BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 18 July 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Bovey - The Voice of God—4. Blowback
  4/5Nick battles to find the person responsible for his lover Belinda's death. From 2006.
2. 00:30
  The Willows by Algernon Blackwood—4. The Alternate Sacrifice
  4/4The Swede thinks the island's evil forces need to be offered a sacrifice.
3. 01:00
  A Little Twist of Dahl: Omnibus
  Five darkly comic tales by the master of the bizarre - Roald Dahl. With Charles Dance.
4. 02:15
  Out of Armenia—Venice
  3/5Charles Emmerson unearths the secrets of a Venetian island-monastery, echoing with music.
5. 02:30
  The Muse by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2An exhibition of Lawrie's newly discovered Robles is mooted.
6. 03:45
  RK Narayan Stories—Engine Trouble
  At a raffle in India, a poor local man wins an unusual prize. But how to get it home?
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Lambeth Palace
  A tale of politics and manoeuvring in selecting a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Tales from Ovid: Semele; Peleus and Thetis; Pygmalion; The Birth of Hercules
  Daljit Nagra introduces stories retold from Ovid's Metamorphoses including Pygmalion.
9. 05:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Isy Suttie
  3/4Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz band for a new series of music and comedy.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
  6/20Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
2. 06:15
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
3. 06:30
  House Beautiful
  Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
4. 07:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Awards
  1/618th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win Peasants Personality of the Year.
5. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
  3/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
6. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
  3/10A plan for cross-channel station-twinning soon hits the buffers!
7. 08:30
  J Kingston Platt—Ronnie Melcombe and His Surprising Wife
  2/5The showbiz veteran relates a startling tale of a wife addicted to shock.
8. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, PG Wodehouse
  1/6James Walton chairs, with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Francis Wheen and Ian McMillan.
9. 09:30
  King Street Junior—Series 7, Taking the Rap
  7/8Trouble is brewing over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
10. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1. Orphans
  1/5Neville and Helena's arrival in Cloisterham sets in motion a chain of tragic events.
11. 11:00
  Patrick O'Brian - Little Death
  Haunted by war and vowing not to kill again, an ex-pilot is invited to shoot pigeons.
12. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Rightfully Mine
  Unable to carry her own child, Amy convinces her mother to become surrogate in her place.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
  3/10A plan for cross-channel station-twinning soon hits the buffers!
2. 12:30
  J Kingston Platt—Ronnie Melcombe and His Surprising Wife
  2/5The showbiz veteran relates a startling tale of a wife addicted to shock.
3. 13:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
  6/20Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
4. 13:15
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
5. 13:30
  House Beautiful
  Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
6. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Michael Palin - The Truth, Episode 1
  1/10After his book on an oil terminal, Keith Mabbut feels unfulfilled.
7. 14:15
  The Invention of Childhood—The Kiddy and the Pork Chop
  26/30The impact on children of economic improvements in the second half of the 20th century.
8. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
  1/10American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
9. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 1
  1/5Richard Burton and John Speke leave for Africa in search of the source of the Nile.
10. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1. Orphans
  1/5Neville and Helena's arrival in Cloisterham sets in motion a chain of tragic events.
11. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, PG Wodehouse
  1/6James Walton chairs, with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Francis Wheen and Ian McMillan.
12. 16:30
  King Street Junior—Series 7, Taking the Rap
  7/8Trouble is brewing over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
13. 17:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Awards
  1/618th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win Peasants Personality of the Year.
14. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
  3/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B—Episode 1
  1/5Ambassador B inspects a planet that encourages free speech.
2. 18:15
  The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard—Episode 6
  6/10Architect Stephen Rix brings back evidence that his cathedral vision really does exist.
3. 18:30
  A Good Read—Dolly Dhingra & Tony Wheeler
  Matthew Parris, Dolly Dhingra and Tony Wheeler review Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth.
4. 19:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Entente Cordiale
  3/10A plan for cross-channel station-twinning soon hits the buffers!
5. 19:30
  J Kingston Platt—Ronnie Melcombe and His Surprising Wife
  2/5The showbiz veteran relates a startling tale of a wife addicted to shock.
6. 20:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
  6/20Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
7. 20:15
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
8. 20:30
  House Beautiful
  Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
9. 21:00
  Patrick O'Brian - Little Death
  Haunted by war and vowing not to kill again, an ex-pilot is invited to shoot pigeons.
10. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Rightfully Mine
  Unable to carry her own child, Amy convinces her mother to become surrogate in her place.
11. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
  3/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.
12. 22:30
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6How to talk to an emperor and inventing Saturday night TV shows.
13. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—18/07/2016
  Thom Tuck talks to Danish comedian Sofie Hagen.
14. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 16, Episode 5
  5/6The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
15. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 4, The Underworld
  4/6The Questers descend into the Underworld in search of Penthiselea's mother.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B—Episode 1
  1/5Ambassador B inspects a planet that encourages free speech.
2. 00:15
  The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard—Episode 6
  6/10Architect Stephen Rix brings back evidence that his cathedral vision really does exist.
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Dolly Dhingra & Tony Wheeler
  Matthew Parris, Dolly Dhingra and Tony Wheeler review Amitav Ghosh and Vikram Seth.(R)
4. 01:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 6
  6/20Dick and Freddie track an alluring foe and see the true face of the enemy.
5. 01:15
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
6. 01:30
  House Beautiful
  Laurence Llewelyn Bowen considers the impact of the Aesthetic movement on the British home
7. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Michael Palin - The Truth, Episode 1
  1/10After his book on an oil terminal, Keith Mabbut feels unfulfilled.
8. 02:15
  The Invention of Childhood—The Kiddy and the Pork Chop
  26/30The impact on children of economic improvements in the second half of the 20th century.
9. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms, Episode 1
  1/10American ambulance driver Frederic Henry meets British nurse Catherine Barkley.
10. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 1
  1/5Richard Burton and John Speke leave for Africa in search of the source of the Nile.
11. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1. Orphans
  1/5Neville and Helena's arrival in Cloisterham sets in motion a chain of tragic events.
12. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, PG Wodehouse
  1/6James Walton chairs, with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Francis Wheen and Ian McMillan.
13. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 7, Taking the Rap
  7/8Trouble is brewing over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
14. 05:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Awards
  1/618th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win Peasants Personality of the Year.
15. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 3
  3/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Tony Hawks are joined by Susan Calman and Fred MacAulay.

Tuesday 19 July 2016