BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 June 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quandary Phase, Fit the Twenty-First
  3/4Arthur and Fenchurch head for California to discover what happened to the dolphins.
2. 00:30
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Scythe
  3/6A young farmer gets more than he bargained for when he stumbles across a deserted farm.
3. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
  1/5Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
4. 01:30
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 2. Hide Out
  2/5When the favourite for the Newmarket 2000 Guineas race was nobbled, where was Sid?
5. 02:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 3. Threats
  3/5Determined Sid Halley returns to England to face threats from a gang of racecourse dopers.
6. 02:30
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
  4/5Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
7. 03:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 5. The Finish
  5/5Will Sid Halley dare to reveal the truth behind the doping and phony racing syndicates?
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Robert Service and Valentina Polukhina
  Sue MacGregor discusses books recommended by Robert Service and Valentina Polukhina.
9. 04:00
  Three Time Plays by JB Priestley—3. I Have Been Here Before
  3/3Strangers at a remote inn discover they're inter-dependent. Have they all met before?
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Philippa Langley on Richard III
  Matthew Parris talks to Philippa Langley about the life of Richard III.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
  1/5Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
2. 06:30
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 2. Hide Out
  2/5When the favourite for the Newmarket 2000 Guineas race was nobbled, where was Sid?
3. 07:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 3. Threats
  3/5Determined Sid Halley returns to England to face threats from a gang of racecourse dopers.
4. 07:30
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
  4/5Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
5. 08:00
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 5. The Finish
  5/5Will Sid Halley dare to reveal the truth behind the doping and phony racing syndicates?
6. 08:30
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Bingo and the Little Woman
  10/10Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum falls in love (again).
7. 09:00
  Take It From Here—From 26/02/1959
  A West End musical spoof, plus trouble over a ring for the Glums. Stars June Whitfield.
8. 09:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge.
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Singers, Morrissey
  Morrissey shares his castaway choices.
10. 10:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Building A Family
  The ups and downs of navigating a new relationship as a digital nomad, and single mum.
11. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Pregnancy, Cigarettes, and Desert Islands
  4/8True stories told live in the USA.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Time for Verse - James Berry 3-4/5
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Testing Times
  5/6Lucy must either pass her A-levels or leave the resistance.
3. 13:00
  Open Mike: Mike Craig's Radio Memoirs
  Jimmy Cricket to The Grumblweeds. Favourite comedies of legendary BBC producer Mike Craig.
4. 16:00
  Drama on 4—Boswell at Large: A Corsican Adventure
  An irreverent riff on James Boswell's Corsican journals. By David Ashton.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Time for Verse - James Berry 3-4/5
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 17:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Testing Times
  5/6Lucy must either pass her A-levels or leave the resistance.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Steve Walker - The Dolphinarium
  An US senator plots to conquer the human race by destroying dolphins. Who can stop him?
2. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Pregnancy, Cigarettes, and Desert Islands
  4/8True stories told live in the USA.
3. 20:00
  Drama on 4—Boswell at Large: A Corsican Adventure
  An irreverent riff on James Boswell's Corsican journals. By David Ashton.
4. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Singers, Morrissey
  Morrissey shares his castaway choices.
5. 21:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Building A Family
  The ups and downs of navigating a new relationship as a digital nomad, and single mum.
6. 22:00
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Testing Times
  5/6Lucy must either pass her A-levels or leave the resistance.
7. 22:30
  Twenty Players—Series 2, 'Ample' Arthur Cartwright
  1/6John Motson tells the story of the football tactician and part-time archaeologist.
8. 22:45
  Self-Storage—Series 1, Break-Up
  1/6No woman, no job. Dave has no choice but to stow everything
9. 23:00
  Seekers—Series 1, That Bloke Keeps Looking at Us
  3/6There's a bloke at the other end of the waiting area who starts to unnerve the boys.
10. 23:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different
  4/6Pip and Charles Dickens engage in a novel-writing showdown to find the greatest writer.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Steve Walker - The Dolphinarium
  An US senator plots to conquer the human race by destroying dolphins. Who can stop him?
2. 01:00
  Open Mike: Mike Craig's Radio Memoirs
  Jimmy Cricket to The Grumblweeds. Favourite comedies of legendary BBC producer Mike Craig.
3. 04:00
  Drama on 4—Boswell at Large: A Corsican Adventure
  An irreverent riff on James Boswell's Corsican journals. By David Ashton.
4. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Time for Verse - James Berry 3-4/5
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
5. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Testing Times
  5/6Lucy must either pass her A-levels or leave the resistance.

Monday 22 June 2020