BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 30 August 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nick Warburton - Fridays When It Rains
  A man tells a ghostly tale of obsession and vengeance on a late-night steam train trip.
2. 00:45
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Company of Wolves
  5/5Red is a brave girl but she is warned not to stray from the path to her granny's house.
3. 01:00
  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Fireman Guy Montag loves his job, but begins to question all his beliefs.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Gail Porter
  TV presenter Gail Porter chooses tracks by Pink Floyd and Prince.
5. 02:20
  How Does That Make You Feel? (Omnibus)—Series 9
  After avoiding embarrassments on TV so far, something alarming is in the offing for an MP.
6. 03:30
  Going To Pieces In The Box
  Janet Ellis presents a celebration of the history and the art of the jigsaw puzzle.
7. 04:00
  Chrissie Gittins - Life Assurance
  The Black Widows of Liverpool caused a national sensation in 1884.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Charles Causley and Robert Frost
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 7, Episode 4
  4/6A BBC Radio 4 programme gets a new theme tune.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 5. Relish
  5/6Simon's murder probe continues, whilst The Dean sets his sights on promotion.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
3. 07:00
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4John welcomes Chris Difford from Squeeze - but not before he has ejected Ken.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 5
  5/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning
  2/8The family clash at Albert's brother's funeral. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
6. 08:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 2nd October 1799
  4/6John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed.
7. 09:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Andy Parsons, Rebecca Front, Miles Jupp and Rick Wakeman devise the panel show's rounds.
8. 09:30
  Lip Service—Episode 2
  2/6The European vacuum-cleaner grand-prix and the bungalow in a bottle. From 1992.
9. 10:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—1. Arrival
  1/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Power Of Spaces
  18/48Manoush Zomorodi explores spaces, human experience and purpose
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Michael Rosen
  'Wehrner von Braun' by Tom Lerher and 'Young Hearts Run Free' by Candi Staton.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning
  2/8The family clash at Albert's brother's funeral. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
2. 12:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 2nd October 1799
  4/6John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed.
3. 13:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 5. Relish
  5/6Simon's murder probe continues, whilst The Dean sets his sights on promotion.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
5. 14:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2010
  6/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 14:15
  Delphine de Vigan - Based on a True Story—1. Seduction
  1/5Psychological thriller about an obsessive female friendship with Tara Fitzgerald.
7. 14:30
  Untouchable
  How federal agent Eliot Ness stood up to Al Capone during prohibition era Chicago.
8. 15:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—1. Arrival
  1/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
9. 16:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Andy Parsons, Rebecca Front, Miles Jupp and Rick Wakeman devise the panel show's rounds.
10. 16:30
  Lip Service—Episode 2
  2/6The European vacuum-cleaner grand-prix and the bungalow in a bottle. From 1992.
11. 17:00
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4John welcomes Chris Difford from Squeeze - but not before he has ejected Ken.
12. 17:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 5
  5/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—1. The Big Chill
  1/5A museum guard's quest to learn the secrets of the universe with a 400-year-old man.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—John Finnemore and Peter Hitchens
  John Finnemore and Peter Hitchens on favourite books by Michael Frayn and Josephine Tey.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning
  2/8The family clash at Albert's brother's funeral. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
4. 19:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 2nd October 1799
  4/6John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed.
5. 20:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 5. Relish
  5/6Simon's murder probe continues, whilst The Dean sets his sights on promotion.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Power Of Spaces
  18/48Manoush Zomorodi explores spaces, human experience and purpose
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Michael Rosen
  'Wehrner von Braun' by Tom Lerher and 'Young Hearts Run Free' by Candi Staton.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 5
  5/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
10. 22:30
  Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management—Episode 3
  3/6Will is no street-fightin' man. Can American rapper 10 Shot turn him into a tough guy?
11. 23:00
  Party's Over—Series 1, Going Green
  5/5New sitcom starring Miles Jupp as former PM Henry Tobin.
12. 23:30
  Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions
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Late
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—1. The Big Chill
  1/5A museum guard's quest to learn the secrets of the universe with a 400-year-old man.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—John Finnemore and Peter Hitchens
  John Finnemore and Peter Hitchens on favourite books by Michael Frayn and Josephine Tey.
3. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, 5. Relish
  5/6Simon's murder probe continues, whilst The Dean sets his sights on promotion.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
5. 02:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2010
  6/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 02:15
  Delphine de Vigan - Based on a True Story—1. Seduction
  1/5Psychological thriller about an obsessive female friendship with Tara Fitzgerald.
7. 02:30
  Untouchable
  How federal agent Eliot Ness stood up to Al Capone during prohibition era Chicago.
8. 03:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—1. Arrival
  1/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
9. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Andy Parsons, Rebecca Front, Miles Jupp and Rick Wakeman devise the panel show's rounds.
10. 04:30
  Lip Service—Episode 2
  2/6The European vacuum-cleaner grand-prix and the bungalow in a bottle. From 1992.
11. 05:00
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4John welcomes Chris Difford from Squeeze - but not before he has ejected Ken.
12. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 26, Episode 5
  5/7Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.

Tuesday 31 August 2021