BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 21 July 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ben Hur—4. The King Comes into His Kingdom
  4/4After the prince's victory in the chariot race, news arrives of his mother and sister.
2. 01:00
  Little Novels by Wilkie Collins—1. Mr Policeman and the Cook
  1/5PC Brady has an astonishing deathbed confession to make.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 4. Death of a Witness
  4/5The inquest on the death of the stranger has taken place leaving Poirot disturbed.
4. 02:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—4. Yeats
  4/5Colm Tóibín turns his gaze to the life of John B Yeats, father of poet WB Yeats.
5. 02:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 4
  4/5Maya marches in Accra whilst Americans led by Martin Luther King march in Washington DC.
6. 02:30
  Michael Frayn's Magic Mobile—Episode 1
  1/4The latest from Frayn’s comic genius. Martin Jarvis directs a dazzling ensemble.
7. 03:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret
  7/20Confusion reigns when Mrs Pike reveals her news of a 'new arrival'.
8. 03:30
  Second Thoughts—Series 1, 2. Match of the Day
  2/10Jealous Faith is swamped with advice over Bill and his ex-wife Liza.
9. 04:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 23/07/1979
  Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Sid Colin, Barry Cryer and John Junkin.
10. 04:30
  Two Doors Down—Series 1, Drilling for Hamsters
  1/4A Belfast road's bohemian residents are saved from chaos by cleaning lady Sally.
11. 05:00
  Trevor Lloyd - The MacGuffin
  Ian McDiarmid stars in a dramatic homage to the film plot device and the man who named it.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Little Novels by Wilkie Collins—2. Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman
  2/5Stephen Wheatmeal is to take holy orders, but what should he do about his mistress?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 5. The Disguise
  5/5Poirot will have to think very fast to prevent another murder in the village.
3. 07:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—5. Romance
  5/5Colm Tóibín on the eternal youth of John B Yeats, father of the literary giant WB Yeats
4. 07:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 5
  5/5Maya finally discovers her African roots.
5. 07:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 5. The Appliance of Science
  5/6With Nigel Havers. Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the team and reveals some strange beliefs.
6. 08:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  5/6The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
7. 08:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Maria and Richard are forced to take in lodgers to pay off debt.
8. 09:00
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
9. 09:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous
  2/6Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent?
10. 10:00
  Trevor Lloyd - The MacGuffin
  Ian McDiarmid stars in a dramatic homage to the film plot device and the man who named it.
11. 11:00
  Little Novels by Wilkie Collins—2. Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman
  2/5Stephen Wheatmeal is to take holy orders, but what should he do about his mistress?
12. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 5. The Disguise
  5/5Poirot will have to think very fast to prevent another murder in the village.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—5. Romance
  5/5Colm Tóibín on the eternal youth of John B Yeats, father of the literary giant WB Yeats
2. 12:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 5
  5/5Maya finally discovers her African roots.
3. 12:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 5. The Appliance of Science
  5/6With Nigel Havers. Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the team and reveals some strange beliefs.
4. 13:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  5/6The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
5. 13:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Maria and Richard are forced to take in lodgers to pay off debt.
6. 14:00
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
7. 14:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous
  2/6Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent?
8. 15:00
  Trevor Lloyd - The MacGuffin
  Ian McDiarmid stars in a dramatic homage to the film plot device and the man who named it.
9. 16:00
  Little Novels by Wilkie Collins—2. Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman
  2/5Stephen Wheatmeal is to take holy orders, but what should he do about his mistress?
10. 16:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 5. The Disguise
  5/5Poirot will have to think very fast to prevent another murder in the village.
11. 17:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—5. Romance
  5/5Colm Tóibín on the eternal youth of John B Yeats, father of the literary giant WB Yeats
12. 17:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 5
  5/5Maya finally discovers her African roots.
13. 17:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 5. The Appliance of Science
  5/6With Nigel Havers. Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the team and reveals some strange beliefs.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  5/6The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
2. 18:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Maria and Richard are forced to take in lodgers to pay off debt.
3. 19:00
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
4. 19:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous
  2/6Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent?
5. 20:00
  A Man's a Man for a' That: Frederick Douglass in Scotland
  Opera singer Andrea Baker explores the impact of Frederick Douglass' time in Scotland.
6. 20:30
  A Good Read—Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth
  Vanessa Feltz and David Hepworth debate their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
7. 21:00
  Curious Cases—Series 17, More Frytful Scares
  Why do people like to be scared?
8. 21:30
  The Lost Special by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  How can a railway train completely disappear en route from Liverpool?
9. 22:00
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 2, Shrewsbury to Pwllheli
  2/6Alexei Sayle travels from Shrewsbury to Pwllheli, talking to strangers on his train.
10. 22:30
  The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney improvise sketches suggested by the audience.
11. 23:00
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Gelbetia
  1/6Missing for years, Brian has plenty of bizarre adventures to share...
12. 23:30
  Henry Normal's Encyclopaedia Poetica—Volume 3
  3/4Henry Normal opens volume three with poems about politics, class and trains.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bram Stoker - The Lair of the White Worm
  1870: Engineer Adam Salton probes the terrifying disappearance of men from a tiny village
2. 01:00
  Trevor Lloyd - The MacGuffin
  Ian McDiarmid stars in a dramatic homage to the film plot device and the man who named it.
3. 02:00
  Little Novels by Wilkie Collins—2. Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman
  2/5Stephen Wheatmeal is to take holy orders, but what should he do about his mistress?
4. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 5. The Disguise
  5/5Poirot will have to think very fast to prevent another murder in the village.
5. 03:00
  Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know by Colm Tóibín—5. Romance
  5/5Colm Tóibín on the eternal youth of John B Yeats, father of the literary giant WB Yeats
6. 03:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Episode 5
  5/5Maya finally discovers her African roots.
7. 03:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 5. The Appliance of Science
  5/6With Nigel Havers. Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the team and reveals some strange beliefs.
8. 04:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  5/6The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
9. 04:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Maria and Richard are forced to take in lodgers to pay off debt.
10. 05:00
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
11. 05:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous
  2/6Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent?

Saturday 22 July 2023