BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 9 May 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 8. Closing-in on Mars
  8/20As the Jet and the crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams affect them.
2. 00:30
  That Reminds Me—Series 1, Bill Pertwee
  The comic actor shares memories of Round the Horne and Dad's Army.
3. 01:00
  Castles in Spain—3. The Nurse
  3/5Grahame has an interesting meeting with a former nurse.
4. 01:30
  Heel, Toe, Step Together
  The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz.
5. 02:00
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 8
  8/10Martin succumbs more and more to the power of the chair, but soon gets his comeuppance.
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Spain - PI Pepe Carvalho
  8/15Manuel Vazquez Montalban's Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 3
  3/5Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 3
  3/5Tim inadvertently cycles over the finish line of the 2012 Women's Tour of Tuscany.
9. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—3. Elfine's Rights
  3/4Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Semi-final 2
  11/13Paul Gambaccini hosts the music quiz semi-finals.
11. 04:30
  Be Prepared—First Aid
  3/4Miles is determined to give his life-saving mannequin Annie a day out.
12. 05:00
  Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help
  1/41860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001.
13. 05:30
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Karl Marx
  2/4Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to take a look at the influence of Karl Marx.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Castles in Spain—4. Clues
  4/5Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks.
2. 06:30
  Sidekick
  Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.
3. 07:00
  Shush!—Series 1, New Romantics
  4/4A poet, a bottle of Calpol and Roman bathing methods cause trouble for Snoo and Alice.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
5. 08:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19
  19/21A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Mountain Eaters
  5/17Eccles and Ned set out to scoff Everest, with Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty in pursuit.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare
  1/6Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss.
8. 09:30
  Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape
  6/6Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
9. 10:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again
  4/4As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
10. 11:00
  The Parcel of Dreams
  A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective, but will his characters let him?
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Clare Lizzimore - Missing in Action
  Sam Troughton plays an ex-soldier mistaken for a lost hero, in Clare Lizzimore's thriller.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19
  19/21A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Mountain Eaters
  5/17Eccles and Ned set out to scoff Everest, with Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty in pursuit.
3. 13:00
  Castles in Spain—4. Clues
  4/5Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks.
4. 13:30
  Sidekick
  Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.
5. 14:00
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 9
  9/10Martin's drunken antics lead him into a field of bulls, and Ruth starts to worry about him
6. 14:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Britain - DCI Jane Tennison
  9/15Lynda La Plante's DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals, argues Mark Lawson.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 4
  4/5Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 4
  4/5Tim stops overnight in Montecorvino Rovella and finds himself in a rather strange hotel.
9. 15:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again
  4/4As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare
  1/6Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss.
11. 16:30
  Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape
  6/6Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
12. 17:00
  Shush!—Series 1, New Romantics
  4/4A poet, a bottle of Calpol and Roman bathing methods cause trouble for Snoo and Alice.
13. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 9. The Irresistible Light
  9/20Arriving on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and crew prepare to start explorations.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Nancy Mitford
  Grace Dent loves Nancy Mitford, author of Love in a Cold Climate. From 2013.
3. 19:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19
  19/21A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Mountain Eaters
  5/17Eccles and Ned set out to scoff Everest, with Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty in pursuit.
5. 20:00
  Castles in Spain—4. Clues
  4/5Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks.
6. 20:30
  Sidekick
  Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.
7. 21:00
  The Parcel of Dreams
  A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective, but will his characters let him?
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Clare Lizzimore - Missing in Action
  Sam Troughton plays an ex-soldier mistaken for a lost hero, in Clare Lizzimore's thriller.
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Newsjack Unplugged, Series 3, Episode 8
  8/8The week's news stories lovingly moulded into sketches and one-liners by the public.
11. 22:45
  The Pin—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
12. 23:00
  Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth—Episode 4
  4/6An anarchic cocktail of music and comedy mixed by the urban warrior. Do you rave or rock?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 9. The Irresistible Light
  9/20Arriving on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and crew prepare to start explorations.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Nancy Mitford
  Grace Dent loves Nancy Mitford, author of Love in a Cold Climate. From 2013.
3. 01:00
  Castles in Spain—4. Clues
  4/5Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks.
4. 01:30
  Sidekick
  Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.
5. 02:00
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 9
  9/10Martin's drunken antics lead him into a field of bulls, and Ruth starts to worry about him
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Britain - DCI Jane Tennison
  9/15Lynda La Plante's DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals, argues Mark Lawson.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 4
  4/5Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 4
  4/5Tim stops overnight in Montecorvino Rovella and finds himself in a rather strange hotel.
9. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again
  4/4As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare
  1/6Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss.
11. 04:30
  Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape
  6/6Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
12. 05:00
  Shush!—Series 1, New Romantics
  4/4A poet, a bottle of Calpol and Roman bathing methods cause trouble for Snoo and Alice.
13. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.

Friday 10 May 2019