BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 18 July 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Survival
  10/13The Man in Black reveals the horrifying dependency of a group of people in outer space.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Schadenfreude
  Dominic Arkwright discusses the joy of seeing your rivals fail.
3. 01:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends
  5/5The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.
5. 02:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, John Sergeant
  1/4The former political correspondent quizzes a panel about himself.
6. 02:30
  King of Bath—Blessed Are We
  5/6Can the fine, upright moral guardian Dr Collins be compromised?
7. 03:00
  The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 2
  2/3Lady Manners hears of Hari's interrogation and Susan gets married.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—British Podcast Award Winners 2020
  Interviews with winners and the co-founder of the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
9. 05:00
  Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 1
  1/4A star-studded cast has great fun with Michael Frayn's hilarious new take on our world.
10. 05:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Gdansk
  2/6Carolyn solves the Case Of The Poisoned Cashews and Martin does the Seven Deadly Sins.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine
  The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine
3. 08:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery, Fi Glover.
4. 08:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Here's Looking At You, Kid
  1/6Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.
5. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—Overseas
  With The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, The Men From the Ministry and Hancock's Half Hour.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Guess What?—Episode 1
  1/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
2. 12:30
  Mum's on the Run—1. Mum Taxi
  1/6Trials and tribulations of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona and John Gordon-Sinclair.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins...
  1/5A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House
  2/5Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions
  3/5The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net.
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations...
  4/5The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends
  5/5The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke
  Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
9. 16:00
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine
  The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Fifth
  3/4Arthur is employed as a sandwich maker, and learns that he has become a dad.
2. 18:30
  MR James—A Mass of Cobwebs
  A conniving old man causes havoc from beyond the grave...
3. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—Overseas
  With The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, The Men From the Ministry and Hancock's Half Hour.
4. 22:00
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Tolerance
  5/6Can tolerance turn people into doormats?
5. 22:30
  Standing Up for Liverpool
  Les Dennis tells the story of a much-loved Liverpool club comedian, Jackie Hamilton.
6. 23:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture
  3/4Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.
7. 23:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 1. 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the TV remote'
  1/6Sarah solves problems, including a controlling partner and a non-drinker with no friends.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Fifth
  3/4Arthur is employed as a sandwich maker, and learns that he has become a dad.
2. 00:30
  MR James—A Mass of Cobwebs
  A conniving old man causes havoc from beyond the grave...
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins...
  1/5A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House
  2/5Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions
  3/5The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net.
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations...
  4/5The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends
  5/5The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke
  Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
9. 04:00
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine
  The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine

Sunday 19 July 2020