BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 17 August 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 1, 10. Death's Door
  10/10John and Lioba aim to escape virtual reality and meet up in the real world.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—The Great British Public
  Matthew Parris and his guests discuss how they feel about the public.
3. 01:00
  Book at Beachtime—Joanna Trollope - Daughters-in-Law, Episode 5
  Simmering tensions threaten the harmony of a close-knit family.
4. 01:30
  The Green Children of Woolpit
  Who were the green children of Woolpit and why are we still fascinated by them?
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Owen Sheers - I Saw a Man, Episode 10
  10/10Josh seeks proof of Michael's version of events.
6. 02:15
  A Brief History of Mathematics—Carl Friedrich Gauss
  5/10Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.
7. 02:30
  Betsy and Napoleon—Episode 5
  5/51815, St Helena: how will Betsy fair when Napoleon has to leave the Balcombe’s Pavilion?
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime, 5. Fiction Connection
  5/5Val McDermid reveals how her fascination with forensic science connects with her fiction.
9. 03:00
  Saturday Drama—John Fletcher - The Shocking Tale of Margaret Seddon
  John Fletcher's Edwardian murder story is based on real events.
10. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 6, Episode 1
  1/6Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Lynne Truss.
11. 04:30
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 5
  5/6Robert hits trouble in London and the solicitor's clerk has an unlikely visitor
12. 05:00
  Secrets and Lattes—Series 2, Strictly Christmas
  3/6Will any of the team at Edinburgh's Cafe Culture find their prince at a ball in Leith?
13. 05:30
  Cooking in a Bedsitter—Series 1, Beef Olives
  1/4Beattie Edmondson stars in a comedy inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Pacific Dreams
  Hawaii exerts a strange hold on Hugh, a young man on a quest for identity.
2. 07:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Goodbye-ee
  4/4Finding inspiration in the comic songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee. Stars Roy Hudd.
3. 08:00
  World Book Club—Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
  Romesh Gunesekera and readers discuss his Booker shortlisted novel - Reef. From 2013.
4. 08:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
  Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
5. 09:00
  Nasty Women
  Jan Ravens and guests chart the journey of changing attitudes to female satire.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The World As We Know It—The End
  1/6Housemates Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail discover they are the last people on Earth.
2. 12:30
  The Senses—Hearing
  1/6An affair conducted through messages recorded on cassette sparks problems.
3. 13:00
  The Latvian Locum (Omnibus)—Series 2
  Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake is on the hunt for a missing patient.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Luke Goss
  The Bros drummer chooses U2's, 'Where the Streets Have No Name' and Bob Marley 'One Love'.
5. 14:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 1, Gloucestershire
  8/8Back in her home county, poet Pam Ayres learns about wig curlers and 'legging it'.
6. 14:45
  Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood—Series 2, Dalliances
  3/4MP Sir Plympton Makepeace warmly recalls many happy carnal and amorous associations.
7. 15:00
  World Book Club—Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
  Romesh Gunesekera and readers discuss his Booker shortlisted novel - Reef. From 2013.
8. 15:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
  Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
9. 16:00
  Pacific Dreams
  Hawaii exerts a strange hold on Hugh, a young man on a quest for identity.
10. 17:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Goodbye-ee
  4/4Finding inspiration in the comic songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee. Stars Roy Hudd.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—2. Values
  2/2It's 2116, a dystopian world where eugenics, promiscuity and happiness are gently enforced
2. 19:00
  Nasty Women
  Jan Ravens and guests chart the journey of changing attitudes to female satire.
3. 22:00
  It's Jocelyn—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show from comedian Jocelyn Jee Esien.
4. 22:30
  Funny From the Fringe—2019, Episode 2
  Catherine Bohart shows off the sights, sounds and smells of the Edinburgh arts festival.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—The Delightful Sausage
  Jake Yapp and Laura Lexx chat to Chris and Amy from The Delightful Sausage.
6. 23:00
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 2, The Wheelchair
  2/4Is the wheelchair a symbol of equal access? Do we see beyond a person's disability?
7. 23:30
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 1, Health and Beauty
  2/4Mark asks why it is so hard to get to the bottom of what makes people look and feel good.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—2. Values
  2/2It's 2116, a dystopian world where eugenics, promiscuity and happiness are gently enforced
2. 01:00
  The Latvian Locum (Omnibus)—Series 2
  Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake is on the hunt for a missing patient.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Luke Goss
  The Bros drummer chooses U2's, 'Where the Streets Have No Name' and Bob Marley 'One Love'.
4. 02:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 1, Gloucestershire
  8/8Back in her home county, poet Pam Ayres learns about wig curlers and 'legging it'.
5. 02:45
  Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood—Series 2, Dalliances
  3/4MP Sir Plympton Makepeace warmly recalls many happy carnal and amorous associations.
6. 03:00
  World Book Club—Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
  Romesh Gunesekera and readers discuss his Booker shortlisted novel - Reef. From 2013.
7. 03:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
  Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
8. 04:00
  Pacific Dreams
  Hawaii exerts a strange hold on Hugh, a young man on a quest for identity.
9. 05:30
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Goodbye-ee
  4/4Finding inspiration in the comic songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee. Stars Roy Hudd.

Sunday 18 August 2019