BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 29 August 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Blind Man's Bluff
  Chilling tale of an eerie passenger who joins Vincent Price on a train heading west.
2. 00:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fifth
  5/6Arthur and company are blown up, but still find time for a bite at a very exclusive eatery
3. 01:00
  Possession - Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/3Research assistant Roland Michell comes across letters that could change literary history.
4. 02:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Dominance
  4/5Jenny Uglow reflects on how gardeners have always sought to dominate nature.
5. 02:30
  Hilary Mantel - Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (Omnibus)—Episode 2/2
  2/2Cartographer Frances Shore discovers that the streets are not a woman's territory.
6. 03:45
  Short Stories by John Mortimer—The Mysterious Affair
  Freddy becomes convinced that his father played a part in his grandfather's disappearance.
7. 04:00
  Frederic Raphael - The Thought of Lydia
  A tale of friendship, love - and murder - in ancient Asia Minor.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry and the Russian Soul
  Daljit Nagra introduces Poetry and the Russian Soul, presented by Martin Sixsmith.
9. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Little Green Lights
  4/4Uljabaan prepares for an invasion assessment by his superior, Gryvook.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Crown House—1. Fresh Era
  1/8A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
2. 06:30
  Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
  1/2Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
3. 07:00
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
  1/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
  3/8Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
5. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The New Level Crossing
  8/10Parsley Sidings' future looks bleak over station automation.
6. 08:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
  Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
7. 09:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Deadline News
  1/6Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson tackle a model's murder.
8. 09:30
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, Retreat
  5/6When the Pattersons get a dog, Father Benedict is not impressed.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 1
  When the beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York, she sets her sights on Ralph Marvell
10. 11:00
  Original Shorts—Series 5, Under My Skin
  1/3Calista Flockhart reads Christine Conrad's devastating new tale of friendship gone awry.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Hugh Hughes - Floating
  Hugh Hughes tells of the time the Isle of Anglesey floated away.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The New Level Crossing
  8/10Parsley Sidings' future looks bleak over station automation.
2. 12:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
  Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
3. 13:00
  Crown House—1. Fresh Era
  1/8A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
4. 13:30
  Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
  1/2Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
5. 14:00
  Sue Townsend - The Queen and I—Moving Day
  1/8Evicted by a new government, can the royal family cope with life outside their palaces?
6. 14:15
  Sport and the British—Sport for All
  26/30Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 6
  6/15Professor gets wind of the letters and wants to get his hands on them for his collection.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Jeanette Winterson - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Episode 1
  1/5Jeanette Winterson reads from her memoir about the 1985 novel that made her famous.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 1
  When the beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York, she sets her sights on Ralph Marvell
10. 16:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Deadline News
  1/6Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson tackle a model's murder.
11. 16:30
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, Retreat
  5/6When the Pattersons get a dog, Father Benedict is not impressed.
12. 17:00
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
  1/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
  3/8Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 6. The Mysterious Object
  6/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew receive warnings to turn back, but who from?
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Sam Llewellyn & Lynne Truss
  Sam Llewellyn and Lynne Truss discuss books by Robert Sabbag and Geoffrey Willans.
3. 19:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The New Level Crossing
  8/10Parsley Sidings' future looks bleak over station automation.
4. 19:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 04/05/1974
  Quick-fire sketches and a rollicking trip to Rasputin's Russia. From May 1974.
5. 20:00
  Crown House—1. Fresh Era
  1/8A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
6. 20:30
  Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
  1/2Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
7. 21:00
  Original Shorts—Series 5, Under My Skin
  1/3Calista Flockhart reads Christine Conrad's devastating new tale of friendship gone awry.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Hugh Hughes - Floating
  Hugh Hughes tells of the time the Isle of Anglesey floated away.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
  3/8Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
10. 22:30
  Very Old Pretenders—The Patriots
  1/4Two Scottish soldiers from 1745, found alive in a cave, are introduced to modern society.
11. 23:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Colgan, Ramirez, Frankopan
  5/6John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Jenny Colgan, Dr Janina Ramirez and Dr Peter Frankopan.
12. 23:30
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4With Nine Below Zero, Phill Jupitus, Josh Widdecombe and Marlon Davies.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 6. The Mysterious Object
  6/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew receive warnings to turn back, but who from?
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Sam Llewellyn & Lynne Truss
  Sam Llewellyn and Lynne Truss discuss books by Robert Sabbag and Geoffrey Willans.(R)
3. 01:00
  Crown House—1. Fresh Era
  1/8A fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House and royal family of Windsor.
4. 01:30
  Where England Meets Wales—Episode 1
  1/2Hardeep Singh Kohli explores the past and present border between England and Wales.
5. 02:00
  Sue Townsend - The Queen and I—Moving Day
  1/8Evicted by a new government, can the royal family cope with life outside their palaces?
6. 02:15
  Sport and the British—Sport for All
  26/30Clare Balding asks why and when the British government got involved in sport.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 6
  6/15Professor gets wind of the letters and wants to get his hands on them for his collection.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jeanette Winterson - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Episode 1
  1/5Jeanette Winterson reads from her memoir about the 1985 novel that made her famous.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 1
  When the beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York, she sets her sights on Ralph Marvell
10. 04:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Deadline News
  1/6Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson tackle a model's murder.
11. 04:30
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, Retreat
  5/6When the Pattersons get a dog, Father Benedict is not impressed.
12. 05:00
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, The Trials of Attempting an Elopement
  1/6Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer send up the Bloomsbury literary group.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 3
  3/8Nicholas Parsons hosts a special edition from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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