BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 26 July 2020

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Sixth
  4/4Arthur and Ford are reunited on the distant and backward planet of Lamuella.
2. 00:30
  The Man in Black—Series 4, 3. The Beaten Track by Dawn King
  3/5A young couple ignore warnings on a New Zealand getaway.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 1. Threats
  1/5Hercule Poirot begins an Egyptian cruise, but his voyage proves far from smooth.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 2. Vendetta
  2/5Hercule Poirot senses the atmosphere of evil afloat, as Jackie's vendetta continues.
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 3. Murder
  3/5Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's holiday cruise is turning into a nightmare afloat.
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 4. Discovery
  4/5Hercule Poirot is baffled, as a ship search sparks a grisly discovery.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 5. Suspicions
  5/5Can Poirot finally fathom out the murderous events afloat?
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Tim Key and Susan Calman
  Tim Key and Susan Calman talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
9. 04:00
  Willy Russell - Shirley Valentine
  When a middle-aged Liverpool housewife gets to travel, her world begins to change.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Rachel Johnson on Ottoline Morrell
  Rachel Johnson author and journalist champions the life of Ottoline Morrell.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 1. Threats
  1/5Hercule Poirot begins an Egyptian cruise, but his voyage proves far from smooth.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 2. Vendetta
  2/5Hercule Poirot senses the atmosphere of evil afloat, as Jackie's vendetta continues.
3. 07:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 3. Murder
  3/5Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's holiday cruise is turning into a nightmare afloat.
4. 07:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 4. Discovery
  4/5Hercule Poirot is baffled, as a ship search sparks a grisly discovery.
5. 08:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Death on the Nile, 5. Suspicions
  5/5Can Poirot finally fathom out the murderous events afloat?
6. 08:30
  The Jason Explanation of...—The Unknown
  6/6David Jason explores fork bending, time travel and things that go bump in the night.
7. 09:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, A Drop of the Soft Stuff
  5/13The facts-of-life conversation is enough to drive Henry to drink.
8. 09:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Sun, Sea and Sabotage
  4/6The buying clerk's traditional summer plans are threatened.
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Simon Murray
  From Annie Lennox to Giacomo Puccini, the adventurer shares his castaway choices.
10. 10:45
  Multi Story Shorts—The Train to Safety
  Eva shares her childhood memories of arriving in the UK with The Kindertransport.
11. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Cities
  2/8Radiolab asks what makes cities tick? Can you measure a city's personality?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—The Great Libraries - Aberystwyth
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Layla and Stu are having their baby christened and have asked Maggie to be the godmother.
3. 13:00
  I Did It My Way—Andrew Sachs
  The Fawlty Towers actor and writer chats to Peter Reed about his radio life and times.
4. 16:00
  Satyajit Ray - Feluda—The Mystery of the Elephant God
  Satyajit Ray's Bengali detective Feluda investigates the theft of a statuette of Ganesh.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Great Libraries - Aberystwyth
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 17:30
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Layla and Stu are having their baby christened and have asked Maggie to be the godmother.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Haunted—Channel Crossing by Rosemary Timperley
  Can a holiday overcome the issues that divide a bickering family?
2. 18:30
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—1. The Chamois
  1/5Christopher Cazenove plays Stephen who’ll do anything to conquer his painful secret fear.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Cities
  2/8Radiolab asks what makes cities tick? Can you measure a city's personality?
4. 20:00
  Satyajit Ray - Feluda—The Mystery of the Elephant God
  Satyajit Ray's Bengali detective Feluda investigates the theft of a statuette of Ganesh.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Simon Murray
  From Annie Lennox to Giacomo Puccini, the adventurer shares his castaway choices.
6. 21:45
  Multi Story Shorts—The Train to Safety
  Eva shares her childhood memories of arriving in the UK with The Kindertransport.
7. 22:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Layla and Stu are having their baby christened and have asked Maggie to be the godmother.
8. 22:30
  Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues—Alice Springs
  1/4The singer looks at Australia's love of country music and indigenous land owners.
9. 22:45
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4A cereal bar fills up scientist Ben's audio diary in the subantarctic.
10. 23:00
  Twenty Players—Series 2, Lady Cassandra Moon
  6/6Ted Lowe tells the story of billiards sensation, Lady Cassandra Moon.
11. 23:15
  Self-Storage—Series 1, Leaving
  6/6Could the time have come at long last for Dave to leave behind his peculiar abode?
12. 23:30
  Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4The team of scientists attempt to solve the world fuel crisis - with a hamster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Channel Crossing by Rosemary Timperley
  Can a holiday overcome the issues that divide a bickering family?
2. 00:30
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—1. The Chamois
  1/5Christopher Cazenove plays Stephen who’ll do anything to conquer his painful secret fear.
3. 01:00
  I Did It My Way—Andrew Sachs
  The Fawlty Towers actor and writer chats to Peter Reed about his radio life and times.
4. 04:00
  Satyajit Ray - Feluda—The Mystery of the Elephant God
  Satyajit Ray's Bengali detective Feluda investigates the theft of a statuette of Ganesh.
5. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Great Libraries - Aberystwyth
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 05:30
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Layla and Stu are having their baby christened and have asked Maggie to be the godmother.

Monday 27 July 2020