BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 1 August 2020

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Earthsea—Series 2, A Bad Thing
  1/6Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set in a magical world rich with wizards & dragons.
2. 00:30
  Shooting Through to Alice
  Broadcaster Ali Ballantyne travels across Australia on The Flying Scotsman
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Conrad Case, 3. Hotel Roemer
  3/8A fresh cocktail stick clue sees Paul and Steve head to the suppliers in Oberammergau.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 5. Nemesis
  5/5After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
5. 02:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Gyles Brandreth
  3/4The broadcaster, author and ex-MP quizzes a panel about himself.
6. 02:30
  Romantic Friction—Thwarted
  1/4Deadline looming, lovelorn romance writer Anna has met a real-live man.
7. 03:00
  EM Forster - A Room with a View—4. The Triumph of Phaeton
  4/4Engaged to Cecil but haunted by her dreams of George, Lucy Honeychurch feels muddled.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Anti-racist activism, bingeworthy documentaries and other new listens.
  Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend new listens and chat to podcaster Lou Mensah.
9. 05:00
  Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 3
  3/4An all-star cast led by Patricia Hodge with Michael Frayn's brilliant take on our world.
10. 05:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Johannesburg
  4/6In Carolyn's race against time, what better place than a sleepy Spanish airfield?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Adrian Alington - The Amazing Test Match Crime
  Can a dastardly plot to destroy the British - by wrecking cricket - be foiled?
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Kulvinder Ghir on Zoran Music
  Comedian and actor Kulvinder Ghir nominates the life of the artist Zoran Music.
3. 08:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Moral and ethical posers for John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane and Ann Leslie.
4. 08:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, The Police Farce
  3/6Robert Wilson is acting in a disorderly manner. From 1993.
5. 09:00
  Brian Blessed's Radio Adventures
  A celebration of the radio work of Brian Blessed.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Families and Relationships
  1/6The sofa-bound daytime presenters look at families and relationships.
2. 12:30
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 12
  12/16Kenneth Horne makes Fleet Street headlines, and visits the Bona Private Detective Agency.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 1. The Photograph
  1/5The amateur sleuth's island break is disrupted by a death - and a photo.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 2. Nightmares
  2/5The Major's sudden death leaves Miss Marple wondering if it's murder?
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 3. Accosted
  3/5Tensions start to grow on the holiday island as a murder investigation gets underway.
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 4. Unnatural Causes
  4/5With the island's murder tally now standing at two, the spinster sleuth needs an ally.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 5. Nemesis
  5/5After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—John Sergeant and Anjum Anand
  John Sergeant and Anjum Anand join Sue MacGregor to discuss favourite books. From 2010.
9. 16:00
  Adrian Alington - The Amazing Test Match Crime
  Can a dastardly plot to destroy the British - by wrecking cricket - be foiled?
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Kulvinder Ghir on Zoran Music
  Comedian and actor Kulvinder Ghir nominates the life of the artist Zoran Music.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 1. Part the 0.16
  1/6Following the publication of his diaries, Arthur Dent’s hopes for a seclusion evaporate.
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccompanied
  1/6Edna tries to make sense of a reality without Undone. Are the gaps closed?
3. 19:00
  Brian Blessed's Radio Adventures
  A celebration of the radio work of Brian Blessed.
4. 22:00
  Tim Minchin and Friends
  A marvellous collision of mirth and piano from the award-winning singer-songwriter.
5. 23:00
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/5Thomas Hardy's exciting idea to make his books even sadder.
6. 23:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 3. 'I'm a cherry childless and proud of it'
  3/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle problems like 'I'm childless and proud of it'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 1. Part the 0.16
  1/6Following the publication of his diaries, Arthur Dent’s hopes for a seclusion evaporate.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccompanied
  1/6Edna tries to make sense of a reality without Undone. Are the gaps closed?
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 1. The Photograph
  1/5The amateur sleuth's island break is disrupted by a death - and a photo.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 2. Nightmares
  2/5The Major's sudden death leaves Miss Marple wondering if it's murder?
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 3. Accosted
  3/5Tensions start to grow on the holiday island as a murder investigation gets underway.
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 4. Unnatural Causes
  4/5With the island's murder tally now standing at two, the spinster sleuth needs an ally.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 5. Nemesis
  5/5After two murders and an attempted suicide, the amateur sleuth battles to find a link.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—John Sergeant and Anjum Anand
  John Sergeant and Anjum Anand join Sue MacGregor to discuss favourite books. From 2010.
9. 04:00
  Adrian Alington - The Amazing Test Match Crime
  Can a dastardly plot to destroy the British - by wrecking cricket - be foiled?
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Kulvinder Ghir on Zoran Music
  Comedian and actor Kulvinder Ghir nominates the life of the artist Zoran Music.

Sunday 2 August 2020