BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 27 May 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Criminals Chase the Police
  9/13As Gabriel Syme engages his opponent in a duel, there's a revelation from the Marquis.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Millicent Garrett Fawcett
  Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the extraordinary suffragist leader.
3. 01:00
  Israel Zangwill - Cheating the Gallows
  A bank robbery threatens the intense friendship of two inseparable lodgers.
4. 01:30
  Character Assassins
  Fiona Lindsay cross-examines famous authors who've killed off their most popular creations
5. 02:00
  Kate Grenville - The Secret River—A Place Out of a Dream
  4/10On William's first trip up the Hawksbury River in New South Wales, he sees a piece of land
6. 02:15
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—War
  Martin Sixsmith looks at the ways in which war has influenced psychology.
7. 02:30
  The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 9
  9/10Churchill cuts back on household expenditure. Clementine is knocked down by a bus.
8. 02:45
  Miles Kington - How Shall I Tell the Dog?—Episode 4
  4/5The perfect funeral and gravestone, and parlez-vous cancer?
9. 03:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov—4. The Trial
  4/5As Dmitry goes on trial for murder, Alyosha desperately seeks proof of his innocence.
10. 04:00
  The Food Quiz—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6On Jay Rayner's menu are Roopa Gulati, Jennifer Sharp and Clement Freud.
11. 04:30
  Artists—Series 1, The War of Dog
  5/6Tamsin buys a dog to prove a point, and Dolores asks Marcus to landscape the garden.
12. 05:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies
  3/6Bertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue. PG Wodehouse romp.
13. 05:30
  Don't Start—Series 3, Christmas
  1/4Long-term partners, Neil and Kim, spend a harrowing Christmas Day together.
14. 05:45
  The Pin—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
2. 06:30
  He Belonged to Glasgow - The Will Fyffe Story
  Ricky Ross looks at the life and work of the Scottish comedian and actor, Will Fyffe.
3. 07:00
  Crowned Hudds—Odd Stuart
  A new slant on King Charles II. Roy Hudd's historical royal romp with June Whitfield
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, Me Talk Pretty One Day; It's Catching
  2/6Learning French in Paris and a friend's concern for cleanliness.
5. 08:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  8/13Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Six Charlies in Search of an Author
  13/26Through pages and chapters, Neddie's fate is in the hands of the writer.
7. 09:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Clive Anderson's panel show of the past.
8. 09:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 1, The New Synagogue
  1/4A single phone call turns Rabbi Fine's comfortable Jewish community upside down.
9. 10:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov—5. Decisions
  5/5Following Ivan's appearance at the trial, Katerina prepares to deal Dmitry a fatal blow.
10. 11:00
  Heidi Amsinck - Copenhagen Confidential—The Climbing Rose
  2/3Moonlighting postman Brian Larsen finds something creepy in an old lady's front garden.
11. 11:15
  Tommies—11 November 1915
  La Gorgue. Second Lieutenant Mickey Bliss finds himself in two meetings.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  8/13Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Six Charlies in Search of an Author
  13/26Through pages and chapters, Neddie's fate is in the hands of the writer.
3. 13:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
4. 13:30
  He Belonged to Glasgow - The Will Fyffe Story
  Ricky Ross looks at the life and work of the Scottish comedian and actor, Will Fyffe.
5. 14:00
  Kate Grenville - The Secret River—Adam in Paradise
  5/10William stakes his claim on Thornhill's Point, but other people have the same idea.
6. 14:15
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—We Do What We're Told
  Martin Sixsmith looks at psychologists' attempts to explain the psychology of evil.
7. 14:30
  The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 10
  10/10Winston writes from Canada. Randolph leaves Oxford for a lecture tour of the USA.
8. 14:45
  Miles Kington - How Shall I Tell the Dog?—Episode 5
  5/5Test your own will to live, and how to write a funny book about cancer.
9. 15:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov—5. Decisions
  5/5Following Ivan's appearance at the trial, Katerina prepares to deal Dmitry a fatal blow.
10. 16:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Clive Anderson's panel show of the past.
11. 16:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 1, The New Synagogue
  1/4A single phone call turns Rabbi Fine's comfortable Jewish community upside down.
12. 17:00
  Crowned Hudds—Odd Stuart
  A new slant on King Charles II. Roy Hudd's historical royal romp with June Whitfield
13. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, Me Talk Pretty One Day; It's Catching
  2/6Learning French in Paris and a friend's concern for cleanliness.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Earth in Anarchy
  10/13The allies head for the coast using horses, then cars, to outrun their masked pursuers.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme, by Thomas Tallis
  How the beauty and richness of an orchestral fantasia inspired a young boy.
3. 19:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  8/13Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Six Charlies in Search of an Author
  13/26Through pages and chapters, Neddie's fate is in the hands of the writer.
5. 20:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
6. 20:30
  He Belonged to Glasgow - The Will Fyffe Story
  Ricky Ross looks at the life and work of the Scottish comedian and actor, Will Fyffe.
7. 21:00
  Heidi Amsinck - Copenhagen Confidential—The Climbing Rose
  2/3Moonlighting postman Brian Larsen finds something creepy in an old lady's front garden.
8. 21:15
  Tommies—11 November 1915
  La Gorgue. Second Lieutenant Mickey Bliss finds himself in two meetings.
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, Me Talk Pretty One Day; It's Catching
  2/6Learning French in Paris and a friend's concern for cleanliness.
10. 22:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Some creative accounting - and why is it that posh men's trousers are all the same colour.
11. 23:00
  Hey Hey We're the Monks
  An unlikely recruit at Buckley Abbey means life for the brothers will never be the same.
12. 23:30
  The Consultants—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Time to hark back to a gentler age of radio adventures.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Earth in Anarchy
  10/13The allies head for the coast using horses, then cars, to outrun their masked pursuers.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme, by Thomas Tallis
  How the beauty and richness of an orchestral fantasia inspired a young boy.
3. 01:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 1. London Pride
  1/6PC George Dixon bends the rules for a local bad lad. Radio revival of the BBC TV copper.
4. 01:30
  He Belonged to Glasgow - The Will Fyffe Story
  Ricky Ross looks at the life and work of the Scottish comedian and actor, Will Fyffe.
5. 02:00
  Kate Grenville - The Secret River—Adam in Paradise
  5/10William stakes his claim on Thornhill's Point, but other people have the same idea.
6. 02:15
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—We Do What We're Told
  Martin Sixsmith looks at psychologists' attempts to explain the psychology of evil.
7. 02:30
  The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 10
  10/10Winston writes from Canada. Randolph leaves Oxford for a lecture tour of the USA.
8. 02:45
  Miles Kington - How Shall I Tell the Dog?—Episode 5
  5/5Test your own will to live, and how to write a funny book about cancer.
9. 03:00
  Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov—5. Decisions
  5/5Following Ivan's appearance at the trial, Katerina prepares to deal Dmitry a fatal blow.
10. 04:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Clive Anderson's panel show of the past.
11. 04:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 1, The New Synagogue
  1/4A single phone call turns Rabbi Fine's comfortable Jewish community upside down.
12. 05:00
  Crowned Hudds—Odd Stuart
  A new slant on King Charles II. Roy Hudd's historical royal romp with June Whitfield
13. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, Me Talk Pretty One Day; It's Catching
  2/6Learning French in Paris and a friend's concern for cleanliness.

Saturday 28 May 2016