BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 22 August 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
  3/3Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—The Snip
  Dominic Arkwright discusses vasectomy with Toby Young, Rory Clements and Anna Raeburn.
3. 01:00
  Wimsey—Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  6/6With no clear murder suspect, the removal men's arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 5. The Picnic
  5/5Determined to pinpoint the killer, the Belgian sleuth invites his suspects to a picnic.
5. 02:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
6. 02:30
  Romantic Friction—An Ending..?
  4/4In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters.
7. 03:00
  John Buchan - The 39 Steps—2. The Coming of the Black Stone
  2/2Hotly pursued for a notebook, Hannay must evade German spies to save the British navy.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Glorious game shows - and Avery Trufelman on The Cut
  Recommending great podcasts. Avery Trufelman discusses her new role as host of The Cut.
9. 05:00
  The Golden Age—Saturday Sports Parade
  2/3Tharb and Lord Reith have to help the King overcome a bizarre speech impediment.
10. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Strangers on a Train
  1/4Tom enlists the help of his dad to take delivery of an important package.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Rebecca
  Mrs de Winter must battle memories of her husband's first wife. With Christopher Cazenove.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Wendy Cope on John Clare
  Matthew Parris talks to Wendy Cope about her poetic hero John Clare. From 2015.
3. 08:00
  Quote... Unquote—12/11/2018
  Quote … Unquote, the popular celebrity quotations quiz with Nigel Rees.
4. 08:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Neighbours
  6/6Robert discovers that not everybody needs good neighbours.
5. 09:00
  Knowing Steve, Knowing You
  Steve Coogan talks to Frank Cottrell-Boyce about his life and career.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Booked—Series 6, Episode 1
  1/6Literary game with Mark Thomas, Linda Smith, David Stafford and Stuart Maconie.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Treasure in the Lake
  24/27Neddie discovers that he's heir to a Scottish fortune, but first he must outlive the Laird
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 1. So Much for a Holiday
  1/5Can't a Belgian sleuth have a holiday in Devon without getting embroiled in a murder?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 2. The Suspects
  2/5When an American starlet is found dead, Poirot has a hotel full of suspects to investigate
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 3. Complications
  3/5There are suspects-a-plenty, witchcraft and a love-letter for the sleuth to investigate.
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 4. Discovery
  4/5The Belgian sleuth makes a chance discovery.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 5. The Picnic
  5/5Determined to pinpoint the killer, the Belgian sleuth invites his suspects to a picnic.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—Claire Fox and Lisa Appignanesi
  Lisa Appignanesi and Claire Fox talk with Sue MacGregor about favourite books. From 2010.
9. 16:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Rebecca
  Mrs de Winter must battle memories of her husband's first wife. With Christopher Cazenove.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Wendy Cope on John Clare
  Matthew Parris talks to Wendy Cope about her poetic hero John Clare. From 2015.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. The 0.6666667th Part
  4/6Ford Prefect calls upon Arthur Dent for help. Now, there’s desperation...
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccustomed
  4/6Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet.
3. 19:00
  Knowing Steve, Knowing You
  Steve Coogan talks to Frank Cottrell-Boyce about his life and career.
4. 22:00
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 2, Death and Travel
  3/4Alexei Sayle considers travel to places both real and imaginary.
5. 22:30
  Agendum—Series 1, Shock
  3/4Current affairs parody and stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall Of Opinion Mirrors.
6. 23:00
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/5Sketches include a horror story for slugs and the world's first horseless staircase.
7. 23:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 6. ' I've finally found what I'm looking for...'
  6/6Sarah's group tackles more problems, including a trapeze artist being bullied at work.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. The 0.6666667th Part
  4/6Ford Prefect calls upon Arthur Dent for help. Now, there’s desperation...
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccustomed
  4/6Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 1. So Much for a Holiday
  1/5Can't a Belgian sleuth have a holiday in Devon without getting embroiled in a murder?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 2. The Suspects
  2/5When an American starlet is found dead, Poirot has a hotel full of suspects to investigate
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 3. Complications
  3/5There are suspects-a-plenty, witchcraft and a love-letter for the sleuth to investigate.
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 4. Discovery
  4/5The Belgian sleuth makes a chance discovery.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 5. The Picnic
  5/5Determined to pinpoint the killer, the Belgian sleuth invites his suspects to a picnic.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Claire Fox and Lisa Appignanesi
  Lisa Appignanesi and Claire Fox talk with Sue MacGregor about favourite books. From 2010.
9. 04:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Rebecca
  Mrs de Winter must battle memories of her husband's first wife. With Christopher Cazenove.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Wendy Cope on John Clare
  Matthew Parris talks to Wendy Cope about her poetic hero John Clare. From 2015.

Sunday 23 August 2020