BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 10 July 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—2. Four Sons
  2/51914. Clara Tully, a baker's wife, knows the war won't be over by Christmas.
2. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories, The Transfer
  3/5A governess watches in horror as her charge behaves increasingly strangely.
3. 01:00
  Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin: Omnibus
  Duncan Macmillan's drama, based on Alexander Pushkin's famous poem.
4. 02:15
  Nan Woodhouse—Nightingale
  Young maid Sarah poses for a famous photographer. But how long can her enchantment last?
5. 02:30
  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Fireman Guy Montag loves his job, but begins to question all his beliefs.
6. 03:45
  Irish Icons - The Titanic
  The triumph and the tragedy of The Titanic are keenly remembered by people in Belfast.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Jonathan Holloway - The Kane Conspiracy
  Drama about the dirty tricks campaign against Citizen Kane and its creator Orson Welles.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Between the Ears: Crex Crex
  Daljit Nagra chooses Between the Ears with Kathleen Jamie.
9. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, The Separatists
  4/6Tom's parents take extreme measures when a new zebra crossing appears outside their house.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
  6/10Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
2. 06:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
  6/10An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
3. 06:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
  1/2The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
4. 07:00
  On the Rocks—Series 1, Movies
  3/4Morwenna is bored with life on St Martin's, where locals want to protect the post office.
5. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
  2/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
6. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
  4/6It's time to meet the Muppets, with President Nixon.
7. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
  13/20Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
8. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Gustave Flaubert
  3/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, John O'Farrell and Alex Clark.
9. 09:30
  North East of Eden—Cod Comfort
  2/6As Marcia adjusts to the Paradise Island diet, a ministry man snoops about.
10. 10:00
  Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
  1/2Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
11. 11:00
  Short Works: The World of Somerset Maugham—Series 1, Mr Know-All
  1/5Max Kelada claims to know everything, but will a string of pearls prove his undoing?
12. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Kenneth Emson - Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven Point Nine
  Two brothers cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats to heal their shattered relationship.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
  4/6It's time to meet the Muppets, with President Nixon.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
  13/20Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
3. 13:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
  6/10Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
4. 13:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
  6/10An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
5. 13:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
  1/2The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
6. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Summer Lies, The Night in Baden-Baden, Part 1
  1/5An author goes to the first night of his play with Therese, who is not his girlfriend.
7. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Towards the Light
  Kathy Willis explores the harnessing of plants' ability to photosynthesise their own food.
8. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Dogs and the Wolves, Episode 1
  1/5Ada grows up during the Jewish pogroms in the Ukraine and falls in love with a rich cousin
9. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Burying the Typewriter, Episode 1
  1/5For the young Carmen, her childhood days are marked by innocence and ebullience.
10. 15:00
  Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
  1/2Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
11. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Gustave Flaubert
  3/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, John O'Farrell and Alex Clark.
12. 16:30
  North East of Eden—Cod Comfort
  2/6As Marcia adjusts to the Paradise Island diet, a ministry man snoops about.
13. 17:00
  On the Rocks—Series 1, Movies
  3/4Morwenna is bored with life on St Martin's, where locals want to protect the post office.
14. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
  2/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
  1/6A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Stuart Maconie & Rebecca Front
  Stuart Maconie and Rebecca Front discuss books by Dirk Bogarde and Anita Loos.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
  4/6It's time to meet the Muppets, with President Nixon.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Getting the Bird
  13/20Butcher Jones is short of meat, so Walker arranges a special off-ration supply.
5. 20:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
  6/10Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
6. 20:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
  6/10An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
7. 20:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
  1/2The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
8. 21:00
  Short Works: The World of Somerset Maugham—Series 1, Mr Know-All
  1/5Max Kelada claims to know everything, but will a string of pearls prove his undoing?
9. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Kenneth Emson - Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven Point Nine
  Two brothers cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats to heal their shattered relationship.
10. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
  2/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.
11. 22:30
  The Consultants—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Comedy from Justin 'Lofty' Edwards, Neil 'Professor' Edmond and James 'Shortstop' Rawling.
12. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 17, 07/07/2017
  The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
13. 23:30
  A Look Back at the Future—2021
  4/6Brian Perkins and Kate Robbins find helium in the air.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
  1/6A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Stuart Maconie & Rebecca Front
  Stuart Maconie and Rebecca Front discuss books by Dirk Bogarde and Anita Loos.(R)
3. 01:00
  Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 6
  6/10Shardlake questions the prime suspect and learns hard truths about Cromwell's methods.
4. 01:15
  Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 6
  6/10An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's character. Prequel to Jane Eyre.
5. 01:30
  Peter Bogdanovich's Saturday Morning Pictures—Episode 1
  1/2The director and historian on the golden age of Hollywood, with archive interviews.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Summer Lies, The Night in Baden-Baden, Part 1
  1/5An author goes to the first night of his play with Therese, who is not his girlfriend.
7. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Towards the Light
  Kathy Willis explores the harnessing of plants' ability to photosynthesise their own food.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Dogs and the Wolves, Episode 1
  1/5Ada grows up during the Jewish pogroms in the Ukraine and falls in love with a rich cousin
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Burying the Typewriter, Episode 1
  1/5For the young Carmen, her childhood days are marked by innocence and ebullience.
10. 03:00
  Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
  1/2Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
11. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Gustave Flaubert
  3/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, John O'Farrell and Alex Clark.
12. 04:30
  North East of Eden—Cod Comfort
  2/6As Marcia adjusts to the Paradise Island diet, a ministry man snoops about.
13. 05:00
  On the Rocks—Series 1, Movies
  3/4Morwenna is bored with life on St Martin's, where locals want to protect the post office.
14. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 2
  2/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Andy Hamilton and Jo Brand join chairman Jack Dee.

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