BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 June 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: Point of Entry, Episode 1
  1/2The TARDIS materialises in Elizabethan England, as dark forces prepare to invade Earth.
2. 01:00
  Stories from Hay el Matar (Omnibus)
  Sumayya Hilmi must decide the future of the family-run hospital in Damascus.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Philip Glass
  The composer inherits La Création du Monde by Milhaud.
4. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—William Walton
  British composer Sir William Walton answers the questions in the BBC's interview series.
5. 02:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Roy Hudd
  Two more monologues of Marriott Edgar. 'Jonah and the Grampus' and 'Gunner Joe'.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Island Dreams
  Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island, and its appeal to the British imagination.
7. 04:00
  Noel Coward - South Sea Bubble
  Comedy about the culture clash between the British and natives on the island of 'Samolo'.
8. 05:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 1, Episode 6
  Hardeep cooks lunch for the director and volunteers of the Cat Survival Trust.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (Omnibus)
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
2. 07:15
  Crossing the Glacier by Berlie Doherty
  Two women find themselves emotionally frozen in the past. Short story read by Janet Dale.
3. 07:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, Point of No Return
  2/6Tom's family are coming to London, and giving the term 'flying visit' a whole new meaning.
4. 08:00
  Educating Archie—From 11/02/1954
  Schoolboy Archie Andrews gets up to hijinks with inks. Stars Beryl Reid and Harry Secombe.
5. 08:30
  Whack-O!—The £25 Outing Money
  Professor Jimmy Edwards' elevation to PhD status comes at a cost - to someone else!
6. 09:00
  The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
  A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Tumi and Tilly - Best Cousin Ever
  Cousins Tumi and Tilly have very different views of life yet support each other throughout(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Islands, Dawn French
  From Alison Moyet to James Taylor. Dawn French shares her castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 1, Talking to Machines
  Chatbots, robot therapists, robots that learn and an electronic robotic toy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Educating Archie—From 11/02/1954
  Schoolboy Archie Andrews gets up to hijinks with inks. Stars Beryl Reid and Harry Secombe.
2. 12:30
  Whack-O!—The £25 Outing Money
  Professor Jimmy Edwards' elevation to PhD status comes at a cost - to someone else!
3. 13:00
  Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (Omnibus)
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
4. 14:15
  Crossing the Glacier by Berlie Doherty
  Two women find themselves emotionally frozen in the past. Short story read by Janet Dale.
5. 14:30
  Arundhati Roy - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Omnibus—Episode 3
  3/3As the conflict rages in war-torn Kashmir, Musa is compelled to make an impossible choice.
6. 15:45
  Journey Into Language—Listening to Lorca
  2/3Eric Hawkins recalls studying in France and Germany during the 1930s rise of fascism.
7. 16:00
  Drama on 4—A Place of Greater Safety, Equality
  2/3Pressure is growing on the revolutionaries to depose the king and create a republic.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Broken Paradise
  Daljit Nagra introduces 'Broken Paradise' - poetry from Sri Lanka's bitter civil war.
9. 17:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, Point of No Return
  2/6Tom's family are coming to London, and giving the term 'flying visit' a whole new meaning.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Drama on 4—Michael Stewart - Dead Man's Suit
  A strange loner buys a suit in a charity shop and it changes his life.
2. 18:45
  Book at Bedtime—Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories, Keeping His Promise
  1/5A young student is forced to entertain a most unwelcome visitor.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 1, Talking to Machines
  Chatbots, robot therapists, robots that learn and an electronic robotic toy.
4. 20:00
  The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
  A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Tumi and Tilly - Best Cousin Ever
  Cousins Tumi and Tilly have very different views of life yet support each other throughout
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Islands, Dawn French
  From Alison Moyet to James Taylor. Dawn French shares her castaway choices.
7. 22:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, Point of No Return
  2/6Tom's family are coming to London, and giving the term 'flying visit' a whole new meaning.
8. 22:30
  The Brig Society—Series 2, Drug Dealer
  3/6Marcus Brigstocke has 'broken bad' and become a drug dealer.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—25/06/2017
  Arthur Smith chats to Sam Wills.
10. 23:00
  Irish Micks and Legends—Series 1, The Salmon of Knowledge
  1/4Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram bring some of Ireland's most popular folklore to life.
11. 23:15
  Don't Start—Series 2, The Notebook
  1/4Neil's discovery of an old notebook rekindles Kim's enthusiasm for Frisbee throwing.
12. 23:30
  On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—A Kind of Loving
  5/6Reg finds Barbara through the local dating agency. Pre-TV sitcom from December 1997.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Michael Stewart - Dead Man's Suit
  A strange loner buys a suit in a charity shop and it changes his life.
2. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories, Keeping His Promise
  1/5A young student is forced to entertain a most unwelcome visitor.
3. 01:00
  Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (Omnibus)
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
4. 02:15
  Crossing the Glacier by Berlie Doherty
  Two women find themselves emotionally frozen in the past. Short story read by Janet Dale.
5. 02:30
  Arundhati Roy - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Omnibus—Episode 3
  3/3As the conflict rages in war-torn Kashmir, Musa is compelled to make an impossible choice.
6. 03:45
  Journey Into Language—Listening to Lorca
  2/3Eric Hawkins recalls studying in France and Germany during the 1930s rise of fascism.
7. 04:00
  Drama on 4—A Place of Greater Safety, Equality
  2/3Pressure is growing on the revolutionaries to depose the king and create a republic.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Broken Paradise
  Daljit Nagra introduces 'Broken Paradise' - poetry from Sri Lanka's bitter civil war.
9. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, Point of No Return
  2/6Tom's family are coming to London, and giving the term 'flying visit' a whole new meaning.

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