BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 February 2021

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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
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Morning
1. 06:00
  This Orient Isle (Omnibus)
  Derek Jacobi reads a captivating account of Britain's first contact with the Muslim world.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Black
  Singer Mary Black chooses tracks by Ewan MacColl and by Bob Dylan.
3. 07:20
  The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Michael and Pauline's creaky marriage continues with their 30th wedding anniversary.
4. 08:30
  Meet the Huggetts—Clean Linen
  A mix-up at the launderette causes embarrassment for Joe and Ethel.
5. 09:00
  The TV Lark—Back in the Navy
  The ex-shipmates are all at sea when they discover their brief television careers are over
6. 09:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, About Some Boys
  6/6Robin is soaking. Derek is excited. Maureen is furious. Whatever next?
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Castaway Novelists, Patricia Cornwell
  From Annie Lennox to Elton John. Crime writer Patricia Cornwell makes her music choices.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Amber
  Is it possible to extract the DNA from a fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur?
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 9, Knowing How and When to Fight
  6/8True stories told live in the USA: Catherine Burns with stories about picking your battles
10. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Black
  Singer Mary Black chooses tracks by Ewan MacColl and by Bob Dylan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures In Poetry - Ode On A Grecian Urn
  Poet Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Hillwalking with Muriel Gray
  1/4Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by going hillwalking with Muriel Gray.
3. 13:00
  The Wall by John Lanchester (Omnibus)
  A ravaged island nation has built the Wall. Joseph Kavanagh must defend it.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Bradley Walsh
  Actor and presenter Bradley Walsh chooses 'Stranger in Paradise' by Tony Bennett.
5. 14:20
  Writing the Century: Land's End to John O'Groats (Omnibus)
  George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk.
6. 15:30
  Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist?
  Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter
7. 16:00
  John Graham - A Desperate Hour
  Two crooks on the run lie low in a house taking the occupants hostage.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures In Poetry - Ode On A Grecian Urn
  Poet Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Hillwalking with Muriel Gray
  1/4Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by going hillwalking with Muriel Gray.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—1. Enoch's Machine
  1/5Victorian gentleman scientist Enoch Cartwright tries to contact his dead daughter Emily.
2. 18:45
  Charles Dickens—Tales of the Supernatural, Trial for Murder
  1/5The ghost of a murdered man haunts the courtroom at the trial of his killer.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 9, Knowing How and When to Fight
  6/8True stories told live in the USA: Catherine Burns with stories about picking your battles
4. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Black
  Singer Mary Black chooses tracks by Ewan MacColl and by Bob Dylan.
5. 20:00
  John Graham - A Desperate Hour
  Two crooks on the run lie low in a house taking the occupants hostage.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Castaway Novelists, Patricia Cornwell
  From Annie Lennox to Elton John. Crime writer Patricia Cornwell makes her music choices.
7. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Amber
  Is it possible to extract the DNA from a fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur?
8. 22:00
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Hillwalking with Muriel Gray
  1/4Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by going hillwalking with Muriel Gray.
9. 22:30
  I, Regress—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Dr Berry treats some intimidating East London twins with unexpected past lives.
10. 22:45
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Midsummer Madras
  6/6Mary thinks she has seen a mouse, so John Shuttleworth starts a musical investigation.
11. 23:00
  The Brig Society—Series 4, Scandal!
  2/2Marcus becomes a victim of his own newspaper as he gets caught up in a scandal.
12. 23:30
  Pleased to Meet You—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/490-something good-time girl Dora spills the beans on the Rat Pack to Martin Kelner.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—1. Enoch's Machine
  1/5Victorian gentleman scientist Enoch Cartwright tries to contact his dead daughter Emily.
2. 00:45
  Charles Dickens—Tales of the Supernatural, Trial for Murder
  1/5The ghost of a murdered man haunts the courtroom at the trial of his killer.
3. 01:00
  The Wall by John Lanchester (Omnibus)
  A ravaged island nation has built the Wall. Joseph Kavanagh must defend it.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Bradley Walsh
  Actor and presenter Bradley Walsh chooses 'Stranger in Paradise' by Tony Bennett.
5. 02:20
  Writing the Century: Land's End to John O'Groats (Omnibus)
  George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk.
6. 03:30
  Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist?
  Uncovering the life and work of a pioneering and under-appreciated British painter
7. 04:00
  John Graham - A Desperate Hour
  Two crooks on the run lie low in a house taking the occupants hostage.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures In Poetry - Ode On A Grecian Urn
  Poet Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On—Series 1, Hillwalking with Muriel Gray
  1/4Susan Calman tries to learn how to unwind, by going hillwalking with Muriel Gray.

Monday 22 February 2021