BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 9 July 2016

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Early
1. 00:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 3. Pity
  3/3Filled with pity for the ghost of the house, Virginia agrees to help Sir Simon find peace.
2. 00:30
  Sounds Natural—Bernard Cribbins
  The actor talks to Derek Jones about his love of bird watching, fishing and conservation.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 5
  5/5Captain Hastings and DI Japp are bewildered by Hercule Poirot's antics at Styles Court.
4. 01:30
  Picking Round Apples
  Steve Carver lives the life of a seasonal apple picker on a farm in Herefordshire.
5. 02:00
  Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox—I Would Like to Go to the Sea
  5/10Released from the psychiatric unit, Esme returns to an old family haunt.
6. 02:15
  The Invention of Childhood—The Habit of Schooling
  20/30How the 1870 Forster Education Act marked the start of compulsory education for all.
7. 02:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 7/7
  30/30Alexander hosts a play to raise cash for repairs and a farm fire has dire consequences.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Fire Season, Episode 5
  5/5A new relief lookout appears on the mountain, but will he be able to cope alone?
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Episode 2
  2/2Obstacles hit Harriette's latest romance with Lord Ponsonby.
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore and Dan Tetsell.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 10, Time With the Family
  3/6Emily is engaged to Nick, so Roger and Victoria must absolutely meet her fiance's parents.
12. 05:00
  Winston—Winston in Europe, Don't Gush, Nancy
  1/6Father wants to move abroad, but Winston's not his usual chipper self.
13. 05:30
  Rumblings from the Rafters—House Fly and Soprano Pipistrelle Bat
  2/3A house fly and soprano pipistrelle bat reveal the truth about life in an attic.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The King's General
  A troubled heroine and a reckless soldier fall in love during the English Civil War.
2. 07:30
  The RSC at 50—The First Ten Years
  2/3James Naughtie explores how the Royal Shakespeare Company started in 1961.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Three Day Week
  White explores the political significance of the 1970s crisis, when Edward Heath was PM.
4. 09:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—The Last Prairie Home Companion
  After 42 years on air, it is Garrison's final show from LA's Hollywood Bowl.
5. 11:00
  Saturday Drama—Stephen Wakelam - The Jinx Element
  An encounter with a journalist causes shockwaves in Edith Wharton's life.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Ill Met by Goonlight
  24/26Neddie Seagoon is sent to capture the German general who commands the island of Crete.
2. 12:30
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Moral and ethical dilemmas, posed by host Sue Perkins.
3. 13:00
  Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist
  Charles Dance tells five darkly comic tales by the master of the bizarre.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Simon Hopkinson
  Chef and writer Simon Hopkinson chooses 'Catch a Falling Star' by Perry Como.
5. 14:15
  Sentimental Journey—Shappi Khorsandi
  Arthur Smith joins Iranian comedian Shappi Khorsandi as she returns to Paris.
6. 14:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Beside the Seaside
  5/5Carter and Uncle Mort enjoy sea air and some miserable memories.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Three Day Week
  White explores the political significance of the 1970s crisis, when Edward Heath was PM.
8. 16:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The King's General
  A troubled heroine and a reckless soldier fall in love during the English Civil War.
9. 17:30
  The RSC at 50—The First Ten Years
  2/3James Naughtie explores how the Royal Shakespeare Company started in 1961.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four—Episode 1
  1/2Ministry of Truth employee Winston Smith finds love. But Big Brother is watching.
2. 19:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—The Last Prairie Home Companion
  After 42 years on air, it is Garrison's final show from LA's Hollywood Bowl.
3. 21:00
  Saturday Drama—Stephen Wakelam - The Jinx Element
  An encounter with a journalist causes shockwaves in Edith Wharton's life.
4. 22:00
  Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Ruth Madoc ruffles some presenter feathers on the TV shopping channel.
5. 22:30
  Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 5
  5/6Aha! Alan Partridge is 'Live from Las Vegas' with a glamorous American co-host.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—09/07/2016
  Cariad Lloyd rounds off her chat about 'improv' with Pippa Evans and Rachel Parris.
7. 23:00
  I, Regress—Series 2, Mirrors
  4/4Can Dr Berry help Miss Sunday with her phobia of mirrors?
8. 23:15
  Richard Marsh—Love and Sweets, Jess
  4/4Richard Marsh meets the seductive and disruptive Sorrow. Can he learn to love again?
9. 23:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Crush cars illegally parked in disabled spaces? An audience interacts with the funny man.
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Late
1. 00:00
  George Orwell - Nineteen Eighty-Four—Episode 1
  1/2Ministry of Truth employee Winston Smith finds love. But Big Brother is watching.
2. 01:00
  Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist
  Charles Dance tells five darkly comic tales by the master of the bizarre.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Simon Hopkinson
  Chef and writer Simon Hopkinson chooses 'Catch a Falling Star' by Perry Como.
4. 02:15
  Sentimental Journey—Shappi Khorsandi
  Arthur Smith joins Iranian comedian Shappi Khorsandi as she returns to Paris.
5. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Beside the Seaside
  5/5Carter and Uncle Mort enjoy sea air and some miserable memories.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Three Day Week
  White explores the political significance of the 1970s crisis, when Edward Heath was PM.
7. 04:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The King's General
  A troubled heroine and a reckless soldier fall in love during the English Civil War.
8. 05:30
  The RSC at 50—The First Ten Years
  2/3James Naughtie explores how the Royal Shakespeare Company started in 1961.

Sunday 10 July 2016