BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 15 May 2013

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Hordes of the Things—2. The Forces Gather
  2/4The epic Tolkien parody sees Agar the hero get an ear-bashing from his mum.
2. 00:30
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 7
  7/10John 'the Savage' is a big hit, while Bernard is jealous.
3. 00:45
  HG Wells—The First Men in the Moon, Episode 2
  2/5A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Invisible Man
  10/12A Christmas murder, but the body disappears. Father Brown's investigates....
5. 01:30
  Unofficial Rosie—6. In Dreams
  6/6Private eye Rosie concludes her investigation, but will the guilty be brought to justice?
6. 02:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/5Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
7. 02:45
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—Monster-Eyed Bugs
  5/5From diseases to identity cards, more of Armando's humorous essays.
8. 03:00
  David Pownall—Blitzma
  Goebbels tries to create a Nazi version of Tommy Handley's popular radio show ITMA.
9. 04:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—The Phlebotomist's Love Life
  2/5A woman who despairs of the Iraq war forces her lover to a moment of truth.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Robin Mukherjee - A Fire in the Sun
  A woman visits her parents in their fire-ravaged Spanish home. New discoveries await.
11. 05:00
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—A Case for Calves-Foot Jelly
  What is wrong with Maud? Will a speciality dish help her recover?
12. 05:30
  On Baby Street—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Shona and Ian's housewarming party proves to be very eventful. From July 1998.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Honour of Israel Gow
  4/12A nobleman dies - with a question of honour.
2. 06:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Little Boy Blue
  1/6PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his old ways?
3. 07:00
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Two Ivans
  1/6A careless insult changes two lives In a sleepy Russian town.
4. 07:30
  Down the Line—Series 5, Episode 2
  2/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show, starring Rhys Thomas.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Television Set
  9/12Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the Lad takes action.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Ulysses
  13/14An Ancient Greek epic, plus Bill Oddie sings the telephone directory.
7. 09:00
  After Henry—Series 4, Little Women
  5/8Sarah has a bit of trouble putting up some shelves, but she gets the last laugh.
8. 09:30
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith devise the panel show's rounds
9. 10:00
  David Pownall—I Want to Go Home
  And on the eighth day God created language. Little did He expect the confusion that ensued
10. 11:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Hurrah for the Hols, pt 1
  3/5A couple and their three young children struggle to enjoy a holiday in a hotel in Cornwall
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Television Set
  9/12Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the Lad takes action.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Ulysses
  13/14An Ancient Greek epic, plus Bill Oddie sings the telephone directory.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Honour of Israel Gow
  4/12A nobleman dies - with a question of honour.
4. 13:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Little Boy Blue
  1/6PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his old ways?
5. 14:00
  Kathryn Stockett - The Help—Kathryn Stockett - The Help, Episode 8
  8/10The fearsome Miss Hilly ensures Skeeter's near total exclusion from the Jackson social set
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—Galileo - Seeing Is Believing
  11/30Heather Couper on Galileo's idea to systematically record his telescope observations.
7. 14:30
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 8
  8/10Martin succumbs more and more to the power of the chair, but soon gets his comeuppance.
8. 14:45
  Jim Crace - Quarantine—Episode 3
  3/10Unaffected by his strange recovery, Musa resumes his mercenary ways and abuse of his wife.
9. 15:00
  David Pownall—I Want to Go Home
  And on the eighth day God created language. Little did He expect the confusion that ensued
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—15/05/2013
  Richard Hammond reads Frank Cottrell Boyce's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again.
11. 17:00
  Stilgoe's Around—Christie's Auction Rooms
  Richard Stilgoe visits the antiques market at Christie's Auction rooms in London.
12. 17:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Two Ivans
  1/6A careless insult changes two lives In a sleepy Russian town.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Hordes of the Things—3. The Revelation
  3/4The epic Tolkien parody sees one defender of Albion making a startling discovery.
2. 18:30
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 8
  8/10Lenina makes a move on John, but he is distracted by Linda's illness.
3. 18:45
  HG Wells—The First Men in the Moon, Episode 3
  3/5A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.
4. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Television Set
  9/12Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the Lad takes action.
5. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Ulysses
  13/14An Ancient Greek epic, plus Bill Oddie sings the telephone directory.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Honour of Israel Gow
  4/12A nobleman dies - with a question of honour.
7. 20:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Little Boy Blue
  1/6PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his old ways?
8. 21:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Hurrah for the Hols, pt 1
  3/5A couple and their three young children struggle to enjoy a holiday in a hotel in Cornwall
9. 21:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
10. 22:00
  Down the Line—Series 5, Episode 2
  2/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show, starring Rhys Thomas.
11. 22:30
  Les Kelly's Britain—Episode 2
  2/4Putting Britain to rights, Les on emergency yodellers and an embarrassing medical matter.
12. 23:00
  Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Ruth Madoc ruffles some presenter feathers on the TV shopping channel.
13. 23:30
  Knocker—Confidentialitydence
  4/6Experimental kitchen wipes sorely test market researcher Ian Dunn.
14. 23:45
  For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 4
  4/5Memoirs of a boy growing up in the 1970s, a time of electro-convulsive shock therapy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Hordes of the Things—3. The Revelation
  3/4The epic Tolkien parody sees one defender of Albion making a startling discovery.
2. 00:30
  Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 8
  8/10Lenina makes a move on John, but he is distracted by Linda's illness.
3. 00:45
  HG Wells—The First Men in the Moon, Episode 3
  3/5A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Honour of Israel Gow
  4/12A nobleman dies - with a question of honour.
5. 01:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Little Boy Blue
  1/6PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his old ways?
6. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 4, Little Women
  5/8Sarah has a bit of trouble putting up some shelves, but she gets the last laugh.
7. 02:30
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith devise the panel show's rounds
8. 03:00
  David Pownall—I Want to Go Home
  And on the eighth day God created language. Little did He expect the confusion that ensued
9. 04:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—Hurrah for the Hols, pt 1
  3/5A couple and their three young children struggle to enjoy a holiday in a hotel in Cornwall
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
11. 05:00
  Stilgoe's Around—Christie's Auction Rooms
  Richard Stilgoe visits the antiques market at Christie's Auction rooms in London.
12. 05:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Two Ivans
  1/6A careless insult changes two lives In a sleepy Russian town.

Thursday 16 May 2013