BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 27 May 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Bovey - Slipstream—Fight for the Future
  5/5Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
  Exploring the hymn that inspires campaigners, charity workers and reformed alcoholics.
3. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 3. The Boss
  3/8The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers.
4. 01:30
  Stone Age Sound
  Can sound solve the mysteries of a 5000-year-old Neolithic grave in Ireland?
5. 02:00
  15 Minute Drama—Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Dinner
  10/10Home truths are aired at the final family dinner.
6. 02:15
  Life at 24 Frames a Second—Fade to Black
  10/10David Thomson considers cinema's future. Is the dream palace the place to dream anymore?
7. 02:30
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes, Episode 6
  6/7Soames is determined to win back his estranged wife Irene.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Martin Sandler - The Letters of John F Kennedy, Episode 5
  5/5Kennedy receives a vivid missive listing the pros and cons of nuclear fallout shelters.
9. 03:00
  Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett—2. Defiance
  2/2Anna Tellwright's fortune earns her independence, but her joy is marred by shocking news.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 6, The University of Gloucestershire
  2/6Three students from the University of Gloucestershire take on their professors.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 13, New Beginnings
  6/6Charlotte gets surprising news, while Roger and Victoria must cope with a new arrival.
12. 05:00
  Boogie Up the River—Sonning, I'll Definitely Meet You in Sonning
  2/6Mark and his manic mutt are rowing up the Thames, but will Jennifer ever come on board?
13. 05:30
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups Delete the Banjax, Lady Garden and Idiots of Ants.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 1
  1/7Soames delights in spoiling his daughter, but can he stop her falling for the wrong man?
2. 07:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 1, Episode 2
  In Liverpool, Wayne and Lindsay tell Hardeep how dramatic weight loss changed their lives.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
4. 09:00
  Brian Johnston - An Innings with Johnners
  Including Summers Will Never Be the Same, Trivia Test Match and Hancock's Half Hour.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Charles Dickens—Sketches by Boz - Series 2, Love and Oysters
  1/5Meeting an oyster seller sparks disruption for orderly John Dounce. Stars David Calder.
2. 12:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Convinced his wife is having an affair with transvestite George, Ken targets Carol.
3. 13:00
  Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (Omnibus)
  Anthony Bourdain’s exposé of the restaurant trade.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Judith Kerr
  Children's writer and illustrator Judith Kerr inherits a lullaby by Brahms.
5. 14:15
  Frankly Speaking—CS Forester
  The Hornblower author is quizzed on his childhood, his 'alter ego' and his writing methods
6. 14:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Kenneth Waller
  Two more monologues from Marriot Edgar: 'Asparagus' and 'Albert and the Headsman'
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
8. 16:00
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 1
  1/7Soames delights in spoiling his daughter, but can he stop her falling for the wrong man?
9. 17:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 1, Episode 2
  In Liverpool, Wayne and Lindsay tell Hardeep how dramatic weight loss changed their lives.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: Leviathan, Episode 2
  2/2The Time Lord learns the true horror of the village and that there are more enemies beyond
2. 19:00
  Brian Johnston - An Innings with Johnners
  Including Summers Will Never Be the Same, Trivia Test Match and Hancock's Half Hour.
3. 22:00
  The Ape That Got Lucky—Social Development
  2/4Chris Addison explores human evolution.
4. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 1, Education
  1/6Exploring a fresh theme each week, the award-winning comedian hosts stand-up and sketches.
5. 23:00
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Belfast
  4/6The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits Queen's University Belfast.
6. 23:30
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Honesty
  4/6No word of a lie - Mark discovers if if telling the truth pays off.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: Leviathan, Episode 2
  2/2The Time Lord learns the true horror of the village and that there are more enemies beyond
2. 01:00
  Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (Omnibus)
  Anthony Bourdain’s exposé of the restaurant trade.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Judith Kerr
  Children's writer and illustrator Judith Kerr inherits a lullaby by Brahms.
4. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—CS Forester
  The Hornblower author is quizzed on his childhood, his 'alter ego' and his writing methods
5. 02:45
  Marriott's Monologues—Kenneth Waller
  Two more monologues from Marriot Edgar: 'Asparagus' and 'Albert and the Headsman'
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
7. 04:00
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 1
  1/7Soames delights in spoiling his daughter, but can he stop her falling for the wrong man?
8. 05:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 1, Episode 2
  In Liverpool, Wayne and Lindsay tell Hardeep how dramatic weight loss changed their lives.

Sunday 28 May 2017