BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 2 August 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch II, 6. Supermass
  6/10With the Angel computers weakened, the starship is plunging into a black hole.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Mike Hodges & Deborah Macmillan
  Mike Hodges and Deborah Macmillan on Nevil Shute and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.(R)
3. 01:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 16
  16/20Dick's friends are once more endangered. This only spurs him onto harder pursuit.
4. 01:15
  Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse—Episode 6
  6/10Runaway sleuth Albert Campion and his servant Lugg receive a deeply unsettling visitor.
5. 01:30
  In Search of the Holy Whale
  Marc Riley, Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker search for whales off the coast of Ireland.
6. 02:00
  Naomi Alderman - Disobedience—Episode 1
  1/10Ronit Krushka is in America. When her father dies, she is obliged to return home to Hendon
7. 02:15
  Sport and the British—Playing Like Ladies
  6/30Clare discovers the freedom that Victorian public school girls found on the sports field.
8. 02:30
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—1. Trade
  1/10William Crimsworth sets outs in the world, desperate to love and be loved.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—One on One, Episode 1
  1/5Rudyard Kipling talks of the boche with John Scott-Ellis.
10. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—25-29 April 1916
  There are calls to courage throughout the social scale in Ashburton.
11. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, Marcel Proust
  3/6James Walton chairs the literary quiz, where the author of the week is Marcel Proust.
12. 04:30
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, And Pigs Can Fry
  1/6The footie team's new strip causes controversy. Will they be ready for the new season?
13. 05:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, France
  3/6Can 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn escape the clutches of French revolutionaries?
14. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 65, Episode 5
  5/6Jack Dee, Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 17
  17/20Trapped once more, Dick and Freddie discover something new about their sometime adversary.
2. 06:15
  Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse—Episode 7
  7/10Campion escapes from the police by train, but is joined on board by a mysterious old man.
3. 06:30
  Bronzeville Lives: Chicago's Black Metropolis—Episode 1
  1/2Bronzeville, a city within a city: Three generations of Chicago's Black Metropolis speak.
4. 07:00
  Spangles 'n' Tights—Medieval Banquet
  4/5Dublin's theatrical costumiers dress a medieval banquet in a ghostly castle.
5. 07:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 1, The Hancock Festival
  3/5Inspired by Somerset Maugham's pay packet, Tony becomes a writer.
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, Wallah, Wallah, Catsmeat
  6/13The business falters when the horse needs a vet. Adapted from BBC TV.
7. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Chain Reaction
  A mix-up over packages sparks perplexity for the bungling bureaucrats.
8. 09:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Kumar, Armstrong, Goodall
  1/6John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Nish Kumar, Prof Rachel Armstrong and Howard Goodall.
9. 09:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
10. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—2-6 May 1916
  It is a week of collisions in Ashburton.
11. 11:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—Spry Old Character
  2/5An elderly blind man finds independence, but a trip to the fair gives pause for thought.
12. 11:15
  Whodunnits—Gideon Fell - To Wake the Dead, 1. The Riddle of the Stone
  1/2On the eve of George VI's coronation, a woman is murdered in a London hotel.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, Wallah, Wallah, Catsmeat
  6/13The business falters when the horse needs a vet. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Chain Reaction
  A mix-up over packages sparks perplexity for the bungling bureaucrats.
3. 13:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 17
  17/20Trapped once more, Dick and Freddie discover something new about their sometime adversary.
4. 13:15
  Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse—Episode 7
  7/10Campion escapes from the police by train, but is joined on board by a mysterious old man.
5. 13:30
  Bronzeville Lives: Chicago's Black Metropolis—Episode 1
  1/2Bronzeville, a city within a city: Three generations of Chicago's Black Metropolis speak.
6. 14:00
  Naomi Alderman - Disobedience—Episode 2
  2/10Both Dovid and Ronit struggle to cope with the responsibility of grief.
7. 14:15
  Sport and the British—The Corinthian Ideal
  7/30Clare Balding explores the founding of the Football Association in 1863.
8. 14:30
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—2. Freedom
  2/10Eschewing his background, William Crimsworth rejects aid from his mother's family.
9. 14:45
  Book of the Week—One on One, Episode 2
  2/5Historical encounters: Helen Keller and Martha Graham.
10. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—2-6 May 1916
  It is a week of collisions in Ashburton.
11. 16:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Markus Birdman, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran star in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz.
12. 16:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
13. 17:00
  Spangles 'n' Tights—Medieval Banquet
  4/5Dublin's theatrical costumiers dress a medieval banquet in a ghostly castle.
14. 17:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 1, The Hancock Festival
  3/5Inspired by Somerset Maugham's pay packet, Tony becomes a writer.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch II, 7. Deathship
  7/10Dragged into an artificial black hole, the Challenger crew face Spaceguard Six.
2. 18:30
  The Tingle Factor—Jonathan Miller
  Sir Jonathan Miller explains why certain moments in music send a shiver down his spine.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, Wallah, Wallah, Catsmeat
  6/13The business falters when the horse needs a vet. Adapted from BBC TV.
4. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Chain Reaction
  A mix-up over packages sparks perplexity for the bungling bureaucrats.
5. 20:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 17
  17/20Trapped once more, Dick and Freddie discover something new about their sometime adversary.
6. 20:15
  Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse—Episode 7
  7/10Campion escapes from the police by train, but is joined on board by a mysterious old man.
7. 20:30
  Bronzeville Lives: Chicago's Black Metropolis—Episode 1
  1/2Bronzeville, a city within a city: Three generations of Chicago's Black Metropolis speak.
8. 21:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—Spry Old Character
  2/5An elderly blind man finds independence, but a trip to the fair gives pause for thought.
9. 21:15
  Whodunnits—Gideon Fell - To Wake the Dead, 1. The Riddle of the Stone
  1/2On the eve of George VI's coronation, a woman is murdered in a London hotel.
10. 22:00
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 1, The Hancock Festival
  3/5Inspired by Somerset Maugham's pay packet, Tony becomes a writer.
11. 22:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Curators Rod and Julian are both planning grand gestures.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—02/08/2016
  Jessica Fostekew chats to Lucy Porter.
13. 23:00
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Tolerance
  5/6Can tolerance turn people into doormats?
14. 23:30
  Delve Special—Series 1, The Shifton Scandal
  2/4In his town demolition expose, David Lander examines the influence of a holiday company.
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Late
1. 00:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch II, 7. Deathship
  7/10Dragged into an artificial black hole, the Challenger crew face Spaceguard Six.
2. 00:30
  The Tingle Factor—Jonathan Miller
  Sir Jonathan Miller explains why certain moments in music send a shiver down his spine.
3. 01:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds—Episode 17
  17/20Trapped once more, Dick and Freddie discover something new about their sometime adversary.
4. 01:15
  Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse—Episode 7
  7/10Campion escapes from the police by train, but is joined on board by a mysterious old man.
5. 01:30
  Bronzeville Lives: Chicago's Black Metropolis—Episode 1
  1/2Bronzeville, a city within a city: Three generations of Chicago's Black Metropolis speak.
6. 02:00
  Naomi Alderman - Disobedience—Episode 2
  2/10Both Dovid and Ronit struggle to cope with the responsibility of grief.
7. 02:15
  Sport and the British—The Corinthian Ideal
  7/30Clare Balding explores the founding of the Football Association in 1863.
8. 02:30
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—2. Freedom
  2/10Eschewing his background, William Crimsworth rejects aid from his mother's family.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—One on One, Episode 2
  2/5Historical encounters: Helen Keller and Martha Graham.
10. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—2-6 May 1916
  It is a week of collisions in Ashburton.
11. 04:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Markus Birdman, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran star in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz.
12. 04:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
13. 05:00
  Spangles 'n' Tights—Medieval Banquet
  4/5Dublin's theatrical costumiers dress a medieval banquet in a ghostly castle.
14. 05:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 1, The Hancock Festival
  3/5Inspired by Somerset Maugham's pay packet, Tony becomes a writer.

Wednesday 3 August 2016