BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 25 June 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Day It Rained Forever
  6/6The last remaining residents of a drought-stricken hotel receive salvation.
2. 00:30
  The Drowned Village
  Kate returns to her childhood village - will it help her with troubling voices she hears?
3. 01:00
  Beatrice Hitchman - Petite Mort (Omnibus)—Omnibus, part 2
  2/2New Year 1914, and Adele betrays her beloved Luce. Love and silent cinema mystery.
4. 02:15
  John Burnside - The Wedding Ceilidh
  A fiddle player is reluctant to play a special request at Liam and Anya's wedding party.
5. 02:30
  The Librarian by Salley Vickers (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Sylvia Blackwell arrives in a tight-knit community to become the children's librarian.
6. 03:45
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—Creating the Network
  1/5Stephen meets the engineers who first dreamt of creating a cellular network in the 1960s.
7. 04:00
  Imogen Quy - The Wyndham Case
  A Cambridge student's found dead - a tragic accident or is something more sinister afoot?
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—What I Read to the Dead - Wladislaw Szlengel
  4 Extra Debut. Poet Daljit Nagra introduces poetry by Wladislaw Szlengel.
9. 05:30
  Kerry's List—Series 2, Ageing
  3/6Kerry Godliman's list includes a bug hunt and understanding what on earth iCloud is about.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Only the Good Die Young—2. Berlin
  2/6Kim's search takes her to Berlin, and a distinctly menacing tour guide.
2. 06:30
  Rebuilding the LSO
  Matthew Bannister tells the story of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 1980s to now.
3. 07:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Local newspaper hack Roy Hitchcock tries to win the heart of his former teacher.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 6
  6/6Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Back From Holiday
  1/20After a disastrous break, the Lad discovers Sid's rented his house out. From October 1956.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
7. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—09/09/2013
  Nigel Rees hosts with Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood and Katharine Whitehorn.
8. 09:30
  King of Bath—Merely Players
  2/6Beau Nash helps a man threatened by a vengeful German Count.
9. 10:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Valley of Fear, 2. The Tragedy of Birlstone
  2/2The case is solved with the aid of a single dumb-bell and Dr Watson's umbrella.
10. 11:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—The Letter Writers
  1/5Emily and Edmund know more about each other than anyone in the world, but have never met.
11. 11:15
  Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree
  14-year-old Sharmila avoids the grief from her mother's death in Hindu mythology.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Back From Holiday
  1/20After a disastrous break, the Lad discovers Sid's rented his house out. From October 1956.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
3. 13:00
  Only the Good Die Young—2. Berlin
  2/6Kim's search takes her to Berlin, and a distinctly menacing tour guide.
4. 13:30
  Rebuilding the LSO
  Matthew Bannister tells the story of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 1980s to now.
5. 14:00
  Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever—Episode 1
  1/10An artist falls for his married subject during 17th century Holland's tulip mania.
6. 14:15
  Sport and the British—Rugby's Great Split
  11/30Clare Balding tells a story of lies, expulsions and bigotry when rugby split in two.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Zosia Wand - The Treehouse, Episode 1
  1/5Clare returns home years after tragedy struck, but can she put the past behind her?
8. 14:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
9. 15:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Valley of Fear, 2. The Tragedy of Birlstone
  2/2The case is solved with the aid of a single dumb-bell and Dr Watson's umbrella.
10. 16:00
  Quote... Unquote—09/09/2013
  Nigel Rees hosts with Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood and Katharine Whitehorn.
11. 16:30
  King of Bath—Merely Players
  2/6Beau Nash helps a man threatened by a vengeful German Count.
12. 17:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Local newspaper hack Roy Hitchcock tries to win the heart of his former teacher.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 6
  6/6Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Coma by Alex Garland—1. Attacked
  1/5A young man is attacked on a train late one night and knocked unconscious.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Justin Cartwright & Juliet Barker
  Martha Kearney and her guests discuss their favourite books.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Back From Holiday
  1/20After a disastrous break, the Lad discovers Sid's rented his house out. From October 1956.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
5. 20:00
  Only the Good Die Young—2. Berlin
  2/6Kim's search takes her to Berlin, and a distinctly menacing tour guide.
6. 20:30
  Rebuilding the LSO
  Matthew Bannister tells the story of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 1980s to now.
7. 21:00
  Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm—The Letter Writers
  1/5Emily and Edmund know more about each other than anyone in the world, but have never met.
8. 21:15
  Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree
  14-year-old Sharmila avoids the grief from her mother's death in Hindu mythology.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 6
  6/6Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
10. 22:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quandary Phase, Fit the Twenty-First
  3/4Arthur and Fenchurch head for California to discover what happened to the dolphins.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Paul Merton 1/3
  On the anniversary of Tony Hancock's death, Paul Merton talks about the late comedian.
12. 23:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The Wild Man of the Woods
  16/20The Lad announces that he is rejecting society to go and live a truly rural life.
13. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Paul Merton 2/3
  On the anniversary of Tony Hancock's death, Paul Merton talks about the late comedian.
14. 23:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Coma by Alex Garland—1. Attacked
  1/5A young man is attacked on a train late one night and knocked unconscious.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Justin Cartwright & Juliet Barker
  Martha Kearney and her guests discuss their favourite books.(R)
3. 01:00
  Only the Good Die Young—2. Berlin
  2/6Kim's search takes her to Berlin, and a distinctly menacing tour guide.
4. 01:30
  Rebuilding the LSO
  Matthew Bannister tells the story of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 1980s to now.
5. 02:00
  Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever—Episode 1
  1/10An artist falls for his married subject during 17th century Holland's tulip mania.
6. 02:15
  Sport and the British—Rugby's Great Split
  11/30Clare Balding tells a story of lies, expulsions and bigotry when rugby split in two.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Zosia Wand - The Treehouse, Episode 1
  1/5Clare returns home years after tragedy struck, but can she put the past behind her?
8. 02:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
9. 03:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Valley of Fear, 2. The Tragedy of Birlstone
  2/2The case is solved with the aid of a single dumb-bell and Dr Watson's umbrella.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—09/09/2013
  Nigel Rees hosts with Jenni Murray, Matt Barbet, David Wood and Katharine Whitehorn.
11. 04:30
  King of Bath—Merely Players
  2/6Beau Nash helps a man threatened by a vengeful German Count.
12. 05:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Local newspaper hack Roy Hitchcock tries to win the heart of his former teacher.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 6
  6/6Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?

Tuesday 26 June 2018