BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 14 August 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The Thirteen Hallows, Episode 2
  2/4Will the mysterious Mr Merriman help Professor Dunning and Harry Crow solve the mystery?
2. 00:30
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 2. Stuck
  2/5Stuck in the past, Vimes is known as 'Keel', but he's not the only one with a new name.
3. 01:00
  Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene (Omnibus)—Episode 1/2
  1/2Father Quixote befriends an Italian bishop with unexpected consequences.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Frederick Forsyth
  Novelist Frederick Forsyth chooses 'Ol' Man River' sung by Paul Robeson.
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Hanif Kureishi
  The novelist tells Anthony Clare about trying to make sense of his real self.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
  Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
7. 04:00
  August Strindberg - The Ghost Sonata
  Adultery, murder and deceit are laid bare in the house of the living dead.
8. 05:30
  Electric Ride—Episode 2
  2/4Peter Curran drives through Scandinavia, and visits a carbon neutral Danish island.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2William angers the headmistress when he falls for a young woman he is tutoring.
2. 07:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Snobbery
  2/5Writer Jenny Uglow reflects on how snobbery has always flourished in the garden.
3. 07:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
4. 08:00
  We're in Business—The Regimental Dinner
  Can Dudley and Harry help the Major organise his regimental dinner?
5. 08:30
  Meet the Huggetts—Clean Linen
  A mix-up at the launderette causes embarrassment for Joe and Ethel.
6. 09:00
  Flâneuse: Women Who Walk the Cities by Lauren Elkin (Omnibus)
  Lauren Elkin strolls city streets, thinking about distinguished women who did the same.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Portas
  Retail consultant Mary Portas chooses 'Into the Mystic' by Van Morrison.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Olympians, Sir Ben Ainslie
  From Carly Simon to Edward Elgar, the Olympic yachtsman shares his castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 3, Bulls, Bikes, Bullets, Brother
  11/13Jennifer Hixson introduces stories about danger, cycling, reunion and healing.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Nectar
  David Attenborough tells of nature's first bribe, that evolved a hundred million years ago
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  We're in Business—The Regimental Dinner
  Can Dudley and Harry help the Major organise his regimental dinner?
2. 12:30
  Meet the Huggetts—Clean Linen
  A mix-up at the launderette causes embarrassment for Joe and Ethel.
3. 13:00
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2William angers the headmistress when he falls for a young woman he is tutoring.
4. 14:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Snobbery
  2/5Writer Jenny Uglow reflects on how snobbery has always flourished in the garden.
5. 14:30
  Reading Europe: Italy - The Parrots Omnibus—Italy - The Parrots
  As the authors fight for the literary prize, the beginner has much to lose.
6. 15:45
  Rosebuds by Frederic Raphael
  What on earth has become of ‘family man’ Johnny Olive?
7. 16:00
  GB Shaw - Androcles and the Lion
  Recorded in 1967, the Irish writer's interpretation of one of Aesop's Fables.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Not Waving but Drowning
  Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Stevie Smith and her powerful poem.
9. 17:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—The Ninth Removal
  Horror legend Vincent Price relates the unnerving tale of a secretary's murderous revenge.
2. 18:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Third
  3/6A whale meets an unfortunate end as Arthur Dent and company meet the Earth's creators.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 3, Bulls, Bikes, Bullets, Brother
  11/13Jennifer Hixson introduces stories about danger, cycling, reunion and healing.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Nectar
  David Attenborough tells of nature's first bribe, that evolved a hundred million years ago
5. 20:00
  Flâneuse: Women Who Walk the Cities by Lauren Elkin (Omnibus)
  Lauren Elkin strolls city streets, thinking about distinguished women who did the same.
6. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Portas
  Retail consultant Mary Portas chooses 'Into the Mystic' by Van Morrison.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Olympians, Sir Ben Ainslie
  From Carly Simon to Edward Elgar, the Olympic yachtsman shares his castaway choices.
8. 22:00
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
9. 22:30
  Warhorses of Letters—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Will the Battle of Waterloo divide the equine love of Marengo and Copenhagen?
10. 22:45
  Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues—Alice Springs
  1/4The singer looks at Australia's love of country music and indigenous land owners.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—BBC Radio New Comedy Award Winner
  Arthur Smith chats to this year's winner of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award.
12. 23:00
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 4, Be Happy
  2/4The bumbling management consultants grapple with physical perfection for Phil's gym.
13. 23:30
  The Young Postmen—Everest (The Mountain)
  4/6Fearing the sack, Derek goes mountaineering to prove he's employable.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—The Ninth Removal
  Horror legend Vincent Price relates the unnerving tale of a secretary's murderous revenge.
2. 00:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Third
  3/6A whale meets an unfortunate end as Arthur Dent and company meet the Earth's creators.
3. 01:00
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2William angers the headmistress when he falls for a young woman he is tutoring.
4. 02:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Snobbery
  2/5Writer Jenny Uglow reflects on how snobbery has always flourished in the garden.
5. 02:30
  Reading Europe: Italy - The Parrots Omnibus—Italy - The Parrots
  As the authors fight for the literary prize, the beginner has much to lose.
6. 03:45
  Rosebuds by Frederic Raphael
  What on earth has become of ‘family man’ Johnny Olive?
7. 04:00
  GB Shaw - Androcles and the Lion
  Recorded in 1967, the Irish writer's interpretation of one of Aesop's Fables.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Not Waving but Drowning
  Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Stevie Smith and her powerful poem.
9. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.

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