Schedule

BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule 13 - 19 July 2020

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00:00	00:00 Ghosts of Albion - Legacy William and Tamara Swift discover their demon fighting legacy as defenders of Albion.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Horn 6/13 The Man in Black tells of three strangers hoping to be rescued from a motorway snowstorm. 00:30 A Good Read—Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Journey Home 7/13 The Man in Black reveals Felicity and George's nightmare road trip to horror. 00:30 Soul Music—Fever Peggy Lee's daughter Nicki Foster talks about her mother's life and her hit record.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Hand in Glove 8/13 The Man in Black reveals the fallout for a niece determined to plunder her aunt's trunk. 00:30 Short Cuts—Series 12, The Test 2/6 Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle.	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, His Last Card 9/13 The Man in Black reveals Laura's feelings over a card signed 'One day to death'. 00:30 Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine	00:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Survival 10/13 The Man in Black reveals the horrifying dependency of a group of people in outer space. 00:30 Off the Page—Schadenfreude Dominic Arkwright discusses the joy of seeing your rivals fail.	00:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Fifth 3/4 Arthur is employed as a sandwich maker, and learns that he has become a dad. 00:30 MR James—A Mass of Cobwebs A conniving old man causes havoc from beyond the grave...
01:00	01:00 I Played the Prime Minister Shaun Ley meets the actors who have played the role of Prime Minister on screen and radio	01:00 Raffles—Series 1, 1. The Ides of March Bunny Manders makes his first acquaintance with the amateur cracksman and cricketer. 01:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins... 1/5 A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour	01:00 Raffles—Series 1, 2. Gentlemen and Players Bunny Manders is roped into a cricket match, but could detectives be on their trail? 01:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House 2/5 Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...	01:00 Raffles—Series 1, 3. A Costume Piece What starts as a low-key stakeout turns into a terrifying scramble for survival. 01:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions 3/5 The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net.	01:00 Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong. 01:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations... 4/5 The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.	01:00 Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker. 01:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends 5/5 The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.	01:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins... 1/5 A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour 01:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House 2/5 Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...
02:00		02:00 Guess What?—Episode 1 1/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions. 02:30 Spangles 'n' Tights—The Ambassador 2/5 The Dublin theatrical costumiers tackle a cloak for Sir Walter Raleigh.	02:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Colgan, Ramirez, Frankopan 5/6 John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Jenny Colgan, Dr Janina Ramirez and Dr Peter Frankopan. 02:30 Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 4 4/6 Despite a successful comeback tour, Tommy and Sheila aren't in the money.	02:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery and Fi Glover. 02:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Here's Looking At You, Kid 1/6 Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.	02:00 The Write Stuff—Series 5, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2/6 Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Stephen Fry and Lynne Truss compete on the literary quiz. 02:30 Bristow—Series 1, The Girl Next Door 3/6 A new face appears in the office opposite Chester Perry and causes a stir.	02:00 The Personality Test—Series 1, John Sergeant 1/4 The former political correspondent quizzes a panel about himself. 02:30 King of Bath—Blessed Are We 5/6 Can the fine, upright moral guardian Dr Collins be compromised?	02:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions 3/5 The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net. 02:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations... 4/5 The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.
03:00		03:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 1 1/3 Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who will change her life.	03:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 2 2/3 Daphne's friendship with Hari deepens as Britain's relations with India grow more volatile	03:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 3 3/3 Daphne and Hari's relationship is brought to a painful conclusion.	03:00 The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 1 1/3 Susan Layton's engagement is announced as her fiancé shares quarters with a captain.	03:00 The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 2 2/3 Lady Manners hears of Hari's interrogation and Susan gets married.	03:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends 5/5 The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery. 03:30 A Good Read—Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
04:00	04:00 Drama on 4—Michael Palin - The Weekend Michael Palin stars with Penelope Wilton in his dark comedy of family meltdown.	04:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Democracy on Trial Guy Raz explores the future of democracy. Does growing distrust mean a rethink?	04:00 Telling Tales—Michael Goldfarb Thoughts on factual storytelling from the broadcast journalist, essayist and historian.	04:00 Parody Please—2. Radio Active and Down the Line 2/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Ann Daniels From Abba to Nina Simone, polar explorer Ann Daniels shares her castaway choices. 04:45 Multi Story Shorts—On The Surface Cancer drugs are keeping Paula alive, but also impacting on her sense of identity.	04:00 Podcast Radio Hour—British Podcast Award Winners 2020 Interviews with winners and the co-founder of the 2020 British Podcast Awards.	04:00 Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
05:00	05:00 Poetry Extra—Four Seasons - An Anthology of Summer Poems Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry back catalogue. 05:30 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.	05:00 Sneakiepeeks—Two of Our Spies Are Missing 6/6 When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them. 05:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 4 4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	05:00 Hazelbeach—Series 1, Gardening 4/6 Ronnie has a devious idea to get Nick's ex-girlfriend back. 05:30 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Collision Decision 4/4 Alfie Moore and another policing dilemma - the most broken law in Britain.	05:00 Mum's on the Run—1. Mum Taxi 1/6 The downs and ups of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona. 05:30 Women Talking About Cars—Series 3, 1. Floella Benjamin 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Floella Benjamin about her life and her cars.	05:00 North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 1 1/6 Residents of the market town of Wadenbrook are preparing for the Dickensian Festival. 05:30 ReincarNathan—Series 2, Cat 1/6 Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.	05:00 Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 1 1/4 A star-studded cast has great fun with Michael Frayn's hilarious new take on our world. 05:30 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Gdansk 2/6 Carolyn solves the Case Of The Poisoned Cashews and Martin does the Seven Deadly Sins.	05:30 Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine
06:00	06:00 Raffles—Series 1, 1. The Ides of March Bunny Manders makes his first acquaintance with the amateur cracksman and cricketer. 06:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins... 1/5 A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour	06:00 Raffles—Series 1, 2. Gentlemen and Players Bunny Manders is roped into a cricket match, but could detectives be on their trail? 06:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House 2/5 Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...	06:00 Raffles—Series 1, 3. A Costume Piece What starts as a low-key stakeout turns into a terrifying scramble for survival. 06:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions 3/5 The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net.	06:00 Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong. 06:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations... 4/5 The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.	06:00 Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker. 06:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends 5/5 The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.	06:00 Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.	06:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins... 1/5 A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour 06:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House 2/5 Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...
07:00	07:00 Sneakiepeeks—Two of Our Spies Are Missing 6/6 When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them. 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 4 4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	07:00 Hazelbeach—Series 1, Gardening 4/6 Ronnie has a devious idea to get Nick's ex-girlfriend back. 07:30 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Collision Decision 4/4 Alfie Moore and another policing dilemma - the most broken law in Britain.	07:00 Mum's on the Run—1. Mum Taxi 1/6 The downs and ups of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona. 07:30 Women Talking About Cars—Series 3, 1. Floella Benjamin 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Floella Benjamin about her life and her cars.	07:00 North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 1 1/6 Residents of the market town of Wadenbrook are preparing for the Dickensian Festival. 07:30 ReincarNathan—Series 2, Cat 1/6 Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.	07:00 Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 1 1/4 A star-studded cast has great fun with Michael Frayn's hilarious new take on our world. 07:30 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Gdansk 2/6 Carolyn solves the Case Of The Poisoned Cashews and Martin does the Seven Deadly Sins.	07:30 Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine	07:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions 3/5 The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net. 07:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations... 4/5 The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.
08:00	08:00 The Navy Lark—Series 10, The Redundancy Drive 2/18 Captain Povey is keen to clear the decks of HMS Troutbridge, but Number One fights back. 08:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile—5. Pike in Love Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son about the birds and bees.	08:00 The Goon Show—Series 6, The Tales of Montmartre 18/27 Paris, passion and duplicity abound in the tangled lives of two talented painters. 08:30 Albert and Me—Series 2, Driver 5/8 Single dad Bryan takes a driving job but finds himself caught up in crime.	08:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Unexploded Bomb 6/20 A surprise in the cellar for the Lad Himself as Sid cashes in. 08:30 After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells 1/8 Interfering Eleanor has plans for family nuptials...	08:00 Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 10 10/16 Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'? 08:30 Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours 7/8 Sir Humphrey battles back against Jim Hacker during an economy drive.	08:00 Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 20 20/20 Mr Blythe cracks down on expenses, so Maggie decides to shoot an ad on location. 08:30 Second Thoughts—Series 1, 8. Marriage of Inconvenience 8/10 Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.	08:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery and Fi Glover. 08:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Here's Looking At You, Kid 1/6 Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.	08:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends 5/5 The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery. 08:30 The Jason Explanation of...—Politics 4/6 David Jason elects to poke fun at the Houses of Parliament.
09:00	09:00 Guess What?—Episode 1 1/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions. 09:30 Spangles 'n' Tights—The Ambassador 2/5 The Dublin theatrical costumiers tackle a cloak for Sir Walter Raleigh.	09:00 Dead Ringers—Series 20, Episode 5 5/6 It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine. 09:30 Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 4 4/6 Despite a successful comeback tour, Tommy and Sheila aren't in the money.	09:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery and Fi Glover. 09:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Here's Looking At You, Kid 1/6 Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.	09:00 The Write Stuff—Series 5, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2/6 Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Stephen Fry and Lynne Truss compete on the literary quiz. 09:30 Bristow—Series 1, The Girl Next Door 3/6 A new face appears in the office opposite Chester Perry and causes a stir.	09:00 The Personality Test—Series 1, John Sergeant 1/4 The former political correspondent quizzes a panel about himself. 09:30 King of Bath—Blessed Are We 5/6 Can the fine, upright moral guardian Dr Collins be compromised?	09:00 Comedy Greats—Overseas With The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, The Men From the Ministry and Hancock's Half Hour.	09:00 Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Religious Revival 4/13 A dynamic new vicar causes mayhem in the Corner household. 09:30 Bristow—Series 1, The Girl Next Door 3/6 A new face appears in the office opposite Chester Perry and causes a stir.
10:00	10:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 1 1/3 Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who will change her life.	10:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 2 2/3 Daphne's friendship with Hari deepens as Britain's relations with India grow more volatile	10:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 3 3/3 Daphne and Hari's relationship is brought to a painful conclusion.	10:00 The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 1 1/3 Susan Layton's engagement is announced as her fiancé shares quarters with a captain.	10:00 The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 2 2/3 Lady Manners hears of Hari's interrogation and Susan gets married.		10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Pen Hadow From Johannes Brahms to Barry White, polar explorer Pen Hadow shares his castaway choices. 10:45 Multi Story Shorts—An Open Secret Chris was a teenager when he discovered a tragic family secret of murder and hanging.
11:00	11:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Democracy on Trial Guy Raz explores the future of democracy. Does growing distrust mean a rethink?	11:00 Telling Tales—Michael Goldfarb Thoughts on factual storytelling from the broadcast journalist, essayist and historian.	11:00 Parody Please—2. Radio Active and Down the Line 2/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Ann Daniels From Abba to Nina Simone, polar explorer Ann Daniels shares her castaway choices. 11:45 Multi Story Shorts—On The Surface Cancer drugs are keeping Paula alive, but also impacting on her sense of identity.	11:00 Podcast Radio Hour—British Podcast Award Winners 2020 Interviews with winners and the co-founder of the 2020 British Podcast Awards.		11:00 The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, The Call 8/8 True stories told live in the USA. 11:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
12:00	12:00 The Navy Lark—Series 10, The Redundancy Drive 2/18 Captain Povey is keen to clear the decks of HMS Troutbridge, but Number One fights back. 12:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile—5. Pike in Love Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son about the birds and bees.	12:00 The Goon Show—Series 6, The Tales of Montmartre 18/27 Paris, passion and duplicity abound in the tangled lives of two talented painters. 12:30 Albert and Me—Series 2, Driver 5/8 Single dad Bryan takes a driving job but finds himself caught up in crime.	12:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Unexploded Bomb 6/20 A surprise in the cellar for the Lad Himself as Sid cashes in. 12:30 After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells 1/8 Interfering Eleanor has plans for family nuptials...	12:00 Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 10 10/16 Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'? 12:30 Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours 7/8 Sir Humphrey battles back against Jim Hacker during an economy drive.	12:00 Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 20 20/20 Mr Blythe cracks down on expenses, so Maggie decides to shoot an ad on location. 12:30 Second Thoughts—Series 1, 8. Marriage of Inconvenience 8/10 Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.	12:00 Guess What?—Episode 1 1/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions. 12:30 Mum's on the Run—1. Mum Taxi 1/6 The downs and ups of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona.	12:00 Poetry Extra—Hadraawi: The Shakespeare of Somalia Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the riches of the BBC's poetry sound archive 12:30 All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 3 3/4 An unexpected death leads all four of the family to consider what is really important.
13:00	13:00 Raffles—Series 1, 1. The Ides of March Bunny Manders makes his first acquaintance with the amateur cracksman and cricketer. 13:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins... 1/5 A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour	13:00 Raffles—Series 1, 2. Gentlemen and Players Bunny Manders is roped into a cricket match, but could detectives be on their trail? 13:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House 2/5 Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...	13:00 Raffles—Series 1, 3. A Costume Piece What starts as a low-key stakeout turns into a terrifying scramble for survival. 13:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions 3/5 The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net.	13:00 Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong. 13:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations... 4/5 The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.	13:00 Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker. 13:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends 5/5 The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.	13:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins... 1/5 A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour 13:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 2. The Manor House 2/5 Miss Marple is led to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation...	13:00 Joe Queenan: My Years of Awe and Wonder Two decades of adventures in broadcasting with Joe Queenan, the American satirist.
14:00	14:00 Guess What?—Episode 1 1/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions. 14:30 Spangles 'n' Tights—The Ambassador 2/5 The Dublin theatrical costumiers tackle a cloak for Sir Walter Raleigh.	14:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 9, Colgan, Ramirez, Frankopan 5/6 John Lloyd and Noel Fielding with Jenny Colgan, Dr Janina Ramirez and Dr Peter Frankopan. 14:30 Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 1, Episode 4 4/6 Despite a successful comeback tour, Tommy and Sheila aren't in the money.	14:00 Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Sue Perkins' moral and ethical posers for Shappi Khorsandi, Simon Munnery and Fi Glover. 14:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 3, Here's Looking At You, Kid 1/6 Robert Wilson discovers acting isn't everything it appears to be.	14:00 The Write Stuff—Series 5, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2/6 Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Stephen Fry and Lynne Truss compete on the literary quiz. 14:30 Bristow—Series 1, The Girl Next Door 3/6 A new face appears in the office opposite Chester Perry and causes a stir.	14:00 The Personality Test—Series 1, John Sergeant 1/4 The former political correspondent quizzes a panel about himself. 14:30 King of Bath—Blessed Are We 5/6 Can the fine, upright moral guardian Dr Collins be compromised?	14:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions 3/5 The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net. 14:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations... 4/5 The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.
15:00	15:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 1 1/3 Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who will change her life.	15:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 2 2/3 Daphne's friendship with Hari deepens as Britain's relations with India grow more volatile	15:00 The Raj Quartet—The Jewel in the Crown, Episode 3 3/3 Daphne and Hari's relationship is brought to a painful conclusion.	15:00 The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 1 1/3 Susan Layton's engagement is announced as her fiancé shares quarters with a captain.	15:00 The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 2 2/3 Lady Manners hears of Hari's interrogation and Susan gets married.	15:00 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends 5/5 The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery. 15:30 A Good Read—Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.
16:00	16:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Democracy on Trial Guy Raz explores the future of democracy. Does growing distrust mean a rethink?	16:00 Telling Tales—Michael Goldfarb Thoughts on factual storytelling from the broadcast journalist, essayist and historian.	16:00 Parody Please—2. Radio Active and Down the Line 2/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	16:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Ann Daniels From Abba to Nina Simone, polar explorer Ann Daniels shares her castaway choices. 16:45 Multi Story Shorts—On The Surface Cancer drugs are keeping Paula alive, but also impacting on her sense of identity.	16:00 Podcast Radio Hour—British Podcast Award Winners 2020 Interviews with winners and the co-founder of the 2020 British Podcast Awards.	16:00 Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.	16:00 Louisa May Alcott - A Marble Woman An orphaned girl becomes the ward of a sexually repressed, opium addicted sculptor
17:00	17:00 Sneakiepeeks—Two of Our Spies Are Missing 6/6 When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, Sharla and Mark must locate them. 17:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 4 4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	17:00 Hazelbeach—Series 1, Gardening 4/6 Ronnie has a devious idea to get Nick's ex-girlfriend back. 17:30 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Collision Decision 4/4 Alfie Moore and another policing dilemma - the most broken law in Britain.	17:00 Mum's on the Run—1. Mum Taxi 1/6 The downs and ups of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona. 17:30 Women Talking About Cars—Series 3, 1. Floella Benjamin 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Floella Benjamin about her life and her cars.	17:00 North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 1 1/6 Residents of the market town of Wadenbrook are preparing for the Dickensian Festival. 17:30 ReincarNathan—Series 2, Cat 1/6 Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.	17:00 Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre—Episode 1 1/4 A star-studded cast has great fun with Michael Frayn's hilarious new take on our world. 17:30 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Gdansk 2/6 Carolyn solves the Case Of The Poisoned Cashews and Martin does the Seven Deadly Sins.	17:30 Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine	17:00 Poetry Extra—Hadraawi: The Shakespeare of Somalia Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the riches of the BBC's poetry sound archive 17:30 All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 3 3/4 An unexpected death leads all four of the family to consider what is really important.
18:00	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Horn 6/13 The Man in Black tells of three strangers hoping to be rescued from a motorway snowstorm. 18:30 A Good Read—Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke Norman Lebrecht and Antonia Quirke talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books.	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, The Journey Home 7/13 The Man in Black reveals Felicity and George's nightmare road trip to horror. 18:30 Soul Music—Fever Peggy Lee's daughter Nicki Foster talks about her mother's life and her hit record.	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Hand in Glove 8/13 The Man in Black reveals the fallout for a niece determined to plunder her aunt's trunk. 18:30 Short Cuts—Series 12, The Test 2/6 Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle.	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, His Last Card 9/13 The Man in Black reveals Laura's feelings over a card signed 'One day to death'. 18:30 Great Lives—Sir Trevor McDonald on Learie Constantine The veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald chooses the life of Learie Constantine	18:00 Fear on 4—Series 2, Survival 10/13 The Man in Black reveals the horrifying dependency of a group of people in outer space. 18:30 Off the Page—Schadenfreude Dominic Arkwright discusses the joy of seeing your rivals fail.	18:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quintessential Phase, Fit the Twenty-Fifth 3/4 Arthur is employed as a sandwich maker, and learns that he has become a dad. 18:30 MR James—A Mass of Cobwebs A conniving old man causes havoc from beyond the grave...	18:00 Nick Fisher - The Shadow of Mir A Russian bureaucrat arrives on the Mir space station with a secret agenda.
19:00	19:00 The Navy Lark—Series 10, The Redundancy Drive 2/18 Captain Povey is keen to clear the decks of HMS Troutbridge, but Number One fights back. 19:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile—5. Pike in Love Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son about the birds and bees.	19:00 The Goon Show—Series 6, The Tales of Montmartre 18/27 Paris, passion and duplicity abound in the tangled lives of two talented painters. 19:30 Albert and Me—Series 2, Driver 5/8 Single dad Bryan takes a driving job but finds himself caught up in crime.	19:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Unexploded Bomb 6/20 A surprise in the cellar for the Lad Himself as Sid cashes in. 19:30 After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells 1/8 Interfering Eleanor has plans for family nuptials...	19:00 Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 10 10/16 Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'? 19:30 Yes Minister—Series 1, Doing the Honours 7/8 Sir Humphrey battles back against Jim Hacker during an economy drive.	19:00 Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 20 20/20 Mr Blythe cracks down on expenses, so Maggie decides to shoot an ad on location. 19:30 Second Thoughts—Series 1, 8. Marriage of Inconvenience 8/10 Bill and Faith are about to get wed when the groom receives a shock.	19:00 Comedy Greats—Overseas With The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, The Men From the Ministry and Hancock's Half Hour.	19:00 The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, The Call 8/8 True stories told live in the USA. 19:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
20:00	20:00 Raffles—Series 1, 1. The Ides of March Bunny Manders makes his first acquaintance with the amateur cracksman and cricketer. 20:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins... 1/5 A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour	20:00 Raffles—Series 1, 2. Gentlemen and Players Bunny Manders is roped into a cricket match, but could detectives be on their trail? 20:30 The British Podcast Awards 2020 The British Podcast Awards celebrate the UK's best podcasts.	20:00 Raffles—Series 1, 3. A Costume Piece What starts as a low-key stakeout turns into a terrifying scramble for survival. 20:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 3. Suspicions 3/5 The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so Miss Marple widens the net.	20:00 Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong. 20:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 4. Investigations... 4/5 The sleuth curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons.	20:00 Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker. 20:30 Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 5. Friends 5/5 The amateur sleuth's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.		20:00 Louisa May Alcott - A Marble Woman An orphaned girl becomes the ward of a sexually repressed, opium addicted sculptor
21:00	21:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Democracy on Trial Guy Raz explores the future of democracy. Does growing distrust mean a rethink?		21:00 Parody Please—2. Radio Active and Down the Line 2/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens	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.	21:00 Podcast Radio Hour—British Podcast Award Winners 2020 Interviews with winners and the co-founder of the 2020 British Podcast Awards.		21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Adventurers, Pen Hadow From Johannes Brahms to Barry White, polar explorer Pen Hadow shares his castaway choices. 21:45 Multi Story Shorts—An Open Secret Chris was a teenager when he discovered a tragic family secret of murder and hanging.
22:00	22:00 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 24, Episode 4 4/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 22:30 Ian D Montfort Is: Unbelievable—Series 1, With Angela Griffin 1/4 Spirit medium and psychic Ian D Montfort amazes and entertains.	22:00 It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Collision Decision 4/4 Alfie Moore and another policing dilemma - the most broken law in Britain. 22:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Manchester local radio DJ Justin's job seems to be on the line.	22:00 Women Talking About Cars—Series 3, 1. Floella Benjamin 1/4 Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Floella Benjamin about her life and her cars. 22:30 Armando Iannucci—Series 1, Episode 1 1/5 Anarchic humour with David Schneider, Rebecca Front and Peter Baynham.	22:00 ReincarNathan—Series 2, Cat 1/6 Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals. 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 6/6 It's Christmas in the town of Spent, but which residents are celebrating?	22:00 Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Gdansk 2/6 Carolyn solves the Case Of The Poisoned Cashews and Martin does the Seven Deadly Sins. 22:30 What Does the K Stand For?—Series 1, Tell Them About the Dream, Martin 6/6 A young Stephen K Amos looks for a hero he can tell his class about.	22:00 Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Tolerance 5/6 Can tolerance turn people into doormats? 22:30 Standing Up for Liverpool Les Dennis tells the story of a much-loved Liverpool club comedian, Jackie Hamilton.	22:00 All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 3 3/4 An unexpected death leads all four of the family to consider what is really important. 22:30 Twenty Players—Series 2, Mr Wellesley Fagge 5/6 Jonathan Agnew tells the story of a nearly great amateur cricketer, Wellesley Fagge. 22:45 Self-Storage—Series 1, Dating 5/6 Judy fixes Dave up on his first date since his marriage broke up. Stars Reece Shearsmith.
23:00	23:00 Dead Ringers—Series 20, Episode 5 5/6 It’s not a cure, but they say laughter's the best medicine. 23:30 Hut 33—Series 2, Getting Heavy 5/6 Bottom of Bletchley Park's league, the codebreakers set out to prove themselves.	23:00 Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Transparency 4/4 The music-hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo, probing buzz words. 23:15 Date With Fate—Love Bites 4/4 Martin's proposal to his girlfriend does not go according to plan. 23:30 The Odd Half Hour—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 Why Bagpuss is a bad influence on kids and why Vikings avoided consumer focus groups.	23:00 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 6, Crispquilibrium 4/6 The Wall of Crisps is rocked by an unwitting political scandal. 23:30 Cowards—Series 1, Episode 6 6/6 Moustaches and job interviews in the bizarre sketch comedy world.	23:00 Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford—Series 2, Treating an Acute Elegy 1/6 Can the poet-at-large bring the healing power of poetry to a medical centre in Salford? 23:15 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 1, About Nightmare Relatives 1/6 Nathan Caton struggles with his family, who in turn struggle with his career in comedy. 23:30 Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 1 1/4 Jeremy Paxman goes rogue, and Today gets remade as a US sitcom.	23:00 Mitch Benn Specials—The Freewheelin' Mitch Benn 1/3 Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of Bob Dylan. 23:30 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Religion 2/6 Saint David, Saint Patrick and Gerald of Wales are put to the Totaliser Test.	23:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture 3/4 Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution. 23:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 1. 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the TV remote' 1/6 Sarah solves problems, including a controlling partner and a non-drinker with no friends.	23:00 The Sinha Carta Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha examines our most important legal document. 23:30 Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 1 1/4 Meet the scientists who are a bit rubbish at life. And not much better at science.

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