BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 22 July 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, Underground
  4/6Edna and Tankerton traverse the Tube to stop someone changing the realities.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Crazy
  People of all ages reflect on their love of this simple song, made famous by Patsy Cline.
3. 01:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—Chapter 18
  5/5Discovering why his boss Sivart disappeared, Unwin plots how to save him.
4. 01:30
  Great Aunt Mary's Tune
  Lucy Neal reviews the archive of Victorian reformer and suffragette Mary Neal.
5. 02:00
  Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar—Episode 5
  5/5Billy's fantasies have all been exposed. Will he leave to start a new life in London?
6. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—A Useful Weed
  Kathy Willis explores the legacy behind the mapping of the first plant genome.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Charlotte Jones - What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?, Lizzy
  5/5Faye Castelow is a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet in Charlotte Jones's fresh take on Austen.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Kate Summerscale - Mrs Robinson's Disgrace, Episode 5
  5/5The revealing of Isabella's diaries has caused much ado, and forces an unforgettable trial
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 May 1917
  The Archbishop of Canterbury warned, 'We mean to come out of this war with clean hands.'.
10. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Martin Young's guests are Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth and Sheridan Morley
11. 04:30
  Gush—Episode 2
  2/6Could Cravate and Pomeroy's bitter rivalry ruin Prince Saudi's oil deal for world peace?
12. 05:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 3, Shopping
  4/4Strife in store and wearing beige. Pam's poems and sketches on the subject of shopping.
13. 05:30
  The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4The series finale with Stoneybridge Town Council, Little Girl and Frank Hovis.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Peter Nichols - Passion Play
  Peter Nichols' acclaimed study of adultery and betrayal.
2. 07:30
  The Art of Monarchy—Behind the Royal Image
  1/8Will begins looks at some of the most personal royal images in the Royal Collection.
3. 08:00
  Tony Benn on the Radio
  David Davis MP gives a personal exploration of Tony Benn's life and ideas.
4. 09:00
  A Date With Dyall
  Jonathan Rigby celebrates the life and career of Valentine Dyall – horror's Man in Black.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Families and Relationships
  1/6The sofa-bound daytime presenters look at families and relationships.
2. 12:30
  Booked—Series 6, Episode 1
  1/6Literary game with Mark Thomas, Linda Smith, David Stafford and Stuart Maconie.
3. 13:00
  Assata Shakur: The FBI's Most Wanted Woman - Omnibus
  Political activist Assata Shakur's autobiography. Shakur is gravely wounded in a shoot-out
4. 14:10
  Down Your Way—Leslie Thomas in Lymington
  Exploring the Hampshire coastal town with stories of stamps, writing and smugglers.
5. 15:00
  Tony Benn on the Radio
  David Davis MP gives a personal exploration of Tony Benn's life and ideas.
6. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Peter Nichols - Passion Play
  Peter Nichols' acclaimed study of adultery and betrayal.
7. 17:30
  The Art of Monarchy—Behind the Royal Image
  1/8Will begins looks at some of the most personal royal images in the Royal Collection.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Stephen Sheridan - The House at World's End
  What terrible secret lurks in the library at Cranleigh Hall?
2. 18:45
  Monsieur Oufle by L'Abbe Bourdelot
  Superstitious Monsieur Oufle believes he's been bewitched and turned into a werewolf.
3. 19:00
  A Date With Dyall
  Jonathan Rigby celebrates the life and career of Valentine Dyall – horror's Man in Black.
4. 22:00
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 1, The Hoodie
  2/4How has a tracksuit top with a hood attached to it come to inspire fear in modern Britain?
5. 22:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6A sketch about messengers, a sketch about alchemy and a sketch about the word sketch.
6. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Solution—Series 1, Anyone Born in England Should Be Deported
  5/6Radical proposals to improve our lives with the comedian's emigration shake-up.
7. 23:30
  The Headset Set—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Bernie is wildly angry over her missing lunch on Smile5's call centre floor.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Stephen Sheridan - The House at World's End
  What terrible secret lurks in the library at Cranleigh Hall?
2. 00:45
  Monsieur Oufle by L'Abbe Bourdelot
  Superstitious Monsieur Oufle believes he's been bewitched and turned into a werewolf.
3. 01:00
  Assata Shakur: The FBI's Most Wanted Woman - Omnibus
  Political activist Assata Shakur's autobiography. Shakur is gravely wounded in a shoot-out
4. 02:10
  Down Your Way—Leslie Thomas in Lymington
  Exploring the Hampshire coastal town with stories of stamps, writing and smugglers.
5. 03:00
  Tony Benn on the Radio
  David Davis MP gives a personal exploration of Tony Benn's life and ideas.
6. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Peter Nichols - Passion Play
  Peter Nichols' acclaimed study of adultery and betrayal.
7. 05:30
  The Art of Monarchy—Behind the Royal Image
  1/8Will begins looks at some of the most personal royal images in the Royal Collection.

Sunday 23 July 2017