BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 30 April 2011

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 2. Stuck
  2/5Stuck in the past, Vimes is known as 'Keel', but he's not the only one with a new name.
2. 00:30
  Fantastic Tales—Delhi by Vandana Singh
  5/6A man living in present day Delhi is haunted by visions of the city's past and future.
3. 01:00
  Boogie Up the River—A Curry at Kelmscot
  4/6Jennifer joins Mark and his mutt's Thames quest, but there is a surprise on their menu.
4. 01:30
  Genius—Series 1, Stewart Lee
  5/5Dave Gorman and Stewart Lee consider a CD player/microwave oven combo.
5. 02:00
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/13Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
6. 02:30
  Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 1, Episodes 7-8
  Fallon's got a busy day ahead, and Alice is glad to be back.
7. 03:00
  Jane Austen—Persuasion, 2. Accidents and Encounters
  2/3Anne Elliott is surprised to hear news of an impending marriage.
8. 04:00
  Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—4. Louise Lombard
  4/6The Royal Dingle Company invites Louise Lombard to meet them at Stratford-Upon-Avon
9. 04:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Brothers Faversham, Augustus Faversham
  4/4The story of Victorian Britain's most celebrated magician.
10. 05:00
  The Man Born to Be King—The Princes of this World
  10/12Jesus has been taken prisoner. Dorothy L Sayers' plays on the life of Jesus Christ.
11. 05:45
  Sweet Dreams—Episode 2
  2/7Howard Baker can do no wrong up in Heaven - and his wife forgives his bad behaviour.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Other Side of the Hill—It's a Long Way From Talavera
  1/2First of Peter Luke's two plays about the 1808-1813 campaign of the Duke of Wellington.
2. 07:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/13Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 23
  23/28The American funny man is in Virginia, with Guy Noir on the election trail.
4. 09:00
  Some of Our Archives Were Missing with Stuart Maconie
  Stuart Maconie retrieves lost shows from the BBC radio archive.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Karen Blixen - Out of Africa
  Omnibus. In 1913 Karen travels to Kenya to start a farm with her new husband.
2. 13:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Peter Hook
  The musician chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Candi Staton.
3. 13:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 1, 1. The Prodigal Son
  1/6A priest turns amateur sleuth after a murder in an Italian chip shop in Dublin.
4. 14:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The Whistling Spy Enigma
  1/24Spy Neddie must make contact with his informer. But can he whistle the secret tune?
5. 14:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage
  5/20A machine gun post sparks invasion mayhem for the platoon.
6. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 23
  23/28The American funny man is in Virginia, with Guy Noir on the election trail.
7. 16:00
  The Other Side of the Hill—It's a Long Way From Talavera
  1/2First of Peter Luke's two plays about the 1808-1813 campaign of the Duke of Wellington.
8. 17:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/13Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—5. Desperation
  5/5Time is running out for spy-hero Lucifer Box. Can he reach Olympus Mons' lair in time?
2. 18:30
  JG Ballard - The Drowned World—Episode 1
  1/4JG Ballard's debut novel, set in a futuristic submerged London.
3. 19:00
  Some of Our Archives Were Missing with Stuart Maconie
  Stuart Maconie retrieves lost shows from the BBC radio archive.
4. 22:00
  Saturday Stand-Up—Sean Hughes - Live
  Sean Hughes, captured at the end of his 1995 tour - entertaining an audience in Glasgow.
5. 22:45
  Fabulous—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Faye has money troubles, so she hopes her mum will lend her £10,000.
6. 23:00
  RD Wingfield—The Cellar
  Behind a bricked-up entrance lurks a suspenseful tale of horror below stairs.
7. 23:15
  Ruth Rendell Stories—1. A Dark Blue Perfume
  1/5A retired businessman returns from abroad to search for his ex-wife.
8. 23:30
  Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 9
  9/10Convinced that Erik is the murderer, Wallander tackles his suspect's mother.
9. 23:45
  Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 10
  10/10Inspector Wallander gets a vital clue in his investigation of Lovgren's murder.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—5. Desperation
  5/5Time is running out for spy-hero Lucifer Box. Can he reach Olympus Mons' lair in time?
2. 00:30
  JG Ballard - The Drowned World—Episode 1
  1/4JG Ballard's debut novel, set in a futuristic submerged London.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 23
  23/28The American funny man is in Virginia, with Guy Noir on the election trail.
4. 02:00
  Karen Blixen - Out of Africa
  Omnibus. In 1913 Karen travels to Kenya to start a farm with her new husband.
5. 03:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Peter Hook
  The musician chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Candi Staton.
6. 03:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 1, 1. The Prodigal Son
  1/6A priest turns amateur sleuth after a murder in an Italian chip shop in Dublin.
7. 04:00
  The Other Side of the Hill—It's a Long Way From Talavera
  1/2First of Peter Luke's two plays about the 1808-1813 campaign of the Duke of Wellington.
8. 05:30
  Morpurgo's Islands of Inspiration
  Michael Morpurgo tours the Isles of Scilly to investigate local myths and legends.

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