BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 10 May 2011

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Toff on the Farm—1. Trouble for Sale
  1/6Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honourable Richard Rollison (the Toff).
2. 06:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 4
  4/6Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage's seance for the girl sparks a dreadful incident.
3. 06:45
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 4
  4/5The FBI is in hot pursuit, but Frank Abagnale Jr's scams become even more daring.
4. 07:00
  The World As We Know It—The Election
  2/6The last five people left on Earth try to elect a head of the household.
5. 07:30
  The Sunday Format—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Dream constructively, and get the right beach ball. Radio's posh paper tells you how.
6. 08:00
  Take It From Here—From 12/11/1953
  The debut of 'The Glums' family with Pa, Ron, Eth and somewhere far off-mic, Ma.
7. 08:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Do You-Know-What The Burkiss Way
  8/13Any doubts about you-know-what are put to rest.
8. 09:00
  The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue—The Resurrection of Reverend Carswell
  6/6Shocks galore for the hapless vicar, with his congregation stolen and his shock new title.
9. 09:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, Plethora Princess Regent
  6/6Awaiting news of a new pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to bed.
10. 10:00
  Ambridge Extra—Series 1, Episode 11
  Fallon turns up the heat at the barbeque, and Chaz has a proposition for Alice.
11. 10:15
  William Trevor Short Stories—The Distant Past
  Two Irish Protestants live contentedly in the past until the present catches up with them.
12. 10:30
  It's a Funny Business—Roy Castle
  Roy Castle recalls his early years in comedy and the highs and lows of being on stage.
13. 11:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—1. Suspicions
  1/3Samuel Dockwrath sets out to prove his suspicions over the inheritance of Orley Farm.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Take It From Here—From 12/11/1953
  The debut of 'The Glums' family with Pa, Ron, Eth and somewhere far off-mic, Ma.
2. 12:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 6, Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
  1/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is now Acting Team Leader at the Family Centre.
3. 13:00
  The Toff on the Farm—1. Trouble for Sale
  1/6Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honourable Richard Rollison (the Toff).
4. 13:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 4
  4/6Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage's seance for the girl sparks a dreadful incident.
5. 13:45
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 4
  4/5The FBI is in hot pursuit, but Frank Abagnale Jr's scams become even more daring.
6. 14:00
  Daughters of Britannia—The Tripoli Plague
  17/20In the 1780s Miss Tully reports on the misery and the mourning as 35,000 are struck down.
7. 14:15
  Ambridge Extra—Series 1, Episode 11
  Fallon turns up the heat at the barbeque, and Chaz has a proposition for Alice.
8. 14:30
  David Park - The Truth Commissioner—Episode 7
  7/10Hiding out in America, Michael Madden is visited by two men who hand him an envelope.
9. 14:45
  You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This—Episode 2
  2/5Cambridge, then London - which means Emma Jane Crampton.
10. 15:00
  Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective—The Body in the Barge
  A River Thames corpse sparks a complex mystery for the astute old teahouse customer.
11. 15:45
  Clive James - Even As We Speak—A Voice Is Born
  2/5On taking singing lessons - it's all about support and the booby trap in The Flower Song.
12. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—10/05/2011
  Mel Giedroyc sings happy birthday to actress Catherine Tate and talks to chef Gary Rhodes.
13. 17:00
  The World As We Know It—The Election
  2/6The last five people left on Earth try to elect a head of the household.
14. 17:30
  The Sunday Format—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Dream constructively, and get the right beach ball. Radio's posh paper tells you how.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 1
  1/4Mystery space tourist deaths land two planet cleaners with a new contract.
2. 18:30
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—6. World Without Fire
  6/6The British government must track down the Exon seeds before any American involvement.
3. 19:00
  Take It From Here—From 12/11/1953
  The debut of 'The Glums' family with Pa, Ron, Eth and somewhere far off-mic, Ma.
4. 19:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Do You-Know-What The Burkiss Way
  8/13Any doubts about you-know-what are put to rest.
5. 20:00
  The Toff on the Farm—1. Trouble for Sale
  1/6Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honourable Richard Rollison (the Toff).
6. 20:30
  Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon—Episode 4
  4/6Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage's seance for the girl sparks a dreadful incident.
7. 20:45
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 4
  4/5The FBI is in hot pursuit, but Frank Abagnale Jr's scams become even more daring.
8. 21:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—1. Suspicions
  1/3Samuel Dockwrath sets out to prove his suspicions over the inheritance of Orley Farm.
9. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 6, Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
  1/6Caring social worker Clare Barker is now Acting Team Leader at the Family Centre.
10. 22:30
  The Remains of Foley and McColl—Subtle
  4/4Sean Foley and Hamish McColl learn the art of subtlety by visiting a Jane Austen novel.
11. 23:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 1, King of the Road
  6/6A faculty fracas with an old rival helps re-ignite the author's career. From 2005.
12. 23:30
  The Nimmo Twins In...—Series 1, Killing Time
  4/6Mr Pike takes on many mundane jobs - with the zeal of a former assassin.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 1
  1/4Mystery space tourist deaths land two planet cleaners with a new contract.
2. 00:30
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—6. World Without Fire
  6/6The British government must track down the Exon seeds before any American involvement.
3. 01:00
  The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue—The Resurrection of Reverend Carswell
  6/6Shocks galore for the hapless vicar, with his congregation stolen and his shock new title.
4. 01:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, Plethora Princess Regent
  6/6Awaiting news of a new pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to bed.
5. 02:00
  Ambridge Extra—Series 1, Episode 11
  Fallon turns up the heat at the barbeque, and Chaz has a proposition for Alice.
6. 02:15
  William Trevor Short Stories—The Distant Past
  Two Irish Protestants live contentedly in the past until the present catches up with them.
7. 02:30
  It's a Funny Business—Roy Castle
  Roy Castle recalls his early years in comedy and the highs and lows of being on stage.
8. 03:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—1. Suspicions
  1/3Samuel Dockwrath sets out to prove his suspicions over the inheritance of Orley Farm.
9. 04:00
  The World As We Know It—The Election
  2/6The last five people left on Earth try to elect a head of the household.
10. 04:30
  The Sunday Format—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Dream constructively, and get the right beach ball. Radio's posh paper tells you how.
11. 05:00
  Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective—The Body in the Barge
  A River Thames corpse sparks a complex mystery for the astute old teahouse customer.
12. 05:45
  Clive James - Even As We Speak—A Voice Is Born
  2/5On taking singing lessons - it's all about support and the booby trap in The Flower Song.

Wednesday 11 May 2011