Schedule

BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule 6 - 12 July 2020

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00:00	00:00 Daphne Du Maurier—Don't Look Now A blind psychic unsettles a grieving couple visiting Venice. With Anna Chancellor.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Snipe 3909 1/13 The Man in Black reveals how a phone instils growing fear in a house seller. 00:30 A Good Read—Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Dead Drummer 2/13 The Man in Black reveals the terror of two lost sailors. 00:30 Soul Music—Amazing Grace John Newton's near-death experience at sea prompted his hymn 'Amazing Grace'.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Dispossessed Daughter 3/13 The Man in Black tells what happens when a grieving mother makes a pact with the devil 00:30 Short Cuts—Series 12, Postcards 1/6 Josie Long presents stories of those who are far from home.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, St. Austin Friars 4/13 The Man in Black reveals how a vicar takes on more than he bargained for. 00:30 Great Lives—Mervyn King on Risto Ryti Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Dreaming of Thee 5/13 The Man in Black reveals how a woman's nightmare threatens to become reality. 00:30 Off the Page—Blonde Moments Dominic Arkwright asks how blonde hair evolved.	00:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Fourth 2/4 Ford returns to the Guide's headquarters and uncovers the new editor's dastardly secret. 00:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Day It Rained Forever 6/6 The last remaining residents of a drought-stricken hotel receive salvation.
01:00	01:00 The Burkiss Way—Celebrate the Burkiss Way Writers David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, plus cast members recall their cult comedies.	01:00 Wally K Daly—Orphans in Waiting, Sunday PM 6/6 The Jago children end up in the midst of war, with the deadly Hyena on their trail. 01:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 1. The Road to Nowhere 1/5 Burglaries on a single street sees the duo probing students.	01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 1 Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris in a dramatic murder mystery. 01:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 2. The Three Degrees 2/5 As the pair probe an ex-student’s near-drowning in Leeds, they unearth an old secret.	01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 2 Charles suspects foul play when the TV reality star playing Hamlet is severely injured. 01:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World 3/5 Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women.	01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 3 With the cast dropping like flies, Charles wonders if there's a murderer in the company? 01:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic 4/5 Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.	01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 4 With the two Hamlet leads out, Charles is determined to find out who wanted them dead. 01:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 5. Love Bytes 5/5 With a woman missing, the pair are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing.	01:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 1. The Road to Nowhere 1/5 Burglaries on a single street sees the duo probing students. 01:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 2. The Three Degrees 2/5 As the pair probe an ex-student’s near-drowning in Leeds, they unearth an old secret.
02:00		02:00 Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care 6/6 Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery. 02:30 Spangles 'n' Tights—Pursued By a Bear 1/5 The struggles of a Dublin theatrical costumier. The local nun's drama group offers hope.	02:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Reeves, Wyatt, Williams 4/6 John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Vic Reeves, Dr Tristram Wyatt and Prof Kate Williams. 02:30 Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.	02:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Nick Revell, Danielle Ward and Grace Dent. 02:30 Rent—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Richard and Paul are running a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off to the pub.	02:00 The Write Stuff—Series 16, Ian Fleming 1/6 Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Harry Ritchie on the literary quiz. 02:30 Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star 2/6 The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.	02:00 Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Richard Herring, Alex Horne and Jenny Eclair vie for wordy supremacy 02:30 King of Bath—Suffer Little Children 4/6 Ambrose needs Uncle Beau's support when he steals some orphans to start a school.	02:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World 3/5 Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women. 02:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic 4/5 Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.
03:00		03:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—1. The Messenger from the Lowlands 1/5 1685. England is once again threatened by Civil War.	03:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—2. The Perilous Journey 2/5 Micah and Reuben set off to join Saxon - but they’re not the only ones on his trail.	03:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—3. King Monmouth 3/5 Micah and Reuben make a dangerous journey to join Monmouth's rebel forces.	03:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—4. The Battle for the Crown 4/5 Micah is full of foreboding as he marches in the Duke of Monmouth’s rebel army.	03:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—5. The End of it All 5/5 After disaster for Monmouth’s rebel army, Micah must find a new path.	03:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 5. Love Bytes 5/5 With a woman missing, the pair are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing. 03:30 A Good Read—Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
04:00	04:00 Peter Terson - Tales My Father Taught Me Before the First World War, Sir George Sitwell runs his estate and monitors his son.	04:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Slowing Down Guy Raz asks can we we improve our lives by slowing down – even procrastinating?	04:00 Telling Tales—Lemn Sissay The writer, poet and documentary-maker talks about personal storytelling.	04:00 Parody Please—1. On the Hour and Delve Special 1/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Joe Simpson From Joy Division to Etta James, mountaineer Joe Simpson shares his castaway choices. 04:45 Multi Story Shorts—Survivor to Thriver Natasha Mina explains the impact kickboxing has made on her recovery from sexual abuse.	04:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Neil Gaiman and Audio Fiction Neil Gaiman discusses the new audio adaptation of The Sandman.	04:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy—The Bigger They Are 3/3 Ex-jailbirds Charles and George mastermind a plan to thwart the Mafia.
05:00	05:00 Poetry Extra—From Mumbai to Machynlleth Poet Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 05:30 All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 1 1/4 Return of the comedy about four generations of women living under one roof.	05:00 Sneakiepeeks—Echo 5/6 Old tensions are stirred up when a rival team move in on Beagle's territory and target. 05:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 3 3/6 Four comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	05:00 Hazelbeach—Series 1, Horse-Racing 3/6 Can horse racing help with Ronnie and Nick's perilous finances? 05:30 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Cedric the Gnome 3/4 Comedian and policeman Alfie Moore asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime.	05:00 Clare in the Community—Series 8, The Parent Trap 6/6 Clare is relishing the role of acting team leader at the family centre. 05:30 Women Talking About Cars—Series 1, Dawn French 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Dawn French about her life, and the cars she has known!	05:00 HR—Series 3, Gambled 6/6 Hard up Sam and Peter bank on winning the lottery. 05:30 Ankle Tag—Series 3, Gruff's Mum 6/6 Gruff's mum visits - but how will she react to news about her ex-husband?	05:00 Man at the Helm—4. New Boss 4/4 Nina Stibbe’s comic novel. Elizabeth gets a job and has a run-in with her new boss 05:30 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Helsinki 1/6 Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.	05:30 Great Lives—Mervyn King on Risto Ryti Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti.
06:00	06:00 Wally K Daly—Orphans in Waiting, Sunday PM 6/6 The Jago children end up in the midst of war, with the deadly Hyena on their trail. 06:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 1. The Road to Nowhere 1/5 Burglaries on a single street sees the duo probing students.	06:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 1 Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris in a dramatic murder mystery. 06:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 2. The Three Degrees 2/5 As the pair probe an ex-student’s near-drowning in Leeds, they unearth an old secret.	06:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 2 Charles suspects foul play when the TV reality star playing Hamlet is severely injured. 06:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World 3/5 Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women.	06:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 3 With the cast dropping like flies, Charles wonders if there's a murderer in the company? 06:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic 4/5 Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.	06:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 4 With the two Hamlet leads out, Charles is determined to find out who wanted them dead. 06:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 5. Love Bytes 5/5 With a woman missing, the pair are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing.	06:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy—The Bigger They Are 3/3 Ex-jailbirds Charles and George mastermind a plan to thwart the Mafia.	06:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 1. The Road to Nowhere 1/5 Burglaries on a single street sees the duo probing students. 06:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 2. The Three Degrees 2/5 As the pair probe an ex-student’s near-drowning in Leeds, they unearth an old secret.
07:00	07:00 Sneakiepeeks—Echo 5/6 Old tensions are stirred up when a rival team move in on Beagle's territory and target. 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 3 3/6 Four comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	07:00 Hazelbeach—Series 1, Horse-Racing 3/6 Can horse racing help with Ronnie and Nick's perilous finances? 07:30 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Cedric the Gnome 3/4 Comedian and policeman Alfie Moore asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime.	07:00 Clare in the Community—Series 8, The Parent Trap 6/6 Clare is relishing the role of acting team leader at the family centre. 07:30 Women Talking About Cars—Series 1, Dawn French 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Dawn French about her life, and the cars she has known!	07:00 HR—Series 3, Gambled 6/6 Hard up Sam and Peter bank on winning the lottery. 07:30 Ankle Tag—Series 3, Gruff's Mum 6/6 Gruff's mum visits - but how will she react to news about her ex-husband?	07:00 Man at the Helm—4. New Boss 4/4 Nina Stibbe’s comic novel. Elizabeth gets a job and has a run-in with her new boss 07:30 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Helsinki 1/6 Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.	07:30 Great Lives—Mervyn King on Risto Ryti Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti.	07:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World 3/5 Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women. 07:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic 4/5 Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.
08:00	08:00 The Navy Lark—Series 10, Lighting Up 1/18 Stand by for crossed wires, when HMS Troutbridge is linked up to shore power. 08:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile—4. Inspecting the Piles? Maritime mayhem abounds when Pike and Uncle Arthur set sail...	08:00 The Goon Show—Series 6, The Mighty Wurlitzer 16/27 Neddie propels his mighty organ across the Sahara. 08:30 Albert and Me—Series 2, Casual Labour 4/8 Single dad Bryan is sacked and advertises for work in a local shop window.	08:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Publicity Photograph 5/20 A new image leads to a major makeover away from the camera for The Lad Himself. 08:30 Up the Garden Path—Series 1, Over and Out 6/6 Maria makes up with hubby Gwyn, and Izzy has a surprise for Michael and Louise.	08:00 Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 9 9/16 Kenneth Horne blasts off boldly, plus some bona books to read from Julian and Sandy. 08:30 Yes Minister—Series 1, The Right to Know 6/8 MP Jim tries excavating himself from problems with badgers.	08:00 Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 19 19/20 The hiring of a hunky artist sends shockwaves among the female colleagues. 08:30 Second Thoughts—Series 1, 7. Negative Vetting 7/10 Faith is not impressed to discover what Bill's mum thinks about her.	08:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Nick Revell, Danielle Ward and Grace Dent. 08:30 Rent—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Richard and Paul are running a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off to the pub.	08:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 5. Love Bytes 5/5 With a woman missing, the pair are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing. 08:30 The Jason Explanation of...—Communications 3/6 David Jason gets chatty with animals and plants.
09:00	09:00 Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care 6/6 Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery. 09:30 Spangles 'n' Tights—Pursued By a Bear 1/5 The struggles of a Dublin theatrical costumier. The local nun's drama group offers hope.	09:00 Dead Ringers—Series 20, Episode 4 4/6 It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine. 09:30 Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.	09:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Nick Revell, Danielle Ward and Grace Dent. 09:30 Rent—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Richard and Paul are running a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off to the pub.	09:00 The Write Stuff—Series 16, Ian Fleming 1/6 Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Harry Ritchie on the literary quiz. 09:30 Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star 2/6 The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.	09:00 Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Richard Herring, Alex Horne and Jenny Eclair vie for wordy supremacy 09:30 King of Bath—Suffer Little Children 4/6 Ambrose needs Uncle Beau's support when he steals some orphans to start a school.	09:00 Comedy Greats—The Noughties, Episode 3 3/3 With Cabin Pressure; The Boosh; Flight of the Conchords and Ed Reardon's Week.	09:00 Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Survival 3/13 A spate of pet deaths causes consternation for the Corner family. 09:30 Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star 2/6 The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.
10:00	10:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—1. The Messenger from the Lowlands 1/5 1685. England is once again threatened by Civil War.	10:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—2. The Perilous Journey 2/5 Micah and Reuben set off to join Saxon - but they’re not the only ones on his trail.	10:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—3. King Monmouth 3/5 Micah and Reuben make a dangerous journey to join Monmouth's rebel forces.	10:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—4. The Battle for the Crown 4/5 Micah is full of foreboding as he marches in the Duke of Monmouth’s rebel army.	10:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—5. The End of it All 5/5 After disaster for Monmouth’s rebel army, Micah must find a new path.		10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Ann Daniels From Abba to Nina Simone, polar explorer Ann Daniels shares her castaway choices. 10:45 Multi Story Shorts—On The Surface Cancer drugs are keeping Paula alive, but also impacting on her sense of identity.
11:00	11:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Slowing Down Guy Raz asks can we we improve our lives by slowing down – even procrastinating?	11:00 Telling Tales—Lemn Sissay The writer, poet and documentary-maker talks about personal storytelling.	11:00 Parody Please—1. On the Hour and Delve Special 1/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Joe Simpson From Joy Division to Etta James, mountaineer Joe Simpson shares his castaway choices. 11:45 Multi Story Shorts—Survivor to Thriver Natasha Mina explains the impact kickboxing has made on her recovery from sexual abuse.	11:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Neil Gaiman and Audio Fiction Neil Gaiman discusses the new audio adaptation of The Sandman.		11:00 The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Occasional Magic 7/8 True stories told live in the USA.
12:00	12:00 The Navy Lark—Series 10, Lighting Up 1/18 Stand by for crossed wires, when HMS Troutbridge is linked up to shore power. 12:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile—4. Inspecting the Piles? Maritime mayhem abounds when Pike and Uncle Arthur set sail...	12:00 The Goon Show—Series 6, The Mighty Wurlitzer 16/27 Neddie propels his mighty organ across the Sahara. 12:30 Albert and Me—Series 2, Casual Labour 4/8 Single dad Bryan is sacked and advertises for work in a local shop window.	12:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Publicity Photograph 5/20 A new image leads to a major makeover away from the camera for The Lad Himself. 12:30 Up the Garden Path—Series 1, Over and Out 6/6 Maria makes up with hubby Gwyn, and Izzy has a surprise for Michael and Louise.	12:00 Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 9 9/16 Kenneth Horne blasts off boldly, plus some bona books to read from Julian and Sandy. 12:30 Yes Minister—Series 1, The Right to Know 6/8 MP Jim tries excavating himself from problems with badgers.	12:00 Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 19 19/20 The hiring of a hunky artist sends shockwaves among the female colleagues. 12:30 Second Thoughts—Series 1, 7. Negative Vetting 7/10 Faith is not impressed to discover what Bill's mum thinks about her.	12:00 The Write Stuff—Series 16, Ian Fleming 1/6 Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Harry Ritchie on the literary quiz. 12:30 Spangles 'n' Tights—Pursued By a Bear 1/5 The struggles of a Dublin theatrical costumier. The local nun's drama group offers hope.	12:00 Poetry Extra—Four Seasons - An Anthology of Summer Poems Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry back catalogue. 12:30 All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 An opportunity for Maggie to have a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught.
13:00	13:00 Wally K Daly—Orphans in Waiting, Sunday PM 6/6 The Jago children end up in the midst of war, with the deadly Hyena on their trail. 13:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 1. The Road to Nowhere 1/5 Burglaries on a single street sees the duo probing students.	13:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 1 Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris in a dramatic murder mystery. 13:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 2. The Three Degrees 2/5 As the pair probe an ex-student’s near-drowning in Leeds, they unearth an old secret.	13:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 2 Charles suspects foul play when the TV reality star playing Hamlet is severely injured. 13:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World 3/5 Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women.	13:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 3 With the cast dropping like flies, Charles wonders if there's a murderer in the company? 13:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic 4/5 Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.	13:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 4 With the two Hamlet leads out, Charles is determined to find out who wanted them dead. 13:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 5. Love Bytes 5/5 With a woman missing, the pair are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing.	13:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 1. The Road to Nowhere 1/5 Burglaries on a single street sees the duo probing students. 13:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 2. The Three Degrees 2/5 As the pair probe an ex-student’s near-drowning in Leeds, they unearth an old secret.	13:00 I Played the Prime Minister Shaun Ley meets the actors who have played the role of Prime Minister on screen and radio
14:00	14:00 Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care 6/6 Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery. 14:30 Spangles 'n' Tights—Pursued By a Bear 1/5 The struggles of a Dublin theatrical costumier. The local nun's drama group offers hope.	14:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Reeves, Wyatt, Williams 4/6 John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Vic Reeves, Dr Tristram Wyatt and Prof Kate Williams. 14:30 Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.	14:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 2 2/6 Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for Nick Revell, Danielle Ward and Grace Dent. 14:30 Rent—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Richard and Paul are running a half-marathon, but Maria and Ruby are off to the pub.	14:00 The Write Stuff—Series 16, Ian Fleming 1/6 Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Harry Ritchie on the literary quiz. 14:30 Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star 2/6 The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.	14:00 Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Richard Herring, Alex Horne and Jenny Eclair vie for wordy supremacy 14:30 King of Bath—Suffer Little Children 4/6 Ambrose needs Uncle Beau's support when he steals some orphans to start a school.	14:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World 3/5 Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women. 14:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic 4/5 Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.
15:00	15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—1. The Messenger from the Lowlands 1/5 1685. England is once again threatened by Civil War.	15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—2. The Perilous Journey 2/5 Micah and Reuben set off to join Saxon - but they’re not the only ones on his trail.	15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—3. King Monmouth 3/5 Micah and Reuben make a dangerous journey to join Monmouth's rebel forces.	15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—4. The Battle for the Crown 4/5 Micah is full of foreboding as he marches in the Duke of Monmouth’s rebel army.	15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—5. The End of it All 5/5 After disaster for Monmouth’s rebel army, Micah must find a new path.	15:00 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 5. Love Bytes 5/5 With a woman missing, the pair are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing. 15:30 A Good Read—Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
16:00	16:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Slowing Down Guy Raz asks can we we improve our lives by slowing down – even procrastinating?	16:00 Telling Tales—Lemn Sissay The writer, poet and documentary-maker talks about personal storytelling.	16:00 Parody Please—1. On the Hour and Delve Special 1/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	16:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Joe Simpson From Joy Division to Etta James, mountaineer Joe Simpson shares his castaway choices. 16:45 Multi Story Shorts—Survivor to Thriver Natasha Mina explains the impact kickboxing has made on her recovery from sexual abuse.	16:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Neil Gaiman and Audio Fiction Neil Gaiman discusses the new audio adaptation of The Sandman.	16:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy—The Bigger They Are 3/3 Ex-jailbirds Charles and George mastermind a plan to thwart the Mafia.	16:00 Drama on 4—Michael Palin - The Weekend Michael Palin stars with Penelope Wilton in his dark comedy of family meltdown.
17:00	17:00 Sneakiepeeks—Echo 5/6 Old tensions are stirred up when a rival team move in on Beagle's territory and target. 17:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 3 3/6 Four comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	17:00 Hazelbeach—Series 1, Horse-Racing 3/6 Can horse racing help with Ronnie and Nick's perilous finances? 17:30 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Cedric the Gnome 3/4 Comedian and policeman Alfie Moore asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime.	17:00 Clare in the Community—Series 8, The Parent Trap 6/6 Clare is relishing the role of acting team leader at the family centre. 17:30 Women Talking About Cars—Series 1, Dawn French 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Dawn French about her life, and the cars she has known!	17:00 HR—Series 3, Gambled 6/6 Hard up Sam and Peter bank on winning the lottery. 17:30 Ankle Tag—Series 3, Gruff's Mum 6/6 Gruff's mum visits - but how will she react to news about her ex-husband?	17:00 Man at the Helm—4. New Boss 4/4 Nina Stibbe’s comic novel. Elizabeth gets a job and has a run-in with her new boss 17:30 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Helsinki 1/6 Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.	17:30 Great Lives—Mervyn King on Risto Ryti Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti.	17:00 Poetry Extra—Four Seasons - An Anthology of Summer Poems Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry back catalogue. 17:30 All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 An opportunity for Maggie to have a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught.
18:00	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Snipe 3909 1/13 The Man in Black reveals how a phone instils growing fear in a house seller. 18:30 A Good Read—Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell Richard Stilgoe and Sarah Churchwell talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Dead Drummer 2/13 The Man in Black reveals the terror of two lost sailors. 18:30 Soul Music—Amazing Grace John Newton's near-death experience at sea prompted his hymn 'Amazing Grace'.	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Dispossessed Daughter 3/13 The Man in Black tells what happens when a grieving mother makes a pact with the devil 18:30 Short Cuts—Series 12, Postcards 1/6 Josie Long presents stories of those who are far from home.	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, St. Austin Friars 4/13 The Man in Black reveals how a vicar takes on more than he bargained for. 18:30 Great Lives—Mervyn King on Risto Ryti Mervyn King champions the life of the former Prime Minister of Finland Risto Ryti.	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Dreaming of Thee 5/13 The Man in Black reveals how a woman's nightmare threatens to become reality. 18:30 Off the Page—Blonde Moments Dominic Arkwright asks how blonde hair evolved.	18:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Fourth 2/4 Ford returns to the Guide's headquarters and uncovers the new editor's dastardly secret. 18:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Day It Rained Forever 6/6 The last remaining residents of a drought-stricken hotel receive salvation.	18:00 Ghosts of Albion - Legacy William and Tamara Swift discover their demon fighting legacy as defenders of Albion.
19:00	19:00 The Navy Lark—Series 10, Lighting Up 1/18 Stand by for crossed wires, when HMS Troutbridge is linked up to shore power. 19:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile—4. Inspecting the Piles? Maritime mayhem abounds when Pike and Uncle Arthur set sail...	19:00 The Goon Show—Series 6, The Mighty Wurlitzer 16/27 Neddie propels his mighty organ across the Sahara. 19:30 Albert and Me—Series 2, Casual Labour 4/8 Single dad Bryan is sacked and advertises for work in a local shop window.	19:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Publicity Photograph 5/20 A new image leads to a major makeover away from the camera for The Lad Himself. 19:30 Up the Garden Path—Series 1, Over and Out 6/6 Maria makes up with hubby Gwyn, and Izzy has a surprise for Michael and Louise.	19:00 Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 9 9/16 Kenneth Horne blasts off boldly, plus some bona books to read from Julian and Sandy. 19:30 Yes Minister—Series 1, The Right to Know 6/8 MP Jim tries excavating himself from problems with badgers.	19:00 Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 19 19/20 The hiring of a hunky artist sends shockwaves among the female colleagues. 19:30 Second Thoughts—Series 1, 7. Negative Vetting 7/10 Faith is not impressed to discover what Bill's mum thinks about her.	19:00 Comedy Greats—The Noughties, Episode 3 3/3 With Cabin Pressure; The Boosh; Flight of the Conchords and Ed Reardon's Week.	19:00 The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Occasional Magic 7/8 True stories told live in the USA.
20:00	20:00 Wally K Daly—Orphans in Waiting, Sunday PM 6/6 The Jago children end up in the midst of war, with the deadly Hyena on their trail. 20:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 1. The Road to Nowhere 1/5 Burglaries on a single street sees the duo probing students.	20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 1 Bill Nighy stars as actor cum amateur sleuth Charles Paris in a dramatic murder mystery. 20:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 2. The Three Degrees 2/5 As the pair probe an ex-student’s near-drowning in Leeds, they unearth an old secret.	20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 2 Charles suspects foul play when the TV reality star playing Hamlet is severely injured. 20:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World 3/5 Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women.	20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 3 With the cast dropping like flies, Charles wonders if there's a murderer in the company? 20:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic 4/5 Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.	20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery—A Decent Interval, Episode 4 With the two Hamlet leads out, Charles is determined to find out who wanted them dead. 20:30 Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 5. Love Bytes 5/5 With a woman missing, the pair are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing.		20:00 Drama on 4—Michael Palin - The Weekend Michael Palin stars with Penelope Wilton in his dark comedy of family meltdown.
21:00	21:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Slowing Down Guy Raz asks can we we improve our lives by slowing down – even procrastinating?	21:00 Telling Tales—Lemn Sissay The writer, poet and documentary-maker talks about personal storytelling.	21:00 Parody Please—1. On the Hour and Delve Special 1/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Joe Simpson From Joy Division to Etta James, mountaineer Joe Simpson shares his castaway choices. 21:45 Multi Story Shorts—Survivor to Thriver Natasha Mina explains the impact kickboxing has made on her recovery from sexual abuse.	21:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Neil Gaiman and Audio Fiction Neil Gaiman discusses the new audio adaptation of The Sandman.		21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Ann Daniels From Abba to Nina Simone, polar explorer Ann Daniels shares her castaway choices. 21:45 Multi Story Shorts—On The Surface Cancer drugs are keeping Paula alive, but also impacting on her sense of identity.
22:00	22:00 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 3 3/6 Four comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 22:30 Ian D Montfort Is: Unbelievable—Pilot with Melanie Sykes Spirit medium Ian D Montfort in a comedy showcase that spawned a series.	22:00 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Cedric the Gnome 3/4 Comedian and policeman Alfie Moore asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime. 22:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Pilot 1/4 A Manchester DJ tries to balance love, work, life and everything without much success.	22:00 Women Talking About Cars—Series 1, Dawn French 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Dawn French about her life, and the cars she has known! 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records—Series 2, Ride With Me 4/4 A friend's death yields an unexpected windfall for Rudy and a health kick for Adam.	22:00 Ankle Tag—Series 3, Gruff's Mum 6/6 Gruff's mum visits - but how will she react to news about her ex-husband? 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—A Kind of Loving 5/6 Reg finds Barbara through the local dating agency. Pre-TV sitcom from December 1997.	22:00 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Helsinki 1/6 Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party. 22:30 What Does the K Stand For?—Series 1, The First Noel 5/6 The Amos family plan to fly out to celebrate Christmas in Lagos, Nigeria.	22:00 Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Passion 4/6 Is passion a dangerous thing? Mark Watson resumes his quest to improve the world. 22:30 Chain Reaction—Series 12, Tim Vine Interviews Sir Ken Dodd 6/6 Tim Vine interviews his chosen guest Sir Ken Dodd.	22:00 All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 An opportunity for Maggie to have a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught. 22:30 Twenty Players—Series 2, Sister Agnes Brown 4/6 Cliff Morgan tells the story of one of rugby's great coaches, Sister Agnes Brown. 22:45 Self-Storage—Series 1, Family 4/6 Dave's domestic life is still upside down, and so his dad arrives to offer advice.
23:00	23:00 Dead Ringers—Series 20, Episode 4 4/6 It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine. 23:30 Hut 33—Series 2, Where Boffins Dare 4/6 To avoid a war posting to Burma, the blundering codebreakers must catch a German spy.	23:00 Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Diversity 3/4 The music-hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomos. 23:15 Date With Fate—Nice Little Number 3/4 Vernon Hedges sets out to prove that Lady Luck does not exist. 23:30 The Odd Half Hour—Series 2, Episode 1 1/4 How the mouse got in the baked beans, and beware of sponsoring a dog.	23:00 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 6, Glamper, Camper, Pamper, Hamper 3/6 Ramesh enrols the community to help raise money for a local sporting star. 23:30 Cowards—Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 Unusual pets and shock elections in the bizarre sketch comedy world.	23:00 Goodness Gracious Me—Series 1, Episode 4 4/4 The multi-talented Mrs Bedi lands in hospital, and meet the Six Million Rupee Man. 23:30 Delve Special—Series 2, Double Agent Russell Nicholson 4/4 Reporter David Lander interviews the notorious spy at his luxury home in Bulgaria.	23:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 3, Kate Adie 6/6 Kate Adie tries eating porridge, bingo, yoga and reading Swallows and Amazons. 23:30 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Seafarers 1/6 Comparing Welsh history's key figures to determine Wales's ultimate heroes.	23:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Low Cost Airlines 2/4 Tom asks if low-cost airlines are all they are cracked up to be. 23:30 Ectoplasm—The Adventure of the Stupid Ignorant Americans 4/4 Lord Zimbabwe and Dr Lilac are moon-bound, pursuing abducted hillbillies.	23:00 Seekers—Series 1, Seek Hard 6/6 Events at the job centre mean Stuart could finally prove to Nicola that he is a bit heroic 23:30 Mark Thomas: My Life in Serious Organised Crime Mark talks permits in campaigning against the Serious Organised Crime and Policing Act.

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