BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 17 May 2014

Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Jane Austen—Mansfield Park (Omnibus), Episode 5
  5/2Sir Thomas returns to Mansfield Park to find the house in disarray.
2. 00:15
  A Short History of Ireland—Is Them'uns Bate?; The Belfast Riots of 1886
  100/120The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
3. 00:30
  The Paradoxes of Mr Pond—The Terrible Troubadour
  5/5Another mystery - 'In nature you must go very low to find things that go so high'.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Claire Harman - Jane's Fame, Episode 5
  5/5Today we are witness to the spectacle of Austen being marketed as a global brand.
5. 01:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6With Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter, Roy Walker, Hils Barker and Cannon and Ball.
6. 01:30
  Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please—Leaving Home
  2/4Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about life at a steelworks and heading to war.
7. 02:00
  Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence—Episode 5
  5/6Ellen Olenska returns, and socialite Newland rushes to tell her his big decision.
8. 02:30
  The People's Palace
  Crystal Palace put the world under glass. Michael Rosen revisits its glorious past.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Thomas Hardy - Two on a Tower, Episode 2
  2/2Viviette and Swithin have secretly married but chance and convention conspire against them
10. 04:00
  Martin Sorrell - Accrington Stanley
  Not the football club, but a one-legged, partially sighted wheeler-dealer from Lancashire.
11. 04:15
  James Follett - The Twisted Image
  A dead woman is found in a Rolls-Royce, but clues don't add up.
12. 05:00
  Second Holmes—5. The Case of the Neglected Farm
  5/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.
13. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Leading A Merry Dance
  4/6Rosie discovers a Russian dance troop isn't quite what it seems.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Operation Lightning Pegasus
  Comic spin on events inside the Wooden Horse during the siege of Troy.
2. 07:30
  Paint It Black
  Archers actress Felicity Finch accompanies cave artists as they seek to paint underground
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Self on Ballard
  Writer Will Self, explores the work of one of Britain's greatest literary talents.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Alexei Sayle
  Featuring Round the Horne, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and The Burkiss Way.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Treehouse (Omnibus)
  A message found at the site of a teenager's death causes panic among his friends.
2. 13:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Marjorie Wallace
  The award-winning campaigning journalist tells Dr Anthony Clare about her major influences
3. 14:00
  The Navy Lark—Friday the 13th
  The day proves unlucky for the superstitious crew of HMS Troutbridge.
4. 14:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Mind That Baby
  6/9Single dad Bryan is wrapped in red tape at the benefits office.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Self on Ballard
  Writer Will Self, explores the work of one of Britain's greatest literary talents.
6. 16:00
  Operation Lightning Pegasus
  Comic spin on events inside the Wooden Horse during the siege of Troy.
7. 17:30
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Ben tests out a new coat suitable for the climate in the subantarctic.
8. 17:45
  Don't Start—Series 2, The Toenail
  2/4Neil's attempts at recycling strike Kim as an unhealthy obsession with death.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Eleventh
  5/6Arthur meets an archaeologist, gets captured and learns all about the Shoe Event Horizon.
2. 18:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Soul Searching
  11/13The Man in Black tells of a frightened patient and a bizarre hospital experiment.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Alexei Sayle
  Featuring Round the Horne, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and The Burkiss Way.
4. 22:00
  Innes Own World—Episode 4
  4/4Neil Innes performs jingles for products you never knew you needed.
5. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, Ever Been Proposed to in a Pub?
  1/6The award-winning funny man muses on the merits of matrimony.
6. 23:00
  Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize—Episode 1
  1/5Sketches and monologues written and performed by Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.
7. 23:30
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 1, The Mastersons Lose Everything
  6/6Decadent Auderon's unsavoury habits threaten family ruin.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Eleventh
  5/6Arthur meets an archaeologist, gets captured and learns all about the Shoe Event Horizon.
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Soul Searching
  11/13The Man in Black tells of a frightened patient and a bizarre hospital experiment.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Self on Ballard
  Writer Will Self, explores the work of one of Britain's greatest literary talents.
4. 02:00
  The Treehouse (Omnibus)
  A message found at the site of a teenager's death causes panic among his friends.
5. 03:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Marjorie Wallace
  The award-winning campaigning journalist tells Dr Anthony Clare about her major influences
6. 04:00
  Operation Lightning Pegasus
  Comic spin on events inside the Wooden Horse during the siege of Troy.
7. 05:30
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Ben tests out a new coat suitable for the climate in the subantarctic.
8. 05:45
  Don't Start—Series 2, The Toenail
  2/4Neil's attempts at recycling strike Kim as an unhealthy obsession with death.

Sunday 18 May 2014