering a lost medieval town.
5. 02:00
  Bill Connor - Cassandra's Good Food Guide—Episode 3
  3/3Everything from poetic sauce bottle labels to seasoned bumblebees and za-zas.
6. 02:15
  Journey Into Language—Trampling Flat the Frontiers
  3/3Professor Eric Hawkins recalls how being a wartime soldier influenced his future ethos.
7. 02:30
  Agatha Christie—The 8.55 to Baghdad, 3. A Steam Bath
  3/5Retracing the crime writer's journey, Andrew Eames stops off for a steam bath in Damascus.
8. 02:45
  Iris by John Bayley—3. Married Life
  3/5Iris Murdoch's husband reflects on married life and recalls their wedding day in 1956.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—29 June to 3 July 1915
  Canadian troops celebrate their Dominion Day, and a long-awaited reunion is planned.
10. 04:00
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 3
  3/10More brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford and Professor David Singmaster.
11. 04:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, Plethora Princess Regent
  6/6Awaiting news of a new pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to bed.
12. 05:00
  Lenin of the Rovers—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Midfield maestro Ricky Lenin's new economic policy kicks in at Felchester Rovers.
13. 05:30
  Sketchorama—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/4Isy Suttie presents three sketch groups from the 2015 Edinburgh Festival.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Agatha Christie—Crooked House, Episode 3
  3/4A new will is read, love letters are found and arrests are made. Sophia is now keen to wed
2. 06:30
  Women of the New Wave
  Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave
3. 07:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Bingo and the Little Woman
  10/10Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum falls in love (again).
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Calypso; Follow Me
  5/6Including a reflection on selfie culture and a final extract from David's diaries.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, My Old Man's a Tory
  6/8Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted from BBC TV.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
7. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 10
  10/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
8. 09:30
  After Henry—Series 4, A Fully Extended Family
  3/8Clare returns from Australia, but where is Julian? Sarah delves and Eleanor spins.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—6-10 July 1915
  Soldiers on leave find home very different to the one they thought they were fighting for.
10. 11:00
  Behind the Screen—In the Aspidistra, by Anthony Berkeley
  4/6Inspector Rice probes Paul Dudden's death in the 1930s whodunit.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, An Exceptionally Wicked Lady
  1/2Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi face an old adversary.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, My Old Man's a Tory
  6/8Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
3. 13:00
  Agatha Christie—Crooked House, Episode 3
  3/4A new will is read, love letters are found and arrests are made. Sophia is now keen to wed
4. 13:30
  Women of the New Wave
  Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave
5. 14:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2006, An Anxious Man
  5/5By James Lasdun. The struggles of a man with financial worries.
6. 14:30
  Agatha Christie—The 8.55 to Baghdad, 4. Damascus to Baghdad
  4/5Eames arrives in Baghdad on the eve of war, but the welcome from the locals is friendly.
7. 14:45
  Iris by John Bayley—4. Early Signs
  4/5Iris Murdoch's husband recalls her eerie, early signs of Alzheimer's.
8. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—6-10 July 1915
  Soldiers on leave find home very different to the one they thought they were fighting for.
9. 16:00
  Guess What?—Episode 10
  10/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 16:30
  After Henry—Series 4, A Fully Extended Family
  3/8Clare returns from Australia, but where is Julian? Sarah delves and Eleanor spins.
11. 17:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Bingo and the Little Woman
  10/10Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum falls in love (again).
12. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Calypso; Follow Me
  5/6Including a reflection on selfie culture and a final extract from David's diaries.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Haunted—Channel Crossing by Rosemary Timperley
  Can a holiday overcome the issues that divide a bickering family?
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Genghis Khan
  American commentator Joe Queenan chooses the Mongol leader Genghis Khan.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, My Old Man's a Tory
  6/8Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted from BBC TV.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
5. 20:00
  Agatha Christie—Crooked House, Episode 3
  3/4A new will is read, love letters are found and arrests are made. Sophia is now keen to wed
6. 20:30
  Women of the New Wave
  Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave
7. 21:00
  Behind the Screen—In the Aspidistra, by Anthony Berkeley
  4/6Inspector Rice probes Paul Dudden's death in the 1930s whodunit.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, An Exceptionally Wicked Lady
  1/2Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi face an old adversary.
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Calypso; Follow Me
  5/6Including a reflection on selfie culture and a final extract from David's diaries.
10. 22:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 4, Sarah Millican
  6/6Marcus Brigstocke invites comic Sarah Millican to eat Chinese food with chopsticks.
11. 23:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 1, Hero Worship
  3/6Satan is introduced to a miserable Leonardo Da Vinci.
12. 23:30
  Sounding Off with McGough—1. Munich and Clichés
  1/6Poet Roger McGough on life, love, happiness, heroes, villains and embarrassing relations.
13. 23:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 1, Cotton Buddies
  1/6Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth plans a chart-topping hit and attempts some DIY.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Channel Crossing by Rosemary Timperley
  Can a holiday overcome the issues that divide a bickering family?
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Genghis Khan
  American commentator Joe Queenan chooses the Mongol leader Genghis Khan.
3. 01:00
  Agatha Christie—Crooked House, Episode 3
  3/4A new will is read, love letters are found and arrests are made. Sophia is now keen to wed
4. 01:30
  Women of the New Wave
  Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave
5. 02:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2006, An Anxious Man
  5/5By James Lasdun. The struggles of a man with financial worries.
6. 02:30
  Agatha Christie—The 8.55 to Baghdad, 4. Damascus to Baghdad
  4/5Eames arrives in Baghdad on the eve of war, but the welcome from the locals is friendly.
7. 02:45
  Iris by John Bayley—4. Early Signs
  4/5Iris Murdoch's husband recalls her eerie, early signs of Alzheimer's.
8. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—6-10 July 1915
  Soldiers on leave find home very different to the one they thought they were fighting for.
9. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 10
  10/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 4, A Fully Extended Family
  3/8Clare returns from Australia, but where is Julian? Sarah delves and Eleanor spins.
11. 05:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Bingo and the Little Woman
  10/10Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum falls in love (again).
12. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Calypso; Follow Me
  5/6Including a reflection on selfie culture and a final extract from David's diaries.

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