BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 17 July 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Good Read—Will Self and Rachel Johnson
  Will Self and Rachel Johnson join Harriett Gilbert to chat about favourite books
2. 00:30
  The King of Dreams
  Alice Roberts goes in search of the man who taught us how to control our own dreams.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 2
  2/5Edgware is dead. Her ladyship is the prime suspect for his murder - but whodunnit?
4. 01:30
  Keep On Running—2. On the Run
  2/6Eric and Lorraine are on the run. But their innocent ploy to be together becomes serious.
5. 02:00
  Moving—6. Breaking Up
  6/6Relationships crack under the strain of home improvements and ill-judged decisions
6. 02:30
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The White Box of Great Bardfield
  25/24Can Neddie Seagoon get rich quick by exporting Britain's surfeit of snow?
7. 03:00
  Miracles R Us—Flux
  1/4Caroline runs a family back-up service, but can she let Sylvia join Household Solutions?
8. 03:30
  Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—2. The Law of the Arctic
  2/10Kill or be killed. Jack learns about the law of the Arctic.
9. 03:45
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—12. Fateful News
  12/15Jennifer North returns to New York and falls madly in love - but then tragedy strikes.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—Helen MacDonald, Salena Godden, Nick Robinson
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
11. 04:30
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 3, Close But No Cigar
  5/6PJ dumps Cassie - does this mean that Pete and Cassie will finally get together?
12. 05:00
  Aumonier's World—1. Where was Wych Street?
  1/4A row over the location of a street in Central London escalates out of control.
13. 05:30
  Aumonier's World—2. A Source of Irritation
  2/4Why is Sam's usual day farming turnips so rudely interrupted?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
2. 06:30
  Keep On Running—3. An Unexpected Visitor
  3/6Eric and Lorraine find themselves in trouble when a visitor arrives.
3. 07:00
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Phonsie gets excited by the discovery linked to a ramshackle cottage.
4. 07:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Sheik
  14/16The Lad signs up to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.
5. 08:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 3, Boswell's Life of Gandhi
  Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Gandhi.
6. 08:30
  Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—3. Against All Odds
  3/10Against all odds the expedition arrives at Gruhuken.
7. 08:45
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—13. An Old Flame
  13/15After the tragedy, Neely gets agitated and Anne gets a visit from a former lover.
8. 09:00
  Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club—Episode 1
  Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity. This week, why don’t men wear sunscreen?
9. 09:30
  Nature's Great Invaders—3. Harlequin Ladybird
  3/5Derek Mooney finds out how the harlequin ladybird became the UK's fastest invader ever.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Letter to Philippi - Shine like stars
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Lyndall Bywater
11. 10:00
  Archive on 4—Search for a Common Culture
  Did a common culture ever exist in the UK, what did it mean and is it needed now?
12. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
13. 11:30
  Keep On Running—3. An Unexpected Visitor
  3/6Eric and Lorraine find themselves in trouble when a visitor arrives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Phonsie gets excited by the discovery linked to a ramshackle cottage.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Sheik
  14/16The Lad signs up to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.
3. 13:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 3, Boswell's Life of Gandhi
  Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Gandhi.
4. 13:30
  Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—3. Against All Odds
  3/10Against all odds the expedition arrives at Gruhuken.
5. 13:45
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—13. An Old Flame
  13/15After the tragedy, Neely gets agitated and Anne gets a visit from a former lover.
6. 14:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes compete in the verbal game show
7. 14:30
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, France
  3/6Can 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn escape the clutches of French revolutionaries?
8. 15:00
  Aumonier's World—3. Freddie Finds Himself
  3/4Freddie is the butt of his family - until he discovers his true vocation.
9. 15:30
  Aumonier's World—4. Funeral March
  4/4Madame Vieninoff is alluring and rich. But where exactly does her money come from?
10. 16:00
  Archive on 4—Search for a Common Culture
  Did a common culture ever exist in the UK, what did it mean and is it needed now?
11. 17:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
12. 17:30
  Keep On Running—3. An Unexpected Visitor
  3/6Eric and Lorraine find themselves in trouble when a visitor arrives.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Phonsie gets excited by the discovery linked to a ramshackle cottage.
2. 18:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Sheik
  14/16The Lad signs up to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.
3. 19:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 3, Boswell's Life of Gandhi
  Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Gandhi.
4. 19:30
  Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—3. Against All Odds
  3/10Against all odds the expedition arrives at Gruhuken.
5. 19:45
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—13. An Old Flame
  13/15After the tragedy, Neely gets agitated and Anne gets a visit from a former lover.
6. 20:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes compete in the verbal game show
7. 20:30
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, France
  3/6Can 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn escape the clutches of French revolutionaries?
8. 21:00
  Aumonier's World—3. Freddie Finds Himself
  3/4Freddie is the butt of his family - until he discovers his true vocation.
9. 21:30
  Aumonier's World—4. Funeral March
  4/4Madame Vieninoff is alluring and rich. But where exactly does her money come from?
10. 22:00
  Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club—Episode 1
  Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity. This week, why don’t men wear sunscreen?
11. 22:30
  The Museum of Everything—Series 3, The Expo
  5/6Marvel at the meerkats, visit a new theme park... and one man must face 'The Curator'.
12. 23:00
  Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize—Episode 3
  3/5A Puritan vet dishes out tough love to ill pets. Stars Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.
13. 23:30
  Party—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4The Party sets out to clarify its policies on climate change.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Search for a Common Culture
  Did a common culture ever exist in the UK, what did it mean and is it needed now?
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
3. 01:30
  Keep On Running—3. An Unexpected Visitor
  3/6Eric and Lorraine find themselves in trouble when a visitor arrives.
4. 02:00
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Phonsie gets excited by the discovery linked to a ramshackle cottage.
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The Sheik
  14/16The Lad signs up to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.
6. 03:00
  Boswell's Lives—Series 3, Boswell's Life of Gandhi
  Time-travelling biographer James Boswell meets Gandhi.
7. 03:30
  Dark Matter by Michelle Paver—3. Against All Odds
  3/10Against all odds the expedition arrives at Gruhuken.
8. 03:45
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—13. An Old Flame
  13/15After the tragedy, Neely gets agitated and Anne gets a visit from a former lover.
9. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes compete in the verbal game show
10. 04:30
  Elephants to Catch Eels—Series 2, France
  3/6Can 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn escape the clutches of French revolutionaries?
11. 05:00
  Aumonier's World—3. Freddie Finds Himself
  3/4Freddie is the butt of his family - until he discovers his true vocation.
12. 05:30
  Aumonier's World—4. Funeral March
  4/4Madame Vieninoff is alluring and rich. But where exactly does her money come from?

Thursday 18 July 2024