BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 9 May 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - Alpha
  An all-knowing computer seems to have an independent life of its own.
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—BAFTA Winners, Colin Firth
  From Curtis Mayfield to Mahler. Actor Colin Firth is castaway by Sue Lawley.
3. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Miranda Hart
  Award winning funny woman Miranda Hart reflects on what makes her laugh.
4. 02:00
  William Trevor Short Stories—The Distant Past
  Two Irish Protestants live contentedly in the past until the present catches up with them.
5. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 1, Episodes 9-10
  Alice has a guilty conscience and Fallon thinks romance is in the air.
6. 02:45
  William Trevor Short Stories—Teresa's Wedding
  At a bleak wedding reception, a pregnant bride discovers why her marriage might just work.
7. 03:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Future Begins Here
  5/6Prince Ludovico battles enemies, as his wife tries to reconcile their sons.
8. 03:30
  The Brothers—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Starting a website-design company, two brothers struggle through life
9. 04:00
  Snap—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Molly and Doug separate, but he is only a few streets away. Can they make a clean break?
10. 04:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Offer
  1/13As the rag and bone men argue, Harold is set to walk out.
11. 05:00
  Michelle Magorian - Back Home—Episode 1
  1/4Wartime evacuee Rusty returns to Britain and meets a mother she doesn't recognise.
12. 05:30
  The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier—Episode 2
  2/3Ruth and Bronia Balicki head to Switzerland hoping to track down their parents.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 6. Confrontation in Paris
  6/6Can the Honourable Richard Rollison solve the mystery and reveal the murderer's identity?
2. 06:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 3
  3/6Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage and her husband await ransom money for their hostage.
3. 06:45
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 3
  3/5Frank continues to fake his way around the States. But how long before he is found out?
4. 07:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Will the 1000 Years Festival mark the end of the old courthouse battle? It's summer 1953.
5. 07:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy
  6/6The two comedians get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
6. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 11
  11/13It's Kenneth Horne to the rescue in The Gaylords, plus bona beats from Julian and Sandy.
7. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/13Solutions for unemployment, and Professor Prune hears a strange echo.
8. 09:00
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Crises
  6/6The sofa-bound presenters tackle crises and reveal the popularity of sex.
9. 09:30
  Safety Catch—Series 1, Loose Lips Sink Ships
  3/4Will Simon blow the whistle on his murky world of international arms dealing?
10. 10:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 2. 'I think I'm addicted to plastic surgery'
  2/6Agony aunt Sarah's support group tackle a plastic surgery addiction.
11. 10:30
  Playing a Dangerous Game
  How gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continued to play music banned in occupied Paris.
12. 11:00
  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 11
  11/13It's Kenneth Horne to the rescue in The Gaylords, plus bona beats from Julian and Sandy.
2. 12:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
3. 13:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 6. Confrontation in Paris
  6/6Can the Honourable Richard Rollison solve the mystery and reveal the murderer's identity?
4. 13:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 3
  3/6Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage and her husband await ransom money for their hostage.
5. 13:45
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 3
  3/5Frank continues to fake his way around the States. But how long before he is found out?
6. 14:00
  Daughters of Britannia—Hard Times
  16/20From putting on make-up in the dark to coping with snakebites.
7. 14:15
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Supreme Artist
  The matinee is over, but who is the visitor waiting at the stage door?
8. 14:30
  David Park - The Truth Commissioner—Episode 6
  6/10A government minister and an ex-policeman may be implicated in the disappearance of a boy.
9. 14:45
  You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This—Episode 1
  1/5The outrageous life of Willie Donaldson, creator of the 'Henry Root letters'.
10. 15:00
  The Medical Detectives—The Stranded Eagle
  4/4After Salomon August Andrée's doomed Arctic crossing, investigators piece together events.
11. 15:45
  Clive James - Even As We Speak—George Russell
  1/5Clive James muses on the influence of one of his lecturers, and the contents of his cellar
12. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—09/05/2011
  Mel Giedroyc cooks with comedians Fred MacAulay and Susan Calman.
13. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Will the 1000 Years Festival mark the end of the old courthouse battle? It's summer 1953.
14. 17:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy
  6/6The two comedians get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
  3/3Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
2. 18:30
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—5. Search and Destroy
  5/6Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 11
  11/13It's Kenneth Horne to the rescue in The Gaylords, plus bona beats from Julian and Sandy.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/13Solutions for unemployment, and Professor Prune hears a strange echo.
5. 20:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 6. Confrontation in Paris
  6/6Can the Honourable Richard Rollison solve the mystery and reveal the murderer's identity?
6. 20:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 3
  3/6Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage and her husband await ransom money for their hostage.
7. 20:45
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 3
  3/5Frank continues to fake his way around the States. But how long before he is found out?
8. 21:00
  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
10. 22:30
  The Atkinson People—Sir Benjamin Fletcher
  2/4Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of the fictional master orator.
11. 23:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 2. 'I think I'm addicted to plastic surgery'
  2/6Agony aunt Sarah's support group tackle a plastic surgery addiction.
12. 23:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 1, Knowing Your Unions
  3/4John Weak discovers nothing is legally binding about a legally binding contract.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
  3/3Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
2. 00:30
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—5. Search and Destroy
  5/6Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.
3. 01:00
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Crises
  6/6The sofa-bound presenters tackle crises and reveal the popularity of sex.
4. 01:30
  Safety Catch—Series 1, Loose Lips Sink Ships
  3/4Will Simon blow the whistle on his murky world of international arms dealing?
5. 02:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 2. 'I think I'm addicted to plastic surgery'
  2/6Agony aunt Sarah's support group tackle a plastic surgery addiction.
6. 02:30
  Playing a Dangerous Game
  How gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continued to play music banned in occupied Paris.
7. 03:00
  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage.
8. 04:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Will the 1000 Years Festival mark the end of the old courthouse battle? It's summer 1953.
9. 04:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy
  6/6The two comedians get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
10. 05:00
  The Medical Detectives—The Stranded Eagle
  4/4After Salomon August Andrée's doomed Arctic crossing, investigators piece together events.
11. 05:45
  Clive James - Even As We Speak—George Russell
  1/5Clive James muses on the influence of one of his lecturers, and the contents of his cellar

Tuesday 10 May 2011