BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 6 July 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—2. Don't Be a Freud
  2/4The travellers hit 19th-century Austria, with Freud set to reveal his views on telepathy.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Le Tour de France
  Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss Le Tour de France.
3. 01:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 3
  3/10A frustrating lack of hard evidence is hampering Shardlake's investigation of the murder.
4. 01:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 3
  3/10Without her brother and parted from her mother, heiress Antoinette is sent off to school.
5. 01:30
  Dicing With Dragons
  Before Peter Jackson made it respectable, teenage boys fought imaginary orcs and dragons
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Deborah Levy - Swimming Home, Episode 3
  3/5Strange poet Kitty French brings chaos in her wake. Read by Juliet Aubrey.
7. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Orchidmania
  Kathy Willis examines Charles Darwin's use of orchids as a scientific tool.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin, Episode 3
  3/5Tatiana finally gets a response to her love letter. Based on the poem.
9. 02:45
  A Voyage to Lundy—3. The Weather Gods
  3/5Poet Gwyneth Lewis explores Lundy Island's paradoxical qualities.
10. 03:00
  Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries—4. A Great Age to Be Beginning
  4/4Francis Herries struggles with his stormy marriage.
11. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Miles Jupp tests Ed Byrne, Richard Madeley and Roisin Conaty.
12. 04:30
  Married—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6With Robin's universes collided, the King's ex-lover drops in. With Julian Clary.
13. 05:00
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Freddy is after buzzwords, but will Maddox's scoop on the Prime Minister get spiked?
14. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, Penguin Diplomacy
  4/6A chance meeting between Sondergaard and Bunning could very well lead to a new Cold War.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 4
  4/10Shardlake's investigation is complicated by Whelplay's revelation of an earlier murder.
2. 06:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 4
  4/10Fresh from England, Rochester weds Creole heiress Antoinette and takes her to Dominica.
3. 06:30
  A Requiem for St Kilda
  Kenneth Steven on the evacuation in 1930 of inhabitants from the Scots island of St Kilda.
4. 07:00
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—5. Trouble
  5/6Dick and Richard speak their minds and land in trouble.
5. 07:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Paul Sinha examines what someone has to do to earn the epithet 'the Great'.
6. 08:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
  11/13Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
7. 08:30
  Play It Cool—Episode 6
  6/6Ian Carmichael, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims share the life stories of famous actors.
8. 09:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Pop music quiz with guests Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Clare Grogan and Danny Kelly.
9. 09:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Eight—Episode 6
  6/6Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe, Colonel Brad.
10. 10:00
  EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 1
  1/2When Helen Schlegel stays at the Wilcox's family country home, her life is changed forever
11. 11:00
  William Trevor - A Bit on the Side—Sacred Statues
  Can a statue maker's wife help her neighbours, or is her husband being more realistic?
12. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Peter Souter - Goldfish Girl
  After ten years, Joe clearly remembers everything about Ally, but she recalls nothing.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
  11/13Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
2. 12:30
  Play It Cool—Episode 6
  6/6Ian Carmichael, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims share the life stories of famous actors.
3. 13:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 4
  4/10Shardlake's investigation is complicated by Whelplay's revelation of an earlier murder.
4. 13:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 4
  4/10Fresh from England, Rochester weds Creole heiress Antoinette and takes her to Dominica.
5. 13:30
  A Requiem for St Kilda
  Kenneth Steven on the evacuation in 1930 of inhabitants from the Scots island of St Kilda.
6. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Deborah Levy - Swimming Home, Episode 4
  4/5Strange and lovely poet Kitty French brings more chaos in her wake.
7. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Plant Invaders
  Kathy Willis on the side effects of effortlessly moving plants and seeds around the world.
8. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin, Episode 4
  4/5Tatiana makes a desperate attempt to stop the duel between Onegin and Lensky.
9. 14:45
  A Voyage to Lundy—4. This is Our Quarry
  4/5Gwyneth Lewis investigates island myths and a particular quality of timelessness.
10. 15:00
  EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 1
  1/2When Helen Schlegel stays at the Wilcox's family country home, her life is changed forever
11. 16:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Pop music quiz with guests Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Clare Grogan and Danny Kelly.
12. 16:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Eight—Episode 6
  6/6Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe, Colonel Brad.
13. 17:00
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—5. Trouble
  5/6Dick and Richard speak their minds and land in trouble.
14. 17:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Paul Sinha examines what someone has to do to earn the epithet 'the Great'.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—3. On the Buses
  3/4Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and then escapes to the 24th century.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Roy Jenkins
  Journalist Polly Toynbee chooses one of the most noted of post-war politicians Roy Jenkins
3. 19:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, Holiday Attraction
  11/13Can Kate and George agree on a holiday destination?
4. 19:30
  Play It Cool—Episode 6
  6/6Ian Carmichael, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims share the life stories of famous actors.
5. 20:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 4
  4/10Shardlake's investigation is complicated by Whelplay's revelation of an earlier murder.
6. 20:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 4
  4/10Fresh from England, Rochester weds Creole heiress Antoinette and takes her to Dominica.
7. 20:30
  A Requiem for St Kilda
  Kenneth Steven on the evacuation in 1930 of inhabitants from the Scots island of St Kilda.
8. 21:00
  William Trevor - A Bit on the Side—Sacred Statues
  Can a statue maker's wife help her neighbours, or is her husband being more realistic?
9. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Peter Souter - Goldfish Girl
  After ten years, Joe clearly remembers everything about Ally, but she recalls nothing.
10. 22:00
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Paul Sinha examines what someone has to do to earn the epithet 'the Great'.
11. 22:30
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—1. Pilot
  1/5What better way to chart mishaps in love than Disney films aimed at the home video market?
12. 23:00
  The Harpoon—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Here comes a Muffin the Mule shock in the spoof boys' adventure paper from yesteryear.
13. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—06/07/2017
  Paul Garner chats again to Sharon Horgan.
14. 23:30
  Party—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4The Party take to the streets with their inaugural protest.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—3. On the Buses
  3/4Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and then escapes to the 24th century.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Roy Jenkins
  Journalist Polly Toynbee chooses one of the most noted of post-war politicians Roy Jenkins
3. 01:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 4
  4/10Shardlake's investigation is complicated by Whelplay's revelation of an earlier murder.
4. 01:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 4
  4/10Fresh from England, Rochester weds Creole heiress Antoinette and takes her to Dominica.
5. 01:30
  A Requiem for St Kilda
  Kenneth Steven on the evacuation in 1930 of inhabitants from the Scots island of St Kilda.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Deborah Levy - Swimming Home, Episode 4
  4/5Strange and lovely poet Kitty French brings more chaos in her wake.
7. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Plant Invaders
  Kathy Willis on the side effects of effortlessly moving plants and seeds around the world.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin, Episode 4
  4/5Tatiana makes a desperate attempt to stop the duel between Onegin and Lensky.
9. 02:45
  A Voyage to Lundy—4. This is Our Quarry
  4/5Gwyneth Lewis investigates island myths and a particular quality of timelessness.
10. 03:00
  EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 1
  1/2When Helen Schlegel stays at the Wilcox's family country home, her life is changed forever
11. 04:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Pop music quiz with guests Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Clare Grogan and Danny Kelly.
12. 04:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Eight—Episode 6
  6/6Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe, Colonel Brad.
13. 05:00
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—5. Trouble
  5/6Dick and Richard speak their minds and land in trouble.
14. 05:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Paul Sinha examines what someone has to do to earn the epithet 'the Great'.

Friday 7 July 2017