BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 7 July 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel—4. Revelations
  4/4Ghosts and special agents once again work together in the sequel to Project Raphael.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Gresford, the Miners' Hymn
  Exploration of the haunting melancholy of Gresford, the Miners' Hymn, by Robert Saint.
3. 01:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 3, 3. Innocent Party
  3/13Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby probes the destruction of a theatre owned by two cousins.
4. 01:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 2, 2. Angel of the North & Footfall
  2/5Thought provoking short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 7
  7/10Cora hosts a midsummer party at her Aldwinter house as Stella's mysterious illness worsens
6. 02:15
  Shardlake—Heartstone, Episode 2
  2/10CJ Sansom's Tudor mystery featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.
7. 02:30
  Linard's Travels
  An insight into the life of Linard Davies, a baggage attendant at San Francisco airport.
8. 03:00
  Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw—2. Eliza's Big Test
  2/2It's Eliza‘s day of reckoning. Starring Alistair McGowan and Morgana Robinson.
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 10, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Jo Brand with Sofie Hagen, Jon Ablett and Kate Fox.
10. 04:30
  Millport—Series 1, Derek Dodds Is Dead
  4/6An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities.
11. 05:00
  55 and Over—2. Love Struck
  2/4Ray and Jane are like lovestruck teenagers with younger paramours. Stars Juliet Stevenson.
12. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 14, Battleaxe
  4/6Ed is enlisted to write the memoirs of Ping’s granny.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 3, 4. Blind Spot
  4/13Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby looks for clues at a plastics factory.
2. 06:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 2, 3. Detente & Two by Two
  3/5Thought provoking short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
3. 07:00
  Hobby Bobbies—Series 2, Burglaries
  4/4Can Britain's longest serving and laziest PCSOs catch a mystery hand-cream thief?
4. 07:30
  Unite—Series 1, The Party and the Proposal
  2/4Tony organises a weekend away to propose to Imogen, leaving the boys home alone.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Rail Strike
  8/12The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
6. 08:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Up the Pole
  4/6When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage.
7. 09:00
  The Motion Show—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins, Steve Punt and Marcus Brigstocke debate to win.
8. 09:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Divorced Doug and Molly date in secret, but they can't ignore their split.
9. 10:00
  The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy—1. Burying the Past
  1/3A man spends his life trying to atone for his past. Dramatisation of Thomas Hardy novel.
10. 11:00
  Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker—2. Brilliant, Holmes
  2/3Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the BBC Radio archive
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Rail Strike
  8/12The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
2. 12:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Up the Pole
  4/6When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage.
3. 13:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 3, 4. Blind Spot
  4/13Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby looks for clues at a plastics factory.
4. 13:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 2, 3. Detente & Two by Two
  3/5Thought provoking short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
5. 14:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 8
  8/10The mystery of the Essex Serpent appears to be solved.
6. 14:15
  Shardlake—Heartstone, Episode 3
  3/10CJ Sansom's Tudor mystery featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.
7. 14:30
  Sounds Natural—Bill Oddie
  The Goodies star tells Derek Jones about his longstanding love of bird watching.
8. 15:00
  The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy—1. Burying the Past
  1/3A man spends his life trying to atone for his past. Dramatisation of Thomas Hardy novel.
9. 16:00
  The Motion Show—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins, Steve Punt and Marcus Brigstocke debate to win.
10. 16:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Divorced Doug and Molly date in secret, but they can't ignore their split.
11. 17:00
  Hobby Bobbies—Series 2, Burglaries
  4/4Can Britain's longest serving and laziest PCSOs catch a mystery hand-cream thief?
12. 17:30
  Unite—Series 1, The Party and the Proposal
  2/4Tony organises a weekend away to propose to Imogen, leaving the boys home alone.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Wally K Daly—Before the Screaming Begins, Episode 1
  1/3An invasion by aliens interrupts a wedding anniversary celebration.
2. 18:30
  Short Cuts—Series 20, Self-Portrait
  3/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about turning the lens or microphone on yourself.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Rail Strike
  8/12The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
4. 19:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Up the Pole
  4/6When Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage.
5. 20:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 3, 4. Blind Spot
  4/13Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby looks for clues at a plastics factory.
6. 20:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 2, 3. Detente & Two by Two
  3/5Thought provoking short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
7. 21:00
  Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker—2. Brilliant, Holmes
  2/3Dr Hannah Fry brings you the best in codes, ciphers and secrets from the BBC Radio archive
8. 22:00
  Unite—Series 1, The Party and the Proposal
  2/4Tony organises a weekend away to propose to Imogen, leaving the boys home alone.
9. 22:30
  Life on Egg—Series 1, Inspection
  1/6Harry Hill has his work cut out when inspectors arrive to rate his prison, the Egg.
10. 22:45
  Woof—True Tales of Romance and Failure, A Foreign Tongue
  1/4Bittersweet stories written and performed by Chris Neill with Martin Hyder and Isy Suttie.
11. 23:00
  Radio Active—Series 4, David Chizzlenutt
  8/8Radio Active's Rep perform Dickens's literary classic - LIVE!
12. 23:30
  Bunk Bed—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/8Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's critically acclaimed talk through the darkness.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wally K Daly—Before the Screaming Begins, Episode 1
  1/3An invasion by aliens interrupts a wedding anniversary celebration.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 20, Self-Portrait
  3/7Josie Long presents short documentaries about turning the lens or microphone on yourself.
3. 01:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 3, 4. Blind Spot
  4/13Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby looks for clues at a plastics factory.
4. 01:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 2, 3. Detente & Two by Two
  3/5Thought provoking short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 8
  8/10The mystery of the Essex Serpent appears to be solved.
6. 02:15
  Shardlake—Heartstone, Episode 3
  3/10CJ Sansom's Tudor mystery featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.
7. 02:30
  Sounds Natural—Bill Oddie
  The Goodies star tells Derek Jones about his longstanding love of bird watching.
8. 03:00
  The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy—1. Burying the Past
  1/3A man spends his life trying to atone for his past. Dramatisation of Thomas Hardy novel.
9. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins, Steve Punt and Marcus Brigstocke debate to win.
10. 04:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Divorced Doug and Molly date in secret, but they can't ignore their split.
11. 05:00
  Hobby Bobbies—Series 2, Burglaries
  4/4Can Britain's longest serving and laziest PCSOs catch a mystery hand-cream thief?
12. 05:30
  Unite—Series 1, The Party and the Proposal
  2/4Tony organises a weekend away to propose to Imogen, leaving the boys home alone.

Thursday 8 July 2021