BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 30 May 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—Rendezvous With Rama, Episode 2
  2/2What is Rama's secret? And why, years on, has the Commander never spoken of what he found?
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Miriam Margolyes
  In this episode from the Desert Island Discs archive, we hear from Miriam Margolyes.
3. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Frank Skinner
  The funny man talks about his comedy career, getting older and theology.
4. 02:00
  Elizabeth Buchan - Archaeology
  An archaeologist is amazed by her nurse's likeness to an Egyptian painting.
5. 02:15
  Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 1, Episodes 15-16
  Jamie's got money troubles, while Fallon is all ears.
6. 02:45
  Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
  Two tales of an unwanted guest and an outspoken hitch-hiker. Read by Crawford Logan.
7. 03:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Last Bus Home
  3/14The Lad, Sid and Bill get stranded and must walk home.
8. 03:30
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The frustrations of a backbench MP. Topical sitcom from Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
9. 04:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, An Englishman Abroad
  2/6An Englishman visits and Ludovico hopes he might help him out of his cash crisis.
10. 04:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—25/05/2011
  Humph's last show features Sound Charades and the Swanee Kazoo.
11. 05:00
  Michelle Magorian - Back Home—Episode 4
  4/4In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change.
12. 05:30
  FH Burnett - The Secret Garden—Episode 2
  2/5Will orphaned Mary ever find her way into the locked garden? With Harriet Walter.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 1. The Photograph
  1/5The amateur sleuth's island break is disrupted by a death - and a photo.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
3. 07:00
  Ballylenon—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4With clergy rumours buzzing, Vera is extra busy in the telephone exchange.
4. 07:30
  Down the Line—Series 2, Immigration and Love
  3/6Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in discussing immigration. Stars Matt Lucas.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/20Kenneth Horne stars in war romp The Plastic Max, and Jules and Sandy bewail their parts.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 9
  9/13Professor Prune is incarcerated, and Bill Oddie rhapsodises the flowers in the garden.
7. 09:00
  Never Too Late—Series 1, Down Memory Lane
  3/7Hilda organises a holiday for senior citizens and Mildred wants a nostalgic destination.
8. 09:30
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face?
9. 10:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 5. 'I'm a mother in need of quiet'
  5/6Agony aunt Sarah tackles more problems, including the case of a mother in need of quiet.
10. 10:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 2, Mona Siddiqui
  2/6Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies at Glasgow University, returns to Huddersfield
11. 11:00
  The Complete Smiley—The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Episode 3
  3/3The deadly game of deceit and betrayal climaxes at the Berlin Wall.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/20Kenneth Horne stars in war romp The Plastic Max, and Jules and Sandy bewail their parts.
2. 12:30
  Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 2
  2/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Graham Norton and Jenny Éclair.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 1. The Photograph
  1/5The amateur sleuth's island break is disrupted by a death - and a photo.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
5. 14:00
  Mary Brunton - Self Control—Two Suitors
  1/10Loved by two very different men, Laura Montreville must choose between passion and virtue.
6. 14:15
  The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes—It's the Reaction
  4/4Second World War experiences of women in Britain. A spinster's life resumes in peacetime.
7. 14:30
  Ian Kelly - Casanova—Episode 1
  1/5Born to a family of actors in Venice, sickly Giacomo is expected to die.
8. 14:45
  John Boyne - The House of Special Purpose—Episode 6
  6/10Georgy takes to his new role in the library, but is his work strictly bibliographical?
9. 15:00
  Have Your Cake—Unusual Christening Cake
  6/6The cake club prepares for a christening, as Tess and Maggie struggle with secrets.
10. 15:45
  Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt—1. The Players are Here
  1/5How the young Shakespeare encountered theatre for the first time.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—30/05/2011
  Mel Giedroyc hears about the biggest tree house in the country.
12. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4With clergy rumours buzzing, Vera is extra busy in the telephone exchange.
13. 17:30
  Down the Line—Series 2, Immigration and Love
  3/6Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in discussing immigration. Stars Matt Lucas.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—The Cradle of the Snake, Episode 3
  3/4Can the Time Lord's companions save him, or is the Mara's influence too much to resist?
2. 18:30
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 3. The Great Martian Pyramid
  3/6The crew start to explore but it's not a warm welcome...
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/20Kenneth Horne stars in war romp The Plastic Max, and Jules and Sandy bewail their parts.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 9
  9/13Professor Prune is incarcerated, and Bill Oddie rhapsodises the flowers in the garden.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 1. The Photograph
  1/5The amateur sleuth's island break is disrupted by a death - and a photo.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
7. 21:00
  The Complete Smiley—The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Episode 3
  3/3The deadly game of deceit and betrayal climaxes at the Berlin Wall.
8. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 2
  2/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Graham Norton and Jenny Éclair.
9. 22:30
  Absolute Power—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe are skint.
10. 23:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 5. 'I'm a mother in need of quiet'
  5/6Agony aunt Sarah tackles more problems, including the case of a mother in need of quiet.
11. 23:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 2, Booty
  2/4Marketeer John Weak has got a chocolate bar crisis. How to improve sales - fast?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Cradle of the Snake, Episode 3
  3/4Can the Time Lord's companions save him, or is the Mara's influence too much to resist?
2. 00:30
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 3. The Great Martian Pyramid
  3/6The crew start to explore but it's not a warm welcome...
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery, 1. The Photograph
  1/5The amateur sleuth's island break is disrupted by a death - and a photo.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 6. A Marriage of Convenience
  6/6Investigating the murder of a rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
5. 02:00
  Never Too Late—Series 1, Down Memory Lane
  3/7Hilda organises a holiday for senior citizens and Mildred wants a nostalgic destination.
6. 02:30
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face?
7. 03:00
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 5. 'I'm a mother in need of quiet'
  5/6Agony aunt Sarah tackles more problems, including the case of a mother in need of quiet.
8. 03:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 2, Mona Siddiqui
  2/6Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies at Glasgow University, returns to Huddersfield
9. 04:00
  The Complete Smiley—The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Episode 3
  3/3The deadly game of deceit and betrayal climaxes at the Berlin Wall.
10. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4With clergy rumours buzzing, Vera is extra busy in the telephone exchange.
11. 05:30
  Down the Line—Series 2, Immigration and Love
  3/6Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in discussing immigration. Stars Matt Lucas.

Tuesday 31 May 2011