BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 24 July 2020

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  A frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store, and his imagination runs wild.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Rachel Johnson on Ottoline Morrell
  Rachel Johnson author and journalist champions the life of Ottoline Morrell.
3. 01:00
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—3. Zeus
  3/6Hilary meets an agent who is not what he seems...
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 4. Discovery
  4/5Hercule Poirot is baffled, as a ship search sparks a grisly discovery.
5. 02:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 5, Virginia Woolf
  3/6Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Russell Davies and Sue Limb on the literary quiz.
6. 02:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Sun, Sea and Sabotage
  4/6The buying clerk's traditional summer plans are threatened.
7. 03:00
  The Raj Quartet—A Division of the Spoils, Episode 2
  2/2Guy returns to India for its independence, but country's division turns into a tragedy.
8. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Pen Hadow
  From Johannes Brahms to Barry White, polar explorer Pen Hadow shares his castaway choices.
9. 04:45
  Multi Story Shorts—An Open Secret
  Chris was a teenager when he discovered a tragic family secret of murder and hanging.
10. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Jan has Helen back at home, but is it what she really wants?
11. 05:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 2, Eel
  2/6Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—4. The Proctor File
  4/6Hilary gets things taped, but has to take a jump to get back in the swim of things.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 5. Suspicions
  5/5Can Poirot finally fathom out the murderous events afloat?
3. 07:00
  Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 2
  2/4Michael Frayn's brilliantly funny view of our world. With Joanna Lumley and Tom Hollander.
4. 07:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Ipswich
  3/6A safety procedures course spells trouble for Douglas's inner dog and Martin's inner ear.
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Four Men in a Wellington
  The bumbling civil servants investigate a phantom air force base.
6. 08:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Redeployment
  2/7Only the second day of term and trouble is afoot. Plus Mrs Rudd has lost her teacup.
7. 09:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Greg Dyke
  2/4The former BBC director-general quizzes a panel about himself.
8. 09:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
9. 10:00
  Drama on 4—The Hatton Garden Heist
  The extraordinary story of the audacious robbery and the myths that surround it.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—George The Poet Special
  Amanda Litherland chats to George The Poet about his podcast and his audio inspirations.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Four Men in a Wellington
  The bumbling civil servants investigate a phantom air force base.
2. 12:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Redeployment
  2/7Only the second day of term and trouble is afoot. Plus Mrs Rudd has lost her teacup.
3. 13:00
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—4. The Proctor File
  4/6Hilary gets things taped, but has to take a jump to get back in the swim of things.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 5. Suspicions
  5/5Can Poirot finally fathom out the murderous events afloat?
5. 14:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Greg Dyke
  2/4The former BBC director-general quizzes a panel about himself.
6. 14:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
7. 15:00
  Drama on 4—The Hatton Garden Heist
  The extraordinary story of the audacious robbery and the myths that surround it.
8. 16:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—George The Poet Special
  Amanda Litherland chats to George The Poet about his podcast and his audio inspirations.
9. 17:00
  Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 2
  2/4Michael Frayn's brilliantly funny view of our world. With Joanna Lumley and Tom Hollander.
10. 17:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Ipswich
  3/6A safety procedures course spells trouble for Douglas's inner dog and Martin's inner ear.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Report On The Barnhouse Effect by Kurt Vonnegut
  An academic discovers how to control the forces of nature with his mind.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Bitching
  Kathy Lette, Kate Figes and Tom Mitchelson join Dominic Arkwright.
3. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Four Men in a Wellington
  The bumbling civil servants investigate a phantom air force base.
4. 19:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Redeployment
  2/7Only the second day of term and trouble is afoot. Plus Mrs Rudd has lost her teacup.
5. 20:00
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—4. The Proctor File
  4/6Hilary gets things taped, but has to take a jump to get back in the swim of things.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 5. Suspicions
  5/5Can Poirot finally fathom out the murderous events afloat?
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—George The Poet Special
  Amanda Litherland chats to George The Poet about his podcast and his audio inspirations.
8. 22:00
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Ipswich
  3/6A safety procedures course spells trouble for Douglas's inner dog and Martin's inner ear.
9. 22:30
  Alex Edelman - Millennial
  Stand-up from Alex Edelman, Winner of Best Newcomer at the 2014 Edinburgh Comedy Festival
10. 23:00
  Mitch Benn Specials—Mitch Benn Is the Fat Pink Duke
  2/3Musical satirist Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of David Bowie.
11. 23:30
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Politics
  3/6More historical heroism as Aneurin Bevan, Hywel Dda and more are put to the Totaliser.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Report On The Barnhouse Effect by Kurt Vonnegut
  An academic discovers how to control the forces of nature with his mind.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Bitching
  Kathy Lette, Kate Figes and Tom Mitchelson join Dominic Arkwright.
3. 01:00
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—4. The Proctor File
  4/6Hilary gets things taped, but has to take a jump to get back in the swim of things.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 5. Suspicions
  5/5Can Poirot finally fathom out the murderous events afloat?
5. 02:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Greg Dyke
  2/4The former BBC director-general quizzes a panel about himself.
6. 02:30
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  6/6Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
7. 03:00
  Drama on 4—The Hatton Garden Heist
  The extraordinary story of the audacious robbery and the myths that surround it.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—George The Poet Special
  Amanda Litherland chats to George The Poet about his podcast and his audio inspirations.
9. 05:00
  Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 2
  2/4Michael Frayn's brilliantly funny view of our world. With Joanna Lumley and Tom Hollander.
10. 05:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Ipswich
  3/6A safety procedures course spells trouble for Douglas's inner dog and Martin's inner ear.

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