BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 20 November 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—In The Studio - Sharon Olds: Poetry Coming Down My Arm
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  Grandmothers by Salley Vickers (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Nan takes Billy on holiday, whilst Blanche is still estranged from her grandchildren.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Geoff Norcott
  Comedian Geoff Norcott chooses numbers by The Small Faces and U2.
4. 01:50
  Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/31860s: Sisters Sophia and Constance live above a thriving drapery in the Potteries
5. 03:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Eric and Ern get the bird from Percy Edwards and Nelson gets a call from Lady Hamilton.
6. 03:30
  Tony's—Series 1, The Italian Connection
  5/6The salon and owner are attacked by gangsters, but can a cousin speak their language?
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Doctor Who at 60, Russell T Davies
  Screenwriter Russell T Davies is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Sloths
  Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
9. 05:00
  HG Wells—Kipps, 1. The Making of Kipps
  1/5Kipps leaves school, and his first love Ann, when he’s apprenticed to a Folkestone draper.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
2. 06:30
  Pay Any Price—1. You Won't Remember This
  1/10A British singer unwittingly becomes part of a sinister CIA Cold War project.
3. 07:00
  Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives by Carl Honoré—1. Revolution
  1/5How do we make the most of our longer lives? Carl Honoré charts a revolution in ageing.
4. 07:15
  Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale—6. The Elopement
  6/15Sophia escapes to London with her lover, travelling salesman Gerald Scales.
5. 07:30
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 3, Corbyn and the Left
  1/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Crossed Swords
  8/8Excited Harold lets greed get the better of him. Adapted from BBC TV.
7. 08:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Cholericke is feverish and the arrival of Mary Lump causes concern. Lakeland poets parody.
8. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Jerome K Jerome
  4/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Lynne Truss.
9. 09:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
10. 10:00
  HG Wells—Kipps, 1. The Making of Kipps
  1/5Kipps leaves school, and his first love Ann, when he’s apprenticed to a Folkestone draper.
11. 11:00
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
12. 11:30
  Pay Any Price—1. You Won't Remember This
  1/10A British singer unwittingly becomes part of a sinister CIA Cold War project.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives by Carl Honoré—1. Revolution
  1/5How do we make the most of our longer lives? Carl Honoré charts a revolution in ageing.
2. 12:15
  Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale—6. The Elopement
  6/15Sophia escapes to London with her lover, travelling salesman Gerald Scales.
3. 12:30
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 3, Corbyn and the Left
  1/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
4. 13:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Crossed Swords
  8/8Excited Harold lets greed get the better of him. Adapted from BBC TV.
5. 13:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Cholericke is feverish and the arrival of Mary Lump causes concern. Lakeland poets parody.
6. 14:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Jerome K Jerome
  4/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Lynne Truss.
7. 14:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
8. 15:00
  HG Wells—Kipps, 1. The Making of Kipps
  1/5Kipps leaves school, and his first love Ann, when he’s apprenticed to a Folkestone draper.
9. 16:00
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
10. 16:30
  Pay Any Price—1. You Won't Remember This
  1/10A British singer unwittingly becomes part of a sinister CIA Cold War project.
11. 17:00
  Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives by Carl Honoré—1. Revolution
  1/5How do we make the most of our longer lives? Carl Honoré charts a revolution in ageing.
12. 17:15
  Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale—6. The Elopement
  6/15Sophia escapes to London with her lover, travelling salesman Gerald Scales.
13. 17:30
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 3, Corbyn and the Left
  1/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Crossed Swords
  8/8Excited Harold lets greed get the better of him. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 18:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Cholericke is feverish and the arrival of Mary Lump causes concern. Lakeland poets parody.
3. 19:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Jerome K Jerome
  4/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Lynne Truss.
4. 19:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
5. 20:00
  Radiolab—Series 10, Yellow Fluff and Other Curious Encounters
  3/8Radiolab explores the pursuit of knowledge leading to answers, failure and more questions
6. 20:55
  Witness History—Making Doctor Who
  On 23 November 1963, the first episode of Doctor Who was shown.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 7, David Gray (A-side)
  David Gray talks about White Ladder, a decade-defining album of the 2000s.
8. 21:30
  Doctor Who—Tenth Doctor Adventures, Cold Vengeance Part 1/2
  11/12On the frozen food satellite Coldstar, something sinister is defrosting - Ice Warriors!
9. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 80, Episode 1
  1/6The multi award-winning comedy panel game chaired by Jack Dee.
10. 22:30
  Domestic Science—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with Festival of the Spoken Nerd.
11. 22:45
  Darren Harriott: Black Label—Family
  1/4Comedian Darren Harriott examines his nan’s emigration and his relationship with his Dad.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 63, Episode 3
  3/6Zoe Lyons helps Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis examine the week via stand-up and sketches.
13. 23:30
  Forty Nights in the Wildebeest—Episode 6
  6/6Eavesdropping on Radio 4 newsreaders after hours and visit The Planet of the Grapes.
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Late
1. 00:00
  HG Wells—Kipps, 1. The Making of Kipps
  1/5Kipps leaves school, and his first love Ann, when he’s apprenticed to a Folkestone draper.
2. 01:00
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
3. 01:30
  Pay Any Price—1. You Won't Remember This
  1/10A British singer unwittingly becomes part of a sinister CIA Cold War project.
4. 02:00
  Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives by Carl Honoré—1. Revolution
  1/5How do we make the most of our longer lives? Carl Honoré charts a revolution in ageing.
5. 02:15
  Arnold Bennett - The Old Wives' Tale—6. The Elopement
  6/15Sophia escapes to London with her lover, travelling salesman Gerald Scales.
6. 02:30
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 3, Corbyn and the Left
  1/4Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
7. 03:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Crossed Swords
  8/8Excited Harold lets greed get the better of him. Adapted from BBC TV.
8. 03:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Cholericke is feverish and the arrival of Mary Lump causes concern. Lakeland poets parody.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Jerome K Jerome
  4/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Mark Billingham and Lynne Truss.
10. 04:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
11. 05:00
  HG Wells—Kipps, 2. Kipps Learns Something to his Advantage
  2/5Kipps’ life – and fortune - changes dramatically when he answers a newspaper advert.

Tuesday 21 November 2023