BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 31 May 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  15 Minute Drama—Katie Hims - Five Wedding Dresses, The Perfect Dress
  5/5Nell loves the stories behind the wedding dresses she sells, until Julia tells her story.
2. 00:15
  A Short History of Ireland—Executions and Internment; Sacrifice at the Somme
  110/120The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
3. 00:30
  Inspector Resnick—Wasted Years, Episode 10
  10/10Deadly conclusions to the crimes separated by decades. Last part of John Harvey's thriller
4. 01:00
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
5. 01:30
  Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please—Blowing Strong
  4/4Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about his creativity and musical inspiration.
6. 02:00
  Raymond Chandler - Goldfish—Episode 1
  1/3On new information, PI Carmady sets out to find the Leander pearls stolen 15 years ago.
7. 02:30
  A Gothic Cathedral
  Simon Fanshawe's story of Roget's Thesaurus compiled by an eminent Victorian. From 1998.
8. 03:00
  Daniel Deronda by George Eliot—3. Tensions
  3/3A heady mix of death, revelation, politics and marriage make up the climax to this classic
9. 04:00
  Five Stories by James Ellis—The Umbrella
  5/5When a man's new umbrella is ruined, his wife cunningly replaces it within budget.
10. 04:15
  McLevy—Series 1, 4. The Burning Question
  4/4An unsolved murder is bringing vigilantes onto the streets. Stars Brian Cox.
11. 05:00
  The Brothers—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Starting a website-design company, two brothers struggle through life
12. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, The Queen of Song
  6/6A showcase concert for a local diva turns into a headache!
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Morning
1. 06:00
  GB Shaw - Arms and the Man
  Love, war, honesty, deception and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs.
2. 07:30
  Blueberries in Manndalen
  John Burnside visits the Sami Music Festival of Riddu Riddu in northern Norway.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—An Unofficial Iris
  Author Iris Murdoch has a complex reputation thanks to her husband's memoirs.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Colin Murray
  Colin Murray presents Knowing Me Knowing You, Many a Slip, and many more.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Vikas Swarup - The Seventh Test Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Can sales assistant Sapna Sinha pass seven tests to change her life?
2. 13:05
  Inheritance Tracks—June Spencer
  The actress inherits 'I'll See You Again' by Noel Coward but passes on Bruch's Concerto.
3. 13:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Professor Norman Stone
  Professor Norman Stone on loathing Oxford University and admiration of Thatcher.
4. 14:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Elopement
  6/14Can The Lad and Sid smooth Bill's path to true love?
5. 14:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—An Unofficial Iris
  Author Iris Murdoch has a complex reputation thanks to her husband's memoirs.
7. 16:00
  GB Shaw - Arms and the Man
  Love, war, honesty, deception and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs.
8. 17:30
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Ben gets a new telescope, and Graham has some big news.
9. 17:45
  Don't Start—Series 2, The Bathroom
  4/4Kim calls Neil to an impromptu debate about shaving, the Krankies and Phantom of the Opera
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples
  A woman picks a last withered apple, but the dying ancient tree is determined to survive.
2. 18:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, The Judge's House
  13/13The Man in Black tells of student Malcolm's move to a lonely house of horror.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Colin Murray
  Colin Murray presents Knowing Me Knowing You, Many a Slip, and many more.
4. 22:00
  Shappi Talk—Series 2, Addiction
  2/4Using her own experience, Shappi Khorsandi reveals what it's like being an addict.
5. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, I Won't Eat Bread From a Puddle
  3/6The award-winning funny man hears about his audience's worst fears.
6. 23:00
  Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize—Episode 3
  3/5A Puritan vet dishes out tough love to ill pets. Stars Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.
7. 23:30
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 1, The Hoodie
  2/4How has a tracksuit top with a hood attached to it come to inspire fear in modern Britain?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples
  A woman picks a last withered apple, but the dying ancient tree is determined to survive.
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, The Judge's House
  13/13The Man in Black tells of student Malcolm's move to a lonely house of horror.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—An Unofficial Iris
  Author Iris Murdoch has a complex reputation thanks to her husband's memoirs.
4. 02:00
  Vikas Swarup - The Seventh Test Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Can sales assistant Sapna Sinha pass seven tests to change her life?
5. 03:05
  Inheritance Tracks—June Spencer
  The actress inherits 'I'll See You Again' by Noel Coward but passes on Bruch's Concerto.
6. 03:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Professor Norman Stone
  Professor Norman Stone on loathing Oxford University and admiration of Thatcher.
7. 04:00
  GB Shaw - Arms and the Man
  Love, war, honesty, deception and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs.
8. 05:30
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Ben gets a new telescope, and Graham has some big news.
9. 05:45
  Don't Start—Series 2, The Bathroom
  4/4Kim calls Neil to an impromptu debate about shaving, the Krankies and Phantom of the Opera

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