BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 23 August 2020

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Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  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?
2. 06:30
  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
3. 07:00
  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.
4. 07:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun, 4. Discovery
  4/5The Belgian sleuth makes a chance discovery.
5. 08:00
  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.
6. 08:30
  Ray's a Laugh—From 08/11/1949
  Kitty buys a dog, while George meets a double-octogenarian.
7. 09:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Look for the Crystal Lining
  9/13Forgetfulness is the order of the day in the Corner household.
8. 09:30
  Rent—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Richard finds himself propelled into the limelight as a superstar DJ.
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Islands, Anthony Minghella
  From Bach to Van Morrison. Film director Anthony Minghella shares his castaway choices.
10. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Butterflies
  David Attenborough celebrates butterflies' migration with a twist of evolutionary thinking
11. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Guts
  4/8Radiolab dives into the messy mystery in the middle of us. What's going on down there?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Poems from the Pennines
  Poet Simon Armitage takes us on a journey to the Stanza Stones.
2. 12:30
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Hetty tries to talk Maggie out of lunch with an old friend she does not actually like.
3. 13:00
  4 Extra Goes Gardening
  Penelope Keith unearths some horticultural highlights from the BBC archives.
4. 16:00
  John Pilkington - Dangerous Samples
  Drama about the life and work of Alfred Nobel starring Robin Soans.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Poems from the Pennines
  Poet Simon Armitage takes us on a journey to the Stanza Stones.
6. 17:30
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Hetty tries to talk Maggie out of lunch with an old friend she does not actually like.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mind's Eye—Prophet
  4/5Paul claims he can foresee imminent crimes, but the police think he's the perpetrator.
2. 18:30
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—5. Panic
  5/5An illicit weekend in Paris sparks a shocking conclusion. Stars Dinsdale Landen.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Guts
  4/8Radiolab dives into the messy mystery in the middle of us. What's going on down there?
4. 20:00
  John Pilkington - Dangerous Samples
  Drama about the life and work of Alfred Nobel starring Robin Soans.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Islands, Anthony Minghella
  From Bach to Van Morrison. Film director Anthony Minghella shares his castaway choices.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Butterflies
  David Attenborough celebrates butterflies' migration with a twist of evolutionary thinking
7. 22:00
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Hetty tries to talk Maggie out of lunch with an old friend she does not actually like.
8. 22:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6'China Lion', pepping up your sex life and why it is not a good idea to lie on your CV.
9. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 1, Thomas Paine
  4/4The radical comedian profiles the 18th-century author and radical idealist.
10. 23:30
  What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 2, Leisure Pursuits
  2/4In the conventional world, Andrew Lawrence explores the strange things we do for fun.
11. 23:45
  My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage—Sugar, Der Der Der Der Der Der, Ah Honey, Honey
  2/4The faded 70s idol fails to impress Melvyn Bragg while plugging his book.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Mind's Eye—Prophet
  4/5Paul claims he can foresee imminent crimes, but the police think he's the perpetrator.
2. 00:30
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—5. Panic
  5/5An illicit weekend in Paris sparks a shocking conclusion. Stars Dinsdale Landen.
3. 01:00
  4 Extra Goes Gardening
  Penelope Keith unearths some horticultural highlights from the BBC archives.
4. 04:00
  John Pilkington - Dangerous Samples
  Drama about the life and work of Alfred Nobel starring Robin Soans.
5. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Poems from the Pennines
  Poet Simon Armitage takes us on a journey to the Stanza Stones.
6. 05:30
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Hetty tries to talk Maggie out of lunch with an old friend she does not actually like.

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