BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 3 June 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—The Judge's House by Bram Stoker
  Malcolm discovers the truth of absurd prejudices around an empty property
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Don't Leave Me This Way
  Exploration of the disco anthem of yearning, pain and loss.
3. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 8. Connections
  8/8Tony Beach and Gerard MacGregor attempt to unearth the true identity of Paul Young.
4. 01:30
  A Gothic Cathedral
  Simon Fanshawe's story of Roget's Thesaurus compiled by an eminent Victorian. From 1998.
5. 02:00
  Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther—9.Back From Abroad/ 10. Three Stockings
  5/5The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The Times of 1937.
6. 02:15
  A Guide to Garden Wildlife—5. Stones
  5/5A useful and engaging guide to the wildlife of garden walls and stones.
7. 02:30
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 6
  6/7Michael learns a secret from Fleur's past, and Soames's business suspicions are confirmed.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Beauty and the Inferno, The Ghosts of Nobel
  5/5Saviano attends the Nobel Prize ceremony where he has been asked to speak.
9. 03:00
  RD Wingfield - Deadfall
  Retired special agent Harry Davis is drawn back to his old job for an assassination plot.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 6, The University of Chester
  3/6Three students from the University of Chester take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
11. 04:30
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Two Ivans
  1/6A careless insult changes two lives In a sleepy Russian town.
12. 05:00
  Boogie Up the River—See You Outside Boots in Oxford
  3/6Mark and his manic mutt look for the enigmatic Jennifer in the city of dreaming spires.
13. 05:30
  Sketchorama—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Humphrey Ker presents sketch groups the Noise Next Door, the Boom Jennies and Jigsaw.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Returns, Episode 1
  1/7Soames Forsyte overhears socialite Marjorie Ferrar gossiping about Fleur.
2. 07:30
  Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 1, Episode 3
  Hardeep cooks for Peter and Will, who became friends after Peter broke into Will's house.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Gloria and Me
  Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
4. 09:00
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 1 - Introduction
  Samira Ahmed introduces a day of programmes to mark the 50th anniversary of 'Sgt Pepper's'
5. 09:10
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 2 - Lewis Carroll
  Alan Bennett reads 'Down The Rabbit Hole' from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
6. 09:33
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 3 - WC Fields
  A tribute to the comic genius WC Fields, presented by Geoffrey Palmer.
7. 10:03
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 4 - Bette Davis
  'Bette and Joan and Baby Jane', a drama about the making of the landmark film.
8. 10:57
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 5 - Bob Dylan
  Episode of Soul Music on 'Like A Rolling Stone'. Plus Dylan biographer Sid Griffin.
9. 11:34
  Mischief Makers—Aleister Crowley
  An investigation into ‘the wickedest man in the world’.
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Afternoon
1. 12:07
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 7 - Diana Dors
  Diana Dors is Roy Plomley's castaway in this episode of Desert Island Discs from 1981.
2. 13:00
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 8 - Laurel & Hardy
  John Sessions and Robbie Coltrane star in a radio adaptation of Tom McGrath's drama.
3. 14:00
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 9 - Dylan Thomas
  Dylan Thomas reads Quite Early One Morning, his work which grew into Under Milk Wood.
4. 14:20
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 10 - Mae West
  Writer Kathy Lette chooses Mae West for an episode of Great Lives from 2005.
5. 14:55
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 11 - Music Hall/Max Miller
  Benny Green pays tribute to Max Miller in Celebration, from 1974.
6. 15:55
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 12 - HG Wells
  Robert Bathurst reads The New Accelerator by HG Wells.
7. 16:31
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 13 - Marlon Brando
  Paul Gambaccini looks at the Marlon Brando classic, On the Waterfront.
8. 17:06
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 14 - Johnny Weissmuller
  Joan Bakewell interviews the former Olympic swimmer and star of the 'Tarzan' movies.
9. 17:15
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 15 - Albert Einstein
  Brian Foster on the role of music in the life of Albert Einstein in 'Einstein's Fiddle'.
10. 17:35
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 16 - The Beatles
  Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of The Beatles.
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Evening
1. 18:05
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 17 - Edgar Allan Poe
  A dramatisation of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story, The Pit and the Pendulum.
2. 18:40
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 18 - Aldous Huxley
  Edward Petherbridge reads The Bookshop, a short story by Aldous Huxley.
3. 18:55
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 19 - William Burroughs
  A profile of the writer by musician Laurie Anderson.
4. 19:30
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 20 - Marlene Dietrich
  Marlene Dietrich stars in The Child, a play by Shirley Jenkins from 1965.
5. 20:10
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 21 - Oscar Wilde
  Nick Stafford's drama about Oscar Wilde's courtroom battle with the Marquess of Queensbury
6. 21:10
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 22 - Lenny Bruce
  Charles Shaar Murray examines the most notorious comedian in America.
7. 21:55
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 23 - Goodbye
  Samira Ahmed wraps up The Stars of Sgt Pepper.
8. 22:00
  The Ape That Got Lucky—Science and Progress
  3/4Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution.
9. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 1, Law
  2/6Exploring a fresh theme each week, the Irish comedian hosts stand-up and sketches.
10. 23:00
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—BBC Paris Studio, London
  6/6The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits the BBC Paris Studio in London.
11. 23:30
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Diligence
  5/6Mark pulls his finger out - to examine the virtue of hard work.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bindi Business—Series 2 (Omnibus)
  Bindi starts a new business venture in property development.
2. 01:10
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 3 - WC Fields
  A tribute to the comic genius WC Fields, presented by Geoffrey Palmer.
3. 01:40
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 4 - Bette Davis
  'Bette and Joan and Baby Jane', a drama about the making of the landmark film.
4. 02:34
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 5 - Bob Dylan
  Episode of Soul Music on 'Like A Rolling Stone'. Plus Dylan biographer Sid Griffin.
5. 03:11
  Mischief Makers—Aleister Crowley
  An investigation into ‘the wickedest man in the world’.
6. 03:44
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 10 - Mae West
  Writer Kathy Lette chooses Mae West for an episode of Great Lives from 2005.
7. 04:15
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 12 - HG Wells
  Robert Bathurst reads The New Accelerator by HG Wells.
8. 04:50
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 13 - Marlon Brando
  Paul Gambaccini looks at the Marlon Brando classic, On the Waterfront.
9. 05:20
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 15 - Albert Einstein
  Brian Foster on the role of music in the life of Albert Einstein in 'Einstein's Fiddle'.
10. 05:40
  The Stars of Sgt. Pepper—Track 9 - Dylan Thomas
  Dylan Thomas reads Quite Early One Morning, his work which grew into Under Milk Wood.

Sunday 4 June 2017