BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 19 May 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Discovery
  5/10Dave Bowman learns that the Discovery's mission to Saturn has changed course.
2. 00:15
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—5. Unto Dust
  5/10Peter presides over the funeral service for one of his colleagues on the USIC base.
3. 00:30
  Mastertapes—Series 2, Wilko Johnson (the A-side)
  1/10Wilko Johnson talks to John Wilson about Down By The Jetty, the debut album by Dr Feelgood
4. 01:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—4. The Doomed Oasis
  4/6Hunting a missing client, lawyer George Grant discovers new sources of oil in Arabia.
5. 01:30
  Balalaikas In Blackpool
  Cold War invasion plans revealed by maps of major British cities, ports and railheads.
6. 02:00
  Donna Tartt - The Secret History—Episode 15
  15/15Richard has been shot and, as events escalate, not everyone will get out alive.
7. 02:15
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—Political Thinkers and the Drink Question
  5/10Mark Whitaker looks at how great 19th-century minds wrestled with the politics of alcohol.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Jane Harris - Gillespie and I, Episode 10
  10/10As the trial reaches its climax, young Sybil is called to give evidence.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Richard Holmes - Falling Upwards, Episode 5
  5/5The story of Salomon Andree and his efforts to reach the North Pole by balloon in 1897.
10. 03:00
  George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss—Loving and Losing
  5/5As Philip hatches a plan, Maggie Tulliver's loyalties are sorely tested.
11. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Rufus Hound, Roisin Conaty, Alex Horne and Paul Sinha devise their own panel show games.
12. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 3, A Box of Chocolates
  6/8When Sarah sees an old flame 30 years on, her mother interrupts them once again.
13. 05:00
  Minor Adjustment—Basic Instinct
  3/6Richard and Sarah are summoned to see their daughter Kate's headmaster.
14. 05:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Pippa Evans Grows Up
  Pippa Evans asks what it means to be a grown-up and how you know when you are one.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man
  A disfigured man is rescued from a Victorian freak show, but what is 'normality'?
2. 07:30
  Kenneth Williams - Just Williams—That Does Sound Rather Me
  4/101957-1962: Maggie Smith, Beyond Our Ken and Carry On Sergeant.
3. 07:50
  Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell—Hold the Back Page
  A disastrous foray into journalism is recounted in embarrassment.
4. 08:00
  Here's the Thing—Sarah Jessica Parker and Ian Schrager
  Alec Baldwin explores the lives of Sarah Jessica Parker and Ian Schrager.
5. 09:00
  The BBC Tour
  Nick Baker is your tour guide to iconic BBC buildings from 1922 to the present day.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Residents of the market town of Wadenbrook are preparing for the Dickensian Festival.
2. 12:30
  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.
3. 13:00
  Wuthering Heights—Episode 1
  Mr Earnshaw brings a mysterious child home.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Mariella Frostrup
  Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup chooses Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison
5. 14:15
  With Great Pleasure—Kirsty Wark
  Kirsty Wark shares some of her favourite prose and poetry.
6. 14:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—4. The Future Is Tripe
  Fosdyke International is going into red cabbage, pigs' feet and maybe even pickled onions.
7. 15:00
  Here's the Thing—Sarah Jessica Parker and Ian Schrager
  Alec Baldwin explores the lives of Sarah Jessica Parker and Ian Schrager.
8. 16:00
  Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man
  A disfigured man is rescued from a Victorian freak show, but what is 'normality'?
9. 17:30
  Kenneth Williams - Just Williams—That Does Sound Rather Me
  4/101957-1962: Maggie Smith, Beyond Our Ken and Carry On Sergeant.
10. 17:50
  Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell—Hold the Back Page
  A disastrous foray into journalism is recounted in embarrassment.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Drama on 4—Julian Simpson - Fugue State
  A man in a fugue state holds the key to some strange events.
2. 18:45
  Mrs Jones by Dorothy K Haynes
  An uncharitable cook pays the price when she’s rude to a hag at the village fair.
3. 19:00
  The BBC Tour
  Nick Baker is your tour guide to iconic BBC buildings from 1922 to the present day.
4. 22:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 3, The Reasonably Fantastic Journey
  4/6Satan and the Professor find a huge empty space in Hell - inside Scumspawn's brain.
5. 22:30
  Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Graham teaches Ben to abseil and the bathroom lock in the unit base is broken.
6. 22:45
  Tina C—Tina C's State of the Union Tour, Ireland
  4/6Can the country sensation and global activist gain a better understanding of Ireland?
7. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Sarah Kendall 2/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by Sarah Kendall.
8. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Solution—Series 3, Sexual Politics
  1/4The comedian has more radical advice for his fellow man - get yourself a boyfriend.
9. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 1, Leslie Phillips
  1/5Leslie Phillips guest stars in Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Julian Simpson - Fugue State
  A man in a fugue state holds the key to some strange events.
2. 00:45
  Mrs Jones by Dorothy K Haynes
  An uncharitable cook pays the price when she’s rude to a hag at the village fair.
3. 01:00
  Wuthering Heights—Episode 1
  Mr Earnshaw brings a mysterious child home.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Mariella Frostrup
  Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup chooses Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison
5. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Kirsty Wark
  Kirsty Wark shares some of her favourite prose and poetry.
6. 02:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—4. The Future Is Tripe
  Fosdyke International is going into red cabbage, pigs' feet and maybe even pickled onions.
7. 03:00
  Here's the Thing—Sarah Jessica Parker and Ian Schrager
  Alec Baldwin explores the lives of Sarah Jessica Parker and Ian Schrager.
8. 04:00
  Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man
  A disfigured man is rescued from a Victorian freak show, but what is 'normality'?
9. 05:30
  Kenneth Williams - Just Williams—That Does Sound Rather Me
  4/101957-1962: Maggie Smith, Beyond Our Ken and Carry On Sergeant.
10. 05:50
  Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell—Hold the Back Page
  A disastrous foray into journalism is recounted in embarrassment.

Sunday 20 May 2018