BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 7 August 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 1, 2. New Boy
  2/10Convinced his girlfriend is alive in a virtual world, John takes a nostalgic leap.
2. 00:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Jenny Secombe
  Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her funny father.
3. 01:00
  Book at Beachtime—Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 2
  2/5A train accident upsets Emerald Torrington's birthday celebrations. Country house drama.
4. 01:30
  After I Was Gorgeous
  Some of the world's most beautiful women discuss the ageing process.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man, Episode 2
  2/10Michael and Caroline start a new life, but she feels the pull of her old foreign life.
6. 02:15
  Hunting the Beagle—2. Darwin's Letters
  2/5Dr Robert Prescott examines Charles Darwin’s correspondence from HMS Beagle.
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The Backward Shadow—Episode 7
  7/10The sequel to The L-Shaped Room. Stars Lynne Seymour.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, Awakenings
  2/5The biography of America's great playwright by the acclaimed theatre critic, John Lahr.
9. 03:00
  Alexander—The Road to Gordium
  4/6The warrior becomes King of Macedonia and sets out to conquer the world.
10. 04:00
  Best Behaviour—Episode 5
  Holly Walsh presents the comedy panel show that defines modern etiquette.
11. 04:30
  The Sit Crom—The General Inspection
  2/6Cromwell visits Firebasket Hall and witnesses an apparition.
12. 05:00
  Living with the Enemy—Episode 3
  3/6Gyles persuades Nick to help him seek revenge on his estranged wife.
13. 05:30
  Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers—Series 2, Stupidity
  2/4A series of potentially misremembered anecdotes on stupidity from Andy Hamilton.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Book at Beachtime—Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 3
  3/5Tension mounts following the arrival of another mysterious visitor.
2. 06:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
3. 07:00
  There Is No Escape—Episode 4
  4/4Andrew's girlfriend announces she is pregnant, and he faces one of his biggest decisions.
4. 07:30
  Gaby's Talking Pictures—Series 2, Episode 1
  Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona.
5. 08:00
  The Diary of a Nobody—Episode 4
  4/5Mr Pooter climbs the career ladder, but is his son's engagement going in the opposite way?
6. 08:30
  Doctor at Large—Dr Sparrow of Harley Street
  10/13Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice.
7. 09:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6With host Simon Mayo and team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
8. 09:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, The Eager Young Student
  1/6Young Mikhail discovers that it's not easy being a Jew.
9. 10:00
  Alexander—The Hunt of the God King
  5/6The conquering king pursues Darius, King of Persia, and falls in love.
10. 11:00
  Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control—2. Crypts
  2/3Dr John Cooper Clarke chooses his favourite programmes from the BBC Radio archives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Diary of a Nobody—Episode 4
  4/5Mr Pooter climbs the career ladder, but is his son's engagement going in the opposite way?
2. 12:30
  Doctor at Large—Dr Sparrow of Harley Street
  10/13Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice.
3. 13:00
  Book at Beachtime—Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 3
  3/5Tension mounts following the arrival of another mysterious visitor.
4. 13:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man, Episode 3
  3/10Michael receives some devastating news from a colleague of Caroline's.
6. 14:15
  Hunting the Beagle—3. Later Life
  3/5The story of HMS Beagle's later life as an anti-smuggling coastguard vessel.
7. 14:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The Backward Shadow—Episode 8
  8/10The sequel to The L-Shaped Room. Stars Lynne Seymour.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, Moon of Pause
  3/5The biography of America's great playwright by the acclaimed theatre critic, John Lahr.
9. 15:00
  Alexander—The Hunt of the God King
  5/6The conquering king pursues Darius, King of Persia, and falls in love.
10. 16:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6With host Simon Mayo and team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
11. 16:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, The Eager Young Student
  1/6Young Mikhail discovers that it's not easy being a Jew.
12. 17:00
  There Is No Escape—Episode 4
  4/4Andrew's girlfriend announces she is pregnant, and he faces one of his biggest decisions.
13. 17:30
  Gaby's Talking Pictures—Series 2, Episode 1
  Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Planet B—Series 1, 3. Freakshow
  3/10Searching for his girlfriend, John arrives at a bizarre music festival. Is it a trap?
2. 18:30
  That Reminds Me—Series 3, Warren Mitchell
  The actor recalls his career, the terror of live TV and how Alf Garnett came into his life
3. 19:00
  The Diary of a Nobody—Episode 4
  4/5Mr Pooter climbs the career ladder, but is his son's engagement going in the opposite way?
4. 19:30
  Doctor at Large—Dr Sparrow of Harley Street
  10/13Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot's rather posh practice.
5. 20:00
  Book at Beachtime—Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 3
  3/5Tension mounts following the arrival of another mysterious visitor.
6. 20:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
7. 21:00
  Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control—2. Crypts
  2/3Dr John Cooper Clarke chooses his favourite programmes from the BBC Radio archives.
8. 22:00
  Gaby's Talking Pictures—Series 2, Episode 1
  Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona.
9. 22:30
  BBC New Comedy Awards—2019, Semi-Final 1
  The nationwide search to find the best new stand-up talent in the UK
10. 23:10
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Darren Harriott 1/2
  From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
11. 23:15
  Don't Start—Series 3, The Bath
  2/4Cardamom-scented candles, kumquats and a debate over the virtues of shared bathing.
12. 23:30
  The Mark Steel Revolution—The French Revolution
  1/6The radical comic turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 1, 3. Freakshow
  3/10Searching for his girlfriend, John arrives at a bizarre music festival. Is it a trap?
2. 00:30
  That Reminds Me—Series 3, Warren Mitchell
  The actor recalls his career, the terror of live TV and how Alf Garnett came into his life
3. 01:00
  Book at Beachtime—Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 3
  3/5Tension mounts following the arrival of another mysterious visitor.
4. 01:30
  Milton's Music
  How did the poet John Milton's musical father influence the creator of Paradise Lost?
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man, Episode 3
  3/10Michael receives some devastating news from a colleague of Caroline's.
6. 02:15
  Hunting the Beagle—3. Later Life
  3/5The story of HMS Beagle's later life as an anti-smuggling coastguard vessel.
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The Backward Shadow—Episode 8
  8/10The sequel to The L-Shaped Room. Stars Lynne Seymour.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, Moon of Pause
  3/5The biography of America's great playwright by the acclaimed theatre critic, John Lahr.
9. 03:00
  Alexander—The Hunt of the God King
  5/6The conquering king pursues Darius, King of Persia, and falls in love.
10. 04:00
  Act Your Age—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6With host Simon Mayo and team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
11. 04:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, The Eager Young Student
  1/6Young Mikhail discovers that it's not easy being a Jew.
12. 05:00
  There Is No Escape—Episode 4
  4/4Andrew's girlfriend announces she is pregnant, and he faces one of his biggest decisions.
13. 05:30
  Gaby's Talking Pictures—Series 2, Episode 1
  Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona.

Thursday 8 August 2019