BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 21 August 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—Between the Sea and a Hard Place
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best poetry programmes from the BBC's archives.
2. 00:30
  An Invitation To Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey (Omnibus)
  A dramatised account of Madhur Jaffrey’s successes both as an actress and in the kitchen.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Tanya Moodie
  Actor and producer Tanya Moodie chooses songs by Ernie Smith and Joni Mitchell.
4. 01:50
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A young man escapes a dreary clerkship by taking a job as a teacher in Belgium.
5. 03:00
  Meet the Huggetts—'Ail and Hearty
  The family worries when Joe is seen calling in at the doctor's surgery.
6. 03:30
  Sub Lt Philips at Dartmouth
  Just how did lovely Leslie become a sub-Lieutenant on HMS Troutbridge?
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Celebrity Traitors, Stephen Fry
  Stephen Fry is castaway by Kirsty Young.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Faking Fossils
  The naturalist recalls finding an ammonite inside limestone, sparking his love of fossils.
9. 05:00
  Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse
  Levantine buys a racehorse with a troubled past and ships him to India.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 6. Betrayal and Judgement
  6/6Terrorism, murder and the church - can the intelligence officers unravel the web?
2. 06:30
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
3. 07:00
  Born Lippy by Jo Brand—1. Family
  1/5Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.
4. 07:15
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—6. Frances
  6/10William Crimsworth has a talented new pupil who tries to warn him about the school.
5. 07:30
  A Month of June—2. Lost and Found
  2/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV.
6. 08:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 9
  9/13Magical revelations from a couple of bona conjurers!
7. 08:30
  Radio Cars—Series 1, 3. A Heavy Night
  3/5Angela very trustingly lets Eddie stay at her place whilst she goes on holiday.
8. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 16, Dorothy Parker
  4/6James Walton puts his guests' literary knowledge to the test.
9. 09:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 2, A Gender Agenda
  2/6A visit from Bernard's mother raises the landladies' suspicion.
10. 10:00
  Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse
  Levantine buys a racehorse with a troubled past and ships him to India.
11. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 6. Betrayal and Judgement
  6/6Terrorism, murder and the church - can the intelligence officers unravel the web?
12. 11:30
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Born Lippy by Jo Brand—1. Family
  1/5Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.
2. 12:15
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—6. Frances
  6/10William Crimsworth has a talented new pupil who tries to warn him about the school.
3. 12:30
  A Month of June—2. Lost and Found
  2/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV.
4. 13:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 9
  9/13Magical revelations from a couple of bona conjurers!
5. 13:30
  Radio Cars—Series 1, 3. A Heavy Night
  3/5Angela very trustingly lets Eddie stay at her place whilst she goes on holiday.
6. 14:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 16, Dorothy Parker
  4/6James Walton puts his guests' literary knowledge to the test.
7. 14:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 2, A Gender Agenda
  2/6A visit from Bernard's mother raises the landladies' suspicion.
8. 15:00
  Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse
  Levantine buys a racehorse with a troubled past and ships him to India.
9. 16:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 6. Betrayal and Judgement
  6/6Terrorism, murder and the church - can the intelligence officers unravel the web?
10. 16:30
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
11. 17:00
  Born Lippy by Jo Brand—1. Family
  1/5Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.
12. 17:15
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—6. Frances
  6/10William Crimsworth has a talented new pupil who tries to warn him about the school.
13. 17:30
  A Month of June—2. Lost and Found
  2/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 9
  9/13Magical revelations from a couple of bona conjurers!
2. 18:30
  Radio Cars—Series 1, 3. A Heavy Night
  3/5Angela very trustingly lets Eddie stay at her place whilst she goes on holiday.
3. 19:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 16, Dorothy Parker
  4/6James Walton puts his guests' literary knowledge to the test.
4. 19:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 2, A Gender Agenda
  2/6A visit from Bernard's mother raises the landladies' suspicion.
5. 20:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 13, I Got You
  8/8True stories told live in the USA: tales about family, truth and lies
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Melanie C
  Former Spice Girl Melanie C chooses tracks by Stevie Wonder and The Bangles.
7. 21:00
  6 Music Stories—Sinéad O'Connor (the A-Side)
  Sinéad O'Connor talks to John Wilson about her most personal album, 2007's 'Theology'
8. 21:30
  Murder Most Foul—Series 2, 3. The Perfect Murder?
  3/6Nick Ross reviews the drowning of Elizabeth Barlow in 1957
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 79, Episode 6
  6/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
10. 22:30
  And Now in Colour—Series 2, Eurospecial
  5/6The sketch team cross the English Channel for a French link-up.
11. 23:00
  The United Nations of News
  Join Ria Lina and her fellow comics for an outsider's view on the news affecting you.
12. 23:30
  Concrete Cow—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Email problems in ancient Rome. Sketch comedy with Robert Webb and Olivia Colman.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse
  Levantine buys a racehorse with a troubled past and ships him to India.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 6. Betrayal and Judgement
  6/6Terrorism, murder and the church - can the intelligence officers unravel the web?
3. 01:30
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
4. 02:00
  Born Lippy by Jo Brand—1. Family
  1/5Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.
5. 02:15
  Charlotte Bronte - The Professor—6. Frances
  6/10William Crimsworth has a talented new pupil who tries to warn him about the school.
6. 02:30
  A Month of June—2. Lost and Found
  2/4June Whitfield is a retired politician engaging with TV.
7. 03:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 9
  9/13Magical revelations from a couple of bona conjurers!
8. 03:30
  Radio Cars—Series 1, 3. A Heavy Night
  3/5Angela very trustingly lets Eddie stay at her place whilst she goes on holiday.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 16, Dorothy Parker
  4/6James Walton puts his guests' literary knowledge to the test.
10. 04:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 2, A Gender Agenda
  2/6A visit from Bernard's mother raises the landladies' suspicion.
11. 05:00
  EM Forster - A Room with a View—1. Miss Honeychurch, Giotto and Too Much Beethoven
  1/4It is 1905 and cousins Lucy and Charlotte arrive in Florence, but not to rooms with a view

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