BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 12 June 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jerome K Jerome - The Dancing Partner
  When young women complain about a lack of dance partners, a toymaker gets creative.
2. 00:30
  A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins
  A man is tricked into staying the night in a disreputable gambling house.
3. 00:55
  Somebody by Jane Gardam
  Mary assumes she lives alone in a rambling old house. Her god-daughter knows she doesn’t.
4. 01:00
  China Girl: Omnibus
  Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage.
5. 02:15
  Summer Picnic by Elizabeth Jane Howard
  Perfectly observed short story by Elizabeth Jane Howard.
6. 02:30
  Arundhati Roy - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/3Aftab finds a place to belong in the House of Dreams.
7. 03:45
  The Cazalets - Omnibus—Marking Time, Episode 3
  3/3Louise goes to her first dance in wartime London and meets the painter Michael Hadleigh.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Fine Lines- Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney
  Daljit Nagra chooses Fine Lines with writers Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney.
9. 05:30
  Believe It!—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4After a near-death experience, Richard decides to arrange his own fantasy funeral.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Send for Paul Temple
  1/5Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the husband and wife team that battled villains.
2. 06:30
  The Kiss at 100
  Rowan Pelling visits Vienna to explore the enduring appeal of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
3. 07:00
  Charles Dickens—Sketches by Boz - Series 2, The Boarding House
  4/5Mrs Tibbs owns a respectable establishment, until the arrival of a mysterious new lodger.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 78, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 78th series of the iconic panel show.
5. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
  7/7The Grim Reaper has arrived and he is keen to spread the Red Death.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, A Soldier's Farewell
  9/20A cinema trip and a toasted cheese supper sparks Mainwaring's own Battle of Waterloo.
7. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—05/10/2015
  Nigel Rees hosts with Norman Lovett, Nicolette Jones, Jeremy Front and Sarah Kendall.
8. 09:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Hard Times, Episode 1
  1/4The arrival of a circus challenges the provincial thinking of two local businessmen.
10. 11:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Café Society
  1/5A raw and poignant short story about motherhood and the elusive work-life balance.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Judith Adams - I Believe I Have Genius
  What happened when Charlotte Bronte headed to Brussels to study at a girls' school.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
  7/7The Grim Reaper has arrived and he is keen to spread the Red Death.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, A Soldier's Farewell
  9/20A cinema trip and a toasted cheese supper sparks Mainwaring's own Battle of Waterloo.
3. 13:00
  The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Send for Paul Temple
  1/5Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the husband and wife team that battled villains.
4. 13:30
  The Kiss at 100
  Rowan Pelling visits Vienna to explore the enduring appeal of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Burning Bright, Episode 6
  6/10Maisie has taken a shine to John Astley. A chance encounter leads the girl into danger.
6. 14:15
  On the Map—1. The Map Makers
  1/10Mike Parker explores the maps he fell in love with as a teenager - Ordnance Survey maps.
7. 14:30
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Concludes, Episode 2
  2/8It is 1930, and Dinny Cherrell is wondering if she is ever going to experience true love.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Damn His Blood, Peter Moore - Damn His Blood
  1/5True tale of brutal murder in a remote English village on Midsummer's Day, 1806.
9. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Hard Times, Episode 1
  1/4The arrival of a circus challenges the provincial thinking of two local businessmen.
10. 16:00
  Quote... Unquote—05/10/2015
  Nigel Rees hosts with Norman Lovett, Nicolette Jones, Jeremy Front and Sarah Kendall.
11. 16:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
12. 17:00
  Charles Dickens—Sketches by Boz - Series 2, The Boarding House
  4/5Mrs Tibbs owns a respectable establishment, until the arrival of a mysterious new lodger.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 78, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 78th series of the iconic panel show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—1. The Big Chill
  1/5A museum guard's quest to learn the secrets of the universe with a 400-year-old man.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Jancis Robinson & Peter Preston
  Jancis Robinson and Peter Preston discuss books by Max Hastings Elizabeth David.(R)
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
  7/7The Grim Reaper has arrived and he is keen to spread the Red Death.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, A Soldier's Farewell
  9/20A cinema trip and a toasted cheese supper sparks Mainwaring's own Battle of Waterloo.
5. 20:00
  The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Send for Paul Temple
  1/5Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the husband and wife team that battled villains.
6. 20:30
  The Kiss at 100
  Rowan Pelling visits Vienna to explore the enduring appeal of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
7. 21:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Café Society
  1/5A raw and poignant short story about motherhood and the elusive work-life balance.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Judith Adams - I Believe I Have Genius
  What happened when Charlotte Bronte headed to Brussels to study at a girls' school.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 78, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 78th series of the iconic panel show.
10. 22:30
  The Consultants—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The boys of St Battery's get their own back on the school bully. Sketches and songs.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—12/06/2017
  Andrew O'Neill chats to Bilal Zafar.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 20, Episode 8
  8/8Mark Steel, Hugo Rifkind, Rich Hall and Katy Brand join Miles Jupp.
13. 23:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 8
  8/8A visit to the barbers, a dog's life and death and a song about a bargain break.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—1. The Big Chill
  1/5A museum guard's quest to learn the secrets of the universe with a 400-year-old man.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Jancis Robinson & Peter Preston
  Jancis Robinson and Peter Preston discuss books by Max Hastings Elizabeth David.(R)
3. 01:00
  The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Send for Paul Temple
  1/5Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the husband and wife team that battled villains.
4. 01:30
  The Kiss at 100
  Rowan Pelling visits Vienna to explore the enduring appeal of Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Burning Bright, Episode 6
  6/10Maisie has taken a shine to John Astley. A chance encounter leads the girl into danger.
6. 02:15
  On the Map—1. The Map Makers
  1/10Mike Parker explores the maps he fell in love with as a teenager - Ordnance Survey maps.
7. 02:30
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Concludes, Episode 2
  2/8It is 1930, and Dinny Cherrell is wondering if she is ever going to experience true love.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Damn His Blood, Peter Moore - Damn His Blood
  1/5True tale of brutal murder in a remote English village on Midsummer's Day, 1806.
9. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Hard Times, Episode 1
  1/4The arrival of a circus challenges the provincial thinking of two local businessmen.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—05/10/2015
  Nigel Rees hosts with Norman Lovett, Nicolette Jones, Jeremy Front and Sarah Kendall.
11. 04:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
12. 05:00
  Charles Dickens—Sketches by Boz - Series 2, The Boarding House
  4/5Mrs Tibbs owns a respectable establishment, until the arrival of a mysterious new lodger.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 78, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 78th series of the iconic panel show.

Tuesday 13 June 2017