BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 10 May 2012

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 1
  1/6An aspiring poet gets drawn into a web of dark and mysterious forces.
2. 00:30
  Doctor Who—Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, Episode 8
  8/8The Doctor comes up with the solution to defeat the seemingly indestructible foe.
3. 01:00
  Robert Harris - Fatherland—Switzerland
  3/5Anton Lesser stars as Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March.
4. 01:30
  Boxer and Doberman—Series 2, 2. The Black Widow
  2/2When Bob Boxer falls for a TV presenter, his partner Shona Doberman grows suspicious.
5. 02:00
  Coming Alive—Series 1, Quick Draw McGraw
  2/6Terry needs his conman skills to tackle the local crime baron. Stars Karl Howman.
6. 02:30
  Counterpoint—2005, Episode 4
  4/13Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Sue Bates, Andrew Beardsell and Alan Gallagher.
7. 03:00
  Vivat Rex—Vulgar Company
  8/26Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' story of the English Crown. Falstaff appears.
8. 04:00
  Red Herrings—Series 1, Mangia, Mangia, Ti Fa Bene
  1/3The way to a husband's heart is found through the pleasures of a sumptuous meal.
9. 04:15
  Bruce Bedford - Black Ice
  A gripping account of a 1911 expedition prior to Scott's doomed Antarctic trip.
10. 05:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Great Sermon Handicap
  6/10Can Bertie beat the odds of disaster in an unusual betting syndicate?
11. 05:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Pride and the Peacemaker
  4/6Renaissance Italy's Prince Ludovico buys a cannon, and Princess Plethora wants to confess.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Robert Harris - Fatherland—Discovery
  4/5Anton Lesser stars as Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March.
2. 06:30
  Maigret—The Drowned Men's Inn, Episode 1
  1/2Inspector Maigret investigates a seemingly ordinary car crash.
3. 07:00
  Unnatural Acts—Series 1, A Day in the Country
  4/6The gang go on a trip out and wind up at a nuclear power plant. Starring Jeremy Hardy.
4. 07:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Insurance
  1/4Tom asks why the insurance industry is so confusing?
5. 08:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The legendary duo taste wine, pay tribute to marriage guidance and head to the garden.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Godiva Affair
  3/26The platoon hold a Spitfire fundraiser, but Jones is pining for Mrs Fox.
7. 09:00
  Huddwinks—Series 1, Henry The Vee
  2/6The King fights the French at Agincourt but will the Bard or Barbara Cartland win the day?
8. 09:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6David Eagleman, Neil Gaiman and Sarah Millican add to the collection.
9. 10:00
  Vivat Rex—Rebellion
  9/26The playwrights' chronicle of the English Crown. Henry IV clashes with his rivals.
10. 11:00
  Red Herrings—Series 1, The Difference
  2/3An elderly lawyer reflects upon a troubling case from his past.
11. 11:15
  Never Mind, I Stopped My Train
  The heroism of railwaymen in a horrific explosion in 1898. Recreation of a real event.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The legendary duo taste wine, pay tribute to marriage guidance and head to the garden.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Godiva Affair
  3/26The platoon hold a Spitfire fundraiser, but Jones is pining for Mrs Fox.
3. 13:00
  Robert Harris - Fatherland—Discovery
  4/5Anton Lesser stars as Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March.
4. 13:30
  Maigret—The Drowned Men's Inn, Episode 1
  1/2Inspector Maigret investigates a seemingly ordinary car crash.
5. 14:00
  EF Benson - Miss Mapp—Faraddiddlony
  9/10The Contessa Faragleoni arrives in Tilling, and the ladies await a dinner invitation.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—Goldsmith and Sterne and 18th Century Letters
  133/216A time of inventions, salons and smuggling in eighteenth century Britain.
7. 14:30
  Lisa French-Blaker - Heart of Darfur—Episode 4
  4/5Overwhelmed by the numbers needing treatment in Darfur, Lisa begins to feel unable to cope
8. 14:45
  The Invention of Childhood—I Ain't a Child
  19/30Victorian street children and the organisations that grew up to rescue them.
9. 15:00
  Vivat Rex—Rebellion
  9/26The playwrights' chronicle of the English Crown. Henry IV clashes with his rivals.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—10/05/2012
  Mel Giedroyc hears more 500 Words short stories.
11. 17:00
  The World As We Know It—Donna's Leaving Do
  6/6Will the housemates finally discover what caused the end of the world?
12. 17:30
  Unnatural Acts—Series 1, A Day in the Country
  4/6The gang go on a trip out and wind up at a nuclear power plant. Starring Jeremy Hardy.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 2
  2/6After Saul and his family win a competition, strange events happen.
2. 18:30
  The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson—1. The Manuscript
  1/4Two friends on holiday come across a terrifying tale. First published in 1908.
3. 19:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4The legendary duo taste wine, pay tribute to marriage guidance and head to the garden.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Godiva Affair
  3/26The platoon hold a Spitfire fundraiser, but Jones is pining for Mrs Fox.
5. 20:00
  Robert Harris - Fatherland—Discovery
  4/5Anton Lesser stars as Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March.
6. 20:30
  Maigret—The Drowned Men's Inn, Episode 1
  1/2Inspector Maigret investigates a seemingly ordinary car crash.
7. 21:00
  Red Herrings—Series 1, The Difference
  2/3An elderly lawyer reflects upon a troubling case from his past.
8. 21:15
  Never Mind, I Stopped My Train
  The heroism of railwaymen in a horrific explosion in 1898. Recreation of a real event.
9. 22:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Insurance
  1/4Tom asks why the insurance industry is so confusing?
10. 22:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Happy Life Broken and Then Mended a Bit
  6/6Gently Benevolent summons a massive Martian invasion. Is this the end for Pip?
11. 23:00
  The In Crowd—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/5Sketch show with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
12. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 3, Iota Credit Cards
  1/6The management consultants tackle credit card security, with the morally dubious Owen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 2
  2/6After Saul and his family win a competition, strange events happen.
2. 00:30
  The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson—1. The Manuscript
  1/4Two friends on holiday come across a terrifying tale. First published in 1908.
3. 01:00
  Robert Harris - Fatherland—Discovery
  4/5Anton Lesser stars as Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March.
4. 01:30
  Maigret—The Drowned Men's Inn, Episode 1
  1/2Inspector Maigret investigates a seemingly ordinary car crash.
5. 02:00
  Huddwinks—Series 1, Henry The Vee
  2/6The King fights the French at Agincourt but will the Bard or Barbara Cartland win the day?
6. 02:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6David Eagleman, Neil Gaiman and Sarah Millican add to the collection.
7. 03:00
  Vivat Rex—Rebellion
  9/26The playwrights' chronicle of the English Crown. Henry IV clashes with his rivals.
8. 04:00
  Red Herrings—Series 1, The Difference
  2/3An elderly lawyer reflects upon a troubling case from his past.
9. 04:15
  Never Mind, I Stopped My Train
  The heroism of railwaymen in a horrific explosion in 1898. Recreation of a real event.
10. 05:00
  The World As We Know It—Donna's Leaving Do
  6/6Will the housemates finally discover what caused the end of the world?
11. 05:30
  Unnatural Acts—Series 1, A Day in the Country
  4/6The gang go on a trip out and wind up at a nuclear power plant. Starring Jeremy Hardy.

Friday 11 May 2012