Schedule

BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule 20 - 26 January 2020

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00:00	00:00 Ghosts From The Past—Mortmain by John Metcalfe 3/4 When disturbed Humphrey Child married his young Salome, he took his vows very seriously. 00:45 The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains—Episode 3 3/5 The reaver realises the dwarf is not all that he seems.	00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor—6. World Without Fire 6/6 The British government must track down the Exon seeds before any American involvement. 00:30 A Good Read—Melissa Benn and Terry Deary Kate Mosse asks Melissa Benn and Terry Deary to talk about their favourite books.	00:00 Fantastic Journeys—The Door in the Wall by HG Wells 1/4 Is a daydreamer brave enough to turn his back on the world he knows for a better life? 00:30 Pioneers—Series 1, Michael Cashman 5/5 Michael Cashman discusses the explosive moment when the UK saw its first gay kiss on TV.	00:00 Fantastic Journeys—Fifty Cents by Tim Powers and James P Blaylock 2/4 Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the Arizona desert. 00:30 The Palace of Laughter—Series 2, Eastbourne Royal Hippodrome 2/6 Exploring what was once acclaimed as one of the UK's most luxurious venues.	00:00 Fantastic Journeys—The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link 3/4 A distraught young woman loses both her boyfriend and her grandmother to a magical bag. 00:30 Great Lives—Marcus du Sautoy on Jorge Luis Borges Blind Argentinian writer Borges is championed by Marcus de Sautoy.	00:00 Fantastic Journeys—Peter F Hamilton - If At First ... 4/4 A diligent policeman discovers how a multi-millionaire businessman beats his rivals. 00:30 Off the Page—How Long Is a Piece of String? Matthew Parris with guests Susannah Jowitt, Jasmine Birtles and David Boyle.	00:00 Dan Dare—Series 2, Prisoners of Space 2/3 6/7 Dare, Peabody and Stranks arrive at XQY03 to rescue Digby and Spry from The Mekon. 00:30 Weird Tales—Series 3, Night Terrors by Lizzie Nunnery 4/4 Victoria can't sleep at night. Then bad dreams haunt her waking hours.
01:00	01:00 Queens of Noise - Omnibus—Get It On All-girl band Velveteens are high with excitement as they sign their first record deal.	01:00 The Same River Twice—5. Discovery 5/8 Inspector Wardlaw makes a shocking discovery in the search for Johnny's missing wife. 01:30 Supermarket Symphony A musical feature revealing the hidden beauty found in supermarkets over a day.	01:00 The Same River Twice—6. Information 6/8 Johnny’s search for his wife has ended. Inspector Wardlaw wants to launch a murder inquiry 01:30 What Would Jesus Eat? Food writer Stefan Gates investigates what was on the menu at The Last Supper.	01:00 The Same River Twice—7. Desperation 7/8 Attempting to clear his name, Johnny ends up at a loch-side cottage. 01:30 Hamlet Undressed A look behind the scenes at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's Hamlet with Maxine Peake.	01:00 The Same River Twice—8. Truth 8/8 As suspicion mounts about Johnny, his mother-in-law has information about his wife. 01:30 Ship of Spies Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs	01:00 VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 1. Remembrance of Things Past 1/6 Warshawski's aunt Rosa wants help, but they hate each other. Stars Kathleen Turner. 01:30 Marginalia Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page to explore marginalia.	01:00 A Small Town Murder (Omnibus)—Series 14 After many years service as a Family Liaison Officer Jackie is retiring. Stars Meera Syal.
02:00	02:15 Ronald Frame Short Stories—The Waitress at the Glockenspiel A waitress in Berlin serves coffee to her bitterest enemy. 02:30 Coming Up For Air by George Orwell (Omnibus)—Episode 1 1/2 George Bowling, an overweight, married, middle-aged insurance salesman surveys his life.	02:00 Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar—Episode 6 6/8 In a dark episode, Doctor Gordon tries a shocking treatment as Esther spirals into despair 02:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Cafe Talk 1/10 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: Adam Smith and World War I 02:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 1 1/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 02:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—1. Growing Up 1/5 The tough challenges of growing up in the Lake District in a sheep farming family.	02:00 Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar—Episode 7 7/8 In the iconic novel, Esther finally finds someone who understands and offers hope. 02:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Early Exchanges 2/10 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: what human childcare teaches us. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 2 2/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 02:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—2. Decisions 2/5 James and his family face a difficult decision to keep the farm out of debt.	02:00 Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar—Episode 8 8/8 In the iconic novel, with Doctor Nolan's help, Esther can finally fly free. 02:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Trade and War 3/10 Paul Seabright discusses the history of trade and violence. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 3 3/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 02:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—3. University 3/5 Clashing with his father, James gains a place at Oxford University.	02:00 Colin Dexter Short Stories—The Double Crossing A good first day for a certain detective named Lewis. Morse's creator reads his own story. 02:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Distance Matters 4/10 Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 4 4/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 02:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—4. Disease 4/5 James recalls facing the horror of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.	02:00 Alex Shearer - Getting a Life When someone sees their life going the other way on the back of a lorry, what can they do? 02:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Fair Exchange 5/10 Consumer protectors or greedy monopolists? Paul Seabright explores the role of the guilds. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 5 5/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch. 02:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—5. Spring 5/5 Lake District shepherd James Rebanks prepares for lambing season.	02:10 Inheritance Tracks—Meera Syal Actor and writer Meera Syal chooses 'Dum Maro Dum' from the film Hare Rama Hare Krishna. 02:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Brian Masters The award-winning author of Killing for Company talks about his notions of good and evil.
03:00	03:45 Travels with Bob—4. Newham 4/5 How much do folk in Newham know about a local Bletchley Park codebreaker?	03:00 The Annunciation Do mysterious religious messages delivered via library books foretell the Second Coming?	03:00 The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing—1. Arrival 1/2 A murder without motive? Racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.	03:00 The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing—2. Moses 2/2 Mary's troubled relationship with a houseboy comes to a violent end.	03:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1 1/2 Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.	03:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 2 2/2 Elinor and Marianne are invited to stay at Mrs Jennings' house in London.	03:00 Archive on 4—A Brief History of Disobedience Joe Queenan offers a Brief History of Disobedience, follow up to Blame, Anger and Shame.
04:00	04:00 The Northern Irish Man in CS Lewis The much-loved writer's fascinating childhood and how it inspired tales of Narnia.	04:00 Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 7 7/8 Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Charles Collingwood and Miles Jupp join Nicholas Parsons. 04:30 Semi Circles—Series 2, Charity Begins at Home 5/6 Helen and Ben fight the forces of materialism. Can they win when promotion beckons?	04:00 Jest a Minute—Series 1, Episode 4 4/6 Justin Moorhouse and Tom Wrigglesworth join Rhod Gilbert in the comedy quiz. 04:30 Odd Balls—Night Receptionist by Stan Rooker 3/4 Late night at a hospital emergency unit, a good Samaritan's night goes from bad to worse.	04:00 The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 4 4/6 Chris Addison and Alun Cochrane join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 04:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 2, Read All About It 6/6 After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert battles to avoid the press.	04:00 The Write Stuff—Series 4, William Wordsworth 1/6 Return of the panel game of literary correctness with James Walton. 04:30 Capital Gains—Series 1, Venture Capital 3/4 Absconding with £4.6 million cash is a challenge for Julius Hutch.	04:00 We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 Clive Anderson's panel show of the past with Gyles Brandreth and Richard Herring. 04:30 The Emerald Green Show—All For One 4/4 Will Emerald's ego be able to deal with the ambitious plans of new girl Tanesha?	04:00 Sherlock Holmes v Dracula The world's greatest sleuth pits his wits against the evil forces of the sanguinary count.
05:00	05:00 Poetry Extra—David Jones and Edmund Blunden Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC poetry archive. 05:30 All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Jen is driven to compete with Stuart in the parenting stakes.	05:00 Chambers—Series 1, QC at Any Cost 1/5 John Fuller-Carp is hell-bent on becoming a QC... 05:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 23, Episode 3 3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	05:00 HR—Series 1, An Appraisal 1/6 Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer. 05:30 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, The Rubington's Doobrery 9000 2/4 Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop.	05:00 Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 With job cuts predicted, who will survive the bloodbath? 05:30 Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 2, Nina Wadia and Elis James 2/4 Nina Wadia and Elis James join Joe to share their obsessions.	05:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Pool 4/4 Two old men with a shared love of the art of fishing have a past which haunts them both. 05:30 Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 3 3/13 Sarah Millican's panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.	05:00 Reluctant Persuaders—Series 2, 2: Just Do It 2/4 The team discover their Protein Team campaign has gone viral. And not in a good way. 05:30 The Skewer—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before.	05:30 Journeys Down My Street—The Polish Community in Bradford 1/3 Older generations of immigrants share their stories from the heart of their communities.
06:00	06:00 The Same River Twice—5. Discovery 5/8 Inspector Wardlaw makes a shocking discovery in the search for Johnny's missing wife. 06:30 Supermarket Symphony A musical feature revealing the hidden beauty found in supermarkets over a day.	06:00 The Same River Twice—6. Information 6/8 Johnny’s search for his wife has ended. Inspector Wardlaw wants to launch a murder inquiry 06:30 What Would Jesus Eat? Food writer Stefan Gates investigates what was on the menu at The Last Supper.	06:00 The Same River Twice—7. Desperation 7/8 Attempting to clear his name, Johnny ends up at a loch-side cottage. 06:30 Hamlet Undressed A look behind the scenes at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's Hamlet with Maxine Peake.	06:00 The Same River Twice—8. Truth 8/8 As suspicion mounts about Johnny, his mother-in-law has information about his wife. 06:30 Ship of Spies Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs	06:00 VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 1. Remembrance of Things Past 1/6 Warshawski's aunt Rosa wants help, but they hate each other. Stars Kathleen Turner. 06:30 Marginalia Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page to explore marginalia.	06:00 Sherlock Holmes v Dracula The world's greatest sleuth pits his wits against the evil forces of the sanguinary count.	06:00 Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater (Omnibus) Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch
07:00	07:00 Chambers—Series 1, QC at Any Cost 1/5 John Fuller-Carp is hell-bent on becoming a QC... 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 23, Episode 3 3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	07:00 HR—Series 1, An Appraisal 1/6 Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer. 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, The Rubington's Doobrery 9000 2/4 Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop.	07:00 Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 With job cuts predicted, who will survive the bloodbath? 07:30 Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 2, Nina Wadia and Elis James 2/4 Nina Wadia and Elis James join Joe to share their obsessions.	07:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Pool 4/4 Two old men with a shared love of the art of fishing have a past which haunts them both. 07:30 Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 3 3/13 Sarah Millican's panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.	07:00 Reluctant Persuaders—Series 2, 2: Just Do It 2/4 The team discover their Protein Team campaign has gone viral. And not in a good way. 07:30 The Skewer—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before.	07:30 Journeys Down My Street—The Polish Community in Bradford 1/3 Older generations of immigrants share their stories from the heart of their communities.	07:15 AS Byatt - Gode's Story There was once a young sailor who was a great dancer. Read by Sheila Mitchell. 07:30 All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 3 3/4 Hetty's old diaries turn up some uncomfortable home truths for Maggie.
08:00	08:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 1, Daily Rehearsals 9/13 A driving lesson sparks problems aplenty for the dear ladies. 08:30 Dad's Army—Series 3, The Great White Hunter 7/26 Mainwaring sparks chaos tracking down a purloined silk parachute!	08:00 The Goon Show—Series 5, The Booted Gorilla (Found?) 10/24 A trap must be laid on an African jungle safari, and Bluebottle gets a surprise. 08:30 Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 6 6/20 Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report for the Daily Polari	08:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Conjurer 19/20 The Lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison. 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 6 6/8 A musing pianist and a two-headed 'Great Eccentric'. Stars Ronnie Barker.	08:00 The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Daft Half Hour (20/08/1972) The King of Knotty Ash examines black magic and gets a part in a horror movie. Or does he? 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 9 9/13 The Addictive Knitter, and a rare madrigal by Risotto.	08:00 The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 2 6/7 Blankety Blank gets a new host. With Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett, Jo Kendall and Fred Harris. 08:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.	08:00 Archive on 4—A Brief History of Disobedience Joe Queenan offers a Brief History of Disobedience, follow up to Blame, Anger and Shame.	08:00 Life With The Lyons—Nature Boy Ben decides that the family needs to try a simpler lifestyle. 08:30 Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, It Never Rains ... 5/13 Harry goes on holiday to the seaside and is treated to a week of typical British weather.
09:00	09:00 Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 7 7/8 Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Charles Collingwood and Miles Jupp join Nicholas Parsons. 09:30 Semi Circles—Series 2, Charity Begins at Home 5/6 Helen and Ben fight the forces of materialism. Can they win when promotion beckons?	09:00 The News Quiz Extra—Series 28, Rosie Jones, Hugo Rifkind, Ahir Shah and Rachel Parris 2/8 Nish is joined by Rachel Parris, Rosie Jones, Ahir Shah and journalist Hugo Rifkind. 09:45 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 3 3/4 The Cold War, the space race and the last man on the moon.	09:00 The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 4 4/6 Chris Addison and Alun Cochrane join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 09:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 2, Read All About It 6/6 After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert battles to avoid the press.	09:00 The Write Stuff—Series 4, William Wordsworth 1/6 Return of the panel game of literary correctness with James Walton. 09:30 Capital Gains—Series 1, Venture Capital 3/4 Absconding with £4.6 million cash is a challenge for Julius Hutch.	09:00 We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 Clive Anderson's panel show of the past with Gyles Brandreth and Richard Herring. 09:30 The Emerald Green Show—All For One 4/4 Will Emerald's ego be able to deal with the ambitious plans of new girl Tanesha?	09:00 4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan Author Lynne Truss celebrates the life of Dora Bryan with some archive treasures.	09:00 Orwell in Five Words (Omnibus) George Orwell has been dead for 70 years. What can his ideas tell us about life in 2020?
10:00	10:00 The Annunciation Do mysterious religious messages delivered via library books foretell the Second Coming?	10:00 The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing—1. Arrival 1/2 A murder without motive? Racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.	10:00 The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing—2. Moses 2/2 Mary's troubled relationship with a houseboy comes to a violent end.	10:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1 1/2 Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.	10:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 2 2/2 Elinor and Marianne are invited to stay at Mrs Jennings' house in London.		10:10 The Listening Project—Malcolm and Ann – Married to the Farm A townie married a farmer, not realising a herd of Jerseys would be part of the deal 10:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Tom Hanks From the Beatles to Richard Strauss, actor Tom Hanks makes his castaway choices.
11:00	11:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 6, Attention Please 7/16 Guy Raz explores how, in an age of distraction, we can pay more attention.	11:00 Jellyfish—Jellyfish 1/3 A woman takes her son for a day out before he starts school for the first time. 11:15 David Constantine - The Listening Heart Summer 1802: Beethoven's life is at crisis point with his impending deafness.	11:00 Tony Law's Surreal Guide to Surreal Comedy—3, Mortimer, Morris and 'mando 3/3 Tony Law looks at Surrealism in Comedy with Vic & Bob, Chris Morris and Armando Ianucci.	11:00 Jellyfish—Fittest 2/3 A woman heads north, driven by strange phenomena and uncanny weather. 11:15 Drama on 4—The Dad Who Fell to Earth Toby Hadoke's comedy drama about grief and aliens. Starring Ronald Pickup.	11:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Be Kind To Your Mind with Caroline Crampton Amanda Litherland and Caroline Crampton recommend self improvement podcasts.		11:00 Radiolab—Series 6, I Hart K-Pop 4/8 Radiolab explores how much do you want to know about the people you idolise?
12:00	12:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 1, Daily Rehearsals 9/13 A driving lesson sparks problems aplenty for the dear ladies. 12:30 Dad's Army—Series 3, The Great White Hunter 7/26 Mainwaring sparks chaos tracking down a purloined silk parachute!	12:00 The Goon Show—Series 5, The Booted Gorilla (Found?) 10/24 A trap must be laid on an African jungle safari, and Bluebottle gets a surprise. 12:30 Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 6 6/20 Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report for the Daily Polari	12:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Conjurer 19/20 The Lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison. 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 6 6/8 A musing pianist and a two-headed 'Great Eccentric'. Stars Ronnie Barker.	12:00 The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Daft Half Hour (20/08/1972) The King of Knotty Ash examines black magic and gets a part in a horror movie. Or does he? 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 9 9/13 The Addictive Knitter, and a rare madrigal by Risotto.	12:00 The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 2 6/7 Blankety Blank gets a new host. With Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett, Jo Kendall and Fred Harris. 12:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.	12:00 HR—Series 1, An Appraisal 1/6 Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer. 12:30 Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 6 6/20 Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report for the Daily Polari	12:00 Life With The Lyons—Nature Boy Ben decides that the family needs to try a simpler lifestyle. 12:30 Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, It Never Rains ... 5/13 Harry goes on holiday to the seaside and is treated to a week of typical British weather.
13:00	13:00 The Same River Twice—5. Discovery 5/8 Inspector Wardlaw makes a shocking discovery in the search for Johnny's missing wife. 13:30 Supermarket Symphony A musical feature revealing the hidden beauty found in supermarkets over a day.	13:00 The Same River Twice—6. Information 6/8 Johnny’s search for his wife has ended. Inspector Wardlaw wants to launch a murder inquiry 13:30 What Would Jesus Eat? Food writer Stefan Gates investigates what was on the menu at The Last Supper.	13:00 The Same River Twice—7. Desperation 7/8 Attempting to clear his name, Johnny ends up at a loch-side cottage. 13:30 Hamlet Undressed A look behind the scenes at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's Hamlet with Maxine Peake.	13:00 The Same River Twice—8. Truth 8/8 As suspicion mounts about Johnny, his mother-in-law has information about his wife. 13:30 Ship of Spies Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs	13:00 VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 1. Remembrance of Things Past 1/6 Warshawski's aunt Rosa wants help, but they hate each other. Stars Kathleen Turner. 13:30 Marginalia Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page to explore marginalia.	13:00 A Small Town Murder (Omnibus)—Series 14 After many years service as a Family Liaison Officer Jackie is retiring. Stars Meera Syal.	13:00 Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater (Omnibus) Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch
14:00	14:00 Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar—Episode 6 6/8 In a dark episode, Doctor Gordon tries a shocking treatment as Esther spirals into despair 14:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Cafe Talk 1/10 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: Adam Smith and World War I 14:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 1 1/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 14:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—1. Growing Up 1/5 The tough challenges of growing up in the Lake District in a sheep farming family.	14:00 Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar—Episode 7 7/8 In the iconic novel, Esther finally finds someone who understands and offers hope. 14:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Early Exchanges 2/10 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: what human childcare teaches us. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 2 2/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 14:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—2. Decisions 2/5 James and his family face a difficult decision to keep the farm out of debt.	14:00 Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar—Episode 8 8/8 In the iconic novel, with Doctor Nolan's help, Esther can finally fly free. 14:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Trade and War 3/10 Paul Seabright discusses the history of trade and violence. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 3 3/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 14:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—3. University 3/5 Clashing with his father, James gains a place at Oxford University.	14:00 Colin Dexter Short Stories—The Double Crossing A good first day for a certain detective named Lewis. Morse's creator reads his own story. 14:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Distance Matters 4/10 Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 4 4/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch 14:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—4. Disease 4/5 James recalls facing the horror of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.	14:00 Alex Shearer - Getting a Life When someone sees their life going the other way on the back of a lorry, what can they do? 14:15 Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade—Fair Exchange 5/10 Consumer protectors or greedy monopolists? Paul Seabright explores the role of the guilds. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—Penelope Mortimer - The Pumpkin Eater, Episode 5 5/5 Helen McCrory stars in Penelope Mortimer's study of marriage, dramatised by Georgia Fitch. 14:45 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—5. Spring 5/5 Lake District shepherd James Rebanks prepares for lambing season.	14:10 Inheritance Tracks—Meera Syal Actor and writer Meera Syal chooses 'Dum Maro Dum' from the film Hare Rama Hare Krishna. 14:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Brian Masters The award-winning author of Killing for Company talks about his notions of good and evil.	14:15 AS Byatt - Gode's Story There was once a young sailor who was a great dancer. Read by Sheila Mitchell. 14:30 Coming Up For Air by George Orwell (Omnibus)—Episode 2 2/2 George Bowling tells us how he got a job after the First World War.
15:00	15:00 The Annunciation Do mysterious religious messages delivered via library books foretell the Second Coming?	15:00 The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing—1. Arrival 1/2 A murder without motive? Racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.	15:00 The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing—2. Moses 2/2 Mary's troubled relationship with a houseboy comes to a violent end.	15:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 1 1/2 Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.	15:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility—Episode 2 2/2 Elinor and Marianne are invited to stay at Mrs Jennings' house in London.	15:00 Archive on 4—A Brief History of Disobedience Joe Queenan offers a Brief History of Disobedience, follow up to Blame, Anger and Shame.	15:45 Travels with Bob—5. Peterhead 5/5 Paddy meets a trawlerman who has fishing in his blood.
16:00	16:00 Just a Minute—Series 64, Episode 7 7/8 Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Charles Collingwood and Miles Jupp join Nicholas Parsons. 16:30 Semi Circles—Series 2, Charity Begins at Home 5/6 Helen and Ben fight the forces of materialism. Can they win when promotion beckons?	16:00 Jest a Minute—Series 1, Episode 4 4/6 Justin Moorhouse and Tom Wrigglesworth join Rhod Gilbert in the comedy quiz. 16:30 Odd Balls—Night Receptionist by Stan Rooker 3/4 Late night at a hospital emergency unit, a good Samaritan's night goes from bad to worse.	16:00 The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 4 4/6 Chris Addison and Alun Cochrane join Frank Skinner and historian Dr Kate Williams. 16:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 2, Read All About It 6/6 After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert battles to avoid the press.	16:00 The Write Stuff—Series 4, William Wordsworth 1/6 Return of the panel game of literary correctness with James Walton. 16:30 Capital Gains—Series 1, Venture Capital 3/4 Absconding with £4.6 million cash is a challenge for Julius Hutch.	16:00 We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 Clive Anderson's panel show of the past with Gyles Brandreth and Richard Herring. 16:30 The Emerald Green Show—All For One 4/4 Will Emerald's ego be able to deal with the ambitious plans of new girl Tanesha?	16:00 Sherlock Holmes v Dracula The world's greatest sleuth pits his wits against the evil forces of the sanguinary count.	16:00 George R Sims - The Haverstock Hill Murder A desperate mother commissions a Victorian lady detective to save her son.
17:00	17:00 Chambers—Series 1, QC at Any Cost 1/5 John Fuller-Carp is hell-bent on becoming a QC... 17:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 23, Episode 3 3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	17:00 HR—Series 1, An Appraisal 1/6 Caught verbally abusing a client, a senior manager faces his HR officer. 17:30 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, The Rubington's Doobrery 9000 2/4 Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop.	17:00 Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 With job cuts predicted, who will survive the bloodbath? 17:30 Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 2, Nina Wadia and Elis James 2/4 Nina Wadia and Elis James join Joe to share their obsessions.	17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Pool 4/4 Two old men with a shared love of the art of fishing have a past which haunts them both. 17:30 Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 3 3/13 Sarah Millican's panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda.	17:00 Reluctant Persuaders—Series 2, 2: Just Do It 2/4 The team discover their Protein Team campaign has gone viral. And not in a good way. 17:30 The Skewer—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before.	17:30 Journeys Down My Street—The Polish Community in Bradford 1/3 Older generations of immigrants share their stories from the heart of their communities.	17:00 Poetry Extra—Murmur Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 17:30 All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 3 3/4 Hetty's old diaries turn up some uncomfortable home truths for Maggie.
18:00	18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor—6. World Without Fire 6/6 The British government must track down the Exon seeds before any American involvement. 18:30 A Good Read—Melissa Benn and Terry Deary Kate Mosse asks Melissa Benn and Terry Deary to talk about their favourite books.	18:00 Fantastic Journeys—The Door in the Wall by HG Wells 1/4 Is a daydreamer brave enough to turn his back on the world he knows for a better life? 18:30 Pioneers—Series 1, Michael Cashman 5/5 Michael Cashman discusses the explosive moment when the UK saw its first gay kiss on TV.	18:00 Fantastic Journeys—Fifty Cents by Tim Powers and James P Blaylock 2/4 Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the Arizona desert. 18:30 The Palace of Laughter—Series 2, Eastbourne Royal Hippodrome 2/6 Exploring what was once acclaimed as one of the UK's most luxurious venues.	18:00 Fantastic Journeys—The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link 3/4 A distraught young woman loses both her boyfriend and her grandmother to a magical bag. 18:30 Great Lives—Marcus du Sautoy on Jorge Luis Borges Blind Argentinian writer Borges is championed by Marcus de Sautoy.	18:00 Fantastic Journeys—Peter F Hamilton - If At First ... 4/4 A diligent policeman discovers how a multi-millionaire businessman beats his rivals. 18:30 Off the Page—How Long Is a Piece of String? Matthew Parris with guests Susannah Jowitt, Jasmine Birtles and David Boyle.	18:00 Dan Dare—Series 2, Prisoners of Space 2/3 6/7 Dare, Peabody and Stranks arrive at XQY03 to rescue Digby and Spry from The Mekon. 18:30 Weird Tales—Series 3, Night Terrors by Lizzie Nunnery 4/4 Victoria can't sleep at night. Then bad dreams haunt her waking hours.	18:00 Ghosts From The Past—A Warden for All Saints by HS Bhabra 4/4 Dark forces are unleashed in this tale of revenge stalking the corridors of Oxbridge. 18:45 The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains—Episode 4 4/5 The dwarf and the reaver reach the cave, where something is waiting.
19:00	19:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 1, Daily Rehearsals 9/13 A driving lesson sparks problems aplenty for the dear ladies. 19:30 Dad's Army—Series 3, The Great White Hunter 7/26 Mainwaring sparks chaos tracking down a purloined silk parachute!	19:00 The Goon Show—Series 5, The Booted Gorilla (Found?) 10/24 A trap must be laid on an African jungle safari, and Bluebottle gets a surprise. 19:30 Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 6 6/20 Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report for the Daily Polari	19:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Conjurer 19/20 The Lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison. 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 6 6/8 A musing pianist and a two-headed 'Great Eccentric'. Stars Ronnie Barker.	19:00 The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Daft Half Hour (20/08/1972) The King of Knotty Ash examines black magic and gets a part in a horror movie. Or does he? 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 3, Episode 9 9/13 The Addictive Knitter, and a rare madrigal by Risotto.	19:00 The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 2 6/7 Blankety Blank gets a new host. With Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett, Jo Kendall and Fred Harris. 19:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.	19:00 4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan Author Lynne Truss celebrates the life of Dora Bryan with some archive treasures.	19:00 Radiolab—Series 6, I Hart K-Pop 4/8 Radiolab explores how much do you want to know about the people you idolise?
20:00	20:00 The Same River Twice—5. Discovery 5/8 Inspector Wardlaw makes a shocking discovery in the search for Johnny's missing wife. 20:30 Supermarket Symphony A musical feature revealing the hidden beauty found in supermarkets over a day.	20:00 The Same River Twice—6. Information 6/8 Johnny’s search for his wife has ended. Inspector Wardlaw wants to launch a murder inquiry 20:30 What Would Jesus Eat? Food writer Stefan Gates investigates what was on the menu at The Last Supper.	20:00 The Same River Twice—7. Desperation 7/8 Attempting to clear his name, Johnny ends up at a loch-side cottage. 20:30 Hamlet Undressed A look behind the scenes at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's Hamlet with Maxine Peake.	20:00 The Same River Twice—8. Truth 8/8 As suspicion mounts about Johnny, his mother-in-law has information about his wife. 20:30 Ship of Spies Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs	20:00 VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 1. Remembrance of Things Past 1/6 Warshawski's aunt Rosa wants help, but they hate each other. Stars Kathleen Turner. 20:30 Marginalia Simon Armitage travels to the edge of the page to explore marginalia.		20:00 Orwell in Five Words (Omnibus) George Orwell has been dead for 70 years. What can his ideas tell us about life in 2020?
21:00	21:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 6, Attention Please 7/16 Guy Raz explores how, in an age of distraction, we can pay more attention.	21:00 Jellyfish—Jellyfish 1/3 A woman takes her son for a day out before he starts school for the first time. 21:15 David Constantine - The Listening Heart Summer 1802: Beethoven's life is at crisis point with his impending deafness.	21:00 Tony Law's Surreal Guide to Surreal Comedy—3, Mortimer, Morris and 'mando 3/3 Tony Law looks at Surrealism in Comedy with Vic & Bob, Chris Morris and Armando Ianucci.	21:00 Jellyfish—Fittest 2/3 A woman heads north, driven by strange phenomena and uncanny weather. 21:15 Drama on 4—The Dad Who Fell to Earth Toby Hadoke's comedy drama about grief and aliens. Starring Ronald Pickup.	21:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Be Kind To Your Mind with Caroline Crampton Amanda Litherland and Caroline Crampton recommend self improvement podcasts.		21:10 The Listening Project—Malcolm and Ann – Married to the Farm A townie married a farmer, not realising a herd of Jerseys would be part of the deal 21:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Tom Hanks From the Beatles to Richard Strauss, actor Tom Hanks makes his castaway choices.
22:00	22:00 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 23, Episode 3 3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 22:30 On the Hour—Series 2, Episode 4 4/6 Reports of a right royal shocker, plus Alan Partridge with all the sport.	22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, The Rubington's Doobrery 9000 2/4 Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop. 22:30 Sketchorama—Series 4, Episode 3 3/4 Isy Suttie presents the pick of new sketch group talent from the live UK comedy circuit. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Stephen K Amos (1/3) From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.	22:00 Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Joe Lycett's Obsessions - Series 2, Nina Wadia and Elis James 2/4 Nina Wadia and Elis James join Joe to share their obsessions. 22:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 1, Episode 4 4/4 Invention as it happens. Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches.	22:00 Elephant in the Room—Series 1, Episode 3 3/13 Sarah Millican's panel show with two winners - Average Jolene and Maverick Matilda. 22:30 Listen Against—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes take a satirical look at the previous week's radio.	22:00 The Skewer—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 From the mind of Jon Holmes comes topical satire like you've never heard it before. 22:30 In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Prisoner 6/6 Anthony gears up for his first night. Meanwhile, a dangerous prisoner is on the loose. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—A Tribute to Neil Innes Arthur Smith pays tribute to Neil Innes with clips from the Comedy Club archive.	22:00 The Show What You Wrote—Series 3, The End 4/4 More sketches written by the public. 22:30 Masala FM—Episode 4 4/6 The station is only attracting Z-list Asian celebrities, but then a top 'royal' phones in. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Lucy Porter 1/2 The Comedy Club has two hours of the best comedy and Arthur Smith chats to Lucy Porter.	22:00 All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 3 3/4 Hetty's old diaries turn up some uncomfortable home truths for Maggie. 22:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, How to Make a Killing 5/6 A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Lucy Porter 2/2 The Comedy Club has two hours of the best comedy and Arthur Smith chats to Lucy Porter.
23:00	23:00 The News Quiz Extra—Series 28, Rosie Jones, Hugo Rifkind, Ahir Shah and Rachel Parris 2/8 Nish is joined by Rachel Parris, Rosie Jones, Ahir Shah and journalist Hugo Rifkind. 23:45 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 3 3/4 The Cold War, the space race and the last man on the moon.	23:00 Vent—Series 3, When Was the Last Time You Saw Your Godfather? 5/6 Ben is set to be a godfather, but Mary is not happy! 23:30 A Look Back at the Nineties—1997 3/5 Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Steve Coogan look back at the year that was yet to happen.	23:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Lessington 2/6 Brian Gulliver relives his experiences in Lessington, a land where ignorance reigns. 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews—Stephen K Amos (2/3) From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. 23:30 Absolute Power—Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe land at the BBC to tackle Radio 3.	23:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 2, Episode 4 4/4 Mel and Vicki encounter a flight simulator offering more than flying lessons. 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews—Stephen K Amos (3/3) From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. 23:30 Delve Special—Series 1, The Shifton Scandal 2/4 In his town demolition expose, David Lander examines the influence of a holiday company.	23:00 Innes Own World—Episode 1 1/4 Neil Innes ruminates wryly on the nature of civilisation. 23:30 The Maltby Collection—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 Deputy curator Rod battles to save the museum and pursue Prunella.	23:00 Wondermentalist Cabaret—Series 1, 2. Swindon 2/4 Matt Harvey hosts his own comedy-infused, musically enhanced, poetry cabaret. 23:30 Mark Thomas Presents—Stan Freberg 1/4 American satirist and comedian Stan Freberg performs at London's Comedy Store.	23:00 Lenny Henry's Rogues Gallery—Series 1, Man's Red Flower 3/4 Monica Dolan stars in this tale about a scientist who discovers a miraculous serum. 23:15 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren—Episode 1 1/5 Poems, songs and relaxation tips including fishy verse and how to jazz up mince. 23:30 As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 5 5/6 The satirist ponders the Jane Austen industry and car user manuals.

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