BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 12 May 2019

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Anita Sullivan - The Bee Maker
  In the year 2020 the bees are nearly all gone. And human beings might be next.
2. 00:45
  EF Benson - The Terror by Night
  Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean? Read by Brian Gear
3. 01:00
  Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
  Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa with unforeseen consequences.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Andrea Levy
  The author selects tracks by Perry Como and Lord Kitchener.
5. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Carmen Callil
  Carmen Calill with some favourite extracts. Readers Richard Mitchley and Diana Quick.
6. 02:45
  The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—Frogs
  5/6Todd and Bell are stuck in a swamp. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Shhhhhhh
  Lucy Powell offers a quiet celebration of the rich and various virtues of silence.
8. 04:00
  Noel Coward—Nude With Violin
  Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
9. 05:30
  Let Me Entertain You—The Sporting Hero
  3/4John Sessions explores the Restoration and development of new entertainment strands.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Embrace (Omnibus)
  Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
2. 07:15
  Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part
  A couple house-sitting meet an unappealing dog and a celebrity neighbour.
3. 07:30
  Couples—Episode 2
  2/4Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
4. 08:00
  Home to Roost—Series 1, Taken For A Ride
  4/6Olive pesters William to buy a car.
5. 08:30
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 24/06/1943
  When Tommy Handley finds his hotel is full of animals, he decides to start a circus.
6. 09:00
  The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain (Omnibus)
  Babita Sharma's affectionate look at modern Britain through the prism of the corner shop.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Julie and Catherine – Running As Therapy
  Running can improve your mental as well as your physical health(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Eurovision, Sir Terry Wogan
  Terry Wogan shares his third set of castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 5, The Big Oops: Blunders Large and Small
  7/8Catherine Burns introduces stories about mistakes, from online shopping to college life.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bowerbirds
  Musings on the structures built by New Guinea's Vogelkop bowerbirds to attract mates.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Home to Roost—Series 1, Taken For A Ride
  4/6Olive pesters William to buy a car.
2. 12:30
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 24/06/1943
  When Tommy Handley finds his hotel is full of animals, he decides to start a circus.
3. 13:00
  The Embrace (Omnibus)
  Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
4. 14:15
  Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part
  A couple house-sitting meet an unappealing dog and a celebrity neighbour.
5. 14:30
  Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2There’s a surprise request for Charlie to visit a man of profound influence.
6. 15:45
  The Animals' VC—5. A Brave New World
  5/5The Labrador involved in a rescue on 9/11.
7. 16:00
  Martin Jameson - Radio Daze
  As the Cold War rages, an actor at the BBC meets a mysterious and beautiful stranger.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—In Memoriam - Conversations on a Bench
  Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts
9. 17:30
  Couples—Episode 2
  2/4Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Night Terrace—Series 1, 4. The Outsourcing
  4/8Eddie gets the job of a lifetime on a planet entirely owned by a sinister megacorporation.
2. 18:30
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 3
  3/6Haensel warns Elise, and Saul is summoned by Selwyn. More mystery in Roman Bath.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 5, The Big Oops: Blunders Large and Small
  7/8Catherine Burns introduces stories about mistakes, from online shopping to college life.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bowerbirds
  Musings on the structures built by New Guinea's Vogelkop bowerbirds to attract mates.
5. 20:00
  The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain (Omnibus)
  Babita Sharma's affectionate look at modern Britain through the prism of the corner shop.
6. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Julie and Catherine – Running As Therapy
  Running can improve your mental as well as your physical health(R)
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Eurovision, Sir Terry Wogan
  Terry Wogan shares his third set of castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 22:00
  Couples—Episode 2
  2/4Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
9. 22:30
  Rob Newman—Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution, Episode 4
  4/4Rob Newman presents a witty, fact-packed A to Z of evolution, mixing stand-up and sketches
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Michael Fabbri 3/3
  The best in contemporary comedy. Angela Barnes chats to Michael Fabbri.
11. 23:00
  Pleased to Meet You—Pilot
  90-something good-time girl Dora Dale tells some wild tales from her star-strewn past.
12. 23:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Perceus and Lucius Faversham
  4/4The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's great twin industrialists.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Night Terrace—Series 1, 4. The Outsourcing
  4/8Eddie gets the job of a lifetime on a planet entirely owned by a sinister megacorporation.
2. 00:30
  Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 3
  3/6Haensel warns Elise, and Saul is summoned by Selwyn. More mystery in Roman Bath.
3. 01:00
  The Embrace (Omnibus)
  Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
4. 02:15
  Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part
  A couple house-sitting meet an unappealing dog and a celebrity neighbour.
5. 02:30
  Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2There’s a surprise request for Charlie to visit a man of profound influence.
6. 03:45
  The Animals' VC—5. A Brave New World
  5/5The Labrador involved in a rescue on 9/11.
7. 04:00
  Martin Jameson - Radio Daze
  As the Cold War rages, an actor at the BBC meets a mysterious and beautiful stranger.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—In Memoriam - Conversations on a Bench
  Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts
9. 05:30
  Couples—Episode 2
  2/4Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.

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