BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 August 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The Thirteen Hallows, Episode 3
  3/4Professor Dunning embarks on an Athurian adventure, while Harry Crow has to go on the run.
2. 00:30
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 3. Enemy
  3/5Commander Sam Vimes is stuck in the past. Unfortunately, so is an old arch enemy.
3. 01:00
  Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene (Omnibus)—Episode 2/2
  2/2A robber is helped by Father Quixote and Sancho, who pay an unexpected price.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jack Vettriano
  The popular Scottish artist Jack Vettriano chooses tracks by Kitty Kallen and Judy Collins
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Gitta Sereny
  Gitta chose controversial figures for biographies and believed we are all born 'good'.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Dial-a-Poem
  Poet Brian Patten explores the 1960s counter-culture through its radically risqué poetry.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, The Big Sleep
  1/8The trouble-seeking private eye gets entangled in the rich Sternwood family's tribulations
8. 05:30
  Electric Ride—Episode 3
  3/4Peter Curran on his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry, reaching Germany.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Harpole Report - Omnibus
  Idealistic young teacher George Harpole decides to shake things up in his new job.
2. 07:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Hubris
  3/5Writer Jenny Uglow reflects on how pride and hubris flourish in our gardens.
3. 07:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Power Block
  3/4A busy Uljabaan asks Margaret to help him to oppress the humans.
4. 08:00
  We're in Business—The Parrot
  Dudley and Harry's rent is overdue. Can a new visitor help them out? From 1960.
5. 08:30
  Meet the Huggetts—'Ail and Hearty
  The family worries when Joe is seen calling in at the doctor's surgery.
6. 09:00
  Upbeat by Paul MacAlindin (Omnibus)
  In 2008, 17 year old Iraqi pianist Zuhal Sultan created a national youth orchestra.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Amanda Abbington
  The Sherlock actor picks tracks by The Beatles and Joan as Police Woman.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Olympic Spirit, Ade Adepitan
  Paralympian Ade Adepitan is castaway Kirsty Young.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 3, Cops, Dumpster Diving and Mental Illness
  12/13Meg Bowles introduces stories about grief, opportunity, motherhood and love under strain.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  We're in Business—The Parrot
  Dudley and Harry's rent is overdue. Can a new visitor help them out? From 1960.
2. 12:30
  Meet the Huggetts—'Ail and Hearty
  The family worries when Joe is seen calling in at the doctor's surgery.
3. 13:00
  The Harpole Report - Omnibus
  Idealistic young teacher George Harpole decides to shake things up in his new job.
4. 14:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Hubris
  3/5Writer Jenny Uglow reflects on how pride and hubris flourish in our gardens.
5. 14:30
  Hilary Mantel - Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (Omnibus)—Episode 1/2
  1/2Cartographer Frances Shore encounters significant challenges when she goes to Saudi Arabia
6. 15:45
  Samphire by Patrick O'Brian
  On a cliff edge search, Molly and her husband plumb the depths of their relationship.
7. 16:00
  Stephen Wyatt - Piglaw
  When a pig kills a small child in medieval France, legal and religious issues are raised.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - The Listeners
  Daljit Nagra introduces the classic poem The Listeners by Walter de la Mare.
9. 17:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Power Block
  3/4A busy Uljabaan asks Margaret to help him to oppress the humans.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—An Eye for an Eye
  Even horror legend Vincent Price can't face the meal that is placed before him.
2. 18:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fourth
  4/6Arthur learns the lucrative answer to the question of Life, the Universe and Everything.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 3, Cops, Dumpster Diving and Mental Illness
  12/13Meg Bowles introduces stories about grief, opportunity, motherhood and love under strain.
4. 20:00
  Upbeat by Paul MacAlindin (Omnibus)
  In 2008, 17 year old Iraqi pianist Zuhal Sultan created a national youth orchestra.
5. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Amanda Abbington
  The Sherlock actor picks tracks by The Beatles and Joan as Police Woman.
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Olympic Spirit, Ade Adepitan
  Paralympian Ade Adepitan is castaway Kirsty Young.
7. 22:00
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Power Block
  3/4A busy Uljabaan asks Margaret to help him to oppress the humans.
8. 22:30
  The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe—2016, Episode 6
  6/8BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club sends Arthur Smith to the biggest arts festival in Europe.
9. 22:35
  Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren—Episode 3
  3/5Ivor Cutler and friends present dark tales, offbeat songs and tips for aspiring poets.
10. 22:50
  The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe—2016, Episode 7
  7/8BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club sends Arthur Smith to the biggest arts festival in Europe.
11. 22:55
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 4, Superco
  3/4The dotty management consultants check out Britain's biggest supermarket chain.
12. 23:25
  The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe—2016, Episode 8
  8/8BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club sends Arthur Smith to the biggest arts festival in Europe.
13. 23:30
  The Young Postmen—Top of the Pops
  6/6The eager threesome attempt a Christmas number one.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—An Eye for an Eye
  Even horror legend Vincent Price can't face the meal that is placed before him.
2. 00:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fourth
  4/6Arthur learns the lucrative answer to the question of Life, the Universe and Everything.
3. 01:00
  The Harpole Report - Omnibus
  Idealistic young teacher George Harpole decides to shake things up in his new job.
4. 02:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Hubris
  3/5Writer Jenny Uglow reflects on how pride and hubris flourish in our gardens.
5. 02:30
  Hilary Mantel - Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (Omnibus)—Episode 1/2
  1/2Cartographer Frances Shore encounters significant challenges when she goes to Saudi Arabia
6. 03:45
  Samphire by Patrick O'Brian
  On a cliff edge search, Molly and her husband plumb the depths of their relationship.
7. 04:00
  Stephen Wyatt - Piglaw
  When a pig kills a small child in medieval France, legal and religious issues are raised.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - The Listeners
  Daljit Nagra introduces the classic poem The Listeners by Walter de la Mare.
9. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Power Block
  3/4A busy Uljabaan asks Margaret to help him to oppress the humans.

Monday 22 August 2016