BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 27 May 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—2. Accused
  2/5Probing a fascist cult in 1920s New York, dandy spy hero Lucifer Box is accused of murder.
2. 00:30
  Frankly Speaking—Danny Blanchflower
  The captain of Spurs and N Ireland answers questions in the BBC Home Service series.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 2. Busker
  2/5As the Lucky Charm murders mount up, the detective questions a busker.
4. 01:30
  Soho Stories—Lifestyle or Business?
  2/3How indies could make hit shows during the 1990s and yet still struggle.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Tishani Doshi - The Pleasure Seekers, Episode 2
  2/10Babo's passionate love for Sian blossoms - and then his parents find out.
6. 02:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, Handel
  17/30German-born composer George Frideric made English music great.
7. 02:30
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—7. New Beginning?
  7/25Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jackie Kay - Red Dust Road, Episode 2
  2/5Continuing her journey in search of her roots, poet Jackie Kay meets her birth mother.
9. 03:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—1. Beginnings
  1/4Evelyn Waugh’s most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Gyles Brandreth with Lucy Moore, Charles Collingwood, Anthony Holden and Simon Fanshawe.
11. 04:30
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.
12. 05:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  4/4Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself. He is really a genius, you know.
13. 05:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 6, Fleetwood
  1/6Mark Steel visits the Lancashire seaside town of Fleetwood and performs for the locals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 3. Playing Games
  3/5With the Lucky Charm killer at large, the detective is taunted at the station.
2. 06:30
  Soho Stories—Mergers and Acquisitions and Megabucks
  3/3Paul Jackson charts the changing fortunes of the independent production sector since 2000.
3. 07:00
  The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The airing of Roy's video diary is merely the prelude to an apocalyptic finale.
4. 07:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 9, Driven to Extremes
  4/6Clare is facing a disciplinary tribunal after a seemingly straightforward job goes awry.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, In Portsmouth for a Refit
  1/20HMS Troutbridge's crew are all at sea when the island base is closed.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/14An estate agent bully and the Legend of William Tell. Songs and sketches with John Cleese.
7. 09:00
  Counterpoint—1998, Heat 2
  2/13Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Pam Gulliver, Ray Hook and Ronald Adlem.
8. 09:30
  The House of the Spirit Levels—The Prisoner
  4/6Tony goes on the run and the spaniel's secret is revealed.
9. 10:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—2. New Vistas
  2/4Friendship brings new vistas for Charles, but for ebullient Sebastian the family close in.
10. 11:00
  The Interview—Scissors, Paper, Stone
  3/5A man with a passion for stones falls foul of a ruthless authority.
11. 11:15
  RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days—Episode 3
  3/5Davy buries himself in school life, and in writing the book Beth urged him to write.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, In Portsmouth for a Refit
  1/20HMS Troutbridge's crew are all at sea when the island base is closed.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/14An estate agent bully and the Legend of William Tell. Songs and sketches with John Cleese.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 3. Playing Games
  3/5With the Lucky Charm killer at large, the detective is taunted at the station.
4. 13:30
  Soho Stories—Mergers and Acquisitions and Megabucks
  3/3Paul Jackson charts the changing fortunes of the independent production sector since 2000.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Tishani Doshi - The Pleasure Seekers, Episode 3
  3/10Sian tells her parents that she's leaving Wales to go to Madras and marry an Indian man.
6. 14:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, Rameau and the Philosophes
  18/30Paris during the 1750s was the centre of a clash of cultural ideas.
7. 14:30
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—8. The Plan
  8/25A plan is hatched to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Jackie Kay - Red Dust Road, Episode 3
  3/5Jackie meets her birth father, a memorable encounter with curiously personal questions.
9. 15:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—2. New Vistas
  2/4Friendship brings new vistas for Charles, but for ebullient Sebastian the family close in.
10. 16:00
  Counterpoint—1998, Heat 2
  2/13Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Pam Gulliver, Ray Hook and Ronald Adlem.
11. 16:30
  The House of the Spirit Levels—The Prisoner
  4/6Tony goes on the run and the spaniel's secret is revealed.
12. 17:00
  The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The airing of Roy's video diary is merely the prelude to an apocalyptic finale.
13. 17:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 9, Driven to Extremes
  4/6Clare is facing a disciplinary tribunal after a seemingly straightforward job goes awry.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—3. Aboard
  3/5Falsely charged with murder, dandy spy Lucifer Box flees New York aboard a mysterious ship
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Malingering
  Matthew Parris pulls a sickie with guests Patrick Neate, Guy Browning and Dr Len Fisher.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, In Portsmouth for a Refit
  1/20HMS Troutbridge's crew are all at sea when the island base is closed.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/14An estate agent bully and the Legend of William Tell. Songs and sketches with John Cleese.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 3. Playing Games
  3/5With the Lucky Charm killer at large, the detective is taunted at the station.
6. 20:30
  Soho Stories—Mergers and Acquisitions and Megabucks
  3/3Paul Jackson charts the changing fortunes of the independent production sector since 2000.
7. 21:00
  The Interview—Scissors, Paper, Stone
  3/5A man with a passion for stones falls foul of a ruthless authority.
8. 21:15
  RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days—Episode 3
  3/5Davy buries himself in school life, and in writing the book Beth urged him to write.
9. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 9, Driven to Extremes
  4/6Clare is facing a disciplinary tribunal after a seemingly straightforward job goes awry.
10. 22:30
  Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac—1. Justice
  1/4The Bergerac obsessive's guiding force is a tape of the ancient Chinese text of the Tao.
11. 23:00
  Revolting People—Series 1, Storm Clouds
  1/6Baltimore shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant has much to worry about. From January 2000.
12. 23:30
  The Harpoon—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Special edition of the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—3. Aboard
  3/5Falsely charged with murder, dandy spy Lucifer Box flees New York aboard a mysterious ship
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Malingering
  Matthew Parris pulls a sickie with guests Patrick Neate, Guy Browning and Dr Len Fisher.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 3. Playing Games
  3/5With the Lucky Charm killer at large, the detective is taunted at the station.
4. 01:30
  Soho Stories—Mergers and Acquisitions and Megabucks
  3/3Paul Jackson charts the changing fortunes of the independent production sector since 2000.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Tishani Doshi - The Pleasure Seekers, Episode 3
  3/10Sian tells her parents that she's leaving Wales to go to Madras and marry an Indian man.
6. 02:15
  The Making of Music—Series 1, Rameau and the Philosophes
  18/30Paris during the 1750s was the centre of a clash of cultural ideas.
7. 02:30
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—8. The Plan
  8/25A plan is hatched to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jackie Kay - Red Dust Road, Episode 3
  3/5Jackie meets her birth father, a memorable encounter with curiously personal questions.
9. 03:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—2. New Vistas
  2/4Friendship brings new vistas for Charles, but for ebullient Sebastian the family close in.
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—1998, Heat 2
  2/13Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Pam Gulliver, Ray Hook and Ronald Adlem.
11. 04:30
  The House of the Spirit Levels—The Prisoner
  4/6Tony goes on the run and the spaniel's secret is revealed.
12. 05:00
  The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The airing of Roy's video diary is merely the prelude to an apocalyptic finale.
13. 05:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 9, Driven to Extremes
  4/6Clare is facing a disciplinary tribunal after a seemingly straightforward job goes awry.

Thursday 28 May 2015