BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 6 September 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. A Thor in the Air
  6/6Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending?
2. 00:30
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unification
  6/6Edna must avert an inter-dimensional apocalypse at Tankerton's wedding.
3. 01:00
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—1. Taking Action
  1/5Spoof spy novel written and read by Mark Gatiss, featuring secret agent Lucifer Box.
4. 01:30
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—2. Oblivion
  2/5By Mark Gatiss. Box is jolted from his self-pity when he witnesses a curious assassination
5. 02:00
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—3. The Trail
  3/5Written & read by Mark Gatiss. The trail of the deadly assassin has led Box to Istanbul.
6. 02:30
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—4. Jamaica
  4/5Box dices with death as he probes the poisoning of members of the British establishment.
7. 03:00
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—5. Deadly Adversary
  5/5Box confronts his nemesis. Written and read by the author.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Tim Mackintosh-Smith and Philip Norman
  Tim Mackintosh Smith and Philip Norman, writers both, discuss their choice paperbacks.
9. 04:00
  Miss Marple—Sleeping Murder
  Agatha Christie's Miss Marple probes a woman's terrifying flashbacks to trap a murderer.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—US Ambassador Matthew Barzun on JG Winant
  Matthew Parris meets US Ambassador Matthew Barzun to talk about his wartime predecessor.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—1. Taking Action
  1/5Spoof spy novel written and read by Mark Gatiss, featuring secret agent Lucifer Box.
2. 06:30
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—2. Oblivion
  2/5By Mark Gatiss. Box is jolted from his self-pity when he witnesses a curious assassination
3. 07:00
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—3. The Trail
  3/5Written & read by Mark Gatiss. The trail of the deadly assassin has led Box to Istanbul.
4. 07:30
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—4. Jamaica
  4/5Box dices with death as he probes the poisoning of members of the British establishment.
5. 08:00
  Mark Gatiss - Black Butterfly—5. Deadly Adversary
  5/5Box confronts his nemesis. Written and read by the author.
6. 08:30
  Ray's a Laugh—From 22/11/1949
  Ted puts money on Kitty's dream and reporter George chases down a forger.
7. 09:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Spare Time Job
  11/13Jen's scheme to make money runs into red tape, and worse.
8. 09:30
  Rent—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Richard is less than thrilled when Maria's flighty friend turns up.
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Cricketers, Freddie Flintoff
  Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
10. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Monsters
  David Attenborough remembers puzzling over the Loch Ness Monster with Sir Peter Scott.
11. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Hello
  6/8Radiolab tries to make contact with some of the strangest strangers on Earth - dolphins.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—I'm A Lumberjack
  Daljit Nagra chooses 'I'm A Lumberjack' featuring peripatetic Englishman James Lasdun.
2. 12:30
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
3. 13:00
  Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
  Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
4. 16:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession
  A young surgeon discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—I'm A Lumberjack
  Daljit Nagra chooses 'I'm A Lumberjack' featuring peripatetic Englishman James Lasdun.
6. 17:30
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Hordes of the Things—1. The Prophecy is Cast
  1/4The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Epic Tolkien parody starring Patrick Magee.
2. 18:30
  The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan
  2/5Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Hello
  6/8Radiolab tries to make contact with some of the strangest strangers on Earth - dolphins.
4. 20:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession
  A young surgeon discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Cricketers, Freddie Flintoff
  Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Monsters
  David Attenborough remembers puzzling over the Loch Ness Monster with Sir Peter Scott.
7. 22:00
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.
8. 22:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Divorcee Carol tries to sell covers - for cushion covers. From July 2008.
9. 23:00
  Liam Williams: Ladhood—Series 1, The First Time
  2/4Comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures growing up in Leeds.
10. 23:30
  What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 2, Travel
  4/4Life's everyday journeys, either to work, holiday or just down to the shops.
11. 23:45
  My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage—Frank Wignall
  4/4John Waite investigates the shocking claim that the Cartilages were not a real family.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Hordes of the Things—1. The Prophecy is Cast
  1/4The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Epic Tolkien parody starring Patrick Magee.
2. 00:30
  The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan
  2/5Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.
3. 01:00
  Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
  Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
4. 04:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession
  A young surgeon discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.
5. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—I'm A Lumberjack
  Daljit Nagra chooses 'I'm A Lumberjack' featuring peripatetic Englishman James Lasdun.
6. 05:30
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Hetty takes Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom, something to bequeath to Emily.

Monday 7 September 2020