BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 17 September 2018

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nick Warburton - Fridays When It Rains
  A man tells a ghostly tale of obsession and vengeance on a late-night steam train trip.
2. 00:45
  Roald Dahl—Lamb to the Slaughter
  Patrick has a shock for his wife but it is not as big as the shock she gives him in return
3. 01:00
  Queens of Noise - Omnibus—Get It On
  All-girl band Velveteens are high with excitement as they sign their first record deal.
4. 02:15
  Constant Repetition by Michael Carson
  An elderly woman in an old people’s home plots her escape to be with her 52 year-old son.
5. 02:30
  Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2It is 1940, and Juliet's unlikely fiancé Perry Gibbons has one last mission for her.
6. 03:45
  Inside the Queen's Head—3. Beartown in Congleton
  3/5Lemn Sissay visits the drinkers of an affluent pub in Cheshire.
7. 04:00
  John Fletcher - Black Maria
  How Victorian seamstress-turned-murderess Maria Manning mesmerised a nation.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Bards of Somalia
  Daljit Nagra chooses the country's news-reporting poets, as presented by Rageh Omar.
9. 05:30
  To Hull and Back—Series 1, An Affair to Forget
  3/5Sophie seeks love while her mother wants entry to a posh lady's golf club.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent—1. The Cave of Secrets
  1/10The ex-commando comes across an enemy plot to capture a British secret weapon.
2. 06:15
  Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 1
  1/10The Tudor detective desperately seeks clues in the stinking London heat.
3. 06:30
  Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent
  Alexander Armstrong examines the impact and popularity of special agent Dick Barton.
4. 07:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 1, Notes from the Underground
  3/6Confusion as the British Embassy assesses the local political outlook.
5. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 6
  How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
6. 08:00
  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.
7. 08:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—10. The Builder
  A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
8. 09:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Dave Gorman, Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
9. 09:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 1, The System
  3/6Mr Maxwell lands himself In trouble.
10. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—9-13 July 1918
  Epic war drama set in 1918 when the Russian Soviet Republic adopted its first constitution
11. 11:00
  Irish International—An Ulsterman in New York by Nick Laird
  1/3Writer Nick Laird explores the Irish and American love affair.
12. 11:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 1. He Who Would Valiant Be
  1/4A dragon's egg must be retrieved by a hero cursed with immortality.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  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.
2. 12:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—10. The Builder
  A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
3. 13:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent—1. The Cave of Secrets
  1/10The ex-commando comes across an enemy plot to capture a British secret weapon.
4. 13:15
  Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 1
  1/10The Tudor detective desperately seeks clues in the stinking London heat.
5. 13:30
  Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent
  Alexander Armstrong examines the impact and popularity of special agent Dick Barton.
6. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—James Bond - Solo, Episode 1
  1/10In 1969 London, Bond meets the mysterious and attractive Bryce Fitzjohn.
7. 14:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, The Sun King
  11/30How English composer John Dunstable's music travelled to the Burgundy court.
8. 14:30
  Helen Lederer - All Change—1. Let's Get Physical
  1/5A lighter look at women reaching their 40s and growing old disgracefully.
9. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Heston Blumenthal - Historic Heston, Episode 1
  1/5Heston Blumenthal recreates a recipe from the oldest extant cookbook in English.
10. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—9-13 July 1918
  Epic war drama set in 1918 when the Russian Soviet Republic adopted its first constitution
11. 16:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Dave Gorman, Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
12. 16:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 1, The System
  3/6Mr Maxwell lands himself In trouble.
13. 17:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 1, Notes from the Underground
  3/6Confusion as the British Embassy assesses the local political outlook.
14. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 6
  How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Catch My Breath—1. Demon Host
  1/5Two women take refuge in a remote Scottish country house where a demon awaits them.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Eoin Colfer & Katharine Whitehorn
  Eoin Colfer and Katharine Whitehorn join Sue to discuss their favourite children's books.(R)
3. 19:00
  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.
4. 19:30
  It Sticks Out Half A Mile—10. The Builder
  A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
5. 20:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent—1. The Cave of Secrets
  1/10The ex-commando comes across an enemy plot to capture a British secret weapon.
6. 20:15
  Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 1
  1/10The Tudor detective desperately seeks clues in the stinking London heat.
7. 20:30
  Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent
  Alexander Armstrong examines the impact and popularity of special agent Dick Barton.
8. 21:00
  Irish International—An Ulsterman in New York by Nick Laird
  1/3Writer Nick Laird explores the Irish and American love affair.
9. 21:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 1. He Who Would Valiant Be
  1/4A dragon's egg must be retrieved by a hero cursed with immortality.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 6
  How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
11. 22:30
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 8. Hotel
  8/8David, Cathy and Fiona are otherwise occupied - can Barney and Alice get time together?
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Lou Sanders 1/2
  Laura Lexx is joined by Lou Sanders.
13. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 24, Episode 3
  3/8Extended edition of the satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
14. 23:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/8Poet John Hegley entertains an audience with a microphone and a book of verse.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Catch My Breath—1. Demon Host
  1/5Two women take refuge in a remote Scottish country house where a demon awaits them.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Eoin Colfer & Katharine Whitehorn
  Eoin Colfer and Katharine Whitehorn join Sue to discuss their favourite children's books.
3. 01:00
  Dick Barton - Special Agent—1. The Cave of Secrets
  1/10The ex-commando comes across an enemy plot to capture a British secret weapon.
4. 01:15
  Shardlake—Dark Fire, Episode 1
  1/10The Tudor detective desperately seeks clues in the stinking London heat.
5. 01:30
  Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent
  Alexander Armstrong examines the impact and popularity of special agent Dick Barton.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—James Bond - Solo, Episode 1
  1/10In 1969 London, Bond meets the mysterious and attractive Bryce Fitzjohn.
7. 02:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, The Sun King
  11/30How English composer John Dunstable's music travelled to the Burgundy court.
8. 02:30
  Helen Lederer - All Change—1. Let's Get Physical
  1/5A lighter look at women reaching their 40s and growing old disgracefully.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Heston Blumenthal - Historic Heston, Episode 1
  1/5Heston Blumenthal recreates a recipe from the oldest extant cookbook in English.
10. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—9-13 July 1918
  Epic war drama set in 1918 when the Russian Soviet Republic adopted its first constitution
11. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Dave Gorman, Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
12. 04:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 1, The System
  3/6Mr Maxwell lands himself In trouble.
13. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 1, Notes from the Underground
  3/6Confusion as the British Embassy assesses the local political outlook.
14. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 82, Episode 6
  How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?

Tuesday 18 September 2018