BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 May 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 5. Communication Lost
  5/20With communications to Earth lost, Jet Morgan's courage is tested during a meteor swarm.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Wickedness
  Writers Philip Burley, Mimi Thebo and Richard Morton Jack on the nature of good and evil.
3. 01:00
  The Lives of Harry Lime—Series 4, Honeymoon
  5/5Harry is embroiled in a bizarre plot to smuggle Sicily's most notorious bandit.
4. 01:20
  Inheritance Tracks—Cyndi Lauper
  Singer Cyndi Lauper chooses her favourite tracks.
5. 01:30
  Midnight Feasts and Lashings of Ginger Beer
  Why is British children's fiction so preoccupied with feasting? Sheila McClennon explores.
6. 02:00
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 5
  5/10Nick continues to make his clandestine plans for the Post Office, and Elaine isn't happy.
7. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Sweden - Inspector Martin Beck
  5/15Mark Lawson discusses the influence of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo's Martin Beck novels.
8. 02:30
  Katie Hims - Football Stories for Girls—Death or Glory
  5/59 months pregnant, Maggie wonders why her husband left. Is it there a football link?
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, Episode 5
  5/5Leonardo returns to Florence and Francesco del Giocondo commissions a portrait of his wife
10. 03:00
  War and Peace—Episode 10
  10/10Pierre recalls his time in prison, Kutuzov reluctantly leads the Battle of Tarutino.
11. 04:00
  Hidden Treasures—Harewood House
  4/8The antiques quiz visits Harewood House in Yorkshire.
12. 04:30
  Safety Catch—Series 3, Unforgiveable, That's What You Are
  4/4When the company's dealings become front page news, Simon wonders if he should be forgiven
13. 05:00
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, Lemon
  1/4The agency is shaken by the arrival of a new accounts chief.
14. 05:30
  Lucy Porter In The Family Way… Again
  Comedian Lucy Porter examines family life and the concept of legacy.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Drama on 4—James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
  Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
2. 07:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Shame
  American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
4. 09:00
  Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
  A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Semi-final 1
  10/13Paul Gambaccini host the music quiz semi-finals.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Fred's Pie Stall
  7/14The Lad sets out to save a Cheam institution threatened by closure.
3. 13:00
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 8 (Omnibus) - The Owl and the Ivy
  Gareth picks up a naked hitchhiker on the road into Glan Don.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Bridget Christie
  The comedian chooses 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
5. 14:15
  With Great Pleasure—Tony Benn
  The late Tony Benn selects a few of his most inspirational writings. From 2007.
6. 14:45
  The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—The Magic Compass
  4/6Todd and Bell must escape from the Princess. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Shame
  American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
8. 16:00
  Drama on 4—James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
  Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
9. 17:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Jill Hyem - Past Refrain
  A tune heard on her radio is haunting Lara. Is it a repressed memory?
2. 19:00
  Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes
  A sterling chap guides us through a pantheon of fine wireless adventurers.
3. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 6, Melton Mowbray
  2/6Mark Steel visits the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray and performs for the locals.
4. 22:30
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Nish Kumar
  Nish Kumar chats to Jake Yapp and Jess Fostekew at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival.
5. 22:40
  Comic Fringes—Comic Fringes: Series 7, A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie
  3/3Bridget's husband is assaulted by a European leader's ghost.
6. 22:55
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Rachel Mars and Pappys
  Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
7. 23:05
  Beef and Dairy Network—Broadcast Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Interview with Michael Banyan, the former bovine poet laureate, who is now in hiding.
8. 23:35
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Gabriel Ebulue
  Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
9. 23:40
  The Hauntening—Series 1, Soulmaits
  1/2Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story.
10. 23:55
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Jarred Christmas and Hobbit
  Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club brings you the best of this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival
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Late
1. 00:00
  Jill Hyem - Past Refrain
  A tune heard on her radio is haunting Lara. Is it a repressed memory?
2. 01:00
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 8 (Omnibus) - The Owl and the Ivy
  Gareth picks up a naked hitchhiker on the road into Glan Don.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Bridget Christie
  The comedian chooses 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
4. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Tony Benn
  The late Tony Benn selects a few of his most inspirational writings. From 2007.
5. 02:45
  The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—The Magic Compass
  4/6Todd and Bell must escape from the Princess. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—A Brief History of Shame
  American satirist Joe Queenan explores Shame.
7. 04:00
  Drama on 4—James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
  Martin Jarvis directs his fifth all-star 007 production. Toby Stephens returns as Bond.
8. 05:30
  Let Me Entertain You—Elizabethan London
  2/4Ringside gambling, brutal bear-baiting and Bankside theatre - the age of the libertine.

Sunday 5 May 2019