BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 28 July 2019

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - 2025—1. New Reality
  1/2A future where computers rule and artificial intelligence has become a reality.
2. 01:00
  Ben Lewis - House Rules (Omnibus)—Series 2
  Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. Written by Ben Lewis.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Bryn Terfel
  Singer Bryn Terfel chooses the Welsh National Anthem.
4. 02:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 1, The Welsh Valleys
  5/8The poet returns to Wales to see how the valleys have been transformed.
5. 02:45
  Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts—The Medical Experts
  5/5How to beat the medical experts at their own game. Stars Frank Thornton.
6. 03:00
  World Book Club—Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
  Judith Kerr talks about her classic children's novel, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
7. 03:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
8. 04:00
  Drama on 4—Unmade Movies, Harold Pinter's Victory
  Harold Pinter's screenplay of Josef Conrad's last major novel, adapted by Sir Richard Eyre
9. 05:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—A Proper Cuppa Coffee
  1/4A comic celebration of the renowned songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Emma prepares to leave Charles, but her complicated love-life is beginning to fall apart.
2. 07:15
  Victorian Love Stories—Ellen T Fowler - An Old Wife's Tale
  3/5Five tales of requited and unrequited passion.
3. 07:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Holiday with John Finnemore
  3/4John Finnemore takes Susan Calman on a spontaneous holiday to help her learn to unwind.
4. 08:00
  Whack-O!—Exposure!
  A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school exposé. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?
5. 08:30
  Ray's a Laugh—From 13/02/1959
  Ted decides to try and keep hens, but first the eggs hatch some surprises. From 1959.
6. 09:00
  The Great Romantic by Duncan Hamilton (Omnibus)
  The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Nazli and Mariam – The Sound of Magic
  Artists who have found inspiration and sisterhood in working together(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Space, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
  From JS Bach to Stevie Wonder. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock shares her choices.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 9, Hearing Voices
  2/8Sarah Austin Jenness introduces stories about the power of sound and trusting our ears.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Whack-O!—Exposure!
  A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school exposé. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?
2. 12:30
  Ray's a Laugh—From 13/02/1959
  Ted decides to try and keep hens, but first the eggs hatch some surprises. From 1959.
3. 13:00
  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Emma prepares to leave Charles, but her complicated love-life is beginning to fall apart.
4. 14:15
  Victorian Love Stories—Ellen T Fowler - An Old Wife's Tale
  3/5Five tales of requited and unrequited passion.
5. 14:30
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
6. 15:45
  Parkmasters—5. Edward Milner and the Lincoln Arboretum
  Tristram Hunt finds out about the Lincoln Arboretum and its creator Edward Milner.
7. 16:00
  Charles Parker Prize—2019
  Hear the finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2019, introduced by Sara Parker.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Two Poets
  Daljit Nagra chooses 'Two Poets' from the BBC's poetry archive featuring Les Murray.
9. 17:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Holiday with John Finnemore
  3/4John Finnemore takes Susan Calman on a spontaneous holiday to help her learn to unwind.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 2
  2/5Diana secretly begins her own investigation into the mysterious properties of the lichen.
2. 18:30
  The Price of Fear—The Specialty of the House
  Prince of terror Vincent Price recounts a culinary tale which leaves a bitter taste.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 9, Hearing Voices
  2/8Sarah Austin Jenness introduces stories about the power of sound and trusting our ears.
4. 20:00
  The Great Romantic by Duncan Hamilton (Omnibus)
  The story of how Neville Cardus revolutionised cricket journalism.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Nazli and Mariam – The Sound of Magic
  Artists who have found inspiration and sisterhood in working together(R)
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Space, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
  From JS Bach to Stevie Wonder. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock shares her choices.
7. 22:00
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Holiday with John Finnemore
  3/4John Finnemore takes Susan Calman on a spontaneous holiday to help her learn to unwind.
8. 22:30
  Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High—Series 1, The Entry Phone
  1/5Sean shares the comic lives of fellow urban residents of Elderberry House.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Abigoliah Schamaun 2/2
  Arthur Smith talks to Abigoliah Schamaun.
10. 23:00
  Small Scenes—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show with more overblown, melodramatic scenes from modern life.
11. 23:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—A Working Society
  3/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy evolution of the Western world.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 2
  2/5Diana secretly begins her own investigation into the mysterious properties of the lichen.
2. 00:30
  The Price of Fear—The Specialty of the House
  Prince of terror Vincent Price recounts a culinary tale which leaves a bitter taste.
3. 01:00
  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Emma prepares to leave Charles, but her complicated love-life is beginning to fall apart.
4. 02:15
  Victorian Love Stories—Ellen T Fowler - An Old Wife's Tale
  3/5Five tales of requited and unrequited passion.
5. 02:30
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
6. 03:45
  Parkmasters—5. Edward Milner and the Lincoln Arboretum
  Tristram Hunt finds out about the Lincoln Arboretum and its creator Edward Milner.
7. 04:00
  Charles Parker Prize—2019
  Hear the finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2019, introduced by Sara Parker.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Two Poets
  Daljit Nagra chooses 'Two Poets' from the BBC's poetry archive featuring Les Murray.
9. 05:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Holiday with John Finnemore
  3/4John Finnemore takes Susan Calman on a spontaneous holiday to help her learn to unwind.

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