BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 6 May 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unaccustomed
  4/6Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Charles Darwin
  Businessman and academic Adair Turner talks about the life of Charles Darwin.
3. 01:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 4
  4/10Dubbed Captain Clegg, the swashbuckling hero wins renown as the most feared of pirates.
4. 01:30
  Shimmer and Dazzle: Seeing What Bridget Riley Sees
  Louisa Buck explores the work of Britain's leading abstract painter, Bridget Riley.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 9
  9/10Jean Louise reluctantly confronts Atticus about the Citizens' Council.
6. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion—The New Man? - Fashion in the '80s
  14/15How did fashion in the 1980s reflect the greedy consumerism of the times?
7. 02:30
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe—4. The Discovery
  4/5The probate researchers make a heartbreaking discovery.
8. 02:45
  John Heilpern - A Patriot for Us—Episode 4
  4/5Osborne found happiness with Helen Dawson, but she was unable to save him from depression.
9. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Nightingale Wood—Episode 1
  1/2Hearts beat and minds scheme. The dowdy Withers compete with the glittering Springs.
10. 04:00
  The Food Quiz—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6With Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Elisabeth Luard, Josceline Dimbleby and Stephen Fry.
11. 04:30
  Artists—Series 1, The Inner Child
  2/6Marcus goes away to save his marriage, leaving Dolores with the kids.
12. 05:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Waterloo Sunset
  6/6It's the end of the line for Patrick, but Joe and Maria may have some good news to share.
13. 05:30
  Don't Start—Series 3, The Bath
  2/4Cardamom-scented candles, kumquats and a debate over the virtues of shared bathing.
14. 05:45
  The Pin—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 5
  5/10Friends welcome the swashbuckling daredevil back to Kent, but then he makes a new enemy.
2. 06:30
  Svelte Sylvia and the Hollywood Trimsters
  In LA, Karen Krizanovich traces Madame Sylvia, masseuse to the stars of 1920s Hollywood.
3. 07:00
  Winston—Winston in Love, Figuratively Speaking
  5/6When Nancy elopes the whole family are worried about her, except for Father.
4. 07:30
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Miles Jupp and Zoe Lyons join Frank Skinner and historian Professor Kate Williams.
5. 08:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—I'll Never Forget Whatshername
  5/13Bob asks his fiancée, Thelma, to set up a date for Terry.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons
  9/26With the revelation that Neddie was once mass-produced, can the original be found?
7. 09:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Roberts, Cottrell Boyce, Nyman
  5/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker with Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Nyman and Dr Alice Roberts.
8. 09:30
  No Commitments—Series 9, Meeting the Family
  4/6Will Victoria get more than she bargained for when Emily brings her new boyfriend home?
9. 10:00
  Stella Gibbons - Nightingale Wood—Episode 2
  2/2Will the young, widowed and pretty Viola Wither escape her stifling in-laws?
10. 11:00
  Rose Tremain—The Crossing of Herald Mountjoy
  A tale of public and private anguish, based around the Battle of Agincourt.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Perry - Referee
  Dropped after a controversial game, top football referee Geoff's scruples are tested.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—I'll Never Forget Whatshername
  5/13Bob asks his fiancée, Thelma, to set up a date for Terry.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons
  9/26With the revelation that Neddie was once mass-produced, can the original be found?
3. 13:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 5
  5/10Friends welcome the swashbuckling daredevil back to Kent, but then he makes a new enemy.
4. 13:30
  Svelte Sylvia and the Hollywood Trimsters
  In LA, Karen Krizanovich traces Madame Sylvia, masseuse to the stars of 1920s Hollywood.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 10
  10/10Heartbroken after her fight with Atticus, Jean Louise packs for New York.
6. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion—The Clothes We're In - The State of Men's Fashion Now
  15/15Laurence finds out what current men's fashion says about the state we are in.
7. 14:30
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe—5. The Heir
  5/5Dan and Rachel's search for the heir to the probate fortune is over.
8. 14:45
  John Heilpern - A Patriot for Us—Episode 5
  5/5John Osborne was bankrupt with terrible debts, but continued to entertain one and all.
9. 15:00
  Stella Gibbons - Nightingale Wood—Episode 2
  2/2Will the young, widowed and pretty Viola Wither escape her stifling in-laws?
10. 16:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Roberts, Cottrell Boyce, Nyman
  5/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker with Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Nyman and Dr Alice Roberts.
11. 16:30
  No Commitments—Series 9, Meeting the Family
  4/6Will Victoria get more than she bargained for when Emily brings her new boyfriend home?
12. 17:00
  Winston—Winston in Love, Figuratively Speaking
  5/6When Nancy elopes the whole family are worried about her, except for Father.
13. 17:30
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Miles Jupp and Zoe Lyons join Frank Skinner and historian Professor Kate Williams.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unwelcome
  5/6Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death. From 2008.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Chopin's Ballade No 1 in G Minor
  How lives were shaped by Chopin's technically demanding, emotionally turbulent music.
3. 19:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—I'll Never Forget Whatshername
  5/13Bob asks his fiancée, Thelma, to set up a date for Terry.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons
  9/26With the revelation that Neddie was once mass-produced, can the original be found?
5. 20:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 5
  5/10Friends welcome the swashbuckling daredevil back to Kent, but then he makes a new enemy.
6. 20:30
  Svelte Sylvia and the Hollywood Trimsters
  In LA, Karen Krizanovich traces Madame Sylvia, masseuse to the stars of 1920s Hollywood.
7. 21:00
  Rose Tremain—The Crossing of Herald Mountjoy
  A tale of public and private anguish, based around the Battle of Agincourt.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Perry - Referee
  Dropped after a controversial game, top football referee Geoff's scruples are tested.
9. 22:00
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Miles Jupp and Zoe Lyons join Frank Skinner and historian Professor Kate Williams.
10. 22:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6A song about an unheralded inventor, a touching reunion and a normal man.
11. 23:00
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's World of Cricket, Episode 2
  2/4The player battles a case of libel based on an alleged encounter in a portable loo.
12. 23:30
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 1, South Africa
  3/5The comedian discovers that Cape Town has some very posh monkeys.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unwelcome
  5/6Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death. From 2008.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Chopin's Ballade No 1 in G Minor
  How lives were shaped by Chopin's technically demanding, emotionally turbulent music.
3. 01:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 5
  5/10Friends welcome the swashbuckling daredevil back to Kent, but then he makes a new enemy.
4. 01:30
  Svelte Sylvia and the Hollywood Trimsters
  In LA, Karen Krizanovich traces Madame Sylvia, masseuse to the stars of 1920s Hollywood.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 10
  10/10Heartbroken after her fight with Atticus, Jean Louise packs for New York.
6. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion—The Clothes We're In - The State of Men's Fashion Now
  15/15Laurence finds out what current men's fashion says about the state we are in.
7. 02:30
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe—5. The Heir
  5/5Dan and Rachel's search for the heir to the probate fortune is over.
8. 02:45
  John Heilpern - A Patriot for Us—Episode 5
  5/5John Osborne was bankrupt with terrible debts, but continued to entertain one and all.
9. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Nightingale Wood—Episode 2
  2/2Will the young, widowed and pretty Viola Wither escape her stifling in-laws?
10. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Roberts, Cottrell Boyce, Nyman
  5/6John Lloyd and Humphrey Ker with Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Nyman and Dr Alice Roberts.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 9, Meeting the Family
  4/6Will Victoria get more than she bargained for when Emily brings her new boyfriend home?
12. 05:00
  Winston—Winston in Love, Figuratively Speaking
  5/6When Nancy elopes the whole family are worried about her, except for Father.
13. 05:30
  The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Miles Jupp and Zoe Lyons join Frank Skinner and historian Professor Kate Williams.

Saturday 7 May 2016