BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 22 February 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
  A cautionary tale about smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Nowt So Queer as Folk
  Matthew Parris considers what is and what is not normal.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 2. Numbered
  2/6Guscott asks for help to discover why a drug dealer has the home secretary's phone number.
4. 01:30
  Beckett in Brooklyn
  Lisa Dwan takes a trilogy of Samuel Beckett plays to the Brooklyn Academy of Music
5. 02:00
  Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void—Episode 10
  10/10A bank collapses, a heist is averted and Claude makes a daring decision.
6. 02:15
  Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy—Small Nation, Big Diplomacy
  5/10Professor David Rothkopf examines Norway's pivotal role in Middle East peace.
7. 02:30
  MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions—Episode 15
  15/20Safe and with the woman he loves, Ash cannot work out how to marry her.
8. 02:45
  Philip Glass - Words without Music—Episode 5
  5/5Koyaanisqatsi to Kundun, Philip Glass explains his approach to composing film soundtracks.
9. 03:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Picture of Dorian Gray, 2. Retribution
  2/2The aristocrat is living a life of selfish pleasure. But is retribution on the horizon?
10. 04:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 23/07/1979
  Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Sid Colin, Barry Cryer and John Junkin.
11. 04:30
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  4/4Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself. He is really a genius, you know.
12. 05:00
  The Lentil Sorters—Multi-Parameter Database Search
  2/4A database linking of Ribena and MI5 makes Graham reach for his Stress Cardigan.
13. 05:30
  The Skewer—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
  A German doctor's dilemma as his wartime patient Heinrich Himmler grows dependent on him.
2. 07:30
  Reimagining the City—Series 2, Birmingham
  1/3Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—In the Bluff
  Poet Paul Farley shows his hand in a celebration of bluffing, from poker to geo-politics.
4. 09:00
  Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker
  Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the BBC Radio archive
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The Bolshoi Ballet
  2/20The Lad's hopes of seeing a night of dance at Covent Garden don't quite go to plan.
2. 12:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, Stories Before Bed
  4/6Woodhouse attempts to write children's fiction.
3. 13:00
  Girls of Riyadh (Omnibus)
  Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement, but reality often gets in the way.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Frank Skinner
  Frank Skinner selects tracks by Dean Martin and George Formby.
5. 14:15
  With Great Pleasure—Les Dennis
  Les Dennis’s literary favourites include Pygmalion, Wuthering Heights and Winnie the Pooh.
6. 14:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 2, Young Chocolate
  3/5Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a boxer's burial.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—In the Bluff
  Poet Paul Farley shows his hand in a celebration of bluffing, from poker to geo-politics.
8. 16:00
  Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
  A German doctor's dilemma as his wartime patient Heinrich Himmler grows dependent on him.
9. 17:30
  Reimagining the City—Series 2, Birmingham
  1/3Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham
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Evening
1. 18:00
  John Wyndham - The Kraken Wakes—Episode 2
  2/2A modern retelling by Val McDermid of John Wyndham's classic science fiction tale.
2. 19:00
  Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker
  Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the BBC Radio archive
3. 22:00
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 1, The Route
  4/6Josh and his wife Monique attend their first NCT class.
4. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 2. Al Murray interviews Ian Hislop
  2/6Al Murray, the Pub Landlord creator, passes the baton to comedian and satirist Ian Hislop.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Ruth Bratt 2/3
  Jake Yapp chats to improv-musical-comedy star Ruth Bratt.
6. 23:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4The sinister ringmaster presents a bizarre and hilarious world of sketches and characters.
7. 23:30
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 4, Market Towns
  1/3Elis James determines which Welsh market towns are the nation’s best.
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Late
1. 00:00
  John Wyndham - The Kraken Wakes—Episode 2
  2/2A modern retelling by Val McDermid of John Wyndham's classic science fiction tale.
2. 01:00
  Girls of Riyadh (Omnibus)
  Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement, but reality often gets in the way.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Frank Skinner
  Frank Skinner selects tracks by Dean Martin and George Formby.
4. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Les Dennis
  Les Dennis’s literary favourites include Pygmalion, Wuthering Heights and Winnie the Pooh.
5. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 2, Young Chocolate
  3/5Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a boxer's burial.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—In the Bluff
  Poet Paul Farley shows his hand in a celebration of bluffing, from poker to geo-politics.
7. 04:00
  Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
  A German doctor's dilemma as his wartime patient Heinrich Himmler grows dependent on him.
8. 05:30
  Reimagining the City—Series 2, Birmingham
  1/3Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he's loved all his life - Birmingham

Sunday 23 February 2020