BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 13 May 2019

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Corporate Bodies, Episode 1
  1/4Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris - actor-cum-amateur detective - in Simon Brett's story.
2. 06:30
  Overexposed
  Miles Warde presents a powerful account of young photojournalists on the frontline.
3. 07:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 4, Spiritual Values
  1/8Cash is scarce, as the ambassador hopes capitalism and democracy will conquer communism.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Under Fire
  11/20Private Frazer thinks someone's signalling to the enemy.
7. 09:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes, Holly Walsh and Lloyd Langford join host Gyles Brandreth.
8. 09:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
  1/6A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer holiday.
9. 10:00
  Drama on 4—A Place of Greater Safety, Liberty
  1/3Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution, dramatised by Melissa Murray.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 5, Finite
  9/26Guy Raz explores ideas about living with less in a world with finite resources.
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Tom Chaplin
  Keane's lead singer Tom Chaplin chooses tracks by Simon & Garfunkel and The Divine Comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Under Fire
  11/20Private Frazer thinks someone's signalling to the enemy.
3. 13:00
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Corporate Bodies, Episode 1
  1/4Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris - actor-cum-amateur detective - in Simon Brett's story.
4. 13:30
  Overexposed
  Miles Warde presents a powerful account of young photojournalists on the frontline.
5. 14:00
  William Trevor - The Story of Lucy Gault—Episode 1
  1/10Three men come to fire the Big House in County Cork, sparking a chain of tragic events.
6. 14:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Germany - PI Kemal Kayankaya
  11/15German writer Jakob Arjouni's Turkish sleuth, Kemal Kayankaya, reflects a reunited Germany
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Mike Bartlett - A Steal, Episode 1
  1/5Shop assistant Hanna does a little bit of wealth redistribution.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Curious: True Stories and Loose Connections, The Tiger Who Came To Tea
  1/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—A Place of Greater Safety, Liberty
  1/3Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution, dramatised by Melissa Murray.
10. 16:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes, Holly Walsh and Lloyd Langford join host Gyles Brandreth.
11. 16:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
  1/6A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer holiday.
12. 17:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 4, Spiritual Values
  1/8Cash is scarce, as the ambassador hopes capitalism and democracy will conquer communism.
13. 17:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 11. The Desperate Search
  11/20Jet and the crew reach freighter number two and realise they may not be alone on Mars.
2. 18:30
  London Nights—Helicopters and Street Vendors
  1/10Andrea Levy with the first of ten diverse and diverting nighttime anthologies about London
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, Sid's Mystery Tours
  9/14Sid persuades the Lad to be a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Under Fire
  11/20Private Frazer thinks someone's signalling to the enemy.
5. 20:00
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Corporate Bodies, Episode 1
  1/4Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris - actor-cum-amateur detective - in Simon Brett's story.
6. 20:30
  Overexposed
  Miles Warde presents a powerful account of young photojournalists on the frontline.
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 5, Finite
  9/26Guy Raz explores ideas about living with less in a world with finite resources.
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Tom Chaplin
  Keane's lead singer Tom Chaplin chooses tracks by Simon & Garfunkel and The Divine Comedy.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
10. 22:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, Mother of all Mothers
  1/6Clare's mother piles pressure onto Clare and Brian's already faltering relationship.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 26, Episode 5
  5/8Extended edition of the satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
12. 23:45
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/8The Luton poet is in Aldeburgh, and gets some help with limericks from Arnold Brown.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 11. The Desperate Search
  11/20Jet and the crew reach freighter number two and realise they may not be alone on Mars.
2. 00:30
  London Nights—Helicopters and Street Vendors
  1/10Andrea Levy with the first of ten diverse and diverting nighttime anthologies about London
3. 01:00
  A Charles Paris Mystery—Corporate Bodies, Episode 1
  1/4Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris - actor-cum-amateur detective - in Simon Brett's story.
4. 01:30
  Overexposed
  Miles Warde presents a powerful account of young photojournalists on the frontline.
5. 02:00
  William Trevor - The Story of Lucy Gault—Episode 1
  1/10Three men come to fire the Big House in County Cork, sparking a chain of tragic events.
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Germany - PI Kemal Kayankaya
  11/15German writer Jakob Arjouni's Turkish sleuth, Kemal Kayankaya, reflects a reunited Germany
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Mike Bartlett - A Steal, Episode 1
  1/5Shop assistant Hanna does a little bit of wealth redistribution.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Curious: True Stories and Loose Connections, The Tiger Who Came To Tea
  1/5Rebecca Front's quirky take on all that is remarkable about everyday life.
9. 03:00
  Drama on 4—A Place of Greater Safety, Liberty
  1/3Hilary Mantel's epic account of the French Revolution, dramatised by Melissa Murray.
10. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes, Holly Walsh and Lloyd Langford join host Gyles Brandreth.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
  1/6A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer holiday.
12. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 4, Spiritual Values
  1/8Cash is scarce, as the ambassador hopes capitalism and democracy will conquer communism.
13. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.

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