BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 18 November 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Susan Cooper - Over Sea, Under Stone—The Trust of Logres
  4/4The children near the end of their quest, over sea and under stone.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Howard Florey
  Richard Sykes champions Sir Howard Florey, a forgotten man in the discovery of penicillin.
3. 01:00
  Down Payment on Death—1. A Shot in the Night
  1/5A retired hitman is offered big money for one last killing.
4. 01:30
  Manchester and Liverpool: Britain's American Civil War
  Tristram Hunt on a tale of two cities, and their contrasting response to the US Civil War.
5. 02:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 9
  9/10Dona fights for her life and her Frenchman lover in the face of Rockingham's jealous rage.
6. 02:15
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—A Community Hub
  9/15From 1862, the Post Office Savings Bank offered savings accounts to poorer people.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 4
  4/5The Morning News gossip magazine faces legal action over its illegal sourcing of material.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 4
  4/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody, Episode 2
  2/2Lupin upsets daily life and Carrie hosts a seance, while the Pooters dine in Peckham.
10. 04:00
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Rick Wakeman
  2/6Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself.
11. 04:30
  Crazy Big Fish—Crazy for Trying?
  6/6The Hull women must boost their sluggish ticket sales, and will Billy attend the show?
12. 05:00
  Any Other Business—Episode 6
  6/6Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
13. 05:30
  The Fair Intellectual Club—A Rendezvous with Mr Voltaire
  2/6The young ladies teach Voltaire the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
  2/5Retired hitman Art Gordo plans his next moves.
2. 06:30
  The Art Bunker
  Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
3. 07:00
  London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
  2/4Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
4. 07:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
  5/6Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
5. 08:00
  Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours
  7/8Jim Hacker is outwitted by Sir Humphrey during an economy drive.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, World War One
  22/26England and France are at war. Eccles is at lunch.
7. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
  5/6Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
8. 09:30
  No Commitments—Series 11, Ill Winds
  6/6Anna tries to help sister Charlotte with a tricky problem.
9. 10:00
  Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
  Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
10. 11:00
  On the Brink—Four-Minute Warning
  2/3By Marina Lewycka. A teenager wonders how to make the most of her last four minutes.
11. 11:15
  Don Haworth - A Summertime
  Warm and humorous tale of unforeseen happiness, set on the Lancashire moors in 1939.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours
  7/8Jim Hacker is outwitted by Sir Humphrey during an economy drive.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, World War One
  22/26England and France are at war. Eccles is at lunch.
3. 13:00
  Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
  2/5Retired hitman Art Gordo plans his next moves.
4. 13:30
  The Art Bunker
  Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
5. 14:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 10
  10/10Dona and William conspire to spring the Frenchman from his prison. But will they succeed?
6. 14:15
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Postal Worker's Strike
  10/15Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 5
  5/5The gossip columnist of the Morning News is about to face a little exposure of his own.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 5
  5/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
9. 15:00
  Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
  Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
10. 16:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
  5/6Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
11. 16:30
  No Commitments—Series 11, Ill Winds
  6/6Anna tries to help sister Charlotte with a tricky problem.
12. 17:00
  London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
  2/4Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
13. 17:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
  5/6Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Eric Pringle - It's Cold Outside
  Ray wakes to see he’s trapped in his car, with no idea who he is or why he’s there.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Mahler's Adagietto
  Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
3. 19:00
  Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours
  7/8Jim Hacker is outwitted by Sir Humphrey during an economy drive.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, World War One
  22/26England and France are at war. Eccles is at lunch.
5. 20:00
  Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
  2/5Retired hitman Art Gordo plans his next moves.
6. 20:30
  The Art Bunker
  Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
7. 21:00
  On the Brink—Four-Minute Warning
  2/3By Marina Lewycka. A teenager wonders how to make the most of her last four minutes.
8. 21:15
  Don Haworth - A Summertime
  Warm and humorous tale of unforeseen happiness, set on the Lancashire moors in 1939.
9. 22:00
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
  5/6Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.
10. 22:30
  Nurse—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The funny, sad and bewildering interactions of a community psychiatric nurse's rounds.
11. 22:45
  Jigsaw—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a selection of sketches.
12. 23:00
  Blue Jam—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Cult dark comedy from the imagination of Chris Morris. With Julia Davis, Amelia Bullmore.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Eric Pringle - It's Cold Outside
  Ray wakes to see he’s trapped in his car, with no idea who he is or why he’s there.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Mahler's Adagietto
  Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
3. 01:00
  Down Payment on Death—2. The Double Target
  2/5Retired hitman Art Gordo plans his next moves.
4. 01:30
  The Art Bunker
  Bob Dickinson visits a festival of contemporary art in a nuclear bunker in Bosnia.
5. 02:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 10
  10/10Dona and William conspire to spring the Frenchman from his prison. But will they succeed?
6. 02:15
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—The Postal Worker's Strike
  10/15Dominic Sandbrook investigates the industrial action of the postmen in 1890.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows, Episode 5
  5/5The gossip columnist of the Morning News is about to face a little exposure of his own.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Marcus Berkmann - A Shed of One's Own: Midlife Without the Crisis, Episode 5
  5/5Candid despatches from the frontline of male midlife.
9. 03:00
  Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
  Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
  5/6Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 11, Ill Winds
  6/6Anna tries to help sister Charlotte with a tricky problem.
12. 05:00
  London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
  2/4Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
13. 05:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, Manchester
  5/6Mark is in Manchester for thoughts on low-cost housing and novel road safety techniques.

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