BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 May 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Twelfth
  6/6Arthur and Zaphod learn some unpalatable home truths.
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, A Child Crying
  12/13The Man in Black tells of writer Guy who hears constant crying - yet nobody else can.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The Split Up (and the almost inevitable reunion)
  Do rock bands always split up acrimoniously? Richard Coles trawls the archive to find out.
4. 02:00
  Vikas Swarup - The Seventh Test Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Sapna Sinha is offered a chance to change her life. All she has to do is pass seven tests.
5. 03:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Paul Theroux
  The controversial novelist and travel writer talks about what spurs him on to write.
6. 04:00
  Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg
  A comic re-telling of the legendary figure's protracted journey home from the Trojan War.
7. 05:30
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Graham teaches Ben to abseil and the bathroom lock in the unit base is broken.
8. 05:45
  Don't Start—Series 2, Pillow Talk
  3/4A potential burglary brings out Neil's inner hero.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jane Austen—Mansfield Park (Omnibus), Episode 2
  2/2Will Fanny Price's true feelings of love ever be known? Stars Felicity Jones.
2. 07:15
  Redesigning the Human Body—A Spare Pair of Arms and Eyes in the Back of My Head
  1/5Len Fisher picks up some tips for redesigning humans from the animal kingdom.
3. 07:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Cookery Book
  5/6Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a celebrity recipe book goes askew.
4. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
  Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
5. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
  The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
6. 09:00
  Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster—Episode 4
  4/4Dinah discovers the headmaster's evil plan, but can she and the other children stop him?
7. 09:30
  Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 4
  4/4The incredible shrinking woman brings home a troublesome bionic baby.
8. 10:00
  The Reunion—Brideshead Revisited
  Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind TV drama Brideshead Revisited.
9. 10:45
  Love Stories—Restoration Woman
  By Elizabeth Buchan. A portrait sparks an epiphany in a young widower.
10. 11:00
  This American Life—Babysitting
  Stories of babysitters, and what goes on while mom and dad are away and never hear about.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jane Austen—Mansfield Park (Omnibus), Episode 2
  2/2Will Fanny Price's true feelings of love ever be known? Stars Felicity Jones.
2. 13:15
  Redesigning the Human Body—A Spare Pair of Arms and Eyes in the Back of My Head
  1/5Len Fisher picks up some tips for redesigning humans from the animal kingdom.
3. 13:30
  Shelagh Stephenson - Darling Peidi
  True story of Edith Thompson, who was charged with murdering her husband in 1922.
4. 15:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
  Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
5. 15:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
  The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—25/05/2014
  Beach art in San Francisco, the biggest fish market in the world and a visit to Concorde.
7. 17:00
  Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster—Episode 4
  4/4Dinah discovers the headmaster's evil plan, but can she and the other children stop him?
8. 17:30
  Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 4
  4/4The incredible shrinking woman brings home a troublesome bionic baby.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
  Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
2. 18:30
  Bradbury 13—The Wind
  The mounting wind proves to be an enemy for one man. Ray Bradbury's atmospheric tale.
3. 19:00
  This American Life—Babysitting
  Stories of babysitters, and what goes on while mom and dad are away and never hear about.
4. 20:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
  Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
5. 20:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
  The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
6. 21:00
  The Reunion—Brideshead Revisited
  Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind TV drama Brideshead Revisited.
7. 21:45
  Love Stories—Restoration Woman
  By Elizabeth Buchan. A portrait sparks an epiphany in a young widower.
8. 22:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Cookery Book
  5/6Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a celebrity recipe book goes askew.
9. 22:30
  Beautiful Dreamers—The Traitor of the Zazalcara
  2/6Nat Segnit explores the tale of a Uruguayan footballer battling to foil a scandal.
10. 23:00
  Jon Ronson On—Series 2, Living in the Past
  1/6Jon recalls an incident in the past when he was thrown into a lake by school friends.
11. 23:30
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, The Normal Mind
  5/6Facing surgery, the cartoonist explores his brain's inner workings.
12. 23:45
  Jelly Mountain—Episode 4
  4/5Musing on old cuppas and paying with Fool's Gold. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
  Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
2. 00:30
  Bradbury 13—The Wind
  The mounting wind proves to be an enemy for one man. Ray Bradbury's atmospheric tale.
3. 01:00
  The Reunion—Brideshead Revisited
  Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind TV drama Brideshead Revisited.
4. 01:45
  Love Stories—Restoration Woman
  By Elizabeth Buchan. A portrait sparks an epiphany in a young widower.
5. 02:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Cookery Book
  5/6Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a celebrity recipe book goes askew.
6. 02:30
  Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
  Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
7. 03:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
  The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
8. 03:30
  Shelagh Stephenson - Darling Peidi
  True story of Edith Thompson, who was charged with murdering her husband in 1922.
9. 05:00
  Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster—Episode 4
  4/4Dinah discovers the headmaster's evil plan, but can she and the other children stop him?
10. 05:30
  Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 4
  4/4The incredible shrinking woman brings home a troublesome bionic baby.

Monday 26 May 2014