BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 September 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—5. Mind the Gap
  5/5The museum guard ends up literally talking to herself, and finds her other self very rude.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Terrible Food
  Dominic Arkwright and guests talk about eating road kill and string cheese.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris: So Much Blood, 3. First Lunch
  3/6The thespian sleuth's investigations continue following Willy's death.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 5
  5/5Where is Ross? Why is Paris important? And will Poirot finally unmask the murderer?
5. 02:00
  Alan Bennett - Keeping On Keeping On—2014
  10/10Alan Bennett reads extracts from his diaries.
6. 02:15
  Delphine de Vigan - Based on a True Story—5. Ghost
  5/5Delphine de Vigan's thriller about an obsessive friendship. L's game plan is revealed.
7. 02:30
  Heaven and Earth: Le Ly Hayslip
  Writer Le Ly Hayslip tells how she survived the Vietnam war and its aftermath.
8. 03:00
  John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge—1. Yvette Guilbert
  1/4The story of a singer's career at a new venue in Paris. Starring Julie Covington.
9. 04:00
  The Food Quiz—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6With Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Elisabeth Luard, Josceline Dimbleby and Stephen Fry.
10. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4A distinguished relative's arrival rings the alarm for Vera McConkey.
11. 05:00
  It's Jocelyn—Series 2, Dumped
  1/4Jocelyn Jee Esien returns with another series of sketches. Featuring Paul Whitehouse.
12. 05:30
  Michael Frayn's Magic Mobile—Episode 3
  3/4Playwright Michael Frayn’s masterfully comic ideas portrayed by a stellar ensemble.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Mike Walker - Different States
  Mike Walker's political thriller about a father's quest to uncover why his son was killed.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Peaches Golding on Shirley Chisholm
  Peaches Golding OBE, nominates African American politician Shirley Chisholm.
3. 08:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
4. 08:30
  Snap—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Divorced Doug and Molly find themselves trying again. Stars Robin Weaver.
5. 09:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special
  Nick Utechin selects some of the Great Detective's greatest cases on radio.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Clive Anderson's panel show of the past.
2. 12:30
  It's Jocelyn—Series 2, Dumped
  1/4Jocelyn Jee Esien returns with another series of sketches. Featuring Paul Whitehouse.
3. 13:00
  Pieces of Britney—1. Quiet Plans
  Pandora Sykes explains how and when Britney Spears was placed in a legal conservatorship
4. 13:45
  Witness History—Cirque du Soleil
  The ground-breaking circus was formed by a group of street performers in Quebec in 1984.
5. 14:00
  Elvenquest—Series 4, Queen Eleanor
  1/6The Questers meet the wildly unpredictable Queen Eleanor.
6. 14:30
  Radio Active—Series 5, Wimbledon
  1/8Anyone for tennis? Exclusive 'live' coverage from Court 19. From July 1985.
7. 15:00
  Alice's Wunderland—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4An adventure in Wunderland, the Poundland of magical realms by Alice Lowe.
8. 15:30
  Absolute Power—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/4Spin doctor Charles heads across the pond, leaving Martin to fend alone.
9. 16:00
  Mike Walker - Different States
  Mike Walker's political thriller about a father's quest to uncover why his son was killed.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Peaches Golding on Shirley Chisholm
  Peaches Golding OBE, nominates African American politician Shirley Chisholm.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Prisoner—Series 1, 2. Departure and Arrival - Part 2/2
  2/6Number 6 explores The Village to establish who runs it and hoping to find some way out.
2. 18:40
  Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  A young man sets out on a journey where the elements, and something else, are against him.
3. 19:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special
  Nick Utechin selects some of the Great Detective's greatest cases on radio.
4. 22:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 1, Ireland
  4/5Travelling from Sligo to Dublin, the comedian learns to play the penny whistle - badly.
5. 22:30
  Elvenquest—Series 4, The Magnificent Five
  2/6The Questers must help a village protect itself for the evil bandit king El Maldado.
6. 23:00
  The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney improvise sketches suggested by the audience.
7. 23:30
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 1, Malaysia
  1/4Sketch trio Daphne head off to Malaysia to find Phil's legendary criminal uncle Pak Belang
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Prisoner—Series 1, 2. Departure and Arrival - Part 2/2
  2/6Number 6 explores The Village to establish who runs it and hoping to find some way out.
2. 00:40
  Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  A young man sets out on a journey where the elements, and something else, are against him.
3. 01:00
  Pieces of Britney—1. Quiet Plans
  Pandora Sykes explains how and when Britney Spears was placed in a legal conservatorship
4. 01:45
  Witness History—Cirque du Soleil
  The ground-breaking circus was formed by a group of street performers in Quebec in 1984.
5. 02:00
  Elvenquest—Series 4, Queen Eleanor
  1/6The Questers meet the wildly unpredictable Queen Eleanor.
6. 02:30
  Radio Active—Series 5, Wimbledon
  1/8Anyone for tennis? Exclusive 'live' coverage from Court 19. From July 1985.
7. 03:00
  Alice's Wunderland—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4An adventure in Wunderland, the Poundland of magical realms by Alice Lowe.
8. 03:30
  Absolute Power—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/4Spin doctor Charles heads across the pond, leaving Martin to fend alone.
9. 04:00
  Mike Walker - Different States
  Mike Walker's political thriller about a father's quest to uncover why his son was killed.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Peaches Golding on Shirley Chisholm
  Peaches Golding OBE, nominates African American politician Shirley Chisholm.

Sunday 5 September 2021