BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 20 July 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, Untoward
  2/6Edna is planning a trip to the Primary to find out what happened to Tankerton.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Japan
  Hiroko Kawanami, Richard Lloyd Parry and Imran Yusuf explore the idea of Japan.
3. 01:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—A Surfeit of Alarm Clocks
  3/5Charles Unwin discovers his problems might be solved by reading chapter 18 of the manual.
4. 01:30
  QE2: Portrait of an Ocean Liner
  Tribute to the QE2, the most famous of the Cunard liners, which was retired to Dubai.
5. 02:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar—Episode 3
  3/5Billy is in trouble at work and home, so he returns to his dreams of London and Ambrosia.
6. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—An Ill Wind
  Kathy Willis explores the arboreal benefits that emerged from the great storm of 1987.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?, Lydia
  3/5Danielle Vitalis is a modern-day Lydia in Charlotte Jones's take on Pride and Prejudice.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 3
  3/5Isabella continues to see Edward Lane, but her feelings are not returned by him.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain a hundred years ago this week.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 6, Episode 1
  1/6Literary game with Mark Thomas, Linda Smith, David Stafford and Stuart Maconie.
11. 04:30
  Married—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Bachelor Robin's parallel universes spark two Arthur Smiths for the price of one.
12. 05:00
  Rent—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Paul and Ruby have moved out - but not too far away.
13. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, The Wroxton Box
  6/6Alec is late as usual. But Percy is wearing different socks. Something big is brewing.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  4/5Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
2. 06:30
  Untouchable
  How federal agent Eliot Ness stood up to Al Capone during prohibition era Chicago.
3. 07:00
  In the Balance—Episode 1
  1/6Maverick hack George Cragge hits on a murder trail in Wembley.
4. 07:30
  The Pin—Series 3, Education
  1/4In a bid not to be cut, Alex and Ben are determined to prove they can be educational.
5. 08:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, A Nice Surprise
  13/13Can Kate and George cope with an unexpected arrival?
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 4, The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System
  24/30Captain Seagoon investigates a mustard-and-cress-flavoured mystery at Clapham Junction.
7. 09:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other.
8. 09:30
  HR—Series 1, An Away-Day
  2/6Is team bonding best practised while Peter and Sam are inebriated?
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—24-28 April 1917
  The week when the food controller's Wheat, Rye and Rice Restriction Order came into effect
10. 11:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Moth
  4/5A strange transformation brings attention and tragedy to a trailer park mother.
11. 11:15
  Martyn Wade - Bodies and Souls
  Harry's long marriage to Joyce reaches an all-time low when she experiences reincarnation.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, A Nice Surprise
  13/13Can Kate and George cope with an unexpected arrival?
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 4, The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System
  24/30Captain Seagoon investigates a mustard-and-cress-flavoured mystery at Clapham Junction.
3. 13:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  4/5Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
4. 13:30
  Untouchable
  How federal agent Eliot Ness stood up to Al Capone during prohibition era Chicago.
5. 14:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar—Episode 4
  4/5As he goes to perform his pub act, things get more complicated for the three-timing romeo.
6. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Capsules of Life
  Kathy Willis uncovers the role seedbanking plays in conserving worldwide plant diversity.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?, Mrs Bennet
  4/5City boy James takes inspiration from Austen in plotting how to win his girlfriend back.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 4
  4/5High drama as Mrs Robinson's diaries are taken away by her opportunistic husband.
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—24-28 April 1917
  The week when the food controller's Wheat, Rye and Rice Restriction Order came into effect
10. 16:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other.
11. 16:30
  HR—Series 1, An Away-Day
  2/6Is team bonding best practised while Peter and Sam are inebriated?
12. 17:00
  In the Balance—Episode 1
  1/6Maverick hack George Cragge hits on a murder trail in Wembley.
13. 17:30
  The Pin—Series 3, Education
  1/4In a bid not to be cut, Alex and Ben are determined to prove they can be educational.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, Ungainly
  3/6Edna faces her childhood possessions and probes London's Low Quality Expedition.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—John Cornford
  George Galloway chooses British poet and political activist John Cornford.
3. 19:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, A Nice Surprise
  13/13Can Kate and George cope with an unexpected arrival?
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 4, The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System
  24/30Captain Seagoon investigates a mustard-and-cress-flavoured mystery at Clapham Junction.
5. 20:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  4/5Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
6. 20:30
  Untouchable
  How federal agent Eliot Ness stood up to Al Capone during prohibition era Chicago.
7. 21:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Moth
  4/5A strange transformation brings attention and tragedy to a trailer park mother.
8. 21:15
  Martyn Wade - Bodies and Souls
  Harry's long marriage to Joyce reaches an all-time low when she experiences reincarnation.
9. 22:00
  The Pin—Series 3, Education
  1/4In a bid not to be cut, Alex and Ben are determined to prove they can be educational.
10. 22:30
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—3. Faith Films
  3/5Thom is fascinated by the strangely lucrative straight-to-DVD faith films.
11. 23:00
  And Now in Colour—Series 1, Mike's House
  2/6The sketch show team take the audience to Mike's house, but they get lost.
12. 23:30
  Shedtown—Series 2, 'Til Press Do Us Part
  2/4As William weds his blushing boiler-suited berk of a bride, old Johnny takes a turn.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, Ungainly
  3/6Edna faces her childhood possessions and probes London's Low Quality Expedition.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—John Cornford
  George Galloway chooses British poet and political activist John Cornford.
3. 01:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  4/5Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
4. 01:30
  Untouchable
  How federal agent Eliot Ness stood up to Al Capone during prohibition era Chicago.
5. 02:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar—Episode 4
  4/5As he goes to perform his pub act, things get more complicated for the three-timing romeo.
6. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Capsules of Life
  Kathy Willis uncovers the role seedbanking plays in conserving worldwide plant diversity.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?, Mrs Bennet
  4/5City boy James takes inspiration from Austen in plotting how to win his girlfriend back.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 4
  4/5High drama as Mrs Robinson's diaries are taken away by her opportunistic husband.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—24-28 April 1917
  The week when the food controller's Wheat, Rye and Rice Restriction Order came into effect
10. 04:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other.
11. 04:30
  HR—Series 1, An Away-Day
  2/6Is team bonding best practised while Peter and Sam are inebriated?
12. 05:00
  In the Balance—Episode 1
  1/6Maverick hack George Cragge hits on a murder trail in Wembley.
13. 05:30
  The Pin—Series 3, Education
  1/4In a bid not to be cut, Alex and Ben are determined to prove they can be educational.

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