BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 17 July 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—The Cultural Frontline - A Poet's Guide to Lagos
  Daljit Nagra selects the best poetry programmes from the BBC's archive.
2. 00:30
  The Golden Thread by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
  The story of how fabrics have changed and shaped the world we live in.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Douglas Stuart
  Author Douglas Stuart chooses 'Pink Moon' by Nick Drake and 'Sunny' by Bobby Hebb.
4. 01:50
  Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 1 Omnibus, Part 2/2
  Meg thinks she’s saved the family business, but her problems are far from over.
5. 03:00
  Meet the Huggetts—Clean Linen
  A mix-up at the launderette causes embarrassment for Joe and Ethel.
6. 03:30
  Seeing Red
  Can the inept Troutbridge crew take a VIP to a secret rendezvous?
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Pride, Nicola Adams
  Nicola Adams, boxer and Olympian, shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Archaeopteryx
  A 150-million-year-old feather from an animal that lived before birds had evolved.
9. 05:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 6. A Message from Sir Graham
  6/8The suave sleuth and wife Steve face a dangerous houseboat rendezvous on the Nile.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 1. The Wealthy Widow
  1/5A deadly air raid, a rich widow and a grasping family in Agatha Christie's whodunit.
3. 07:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—1. Dublin
  1/5Colm Tóibín takes a literary walk around Dublin.
4. 07:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 1
  1/5The fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.
5. 07:30
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Adam Smith
  1/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny
6. 08:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/13Move spoof 2002: A Space Oddity and Crackerjackanory. Stars Kenneth Williams.
7. 08:30
  Taking It Up the Octave—2. Complications
  2/5Blackmail and throat nodules plague the cast of Opera Sunderland's Carmen.
8. 09:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock devise the panel show's rounds.
9. 09:30
  The Change—Series 1, Birth of the Blues
  3/6Transvestite George gets thrilling news - then a bombshell drops.
10. 10:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
11. 11:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 6. A Message from Sir Graham
  6/8The suave sleuth and wife Steve face a dangerous houseboat rendezvous on the Nile.
12. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 1. The Wealthy Widow
  1/5A deadly air raid, a rich widow and a grasping family in Agatha Christie's whodunit.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—1. Dublin
  1/5Colm Tóibín takes a literary walk around Dublin.
2. 12:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 1
  1/5The fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.
3. 12:30
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Adam Smith
  1/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny
4. 13:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/13Move spoof 2002: A Space Oddity and Crackerjackanory. Stars Kenneth Williams.
5. 13:30
  Taking It Up the Octave—2. Complications
  2/5Blackmail and throat nodules plague the cast of Opera Sunderland's Carmen.
6. 14:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock devise the panel show's rounds.
7. 14:30
  The Change—Series 1, Birth of the Blues
  3/6Transvestite George gets thrilling news - then a bombshell drops.
8. 15:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
9. 16:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 6. A Message from Sir Graham
  6/8The suave sleuth and wife Steve face a dangerous houseboat rendezvous on the Nile.
10. 16:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 1. The Wealthy Widow
  1/5A deadly air raid, a rich widow and a grasping family in Agatha Christie's whodunit.
11. 17:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—1. Dublin
  1/5Colm Tóibín takes a literary walk around Dublin.
12. 17:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 1
  1/5The fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.
13. 17:30
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Adam Smith
  1/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/13Move spoof 2002: A Space Oddity and Crackerjackanory. Stars Kenneth Williams.
2. 18:30
  Taking It Up the Octave—2. Complications
  2/5Blackmail and throat nodules plague the cast of Opera Sunderland's Carmen.
3. 19:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock devise the panel show's rounds.
4. 19:30
  The Change—Series 1, Birth of the Blues
  3/6Transvestite George gets thrilling news - then a bombshell drops.
5. 20:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 13, Regrets, I've Had A Few
  3/8True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness with stories of regret
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Fay Ripley
  Fay Ripley chooses a Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland duet and a song with Nick Mulvey.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 4, Rufus Wainwright (the A-Side)
  1/12Rufus Wainwright talks to John Wilson about 'Want One', his breakthrough album from 2003.
8. 21:30
  Run Man Run—1. False Accuser
  1/4A white New York detective accuses black staff in a nearby diner of stealing his car.
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 79, Episode 1
  1/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
10. 22:30
  Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Shopping channel satire with Greg Proops, Aled Jones, Brian Blessed and Sir Terry Wogan.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Dane Baptiste 2/3
  Iain Lee talks to Dane Baptiste.
12. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 23, Episode 5
  5/6A look back at the week in which the BBC began eating its own tail.
13. 23:30
  Concrete Cow—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Dr Jekyll gets a telling off, and Radio 4's new quiz for pedants.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
2. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 6. A Message from Sir Graham
  6/8The suave sleuth and wife Steve face a dangerous houseboat rendezvous on the Nile.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 1. The Wealthy Widow
  1/5A deadly air raid, a rich widow and a grasping family in Agatha Christie's whodunit.
4. 02:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—1. Dublin
  1/5Colm Tóibín takes a literary walk around Dublin.
5. 02:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 1
  1/5The fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.
6. 02:30
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Adam Smith
  1/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to make money funny
7. 03:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/13Move spoof 2002: A Space Oddity and Crackerjackanory. Stars Kenneth Williams.
8. 03:30
  Taking It Up the Octave—2. Complications
  2/5Blackmail and throat nodules plague the cast of Opera Sunderland's Carmen.
9. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock devise the panel show's rounds.
10. 04:30
  The Change—Series 1, Birth of the Blues
  3/6Transvestite George gets thrilling news - then a bombshell drops.
11. 05:00
  Ben Hur—2. Son of Arrius
  2/4Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy Messala.

Tuesday 18 July 2023