BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 15 May 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 4
  4/6Saul learns the truth about the sinister Gibson room and cavers push too deep.
2. 00:30
  The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson—3. The Pit
  3/4Will the narrator and his dog survive a watery entrapment? Jim Norton reads 1908 novella.
3. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 1. Murder?
  1/6Why does a Cambridge master need a plodding Health and Safety executive?
4. 01:30
  Above Suspicion—Episode 1
  1/5A naive young British couple are swept into the world of espionage. Read by Emma Currie.
5. 02:00
  The Castle—Series 4, Tender Is the Knight
  1/6Sir John fills his castle with wounded soldiers and De Warenne fills his trousers with ice
6. 02:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Johannesburg
  4/6In Carolyn's race against time, what better place than a sleepy Spanish airfield?
7. 03:00
  Vivat Rex—Deception
  11/26Father and son reunite. Stars Martin Jarvis and Colin Baker.
8. 04:00
  Red Herrings—Series 2, Unwanted Presence
  1/3By Lynda La Plante. Parents - how can you be sure that your child isn't evil?
9. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Lesley Sharp, Goldie, Russell Watson and Danny Wallace
  Clive Anderson is joined by Russell Watson and Lesley Sharp, with music from JD McPherson.
10. 05:00
  Anything Legal—Episode 6
  6/8Charles and George's new business course sets tongues wagging.
11. 05:30
  The Arts and How They Was Done—The Entire History of Theatre Through the Ages and How It Is Done
  6/6The National Theatre of Brent reveals the true history of the stage. Stars Patrick Barlow.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 2. Cruets
  2/6Another mysterious death causes Health and Safety executive Simon to consider cruets.
2. 06:30
  Above Suspicion—Episode 2
  2/5On holiday in Europe, Frances and Richard try to track down a missing British agent.
3. 07:00
  Two Doors Down—Series 1, Ranting and Railings
  2/4Miss Black wants new railings for her lodging house, with help from cleaner Sally.
4. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Keeping the Flame Alive
  6/6Stan is to rent out Ed's flat for the Olympics, despite being nowhere near the stadium.
5. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Rent Collectors
  16/26Neddie Seagoon is sent to claim back thousands in arrears, but he falls in the water.
6. 08:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
7. 09:00
  The News Quiz Extra—14/05/2012
  Extended edition of the News Quiz, hosted by Sandi Toksvig.
8. 09:45
  Elastic Planet—The Hair
  6/6A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles in the cosmic comedy of connections.
9. 10:00
  Vivat Rex—Tennis Balls
  12/26The new king is insulted by the French. Stars Martin Jarvis.
10. 11:00
  Red Herrings—Series 2, In Pursuit of the Uneatable
  2/3By Brian McGilloway. A simple case of hunt sabotage turns out to be far more than it seems
11. 11:15
  Matthew Solon - The Man Who Came Back
  The heroic Norwegian seamen and their vital wartime 'Shetland Bus' lifeline.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Rent Collectors
  16/26Neddie Seagoon is sent to claim back thousands in arrears, but he falls in the water.
2. 12:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
3. 13:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 2. Cruets
  2/6Another mysterious death causes Health and Safety executive Simon to consider cruets.
4. 13:30
  Above Suspicion—Episode 2
  2/5On holiday in Europe, Frances and Richard try to track down a missing British agent.
5. 14:00
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—2. Put a Stop to the Nonsense
  2/10The romanticism of Italy has cast a spell on widowed Lilia, and she gets engaged.
6. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—Window Taxes and Highway Robbery
  136/216A look at 1770, when window taxes and a new police force were introduced.
7. 14:30
  You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This—Episode 2
  2/5Cambridge, then London - which means Emma Jane Crampton.
8. 14:45
  The Invention of Childhood—The Nation's Most Important Asset
  22/30Readings of the words of children about the effect of the wars of the 20th century.
9. 15:00
  Vivat Rex—Tennis Balls
  12/26The new king is insulted by the French. Stars Martin Jarvis.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—15/05/2012
  Mel Giedroyc meets the man from NASA who's looking for moon rocks from the Apollo landings
11. 17:00
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, The Menage
  5/6School teacher Izzy comes to terms with some alternative domestic arrangements.
12. 17:30
  Two Doors Down—Series 1, Ranting and Railings
  2/4Miss Black wants new railings for her lodging house, with help from cleaner Sally.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 5
  5/6Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.
2. 18:30
  The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson—4. The Wound
  4/4Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window.
3. 19:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Rent Collectors
  16/26Neddie Seagoon is sent to claim back thousands in arrears, but he falls in the water.
4. 19:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
5. 20:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 2. Cruets
  2/6Another mysterious death causes Health and Safety executive Simon to consider cruets.
6. 20:30
  Above Suspicion—Episode 2
  2/5On holiday in Europe, Frances and Richard try to track down a missing British agent.
7. 21:00
  Red Herrings—Series 2, In Pursuit of the Uneatable
  2/3By Brian McGilloway. A simple case of hunt sabotage turns out to be far more than it seems
8. 21:15
  Matthew Solon - The Man Who Came Back
  The heroic Norwegian seamen and their vital wartime 'Shetland Bus' lifeline.
9. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Keeping the Flame Alive
  6/6Stan is to rent out Ed's flat for the Olympics, despite being nowhere near the stadium.
10. 22:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—A Working Society
  3/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy evolution of the Western world.
11. 23:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  4/4Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself. He is really a genius, you know.
12. 23:30
  The Adventures of John and Tony—The Hiking Holiday
  4/4The duo face dodgy hotels and sinister monks, but love is in the air.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 5
  5/6Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.
2. 00:30
  The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson—4. The Wound
  4/4Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window.
3. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 2. Cruets
  2/6Another mysterious death causes Health and Safety executive Simon to consider cruets.
4. 01:30
  Above Suspicion—Episode 2
  2/5On holiday in Europe, Frances and Richard try to track down a missing British agent.
5. 02:00
  The News Quiz Extra—14/05/2012
  Extended edition of the News Quiz, hosted by Sandi Toksvig.
6. 02:45
  Elastic Planet—The Hair
  6/6A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles in the cosmic comedy of connections.
7. 03:00
  Vivat Rex—Tennis Balls
  12/26The new king is insulted by the French. Stars Martin Jarvis.
8. 04:00
  Red Herrings—Series 2, In Pursuit of the Uneatable
  2/3By Brian McGilloway. A simple case of hunt sabotage turns out to be far more than it seems
9. 04:15
  Matthew Solon - The Man Who Came Back
  The heroic Norwegian seamen and their vital wartime 'Shetland Bus' lifeline.
10. 05:00
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, The Menage
  5/6School teacher Izzy comes to terms with some alternative domestic arrangements.
11. 05:30
  Two Doors Down—Series 1, Ranting and Railings
  2/4Miss Black wants new railings for her lodging house, with help from cleaner Sally.

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