BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 25 July 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Paris Is Not the Same
  2/5Can con artist Harry use a chance encounter to pursue an old flame and make it profitable?
2. 06:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
  The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
3. 06:30
  A Last Excuse Me Dance
  The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner
4. 07:00
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 2
  2/6The shy solicitor's clerk gains a guide and makes a move.
5. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 6, Suitable for Framing; Diary Extracts
  3/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, The Seven Steptoerai
  7/8Albert's kung fu club tackles some extortionists.
7. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Trouble in the Air
  The terrible twosome are off to New York, but will it be 'plane' sailing?
8. 09:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 17, 21/07/2017
  The topical satirical show returns for some post-election skewering.
9. 09:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Friendship
  2/6The sofa-bound lifestyle presenters look at sickness, friendship and sick friends.
10. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—15-19 May 1917
  Sugar queues were reported in London, with supplies believed to be at their lowest yet.
11. 11:00
  Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies—City Lovers
  2/3During apartheid, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act.
12. 11:15
  EF Benson - Queen Lucia—Some Arrivals and a Precipitant Departure
  2/5Disaster strikes in 1920s Riseholme and must be hushed up to spare a multitude of blushes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, The Seven Steptoerai
  7/8Albert's kung fu club tackles some extortionists.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Trouble in the Air
  The terrible twosome are off to New York, but will it be 'plane' sailing?
3. 13:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Paris Is Not the Same
  2/5Can con artist Harry use a chance encounter to pursue an old flame and make it profitable?
4. 13:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
  The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
5. 13:30
  A Last Excuse Me Dance
  The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner
6. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Ian McEwan - Sweet Tooth, Episode 2
  2/10Serena's affair with Tony is painfully over, but she is determined to salvage a career.
7. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Dynamic Rainforest
  How DNA analysis is providing a new window into the evolution of the tropical rainforest.
8. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, Venison Stew
  2/5Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal.
9. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Classroom Intuitions
  2/5Why being a maths tutor helped Daniel Tammet grasp how humans approach numbers.
10. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—15-19 May 1917
  Sugar queues were reported in London, with supplies believed to be at their lowest yet.
11. 16:00
  Whispers—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham join Gyles Brandreth.
12. 16:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Friendship
  2/6The sofa-bound lifestyle presenters look at sickness, friendship and sick friends.
13. 17:00
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 2
  2/6The shy solicitor's clerk gains a guide and makes a move.
14. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 6, Suitable for Framing; Diary Extracts
  3/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, Unending
  6/6The Notting Hill Carnival sees the potential end of the worlds and new weirdness.
2. 18:30
  Sounds Natural—Dulcie Gray
  The actress, crime writer and butterfly expert discusses her love of wildlife.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, The Seven Steptoerai
  7/8Albert's kung fu club tackles some extortionists.
4. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Trouble in the Air
  The terrible twosome are off to New York, but will it be 'plane' sailing?
5. 20:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Paris Is Not the Same
  2/5Can con artist Harry use a chance encounter to pursue an old flame and make it profitable?
6. 20:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
  The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
7. 20:30
  A Last Excuse Me Dance
  The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner
8. 21:00
  Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies—City Lovers
  2/3During apartheid, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act.
9. 21:15
  EF Benson - Queen Lucia—Some Arrivals and a Precipitant Departure
  2/5Disaster strikes in 1920s Riseholme and must be hushed up to spare a multitude of blushes.
10. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 6, Suitable for Framing; Diary Extracts
  3/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.
11. 22:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6When Eva opens her heart to the press, the rest of the staff get taken to the cleaners.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Catriona Knox 1/2
  Iain Lee chats to Catriona Knox.
13. 23:00
  Craig Brown's Lost Diaries—November and December
  6/6As winter sets in, John Prescott, Germaine Greer and Nigella Lawson think of home.
14. 23:30
  Britain Versus the World—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Comedy panel game show in which British comedians compete against comics from overseas.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 3, Unending
  6/6The Notting Hill Carnival sees the potential end of the worlds and new weirdness.
2. 00:30
  Sounds Natural—Dulcie Gray
  The actress, crime writer and butterfly expert discusses her love of wildlife.
3. 01:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 3, Paris Is Not the Same
  2/5Can con artist Harry use a chance encounter to pursue an old flame and make it profitable?
4. 01:20
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
  The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
5. 01:30
  A Last Excuse Me Dance
  The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Ian McEwan - Sweet Tooth, Episode 2
  2/10Serena's affair with Tony is painfully over, but she is determined to salvage a career.
7. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Dynamic Rainforest
  How DNA analysis is providing a new window into the evolution of the tropical rainforest.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, Venison Stew
  2/5Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Daniel Tammet - Thinking in Numbers, Classroom Intuitions
  2/5Why being a maths tutor helped Daniel Tammet grasp how humans approach numbers.
10. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—15-19 May 1917
  Sugar queues were reported in London, with supplies believed to be at their lowest yet.
11. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham join Gyles Brandreth.
12. 04:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Friendship
  2/6The sofa-bound lifestyle presenters look at sickness, friendship and sick friends.
13. 05:00
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 2
  2/6The shy solicitor's clerk gains a guide and makes a move.
14. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 6, Suitable for Framing; Diary Extracts
  3/6The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller with more wit and wisdom.

Wednesday 26 July 2017