BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 May 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Arthur Wing Pinero - Dandy Dick
  The Dean is short of cash. Could betting on the horses be the answer?
2. 07:30
  Fabulous Flops—More Fabulous Flops, Episode 3
  3/4Paul Roseby surveys DJ Mike Read's one-night musical about Oscar Wilde.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 24
  24/28The funny man welcomes bluesman Elvin Bishop and fiddler extraordinaire Sara Watkins.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Helen Lederer
  The actress selects include Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen, Life with Lederer and more.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Cazalets - Omnibus—Confusion, Episode 2
  2/2Sid enjoys being the centre of attention, but for Louise the same thing proves distasteful
2. 13:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Alone and Without a Leader
  2/2The accused asks the senior QC to hand over his case to young Horace Rumpole.
3. 14:00
  It's A Deal starring Sid James
  Tycoon Sid’s girlfriend seeks a career change, but a tight dress sparks problems.
4. 14:30
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/13In a bona disguise, master spy Kenneth Horne trails the missing World Cup.
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 24
  24/28The funny man welcomes bluesman Elvin Bishop and fiddler extraordinaire Sara Watkins.
6. 16:00
  Arthur Wing Pinero - Dandy Dick
  The Dean is short of cash. Could betting on the horses be the answer?
7. 17:30
  Believe It!—Series 1, Power
  4/4Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 2. I’ll See You in My Hallucinations
  2/3The ScreeWee Captain asks Johnny to lead them, but the Gunnery Officer has other ideas.
2. 18:30
  Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose—Episode 2
  2/2Psychiatrist Rosa Sobel makes a shocking discovery about the organisation she works for.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Helen Lederer
  The actress selects include Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen, Life with Lederer and more.
4. 22:00
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2013, Episode 4
  4/12Isy Suttie, on stage at the Machynlleth Bowling Club, chats to Bridget Christie.
5. 22:05
  Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs—Episode 5
  5/6Greg Davies, Lloyd Langford, Shappi Khorsandi, Sarah Millican and music from Neil Hannon.
6. 23:05
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2013, Episode 5
  5/12Isy Suttie performs with Gavin Osborne at Machynlleth Bowling Club.
7. 23:10
  Dave Podmore—Strictly Dave Podmore
  England's least co-ordinated cricketer limbers up for Strictly Come Dancing.
8. 23:40
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2013, Episode 6
  6/12Nick Helm joins Isy Suttie on stage at Machynlleth Bowling Club to chat and sing.
9. 23:45
  Poets' Tree—Episode 2
  2/4Paul Hamilton visits some young offenders to demonstrate poetry's rehabilitative powers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 2. I’ll See You in My Hallucinations
  2/3The ScreeWee Captain asks Johnny to lead them, but the Gunnery Officer has other ideas.
2. 00:30
  Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose—Episode 2
  2/2Psychiatrist Rosa Sobel makes a shocking discovery about the organisation she works for.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 24
  24/28The funny man welcomes bluesman Elvin Bishop and fiddler extraordinaire Sara Watkins.
4. 02:00
  The Cazalets - Omnibus—Confusion, Episode 2
  2/2Sid enjoys being the centre of attention, but for Louise the same thing proves distasteful
5. 03:15
  Drama on 4—Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Alone and Without a Leader
  2/2The accused asks the senior QC to hand over his case to young Horace Rumpole.
6. 04:00
  Arthur Wing Pinero - Dandy Dick
  The Dean is short of cash. Could betting on the horses be the answer?
7. 05:30
  Believe It!—Series 1, Power
  4/4Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows.

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