BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 31 August 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
2. 06:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13
  2/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Professor SFX Van Dusen.
3. 07:00
  Jake Yapp's Media Circus—Daytime TV
  1/4Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media landscape.
4. 07:30
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 1, Janice Connolly and Nick Owen
  2/4Joe Lycett welcomes Janice Connolly and Nick Owen to share their secret obsessions.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
6. 08:30
  Any Other Business—Episode 6
  6/6Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
8. 09:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 2, Brief Encounter
  5/6Feeling snubbed over Rabbi Abraham's Royal invite, Rabbi Su has an encounter.
9. 10:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—2. Suspicions
  2/4Still thinking fondly of Walter Hartright, engaged Laura grows suspicious of her fiance.
10. 11:00
  The Freedland Files—2. Fred Astaire to Harry Belafonte
  2/3Stars galore as author Michael Freedland opens his audio archives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
2. 12:30
  Any Other Business—Episode 6
  6/6Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
4. 13:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13
  2/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Professor SFX Van Dusen.
5. 14:00
  Wounds by Fergal Keane—3. Haunting Death
  3/5The war comes into the town when the IRA order that Tobias O'Sullivan must be killed.
6. 14:15
  Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory—Episode 3
  3/5Drama charting momentous visits Charlotte Brontë made to London as a published author.
7. 14:30
  The Big Noise
  The music of El Sistema changed lives in Venezuela. Can it work for deprived kids here?
8. 15:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—2. Suspicions
  2/4Still thinking fondly of Walter Hartright, engaged Laura grows suspicious of her fiance.
9. 16:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
10. 16:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 2, Brief Encounter
  5/6Feeling snubbed over Rabbi Abraham's Royal invite, Rabbi Su has an encounter.
11. 17:00
  Jake Yapp's Media Circus—Daytime TV
  1/4Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media landscape.
12. 17:30
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 1, Janice Connolly and Nick Owen
  2/4Joe Lycett welcomes Janice Connolly and Nick Owen to share their secret obsessions.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 4. Is There Anybody Out There?
  4/13Captain Jet Morgan and his crew face catastrophe when their rocket loses power.
2. 18:30
  Pioneers—Series 1, David Blunkett
  1/5David Blunkett talks about how failure was not an option during his rise to high office.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
4. 19:30
  Any Other Business—Episode 6
  6/6Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
6. 20:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13
  2/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Professor SFX Van Dusen.
7. 21:00
  The Freedland Files—2. Fred Astaire to Harry Belafonte
  2/3Stars galore as author Michael Freedland opens his audio archives.
8. 22:00
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 1, Janice Connolly and Nick Owen
  2/4Joe Lycett welcomes Janice Connolly and Nick Owen to share their secret obsessions.
9. 22:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Paul Sinha examines what someone has to do to earn the epithet 'the Great'.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Schalk Bezuidenhout 2/3
  Tonight, Arthur Smith is chatting to the Afrikaans comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout.
11. 23:00
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 3, The Riot
  2/4The Amos household are caught up in the Brixton riot.
12. 23:30
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 7
  7/8John Hegley makes a spectacle of himself in Barnet with visionary poems and songs.
13. 23:45
  Crème de la Crime—Series 2, The Lord and Mike Shepherd
  3/4Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the case of a vanishing Lord.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 4. Is There Anybody Out There?
  4/13Captain Jet Morgan and his crew face catastrophe when their rocket loses power.
2. 00:30
  Pioneers—Series 1, David Blunkett
  1/5David Blunkett talks about how failure was not an option during his rise to high office.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
4. 01:30
  The Rivals—Series 1, 2. Professor SFX Van Dusen: The Problem of Cell 13
  2/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Professor SFX Van Dusen.
5. 02:00
  Wounds by Fergal Keane—3. Haunting Death
  3/5The war comes into the town when the IRA order that Tobias O'Sullivan must be killed.
6. 02:15
  Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory—Episode 3
  3/5Drama charting momentous visits Charlotte Brontë made to London as a published author.
7. 02:30
  The Big Noise
  The music of El Sistema changed lives in Venezuela. Can it work for deprived kids here?
8. 03:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White—2. Suspicions
  2/4Still thinking fondly of Walter Hartright, engaged Laura grows suspicious of her fiance.
9. 04:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
10. 04:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 2, Brief Encounter
  5/6Feeling snubbed over Rabbi Abraham's Royal invite, Rabbi Su has an encounter.
11. 05:00
  Jake Yapp's Media Circus—Daytime TV
  1/4Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media landscape.
12. 05:30
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 1, Janice Connolly and Nick Owen
  2/4Joe Lycett welcomes Janice Connolly and Nick Owen to share their secret obsessions.

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