BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 30 August 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 2. Moon Music
  2/13Jet Morgan and his crew battle to make their 1965 Moon landing as the world looks on.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Roy Foster and Andrew Roberts
  Historians Roy Foster and Andrew Roberts discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 1. The Body
  1/5When a detested church-goer is found dead, Miss Marple investigates.
4. 01:30
  Maeve Binchy - Firefly Summer—6. The Opening
  6/6Will Kerry's recklessness spoil his father's hotel launch? Starring David Soul.
5. 02:00
  Wounds by Fergal Keane—1. Tall Stories
  1/5Fergal Keane returns to Ireland to tell the family story that began his interest in war.
6. 02:15
  Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory—Episode 1
  1/5Drama charting five momentous visits Charlotte Brontë made to London as a published author
7. 02:30
  How To Write An Instruction Manual
  Engineer Mark Miodownik explores the history of product guides - what's their future?
8. 03:00
  Dick George - Private Investigator—3. The Case of the Vanishing Vamp
  3/3Private investigator Dick is hot on the trail of a missing actress.
9. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery, Fi Glover.
10. 04:30
  Heated Rollers—Episode 6
  6/6The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
11. 05:00
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 2, The Cake
  6/6Josh and Monique organise their son’s first birthday party.
12. 05:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Nottingham
  1/7Mark Steel is back in town. First stop, Nottingham.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 2. Whodunnit?
  2/5Miss Marple probes Colonel Protheroe's killing in the vicar's study.
2. 06:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 1. Auguste Dupin: The Murders In The Rue Morgue
  1/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' eccentric rival Auguste Dupin.
3. 07:00
  The Break—Series 2, The Longest Day
  1/6Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman and Mark Benton star as the eccentric folk of Flamford.
4. 07:30
  Alone—Series 4, Episode 2 - The Longest Brief Thing
  2/6Things get fraught when Louisa befriends Nina, Morris’ sort of ex. Stars Angus Deayton.
5. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Tales of Montmartre
  18/27Paris, passion and duplicity abound in the tangled lives of two talented painters.
6. 08:30
  King Street Junior—Series 7, Is There a Father Christmas?
  3/8Mr Sims is elected to coordinate school festivities, but he doesn't spot the 'banana skin'
7. 09:00
  Party's Over—Series 2, The Crown
  5/6Miles Jupp stars as Henry Tobin, Britain's least successful former prime minister.
8. 09:30
  Chambers—Series 3, It's Only Words
  4/4John Fuller-Carp gets embroiled in a bet with a rival barrister.
9. 10:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—1. Encounter
  1/4A chance meeting with a strange woman dressed in white sparks a mystery.
10. 11:00
  Archive on 4—Akenfield Now
  How has English rural life changed since Ronald Blythe wrote his bestseller Akenfield?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Tales of Montmartre
  18/27Paris, passion and duplicity abound in the tangled lives of two talented painters.
2. 12:30
  King Street Junior—Series 7, Is There a Father Christmas?
  3/8Mr Sims is elected to coordinate school festivities, but he doesn't spot the 'banana skin'
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 2. Whodunnit?
  2/5Miss Marple probes Colonel Protheroe's killing in the vicar's study.
4. 13:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 1. Auguste Dupin: The Murders In The Rue Morgue
  1/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' eccentric rival Auguste Dupin.
5. 14:00
  Wounds by Fergal Keane—2. Volunteers
  2/5Fergal Keane's grandmother and uncle join the Irish Volunteers and blood is spilled.
6. 14:15
  Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory—Episode 2
  2/5After the death of her brother and sisters, Charlotte goes south to face her critics.
7. 14:30
  The Taking Part
  Tim Franks measures the impact of taking part in one memorable Olympic event in 1972.
8. 15:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—1. Encounter
  1/4A chance meeting with a strange woman dressed in white sparks a mystery.
9. 16:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 10, Bournemouth University
  1/6Three students from Bournemouth University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
10. 16:30
  Chambers—Series 3, It's Only Words
  4/4John Fuller-Carp gets embroiled in a bet with a rival barrister.
11. 17:00
  The Break—Series 2, The Longest Day
  1/6Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman and Mark Benton star as the eccentric folk of Flamford.
12. 17:30
  Alone—Series 4, Episode 2 - The Longest Brief Thing
  2/6Things get fraught when Louisa befriends Nina, Morris’ sort of ex. Stars Angus Deayton.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 3. Disturbing Visions
  3/13Captain Jet Morgan is disturbed by visions and foreboding as his rocket fails to respond.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Series 25, Kraftwerk: Computer World
  How Kraftwerk's classic album changed people's lives.
3. 19:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Tales of Montmartre
  18/27Paris, passion and duplicity abound in the tangled lives of two talented painters.
4. 19:30
  King Street Junior—Series 7, Is There a Father Christmas?
  3/8Mr Sims is elected to coordinate school festivities, but he doesn't spot the 'banana skin'
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 2. Whodunnit?
  2/5Miss Marple probes Colonel Protheroe's killing in the vicar's study.
6. 20:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 1. Auguste Dupin: The Murders In The Rue Morgue
  1/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' eccentric rival Auguste Dupin.
7. 21:00
  Archive on 4—Akenfield Now
  How has English rural life changed since Ronald Blythe wrote his bestseller Akenfield?
8. 22:00
  Alone—Series 4, Episode 2 - The Longest Brief Thing
  2/6Things get fraught when Louisa befriends Nina, Morris’ sort of ex. Stars Angus Deayton.
9. 22:30
  Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4There's a riot going on... topical! Nick tackles a full-on student protest.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Sindhu Vee 2/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by the comedian Sindhu Vee.
11. 23:00
  It's Jocelyn—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Sketch comedy from Jocelyn Jee Esien.
12. 23:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 4, Giles Coren
  4/6Marcus Brigstocke invites restaurant critic and die-hard carnivore Giles Coren to be vegan
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 3. Disturbing Visions
  3/13Captain Jet Morgan is disturbed by visions and foreboding as his rocket fails to respond.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Series 25, Kraftwerk: Computer World
  How Kraftwerk's classic album changed people's lives.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 2. Whodunnit?
  2/5Miss Marple probes Colonel Protheroe's killing in the vicar's study.
4. 01:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 1. Auguste Dupin: The Murders In The Rue Morgue
  1/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' eccentric rival Auguste Dupin.
5. 02:00
  Wounds by Fergal Keane—2. Volunteers
  2/5Fergal Keane's grandmother and uncle join the Irish Volunteers and blood is spilled.
6. 02:15
  Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory—Episode 2
  2/5After the death of her brother and sisters, Charlotte goes south to face her critics.
7. 02:30
  The Taking Part
  Tim Franks measures the impact of taking part in one memorable Olympic event in 1972.
8. 03:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—1. Encounter
  1/4A chance meeting with a strange woman dressed in white sparks a mystery.
9. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 10, Bournemouth University
  1/6Three students from Bournemouth University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
10. 04:30
  Chambers—Series 3, It's Only Words
  4/4John Fuller-Carp gets embroiled in a bet with a rival barrister.
11. 05:00
  The Break—Series 2, The Longest Day
  1/6Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman and Mark Benton star as the eccentric folk of Flamford.
12. 05:30
  Alone—Series 4, Episode 2 - The Longest Brief Thing
  2/6Things get fraught when Louisa befriends Nina, Morris’ sort of ex. Stars Angus Deayton.

Wednesday 31 August 2022