BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 16 May 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - Omega
  A civil engineer questions his existence as he builds the world's tallest tower.
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends 2024, June Spencer
  Archers actress June Spencer is castaway by Kirsty Young.
3. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Garrison Keillor
  Garrison Keillor reflects on his career and his love of writing poetry.
4. 02:00
  William Trevor - A Bit on the Side—Sacred Statues
  Can a statue maker's wife help her neighbours, or is her husband being more realistic?
5. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 1, Episodes 11-12
  Fallon turns up the heat at the barbeque, and Chaz has a proposition for Alice.
6. 02:45
  William Trevor - A Bit on the Side—Graillis's Legacy
  The touching and compassionate story of one man's guilt over his love for two women.
7. 03:00
  Take It From Here—From 12/11/1953
  The debut of 'The Glums' family with Pa, Ron, Eth and somewhere far off-mic, Ma.
8. 03:30
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
9. 04:00
  Yes Minister—Series 1, Open Government
  1/8Newly re-elected MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's office.
10. 04:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—11/05/2011
  Comedy game with Humphrey Lyttelton, Willie Rushton, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
11. 05:00
  Michelle Magorian - Back Home—Episode 2
  2/4The war is over but the battle is only just beginning for Rusty.
12. 05:30
  The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier—Episode 3
  3/3Journeying to Switzerland, the children must avoid the refugee-hunting Burgomaster.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Toff on the Farm—5. A Step In The Dark
  5/6Amateur sleuth Richard Rollison refuses to be fobbed off and receives some useful advice.
2. 06:30
  Eric Ambler - Topkapi—Episode 2
  2/6Arthur Simpson is interrogated by Turkish security for unintentional arms smuggling.
3. 07:00
  Ballylenon—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4The town's Development Association looks set for open confrontation. Starring TP McKenna.
4. 07:30
  Down the Line—Series 2, War and Chocolate
  1/6War, chocolate and toothpaste. Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in. Stars Rhys Thomas.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 12
  12/13A deadly doctor returns, and celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne gets some bona advice.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 7
  7/13Bill Oddie sings the 'Baby Samba' and Professor Prune loses his trousers. With John Cleese
7. 09:00
  Mad Man Blue
  Roy Hudd's comic monologue as the unassuming but irrepressible Bloomer.
8. 09:30
  Safety Catch—Series 1, Whatever Happened to the Unlikely Lad?
  4/4Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he end up the coolest kid in class?
9. 10:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 3. 'I'm a cherry childless and proud of it'
  3/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle problems like 'I'm childless and proud of it'.
10. 10:30
  The Great Gatsby Letters
  F Scott Fitzgerald tells his editor Maxwell Perkins about his hopes for his new novel
11. 11:00
  Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
  1/2Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 12
  12/13A deadly doctor returns, and celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne gets some bona advice.
2. 12:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
3. 13:00
  The Toff on the Farm—5. A Step In The Dark
  5/6Amateur sleuth Richard Rollison refuses to be fobbed off and receives some useful advice.
4. 13:30
  Eric Ambler - Topkapi—Episode 2
  2/6Arthur Simpson is interrogated by Turkish security for unintentional arms smuggling.
5. 14:00
  Vikas Swarup - Q&A—5,000 Rupees
  1/10A street kid goes on an Indian TV game show. The novel that inspired Slumdog Millionaire.
6. 14:15
  William Trevor Short Stories—The Forty-Seventh Saturday
  Mavie and McCarthy have a weekly tryst, but is he as trapped by marriage as she thinks?
7. 14:30
  The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald—1. Jay Gatsby
  1/10Nick Carraway moves next door to the mysterious Gatsby.
8. 14:45
  Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov—The Leave Taking
  1/5Dramatisation following the playwright's tough childhood to his late marriage.
9. 15:00
  Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective—The Edinburgh Mystery
  Murder is afoot when a worried aunt tackles her nephew - a case for the man in the corner.
10. 15:45
  Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters—Episode 1
  1/5As a candid young doctor, the Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—16/05/2011
  Mel Giedroyc is joined by Fred MacAulay for new quiz Keep It In The Family.
12. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4The town's Development Association looks set for open confrontation. Starring TP McKenna.
13. 17:30
  Down the Line—Series 2, War and Chocolate
  1/6War, chocolate and toothpaste. Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in. Stars Rhys Thomas.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 1
  1/4The Time Lord is reunited with Nyssa, who is on a mission to discover an anti-virus.
2. 18:30
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 4
  4/5Biochemist Diana Brackley's attempts to conceal the source of the antigerone are overcome.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 12
  12/13A deadly doctor returns, and celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne gets some bona advice.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 7
  7/13Bill Oddie sings the 'Baby Samba' and Professor Prune loses his trousers. With John Cleese
5. 20:00
  The Toff on the Farm—5. A Step In The Dark
  5/6Amateur sleuth Richard Rollison refuses to be fobbed off and receives some useful advice.
6. 20:30
  Eric Ambler - Topkapi—Episode 2
  2/6Arthur Simpson is interrogated by Turkish security for unintentional arms smuggling.
7. 21:00
  Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
  1/2Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
8. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game
9. 22:30
  The Atkinson People—George Dupont
  3/4The French philosopher remains an enigma, despite an exhaustive biography.
10. 23:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 3. 'I'm a cherry childless and proud of it'
  3/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle problems like 'I'm childless and proud of it'.
11. 23:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 1, Trout Farm
  4/4John Weak's witty comment on a leaving card gives Human Resources a hot flush.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 1
  1/4The Time Lord is reunited with Nyssa, who is on a mission to discover an anti-virus.
2. 00:30
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 4
  4/5Biochemist Diana Brackley's attempts to conceal the source of the antigerone are overcome.
3. 01:00
  The Toff on the Farm—5. A Step In The Dark
  5/6Amateur sleuth Richard Rollison refuses to be fobbed off and receives some useful advice.
4. 01:30
  Eric Ambler - Topkapi—Episode 2
  2/6Arthur Simpson is interrogated by Turkish security for unintentional arms smuggling.
5. 02:00
  Mad Man Blue
  Roy Hudd's comic monologue as the unassuming but irrepressible Bloomer.
6. 02:30
  Safety Catch—Series 1, Whatever Happened to the Unlikely Lad?
  4/4Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he end up the coolest kid in class?
7. 03:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 3. 'I'm a cherry childless and proud of it'
  3/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle problems like 'I'm childless and proud of it'.
8. 03:30
  The Great Gatsby Letters
  F Scott Fitzgerald tells his editor Maxwell Perkins about his hopes for his new novel
9. 04:00
  Virginia Woolf - The Waves—Episode 1
  1/2Film-maker Terence Davies directs a chronicle of the lives of a group of school friends.
10. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4The town's Development Association looks set for open confrontation. Starring TP McKenna.
11. 05:30
  Down the Line—Series 2, War and Chocolate
  1/6War, chocolate and toothpaste. Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in. Stars Rhys Thomas.

Tuesday 17 May 2011