BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 21 May 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Exposure
  5/13Sunday unmasks one of the anarchists as a Scotland Yard detective.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—The Look of Love
  The story behind this enduring love song and the personal memories forever linked to it.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Nine Tailors, 5. A Question of Identity
  5/8With his trip to France, Lord Peter Wimsey moves closer to identifying the murderer.
4. 01:30
  Leading Ladies
  Jude Kelly marks 350 years of women on stage.
5. 02:00
  The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald—10. Aftermath
  10/10Tragedy has struck, leaving Nick struggling to find mourners...
6. 02:15
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—Care in the Community
  Martin Sixsmith outlines the reforms that closed Britain's Victorian asylums.
7. 02:30
  The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 5
  5/10The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. The reality of war strikes home.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—10. Skeletons
  10/10Battling evil Blofeld, 007 joins forces with Draco.
9. 03:00
  Esther Waters—2. Lone Parenting in Victorian England
  2/2Esther is determined to support her baby. A tale of survival in Victorian England.
10. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Pascoe, Abrahams, Aldrin
  6/6John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr with Sara Pascoe, Marc Abrahams and Buzz Aldrin.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 9, Coming Clean
  6/6The love lives of sisters Anna and Charlotte take some unexpected twists and turns.
12. 05:00
  Crowned Hudds—How Ye Quest Was Wonne
  Poking fun at King Arthur, Roy Hudd takes a royal romp through history. From August 1995.
13. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, The Incomplete Quad, The Squirrel and the Chipmunk
  1/6The award-winning American essayist reads his tale of summer with a quadriplegic friend.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Friend of the Family
  Russia, 1859: Chaos in the Manor of Stephanchikovo when an ex-sergeant assumes a new role.
2. 07:30
  Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Small Wars
  6/8How authors have reflected US foreign policy from Vietnam to 9/11.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Freud vs Jung
  Lisa Appignanesi explores the intense relationship between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
4. 09:00
  Braden Back on the Beat
  Richard Ingrams with a career retrospective of his multi-talented friend Bernard Braden.
5. 11:30
  Ludwig Koch and the Music of Nature
  Sean Street tells the story of Ludwig Koch, the David Attenborough of his day.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Flea
  12/26Neddie Seagoon is Samuel Pepys and he is having trouble with a flea called Francoise.
2. 12:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
  4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
3. 13:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Michael Tolliver Lives
  It's 2005 and Mrs Madrigal is back. Michael's wedded bliss is interrupted.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Astley
  Singer Rick Astley chooses track sung by Dean Martin and by Feeder.
5. 14:15
  Frankly Speaking—John Braine
  The 'angry young man' and author of Room at the Top answers questions.
6. 14:45
  Could Do Better—Alan Coren
  Robert Booth summons the humorist and broadcaster to his study to discuss school reports.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Freud vs Jung
  Lisa Appignanesi explores the intense relationship between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
8. 16:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Friend of the Family
  Russia, 1859: Chaos in the Manor of Stephanchikovo when an ex-sergeant assumes a new role.
9. 17:30
  Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Small Wars
  6/8How authors have reflected US foreign policy from Vietnam to 9/11.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Henry James—The Turn of the Screw
  Are two children possessed? Or is it just the over-active imagination of their governess?
2. 19:00
  Braden Back on the Beat
  Richard Ingrams with a career retrospective of his multi-talented friend Bernard Braden.
3. 21:30
  Ludwig Koch and the Music of Nature
  Sean Street tells the story of Ludwig Koch, the David Attenborough of his day.
4. 22:00
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 1, Tell Them About the Dream, Martin
  6/6A young Stephen K Amos looks for a hero he can tell his class about.
5. 22:30
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—Episode 4
  4/5Armando Iannucci looks at writing books - and environmental damage.
6. 22:45
  Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Choice
  2/4The music hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo, probing buzz words.
7. 23:00
  Masala FM—Episode 3
  3/6When Auntieji upsets a listener, can Khalid save the Asian station?
8. 23:30
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Pilot
  1/4A Manchester DJ tries to balance love, work, life and everything without much success.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Henry James—The Turn of the Screw
  Are two children possessed? Or is it just the over-active imagination of their governess?
2. 01:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—Michael Tolliver Lives
  It's 2005 and Mrs Madrigal is back. Michael's wedded bliss is interrupted.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Astley
  Singer Rick Astley chooses track sung by Dean Martin and by Feeder.
4. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—John Braine
  The 'angry young man' and author of Room at the Top answers questions.
5. 02:45
  Could Do Better—Alan Coren
  Robert Booth summons the humorist and broadcaster to his study to discuss school reports.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Freud vs Jung
  Lisa Appignanesi explores the intense relationship between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
7. 04:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Friend of the Family
  Russia, 1859: Chaos in the Manor of Stephanchikovo when an ex-sergeant assumes a new role.
8. 05:30
  Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Small Wars
  6/8How authors have reflected US foreign policy from Vietnam to 9/11.

Sunday 22 May 2016