BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 23 November 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Rules of Asylum by James Follett—3. Repercussions
  3/3How did Valery escape? Will Suskin ever uncover the truth?
2. 00:30
  Wally K Daly—With a Whimper to the Grave, 3. Action
  3/3The aliens' plans are revealed. Stars Patrick Troughton.
3. 01:00
  Great Lives - 400 and Counting
  From Leon Trotsky to Morecambe and Wise - the story behind 400 Great Lives.
4. 04:00
  Drama on 4—Aurora Leigh
  Elizabeth Barrett Browning's epic poem dramatised by Michael Symmons Roberts.
5. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Casabianca
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive
6. 05:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, The Bodyguard
  6/6Milton discovers that a diva and a tent full of jam don't mix as well as he'd imagined.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—2. The Public Performance in Partney Avenue
  2/6Mr Hatch finds that his electric curtains have a downside...
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
3. 07:00
  Way Out East—You Can Run But You Can't Hide
  4/6Comedy by Guy Meredith about British expats sharing a flat in Hong Kong.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 2
  2/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bird
  2/13Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Starring Harry H Corbett.
6. 08:30
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
  5/6Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
7. 09:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
8. 09:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 2, The Wedding March
  1/5Woodpecker Tapping’s wedding day is ruined when his horse destroys a lady’s hat.
9. 10:00
  Herman Melville - Moby Dick—Episode 1
  1/2Captain Ahab's obsessive sea chase for the great white whale.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, The Next Frontier
  Guy Raz explores whether colonising Mars and beyond is possible - and whether we should
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Matt Haig
  Matt Haig chooses a track by The Human League and a song from 'Hamilton'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bird
  2/13Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Starring Harry H Corbett.
2. 12:30
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
  5/6Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
3. 13:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—2. The Public Performance in Partney Avenue
  2/6Mr Hatch finds that his electric curtains have a downside...
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
5. 14:00
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—1. Bittersweet
  1/5Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir also explores masculinity's pitfalls.
6. 14:15
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 6
  6/10As the number of victims mounts, Shardlake and Barak are constantly wrong-footed.
7. 14:30
  Change of Art
  Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
8. 15:00
  Herman Melville - Moby Dick—Episode 1
  1/2Captain Ahab's obsessive sea chase for the great white whale.
9. 16:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
10. 16:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 2, The Wedding March
  1/5Woodpecker Tapping’s wedding day is ruined when his horse destroys a lady’s hat.
11. 17:00
  Way Out East—You Can Run But You Can't Hide
  4/6Comedy by Guy Meredith about British expats sharing a flat in Hong Kong.
12. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 2
  2/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 3. The Silver Strangers
  3/6After drifting powerless, the crew receives a mysterious message and spots a spacecraft.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Russell Kane and Hilary Bradt
  Russell Kane and Hilary Bradt talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bird
  2/13Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Starring Harry H Corbett.
4. 19:30
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
  5/6Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
5. 20:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—2. The Public Performance in Partney Avenue
  2/6Mr Hatch finds that his electric curtains have a downside...
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, The Next Frontier
  Guy Raz explores whether colonising Mars and beyond is possible - and whether we should
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Matt Haig
  Matt Haig chooses a track by The Human League and a song from 'Hamilton'.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 2
  2/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke
10. 22:30
  2000 Years of Radio—Series 2, Radio Mustard
  1/6The horror, carnage and laughter that was the First World War.
11. 22:45
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 3, Leo's Passport
  1/4Imelda Staunton stars as Penny who takes looking after her boss too far.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 57, Episode 4
  4/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
13. 23:30
  Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music—Series 2, Relaunch
  1/6Britain's leading musical satirist - apart from Richard Stilgoe - makes his "comeback".
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 3. The Silver Strangers
  3/6After drifting powerless, the crew receives a mysterious message and spots a spacecraft.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Russell Kane and Hilary Bradt
  Russell Kane and Hilary Bradt talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
3. 01:00
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—2. The Public Performance in Partney Avenue
  2/6Mr Hatch finds that his electric curtains have a downside...
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
5. 02:00
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—1. Bittersweet
  1/5Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir also explores masculinity's pitfalls.
6. 02:15
  Shardlake—Revelation, Episode 6
  6/10As the number of victims mounts, Shardlake and Barak are constantly wrong-footed.
7. 02:30
  Change of Art
  Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
8. 03:00
  Herman Melville - Moby Dick—Episode 1
  1/2Captain Ahab's obsessive sea chase for the great white whale.
9. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
10. 04:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 2, The Wedding March
  1/5Woodpecker Tapping’s wedding day is ruined when his horse destroys a lady’s hat.
11. 05:00
  Way Out East—You Can Run But You Can't Hide
  4/6Comedy by Guy Meredith about British expats sharing a flat in Hong Kong.
12. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Compilation, Episode 2
  2/5Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Sue Perkins and Marcus Brigstocke

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