BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 22 May 2013

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—3. The Nursery and a Child
  3/4More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House.
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 2
  2/17Bill Masen remembers how the Triffids first came to England, and how they got so prevalent
3. 01:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 01:30
4. 01:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Give a Dog a Good Name
  5/6Should PC George Dixon break the rules to catch a vicious criminal?
5. 02:00
  The Now Show—Series 40, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present a comedic look at the week's news.
6. 02:30
  Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management—Episode 1
  1/6Feeling middle-aged at 35, Will seeks advice from godfather Peter and Tory MP George.
7. 03:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—My Cousin Rachel, Episode 2
  2/2Philip experiences more than one revelation when he finally faces his guardian's widow.
8. 04:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—Miss King
  2/5A penny is the source of much discord between Emma Bury and Milly Young.
9. 04:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 2, Top Dog
  1/4A stranger arrives at the restaurant with a request, but Jack doesn't like the look of him
10. 05:00
  For Better or for Worse—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Will undertaker's assistant Bernard ever get fiancee Iris up the aisle?
11. 05:30
  On Baby Street—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Robert and Lillian are horrified when Geraldine promotes her book on Woman's Hour.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress, 3. A Poisoning and Investigations
  3/5Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is called in to track down the killer.
2. 06:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Key of the Nick
  6/6En route to an evening out, George Dixon and Andy Crawford get embroiled in a bank job.
3. 07:00
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Overcoat
  2/6A Russian civil servant is stuck in a rut until he buys a new coat.
4. 07:30
  Down the Line—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Marrow Contest
  11/12The green-fingered Lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 14
  14/14'The Incredible Singing Blancmange' or 'The Dessert Song'.
7. 09:00
  After Henry—Series 4, Family Album
  6/8Eleanor's old snaps spark arguments with Sarah over the past. From February 1989.
8. 09:30
  In the Chair—Episode 1
  1/6Maverick reporter George Cragge's retirement is cut short.
9. 10:00
  With A Little Help From My Friends
  The story of Brian Epstein during his hectic, turbulent years of managing The Beatles.
10. 11:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The River
  3/5A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his young daughter Frankie.
11. 11:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 2, A Water Baby
  2/4As heavy rain swamps Mardle Fen, a strange child leads Warwick through the flood.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Marrow Contest
  11/12The green-fingered Lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 14
  14/14'The Incredible Singing Blancmange' or 'The Dessert Song'.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress, 3. A Poisoning and Investigations
  3/5Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is called in to track down the killer.
4. 13:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Key of the Nick
  6/6En route to an evening out, George Dixon and Andy Crawford get embroiled in a bank job.
5. 14:00
  Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert—3. The Solicitor
  3/10As Emma and Charles move to a new town, she makes the acquaintance of a young solicitor.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—Plumbing the Depths
  16/30The science of astrophysics began 300 years ago but rocketed in Victorian times.
7. 14:30
  Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar—Episode 3
  3/5Billy is in trouble at work and home, so he returns to his dreams of London and Ambrosia.
8. 14:45
  Jim Crace - Quarantine—Episode 8
  8/10Musa tricks the others to persuading Jesus to help him. His evil intent toward Marta grows
9. 15:00
  With A Little Help From My Friends
  The story of Brian Epstein during his hectic, turbulent years of managing The Beatles.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—22/05/2013
  Mel meets the woman ready to face sharks and jellyfish swimming from Florida to Cuba.
11. 17:00
  Stilgoe's Around—Brighton Racecourse
  Songs and sketches from Brighton Racecourse as the team 'tackles' the subject of sport.
12. 17:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Overcoat
  2/6A Russian civil servant is stuck in a rut until he buys a new coat.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—4. Letters and Death Certificates
  4/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps tries to finally unravel the mystery of the haunted house.
2. 18:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 3
  3/17It's well known that Triffids can walk, but Bill wonders what other skills they might have
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Marrow Contest
  11/12The green-fingered Lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 14
  14/14'The Incredible Singing Blancmange' or 'The Dessert Song'.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress, 3. A Poisoning and Investigations
  3/5Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is called in to track down the killer.
6. 20:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Key of the Nick
  6/6En route to an evening out, George Dixon and Andy Crawford get embroiled in a bank job.
7. 21:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The River
  3/5A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his young daughter Frankie.
8. 21:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 2, A Water Baby
  2/4As heavy rain swamps Mardle Fen, a strange child leads Warwick through the flood.
9. 22:00
  Down the Line—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/4Spoof phone-in show from the creators of The Fast Show.
10. 22:30
  Les Kelly's Britain—Episode 3
  3/4The controversial host meets a balloon-twisting preacher and a woman who hates Belgians.
11. 23:00
  Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Shopping channel satire with Justin Edwards and Greg Proops. Rich Hall joins the team.
12. 23:30
  Knocker—Incentativity
  5/6Market researcher Ian Dunn carries out a delicate immigration survey.
13. 23:45
  For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 5
  5/5Memoirs of a boy growing up in the 1970s. In the Fens, the full hideous truth is revealed.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—4. Letters and Death Certificates
  4/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps tries to finally unravel the mystery of the haunted house.
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 3
  3/17It's well known that Triffids can walk, but Bill wonders what other skills they might have
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress, 3. A Poisoning and Investigations
  3/5Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is called in to track down the killer.
4. 01:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Key of the Nick
  6/6En route to an evening out, George Dixon and Andy Crawford get embroiled in a bank job.
5. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 4, Family Album
  6/8Eleanor's old snaps spark arguments with Sarah over the past. From February 1989.
6. 02:30
  In the Chair—Episode 1
  1/6Maverick reporter George Cragge's retirement is cut short.
7. 03:00
  With A Little Help From My Friends
  The story of Brian Epstein during his hectic, turbulent years of managing The Beatles.
8. 04:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The River
  3/5A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his young daughter Frankie.
9. 04:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 2, A Water Baby
  2/4As heavy rain swamps Mardle Fen, a strange child leads Warwick through the flood.
10. 05:00
  Stilgoe's Around—Brighton Racecourse
  Songs and sketches from Brighton Racecourse as the team 'tackles' the subject of sport.
11. 05:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Overcoat
  2/6A Russian civil servant is stuck in a rut until he buys a new coat.

Thursday 23 May 2013