BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 18 July 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Andrew Dallmeyer - Potted History
  Inventing a device to listen to ancient pottery, Ruben needs someone to steal some.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Period Drama Politics
  Steven Fielding on relations between upstairs and downstairs in dramas like Downton Abbey.
3. 02:00
  Revolting People—Series 3, Young Love
  1/6Captain Brimshaw is told to wed his cousin in England.
4. 02:30
  Bunk Bed—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/8Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's acclaimed talk show in the dark. With Kathy Burke.
5. 03:00
  Party—Series 3, The Curry
  1/4The young party idealists' ambition steps up a gear after their summer break.
6. 03:30
  Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown—1. Edouard Manet's Olympia
  1/4Hannah explains what makes Manet's Olympia a cornerstone of modern art.
7. 03:45
  Jelly Mountain—Episode 1
  1/5Ivor Cutler's unique views on language, justice and scratching people's backs.
8. 04:00
  JCW Brook - Jonas
  Four friends become embroiled in a spiritual mystery when they mess with a Ouija board.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Len Goodman on Lionel Bart
  Len Goodman champions Lionel Bart, the man who created the musical Oliver, as his hero.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Beryl Bainbridge: Love By All Sorts Of Means (Omnibus)
  Biography of the novelist who maintained that her books were based on her experiences.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Iain Banks
  Novelist Iain Banks inherits the folk song Shenandoah, sung by Paul Robeson.
3. 07:20
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Heartstone, Episode 2
  2/2Tudor lawyer-detective Shardlake heads to Portsmouth.
4. 08:30
  A Life of Bliss—A Woman Scorned
  Phil asks David to help him with his ex-girlfriend, who is stymying his love-life.
5. 09:00
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 11/08/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
6. 09:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, Educating Robert
  5/7The thespian goes back to school and upsets the Entente Cordiale.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs—Sarah Millican
  Sarah Millican, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
8. 10:45
  Multi Story Shorts—New Normal
  Ewan was playing deaf tennis at the top level - until he regained his hearing overnight.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—The Rest is History
  True stories told live in the USA
10. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Iain Banks
  Novelist Iain Banks inherits the folk song Shenandoah, sung by Paul Robeson.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Charles Causley, William Whitehead and Iain Crichton Smith
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
  4/6Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.
3. 13:00
  Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Thomas McNulty recounts a ride out on the Oregon trail towards California in 1851.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tessa Peake-Jones
  Actress Tessa Peake-Jones chooses 'She Loves You' by The Beatles.
5. 14:20
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2William angers the headmistress when he falls for a young woman he is tutoring.
6. 15:30
  Don't Go in the Water!
  Shark biologist Gareth Fraser explores Jaws, forty years after Peter Benchley created it.
7. 16:00
  Henry James—The Aspern Papers
  Written in Venice, this was one of Henry James's favourite novels.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Charles Causley, William Whitehead and Iain Crichton Smith
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
  4/6Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Val McDermid - Resistance—Episode 2
  2/3Val McDermid's thriller examines what happens if antibiotics stop working.
2. 18:45
  Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Surgeon
  4/5Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Simon Williams.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—The Rest is History
  True stories told live in the USA
4. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Iain Banks
  Novelist Iain Banks inherits the folk song Shenandoah, sung by Paul Robeson.
5. 20:00
  Henry James—The Aspern Papers
  Written in Venice, this was one of Henry James's favourite novels.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs—Sarah Millican
  Sarah Millican, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs
7. 21:45
  Multi Story Shorts—New Normal
  Ewan was playing deaf tennis at the top level - until he regained his hearing overnight.
8. 22:00
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
  4/6Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.
9. 22:30
  The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 6
  6/6There is a shocking loss on Leather Island, and Fanny gets a break.
10. 23:00
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 1, Careerism
  3/4Alexei reveals the surprising reason he disappeared from our TV screens in the 1990s.
11. 23:30
  Masala FM—Episode 4
  4/6The station is only attracting Z-list Asian celebrities, but then a top 'royal' phones in.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Val McDermid - Resistance—Episode 2
  2/3Val McDermid's thriller examines what happens if antibiotics stop working.
2. 00:45
  Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Surgeon
  4/5Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Simon Williams.
3. 01:00
  Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Thomas McNulty recounts a ride out on the Oregon trail towards California in 1851.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tessa Peake-Jones
  Actress Tessa Peake-Jones chooses 'She Loves You' by The Beatles.
5. 02:20
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2William angers the headmistress when he falls for a young woman he is tutoring.
6. 03:30
  Don't Go in the Water!
  Shark biologist Gareth Fraser explores Jaws, forty years after Peter Benchley created it.
7. 04:00
  Henry James—The Aspern Papers
  Written in Venice, this was one of Henry James's favourite novels.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Charles Causley, William Whitehead and Iain Crichton Smith
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 4. Cathy's Dad
  4/6Hit comedy about 3 marriages in various states of disrepair. All-star cast.

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