BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 21 May 2018

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, Jack in the Box
  2/6A young boy lives an isolated life until a death opens the door to the outside world.
2. 00:30
  The Female Ghost—Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit
  2/4Two newlyweds reject their housekeeper's dread of All Saints' Eve - until it arrives.
3. 01:00
  Jane Harris - Gillespie and I—Omnibus 2/2
  2/2Little Rose Gillespie has disappeared. Could Harriet possibly be involved?
4. 02:15
  David Benedictus - Queen of the May
  Can Queen of the May win one more race before retiring?
5. 02:30
  The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Shy student Greer Kadetsky has an encounter that leaves her questioning of her life.
6. 03:45
  The Lore of the Land—5. North Yorkshire
  An examination of the creatures of folklore said to live on Britain's farms.
7. 04:00
  Rose Tremain—The End of Love
  Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Blake Morrison and Glyn Maxwell
  Poet Daljit Nagra introduces Blake Morrison and Glyn Maxwell on themes of identity.
9. 05:30
  The Gobetweenies—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Joe tries to keep his new affair a secret and Tom has erotic dreams about the wrong girl.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
  5/6Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
2. 06:30
  The Library Returns
  Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
3. 07:00
  Winston—Winston in Europe, An Educated Woman
  2/6The old rogue's talk of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Renoir baffles Nancy.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, Hancock's Hair
  13/20Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
7. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—05/08/2013
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
8. 09:30
  Bangers and Mash—3. Inspection
  3/6A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production?
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Ian Rankin - Rebus: Set in Darkness, Episode 1
  1/2Rebus follows a trail of dead bodies found at a construction site.
10. 11:00
  Short Rides in Fast Machines—The Bullet Racers by Adam Marek
  1/3A reporter visits Thaxtum-cum-Shyne to investigate a strange occurrence at the annual race
11. 11:15
  Dermot Bolger - Temptation
  Emotions erupt as married Alison is reunited with a long lost love on holiday in Ireland.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, Hancock's Hair
  13/20Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
3. 13:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
  5/6Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
4. 13:30
  The Library Returns
  Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Gabrielle Zevin - The Collected Works of AJ Fikry, Love and Loss
  1/10A bookshop owner struggles with a devastating loss and a baby is found abandoned.
6. 14:15
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—Habitual Drunkards and the Asylum
  6/10Mark Whitaker examines the late 19th-century panic over habitual drunkards.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret, Episode 1
  1/10Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires when she marries widower Sir Michael Audley.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Damian Barr - Maggie and Me, Episode 1
  1/5A boy in a steelworking town in the 1980s finds an unlikely heroine in Maggie Thatcher.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Ian Rankin - Rebus: Set in Darkness, Episode 1
  1/2Rebus follows a trail of dead bodies found at a construction site.
10. 16:00
  Quote... Unquote—05/08/2013
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
11. 16:30
  Bangers and Mash—3. Inspection
  3/6A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production?
12. 17:00
  Winston—Winston in Europe, An Educated Woman
  2/6The old rogue's talk of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Renoir baffles Nancy.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Trouble
  6/10Poole and Bowman have suspicions about HAL's reported communications failure.
2. 18:15
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—6. Big News
  6/10Bea has big news for her husband, now a missionary on a distant planet.
3. 18:30
  A Good Read—Jon Snow and Christopher Frayling
  Jon and Christopher discuss books by Francoise Sagan, MR James and Alexander Masters.
4. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, Hancock's Hair
  13/20Paranoid over going bald, the Lad pays a visit to Maison James.
5. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
6. 20:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
  5/6Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
7. 20:30
  The Library Returns
  Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
8. 21:00
  Short Rides in Fast Machines—The Bullet Racers by Adam Marek
  1/3A reporter visits Thaxtum-cum-Shyne to investigate a strange occurrence at the annual race
9. 21:15
  Dermot Bolger - Temptation
  Emotions erupt as married Alison is reunited with a long lost love on holiday in Ireland.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.
11. 22:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Tertiary Phase, Fit The Sixteenth
  4/6Arthur is confronted by all he’s ever eaten or killed.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 23, Episode 6
  6/8Extended edition of the satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
13. 23:45
  Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren—Episode 4
  4/5Ivor Cutler muses on bargain hunting, water flowers and 'Beelyploomkins'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey—Trouble
  6/10Poole and Bowman have suspicions about HAL's reported communications failure.
2. 00:15
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—6. Big News
  6/10Bea has big news for her husband, now a missionary on a distant planet.
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Jon Snow and Christopher Frayling
  Jon and Christopher discuss books by Francoise Sagan, MR James and Alexander Masters.
4. 01:00
  The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes—5. The Empty Quarter
  5/6Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive.
5. 01:30
  The Library Returns
  Jonathan Glancey explores how libraries in Europe and the USA are being reinvented.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Gabrielle Zevin - The Collected Works of AJ Fikry, Love and Loss
  1/10A bookshop owner struggles with a devastating loss and a baby is found abandoned.
7. 02:15
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—Habitual Drunkards and the Asylum
  6/10Mark Whitaker examines the late 19th-century panic over habitual drunkards.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret, Episode 1
  1/10Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires when she marries widower Sir Michael Audley.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Damian Barr - Maggie and Me, Episode 1
  1/5A boy in a steelworking town in the 1980s finds an unlikely heroine in Maggie Thatcher.
10. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Ian Rankin - Rebus: Set in Darkness, Episode 1
  1/2Rebus follows a trail of dead bodies found at a construction site.
11. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—05/08/2013
  Nigel Rees hosts the popular quotations quiz.
12. 04:30
  Bangers and Mash—3. Inspection
  3/6A health inspector calls. Will the catering team have to halt pie production?
13. 05:00
  Winston—Winston in Europe, An Educated Woman
  2/6The old rogue's talk of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Renoir baffles Nancy.
14. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 81, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 81st series of the iconic panel show.

Tuesday 22 May 2018