BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 7 July 2016

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 1. Warnings
  1/3The Otis family move into an old English country house, despite warnings it is haunted.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Fatherhood
  Dominic Arkwright, John Simpson, Will Cohu and Shaun Bailey discuss the role of fatherhood
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 3
  3/5The coroner's inquest raises awkward questions, and Inglethorpe incriminates himself.
4. 01:30
  The Strongest Girl in the World
  Cerys Matthews celebrates the rebel of Swedish children's literature, Pippi Longstocking.
5. 02:00
  Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox—Daughters Who Just Don't Listen
  3/10Iris tries to find out why her great-aunt Esme was put into a psychiatric unit.
6. 02:15
  The Invention of Childhood—Father, Is It Time?
  18/30Michael Morpurgo reveals children's working lives during the Industrial Revolution.
7. 02:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 5/7
  28/30The religious community in Yorkshire becomes cult-like.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Fire Season, Episode 3
  3/5The mule packers arrive with the fire lookout's supplies and ask if he ever gets lonely.
9. 03:00
  Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov—2. Love
  2/2Oblomov has fallen in love with Olga. Back in St Petersburg, her patience is tested.
10. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Moral and ethical dilemmas, posed by host Sue Perkins.
11. 04:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6It is time to party for students Paul and Ruby, but Maria and Richard hit a posh hotel.
12. 05:00
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 1, I'll Build That Bridge When I Come To It
  4/4Pete loves Cassie, but does she love him?
13. 05:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 6, Ann Widdecombe
  1/6Marcus Brigstocke persuades his guest Ann Widdecombe to try new experiences.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 4
  4/5An arrest is made. A court case begins. Things go from bad to worse for John and Lawrence.
2. 06:30
  The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
  Pink Floyd members explore the tragic mental breakdown of former front man Syd Barrett.
3. 07:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Monday Monday
  3/6Patrick rashly agrees to babysit, and Billy actually gets some work.
4. 07:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Tim talks to a death-defying parachutist and tells at least two jokes about chickens.
5. 08:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Clock
  6/6Bumps in the night for the author and wife Diana.
6. 08:30
  Radio Active—Series 5, Did You Catch It?
  8/8The Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a tug o' war.
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Arthur Smith, David Stafford.
8. 09:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 4, One Dog and His Man
  5/6Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles?
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Episode 1
  1/2Nancy Carroll plays the notorious courtesan with a trail of rich and powerful lovers.
10. 11:00
  Hidden Agendas—Christmas '83 in the Rhondda
  3/3Ceri would like to give her two young children toys, but their father has other plans.
11. 11:15
  Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers—Little Cinderellas
  1/2An unmarried British woman adopting a Chinese baby girl sees her motivations questioned.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Clock
  6/6Bumps in the night for the author and wife Diana.
2. 12:30
  Radio Active—Series 5, Did You Catch It?
  8/8The Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a tug o' war.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 4
  4/5An arrest is made. A court case begins. Things go from bad to worse for John and Lawrence.
4. 13:30
  The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
  Pink Floyd members explore the tragic mental breakdown of former front man Syd Barrett.
5. 14:00
  Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox—The Granddaughter of an Advocate
  4/10Esme is released from the psychiatric unit and thinks about the past.
6. 14:15
  The Invention of Childhood—I Ain't a Child
  19/30Victorian street children and the organisations that grew up to rescue them.
7. 14:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 6/7
  29/30Protesters disrupt the conference at the Yorkshire university where Luke is speaking.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Fire Season, Episode 4
  4/5May is relentless with wind, the tower vibrates and dust spirals off the mountains.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Episode 1
  1/2Nancy Carroll plays the notorious courtesan with a trail of rich and powerful lovers.
10. 16:00
  Booked—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Arthur Smith, David Stafford.
11. 16:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 4, One Dog and His Man
  5/6Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles?
12. 17:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Monday Monday
  3/6Patrick rashly agrees to babysit, and Billy actually gets some work.
13. 17:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Tim talks to a death-defying parachutist and tells at least two jokes about chickens.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 2. Haunting
  2/3Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to get rid of the troublesome Otis family.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Ernest Hemingway
  Michael Palin nominates Ernest Hemingway as his Great Life.
3. 19:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Clock
  6/6Bumps in the night for the author and wife Diana.
4. 19:30
  Radio Active—Series 5, Did You Catch It?
  8/8The Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a tug o' war.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 4
  4/5An arrest is made. A court case begins. Things go from bad to worse for John and Lawrence.
6. 20:30
  The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
  Pink Floyd members explore the tragic mental breakdown of former front man Syd Barrett.
7. 21:00
  Hidden Agendas—Christmas '83 in the Rhondda
  3/3Ceri would like to give her two young children toys, but their father has other plans.
8. 21:15
  Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers—Little Cinderellas
  1/2An unmarried British woman adopting a Chinese baby girl sees her motivations questioned.
9. 22:00
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Tim talks to a death-defying parachutist and tells at least two jokes about chickens.
10. 22:30
  The Music Teacher—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Nigel is distracted from his teaching duties by his temporary homelessness.
11. 22:45
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 2, About Poorly Relatives
  4/6Nathan Caton is unsympathetic when his parents are sick, as he has an important gig.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—07/07/2016
  Cariad Lloyd chats about 'improv' again with Pippa Evans and Rachel Parris.
13. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Revolution—The French Revolution
  1/6The radical comic turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
14. 23:30
  Polyoaks—Series 2, Desperately Seeking Susans
  3/6When Betty insists on cuts, Polyoaks faces a crisis over a controversial drugs audit.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 2. Haunting
  2/3Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to get rid of the troublesome Otis family.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Ernest Hemingway
  Michael Palin nominates Ernest Hemingway as his Great Life.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 4
  4/5An arrest is made. A court case begins. Things go from bad to worse for John and Lawrence.
4. 01:30
  The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
  Pink Floyd members explore the tragic mental breakdown of former front man Syd Barrett.
5. 02:00
  Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox—The Granddaughter of an Advocate
  4/10Esme is released from the psychiatric unit and thinks about the past.
6. 02:15
  The Invention of Childhood—I Ain't a Child
  19/30Victorian street children and the organisations that grew up to rescue them.
7. 02:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 6/7
  29/30Protesters disrupt the conference at the Yorkshire university where Luke is speaking.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Fire Season, Episode 4
  4/5May is relentless with wind, the tower vibrates and dust spirals off the mountains.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Episode 1
  1/2Nancy Carroll plays the notorious courtesan with a trail of rich and powerful lovers.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Arthur Smith, David Stafford.
11. 04:30
  When the Dog Dies—Series 4, One Dog and His Man
  5/6Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles?
12. 05:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 2, Monday Monday
  3/6Patrick rashly agrees to babysit, and Billy actually gets some work.
13. 05:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Tim talks to a death-defying parachutist and tells at least two jokes about chickens.

Friday 8 July 2016