BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 18 February 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Serpent Crest, Survivors in Space, part 2/2
  10/10The Fourth Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey finally track down Hexford.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—The Hallelujah Chorus
  Exploration of the emotional impact of The Hallelujah chorus by Handel.
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair, 5. Roger Shelley Makes a Suggestion
  5/8The detective and his wife are in Paris when the telephone rings with a long distance call
4. 01:30
  The Luddite Lament
  The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Sadie Jones - The Outcast, Resolution
  10/10Lewis has hidden in the woods for two days, determined to save Kit from further brutality.
6. 02:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Two Widowers
  20/30The story of two different widowers and their desperate search for a new wife.
7. 02:30
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—15. Secrecy
  15/25Love is in the air in the Rue Plumet. But why is Jean Valjean so obsessed with secrecy?
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Great Animal Orchestra, Episode 5
  5/5Bernie Krause turns to the sounds and noises generated by modern human beings.
9. 03:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—3. Lorna's Lineage
  3/3When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he has lost her forever.
10. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Carmen Callil and Victoria Glendinning.
11. 04:30
  Are You From the Bugle?—Royal Flush
  2/6Butterthwaite's frustrated reporter Graham lands an unexpected scoop.
12. 05:00
  Miracles R Us—Domestic Arrangements
  2/4Can Sylvia and Caroline help with a case of inadvertently encouraged romantic interest?
13. 05:30
  Guilt Trip—2. Walking Worries
  2/4Ros and Laura each have concerns. Will they find what they're looking for?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Carson McCullers - The Member of the Wedding
  Frankie Addams is 12 and five-sixths years old and desperate to belong.
2. 07:20
  Terry-Thomas - Top of the Town—Episode 2
  2/2Poking fun at bands in a surviving series extract from gap-toothed comic Terry-Thomas.
3. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, In the Shadow of the Post
  1/6John Rawling relives the 1973 Grand National, when Red Rum snatched victory from Crisp.
4. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Debate of Our Times
  Giles Dilnot searches the programme archives to see if political debate has changed.
5. 09:00
  Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
  Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Absolutely Delish—Flying the Nest
  Comedy by Alice Birch. An unhappy family mealtime with plenty of surprises on the table.
2. 12:30
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  1/8Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.
3. 13:00
  Modesty Blaise - The Silver Mistress (Omnibus)
  A man is presumed dead in a road accident. Will Modesty uncover the truth?
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Lindsey Davis
  'Falco' author Lindsey Davis selects the storm from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
5. 14:15
  Sentimental Journey—Jack Vettriano
  Arthur Smith joins artist Jack Vettriano reminiscing as he returns to Leven in Fife.
6. 14:45
  Uncle Mort's South Country—Series 2, The Brothers Rotten
  3/5Carter Brandon and his uncle let rip at their food, the clergy and the army.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Debate of Our Times
  Giles Dilnot searches the programme archives to see if political debate has changed.
8. 16:00
  Carson McCullers - The Member of the Wedding
  Frankie Addams is 12 and five-sixths years old and desperate to belong.
9. 17:20
  Terry-Thomas - Top of the Town—Episode 2
  2/2Poking fun at bands in a surviving series extract from gap-toothed comic Terry-Thomas.
10. 17:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, In the Shadow of the Post
  1/6John Rawling relives the 1973 Grand National, when Red Rum snatched victory from Crisp.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 4, Passage on the Lady Anne
  2/8A warring couple hope a transatlantic cruise can rescue their marriage.
2. 18:40
  Wicca—Episode 2
  2/8Pentworth remains cut off from the world, and a power struggle begins.
3. 19:00
  Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
  Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
4. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 5, St Davids
  3/6Mark's travelling stand-up town show arrives in coastal Pembrokeshire.
5. 22:30
  Miranda Hart's Joke Shop—What an Excuse
  4/4The shopkeeper's mother plans a wedding, but the prospective bride has other ideas.
6. 23:00
  4 Extra Stands Up—4 Extra Stands Up, Episode 4
  4/6Janey Godley's line-up includes Tony Law and Hari Sriskantha. Recorded at The Stand.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 4, Passage on the Lady Anne
  2/8A warring couple hope a transatlantic cruise can rescue their marriage.
2. 00:40
  Wicca—Episode 2
  2/8Pentworth remains cut off from the world, and a power struggle begins.
3. 01:00
  Modesty Blaise - The Silver Mistress (Omnibus)
  A man is presumed dead in a road accident. Will Modesty uncover the truth?
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Lindsey Davis
  'Falco' author Lindsey Davis selects the storm from Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
5. 02:15
  Sentimental Journey—Jack Vettriano
  Arthur Smith joins artist Jack Vettriano reminiscing as he returns to Leven in Fife.
6. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's South Country—Series 2, The Brothers Rotten
  3/5Carter Brandon and his uncle let rip at their food, the clergy and the army.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Debate of Our Times
  Giles Dilnot searches the programme archives to see if political debate has changed.
8. 04:00
  Carson McCullers - The Member of the Wedding
  Frankie Addams is 12 and five-sixths years old and desperate to belong.
9. 05:20
  Terry-Thomas - Top of the Town—Episode 2
  2/2Poking fun at bands in a surviving series extract from gap-toothed comic Terry-Thomas.
10. 05:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, In the Shadow of the Post
  1/6John Rawling relives the 1973 Grand National, when Red Rum snatched victory from Crisp.

Sunday 19 February 2017