BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 1 September 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—2. Sleight of Mind
  2/5An electricity company official interrogates the museum guard, but is he an alien?
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Bach's St Matthew Passion
  An exploration of how Bach's St Matthew Passion touches and changes people's lives.
3. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is - and stop more murders?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 2
  2/5Edgware is dead. Her ladyship is the prime suspect for his murder - but whodunnit?
5. 02:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2011
  7/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 02:15
  Delphine de Vigan - Based on a True Story—2. Possession
  2/5Unable to write, Delphine allows L to move in and put her life in order.
7. 02:30
  Pump Up the Volume
  John Wilson looks at the role of music in professional sport.
8. 03:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—2. Friday
  2/2Solitude on the desert island gives way to cannibals, mutineers, and a man called Friday.
9. 04:00
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Josie Long and Kevin Eldon join Frank Skinner and Professor Kate Williams.
10. 04:30
  The Brothers—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Peter, Nigel and Michael make mistakes and promises.
11. 05:00
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 2, London
  1/6Tim finds himself confronted by a man with an interesting technique for warding off foxes.
12. 05:30
  Darren Harriott - Red Label—Episode 2
  2/2Darren Harriott examines the world of modern dating and dating apps.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 1. The Photo Call
  1/6An actor dies as thespian sleuth Charles Paris is rehearsing in Edinburgh - is it murder?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
3. 07:00
  A Month of June—2. Lost and Found
  2/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV.
4. 07:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Ken Cheng
  2/6Comedian Ken Cheng recalls school, nerds and the internet.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Student Prince
  14/20The Lad is lured to Moravia as an unknowing decoy for the endangered Crown Prince.
6. 08:30
  No Commitments—Series 3, A Man Who Cares
  6/6Victoria fumes jealously as Charlotte proudly parades her new lover.
7. 09:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
8. 09:30
  Snap—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Divorced Doug and Molly find themselves trying again. Stars Robin Weaver.
9. 10:00
  Inspector Resnick—Slow Burn, 1. Burning Jazz
  1/2When Jimmy Nolan's jazz club burns down, DI Resnick reckons it's not for the insurance.
10. 11:00
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—1. From Macca to McLean
  1/3Leading musicians give a masterclass in the art of songwriting to John Wilson.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Student Prince
  14/20The Lad is lured to Moravia as an unknowing decoy for the endangered Crown Prince.
2. 12:30
  No Commitments—Series 3, A Man Who Cares
  6/6Victoria fumes jealously as Charlotte proudly parades her new lover.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 1. The Photo Call
  1/6An actor dies as thespian sleuth Charles Paris is rehearsing in Edinburgh - is it murder?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
5. 14:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2012
  8/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 14:15
  Delphine de Vigan - Based on a True Story—3. Inspiration
  3/5Delphine starts writing again but L wants a different story. With Tara Fitzgerald.
7. 14:30
  Voices From Our Industrial Past: Women
  Emma Griffin examines the lives of working women during the industrial revolution.
8. 15:00
  Inspector Resnick—Slow Burn, 1. Burning Jazz
  1/2When Jimmy Nolan's jazz club burns down, DI Resnick reckons it's not for the insurance.
9. 16:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
10. 16:30
  Snap—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Divorced Doug and Molly find themselves trying again. Stars Robin Weaver.
11. 17:00
  A Month of June—2. Lost and Found
  2/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV.
12. 17:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Ken Cheng
  2/6Comedian Ken Cheng recalls school, nerds and the internet.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—3. A String of Time
  3/5The museum guard ends up in the Texan desert with a dead comic and a 13th-century friar.
2. 18:30
  Short Cuts—Series 21, Bodies
  6/6Josie Long presents short documentaries about the body.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Student Prince
  14/20The Lad is lured to Moravia as an unknowing decoy for the endangered Crown Prince.
4. 19:30
  No Commitments—Series 3, A Man Who Cares
  6/6Victoria fumes jealously as Charlotte proudly parades her new lover.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 1. The Photo Call
  1/6An actor dies as thespian sleuth Charles Paris is rehearsing in Edinburgh - is it murder?
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
7. 21:00
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—1. From Macca to McLean
  1/3Leading musicians give a masterclass in the art of songwriting to John Wilson.
8. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Ken Cheng
  2/6Comedian Ken Cheng recalls school, nerds and the internet.
9. 22:30
  Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC—Series 1, In the O-Zone Zone
  3/4The Bard of Salford performs classic and brand new poems at the BBC’s Radio Theatre.
10. 22:45
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 2, Friendship
  5/6The friendly comedian tells his chums exactly what he does not like about them.
11. 23:00
  Radio Active—Series 5, Wimbledon
  1/8Anyone for tennis? Exclusive 'live' coverage from Court 19. From July 1985.
12. 23:30
  Innes Own World—Episode 3
  3/4Breakfast dramas and memories of touring the USA with the Bonzo Dog Band from Neil Innes.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—3. A String of Time
  3/5The museum guard ends up in the Texan desert with a dead comic and a 13th-century friar.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 21, Bodies
  6/6Josie Long presents short documentaries about the body.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 1. The Photo Call
  1/6An actor dies as thespian sleuth Charles Paris is rehearsing in Edinburgh - is it murder?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
5. 02:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2012
  8/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 02:15
  Delphine de Vigan - Based on a True Story—3. Inspiration
  3/5Delphine starts writing again but L wants a different story. With Tara Fitzgerald.
7. 02:30
  Voices From Our Industrial Past: Women
  Emma Griffin examines the lives of working women during the industrial revolution.
8. 03:00
  Inspector Resnick—Slow Burn, 1. Burning Jazz
  1/2When Jimmy Nolan's jazz club burns down, DI Resnick reckons it's not for the insurance.
9. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
10. 04:30
  Snap—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Divorced Doug and Molly find themselves trying again. Stars Robin Weaver.
11. 05:00
  A Month of June—2. Lost and Found
  2/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV.
12. 05:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Ken Cheng
  2/6Comedian Ken Cheng recalls school, nerds and the internet.

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