BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 28 July 2018

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Morning
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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Report On The Barnhouse Effect by Kurt Vonnegut
  An academic discovers how to control the forces of nature with his mind.
2. 00:30
  Mastertapes—Series 2, Spandau Ballet (B-Side)
  10/10Gary Kemp and Tony Hadley answer audience questions about Spandau Ballet's hit album True.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 2. Whodunnit?
  2/5Miss Marple probes Colonel Protheroe's killing in the vicar's study.
4. 01:30
  The Pleasure Principle—With Great Pleasure: Sir Trevor McDonald
  Veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses his favourite words and poetry.
5. 02:00
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—5. A New Position
  5/5Miss Pettigrew dreads the future...
6. 02:15
  Raising the Bar: 100 Years of Black British Theatre and Screen—Pressure, Conflict and Creativity
  Lenny Henry on how anger and protest found their way to stage and screen in the 1970s.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 10
  10/10Muriel and Godfrey have an emotional encounter in Marshington.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Amana Fontanella-Khan - The Pink Sari Revolution, Episode 5
  5/5Sampat deploys all the might of the Pink Gang to help the unlawfully imprisoned Sheelu.
9. 03:00
  The Pleasure Principle—Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray, pt 2/2
  The aristocrat is living a selfish life, but is retribution on the horizon?
10. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 12, Episode 4
  4/6Panellists must talk with deliberate inaccuracy about women, Japan, owls and potatoes.
11. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Sunday Lunch
  4/8To steam or not to steam? Sarah and Eleanor argue over potatoes.
12. 05:00
  London Calling—Little Willie Saves the Day
  3/4The Daily Sketch slams boring Auntie. Will John Brown agree to light entertainment shows?
13. 05:30
  Believe It!—Series 3, Knight Fever
  1/3Post-heart attack, what does Richard Wilson most need?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Inspector Morse—The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
  Inspector Morse tackles the murder of an invigilator in a foreign exam syndicate.
2. 07:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Arrival in America
  4/6Michael Bentine remembers RAF adventures and how Ed Sullivan saved him from the FBI.
3. 08:00
  Charles Parker Prize—2018
  Sara Parker introduces and meets the winners of the Best Student Radio Feature prizes.
4. 09:00
  Dad's Army—Permission to Speak, Sir!: Dad's Army on Radio
  How did BBC TV's classic Home Guard sitcom find more success on radio?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 01/07/1958
  Kenneth Horne's revered troupe poke fun at tax bills and atomic power.
2. 12:30
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Gym shenanigans in the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
3. 13:00
  Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (Omnibus)
  John and Susie find that over just a few days, their world is turned upside down.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jo Wood
  The former wife of Ronnie Wood chooses music by Miriam Makeba and the Rolling Stones.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—Anita Roddick in Littlehampton
  The Body Shop founder explores her home seaside town, from school days to sand dunes.
6. 15:00
  Charles Parker Prize—2018
  Sara Parker introduces and meets the winners of the Best Student Radio Feature prizes.
7. 16:00
  Inspector Morse—The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
  Inspector Morse tackles the murder of an invigilator in a foreign exam syndicate.
8. 17:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Arrival in America
  4/6Michael Bentine remembers RAF adventures and how Ed Sullivan saved him from the FBI.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Edgar Allan Poe—The Gold Bug
  The famous tale of piracy and slavery by the American master of suspense.
2. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Permission to Speak, Sir!: Dad's Army on Radio
  How did BBC TV's classic Home Guard sitcom find more success on radio?
3. 22:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 4, Poet's Corner
  4/6Satan is cross with Yeats over a poem, while Scumspawn and Thomas write their own verse.
4. 22:30
  Mark Thomas Presents—Mort Sahl
  3/4The pioneering American political comic of the 1950s and 60s in a special one-off show.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Gary Delaney. 2/2
  Arthur Smith chats again to Gary Delaney.
6. 23:00
  The Simon Day Show—Series 1, Simon Day
  6/6Will the star make it onto the Mallard stage, as himself, before the funding cuts bite?
7. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 2, William Franklyn
  1/5Dolphins, and Sue Lawley's secret. Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh greet William Franklyn.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Edgar Allan Poe—The Gold Bug
  The famous tale of piracy and slavery by the American master of suspense.
2. 01:00
  Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (Omnibus)
  John and Susie find that over just a few days, their world is turned upside down.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jo Wood
  The former wife of Ronnie Wood chooses music by Miriam Makeba and the Rolling Stones.
4. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Anita Roddick in Littlehampton
  The Body Shop founder explores her home seaside town, from school days to sand dunes.
5. 03:00
  Charles Parker Prize—2018
  Sara Parker introduces and meets the winners of the Best Student Radio Feature prizes.
6. 04:00
  Inspector Morse—The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
  Inspector Morse tackles the murder of an invigilator in a foreign exam syndicate.
7. 05:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Arrival in America
  4/6Michael Bentine remembers RAF adventures and how Ed Sullivan saved him from the FBI.

Sunday 29 July 2018