BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 20 July 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Orbiter X—The Price of Survival
  7/14Unity progress their plans to commandeer the still unassembled Orbiter X.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Series 24, Siegfried Idyll
  Wagner's celebration of paternal love was written as a birthday gift
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 1/2
  7/13DS Brook suspects an audacious heist is brewing...
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 2. The Inheritance
  2/5The medieval monk fears the worst over the sickness of Shrewsbury Abbey's benefactor.
5. 02:00
  Melmoth by Sarah Perry—Episode 7
  7/10Helen begins to tell her friends about her darkest secret.
6. 02:15
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—2. Put a Stop to the Nonsense
  2/10The romanticism of Italy has cast a spell on widowed Lilia, and she gets engaged.
7. 02:30
  In Search of the Black Mozart—Episode 2
  2/2Chi-chi Nwanoku turns musical detective in search of black composers and musicians.
8. 03:00
  Tender Is the Night: A Romance—Episode 2
  2/2Nicole has a breakdown and flees Paris with Dick. Past events affect their marriage
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 1
  1/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Lucy Beaumont, Dr Kat Arney and Benjamin Zephaniah.
10. 04:30
  Change at Oglethorpe—Remember, Remember the Fifth of September
  4/6Birthday celebrations go awry for the rural railway station's cafe proprietor June.
11. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Residents of the market town of Wadenbrook are preparing for the Dickensian Festival.
12. 05:30
  Damned Andrew—Series 1, The Best Day of Their Lives
  4/4Andrew makes a desperate attempt at closing the portal. It doesn't go well.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 3. Hunted
  3/5Medieval monk Brother Cadfael’s suspicions grow over who committed the murder.
3. 07:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Madonna
  3/418th century biographer James Boswell meets pop icon Madonna and lives to tell the tale.
4. 07:30
  Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian—Series 3, Chinese Boyfriend
  2/2Ken Cheng on romantic endeavours and finding lockdown love.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Picnic
  4/14The Lad, Bill and Sid try to impress their dates from the local Palais.
6. 08:30
  No Commitments—Series 5, Rallying Around
  6/6Victoria and Charlotte jump to wrong conclusions, but Anna has plans.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 12, JK Rowling
  4/6James Walton takes the chair, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh.
8. 09:30
  Odd Balls—Night Receptionist by Stan Rooker
  3/4Late night at a hospital emergency unit, a good Samaritan's night goes from bad to worse.
9. 10:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—1. The Death of Mr Ridd
  1/3Farmer John Ridd hated the Doones, until he met Lorna.
10. 11:00
  Rik Mayall on Radio—1. A Higher Education
  1/2Exploring the fascinating radio contributions of Rik Mayall
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Picnic
  4/14The Lad, Bill and Sid try to impress their dates from the local Palais.
2. 12:30
  No Commitments—Series 5, Rallying Around
  6/6Victoria and Charlotte jump to wrong conclusions, but Anna has plans.
3. 13:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 3. Hunted
  3/5Medieval monk Brother Cadfael’s suspicions grow over who committed the murder.
5. 14:00
  Melmoth by Sarah Perry—Episode 8
  8/10Helen confesses to her terrible crime.
6. 14:15
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—3. Love in Monteriano
  3/10English conventions battle Italian romanticism, as Lilia tries to adapt to life as a wife.
7. 14:30
  A Straight Question
  Jackie Clune dated women for 12 years until she married a man. She explores this subject.
8. 15:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—1. The Death of Mr Ridd
  1/3Farmer John Ridd hated the Doones, until he met Lorna.
9. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 12, JK Rowling
  4/6James Walton takes the chair, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh.
10. 16:30
  Odd Balls—Night Receptionist by Stan Rooker
  3/4Late night at a hospital emergency unit, a good Samaritan's night goes from bad to worse.
11. 17:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Madonna
  3/418th century biographer James Boswell meets pop icon Madonna and lives to tell the tale.
12. 17:30
  Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian—Series 3, Chinese Boyfriend
  2/2Ken Cheng on romantic endeavours and finding lockdown love.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Orbiter X—Marooned in Space
  8/14Unity sets about planting an insider within the Commonwealth Space Project headquarters.
2. 18:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Nick Wisdom
  Norman Wisdom's son chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with a famous funny father.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Picnic
  4/14The Lad, Bill and Sid try to impress their dates from the local Palais.
4. 19:30
  No Commitments—Series 5, Rallying Around
  6/6Victoria and Charlotte jump to wrong conclusions, but Anna has plans.
5. 20:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 3. Hunted
  3/5Medieval monk Brother Cadfael’s suspicions grow over who committed the murder.
7. 21:00
  Rik Mayall on Radio—1. A Higher Education
  1/2Exploring the fascinating radio contributions of Rik Mayall
8. 22:00
  Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian—Series 3, Chinese Boyfriend
  2/2Ken Cheng on romantic endeavours and finding lockdown love.
9. 22:30
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4A Buddhist pest control expert can't bring himself to kill pests. With Sanjeev Bhaskar.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Jon Culshaw 2/3
  From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
11. 23:00
  The Million Pound Radio Show—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Sketch comedy with Andy Hamilton, Nick Revell and Harry Enfield. From October 1987.
12. 23:30
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/8The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley entertains with a book of verse.
13. 23:45
  Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford—Series 1, The Verse Was Yet to Come
  1/4The new poet-in-residence heads to the north-west to gain inspiration from the locals.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Orbiter X—Marooned in Space
  8/14Unity sets about planting an insider within the Commonwealth Space Project headquarters.
2. 00:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Nick Wisdom
  Norman Wisdom's son chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with a famous funny father.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Cadfael - Monk's Hood, 3. Hunted
  3/5Medieval monk Brother Cadfael’s suspicions grow over who committed the murder.
5. 02:00
  Melmoth by Sarah Perry—Episode 8
  8/10Helen confesses to her terrible crime.
6. 02:15
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—3. Love in Monteriano
  3/10English conventions battle Italian romanticism, as Lilia tries to adapt to life as a wife.
7. 02:30
  A Straight Question
  Jackie Clune dated women for 12 years until she married a man. She explores this subject.
8. 03:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—1. The Death of Mr Ridd
  1/3Farmer John Ridd hated the Doones, until he met Lorna.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 12, JK Rowling
  4/6James Walton takes the chair, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh.
10. 04:30
  Odd Balls—Night Receptionist by Stan Rooker
  3/4Late night at a hospital emergency unit, a good Samaritan's night goes from bad to worse.
11. 05:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Madonna
  3/418th century biographer James Boswell meets pop icon Madonna and lives to tell the tale.
12. 05:30
  Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian—Series 3, Chinese Boyfriend
  2/2Ken Cheng on romantic endeavours and finding lockdown love.

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