BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 19 September 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  HG Wells—A Dream of Armageddon, Stranger
  A stranger on a train reveals his secret. 1901 anti-war story with a disturbing vision.
2. 00:30
  The Drowned Village
  Kate returns to her childhood village - will it help her with troubling voices she hears?
3. 01:00
  Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire.
4. 02:15
  The Romantic Road: On the Trail of the German Philosophers—The Early Romantic
  2/5Stephen Plaice revisits the town of Marburg, where he was a student in the 1970s.
5. 02:30
  Harry Parker - Anatomy of a Soldier: Omnibus
  Captain Tom Barnes must lead his troops in Afghanistan, the scene of war and terror.
6. 03:45
  Penelope Fitzgerald - The Prescription
  A young doctor learns that there is more to the medical profession than knowledge.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Fay Weldon - The Weather Girl
  A psychologist sent to assess a female prisoner is plunged into a disturbing amoral world.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—South of My Days
  Daljit Nagra introduces South of My Days, featuring Australian poet Judith Wright.
9. 05:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Effervescent Members
  3/6Local headmistress Mrs Temple tackles Ramesh over a new range of sweets.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
  1/4Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
2. 06:30
  The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
  1/6A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
3. 07:00
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, Trying to Avoid Unpleasantness
  4/6Vera Sackcloth-Vest welcomes the writer of naughty books, DH Lollipop, to Sizzlinghurst.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
  6/8Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.
5. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
  1/15Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
6. 08:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
7. 09:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
  4/6Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
8. 09:30
  In the End—Episode 2
  2/6Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
  1/2Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
10. 11:00
  Fay Weldon Stories—A Knife for Cutting Mangoes
  A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another.
11. 11:15
  Love by Ian Curteis—1. Revelation
  1/4Ferdy tells newly-widowed May that he's always loved her.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
  1/15Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
2. 12:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
3. 13:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
  1/4Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
4. 13:30
  The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
  1/6A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
5. 14:00
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—1. For Fools Rush In
  1/10English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad.
6. 14:15
  A History of the Brain—1. A Hole in the Head
  1/10Dr Geoff Bunn reflects on trepanation at the start of his cultural history of the brain.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 6
  6/10Muriel's sister Connie returns home unexpectedly with startling news.
8. 14:45
  Auto-Da-Fay—Episode 1
  1/5Fay Weldon's honest, sometimes painful, often funny, account of a life well lived.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
  1/2Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
10. 16:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
  4/6Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
11. 16:30
  In the End—Episode 2
  2/6Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin.
12. 17:00
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, Trying to Avoid Unpleasantness
  4/6Vera Sackcloth-Vest welcomes the writer of naughty books, DH Lollipop, to Sizzlinghurst.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
  6/8Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
  1/5Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Rabbi Lionel Blue & Stephen Russell
  Rosie Boycott with guests Rabbi Lionel Blue and the Barefoot Doctor.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
  1/15Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
4. 19:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
5. 20:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
  1/4Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
6. 20:30
  The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
  1/6A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
7. 21:00
  Fay Weldon Stories—A Knife for Cutting Mangoes
  A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another.
8. 21:15
  Love by Ian Curteis—1. Revelation
  1/4Ferdy tells newly-widowed May that he's always loved her.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
  6/8Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.
10. 22:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—19/09/2016
  Paul Garner chats 'Arm Wrestling with Chas and Dave' with Chas Hodges.
11. 22:30
  Very Old Pretenders—On Television
  4/4The soldiers learn that pitching shows is difficult and that it is never a good idea.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 18, Episode 2
  2/8Made for 4 Extra. A satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
13. 23:45
  Foley and McColl: The Interview—The Moroccan Striped Pig
  2/6The duo tells Parky about their strange first meeting. With Michael Parkinson.
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Late
1. 00:00
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
  1/5Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Rabbi Lionel Blue & Stephen Russell
  Rosie Boycott with guests Rabbi Lionel Blue and the Barefoot Doctor.(R)
3. 01:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
  1/4Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
4. 01:30
  The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1975-1980
  1/6A look back at radio comedy in the late 1970s, with John Lloyd and Graeme Garden.
5. 02:00
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—1. For Fools Rush In
  1/10English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad.
6. 02:15
  A History of the Brain—1. A Hole in the Head
  1/10Dr Geoff Bunn reflects on trepanation at the start of his cultural history of the brain.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 6
  6/10Muriel's sister Connie returns home unexpectedly with startling news.
8. 02:45
  Auto-Da-Fay—Episode 1
  1/5Fay Weldon's honest, sometimes painful, often funny, account of a life well lived.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
  1/2Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
10. 04:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
  4/6Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
11. 04:30
  In the End—Episode 2
  2/6Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin.
12. 05:00
  Gloomsbury—Series 1, Trying to Avoid Unpleasantness
  4/6Vera Sackcloth-Vest welcomes the writer of naughty books, DH Lollipop, to Sizzlinghurst.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 76, Episode 6
  6/8Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Zoe Lyons join host Nicholas Parsons.

Tuesday 20 September 2016