BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 17 July 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—3. The Great Pretender
  3/5A small-time 1950s psychic is unable to read anyone's thoughts, let alone his co-worker.
2. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories, The Man Who Lived Backwards
  4/5A man travels back in time for a second and rights the wrong that has haunted his life.
3. 01:00
  Irène Némirovsky - The Dogs and the Wolves
  Ada grows up in the poor Jewish pogroms of Ukraine, where fate, finance and love collide.
4. 02:15
  Bonnie Greer - Tangled Up in Blue
  When Carla sees JFK shaking Ed Dwight's hand, she believes anything is possible.
5. 02:30
  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Montag has quit his job as a fireman, burning books for a living. Now he is in danger.
6. 03:45
  Crème de la Crime—Series 1, Heist Society
  5/6Michael Feydeau and David Pershore recall some 1960s cunning villainy.
7. 04:00
  Design for Murder: Noel Coward
  A murder mystery. Did British theatre great Noel Coward turn detective before the war?
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—ASJ Tessimond
  Daljit Nagra introduces 'Lost Voices': ASJ Tessimond, the Birkenhead poet.
9. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, Earning Your Corn
  5/6Tom's dad celebrates a milestone in governmental reform.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The Missing Detective
  1/5Unexpectedly promoted after his boss's disappearance, Charles Unwin begins his search.
2. 06:30
  The Brixmis Story
  The Brixmis officer spies in uniform were the Cold War's unsung heroes.
3. 07:00
  On the Rocks—Series 1, Barter
  4/4Morwenna is trying to improve herself, and Frank needs a lesson in island economics.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 3
  3/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.
5. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Settle Out of Court the Burkiss Way
  5/6Find out What's My Gender, plus a galactic Panorama.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Don't Fence Me In
  14/20Captain Mainwaring is horrified when some prisoners of war escape from a camp.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Terence Rattigan
  4/6The guest panellists are former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion and author Sue Limb.
8. 09:30
  North East of Eden—Voyage of the Bobby Vee
  3/6Marcia is bored on the island. Will joining the lifeboat crew help liven things up?
9. 10:00
  Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1
  1/2Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.
10. 11:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
  1/5A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
11. 11:15
  Alan Pollock - Philip and Sydney
  Philip Larkin and his father visited Nazi Germany in 1937. What might have happened?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Settle Out of Court the Burkiss Way
  5/6Find out What's My Gender, plus a galactic Panorama.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Don't Fence Me In
  14/20Captain Mainwaring is horrified when some prisoners of war escape from a camp.
3. 13:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The Missing Detective
  1/5Unexpectedly promoted after his boss's disappearance, Charles Unwin begins his search.
4. 13:30
  The Brixmis Story
  The Brixmis officer spies in uniform were the Cold War's unsung heroes.
5. 14:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar—Episode 1
  1/5A young dreamer fantasises about a more exciting life.
6. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Signals of Growth
  Uncovering the elusive ways plants move and respond to their surroundings.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?, Darcy
  1/5James, inspired by Austen, plots how to win his girlfriend back.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 1
  1/5The story of Isabella Robinson's sensational divorce case in the 1850s.
9. 15:00
  Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1
  1/2Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Terence Rattigan
  4/6The guest panellists are former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion and author Sue Limb.
11. 16:30
  North East of Eden—Voyage of the Bobby Vee
  3/6Marcia is bored on the island. Will joining the lifeboat crew help liven things up?
12. 17:00
  On the Rocks—Series 1, Barter
  4/4Morwenna is trying to improve herself, and Frank needs a lesson in island economics.
13. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 3
  3/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 6
  6/6The future of the OAPs, and indeed the whole of civilisation, hangs in the balance.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Bob Worcester & Martin Newell
  Bob Worcester and Martin Newell discuss books by Virginia Woolf and Jeremy Paxman.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Settle Out of Court the Burkiss Way
  5/6Find out What's My Gender, plus a galactic Panorama.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Don't Fence Me In
  14/20Captain Mainwaring is horrified when some prisoners of war escape from a camp.
5. 20:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The Missing Detective
  1/5Unexpectedly promoted after his boss's disappearance, Charles Unwin begins his search.
6. 20:30
  The Brixmis Story
  The Brixmis officer spies in uniform were the Cold War's unsung heroes.
7. 21:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
  1/5A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
8. 21:15
  Alan Pollock - Philip and Sydney
  Philip Larkin and his father visited Nazi Germany in 1937. What might have happened?
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 3
  3/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.
10. 22:30
  The Consultants—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Galileo is too busy to party with the Pope. Award-winning comedy.
11. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 17, 14/07/2017
  The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
12. 23:30
  A Look Back at the Future—2025
  5/6Brian Perkins and Ken Livingstone foresee ego transplants and the USA invading Narnia.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 6
  6/6The future of the OAPs, and indeed the whole of civilisation, hangs in the balance.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Bob Worcester & Martin Newell
  Bob Worcester and Martin Newell discuss books by Virginia Woolf and Jeremy Paxman.(R)
3. 01:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The Missing Detective
  1/5Unexpectedly promoted after his boss's disappearance, Charles Unwin begins his search.
4. 01:30
  The Brixmis Story
  The Brixmis officer spies in uniform were the Cold War's unsung heroes.
5. 02:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar—Episode 1
  1/5A young dreamer fantasises about a more exciting life.
6. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Signals of Growth
  Uncovering the elusive ways plants move and respond to their surroundings.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?, Darcy
  1/5James, inspired by Austen, plots how to win his girlfriend back.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 1
  1/5The story of Isabella Robinson's sensational divorce case in the 1850s.
9. 03:00
  Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1
  1/2Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Terence Rattigan
  4/6The guest panellists are former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion and author Sue Limb.
11. 04:30
  North East of Eden—Voyage of the Bobby Vee
  3/6Marcia is bored on the island. Will joining the lifeboat crew help liven things up?
12. 05:00
  On the Rocks—Series 1, Barter
  4/4Morwenna is trying to improve herself, and Frank needs a lesson in island economics.
13. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 3
  3/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.

Tuesday 18 July 2017