BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 18 July 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 7. Mr Darwin Entertains
  7/8Danger lurks in Egypt for the suave sleuth and wife Steve at the Hotel Karamet.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 2. Blackmail
  2/5The Cloade family are after money from Gordon's widow. Do they want rid of her too?
3. 07:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—2. Gaol
  2/5Colm Tóibín is in Oscar Wilde's cell at Reading gaol reflecting on the writer's father.
4. 07:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 2
  2/5Maya is attempting to assimilate into Ghanaian life with a job at a university.
5. 07:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 5, Nightmare Cottage
  3/6A cottage on the Sizzlinghurst estate becomes vacant and everyone wants it.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 9, I Was Monty's Treble
  2/17The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?
7. 08:30
  In the End—Episode 5
  5/6A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.
8. 09:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden.
9. 09:30
  Trapped—Series 2, 2. Hole Lot of Love
  2/440-year-old nanny Debs is on a quest to find love.
10. 10:00
  Ben Hur—2. Son of Arrius
  2/4Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy Messala.
11. 11:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 7. Mr Darwin Entertains
  7/8Danger lurks in Egypt for the suave sleuth and wife Steve at the Hotel Karamet.
12. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 2. Blackmail
  2/5The Cloade family are after money from Gordon's widow. Do they want rid of her too?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—2. Gaol
  2/5Colm Tóibín is in Oscar Wilde's cell at Reading gaol reflecting on the writer's father.
2. 12:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 2
  2/5Maya is attempting to assimilate into Ghanaian life with a job at a university.
3. 12:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 5, Nightmare Cottage
  3/6A cottage on the Sizzlinghurst estate becomes vacant and everyone wants it.
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Series 9, I Was Monty's Treble
  2/17The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?
5. 13:30
  In the End—Episode 5
  5/6A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.
6. 14:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden.
7. 14:30
  Trapped—Series 2, 2. Hole Lot of Love
  2/440-year-old nanny Debs is on a quest to find love.
8. 15:00
  Ben Hur—2. Son of Arrius
  2/4Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy Messala.
9. 16:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 7. Mr Darwin Entertains
  7/8Danger lurks in Egypt for the suave sleuth and wife Steve at the Hotel Karamet.
10. 16:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 2. Blackmail
  2/5The Cloade family are after money from Gordon's widow. Do they want rid of her too?
11. 17:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—2. Gaol
  2/5Colm Tóibín is in Oscar Wilde's cell at Reading gaol reflecting on the writer's father.
12. 17:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 2
  2/5Maya is attempting to assimilate into Ghanaian life with a job at a university.
13. 17:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 5, Nightmare Cottage
  3/6A cottage on the Sizzlinghurst estate becomes vacant and everyone wants it.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Series 9, I Was Monty's Treble
  2/17The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?
2. 18:30
  In the End—Episode 5
  5/6A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.
3. 19:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden.
4. 19:30
  Trapped—Series 2, 2. Hole Lot of Love
  2/440-year-old nanny Debs is on a quest to find love.
5. 20:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Why is it so hard for our brains to plan for the future?
  49/52Manoush Zomorodi talks to experts about how we can better plan for the future
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Dan Snow
  Historian Dan Snow chooses Slide Away by Oasis and Mr Brightside by The Killers.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 4, Rufus Wainwright (the B-Side)
  2/12Rufus Wainwright responds to audience questions about his 2003 album, 'Want One'
8. 21:30
  Run Man Run—2. Fearful Survivor
  2/4Jimmy Johnson knows that Detective Walker is a killer.
9. 22:00
  Janey Godley: The C Bomb—Series 1, 4. I Don't Know How Long I've Got Left
  As she now faces end-of-life care, another chance to hear Janey’s brutally funny story.
10. 22:30
  The Lee Mack Show—Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  4/6Sophie Ellis-Bextor joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music.
11. 23:00
  Father Figure—Series 1, The Wake
  3/4House-husband Tom is forced to confront his deepest fears at his uncle's laying out.
12. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Hur—2. Son of Arrius
  2/4Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy Messala.
2. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery, 7. Mr Darwin Entertains
  7/8Danger lurks in Egypt for the suave sleuth and wife Steve at the Hotel Karamet.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 2. Blackmail
  2/5The Cloade family are after money from Gordon's widow. Do they want rid of her too?
4. 02:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—2. Gaol
  2/5Colm Tóibín is in Oscar Wilde's cell at Reading gaol reflecting on the writer's father.
5. 02:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 2
  2/5Maya is attempting to assimilate into Ghanaian life with a job at a university.
6. 02:30
  Gloomsbury—Series 5, Nightmare Cottage
  3/6A cottage on the Sizzlinghurst estate becomes vacant and everyone wants it.
7. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 9, I Was Monty's Treble
  2/17The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?
8. 03:30
  In the End—Episode 5
  5/6A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.
9. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden.
10. 04:30
  Trapped—Series 2, 2. Hole Lot of Love
  2/440-year-old nanny Debs is on a quest to find love.
11. 05:00
  Ben Hur—3. The Chariot Race
  3/4The prince and his former friend Messala try to exact brutal revenge on each other.

Wednesday 19 July 2023