BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 25 May 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—Night Call, Collect
  A lone survivor on Mars has waited a lifetime for rescue. At age 80, his phone rings.
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—Episode 5
  5/17Josella is devastated when she returns to her home with Bill.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress, 5. On Trial
  5/5Hercule Poirot takes to the courtroom for the trial of Elinor Carlisle.
4. 01:30
  Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins—2. Making Peace
  2/2Recalling a gruesome murder, a dying policeman continues his deathbed confessions.
5. 02:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 2, Meet the Press
  3/6Stardom beckons when Clare appears on the radio.
6. 02:30
  The Brothers—Series 3, Gothic
  2/6Nigel is haunted, while Michael thinks he is Bruce Willis.
7. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Mrs Lirriper, Episode 1
  1/3Dickens's often overlooked tale of a huge-hearted landlady and her eccentric lodgers.
8. 04:00
  Margaret Bonham - The Casino—The Two Mrs Reeds
  4/5Two women with the same name convalesce in a maternity ward.
9. 04:15
  Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen—Series 2, Silver Ribbon
  4/4Roller-skating Warwick challenges bike-riding son Jack to a race to the cathedral door.
10. 05:00
  Second Thoughts—Series 3, Foreign Exchange
  3/8With daughter Hannah at university, Faith's son Joe wants an Italian student to stay.
11. 05:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Richard and Gregory Severin
  4/4In the late 1940s, the master dupes two brothers entranced by Lenin, Marx and Trotsky.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Bill Naughton - Derby Day—Off to a Flying Start
  1/2The miners are on strike, as the town of Bolton awakes to the big race day of 1921.
2. 07:30
  Rebels - Guy Burgess
  Guy Burgess according to people who knew and worked with him, including brother Nigel.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 27
  27/28The American funny man is joined by The Wailin' Jennys and Andra Suchy.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1950s, Episode 1
  1/2Featuring Life With the Lyons, In All Directions, The Al Read Show and The Goon Show.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant—Episode 1
  1/2Omnibus. The truthful and universal scrapbook of the lives of the troubled Tull family.
2. 13:15
  An Englishman Abroad by Alan Bennett
  What did the actress say to the spy? Stars Michael Gambon and Penelope Wilton.
3. 14:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—From 01/05/1978
  The famous duo's final show for the BBC, in which Ernie hires a French au pair.
4. 14:30
  Jim the Great—Series 1, The March of Democracy
  3/6The King is duped into holding an election. But surely he's a shoe-in for the throne?
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 27
  27/28The American funny man is joined by The Wailin' Jennys and Andra Suchy.
6. 16:00
  Bill Naughton - Derby Day—Off to a Flying Start
  1/2The miners are on strike, as the town of Bolton awakes to the big race day of 1921.
7. 17:30
  The Write Stuff—Series 16, Mark Twain
  2/6James Walton tests team captains and guests John O'Farrell and Jane Thynne on Mark Twain.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fear on 4—Series 4, Playing God
  Homeless people face falling prey to unscrupulous operators.
2. 18:30
  Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale—Episode 1
  1/2Hidden beneath false memories, a disturbing truth is revealed. Read by William Hootkins.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1950s, Episode 1
  1/2Featuring Life With the Lyons, In All Directions, The Al Read Show and The Goon Show.
4. 22:00
  Eddie Izzard - Definite Article—Episode 1
  1/2The inimitable comedian entertains an audience at London's Shaftesbury Theatre. From 1995.
5. 23:00
  Saturday Drama—Tim Krabbe - The Vanishing
  Years after his girlfriend vanished at a petrol station, Rex tries to learn what happened.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 4, Playing God
  Homeless people face falling prey to unscrupulous operators.
2. 00:30
  Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale—Episode 1
  1/2Hidden beneath false memories, a disturbing truth is revealed. Read by William Hootkins.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 27
  27/28The American funny man is joined by The Wailin' Jennys and Andra Suchy.
4. 02:00
  Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant—Episode 1
  1/2Omnibus. The truthful and universal scrapbook of the lives of the troubled Tull family.
5. 03:15
  An Englishman Abroad by Alan Bennett
  What did the actress say to the spy? Stars Michael Gambon and Penelope Wilton.
6. 04:00
  Bill Naughton - Derby Day—Off to a Flying Start
  1/2The miners are on strike, as the town of Bolton awakes to the big race day of 1921.
7. 05:30
  The Write Stuff—Series 16, Mark Twain
  2/6James Walton tests team captains and guests John O'Farrell and Jane Thynne on Mark Twain.

Sunday 26 May 2013