BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 29 August 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Hospice by Robert Aickman
  Maybury is driving home, he's lost, it's getting dark and he's running out of petrol.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Telephones
  Dominic Arkwright, Ben Goldacre, Sophie Borland and Joe Queenan discuss the telephone.
3. 01:00
  Unofficial Rosie—1. Down These Mean Streets
  1/6Merseyside mum, Rosie Monaghan, has lost her job but she plans to become a private eye.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 5. The Ends Justify the Means?
  5/5Ruth has been kidnapped and Birdie has a day of surprises in store.
5. 02:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes compete in the verbal game show
6. 02:30
  Minor Adjustment—Lollipops and Roses
  1/6Peter Davison stars in a sitcom about a family with a young daughter with Down's syndrome.
7. 03:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—2. The Affair
  2/4Anna's affair with young officer Vronsky has begun but her husband will not acknowledge it
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Listener Week
  A selection of brilliant podcast recommendations - all by you!
9. 05:00
  The Golden Age—Minority Appeal
  3/3Mabel suggests shows for 'minorities', taking Lord Reith by surprise
10. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Big Tom and the Hendersons
  2/4Dad tries to fight off an unwanted invasion, while Granny turns to smuggling.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Eric Pringle - Sort of a Hero
  Jeffery Cotterell is not convinced by the explanation for his brother's death...
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Antonia Quirke on Marlon Brando
  Marlon Brando - greatest actor of the twentieth century?
3. 08:00
  Quote... Unquote—19/11/2018
  Quote … Unquote, the popular celebrity quotations quiz with Nigel Rees.
4. 08:30
  Kathmandu or Bust—Dover and Out
  1/6Five travellers face a bumpy ride - their clueless guide has never been to Asia.
5. 09:00
  I Did It My Way—Galton and Simpson
  Writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson chat to Peter Reed about their radio life and times.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 9, Stand By Your Man
  1/6Clare has mysteriously fled her honeymoon and returned to work.
2. 12:30
  Pankhiraj—Homeward Bound
  4/4Will an unexpected event bring Nishith and Sripurna closer together?
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 1. Did He Fall? Or...
  1/5A man goes missing from a liner. His sister is adamant that it wasn’t suicide
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 2. Hostile Witness
  2/5DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she a potential next victim?
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 3. Unofficial Investigations
  3/5Despite being ordered not to, ‘Birdie’ keeps investigating. Ruth makes her own enquiries.
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 4. Mistaken Identity
  4/5Ruth makes a mistake by visiting the scene of Terri's murder. Birdie comes to her rescue.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 5. The Ends Justify the Means?
  5/5Ruth has been kidnapped and Birdie has a day of surprises in store.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—Shirley Williams and Sathnam Sanghera
  Sue MacGregor is joined by Baroness Shirley Williams and the writer Sathnam Sanghera.
9. 16:00
  Eric Pringle - Sort of a Hero
  Jeffery Cotterell is not convinced by the explanation for his brother's death...
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Antonia Quirke on Marlon Brando
  Marlon Brando - greatest actor of the twentieth century?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 5. Part the 0.83333
  5/6Thor vs Wowbagger in a fight-to-the-death, followed by cheesy nibbles and drinks.
2. 18:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unwelcome
  5/6Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death. From 2008.
3. 19:00
  I Did It My Way—Galton and Simpson
  Writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson chat to Peter Reed about their radio life and times.
4. 22:00
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 2, La Vie Moral
  4/4Alexei considers how one might live an ethical life.
5. 22:30
  Agendum—Series 1, Threat
  4/4Current 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 5
  5/5Bonus material from David Mitchell and Robert Webb's fifth series of quirky sketches.
7. 23:30
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/9The double double acts scrutinise horse racing and party conferences.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 5. Part the 0.83333
  5/6Thor vs Wowbagger in a fight-to-the-death, followed by cheesy nibbles and drinks.
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unwelcome
  5/6Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death. From 2008.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 1. Did He Fall? Or...
  1/5A man goes missing from a liner. His sister is adamant that it wasn’t suicide
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 2. Hostile Witness
  2/5DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she a potential next victim?
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 3. Unofficial Investigations
  3/5Despite being ordered not to, ‘Birdie’ keeps investigating. Ruth makes her own enquiries.
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 4. Mistaken Identity
  4/5Ruth makes a mistake by visiting the scene of Terri's murder. Birdie comes to her rescue.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 5. The Ends Justify the Means?
  5/5Ruth has been kidnapped and Birdie has a day of surprises in store.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Shirley Williams and Sathnam Sanghera
  Sue MacGregor is joined by Baroness Shirley Williams and the writer Sathnam Sanghera.
9. 04:00
  Eric Pringle - Sort of a Hero
  Jeffery Cotterell is not convinced by the explanation for his brother's death...
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Antonia Quirke on Marlon Brando
  Marlon Brando - greatest actor of the twentieth century?

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