BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 22 July 2018

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - Omega
  A civil engineer questions his existence as he builds the world's tallest tower.
2. 01:00
  Melissa Murray - The Steal (Omnibus)
  Max returns from travelling to find most of his expected inheritance has gone. But why?
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Stephen McGann
  The actor chooses music by Glenn Miller and The Beatles.
4. 02:15
  Archive on 4—Bombing Berlin
  Stephen Evans on Wynford Vaughan-Thomas's 1943 dispatch during a bombing raid on Berlin.
5. 03:15
  Berlin Bomber: In Full
  4 Extra Debut. Wynford Vaughan-Thomas's journey to Berlin aboard an RAF Lancaster Bomber.
6. 03:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—13. Tripe War
  "It's got all the makings of a Tripe War!" Roger provokes a mob of tripe producers.
7. 04:00
  The Pleasure Principle—Alfie Elkins and His Little Life / Better Than Sex
  Dane Baptiste introduces a 1962 drama, and Timberlake Wertenbaker recalls sensual pleasure
8. 05:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, The Goon Show
  3/6Michael Bentine recalls the The Goon Show and characters who inspired friend Peter Sellers
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire.
2. 07:15
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
3. 07:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards.
4. 08:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Nothing But the Truth
  Susan bets her schoolboy brother five shillings that he can't tell the truth for 24 hours.
5. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 13/03/1956
  Jim claims Dick is overweight, and the Glums are off to the Ideal Home Exhibition.
6. 09:00
  Picnic Comma Lightning (Omnibus)
  A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott’s parents.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Pete and Steve - Guitar Guys
  It can take three months to make a guitar, but for these two men it is time well-spent.(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion Designers, Cath Kidston
  From the Rolling Stones to Monty Python, the designer shares her castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 7, Surviving Being Human
  8/9Meg Bowles introduces stories about how we deal with rejection, failure and embarrassment.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Canopy
  David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature's most inaccessible places.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Nothing But the Truth
  Susan bets her schoolboy brother five shillings that he can't tell the truth for 24 hours.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 13/03/1956
  Jim claims Dick is overweight, and the Glums are off to the Ideal Home Exhibition.
3. 13:00
  Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire.
4. 14:15
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
5. 14:30
  The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)
  Adrian Mole goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery.
6. 15:45
  The Pleasure Principle—The Genius of Pleasure / Better Than Sex
  Dane Baptiste introduces Jack Houlahan's cautionary drama.
7. 16:30
  Plum House—Pilot
  An eager museum curator arrives to turn things around, but finds the incompetent staff.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Landmark Poetics
  Daljit Nagra selects Lemn Sissay's meditations on the public role of poetry outdoors.
9. 17:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—Lois the Witch
  4/5An English girl fresh to Salem faces the malicious accusations of a Puritan family.
2. 18:45
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—4. Someone in the Lift
  4/5During a family's hotel stay, when only the son can see a mysterious figure using the lift
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 7, Surviving Being Human
  8/9Meg Bowles introduces stories about how we deal with rejection, failure and embarrassment.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Canopy
  David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature's most inaccessible places.
5. 20:00
  The Pleasure Principle—Future Proofing: No End of Pleasure / Better Than Sex
  Dane Baptiste introduces an exploration of pleasure.
6. 21:00
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion Designers, Cath Kidston
  From the Rolling Stones to Monty Python, the designer shares her castaway choices.
8. 22:00
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards.
9. 22:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Gravinia and Plumpf
  3/6Brian relives his adventures in a land where the military are revered above everything.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Yuriko Kotani. 2/2
  Arthur Smith talks to Yuriko Kotani.
11. 23:00
  The Pleasure Principle—Mastering the Universe: The Joy of Sulks
  Dane Baptiste introduces Prof Joy Klamp's tour of the miserable world of relationships.
12. 23:15
  This Is Craig Brown—Communications
  5/6The world telephone premiere of Romeo and Juliet. The satirist pokes fun.
13. 23:30
  At Home with the Snails—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Alex is obsessed with snails, but can women ever replace them in his affections?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—Lois the Witch
  4/5An English girl fresh to Salem faces the malicious accusations of a Puritan family.
2. 00:45
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—4. Someone in the Lift
  4/5During a family's hotel stay, when only the son can see a mysterious figure using the lift
3. 01:00
  Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey to independence, set in wartime Yorkshire.
4. 02:15
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
5. 02:30
  The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)
  Adrian Mole goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery.
6. 03:45
  The Pleasure Principle—The Genius of Pleasure / Better Than Sex
  Dane Baptiste introduces Jack Houlahan's cautionary drama.
7. 04:30
  Plum House—Pilot
  An eager museum curator arrives to turn things around, but finds the incompetent staff.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Landmark Poetics
  Daljit Nagra selects Lemn Sissay's meditations on the public role of poetry outdoors.
9. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards.

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