BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 8 July 2018

Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Don't Look Now
  A blind psychic unsettles a grieving couple visiting Venice. With Anna Chancellor.
2. 01:00
  Colin Blytheway - Ground Control (Omnibus)
  Trials and tribulations of being married to an astronaut aboard the ISS.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Bruce Dickinson
  Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson chooses music by Deep Purple and Arthur Brown.
4. 02:15
  Sounds Natural—Sir Martin Furnival-Jones
  The former MI5 chief tells Derek Jones about his love of wildlife using the BBC archive.
5. 02:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—11. Blackmail
  "He's blackmailing me. We're done for!" Roger Ditchley starts menacing the Fosdyke family.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Scrambled
  Allegra McEvedy reflects on our complex, even scrambled, relationship with the humble egg.
7. 04:00
  Gilly Fraser - Somewhere Else
  12 and a half year old Jo realises the fragmented country’s future must rest with her.
8. 05:15
  Ruth Rendell Stories—2. The Wink
  2/5An elderly woman encounters the man who raped her when she was a teenager.
9. 05:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, There's Nowt Queerer Than Folk
  1/6Michael Bentine recalls visits to Australia and New York, and some outrageous friends.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Little Ottleys—Series 1 Omnibus
  Ada Leverson's social comedy set in Edwardian London.
2. 07:15
  David Benedictus - The Line Judge
  In William's 21st year of officiating tennis at Wimbledon, his eyes are drawn elsewhere...
3. 07:30
  Kerry's List—Series 2, Politics
  5/6Ben wages war on his street's speed bumps with unexpected results.
4. 08:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 3, Clitheroe's Merry Go Round
  Schoolboy Jimmy is determined to go to the fair, no matter what mayhem he sparks.
5. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 21/02/1956
  The adventures of The Glums and the Scarlet Pimple!
6. 09:00
  Buzz by Dr Thor Hanson (Omnibus)
  Dr Thor Hanson on why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—David and Natasha - Warriors or Wizards
  Fi Glover presents a conversation about LARPing - that is, Live Action Role Play.(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Designing Minds, Pat Albeck
  The textile designer shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 7, Global Stories of Women and Girls
  5/9Fatou Wurie introduces stories that explores what it is to be a woman in the world today.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 3, Clitheroe's Merry Go Round
  Schoolboy Jimmy is determined to go to the fair, no matter what mayhem he sparks.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 21/02/1956
  The adventures of The Glums and the Scarlet Pimple!
3. 13:00
  The Little Ottleys—Series 1 Omnibus
  Ada Leverson's social comedy set in Edwardian London.
4. 14:15
  David Benedictus - The Line Judge
  In William's 21st year of officiating tennis at Wimbledon, his eyes are drawn elsewhere...
5. 14:30
  The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Sullen and angry, teenager Jaxie Clackton's life is about to change.
6. 15:45
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—The Accidental Discovery of Text
  3/5Stephen Fry explores how texting triumphed unexpectedly when paging was all the rage.
7. 16:00
  Margaret Steward - Running Out of Sky
  An American Second World War airman and an English doctor share ghosts from their pasts.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—A House Divided: The Poetry of the American Civil War
  Allan Gurganus considers the role of poetry in the American Civil War.
9. 17:30
  Kerry's List—Series 2, Politics
  5/6Ben wages war on his street's speed bumps with unexpected results.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Crooked Branch
  2/5Farmer Nathan showers love and money on son Ben, but he has ambitions above his station.
2. 18:45
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—2. The Waits
  2/5Mr Mariner is looking forward to Christmas Eve when there's a knock at the door.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 7, Global Stories of Women and Girls
  5/9Fatou Wurie introduces stories that explores what it is to be a woman in the world today.
4. 20:00
  Buzz by Dr Thor Hanson (Omnibus)
  Dr Thor Hanson on why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—David and Natasha - Warriors or Wizards
  Fi Glover presents a conversation about LARPing - that is, Live Action Role Play.
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Designing Minds, Pat Albeck
  The textile designer shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
7. 22:00
  Kerry's List—Series 2, Politics
  5/6Ben wages war on his street's speed bumps with unexpected results.
8. 22:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Chamanoa
  1/6Brian relives his experiences in a land where genetics is pitted against education.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Bounder & Cad 2/2
  Arthur Smith talks to Bounder & Cad.
10. 23:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 2, Doolah's Choice
  6/6Bossy Clare sticks her oar in Helen's wedding and Megan's home birth.
11. 23:30
  Radio Shuttleworth—Series 2, Matthew Kelly
  6/6Matthew Kelly joins Sheffield singer John for a special edition of Stars in Their Eyes.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Crooked Branch
  2/5Farmer Nathan showers love and money on son Ben, but he has ambitions above his station.
2. 00:45
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—2. The Waits
  2/5Mr Mariner is looking forward to Christmas Eve when there's a knock at the door.
3. 01:00
  The Little Ottleys—Series 1 Omnibus
  Ada Leverson's social comedy set in Edwardian London.
4. 02:15
  David Benedictus - The Line Judge
  In William's 21st year of officiating tennis at Wimbledon, his eyes are drawn elsewhere...
5. 02:30
  The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Sullen and angry, teenager Jaxie Clackton's life is about to change.
6. 03:45
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—The Accidental Discovery of Text
  3/5Stephen Fry explores how texting triumphed unexpectedly when paging was all the rage.
7. 04:00
  Margaret Steward - Running Out of Sky
  An American Second World War airman and an English doctor share ghosts from their pasts.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—A House Divided: The Poetry of the American Civil War
  Allan Gurganus considers the role of poetry in the American Civil War.
9. 05:30
  Kerry's List—Series 2, Politics
  5/6Ben wages war on his street's speed bumps with unexpected results.

Monday 9 July 2018