BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 21 November 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
  2/6The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Anything But Shy
  The panel discuss why shyness is now a social stigma.
3. 01:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—1. Strange Habits
  1/6Is Flaxborough home to white slave trafficking? Inspector Purbright gets a tip-off.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
  5/5Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment.
5. 02:00
  Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler—Episode 10
  10/10Anne Tyler's contemporary response to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
6. 02:15
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 5
  5/10After the attack on Shardlake, Barak runs to get help from Guy.
7. 02:30
  The Lost Genius of Judee Sill
  Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
8. 03:00
  Katie Hims - The Earthquake Girl
  Despite her sister-in-law’s ideas, librarian Edie just wants to write a Gothic romance.
9. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth welcomes Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby and Natalie Haynes.
10. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
11. 05:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 10, My Kinda Town
  1/6Clare gets involved with a TV producer making a documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate.
12. 05:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, The Gun
  6/6It’s Simon's big day. But will his friends be there to pick up the pieces?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Noel Coward—This Happy Breed
  The Gibbons family's inter-war life in a new suburban home from 1919 to 1939.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton
  Dickie Bird champions his hero Sir Leonard Hutton.
3. 08:00
  The Motion Show—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with John O'Farrell, Mark Maier, Maria McErlane.
4. 08:30
  Life in London—In Training for a Swell
  1/6Cocksure Tom and his country cousin Jerry tour the sprawling post-Regency metropolis.
5. 09:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Alternative Comedy...and Beyond
  3/4Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 80s alternative comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Offer
  1/13As the rag and bone men argue, Harold is set to walk out.
2. 12:30
  Relativity—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Return of Richard Herring’s sitcom about extended family.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 1. The Body in the Bath
  1/5Lord Peter Wimsey is called to an alarming discovery in a bathroom.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 2. Disappearance of a Financier
  2/5Amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey follows the trail of missing financier Sir Reuben Levy.
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 3. Lunch at Lady Swaffham's
  3/5Lord Peter Wimsey delves deeper into his case of a body and missing person.
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
  4/5Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
  5/5Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser
  Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
9. 16:00
  Noel Coward—This Happy Breed
  The Gibbons family's inter-war life in a new suburban home from 1919 to 1939.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton
  Dickie Bird champions his hero Sir Leonard Hutton.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines—Episode 1
  1/2Tim McInnerny stars in a classic adventure - the quest for the legendary diamond mines.
2. 19:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Alternative Comedy...and Beyond
  3/4Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 80s alternative comedy.
3. 22:00
  Saturday Night Fry—Episode 2
  2/6Witty banter and sketches with Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Jim Broadbent.
4. 22:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Walter has to make cuts at the museum, so who is for the chop?
5. 23:00
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 2, The Welsh Abroad
  1/6Welsh migrants to America, Michael D Jones and Anthony Hopkins. From 2012.
6. 23:30
  The Wilson Dixon Line—Uncle Wilbur's Advice for Modern Living
  4/4Country music legend Wilson Dixon recalls his Colorado upbringing.
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Late
1. 00:00
  H Rider Haggard - King Solomon's Mines—Episode 1
  1/2Tim McInnerny stars in a classic adventure - the quest for the legendary diamond mines.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 1. The Body in the Bath
  1/5Lord Peter Wimsey is called to an alarming discovery in a bathroom.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 2. Disappearance of a Financier
  2/5Amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey follows the trail of missing financier Sir Reuben Levy.
4. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 3. Lunch at Lady Swaffham's
  3/5Lord Peter Wimsey delves deeper into his case of a body and missing person.
5. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
  4/5Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
6. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
  5/5Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment.
7. 03:30
  A Good Read—Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser
  Joe Boyd and Mat Fraser talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
8. 04:00
  Noel Coward—This Happy Breed
  The Gibbons family's inter-war life in a new suburban home from 1919 to 1939.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton
  Dickie Bird champions his hero Sir Leonard Hutton.

Sunday 22 November 2020