BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 4 September 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  A frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store, and his imagination runs wild.
2. 00:30
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 5. Deadline
  5/5Sam Vimes and Carcer finally fight, but time itself and a sinister lord have other ideas.
3. 01:00
  Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 1 Omnibus, Part 2/2
  Meg thinks she’s saved the family business, but her problems are far from over.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Adam Ant
  Singer Adam Ant chooses I Survived by Adam Faith and Get It On by Marc Bolan.
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Marjorie Wallace
  The award-winning campaigning journalist tells Dr Anthony Clare about her major influences
6. 03:00
  Crying, Waiting, Hoping: The Story of Buddy Holly's Last Tour
  The tour that sparked the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, The High Window
  6/8When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it.
8. 05:30
  Moral Notes—Family Life
  1/4How the Victorians perfected the use of song as a way to reflect values and beliefs.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Possession - Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/3Roland retraces the steps of Ash and LaMotte, and the Professor wants the letters.
2. 07:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Xenophobia
  5/5Jenny Uglow reflects on how we have mapped 'Britishness' into garden design.
3. 07:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Hovering Chops
  1/6The arrival of a new butcher's shop causes strife in the traders' community.
4. 08:00
  We're in Business—Conscience Money
  After a win on the horses, Dudley splashes the cash, and his mother also has money to burn
5. 08:30
  The Jason Explanation of...—Love, Sex and Marriage
  2/6David Jason tries to crack relationships via computer dating and Punch and Judy.
6. 09:00
  Shrinking Violets by Joe Moran (Omnibus)
  Joe Moran explores the hidden world of reticence.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Lulu
  Lulu chooses track by Ray Charles and Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends 2024, Edna O'Brien
  Writer Edna O'Brien is castaway by Kirsty Young.
9. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 3, Champions
  Guy Raz investigates athletic mastery. How do people achieve extraordinary feats?
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Elsa
  David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  We're in Business—Conscience Money
  After a win on the horses, Dudley splashes the cash, and his mother also has money to burn
2. 12:30
  The Jason Explanation of...—Love, Sex and Marriage
  2/6David Jason tries to crack relationships via computer dating and Punch and Judy.
3. 13:00
  Possession - Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/3Roland retraces the steps of Ash and LaMotte, and the Professor wants the letters.
4. 14:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Xenophobia
  5/5Jenny Uglow reflects on how we have mapped 'Britishness' into garden design.
5. 14:30
  Nina Stibbe - Paradise Lodge—Episode 1
  1/215-year-old Lizzie Vogel decides to take a job at a nursing home for the elderly.
6. 15:45
  Bonding by Alex Shearer
  Dave confronts his emotions when a survival weekend turns into a New Age get-together.
7. 16:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Mr and Mrs Nobody
  The diary doings of Charles Pooter, a London clerk, and his long-suffering wife Carrie.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry and the Russian Soul 2
  'Set the hearts of men on fire with your word.' Poetry and the Russian Soul.
9. 17:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Hovering Chops
  1/6The arrival of a new butcher's shop causes strife in the traders' community.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—Summertime on Icarus
  Dawn is near, and engineer Colin Sherrard is stranded on an asteroid too close to the sun.
2. 18:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Sixth
  6/6Arthur and company escape from a war, but exactly when have they escaped to?
3. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 3, Champions
  Guy Raz investigates athletic mastery. How do people achieve extraordinary feats?
4. 20:00
  Shrinking Violets by Joe Moran (Omnibus)
  Joe Moran explores the hidden world of reticence.
5. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Lulu
  Lulu chooses track by Ray Charles and Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars.
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends 2024, Edna O'Brien
  Writer Edna O'Brien is castaway by Kirsty Young.
7. 22:00
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Hovering Chops
  1/6The arrival of a new butcher's shop causes strife in the traders' community.
8. 22:30
  Warhorses of Letters—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4The horses fall out over literary matters.
9. 22:45
  Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues—Canberra
  3/4The singer heads for the Australian capital. Will she get a warm reception?
10. 23:00
  Dave Gorman's Pub Olympics
  Dave Gorman hosts a silly Olympic-themed panel show in a pub.
11. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 1, Ken Campbell
  2/5Action from ancient Greece to 221B Baker Street. Comedy with guest Ken Campbell.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—Summertime on Icarus
  Dawn is near, and engineer Colin Sherrard is stranded on an asteroid too close to the sun.
2. 00:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Sixth
  6/6Arthur and company escape from a war, but exactly when have they escaped to?
3. 01:00
  Possession - Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/3Roland retraces the steps of Ash and LaMotte, and the Professor wants the letters.
4. 02:15
  A Dark History of British Gardening—Xenophobia
  5/5Jenny Uglow reflects on how we have mapped 'Britishness' into garden design.
5. 02:30
  Nina Stibbe - Paradise Lodge—Episode 1
  1/215-year-old Lizzie Vogel decides to take a job at a nursing home for the elderly.
6. 03:45
  Bonding by Alex Shearer
  Dave confronts his emotions when a survival weekend turns into a New Age get-together.
7. 04:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Mr and Mrs Nobody
  The diary doings of Charles Pooter, a London clerk, and his long-suffering wife Carrie.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry and the Russian Soul 2
  'Set the hearts of men on fire with your word.' Poetry and the Russian Soul.
9. 05:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Hovering Chops
  1/6The arrival of a new butcher's shop causes strife in the traders' community.

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