BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 14 November 2016

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Man in Black—Series 4, 2. The Punt by Christina Balit
  2/5An ex-alcoholic is on the run from more than just his AA buddy.
2. 00:30
  Ray Bradbury - The Golden Apples of the Sun—2. The Flying Machine / The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
  2/4Stories about the terrible perils of invention and the murderous dangers of jealousy.
3. 01:00
  Julia Darling - Appointments—Omnibus
  Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
4. 02:15
  Getting on Air: The Female Pioneers—A Level Playing Field
  5/5Jane Garvey considers if there is a level playing field for the female broadcast expert.
5. 02:30
  Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Thomas McNulty tells how he and John Cole came to join the US Cavalry in Missouri, 1851.
6. 03:45
  Deborah Moggach - A Real Countrywoman
  A campaign is started to stop a ring road going through a little wood.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Adam Thorpe - Devastated Areas
  Adam Thorpe's play explores civilian grief during and after the Great War of 1914-1918.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Lyrical Ballads - Children and Childhood
  Daljit Nagra revisits Lyrical Ballads: Children and Childhood presented by Steve Connor.
9. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 1, Parking Enforcement
  1/4Tom finds himself baffled by the weird world of parking enforcement.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
  3/5Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
2. 06:30
  My Empire of Dust
  Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
3. 07:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 6
  6/6The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
5. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Ignore These Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
  9/15The team pull open the 'Door Handle of the Day'.
6. 08:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—3. Who Owned the Pier?
  An electrician's visit brings worrying news about the pier.
7. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 7
  7/10Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Stephen Fry, Jenny Éclair
8. 09:30
  The Change—Series 1, Over the Rainbow
  4/6Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress.
9. 10:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1. Vanity
  1/2'I would give my soul to stay young'. A vain aristocrat makes a dangerous pact.
10. 11:00
  Opening Lines—Series 14, The Wild
  1/3By Gerri Brightwell. A harsh Alaskan winter heralds trouble for a young couple.
11. 11:15
  Lynn Ferguson - Kindling
  At Jennifer and her parents' bonfire party, each reveals something they would rather not.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Ignore These Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
  9/15The team pull open the 'Door Handle of the Day'.
2. 12:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—3. Who Owned the Pier?
  An electrician's visit brings worrying news about the pier.
3. 13:00
  John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
  3/5Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
4. 13:30
  My Empire of Dust
  Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
5. 14:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 6
  6/10Dona trades her skirts for the trousers of a cabin boy and sets sail with the Frenchman.
6. 14:15
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Penny Black
  6/15Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 1
  1/5Fleet Street, 1968: A gossip columnist has been invading some major celebrities' privacy.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 1
  1/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
9. 15:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1. Vanity
  1/2'I would give my soul to stay young'. A vain aristocrat makes a dangerous pact.
10. 16:00
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 7
  7/10Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Stephen Fry, Jenny Éclair
11. 16:30
  The Change—Series 1, Over the Rainbow
  4/6Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress.
12. 17:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 6
  6/6The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
13. 17:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Parchment
  1/4A holiday in Cornwall with an uncle turns sinister as the Drew children make a discovery.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Charles Clarke and Valerie Grove
  Rosie Boycott and guests discuss books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Simon Singh and Simon Gray.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Ignore These Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
  9/15The team pull open the 'Door Handle of the Day'.
4. 19:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—3. Who Owned the Pier?
  An electrician's visit brings worrying news about the pier.
5. 20:00
  John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
  3/5Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
6. 20:30
  My Empire of Dust
  Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
7. 21:00
  Opening Lines—Series 14, The Wild
  1/3By Gerri Brightwell. A harsh Alaskan winter heralds trouble for a young couple.
8. 21:15
  Lynn Ferguson - Kindling
  At Jennifer and her parents' bonfire party, each reveals something they would rather not.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
10. 22:30
  The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 3, Ludwig van Beethoven
  1/6The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of the influential German composer.
11. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 49, Episode 2
  2/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
12. 23:30
  Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4The unusual career trajectory of Wernher von Braun - from Nazi to Disney.
13. 23:45
  Quando, Quando, Quando—Spies
  4/6A secret tonic formula is stolen from the brothers' hair salon.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Parchment
  1/4A holiday in Cornwall with an uncle turns sinister as the Drew children make a discovery.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Charles Clarke and Valerie Grove
  Rosie Boycott and guests discuss books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Simon Singh and Simon Gray.(R)
3. 01:00
  John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 3
  3/5Tensions mount for New York's hostages, as the hijackers' demands reach the Mayor.
4. 01:30
  My Empire of Dust
  Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
5. 02:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 6
  6/10Dona trades her skirts for the trousers of a cabin boy and sets sail with the Frenchman.
6. 02:15
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Penny Black
  6/15Dominic Sandbrook looks at the arrival of Universal Penny Postage in 1840.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 1
  1/5Fleet Street, 1968: A gossip columnist has been invading some major celebrities' privacy.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 1
  1/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
9. 03:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1. Vanity
  1/2'I would give my soul to stay young'. A vain aristocrat makes a dangerous pact.
10. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 7
  7/10Nicholas Parsons chairs. With Paul Merton, Charles Collingwood, Stephen Fry, Jenny Éclair
11. 04:30
  The Change—Series 1, Over the Rainbow
  4/6Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress.
12. 05:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 6
  6/6The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
13. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.

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