BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 23 August 2021

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jonathan Hall - The Midnight House
  Fact and fiction collide in a ghost story set at the Welsh slate quarries during wartime.
2. 00:45
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Tiger's Bride
  4/5A father stakes his daughter in a game of cards. His adversary is known as the Beast.
3. 01:00
  Animal Farm by George Orwell
  The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
4. 04:30
  In Our Time—Animal Farm
  All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
5. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Wendy Cope and Lachlan Mackinnon
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 7, Episode 3
  3/6The best sound in all of music, and someone asks for a massive favour.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The House—Series 1, 8. Grave Secrets
  8/8Which Member of Parliament is the spy?
2. 06:30
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—4. In The Frame
  4/6The detective's murder probe proves uncomfortable for the victim's husband.
3. 07:00
  Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Tim and Alex Horne recreate a bet involving horse riding and one million dots.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 4
  4/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Loathe Story
  1/8Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell.
6. 08:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 26 September 1799
  3/6Dorothy is perturbed by de Quinine and Sir Walter Spott arrives.
7. 09:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
8. 09:30
  Lip Service—Episode 1
  1/6Cough-a-long-a-Bronte and great knitting patterns of the French Revolution.
9. 10:00
  The Great Scott—Series 2, Redgauntlet
  3/3Alan wants answers after his best friend disappears.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Making Amends
  17/48Manoush Zomorodi explores what makes a true apology?
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—George The Poet
  The poet and podcaster chooses 'And the Beat Goes On' and 'Collateral Damage'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Loathe Story
  1/8Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell.
2. 12:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 26 September 1799
  3/6Dorothy is perturbed by de Quinine and Sir Walter Spott arrives.
3. 13:00
  The House—Series 1, 8. Grave Secrets
  8/8Which Member of Parliament is the spy?
4. 13:30
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—4. In The Frame
  4/6The detective's murder probe proves uncomfortable for the victim's husband.
5. 14:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2005
  1/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 14:15
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 6. Gothic Mysteries
  6/10Henry enraptures Catherine with his tall tales.
7. 14:30
  Masterpiece - Animal Farm
  A look at the life of George Orwell and the impact of his novel published in 1945.
8. 14:50
  Inheritance Tracks—George The Poet
  The poet and podcaster chooses 'And the Beat Goes On' and 'Collateral Damage'.
9. 15:00
  The Great Scott—Series 2, Redgauntlet
  3/3Alan wants answers after his best friend disappears.
10. 16:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
11. 16:30
  Lip Service—Episode 1
  1/6Cough-a-long-a-Bronte and great knitting patterns of the French Revolution.
12. 17:00
  Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Tim and Alex Horne recreate a bet involving horse riding and one million dots.
13. 17:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 4
  4/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Coma by Alex Garland—1. Attacked
  1/5A young man is attacked on a train late one night and knocked unconscious.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Justin Webb and Frances Fyfield
  Justin Webb and Frances Fyfield tell Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Loathe Story
  1/8Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell.
4. 19:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 26 September 1799
  3/6Dorothy is perturbed by de Quinine and Sir Walter Spott arrives.
5. 20:00
  The House—Series 1, 8. Grave Secrets
  8/8Which Member of Parliament is the spy?
6. 20:30
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—4. In The Frame
  4/6The detective's murder probe proves uncomfortable for the victim's husband.
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Making Amends
  17/48Manoush Zomorodi explores what makes a true apology?
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—George The Poet
  The poet and podcaster chooses 'And the Beat Goes On' and 'Collateral Damage'.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 4
  4/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
10. 22:30
  Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management—Episode 2
  2/6Will's godfather Peter invites fashion presenter Kathy to help him dress better.
11. 23:00
  Party's Over—Series 1, The Great Outdoors
  4/5New sitcom starring Miles Jupp as former PM Henry Tobin.
12. 23:30
  Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Sketch show about modern communication and contemporary obsessions.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Coma by Alex Garland—1. Attacked
  1/5A young man is attacked on a train late one night and knocked unconscious.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Justin Webb and Frances Fyfield
  Justin Webb and Frances Fyfield tell Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
3. 01:00
  The House—Series 1, 8. Grave Secrets
  8/8Which Member of Parliament is the spy?
4. 01:30
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—4. In The Frame
  4/6The detective's murder probe proves uncomfortable for the victim's husband.
5. 02:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2005
  1/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 02:15
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 6. Gothic Mysteries
  6/10Henry enraptures Catherine with his tall tales.
7. 02:30
  Masterpiece - Animal Farm
  A look at the life of George Orwell and the impact of his novel published in 1945.
8. 02:50
  Inheritance Tracks—George The Poet
  The poet and podcaster chooses 'And the Beat Goes On' and 'Collateral Damage'.
9. 03:00
  The Great Scott—Series 2, Redgauntlet
  3/3Alan wants answers after his best friend disappears.
10. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
11. 04:30
  Lip Service—Episode 1
  1/6Cough-a-long-a-Bronte and great knitting patterns of the French Revolution.
12. 05:00
  Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Tim and Alex Horne recreate a bet involving horse riding and one million dots.
13. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 4
  4/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.

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