BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 24 February 2017

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—4. The Voices
  4/6After dramatic events in space, the disturbance of noise, light and vibration subsides.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Henry VII
  Former chancellor George Osborne nominates Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty.
3. 01:00
  JR Planche - The Garrick Fever
  Excited locals expect great actor David Garrick as Hamlet, but a drunk scruff appears.
4. 01:30
  Opening the Boxes: a Soprano's Secrets
  Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture, Episode 4
  4/10Elderly patient Roseanne McNulty discovers that Dr Grene has suffered a terrible loss.
6. 02:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Courtship and Setting Up Home
  24/30Two 18th-century marriages, and how the husbands prepared new houses for their bride.
7. 02:30
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—19. Bombardment
  19/25Marius and the rebels are facing the army's cannons.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 4
  4/5Tim Winton marvels at the joys of beachcombing, of finding 'gifts and signs' on the shore.
9. 03:00
  Daniel Deronda by George Eliot—2. Marriage
  2/3Gwendolen is married to Grandcourt, while Daniel tries to trace Mirah's father.
10. 04:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton's quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Richard Curtis and Anthony Wilson
11. 04:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Power Is Happiness
  5/6Edward could be up for promotion, but will it go to his head?
12. 05:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, The Day of Judgement
  2/4Perpetually unemployed and friendless loser Angus Dry agonises over the death of a bee.
13. 05:30
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Swedish Summer, and Geoff, considering marriage, is distracted by insects and rotting fish
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End
  Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two park regulars.
2. 06:30
  Malmesbury: the Philosophy Town
  Malmesbury in Wiltshire aims to establish itself as the country's 'Philosophy Town'.
3. 07:00
  Miracles R Us—Postcards
  3/4Caroline and Sylvia are dubious about a new assignment in Sussex. With Deborah Findlay.
4. 07:30
  Guilt Trip—3. Getting Afloat
  3/4Laura and Ros are invited on to a narrow boat.
5. 08:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/9Universal Challenge and unclad fashion news.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 9, Who Is Pink Oboe?
  11/17Cowardly Captain Seagoon is at war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark is enlisted.
7. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 5, Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd
  1/6Three students from Cardiff University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
8. 09:30
  Are You From the Bugle?—Rovers Return
  3/6A celebrity is due to visit. Can Graham get a scoop? Stars Jeffrey Holland.
9. 10:00
  Daniel Deronda by George Eliot—3. Tensions
  3/3A heady mix of death, revelation, politics and marriage make up the climax to this classic
10. 11:00
  First for Radio—Series 1, Hanging On
  4/4By Ross Raisin. A woman stands at the end of a cliff, which is at the end of her garden.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Helen Macdonald - Through the Wire
  How British PoWs survived incarceration in German camps by studying free-flying birds.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/9Universal Challenge and unclad fashion news.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 9, Who Is Pink Oboe?
  11/17Cowardly Captain Seagoon is at war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark is enlisted.
3. 13:00
  Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End
  Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two park regulars.
4. 13:30
  Malmesbury: the Philosophy Town
  Malmesbury in Wiltshire aims to establish itself as the country's 'Philosophy Town'.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture, Episode 5
  5/10Dr Grene uncovers evidence about Roseanne's father totally at odds with her memories.
6. 14:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Neat and Not too Showy
  25/30How people lower down the social scale responded to the idea of taste.
7. 14:30
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—20. Sewers
  20/25Valjean struggles to save the life of poorly Marius.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 5
  5/5Tim Winton describes what has led him to become an environmental campaigner in Australia.
9. 15:00
  Daniel Deronda by George Eliot—3. Tensions
  3/3A heady mix of death, revelation, politics and marriage make up the climax to this classic
10. 16:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 5, Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd
  1/6Three students from Cardiff University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
11. 16:30
  Are You From the Bugle?—Rovers Return
  3/6A celebrity is due to visit. Can Graham get a scoop? Stars Jeffrey Holland.
12. 17:00
  Miracles R Us—Postcards
  3/4Caroline and Sylvia are dubious about a new assignment in Sussex. With Deborah Findlay.
13. 17:30
  Guilt Trip—3. Getting Afloat
  3/4Laura and Ros are invited on to a narrow boat.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—5. The Frozen World
  5/6'If I had known, that night, the terrible risk Elizabeth had taken!' But Clifford knew...
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Dvorak's New World Symphony
  Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs on the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony.
3. 19:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/9Universal Challenge and unclad fashion news.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 9, Who Is Pink Oboe?
  11/17Cowardly Captain Seagoon is at war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark is enlisted.
5. 20:00
  Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End
  Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two park regulars.
6. 20:30
  Malmesbury: the Philosophy Town
  Malmesbury in Wiltshire aims to establish itself as the country's 'Philosophy Town'.
7. 21:00
  First for Radio—Series 1, Hanging On
  4/4By Ross Raisin. A woman stands at the end of a cliff, which is at the end of her garden.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Helen Macdonald - Through the Wire
  How British PoWs survived incarceration in German camps by studying free-flying birds.
9. 22:00
  Guilt Trip—3. Getting Afloat
  3/4Laura and Ros are invited on to a narrow boat.
10. 22:30
  The Trap
  The three-man comedy team with sketches, music and a fictional interactive quiz.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—24/02/2017
  Arthur Smith chats to Rob Auton.
12. 23:00
  The Boosh—Hitcher
  6/6Howard and Vince take Tony the Prawn to a zoo for animal offenders.
13. 23:30
  Ectoplasm—The Case of the Missing Lost Soul
  2/4A countess begs for help to skip eternity as a Barry Manilow fan.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—5. The Frozen World
  5/6'If I had known, that night, the terrible risk Elizabeth had taken!' But Clifford knew...
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Dvorak's New World Symphony
  Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs on the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony.
3. 01:00
  Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End
  Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two park regulars.
4. 01:30
  Malmesbury: the Philosophy Town
  Malmesbury in Wiltshire aims to establish itself as the country's 'Philosophy Town'.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture, Episode 5
  5/10Dr Grene uncovers evidence about Roseanne's father totally at odds with her memories.
6. 02:15
  Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life—Neat and Not too Showy
  25/30How people lower down the social scale responded to the idea of taste.
7. 02:30
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—20. Sewers
  20/25Valjean struggles to save the life of poorly Marius.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Winton: Land's Edge - A Coastal Memoir, Episode 5
  5/5Tim Winton describes what has led him to become an environmental campaigner in Australia.
9. 03:00
  Daniel Deronda by George Eliot—3. Tensions
  3/3A heady mix of death, revelation, politics and marriage make up the climax to this classic
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 5, Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd
  1/6Three students from Cardiff University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
11. 04:30
  Are You From the Bugle?—Rovers Return
  3/6A celebrity is due to visit. Can Graham get a scoop? Stars Jeffrey Holland.
12. 05:00
  Miracles R Us—Postcards
  3/4Caroline and Sylvia are dubious about a new assignment in Sussex. With Deborah Findlay.
13. 05:30
  Guilt Trip—3. Getting Afloat
  3/4Laura and Ros are invited on to a narrow boat.

Saturday 25 February 2017