BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 7 July 2024

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Tony Bagley - The Machine
  A man invents a machine to record the voice, but fears he'll be accused of stealing souls.
2. 01:00
  Balance of Power
  A new independent MP has the crucial vote in a hung parliament. Disrespectful comedy.
3. 02:30
  Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus)
  The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at Giverny.
4. 03:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Les Dawson
  Two monologues of Marriott Edgar: 'The Channel Swimmer' and 'The Recumbent Posture'.
5. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Vipers in the Bosom
  Whitehall gets worried. Could the bungling duo be secret spies?
6. 04:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4The regular butt of the comedy duo's jokes, Des O'Connor, brings along his angry mum.
7. 05:00
  Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets—2. Bunkers and Jigsaws
  2/3Comedian Angela Barnes reveals Cold War Secrets with a selection of interviews and shows.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Martina Navratilova
  Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is castaway by Kirsty Young.
2. 06:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
3. 07:00
  Poetry Extra—William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell
  Daljit Nagra finds another rich highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
4. 07:30
  The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Rose starts to make changes as she gets closer to Connie, and the truth.
5. 08:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris
  Marcus Brigstocke and wife Rachel Parris pick songs by The Cure and Louis Prima.
6. 08:50
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/3Three young women seek entertainment careers in dazzling post-war New York.
7. 10:00
  Educating Archie—From 01/03/1959
  Brough makes a bet that he and Archie can travel round the British Isles in eight days.
8. 10:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Slightly Previous Engagement
  Leslie, chauffeur to his ex-wife, is alarmed to learn that she has become engaged.
9. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Martina Navratilova
  Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is castaway by Kirsty Young.
10. 11:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell
  Daljit Nagra finds another rich highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Rose starts to make changes as she gets closer to Connie, and the truth.
3. 13:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris
  Marcus Brigstocke and wife Rachel Parris pick songs by The Cure and Louis Prima.
4. 13:50
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/3Three young women seek entertainment careers in dazzling post-war New York.
5. 15:00
  Educating Archie—From 01/03/1959
  Brough makes a bet that he and Archie can travel round the British Isles in eight days.
6. 15:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Slightly Previous Engagement
  Leslie, chauffeur to his ex-wife, is alarmed to learn that she has become engaged.
7. 16:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—5. Mind the Gap
  5/5The museum guard ends up literally talking to herself, and finds her other self very rude.
8. 16:30
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, And So Died Riabouchinska
  5/6A man lies murdered in a basement, but there is a surprising non-human witness.
9. 17:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Martina Navratilova
  Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is castaway by Kirsty Young.
10. 17:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Poetry Extra—William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell
  Daljit Nagra finds another rich highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 18:30
  The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Rose starts to make changes as she gets closer to Connie, and the truth.
3. 19:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris
  Marcus Brigstocke and wife Rachel Parris pick songs by The Cure and Louis Prima.
4. 19:50
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/3Three young women seek entertainment careers in dazzling post-war New York.
5. 21:00
  Educating Archie—From 01/03/1959
  Brough makes a bet that he and Archie can travel round the British Isles in eight days.
6. 21:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Slightly Previous Engagement
  Leslie, chauffeur to his ex-wife, is alarmed to learn that she has become engaged.
7. 22:00
  Revolting People—Series 2, And Yet Even More Trying Times
  4/6Samuel's aunt leaves him a fortune, subject to her final wish.
8. 22:30
  Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair—Series 6, Nanna No No
  6/6Haydn Gwynne plays a wannabe perfect grandmother in this comic monologue by Jenny Eclair.
9. 22:45
  Twenty Players—Series 1, Doug and Demelza Davidson
  2/6David Vine tells the story of Britain's most intrepid mixed lugers.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Dee Allum 1/3
  Rob Deering interviews Dee Allum.
11. 23:00
  Great Unanswered Questions—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Comedian Ardal O' Hanlon discovers how much fat you need to become bullet-proof!
12. 23:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 1, Standing Tall
  4/4Maeve Higgins, Tom Allen and Phil Nichol join Stephen to offer a guide to standing tall.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Robert Easby - Oneira—5. Mind the Gap
  5/5The museum guard ends up literally talking to herself, and finds her other self very rude.
2. 00:30
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, And So Died Riabouchinska
  5/6A man lies murdered in a basement, but there is a surprising non-human witness.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Martina Navratilova
  Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is castaway by Kirsty Young.
4. 01:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
5. 02:00
  Poetry Extra—William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell
  Daljit Nagra finds another rich highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Rose starts to make changes as she gets closer to Connie, and the truth.
7. 03:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris
  Marcus Brigstocke and wife Rachel Parris pick songs by The Cure and Louis Prima.
8. 03:50
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/3Three young women seek entertainment careers in dazzling post-war New York.
9. 05:00
  Educating Archie—From 01/03/1959
  Brough makes a bet that he and Archie can travel round the British Isles in eight days.
10. 05:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Slightly Previous Engagement
  Leslie, chauffeur to his ex-wife, is alarmed to learn that she has become engaged.

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