BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 23 July 2018

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 6. Home Again
  6/8A murder mystery on a lonely island, as the suave sleuth finds a clue pointing to Paris.
2. 06:30
  The Pleasure Principle—Exchanges at the Frontier
  Dane Baptiste introduces a programme exploring pleasure, philosophy and neuroscience.
3. 07:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6In a rare moment, Miss Callaghan apologises to her ex, lovestruck pupil Roy.
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 69, Episode 4
  4/669th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
5. 08:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—2. The Bank Loan
  Will a visit to the pier pour cold water on the renovation plans?
6. 09:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans and singer Louise Wener.
7. 09:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
8. 10:00
  David Goodland - Making Up
  Drag queen Darcy White's ex-partner Dennis turns up after 20 years.
9. 11:00
  Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—The Ugly Sister
  4/5A Cinderella pantomime character wonders if her own Prince Charming is in the audience.
10. 11:15
  Jennie Buckman - Masks
  An idealistic young poet falls in love with beauty. But nothing is what it seems.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Michelangelo 'Ancock
  6/20The Lad takes up sculpting, but then he runs out of rocks...
2. 12:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—2. The Bank Loan
  Will a visit to the pier pour cold water on the renovation plans?
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 6. Home Again
  6/8A murder mystery on a lonely island, as the suave sleuth finds a clue pointing to Paris.
4. 13:30
  The Pleasure Principle—Exchanges at the Frontier
  Dane Baptiste introduces a programme exploring pleasure, philosophy and neuroscience.
5. 14:00
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—1. A Den of Vice
  1/5A spinster tries to be a governess, but lands a job which turns out to be a real education
6. 14:15
  Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen—The Big Time
  Lenny Henry explores the breakthrough arrival of the play Elmina's Kitchen in the West End
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 6
  6/10Connie Hammond makes a dramatic return, and Muriel gets worrying news.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Amana Fontanella-Khan - The Pink Sari Revolution, Episode 1
  1/5Sampat Pal, grassroots crusader for women's rights, takes on a new case of injustice.
9. 15:00
  David Goodland - Making Up
  Drag queen Darcy White's ex-partner Dennis turns up after 20 years.
10. 16:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans and singer Louise Wener.
11. 16:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
12. 17:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6In a rare moment, Miss Callaghan apologises to her ex, lovestruck pupil Roy.
13. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 69, Episode 4
  4/669th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 1
  1/4Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Sir Digby Jones & Rupert Thomson
  Martha Kearney is joined by a former CBI director and a novelist to discuss summer books.(R)
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Michelangelo 'Ancock
  6/20The Lad takes up sculpting, but then he runs out of rocks...
4. 19:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—2. The Bank Loan
  Will a visit to the pier pour cold water on the renovation plans?
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 6. Home Again
  6/8A murder mystery on a lonely island, as the suave sleuth finds a clue pointing to Paris.
6. 20:30
  The Pleasure Principle—Exchanges at the Frontier
  Dane Baptiste introduces a programme exploring pleasure, philosophy and neuroscience.
7. 21:00
  Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels—The Ugly Sister
  4/5A Cinderella pantomime character wonders if her own Prince Charming is in the audience.
8. 21:15
  Jennie Buckman - Masks
  An idealistic young poet falls in love with beauty. But nothing is what it seems.
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 69, Episode 4
  4/669th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
10. 22:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Fifth
  3/4Arthur is employed as a sandwich maker, and learns that he has become a dad.
11. 23:00
  The Pleasure Principle—Mastering the Universe: Party On Down
  Dane Baptiste introduces Professor Joy Klamp's guide to the misery of partying.
12. 23:15
  This Is Craig Brown—Hallucinations
  6/6Revealing all on narcotics and Top of the Pops.
13. 23:30
  The Museum of Everything—Series 3, The Thing
  3/6Learn about medieval cooking, and view the most precious exhibit.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 1
  1/4Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Sir Digby Jones & Rupert Thomson
  Martha Kearney is joined by a former CBI director and a novelist to discuss summer books.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 6. Home Again
  6/8A murder mystery on a lonely island, as the suave sleuth finds a clue pointing to Paris.
4. 01:30
  The Pleasure Principle—Exchanges at the Frontier
  Dane Baptiste introduces a programme exploring pleasure, philosophy and neuroscience.
5. 02:00
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—1. A Den of Vice
  1/5A spinster tries to be a governess, but lands a job which turns out to be a real education
6. 02:15
  Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen—The Big Time
  Lenny Henry explores the breakthrough arrival of the play Elmina's Kitchen in the West End
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 6
  6/10Connie Hammond makes a dramatic return, and Muriel gets worrying news.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Amana Fontanella-Khan - The Pink Sari Revolution, Episode 1
  1/5Sampat Pal, grassroots crusader for women's rights, takes on a new case of injustice.
9. 03:00
  David Goodland - Making Up
  Drag queen Darcy White's ex-partner Dennis turns up after 20 years.
10. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6With comedians Susan Calman, Greg Proops and Simon Evans and singer Louise Wener.
11. 04:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
12. 05:00
  The Older Woman—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6In a rare moment, Miss Callaghan apologises to her ex, lovestruck pupil Roy.
13. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 69, Episode 4
  4/669th series of the multi-award award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.

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