BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 14 August 2020

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Slide—4. Heart-Beat
  4/7Redlow’s MP becomes increasingly erratic. His old enmity with Professor Gomez surfaces.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Val McDermid on PD James
  Matthew Parris talks to crime writer Val McDermid about the life of PD James.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 4. The Gathering
  4/4Inspector Dalgliesh summons the entire household to flush out the killer of Sally Jupp.
4. 01:30
  A Change in the Weather—4. Closing In
  4/5Hitman City Nigel and The Big Boss are closing in on the Cockney villains.
5. 02:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 5, PG Wodehouse
  6/6James Walton's literary quiz. Author of the week is PG Wodehouse. From 2002.
6. 02:30
  Rent—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Richard and Maria want to declutter, and Ruby has guinea pig worries.
7. 03:00
  Jules Verne—Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Episode 1
  1/2Three intrepid explorers venture into an Icelandic volcano.
8. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—PD James
  Crime writer PD James shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
9. 04:45
  Multi Story Shorts—June and Gretel
  Two girls, one English and one German, whose friendship was formed in the shadow of WWII
10. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The Dickensian festival brings chaos to Wadenbrook, and Angela has something to tell Frank
11. 05:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 2, Komodo
  5/6Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
2. 06:30
  A Change in the Weather—5. The End?
  5/5A dramatic climax on the Lakeland Fells. Is this the end for Jiffy and Burco?
3. 07:00
  The Golden Age—1. Interesting Talks
  1/3Why are people dying in front of their wireless sets? The police visit the BBC.
4. 07:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Limerick
  6/6An interminable flight, a baffling cargo and persuading Arthur not to play charades.
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Ship That Wagged Its Tail
  The blundering duo make headlines mixing up dogs with boats.
6. 08:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Scale Points
  5/7When Mr Holliday falls ill, who can look after the football team for a crucial match?
7. 09:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Alun Cochrane and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
8. 09:30
  Romantic Friction—Clouds
  3/4It looks as if Anna's blissful happiness is spilling over into her prose.
9. 10:00
  Jules Verne—Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Episode 2
  2/2More shocks and perils await the three intrepid explorers deep beneath the earth.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Holidays In Your Headphones
  Great travel podcasts to visit museums and galleries from the comfort of your headphones
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Ship That Wagged Its Tail
  The blundering duo make headlines mixing up dogs with boats.
2. 12:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Scale Points
  5/7When Mr Holliday falls ill, who can look after the football team for a crucial match?
3. 13:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
4. 13:30
  A Change in the Weather—5. The End?
  5/5A dramatic climax on the Lakeland Fells. Is this the end for Jiffy and Burco?
5. 14:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Alun Cochrane and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
6. 14:30
  Romantic Friction—Clouds
  3/4It looks as if Anna's blissful happiness is spilling over into her prose.
7. 15:00
  Jules Verne—Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Episode 2
  2/2More shocks and perils await the three intrepid explorers deep beneath the earth.
8. 16:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Holidays In Your Headphones
  Great travel podcasts to visit museums and galleries from the comfort of your headphones
9. 17:00
  The Golden Age—1. Interesting Talks
  1/3Why are people dying in front of their wireless sets? The police visit the BBC.
10. 17:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Limerick
  6/6An interminable flight, a baffling cargo and persuading Arthur not to play charades.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Slide—5. Danger Point
  5/7The seeping mud begins to surround Redlow in an apparently organised manner.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Putting Your Foot in It
  Dominic Arkwright with guests Melissa Kite, Dominic Holland and Annie Nightingale.
3. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Ship That Wagged Its Tail
  The blundering duo make headlines mixing up dogs with boats.
4. 19:30
  King Street Junior—Series 1, Scale Points
  5/7When Mr Holliday falls ill, who can look after the football team for a crucial match?
5. 20:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
6. 20:30
  A Change in the Weather—5. The End?
  5/5A dramatic climax on the Lakeland Fells. Is this the end for Jiffy and Burco?
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Holidays In Your Headphones
  Great travel podcasts to visit museums and galleries from the comfort of your headphones
8. 22:00
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Limerick
  6/6An interminable flight, a baffling cargo and persuading Arthur not to play charades.
9. 22:30
  Eric Idle - Radio 5—From 26/05/1973
  'Radio 2 has on at the moment a rather lovely blue frock'.
10. 23:30
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Heroic Failures
  6/6Celebrating Gelert the dog, William Frost and anyone who has ever played rugby for Wales.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Slide—5. Danger Point
  5/7The seeping mud begins to surround Redlow in an apparently organised manner.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Putting Your Foot in It
  Dominic Arkwright with guests Melissa Kite, Dominic Holland and Annie Nightingale.
3. 01:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 1. The Mysteries of Married Life
  1/6Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed.
4. 01:30
  A Change in the Weather—5. The End?
  5/5A dramatic climax on the Lakeland Fells. Is this the end for Jiffy and Burco?
5. 02:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Alun Cochrane and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
6. 02:30
  Romantic Friction—Clouds
  3/4It looks as if Anna's blissful happiness is spilling over into her prose.
7. 03:00
  Jules Verne—Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Episode 2
  2/2More shocks and perils await the three intrepid explorers deep beneath the earth.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Holidays In Your Headphones
  Great travel podcasts to visit museums and galleries from the comfort of your headphones
9. 05:00
  The Golden Age—1. Interesting Talks
  1/3Why are people dying in front of their wireless sets? The police visit the BBC.
10. 05:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Limerick
  6/6An interminable flight, a baffling cargo and persuading Arthur not to play charades.

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