BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 20 February 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Lot 132
  Horror legend Vincent Price tells the artistically horrifying tale of a painting.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—One Big Happy Family
  Dominic Arkwright discusses modern family life and how it matches up to the ideal.
3. 01:00
  The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
  4/4The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—P Division - Two Way Cut, 4. Samurai
  4/4Glaswegian detective Donoghue closes in on Lorinski's killer, but where is he?
5. 02:00
  This Orient Isle—Episode 5
  5/5Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.
6. 02:15
  The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler—2001, An Extra Marriage
  10/10Michael returns to his old neighbourhood and old loves.
7. 02:30
  The Map That Made Manhattan
  Exploring the Manhattan grid as city matrix, psychic space and a bold political ideal.
8. 03:00
  The Expedition of Humphry Clinker—3. Revelations
  3/3Squire Bramble and his tiresome family head home changed people.
9. 04:00
  Say the Word—Episode 4
  4/6Frank Delaney's language game includes a comic turn from The Nimmo Twins.
10. 04:30
  The Sit Crom—Thick Fog in All Areas
  3/6Thynne finds a way to avoid the Devil's vegetables.
11. 05:00
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, Redemption Song
  3/6Adam and Rudy face the prospect of losing the shop's lease.
12. 05:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Rachel Parris: Austensibly Feminist
  Jane Austen's feminist credentials are weighed-up by fan and comedian, Rachel Parris.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sheila Hodgson - Sea Fever
  When devious Dennis Vyner's financial empire collapses he has to vanish... and fast!
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Graeme Lamb on Christine Granville
  Lt-Gen Sir Graeme Lamb champions wartime spy Christine Granville. Matthew Parris chairs
3. 08:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Hugh Dennis, Jon Plowman, Jenny Eclair.
4. 08:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge with surreal nonsense.
5. 09:00
  Larry Adler - All Mouth Organ
  A tribute to the virtuoso musician Larry Adler
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Jack Benny Program—A Day At The Beach
  6/6Jack organises the annual beach picnic for the cast.
2. 12:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Siege of Steptoe Street
  1/8Albert and Harold's creditors are after payment! Adapted from BBC TV.
3. 13:00
  Out of this World: The Colin Pillinger story
  Story of the inspirational leader behind the Beagle 2 mission to Mars - Colin Pillinger.
4. 14:00
  Tina C—Tina C: Herstory, Episode 1
  1/4Country music star Tina C's life story - with a red hot live band.
5. 14:30
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 3, The Masterson's Magical Marquee - part 1
  1/6The improvised historical family saga's two-part romp about a Victorian travelling circus.
6. 15:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Love
  1/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the age-old issue of love, through the medium of poetry.
7. 15:15
  iGod—Food
  1/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
8. 15:30
  Old Harry's Game—Series 4, Beauty
  6/6Satan introduces the Professor and Thomas to Helen of Troy and her plain friend, Daphne.
9. 16:00
  Sheila Hodgson - Sea Fever
  When devious Dennis Vyner's financial empire collapses he has to vanish... and fast!
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Graeme Lamb on Christine Granville
  Lt-Gen Sir Graeme Lamb champions wartime spy Christine Granville. Matthew Parris chairs
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Red Moon—Phase 3: Syzygy
  3/6Sloper gets drawn-in deeper but, when his life is endangered, which side should he fear?
2. 18:23
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 3
  3/5Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet Street.
3. 19:00
  Larry Adler - All Mouth Organ
  A tribute to the virtuoso musician Larry Adler
4. 22:00
  The Party Party—Episode 4
  4/6No one in Microcosm notices that the quiz show Narrator has gone missing.
5. 22:30
  Elastic Planet—The Train
  2/6The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates. Patrick Moore guest stars.
6. 22:45
  We Know Everything—Episode 2
  2/6Which really did come first - the chicken or the Cheg?
7. 23:00
  Tina C—Tina C: Herstory, Episode 2
  2/4Tina and the band look back at 1999, when she became a feminist icon. With Jenni Murray.
8. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 8, Chris Addison interviews Derren Brown
  3/6The comedian and illusionist meet and discuss magic, comedy, art, faith and Hitler.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Red Moon—Phase 3: Syzygy
  3/6Sloper gets drawn-in deeper but, when his life is endangered, which side should he fear?
2. 00:23
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 3
  3/5Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet Street.
3. 01:00
  Out of this World: The Colin Pillinger story
  Story of the inspirational leader behind the Beagle 2 mission to Mars - Colin Pillinger.
4. 02:00
  Tina C—Tina C: Herstory, Episode 1
  1/4Country music star Tina C's life story - with a red hot live band.
5. 02:30
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 3, The Masterson's Magical Marquee - part 1
  1/6The improvised historical family saga's two-part romp about a Victorian travelling circus.
6. 03:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Love
  1/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the age-old issue of love, through the medium of poetry.
7. 03:15
  iGod—Food
  1/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
8. 03:30
  Old Harry's Game—Series 4, Beauty
  6/6Satan introduces the Professor and Thomas to Helen of Troy and her plain friend, Daphne.
9. 04:00
  Sheila Hodgson - Sea Fever
  When devious Dennis Vyner's financial empire collapses he has to vanish... and fast!
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Graeme Lamb on Christine Granville
  Lt-Gen Sir Graeme Lamb champions wartime spy Christine Granville. Matthew Parris chairs

Sunday 21 February 2021