BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 27 August 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 5. Communication Lost
  5/20With communications to Earth lost, Jet Morgan's courage is tested during a meteor swarm.
2. 00:30
  John Hersey - Hiroshima—Panic Grass and Feverfew
  4/4From 12th August 1945 to the first anniversary. Recollections of six survivors.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 5. The Picnic
  5/5Determined to pinpoint the killer, the Belgian sleuth invites his suspects to a picnic.
4. 01:30
  Going on the Gallopers
  A portrait of the life, popular art and remarkable engineering of Carters Steam Fair.
5. 02:00
  Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian—Episode 10
  10/10A new arrival as Nikolai prepares for the next phase of a long and chequered life.
6. 02:15
  Sport and the British—Beating Us at Our Own Game
  25/30Clare Balding takes a look at Britain's most successful export ever - football.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 5
  5/15Roland and Maud have opened a Pandora's Box and the chase is on to unravel the mystery.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Carmen Aguirre - Something Fierce, Episode 5
  5/5Secret police, paranoia and mistrust as the resistance begins to falter.
9. 03:00
  Howard Spring - Fame is the Spur—Perish By the Sword
  8/8Labour has a brief taste of power, and fortunes are made and lost.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 3, University of Leicester
  4/6Three University of Leicester students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
11. 04:30
  Kathmandu or Bust—The Truck Stops Here
  4/6The travellers have reached.......well, actually they're lost in the middle of Uzbekistan.
12. 05:00
  One Flat Summer—The 2,000 Guineas
  2/6A promising partnership draws newly redundant Ken into the serious world of gambling.
13. 05:30
  Fred MacAulay's Wet Hot Political Summer
  Fred MacAulay looks back at the summer of 2016 with an assembly of top comedians.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely
  3/8Philip Marlowe follows a trail to assist an ex-convict hunting for his old sweetheart.
2. 07:30
  Electric Ride—Episode 4
  4/4Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Who's Reithian Now?
  Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the BBC.
4. 09:00
  Miriam Margolyes' Adventures in Radio
  Actress Miriam Margolyes looks back over her 50 year career on BBC Radio.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The legendary duo taste wine, pay tribute to marriage guidance and head to the garden.
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
  Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 1 Omnibus, Part 1/2
  Gangsters, gambling and an innocent abroad in 1890s Whitechapel.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ryan Molloy
  The singer chooses 'The Night' by Frankie Valli, and Donny Hathaway's 'A Song for You'.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Les Dawson
  Les Dawson's interview with Dr Anthony Clare recorded the week before his death in 1993.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Who's Reithian Now?
  Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the BBC.
7. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely
  3/8Philip Marlowe follows a trail to assist an ex-convict hunting for his old sweetheart.
8. 17:30
  Electric Ride—Episode 4
  4/4Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—The Thirteen Hallows, Episode 4
  4/4Dunning and Gafaelfawr are captured and taken to King Arthur's resting place.
2. 18:30
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 4. Reliving
  4/5Commander Vimes faces the unstoppable tide of history as it rolls nearer.
3. 19:00
  Miriam Margolyes' Adventures in Radio
  Actress Miriam Margolyes looks back over her 50 year career on BBC Radio.
4. 22:00
  4 Extra Stands Up—4 Extra Stands Up at the Fringe 2016, Episode 2
  2/2Jo Caulfield introduces some of the best comedians from 2016's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—27/08/2016
  Iain Lee chats again to Dana Alexander.
6. 23:00
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/9Charity telethons are mercilessly parodied by the double double act.
7. 23:30
  2525—Episode 5
  5/6From the last of the royal family to 26th-century ebook readers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The Thirteen Hallows, Episode 4
  4/4Dunning and Gafaelfawr are captured and taken to King Arthur's resting place.
2. 00:30
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 4. Reliving
  4/5Commander Vimes faces the unstoppable tide of history as it rolls nearer.
3. 01:00
  Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 1 Omnibus, Part 1/2
  Gangsters, gambling and an innocent abroad in 1890s Whitechapel.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ryan Molloy
  The singer chooses 'The Night' by Frankie Valli, and Donny Hathaway's 'A Song for You'.
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Les Dawson
  Les Dawson's interview with Dr Anthony Clare recorded the week before his death in 1993.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Who's Reithian Now?
  Roger Bolton explores the genesis of 'Reithian' values at the BBC.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely
  3/8Philip Marlowe follows a trail to assist an ex-convict hunting for his old sweetheart.
8. 05:30
  Electric Ride—Episode 4
  4/4Peter Curran concludes his investigation of Europe's electrical car industry.

Sunday 28 August 2016