BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 3 May 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 2, 4. Light City
  4/5Lioba and Kip are on the rain-soaked streets of a city where crime definitely pays.
2. 00:30
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 2
  2/3The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion. Will they be safe?
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and Steve, 4. Mrs Forester Is Surprised
  4/8The suave sleuth faces danger on departing the Machicha Club.
4. 01:30
  Detective—Series 3, 8. Death at the Weekend
  8/8The sad death of three teenagers is soon overshadowed when an escaped prisoner strikes.
5. 02:00
  Change at Oglethorpe—Off the Rails
  1/6A graduate trainee takes charge of a rural railway station and its eccentric staff.
6. 02:30
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
7. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—2. Amos's Call
  2/4Flora aims to tidy up the Starkadders, and the apocalyptic ravings of preacher Amos.
8. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, Stowmont, by Sadie Jones
  1/3A farmer wants his house demolished. The house has other ideas.
9. 04:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 3. No Foes Shall Stay His Might
  3/4Aided by a powerful spirit, a hunter is after Pilgrim, who tries to save himself.
10. 05:00
  King Street Junior—Series 9, Responsibilities
  1/8A new school year, a new face in the staff room and the start of great confusion.
11. 05:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Round Midnight
  4/6When an old musician friend turns up after 40 years abroad, Roy begins to smell a rat.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and Steve, 5. David Nelson Explains
  5/8The sleuth's probe leads him to a country house on Romney Marsh
2. 06:30
  Detective—Series 3, 7. A Well Planned Job
  7/8Tully is rather taken with a new informant who might help them catch Steve Mason.
3. 07:00
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
  1/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.
4. 07:30
  Believe It!—Series 1, Power
  4/4Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 8, Float-a-Peddling Their Way Through
  2/13HMS Troutbridge is Med-bound, but Pertwee's plans don't hold water. Stars Jon Pertwee.
6. 08:30
  J Kingston Platt—My Discovery
  4/5The showbiz veteran recalls taking on a pupil with incredible results.
7. 09:00
  Bristow—Series 3, Repaying Mr Piper
  4/4The clerk feels surrounded by incompetents, so bumbles towards proving his theory.
8. 09:30
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Simon Mayo chairs. With Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
9. 10:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—3. Elfine's Rights
  3/4Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, The Ghost Writer by Amanda Craig
  2/3Chance throws together two novelists with very different backgrounds.
11. 11:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 4. 'Gainst All Disaster
  4/4Mankind's immortal hero must help Joseph of Arimethea - held captive by a malevolent angel
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 8, Float-a-Peddling Their Way Through
  2/13HMS Troutbridge is Med-bound, but Pertwee's plans don't hold water. Stars Jon Pertwee.
2. 12:30
  J Kingston Platt—My Discovery
  4/5The showbiz veteran recalls taking on a pupil with incredible results.
3. 13:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and Steve, 5. David Nelson Explains
  5/8The sleuth's probe leads him to a country house on Romney Marsh
4. 13:30
  Detective—Series 3, 7. A Well Planned Job
  7/8Tully is rather taken with a new informant who might help them catch Steve Mason.
5. 14:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Spring Clean, Episode 5
  5/5Vera uncovers a sinister scandal, and Irene is on her way home. Stars Prunella Scales.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—Stories of the Sky
  3/30How our ancestors mapped the stories of their mythology onto the constellations in the sky
7. 14:30
  Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin—Episode 10
  10/10How will the lives in the farming community touched by tragedy resolve themselves?
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—And Did Those Feet: Walking Through 200 Years of British and Irish History, Episode 5
  5/5Charlie Connelly recreates the Doolough Famine Walk in County Mayo.
9. 15:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—3. Elfine's Rights
  3/4Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—03/05/2013
  Mel Giedroyc with the final chapter of Morris Gleitzman's award-winning story 'Bumface'.
11. 17:00
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/8Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.
12. 17:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
  1/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Planet B—Series 2, 5. Dark Star
  5/5Lioba and Kip hit the dark side, and their biggest test yet.
2. 18:30
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 3
  3/3Will the Triggs be able to help Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them?
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 8, Float-a-Peddling Their Way Through
  2/13HMS Troutbridge is Med-bound, but Pertwee's plans don't hold water. Stars Jon Pertwee.
4. 19:30
  J Kingston Platt—My Discovery
  4/5The showbiz veteran recalls taking on a pupil with incredible results.
5. 20:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and Steve, 5. David Nelson Explains
  5/8The sleuth's probe leads him to a country house on Romney Marsh
6. 20:30
  Detective—Series 3, 7. A Well Planned Job
  7/8Tully is rather taken with a new informant who might help them catch Steve Mason.
7. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, The Ghost Writer by Amanda Craig
  2/3Chance throws together two novelists with very different backgrounds.
8. 21:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 4. 'Gainst All Disaster
  4/4Mankind's immortal hero must help Joseph of Arimethea - held captive by a malevolent angel
9. 22:00
  Believe It!—Series 1, Power
  4/4Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows.
10. 22:30
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2013, Episode 1
  1/12Isy Suttie chats to Machynlleth Comedy Festival organiser Henry Widdicombe.
11. 22:35
  Down the Line—Series 2, Education and Ghosts
  6/6Things go bump in the night on award-winning Gary Bellamy's phone-in.
12. 23:05
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2013, Episode 2
  2/12Isy Suttie talks to Mark Thomas about Manifestos, Machynlleth and miserable carriages.
13. 23:10
  Pappy's Fun Club
  A modern spin on the comedy gang show with Ben Clarke, Barry Cryer and more.
14. 23:40
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2013, Episode 3
  3/12Isy Suttie explores the world of bi-lingual comedy at Machynlleth.
15. 23:45
  Poets' Tree—Episode 1
  1/4Poetry classics and an unusual person trying to write poetry for the first time.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 2, 5. Dark Star
  5/5Lioba and Kip hit the dark side, and their biggest test yet.
2. 00:30
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 3
  3/3Will the Triggs be able to help Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them?
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and Steve, 5. David Nelson Explains
  5/8The sleuth's probe leads him to a country house on Romney Marsh
4. 01:30
  Detective—Series 3, 7. A Well Planned Job
  7/8Tully is rather taken with a new informant who might help them catch Steve Mason.
5. 02:00
  Bristow—Series 3, Repaying Mr Piper
  4/4The clerk feels surrounded by incompetents, so bumbles towards proving his theory.
6. 02:30
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Simon Mayo chairs. With Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker.
7. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—3. Elfine's Rights
  3/4Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.
8. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Bath Festival Stories by Candlelight, The Ghost Writer by Amanda Craig
  2/3Chance throws together two novelists with very different backgrounds.
9. 04:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 4. 'Gainst All Disaster
  4/4Mankind's immortal hero must help Joseph of Arimethea - held captive by a malevolent angel
10. 05:00
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/8Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.
11. 05:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
  1/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.

Saturday 4 May 2013