BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 4 May 2020

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Peter Mackie - The Real Mystery of Marie Roget
  On his death bead, Edgar Allan Poe finds a solution to a real murder that obsessed him.
2. 01:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1960s, Episode 2
  2/2Bona! Round the Horne, Ken Dodd, plus Steptoe and Son lead the comedy classics!
3. 04:00
  Drama on 4—Samuel Beckett - All That Fall
  Samuel Beckett's playful and mysterious journey of words and sounds.
4. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry in Translation
  Poet Daljit Nagra dives into the archive to look at the global poetry scene.
5. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/6Meet the train passenger who really doesn't overthink things.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 8. The Second Stain
  8/9The detective is called to investigate the disappearance of a very secret letter.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 1
  1/5The residents of Chipping Cleghorn misinterpret a murderous invitation.
3. 07:00
  Says on the Tin—Face Cream
  6/6Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction, but there's a snag.
4. 07:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Cruiseman
  6/6Milton’s sent on a luxury cruise - but who’d want him out of the way? Apart from everyone.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Women in the Wardroom (Have Been Redecorating)
  10/20Pertwee is put in charge of a wardroom facelift aboard HMS Troutbridge.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Turkey Dinner
  22/26Jones mistakenly shoots a bird, which ends up in the oven for local old folk.
7. 09:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Gyles Brandreth chairs with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Richard Herring and Louise Doughty
8. 09:30
  Chambers—Series 2, Conditional Fees
  5/5Fuller-Carp wants victory in a 'no win, no fee' case of a broken thumb and a can of figs.
9. 10:00
  Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940
  Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Solving It
  Guy Raz explores how some people are trying to solve humanity’s impossible problems.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Women in the Wardroom (Have Been Redecorating)
  10/20Pertwee is put in charge of a wardroom facelift aboard HMS Troutbridge.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Turkey Dinner
  22/26Jones mistakenly shoots a bird, which ends up in the oven for local old folk.
3. 13:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 8. The Second Stain
  8/9The detective is called to investigate the disappearance of a very secret letter.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 1
  1/5The residents of Chipping Cleghorn misinterpret a murderous invitation.
5. 14:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Gyles Brandreth chairs with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Richard Herring and Louise Doughty
6. 14:30
  Chambers—Series 2, Conditional Fees
  5/5Fuller-Carp wants victory in a 'no win, no fee' case of a broken thumb and a can of figs.
7. 15:00
  Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940
  Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill.
8. 16:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Solving It
  Guy Raz explores how some people are trying to solve humanity’s impossible problems.
9. 17:00
  Says on the Tin—Face Cream
  6/6Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction, but there's a snag.
10. 17:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Cruiseman
  6/6Milton’s sent on a luxury cruise - but who’d want him out of the way? Apart from everyone.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  MR James—Martin's Close
  Will the trial of Squire George Martin convict him of murder?
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—India Knight and Richard Hawley
  India Knight, Richard Hawley and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite books. From 2010.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Women in the Wardroom (Have Been Redecorating)
  10/20Pertwee is put in charge of a wardroom facelift aboard HMS Troutbridge.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Turkey Dinner
  22/26Jones mistakenly shoots a bird, which ends up in the oven for local old folk.
5. 20:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 8. The Second Stain
  8/9The detective is called to investigate the disappearance of a very secret letter.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 1
  1/5The residents of Chipping Cleghorn misinterpret a murderous invitation.
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Solving It
  Guy Raz explores how some people are trying to solve humanity’s impossible problems.
8. 22:00
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Cruiseman
  6/6Milton’s sent on a luxury cruise - but who’d want him out of the way? Apart from everyone.
9. 22:30
  For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 1
  1/5Memoirs of a boy growing up in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of his eccentric dad.
10. 22:45
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—A Switch in Time
  1/5Armando Iannucci on tackling time-wasting and greetings cards.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 102, Episode 3
  3/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
12. 23:30
  Radio Active—Series 6, The D-Day Show
  4/8Saluting the days of war, as the wacky team commemorate the 1944 Normandy invasion.
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Late
1. 00:00
  MR James—Martin's Close
  Will the trial of Squire George Martin convict him of murder?
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—India Knight and Richard Hawley
  India Knight, Richard Hawley and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite books. From 2010.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 8. The Second Stain
  8/9The detective is called to investigate the disappearance of a very secret letter.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 1
  1/5The residents of Chipping Cleghorn misinterpret a murderous invitation.
5. 02:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Gyles Brandreth chairs with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Richard Herring and Louise Doughty
6. 02:30
  Chambers—Series 2, Conditional Fees
  5/5Fuller-Carp wants victory in a 'no win, no fee' case of a broken thumb and a can of figs.
7. 03:00
  Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940
  Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill.
8. 04:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Solving It
  Guy Raz explores how some people are trying to solve humanity’s impossible problems.
9. 05:00
  Says on the Tin—Face Cream
  6/6Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction, but there's a snag.
10. 05:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Cruiseman
  6/6Milton’s sent on a luxury cruise - but who’d want him out of the way? Apart from everyone.

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