BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 8 May 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Steve Walker - The Dolphinarium
  An US senator plots to conquer the human race by destroying dolphins. Who can stop him?
2. 01:00
  Clouds in Trousers by Katie Hims (Omnibus)
  Zoe grows up with every turn in her life marked by the weather.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tony Christie
  Singer Tony Christie chooses 'Come Back to Me' by Sammy Davis Jr.
4. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—Hermione Gingold
  The star of stage and film answers questions in the BBC Home Service's interview series.
5. 02:45
  Could Do Better—Stephen Fry
  Robert Booth summons writer and comic actor Stephen Fry to his study for a quiet word.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Joan Littlewood and the People's Theatre
  Richard Eyre pays tribute to maverick left-wing theatre director Joan Littlewood.
7. 04:00
  Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes—2. The Challenge
  2/2In this 1615 classic, intrepid Don Quixote is challenged by the Knight of the Mirrors.
8. 05:30
  Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Landscapes, Interiors, Underworlds
  4/8Writers have captured the texture of everyday life in America's different regions.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe (Omnibus)
  Two probate researchers are on a quest to find an heir to a fortune.
2. 07:15
  A Woman's World—The Nail Bar
  2/5A male nail bar worker from Swansea discusses his decision to train in the beauty industry
3. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Rosicrucian Armageddon 2
  5/6Ed lends some authentic 'oldenspeak' to the modern gaming fraternity.
4. 08:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 2, Trouble With Higginbottom
  9/10When disaster strikes for schoolboy Jimmy, he desperately needs to raise some cash.
5. 08:30
  Doctor in the House—Out-Patients
  9/13Medic Sparrow misdiagnoses a boil, while Taffy keeps volunteering for night-shifts.
6. 09:00
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel (Omnibus)
  John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer who wants to rediscover traditional practices.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Frances Ruffelle
  Singer Frances Ruffelle chooses All Your Pals May Leave You and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
8. 10:15
  World Book Club—The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
  Jay McInerney and Anne Margaret Daniel discuss F Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age novel
9. 11:15
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Paul Bowles, Exile, and a Bar Mitzvah
  10/13George Dawes Green introduces tales of family conflict, Morocco and meeting neighbours.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 2, Trouble With Higginbottom
  9/10When disaster strikes for schoolboy Jimmy, he desperately needs to raise some cash.
2. 12:30
  Doctor in the House—Out-Patients
  9/13Medic Sparrow misdiagnoses a boil, while Taffy keeps volunteering for night-shifts.
3. 13:00
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe (Omnibus)
  Two probate researchers are on a quest to find an heir to a fortune.
4. 14:15
  A Woman's World—The Nail Bar
  2/5A male nail bar worker from Swansea discusses his decision to train in the beauty industry
5. 14:30
  Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Quitting her job to find her true vocation, Claire realises she has no idea how to find it
6. 15:45
  Nan Woodhouse—The Reconstruction Job
  Retirement didn't suit Tommy, but perhaps a new life at the mill had something to offer.
7. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Annie Caulfield - The Von Trapps And Me
  The famous story of the Von Trapps told from another perspective.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Cold War Poet
  Daljit Nagra on how Dylan Thomas' poetry sustained a generation of East Germans.
9. 17:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Rosicrucian Armageddon 2
  5/6Ed lends some authentic 'oldenspeak' to the modern gaming fraternity.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Female Ghost—The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
  4/4Mrs Drover returns to her old London house to find a letter waiting.
2. 18:30
  Voices from the Grave—The Parson
  4/4Back from abroad, Reverend Martin Stokes faces a nightmare of biblical proportions.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Paul Bowles, Exile, and a Bar Mitzvah
  10/13George Dawes Green introduces tales of family conflict, Morocco and meeting neighbours.
4. 19:45
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel (Omnibus)
  John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer who wants to rediscover traditional practices.
5. 20:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Frances Ruffelle
  Singer Frances Ruffelle chooses All Your Pals May Leave You and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.
6. 21:00
  World Book Club—The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
  Jay McInerney and Anne Margaret Daniel discuss F Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age novel
7. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Rosicrucian Armageddon 2
  5/6Ed lends some authentic 'oldenspeak' to the modern gaming fraternity.
8. 22:30
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Poet laureate of comedy John Hegley entertains an audience with his book of verse.
9. 22:45
  No Tomatoes—Doctor Doom
  5/6A moody fridge speaks out to Paul Copley and Helen Moon.
10. 23:00
  The Shuttleworths—John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, Vampires
  3/5John goes in search of the blood-suckers of Whitby, with Fame Academy's Alistair Griffin.
11. 23:30
  Births, Deaths and Marriages—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Chief registrar Malcolm Fox is a stickler for regulations at Woodborough Register Office.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Female Ghost—The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen
  4/4Mrs Drover returns to her old London house to find a letter waiting.
2. 00:30
  Voices from the Grave—The Parson
  4/4Back from abroad, Reverend Martin Stokes faces a nightmare of biblical proportions.
3. 01:00
  Legacy: High Green Walls by Cath Staincliffe (Omnibus)
  Two probate researchers are on a quest to find an heir to a fortune.
4. 02:15
  A Woman's World—The Nail Bar
  2/5A male nail bar worker from Swansea discusses his decision to train in the beauty industry
5. 02:30
  Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Quitting her job to find her true vocation, Claire realises she has no idea how to find it
6. 03:45
  Nan Woodhouse—The Reconstruction Job
  Retirement didn't suit Tommy, but perhaps a new life at the mill had something to offer.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Annie Caulfield - The Von Trapps And Me
  The famous story of the Von Trapps told from another perspective.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Cold War Poet
  Daljit Nagra on how Dylan Thomas' poetry sustained a generation of East Germans.
9. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Rosicrucian Armageddon 2
  5/6Ed lends some authentic 'oldenspeak' to the modern gaming fraternity.

Monday 9 May 2016