BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 4 August 2019

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - 2025—2. Access
  2/2Olivia and Irena plot to expose the world of illegal genetic engineering.
2. 01:00
  Flying Visits (Omnibus)
  A conscientious care worker is pushed to the limits by the system.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Noel Fitzpatrick
  Noel Fitzpatrick chooses 'Stairway to Heaven' performed by Led Zeppelin and 'One' by U2.
4. 02:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 1, Saffron Walden, Essex
  6/8Pam admires Audley End's restored country house kitchen.
5. 02:45
  Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood—Series 2, The Campaign
  1/4Sir Plympton Makepeace recalls a non-existent election campaign planned in a pub.
6. 03:00
  World Book Club—Tessa Hadley - The Past
  British author Tessa Hadley talks to Harriett Gilbert about her award-winning novel.
7. 04:00
  Stanley Houghton - Hindle Wakes
  Lancashire, 1912. Can Fanny Hawthorn defy her parents' wishes for her future?
8. 05:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—My Word You Do Look Queer
  2/4Love and marriage figure in the comic celebration of songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The Backward Shadow (Omnibus)—Episode 1/2
  1/2Lynne Reid Banks's sequel to her 1960 novel The L-Shaped Room. Stars Lynne Seymour.
2. 07:15
  Victorian Love Stories—Henry Harland - Flower o' the Quince
  4/5An aristocrat returns from Panama as lord of a grand English estate, after 30 years.
3. 07:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Art with Phill Jupitus
  4/4Susan Calman tries to unwind by visiting an art gallery with Phill Jupitus.
4. 08:00
  Whack-O!—Task Master
  Professor Jimmy Edwards is up before the magistrate, accused of excessive use of the cane.
5. 08:30
  Ray's a Laugh—From 27/02/1959
  When Kitty enters a dress-making competition, she ends up with more than just one dummy.
6. 09:00
  Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie (Omnibus)
  Charlotte Runcie's book explores the mythical and magical qualities of the sea.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Cynthia and Maggie – The Same Dad
  Despite not growing up together, the family ties are strong(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Edinburgh Winners, Stephen Fry
  From Mozart to Meat Loaf, the actor, comic and writer shares his castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 9, Don't Stop the Music
  3/8Jenifer Hixson introduces stories about the indelible impact of music.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Whack-O!—Task Master
  Professor Jimmy Edwards is up before the magistrate, accused of excessive use of the cane.
2. 12:30
  Ray's a Laugh—From 27/02/1959
  When Kitty enters a dress-making competition, she ends up with more than just one dummy.
3. 13:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The Backward Shadow (Omnibus)—Episode 1/2
  1/2Lynne Reid Banks's sequel to her 1960 novel The L-Shaped Room. Stars Lynne Seymour.
4. 14:15
  Victorian Love Stories—Henry Harland - Flower o' the Quince
  4/5An aristocrat returns from Panama as lord of a grand English estate, after 30 years.
5. 14:30
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Botanist Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
6. 15:45
  Beryl Reid in Conversation—Early Years
  1/6Beryl Reid talks to Siân Phillips about her remarkable life and career.
7. 16:00
  Patrick O'Brian - Testimonies
  A haunting tale of secret passion set in a remote Welsh valley in the 1950s.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Societies - The Gujarati Writers Forum
  From the BBC archive Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Societies – The Gujarati Writers Forum.
9. 17:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Art with Phill Jupitus
  4/4Susan Calman tries to unwind by visiting an art gallery with Phill Jupitus.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 3
  3/5Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet Street.
2. 18:30
  The Price of Fear—The Ninth Removal
  Horror legend Vincent Price relates the unnerving tale of a secretary's murderous revenge.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 9, Don't Stop the Music
  3/8Jenifer Hixson introduces stories about the indelible impact of music.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
5. 20:00
  Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie (Omnibus)
  Charlotte Runcie's book explores the mythical and magical qualities of the sea.
6. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Cynthia and Maggie – The Same Dad
  Despite not growing up together, the family ties are strong(R)
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Edinburgh Winners, Stephen Fry
  From Mozart to Meat Loaf, the actor, comic and writer shares his castaway choices.
8. 22:00
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Art with Phill Jupitus
  4/4Susan Calman tries to unwind by visiting an art gallery with Phill Jupitus.
9. 22:30
  Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High—Series 1, The Dead Swan
  2/5Flat dweller Sean's bad-tempered and reckless past comes back in the shape of a dead swan.
10. 23:00
  Small Scenes—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Jess Ransom, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
11. 23:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—A Sense of Identity
  4/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains how mankind makes society function.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 3
  3/5Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet Street.
2. 00:30
  The Price of Fear—The Ninth Removal
  Horror legend Vincent Price relates the unnerving tale of a secretary's murderous revenge.
3. 01:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The Backward Shadow (Omnibus)—Episode 1/2
  1/2Lynne Reid Banks's sequel to her 1960 novel The L-Shaped Room. Stars Lynne Seymour.
4. 02:15
  Victorian Love Stories—Henry Harland - Flower o' the Quince
  4/5An aristocrat returns from Panama as lord of a grand English estate, after 30 years.
5. 02:30
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Botanist Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
6. 03:45
  Beryl Reid in Conversation—Early Years
  1/6Beryl Reid talks to Siân Phillips about her remarkable life and career.
7. 04:00
  Patrick O'Brian - Testimonies
  A haunting tale of secret passion set in a remote Welsh valley in the 1950s.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Societies - The Gujarati Writers Forum
  From the BBC archive Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Societies – The Gujarati Writers Forum.
9. 05:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Art with Phill Jupitus
  4/4Susan Calman tries to unwind by visiting an art gallery with Phill Jupitus.

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