BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 30 July 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  A frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store, and his imagination runs wild.
2. 00:30
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—9. Attack
  9/9With the new society on the attack, Robert Neville refuses to leave his house.
3. 01:00
  Good Omens—6. Armageddon
  6/6Armageddon is imminent and the fate of the Earth rests on the shoulders of Adam Young.
4. 02:00
  Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
  The best-selling author and uber-producer discuss The Sandman, Hitchhikers and Good Omens.
5. 02:15
  Short Works—Cuckoo by Paul McVeigh
  A sudden injury causes Ben to look at himself in a brand new way.
6. 02:30
  Erebus by Michael Palin (Omnibus)
  Michael Palin reads from his book about the mysterious voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845.
7. 03:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—12. Flaming Fosdykes
  "We're being forced out of business by them flaming Fosdykes.".
8. 04:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Sweet Memories
  7/13Old photos resurface to create resentments for Jennifer and Henry.
9. 04:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/20An attractive new nurse sets pulses racing at the advertising agency.
10. 05:00
  Charles Parker Prize—2023
  Sara Parker introduces another new generation of exceptional student feature makers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Workshop - Night Photograph by Lavinia Greenlaw
  Daljit Nagra selects the best poetry programmes from the BBC's archive.
2. 06:30
  Je T'Aime: The legendary love story of Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (Omnibus)
  The story of how two major cultural icons of the twentieth century came together.
3. 07:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Dr Alex George
  Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George chooses songs by Elton John and Ben Howard.
4. 07:50
  Helen Dunmore - Your Blue-Eyed Boy (Omnibus)
  A female district judge's past catches up with her.
5. 09:00
  Meet the Huggetts—Transatlantic Tangle
  The family are baffled by a mystery letter from America.
6. 09:30
  Cuthbert Joins the Navy
  Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Edinburgh Winners, Steve Coogan
  Comedian and actor Steve Coogan shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
9. 11:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Workshop - Night Photograph by Lavinia Greenlaw
  Daljit Nagra selects the best poetry programmes from the BBC's archive.
10. 11:30
  Je T'Aime: The legendary love story of Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (Omnibus)
  The story of how two major cultural icons of the twentieth century came together.
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Afternoon
1. 12:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Dr Alex George
  Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George chooses songs by Elton John and Ben Howard.
2. 12:50
  Helen Dunmore - Your Blue-Eyed Boy (Omnibus)
  A female district judge's past catches up with her.
3. 14:00
  Meet the Huggetts—Transatlantic Tangle
  The family are baffled by a mystery letter from America.
4. 14:30
  Cuthbert Joins the Navy
  Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves.
5. 15:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Edinburgh Winners, Steve Coogan
  Comedian and actor Steve Coogan shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
6. 15:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
7. 16:00
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  A frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store, and his imagination runs wild.
8. 16:30
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—9. Attack
  9/9With the new society on the attack, Robert Neville refuses to leave his house.
9. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Workshop - Night Photograph by Lavinia Greenlaw
  Daljit Nagra selects the best poetry programmes from the BBC's archive.
10. 17:30
  Je T'Aime: The legendary love story of Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (Omnibus)
  The story of how two major cultural icons of the twentieth century came together.
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Evening
1. 18:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Dr Alex George
  Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George chooses songs by Elton John and Ben Howard.
2. 18:50
  Helen Dunmore - Your Blue-Eyed Boy (Omnibus)
  A female district judge's past catches up with her.
3. 20:00
  Meet the Huggetts—Transatlantic Tangle
  The family are baffled by a mystery letter from America.
4. 20:30
  Cuthbert Joins the Navy
  Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Edinburgh Winners, Steve Coogan
  Comedian and actor Steve Coogan shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
7. 22:00
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 4. David's Villa
  4/8Barney and Evan help David with renovations, while the girls get bikini-ready.
8. 22:30
  The Celebrity Voicemail Show—Series 1, Benedict Cumberbatch
  1/4Kayvan Novak imagines the answerphone messages of Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch.
9. 22:45
  Tina C—Tina C's Tiny Island Tour, England
  1/4The country singer and global activist explores the US and UK's special relationship.
10. 23:00
  Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting—Series 1, 2. East End Mafia
  2/6Linda gets a neighbour's Jack the Ripper letters valued, and falls foul of the mafia.
11. 23:30
  Radio 9—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5Travels at sea, a magazine for NIMBYs and faking your way in abseiling.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Workshop - Night Photograph by Lavinia Greenlaw
  Daljit Nagra selects the best poetry programmes from the BBC's archive.
2. 00:30
  Je T'Aime: The legendary love story of Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg (Omnibus)
  The story of how two major cultural icons of the twentieth century came together.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Dr Alex George
  Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George chooses songs by Elton John and Ben Howard.
4. 01:50
  Helen Dunmore - Your Blue-Eyed Boy (Omnibus)
  A female district judge's past catches up with her.
5. 03:00
  Meet the Huggetts—Transatlantic Tangle
  The family are baffled by a mystery letter from America.
6. 03:30
  Cuthbert Joins the Navy
  Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean waves.
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Edinburgh Winners, Steve Coogan
  Comedian and actor Steve Coogan shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
9. 05:00
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 3, Tempus Fugit
  1/6The priestly sleuth finds that time waits for no one as he investigates a murder.
10. 05:45
  Short Works—The Rivals by Dermot Bolger
  A celebrated author visits a dying man who claims to have been his rival.

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