BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 22 August 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 1. So Much for a Holiday
  1/5Can't a Belgian sleuth have a holiday in Devon without getting embroiled in a murder?
2. 06:30
  Liberty, Fraternity, Anarchy - Le Punk Francais
  Andrew Hussey explores how France played a pivotal role in the explosion of 1970s punk.
3. 07:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Mother
  6/6A surprise for 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion aboard a boat to France.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 2
  2/8Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons.
5. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Purity League
  7/10Things look tricky for Percy following Horace's morality drive.
6. 08:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 20/04/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords. With Miriam Margolyes.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, Edgar Allan Poe
  6/6James Walton, his team captains and guests delve into the troubled life of Edgar Allan Poe
8. 09:30
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, How Was It for You?
  4/6Will Guy and Robert make it back into Father Benedict's team?
9. 10:00
  Howard Spring - Fame is the Spur—Lovers and Losers
  4/8Dirty tricks are played by a ruthless opponent - how will Labour fare in the by-election?
10. 11:00
  Mary Costello - The China Factory—The Astral Plane
  1/5A forgotten book and an email out of the blue trigger the tipping point for a marriage.
11. 11:15
  Stephen Wyatt - Double Jeopardy
  Raymond Chandler spends months in an office with Billy Wilder adapting Double Indemnity.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Purity League
  7/10Things look tricky for Percy following Horace's morality drive.
2. 12:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 20/04/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords. With Miriam Margolyes.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 1. So Much for a Holiday
  1/5Can't a Belgian sleuth have a holiday in Devon without getting embroiled in a murder?
4. 13:30
  Liberty, Fraternity, Anarchy - Le Punk Francais
  Andrew Hussey explores how France played a pivotal role in the explosion of 1970s punk.
5. 14:00
  Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian—Episode 6
  6/10Vera and Nadia try to stop Valentina's plans.
6. 14:15
  Sport and the British—War Games
  21/30Clare Balding explores the vital role sport has played during both world wars.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 1
  1/15Research assistant Roland Michell finds some letters that could change literary history.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Carmen Aguirre - Something Fierce, Episode 1
  1/5Carmen returns to Latin America with her mother and sister to join the underground.
9. 15:00
  Howard Spring - Fame is the Spur—Lovers and Losers
  4/8Dirty tricks are played by a ruthless opponent - how will Labour fare in the by-election?
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, Edgar Allan Poe
  6/6James Walton, his team captains and guests delve into the troubled life of Edgar Allan Poe
11. 16:30
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, How Was It for You?
  4/6Will Guy and Robert make it back into Father Benedict's team?
12. 17:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Mother
  6/6A surprise for 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion aboard a boat to France.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 2
  2/8Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 1. Mayhem on the Moon
  1/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew blast off for Mars, but there is a problem.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Roger Lloyd Pack & Philip Franks
  Rosie Boycott and guests on books by Mary Shelley, Louis de Bernieres and Graham Greene.
3. 19:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Purity League
  7/10Things look tricky for Percy following Horace's morality drive.
4. 19:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 20/04/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords. With Miriam Margolyes.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 1. So Much for a Holiday
  1/5Can't a Belgian sleuth have a holiday in Devon without getting embroiled in a murder?
6. 20:30
  Liberty, Fraternity, Anarchy - Le Punk Francais
  Andrew Hussey explores how France played a pivotal role in the explosion of 1970s punk.
7. 21:00
  Mary Costello - The China Factory—The Astral Plane
  1/5A forgotten book and an email out of the blue trigger the tipping point for a marriage.
8. 21:15
  Stephen Wyatt - Double Jeopardy
  Raymond Chandler spends months in an office with Billy Wilder adapting Double Indemnity.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 2
  2/8Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons.
10. 22:30
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6The new yoghurt for women, and meet Britain's best police tortoise.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—22/08/2016
  Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Jack Rooke.
12. 23:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Reeves, Wyatt, Williams
  4/6John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Vic Reeves, Dr Tristram Wyatt and Prof Kate Williams.
13. 23:30
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Doc Brown, Gomez, Henry Paker and Richard Herring join Arthur Smith to entertain.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 1. Mayhem on the Moon
  1/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew blast off for Mars, but there is a problem.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Roger Lloyd Pack & Philip Franks
  Rosie Boycott and guests on books by Mary Shelley, Louis de Bernieres and Graham Greene.(R)
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 1. So Much for a Holiday
  1/5Can't a Belgian sleuth have a holiday in Devon without getting embroiled in a murder?
4. 01:30
  Liberty, Fraternity, Anarchy - Le Punk Francais
  Andrew Hussey explores how France played a pivotal role in the explosion of 1970s punk.
5. 02:00
  Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian—Episode 6
  6/10Vera and Nadia try to stop Valentina's plans.
6. 02:15
  Sport and the British—War Games
  21/30Clare Balding explores the vital role sport has played during both world wars.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 1
  1/15Research assistant Roland Michell finds some letters that could change literary history.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Carmen Aguirre - Something Fierce, Episode 1
  1/5Carmen returns to Latin America with her mother and sister to join the underground.
9. 03:00
  Howard Spring - Fame is the Spur—Lovers and Losers
  4/8Dirty tricks are played by a ruthless opponent - how will Labour fare in the by-election?
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 14, Edgar Allan Poe
  6/6James Walton, his team captains and guests delve into the troubled life of Edgar Allan Poe
11. 04:30
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, How Was It for You?
  4/6Will Guy and Robert make it back into Father Benedict's team?
12. 05:00
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, Mother
  6/6A surprise for 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion aboard a boat to France.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 2
  2/8Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons.

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