BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 19 May 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Female Ghost—Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit
  2/4Two newlyweds reject their housekeeper's dread of All Saints' Eve - until it arrives.
2. 00:30
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 3. Pity
  3/3Filled with pity for the ghost of the house, Virginia agrees to help Sir Simon find peace.
3. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 5. Offer
  5/6Losing the struggle to keep his job, Simon receives an intriguing offer.
4. 01:30
  Above Suspicion—Episode 5
  5/5Amateur spies Frances and Richard are being watched by a man with a duelling scar.
5. 02:00
  Are You From the Bugle?—The Drama Began
  1/6Graham is the local paper's new cub reporter. What could go wrong?
6. 02:30
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 9
  9/10More fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Tony Buzan and Robert Eastway.
7. 03:00
  Vivat Rex—Joan of Arc
  15/26The French triumph in war. Or do they? Starring Colin Baker.
8. 04:00
  F Scott Fitzgerald - Three Hours Between Planes
  With three hours to kill, Donald looks up an old flame - and gets a big surprise.
9. 04:15
  Altaban the Magnificent
  In post-war Berlin, magic is in the air but death is being conjured up.
10. 05:00
  Millport—Series 1, Ardour
  3/6Barmaid Irene has an ulterior motive when matchmaking on the Scottish island.
11. 05:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 3, Seeking Lost Gardens
  6/6Stella's plans for an open garden charity day are interrupted by an unexpected delivery.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jo Anderson - Solstice
  19-year-old Vincent van Gogh's life-changing stay in London. Stars Dexter Fletcher.
2. 07:30
  The Little White Rose
  Scots explain what their history, literature, culture and music means to them.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 31
  31/32The American funny man welcomes Montana folk duo Storyhill, and Robin and Linda Williams.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1663
  4/101663 begins badly for the diarist and his wife with jealousy and mishaps all around.
2. 13:15
  The Medical Detectives—Death in the Parish
  1/4When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the mercurial Dr John Snow investigates.
3. 14:00
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/8Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Stars Ronnie Barker.
4. 14:30
  Beyond Our Ken—From 03/06/1960
  Kenneth Horne's adventure stories of the North West Frontier.
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 31
  31/32The American funny man welcomes Montana folk duo Storyhill, and Robin and Linda Williams.
6. 16:00
  Jo Anderson - Solstice
  19-year-old Vincent van Gogh's life-changing stay in London. Stars Dexter Fletcher.
7. 17:30
  Tonight—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Rory Bremner hosts the topical satire show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
  Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of one man's evil alter ego. Stars Michael Aldridge.
2. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
3. 22:00
  Saturday Stand-Up—Vive La Revolution - Mark Steel
  Comedy and rebellion fuse with Mark Steel's amusing take on the French Revolution.
4. 23:00
  The Phone—Tourist Trap by Jon Sen
  4/4Charlotte picks up the wrong bag at the airport starting a holiday from hell.
5. 23:30
  Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 6
  6/10The Swedish sleuth has a hunch over a Somali refugee's tit-for-tat killing.
6. 23:45
  Devil in a Blue Dress—Episode 6
  6/10Easy puts his glad rags on for a meeting with Mr Carter of Lion Investments.
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Late
1. 00:00
  RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
  Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of one man's evil alter ego. Stars Michael Aldridge.
2. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 31
  31/32The American funny man welcomes Montana folk duo Storyhill, and Robin and Linda Williams.
3. 02:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1663
  4/101663 begins badly for the diarist and his wife with jealousy and mishaps all around.
4. 03:15
  The Medical Detectives—Death in the Parish
  1/4When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the mercurial Dr John Snow investigates.
5. 04:00
  Jo Anderson - Solstice
  19-year-old Vincent van Gogh's life-changing stay in London. Stars Dexter Fletcher.
6. 05:30
  Tonight—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Rory Bremner hosts the topical satire show.

Sunday 20 May 2012