BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 29 April 2017

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Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Space—5. Things Hot Up
  5/6When the Oblivions are introduced to pleasures of the flesh, one thing leads to another.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
  The Stabat Mater hymn imagines the sufferings of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross.
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 5. Breakwater House
  5/8The Temples are warned that they face grave danger.
4. 01:30
  Up A Gum Tree
  Pete McCarthy takes a whirlwind tour of the world of chewing gum
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Andrew Miller - Pure, Episode 5
  5/10Baratte meets an old friend to recruit workers for the excavation.
6. 02:15
  The Ideas That Make Us—Series 1, Justice
  5/5Bettany Hughes investigates ideas of justice, from Babylon to the Old Bailey.
7. 02:30
  Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 10
  10/10Anna has succumbed to desire, but can she ever know happiness?
8. 02:45
  Charles Chaplin - My Autobiography—Decision
  10/10Taking stock - and a fateful decision.
9. 03:00
  Craig Warner - A Sense of Things Moving Forward
  Can Grand Admiral Colon’s discoveries in the New World satisfy Queen Isabella of Spain?
10. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Martin Young's quiz. With Francis Wheen, Sue Cook, Fred Housego and Annabel Giles.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 13, Old School
  2/6Victoria is excited about Emily's pregnancy. Roger is worried about the baby's education.
12. 05:00
  Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 4
  4/6Jack is in for a birthday surprise, while a ladykiller woos barmaid Mrs Drummond.
13. 05:30
  Hal—Series 2, Exes
  3/4Hal Cruttenden is confronted by his wife's romantic past in a way he could never predict.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Shirley Gee - Moonshine
  London, 1937: Harriet must battle Ada, the new nanny, for the love of her young daughter.
2. 07:30
  Strictly Dance Hall—Le Balajo, Paris
  1/3Philip Sweeney visits one of the last great accordion dance halls, Le Balajo in Paris.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Irony
  Satirist Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic.
4. 09:00
  Clowning Around on 4 Extra
  Tony Lidington traces the role of the clown in British humour.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Great Scott! It's Terry Scott
  Public services, future prisons and his own life story. Terry Scott pokes fun.
2. 12:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Remember the Burkiss Way
  1/7Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees try to win the car.
3. 13:00
  I Confess by EV Crowe (Omnibus)
  Drama from award-winning writer EV Crowe about one man's investigation into himself.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Corinne Bailey Rae
  The singer-songwriter chooses 'Me and Mrs Jones' and 'There's More to Life Than This'.
5. 14:15
  Frankly Speaking—Evelyn Waugh
  The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career.
6. 14:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Lofoten Jones
  3/5Mort and Carter continue sampling Welsh hospitality, and come across the sex-mad Jones.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Irony
  Satirist Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic.
8. 16:00
  Shirley Gee - Moonshine
  London, 1937: Harriet must battle Ada, the new nanny, for the love of her young daughter.
9. 17:30
  Strictly Dance Hall—Le Balajo, Paris
  1/3Philip Sweeney visits one of the last great accordion dance halls, Le Balajo in Paris.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  272 Attempts by Bryony Lavery
  Why are large number of children tagged in an isolated house with graves nearby..?
2. 19:00
  Clowning Around on 4 Extra
  Tony Lidington traces the role of the clown in British humour.
3. 22:00
  Shappi Talk—Series 1, Growing Up in the UK
  4/4Shappi Khorsandi discusses growing up, with guests Ava Vidal and Ben Okri.
4. 22:30
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2017, Episode 2
  2/10Laura Lexx tests Rob Deering and Nish Kumar's movie knowledge.
5. 22:35
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 1, Lust
  2/6The Welsh comedian sets out on his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins.
6. 23:05
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2017, Episode 3
  3/10Rob Deering challenges Jarred Christmas and Laura Lexx to his live music comedy pop quiz.
7. 23:10
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Ringmaster Colin with Thwor, the mighty (Leeds-based) god of Thwunder.
8. 23:40
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2017, Episode 4
  4/10Arthur Smith chats to Robin Ince at the Machynlleth comedy festival.
9. 23:45
  Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders—The Enlightenment
  2/4The comedian sets out to validate herself through 18th-century philosophy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  272 Attempts by Bryony Lavery
  Why are large number of children tagged in an isolated house with graves nearby..?
2. 01:00
  I Confess by EV Crowe (Omnibus)
  Drama from award-winning writer EV Crowe about one man's investigation into himself.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Corinne Bailey Rae
  The singer-songwriter chooses 'Me and Mrs Jones' and 'There's More to Life Than This'.
4. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—Evelyn Waugh
  The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career.
5. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Lofoten Jones
  3/5Mort and Carter continue sampling Welsh hospitality, and come across the sex-mad Jones.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Irony
  Satirist Joe Queenan charts the rise and fall of the 'nudge nudge wink wink' epidemic.
7. 04:00
  Shirley Gee - Moonshine
  London, 1937: Harriet must battle Ada, the new nanny, for the love of her young daughter.
8. 05:30
  Strictly Dance Hall—Le Balajo, Paris
  1/3Philip Sweeney visits one of the last great accordion dance halls, Le Balajo in Paris.

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