BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 16 May 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Tools
  2/10Moonwatcher and his tribe learn how to use tools, enabling them to eat more meat.
2. 00:15
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—2. The Explorer
  2/10Peter starts to explore the base on Oasis but is keen to meet his new flock.
3. 00:30
  The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Manchester Playhouse
  3/6Geoffrey Wheeler tells the story of the Manchester Playhouse and the Hulme Hippodrome.
4. 01:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—1. The Journey to Arabia
  1/6A newspaper article and a client send young English lawyer George Grant on a mystery trip.
5. 01:30
  The Disappearing Art of the Mix Tape
  David Quantick celebrates the dying art of crafting a mix tape on cassette.
6. 02:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 12
  12/15Lurking in a mailbox is a typewritten revelation which proves to be a shock to all.
7. 02:15
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—The Gin Act of 1736
  2/10Mark Whitaker explores the 18th-century Gin Craze and the authorities' attempt to end it.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Jane Harris - Gillespie and I, Episode 7
  7/10The police arrest a suspect for the kidnap of Rose Gillespie.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Holmes - Falling Upwards, Episode 2
  2/5Why the military, rather than scientists, saw the opportunities offered by flight.
10. 03:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Home and School
  2/5Maggie Tulliver has run away, but will a passion for litigation be her father's undoing?
11. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Miles Jupp hosts the panel show where it is not what, but who you know that matters.
12. 04:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 2nd October 1799
  4/6John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed.
13. 05:00
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Siege
  4/6Can Jason patch up his love life with a last-chance date?
14. 05:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 3, The Genealogist
  3/6Milton becomes an expert genealogist and gets stuck up an unexpected family tree.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—2. Bahrain-Sharjah-Dubai
  2/6George Grant is the English lawyer on an Arabian adventure in search of a missing client.
2. 06:30
  Reel Histories - Dam Busters
  Did the RAF’s finest hour shorten the Second World War?
3. 07:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, An Englishman Abroad
  2/6An Englishman visits and Ludovico hopes he might help him out of his cash crisis.
4. 07:30
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 1, The 'Haters'
  2/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, Families' Day
  11/20As the chief fundraises, Cedric Phillips arrives to see his brother, the 'captain'!
6. 08:30
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/13In a bona disguise, master spy Kenneth Horne trails the missing World Cup.
7. 09:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death by a Short Head
  1/6Crime writers Lady Antonia Fraser and Anthony Price probe the death of a top jockey.
8. 09:30
  The 27-Year Itch—You're Never Too Old to Stay at Home
  Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage.
9. 10:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Home and Work
  3/5Tulliver is offered an unlikely escape route from his troubles.
10. 11:00
  Opening Lines—Series 16, Audiophile by Ian Green
  2/3A young man is transfixed by the voice he hears through his living room wall.
11. 11:15
  Michael Duke - Faith, Hope and Charity—Hope
  2/3With their troubled pasts, Vincent and Julia seem destined to make a hopeless pairing.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, Families' Day
  11/20As the chief fundraises, Cedric Phillips arrives to see his brother, the 'captain'!
2. 12:30
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/13In a bona disguise, master spy Kenneth Horne trails the missing World Cup.
3. 13:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—2. Bahrain-Sharjah-Dubai
  2/6George Grant is the English lawyer on an Arabian adventure in search of a missing client.
4. 13:30
  Reel Histories - Dam Busters
  Did the RAF’s finest hour shorten the Second World War?
5. 14:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 13
  13/15Despite their best efforts, Richard and Henry cannot stop their role being exposed.
6. 14:15
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—The Beer Act of 1830
  3/10Why the government in 1830 thought easier access to beer would solve drunkenness.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Jane Harris - Gillespie and I, Episode 8
  8/10The three accused go on trial, but two of them want to pin the blame on their ringleader.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Holmes - Falling Upwards, Episode 3
  3/5More compelling tales of the pioneers who risked their lives to travel by hot air balloon.
9. 15:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Home and Work
  3/5Tulliver is offered an unlikely escape route from his troubles.
10. 16:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death by a Short Head
  1/6Crime writers Lady Antonia Fraser and Anthony Price probe the death of a top jockey.
11. 16:30
  The 27-Year Itch—You're Never Too Old to Stay at Home
  Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage.
12. 17:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, An Englishman Abroad
  2/6An Englishman visits and Ludovico hopes he might help him out of his cash crisis.
13. 17:30
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 1, The 'Haters'
  2/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Epidemic
  3/10Astronomer Dr Heywood Floyd heads for the moon amidst fears of a mutated flu epidemic.
2. 18:15
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—3. First Encounters
  3/10Peter has his first encounter with his new flock, the native Oasans.
3. 18:30
  The Tingle Factor—Peter Skellern
  Peter Skellern talks with Robin Ray about those sounds which stir his emotions.
4. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, Families' Day
  11/20As the chief fundraises, Cedric Phillips arrives to see his brother, the 'captain'!
5. 19:30
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/13In a bona disguise, master spy Kenneth Horne trails the missing World Cup.
6. 20:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—2. Bahrain-Sharjah-Dubai
  2/6George Grant is the English lawyer on an Arabian adventure in search of a missing client.
7. 20:30
  Reel Histories - Dam Busters
  Did the RAF’s finest hour shorten the Second World War?
8. 21:00
  Opening Lines—Series 16, Audiophile by Ian Green
  2/3A young man is transfixed by the voice he hears through his living room wall.
9. 21:15
  Michael Duke - Faith, Hope and Charity—Hope
  2/3With their troubled pasts, Vincent and Julia seem destined to make a hopeless pairing.
10. 22:00
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 1, The 'Haters'
  2/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.
11. 22:30
  2525—Episode 5
  5/6From the last of the royal family to 26th-century ebook readers.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Lou Conran 1/2
  Jessica Fostekew is joined by Lou Conran.
13. 23:00
  Clayton Grange—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Brilliantly stupid scientists trial a bionic suit and try genetic manipulation.
14. 23:30
  Delve Special—Series 1, The Shifton Scandal
  2/4In his town demolition expose, David Lander examines the influence of a holiday company.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Epidemic
  3/10Astronomer Dr Heywood Floyd heads for the moon amidst fears of a mutated flu epidemic.
2. 00:15
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—3. First Encounters
  3/10Peter has his first encounter with his new flock, the native Oasans.
3. 00:30
  The Tingle Factor—Peter Skellern
  Peter Skellern talks with Robin Ray about those sounds which stir his emotions.
4. 01:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—2. Bahrain-Sharjah-Dubai
  2/6George Grant is the English lawyer on an Arabian adventure in search of a missing client.
5. 01:30
  Reel Histories - Dam Busters
  Did the RAF’s finest hour shorten the Second World War?
6. 02:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 13
  13/15Despite their best efforts, Richard and Henry cannot stop their role being exposed.
7. 02:15
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—The Beer Act of 1830
  3/10Why the government in 1830 thought easier access to beer would solve drunkenness.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Jane Harris - Gillespie and I, Episode 8
  8/10The three accused go on trial, but two of them want to pin the blame on their ringleader.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Holmes - Falling Upwards, Episode 3
  3/5More compelling tales of the pioneers who risked their lives to travel by hot air balloon.
10. 03:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Home and Work
  3/5Tulliver is offered an unlikely escape route from his troubles.
11. 04:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death by a Short Head
  1/6Crime writers Lady Antonia Fraser and Anthony Price probe the death of a top jockey.
12. 04:30
  The 27-Year Itch—You're Never Too Old to Stay at Home
  Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage.
13. 05:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 2, An Englishman Abroad
  2/6An Englishman visits and Ludovico hopes he might help him out of his cash crisis.
14. 05:30
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 1, The 'Haters'
  2/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.

Thursday 17 May 2018