BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 12 May 2015

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 1
  1/4Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Souad Faress and John Sutherland
  Souad Faress and John Sutherland discuss books by Salman Rushdie and James Baldwin.
3. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 2. Cruets
  2/6Another mysterious death causes Health and Safety executive Simon to consider cruets.
4. 01:30
  How To Write An Instruction Manual
  Engineer Mark Miodownik explores the history of product guides - what's their future?
5. 02:00
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—The Return
  1/10A tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock.
6. 02:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, The Reformation
  6/30During the Reformation, Martin Luther harnessed secular songs for religious music.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Trezza Azzopardi - The Song House, Episode 1
  1/5A older man wants a musical ghostwriter, but she has a dark secret.
8. 02:45
  Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari—Episode 1
  1/5How Margaretha Zelle became one of the most notorious women of the 20th century.
9. 03:00
  Marcy Kahan - Our Man in Jamaica
  Fidel Castro is in Cuba - dare Noel Coward turn spy again for Britain?
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan hosts with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
11. 04:30
  Says on the Tin—Healthcare
  5/6Eliott tries to encourage US investment in the NHS - 'where there's pain, there's gain'.
12. 05:00
  The Right Time—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/5The sketch show about modern life, with people who have lived a bit of it.
13. 05:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins poses more big moral problems for her panellists.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 3. Struggles
  3/6As dead don Peter's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job.
2. 06:30
  From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web
  Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.
3. 07:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, The Day of Judgement
  2/4Perpetually unemployed and friendless loser Angus Dry agonises over the death of a bee.
4. 07:30
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—1. Addis Ababa
  1/2Poet Lemn Sissay explores the nature of home through comedy, poetry and conversation.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. From May 1965.
6. 08:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 10/08/1975
  Doddy and pals on their poor but happy childhoods and we learn of the Legover legacy.
7. 09:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 5
  5/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.
8. 09:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, Red Whales in the Funhouse
  5/6Wordsmith Woodhouse tries an oratorio and some candid writing about a pregnancy.
9. 10:00
  Saturday Drama—Patrick Barlow - Joan of Arc, and How She Became a Saint
  Can a young country girl lead an army?
10. 11:00
  Tessa Hadley - Married Love—Because the Night, pt 1/2
  2/5When her parents decide to have a party, Kristen comes up with an escape plan.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Leon Garfield - Devil in the Fog, Episode 2
  2/2What murky secrets lie at the heart of the fog? Who is the principal, who is the Devil?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. From May 1965.
2. 12:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 10/08/1975
  Doddy and pals on their poor but happy childhoods and we learn of the Legover legacy.
3. 13:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 3. Struggles
  3/6As dead don Peter's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job.
4. 13:30
  From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web
  Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.
5. 14:00
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—Reunited?
  2/10Giles is reunited with his childhood sweetheart Grace, but will she return his love?
6. 14:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, The Counter Reformation
  7/30The composer Palestrina became accidentally embroiled in the politics of the high church.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Trezza Azzopardi - The Song House, Episode 2
  2/5Maggie begins work as Kenneth's live-in secretary, but he is unaware of her secret motive.
8. 14:45
  Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari—Episode 2
  2/5In the biography of Dutch woman Margaretha Zelle, tragedy stikes her family in Indonesia.
9. 15:00
  Saturday Drama—Patrick Barlow - Joan of Arc, and How She Became a Saint
  Can a young country girl lead an army?
10. 16:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
11. 16:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, Red Whales in the Funhouse
  5/6Wordsmith Woodhouse tries an oratorio and some candid writing about a pregnancy.
12. 17:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, The Day of Judgement
  2/4Perpetually unemployed and friendless loser Angus Dry agonises over the death of a bee.
13. 17:30
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—1. Addis Ababa
  1/2Poet Lemn Sissay explores the nature of home through comedy, poetry and conversation.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 2
  2/4Gregor is adapting to his new insect form, but his family find it harder to accept.
2. 18:30
  Frankly Speaking—William Walton
  British composer Sir William Walton answers the questions in the BBC's interview series.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. From May 1965.
4. 19:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 10/08/1975
  Doddy and pals on their poor but happy childhoods and we learn of the Legover legacy.
5. 20:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 3. Struggles
  3/6As dead don Peter's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job.
6. 20:30
  From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web
  Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.
7. 21:00
  Drama on 4—A Fine Balance, Episode 2
  2/3Four strangers form a bond that takes them through one of India's most turbulent periods.
8. 22:00
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—1. Addis Ababa
  1/2Poet Lemn Sissay explores the nature of home through comedy, poetry and conversation.
9. 22:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 3, Jon Culshaw
  2/6Marcus Brigstocke excites Jon Culshaw with some lettuce, and then invites him to a casino.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—12/05/2015
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Diane Morgan is joined by Ian Hislop.
11. 23:00
  Big Shot: A Trip Through the Canyons of Viv Stanshall's Mind
  Stephen Fry presents a tribute to Viv Stanshall, lead singer of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
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Late
1. 00:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 2
  2/4Gregor is adapting to his new insect form, but his family find it harder to accept.
2. 00:30
  Frankly Speaking—William Walton
  British composer Sir William Walton answers the questions in the BBC's interview series.
3. 01:00
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 1, 3. Struggles
  3/6As dead don Peter's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job.
4. 01:30
  From Dots to Downloads - Tune-Books on the Web
  Centuries before iPods, ordinary folk had 'tune-books'. Tim van Eyken seeks them out.
5. 02:00
  Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders—Reunited?
  2/10Giles is reunited with his childhood sweetheart Grace, but will she return his love?
6. 02:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, The Counter Reformation
  7/30The composer Palestrina became accidentally embroiled in the politics of the high church.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Trezza Azzopardi - The Song House, Episode 2
  2/5Maggie begins work as Kenneth's live-in secretary, but he is unaware of her secret motive.
8. 02:45
  Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari—Episode 2
  2/5In the biography of Dutch woman Margaretha Zelle, tragedy stikes her family in Indonesia.
9. 03:00
  Saturday Drama—Patrick Barlow - Joan of Arc, and How She Became a Saint
  Can a young country girl lead an army?
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
11. 04:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, Red Whales in the Funhouse
  5/6Wordsmith Woodhouse tries an oratorio and some candid writing about a pregnancy.
12. 05:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, The Day of Judgement
  2/4Perpetually unemployed and friendless loser Angus Dry agonises over the death of a bee.
13. 05:30
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—1. Addis Ababa
  1/2Poet Lemn Sissay explores the nature of home through comedy, poetry and conversation.

Wednesday 13 May 2015