BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 10 August 2019

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 1, 5. The Smart Money
  5/10Thrust into a frantic world, John and Medley buy low and sell high, but what for?
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Risk
  Matthew Parris takes a gamble on David Tremayne, Melissa Kite and Geoff Dyer.
3. 01:00
  Book at Beachtime—Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 5
  5/5A horse and child cause chaos and the train crash survivors demand release.
4. 01:30
  Men Against The Eiger
  Dougal Haston talks about being first Briton to climb the Eiger by the Direct Route. 1966.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man, Episode 5
  5/10On a Nevada air base, Major Daniel McCullen is given a new mission.
6. 02:15
  Hunting the Beagle—5. Analysis
  5/5Dr Robert Prescott sends for analysis of the ship they found buried in the Essex marshes.
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The Backward Shadow—Episode 10
  10/10The sequel to The L-Shaped Room. Stars Lynne Seymour.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, Crisis Point
  5/5The biography of America's great playwright by the acclaimed theatre critic, John Lahr
9. 03:00
  Trevor Lloyd - The MacGuffin
  Ian McDiarmid stars in a dramatic homage to the film plot device and the man who named it.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4With broadcaster Emma Freud, 6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny and stand-up Tom Wrigglesworth.
11. 04:30
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 4
  4/6With Edgar and Robert kidnapped - is it a case of mistaken identity?
12. 05:00
  Secrets and Lattes—Series 2, Off Piste
  2/6New staff and lots of kilts make life interesting in Edinburgh's Cafe Culture.
13. 05:30
  Me and My Shadow
  The Titter Sisters - Joy’s comedy gold and Jane’s her stooge. But that’s about to change.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Patrick Carroll - Scattering Day
  Two young Irish singers become friends until their careers and affections diverge.
2. 07:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Hush! Here Comes a Whizzbang
  3/4Love and war feature in the comic celebration of songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
3. 08:00
  World Book Club—Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies
  Hilary Mantel talks about her second novel exploring the life of Thomas Cromwell.
4. 09:00
  Great Lives - 400 and Counting
  From Leon Trotsky to Morecambe and Wise - the story behind 400 Great Lives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 14, Episode 1
  1/6With Lloyd Langford, David O'Doherty, Susan Calman, Josh Widdicombe. David Mitchell hosts.
2. 12:30
  Double Science—Pilot
  1/6Teacher turmoil at a Sixth Form College for drama over a new female head of science.
3. 13:00
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 9 (Omnibus) - The Fruits of Gwyddno
  A low tide reveals a sunken forest on the Glan Don shores - a tree bears forbidden fruit.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sir Michael Caine
  Legendary actor Sir Michael Caine shares his inheritance tracks.
5. 14:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 1, Isle of Skye
  7/8Pam returns to the west coast of Scotland to look for otters.
6. 14:45
  Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood—Series 2, How Long, How Long?
  2/4Sir Plympton Makepeace wonders why he let himself be persuaded back into politics.
7. 15:00
  World Book Club—Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies
  Hilary Mantel talks about her second novel exploring the life of Thomas Cromwell.
8. 16:00
  Patrick Carroll - Scattering Day
  Two young Irish singers become friends until their careers and affections diverge.
9. 17:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Hush! Here Comes a Whizzbang
  3/4Love and war feature in the comic celebration of songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—1. The Rebels
  1/2It's 2116, a dystopian world where eugenics, promiscuity and happiness are gently enforced
2. 19:00
  Great Lives - 400 and Counting
  From Leon Trotsky to Morecambe and Wise - the story behind 400 Great Lives.
3. 22:00
  Lee Mack and Friends at the Fringe—Episode 2
  2/2Host Lee Mack introduces Andy Parsons, Lucy Porter, Tim Minchin and Jim Owen.
4. 22:30
  Funny From the Fringe—2019, Sarah Kendall, Life Times A Thousand
  Catherine Bohart brings us all the sights, sounds and smells of the Edinburgh festival.
5. 23:00
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 2, The Golliwog
  1/4Should the golliwog be reclaimed or consigned to the dustbin of history?
6. 23:30
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 1, Success
  1/4Mark Watson, Tim Key and Tom Basden ask how we measure success.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—1. The Rebels
  1/2It's 2116, a dystopian world where eugenics, promiscuity and happiness are gently enforced
2. 01:00
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 9 (Omnibus) - The Fruits of Gwyddno
  A low tide reveals a sunken forest on the Glan Don shores - a tree bears forbidden fruit.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sir Michael Caine
  Legendary actor Sir Michael Caine shares his inheritance tracks.
4. 02:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 1, Isle of Skye
  7/8Pam returns to the west coast of Scotland to look for otters.
5. 02:45
  Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood—Series 2, How Long, How Long?
  2/4Sir Plympton Makepeace wonders why he let himself be persuaded back into politics.
6. 03:00
  World Book Club—Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies
  Hilary Mantel talks about her second novel exploring the life of Thomas Cromwell.
7. 04:00
  Patrick Carroll - Scattering Day
  Two young Irish singers become friends until their careers and affections diverge.
8. 05:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Hush! Here Comes a Whizzbang
  3/4Love and war feature in the comic celebration of songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.

Sunday 11 August 2019