BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 24 July 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—4. Ruby's Shoes
  4/5Ruby is cursed with clairvoyance in a 1970s age of experimental psychology.
2. 00:45
  Book at Bedtime—Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories, The Kit Bag
  5/5A borrowed kit bag harbours a shocking surprise for a young solicitor's clerk.
3. 01:00
  What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?
  A 21st-century update of Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Can James win his girlfriend back?
4. 02:15
  David Self - Slow Release
  A personal tragedy leads a successful entrepreneur to reflect over past actions.
5. 02:30
  The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Frank only sells vinyl. He is never going to change. But then, everything does.
6. 03:45
  The Old Road—Winchester and Away
  1/4Patrick Muirhead retraces Hilaire Belloc's 1899 journey from Winchester to Canterbury.
7. 04:00
  Tom Stoppard - Albert's Bridge
  John Hurt in Tom Stoppard’s drama about a solo bridge-painter and philosophy graduate.
8. 05:00
  Lost Voices—Series 2, Thomas Blackburn
  3/4Poet Thomas Blackburn wrote to exorcise his personal demons. Brian Patten tells his story.
9. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, The Well of Loneliness
  6/6Tom finds himself on a Derbyshire moor in search of a dreadful family secret.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Blackmail Is a Nasty Word
  1/5Can con artist Harry Lime use the words of a dying gangster to help him out of a spot?
2. 06:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Platypus
  Musings on the elusive female duck-billed platypus of New South Wales, Australia.
3. 06:30
  Fragments in Time
  Christopher Morris on the identity of a British woman who kept a diary in WW2 France.
4. 07:00
  Living with the Enemy—Episode 1
  1/6The adventures of a comedian-turned-holistic-therapist and a Tory MP- turned-media figure.
5. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 4
  4/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.
6. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Wave Goodbyes to CBEs the Burkiss Way
  6/6The team's last ever episode. With Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and guest David Jason.
7. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  15/20When Mainwaring's bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard all the money.
8. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Jackie Collins
  5/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Jane Thynne and Mark Billingham.
9. 09:30
  North East of Eden—Plague
  4/6Festival time on the island, but will a mystery illness put an end to Marcia's fun?
10. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 May 1917
  The Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German imperialists.
11. 11:00
  Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies—Six Feet of the Country
  1/3A land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property
12. 11:15
  EF Benson - Queen Lucia—The Guru
  1/5Lucia returns to her beloved Riseholme but an upstart is controlling village cultural life
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Wave Goodbyes to CBEs the Burkiss Way
  6/6The team's last ever episode. With Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and guest David Jason.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  15/20When Mainwaring's bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard all the money.
3. 13:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Blackmail Is a Nasty Word
  1/5Can con artist Harry Lime use the words of a dying gangster to help him out of a spot?
4. 13:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Platypus
  Musings on the elusive female duck-billed platypus of New South Wales, Australia.
5. 13:30
  Fragments in Time
  Christopher Morris on the identity of a British woman who kept a diary in WW2 France.
6. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Ian McEwan - Sweet Tooth, Episode 1
  1/10An affair starts Serena on an unintended career path.
7. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—A Blooming Tree of Life
  Kathy Willis explores DNA fingerprinting and a new tree of life for plants.
8. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, For When I Am Gone
  1/5As the Cartwright family grieve for their mother, they are aided by a freezer full of food
9. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Counting to Four in Icelandic
  1/5Daniel Tammet explores the ways in which different cultures approach and describe numbers.
10. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 May 1917
  The Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German imperialists.
11. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Jackie Collins
  5/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Jane Thynne and Mark Billingham.
12. 16:30
  North East of Eden—Plague
  4/6Festival time on the island, but will a mystery illness put an end to Marcia's fun?
13. 17:00
  Living with the Enemy—Episode 1
  1/6The adventures of a comedian-turned-holistic-therapist and a Tory MP- turned-media figure.
14. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 4
  4/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, United
  5/6Edna sees a hypnotherapist, as her friends take up the worlds-protecting slack.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Christopher Cook and Tracy Chevalier
  Sue MacGregor is joined by broadcaster Christopher Cook and author Tracy Chevalier.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Wave Goodbyes to CBEs the Burkiss Way
  6/6The team's last ever episode. With Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and guest David Jason.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  15/20When Mainwaring's bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard all the money.
5. 20:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Blackmail Is a Nasty Word
  1/5Can con artist Harry Lime use the words of a dying gangster to help him out of a spot?
6. 20:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Platypus
  Musings on the elusive female duck-billed platypus of New South Wales, Australia.
7. 20:30
  Fragments in Time
  Christopher Morris on the identity of a British woman who kept a diary in WW2 France.
8. 21:00
  Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies—Six Feet of the Country
  1/3A land-owning couple face a stark dilemma when an illegal immigrant dies on their property
9. 21:15
  EF Benson - Queen Lucia—The Guru
  1/5Lucia returns to her beloved Riseholme but an upstart is controlling village cultural life
10. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 4
  4/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.
11. 22:30
  The Consultants—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6A 'ladies man' sings about his suspect personal hygiene.
12. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 17, 21/07/2017
  The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
13. 23:30
  A Look Back at the Future—2099
  6/6Brian Perkins, Hugh Dennis and Kate Robbins on the year that saw time run backwards.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, United
  5/6Edna sees a hypnotherapist, as her friends take up the worlds-protecting slack.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Christopher Cook and Tracy Chevalier
  Sue MacGregor is joined by broadcaster Christopher Cook and author Tracy Chevalier.(R)
3. 01:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Blackmail Is a Nasty Word
  1/5Can con artist Harry Lime use the words of a dying gangster to help him out of a spot?
4. 01:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Platypus
  Musings on the elusive female duck-billed platypus of New South Wales, Australia.
5. 01:30
  Fragments in Time
  Christopher Morris on the identity of a British woman who kept a diary in WW2 France.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Ian McEwan - Sweet Tooth, Episode 1
  1/10An affair starts Serena on an unintended career path.
7. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—A Blooming Tree of Life
  Kathy Willis explores DNA fingerprinting and a new tree of life for plants.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, For When I Am Gone
  1/5As the Cartwright family grieve for their mother, they are aided by a freezer full of food
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Counting to Four in Icelandic
  1/5Daniel Tammet explores the ways in which different cultures approach and describe numbers.
10. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 May 1917
  The Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German imperialists.
11. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Jackie Collins
  5/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Jane Thynne and Mark Billingham.
12. 04:30
  North East of Eden—Plague
  4/6Festival time on the island, but will a mystery illness put an end to Marcia's fun?
13. 05:00
  Living with the Enemy—Episode 1
  1/6The adventures of a comedian-turned-holistic-therapist and a Tory MP- turned-media figure.
14. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 67, Episode 4
  4/6Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Susan Calman and John Finnemore join chairman Jack Dee.

Tuesday 25 July 2017