BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 8 May 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Beast From The Air
  3/4William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Andrew Adonis on Joseph Bazalgette
  Lord Adonis chooses Victorian engineer, aka 'The Sewer King', Sir Joseph Bazalgette
3. 01:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—2. The House in Geneva
  2/8Charles Stein is on a mission to Switzerland to find out about the Nazi Kaiseroda mine.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 4
  4/5Could there be another murder for Miss Marple to tackle?
5. 02:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6With panellists Andrew Maxwell, Celia Pacquola, Will Smith and Jason Solomons.
6. 02:30
  Millport—Series 2, Story
  4/6Everyone's telling tales and making up stories. Irene is unsure what to do...
7. 03:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—1. The Countess
  1/2Life takes an unexpected turn for engaged Newland Archer...
8. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Medicine, Science & Engineering, Professor Heinz Wolff
  Sue Lawley talks to Professor Heinz Wolff.
9. 04:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Fam
  A couple share the challenges a gender reassignment has placed on their 45 year marriage.
10. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked.
11. 05:30
  Ankle Tag—Series 2, The Charity Gig
  1/4Bob catches up with a former resident of C Wing, who has written about their time inside.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—3. An Egg Farm in Norfolk
  3/8SIS agent Boyd Stuart undertakes a dangerous mission to Los Angeles
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 5
  5/5Confessions all round, as 'Pip' and the murderer are revealed. But where is Miss Marple?
3. 07:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Can struggling journalist Maddox's literary pretentions survive in the new media world?
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 8
  8/8Stephen Fry and David Tennant join regulars on this long-running comedy panel game.
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—A Slight Case of Demolition
  The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer is collecting for 'charity'. Stars Michael Roberts. From August 1992.
7. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, University of Plymouth
  3/6Students from the University of Plymouth take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
8. 09:30
  1835—The Reluctant Aristocrat
  3/4Belport tries to prove he is not a toff but instead starts the world's first rail strike.
9. 10:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—Episode 2. A Life Apart
  2/2Despite marrying May, Newland is consumed by Ellen.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Interviews to inspire
  Amanda Litherland presents a selection of interviews with pioneering podcasters.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—A Slight Case of Demolition
  The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer is collecting for 'charity'. Stars Michael Roberts. From August 1992.
3. 13:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—3. An Egg Farm in Norfolk
  3/8SIS agent Boyd Stuart undertakes a dangerous mission to Los Angeles
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 5
  5/5Confessions all round, as 'Pip' and the murderer are revealed. But where is Miss Marple?
5. 14:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, University of Plymouth
  3/6Students from the University of Plymouth take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
6. 14:30
  1835—The Reluctant Aristocrat
  3/4Belport tries to prove he is not a toff but instead starts the world's first rail strike.
7. 15:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—Episode 2. A Life Apart
  2/2Despite marrying May, Newland is consumed by Ellen.
8. 16:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Interviews to inspire
  Amanda Litherland presents a selection of interviews with pioneering podcasters.
9. 17:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Can struggling journalist Maddox's literary pretentions survive in the new media world?
10. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 8
  8/8Stephen Fry and David Tennant join regulars on this long-running comedy panel game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Gift For Darkness
  4/4William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Am I My Brother's Keeper?
  Dominic Arkwright with guests Mary Loudon, Morag Joss and Pip Utton.
3. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—A Slight Case of Demolition
  The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer is collecting for 'charity'. Stars Michael Roberts. From August 1992.
5. 20:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—3. An Egg Farm in Norfolk
  3/8SIS agent Boyd Stuart undertakes a dangerous mission to Los Angeles
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 5
  5/5Confessions all round, as 'Pip' and the murderer are revealed. But where is Miss Marple?
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Interviews to inspire
  Amanda Litherland presents a selection of interviews with pioneering podcasters.
8. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 8
  8/8Stephen Fry and David Tennant join regulars on this long-running comedy panel game.
9. 22:30
  Paperback Hell—Series 2, The Body Bag
  2/6A coolly beautiful maverick female forensic pathologist’s hunt for the cliché killer.
10. 22:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Kids
  2/6The cartoonist unearths an alien conspiracy to turn the world into a holiday camp for kids
11. 23:00
  Inside Alan Francis—Episode 1
  1/4Alan has annoyed his girlfriend Jane, but can't remember why?
12. 23:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 1
  1/4The story of English cricket's arrogant, politically incorrect money-grabbing star.
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Late
1. 00:00
  William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Gift For Darkness
  4/4William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Am I My Brother's Keeper?
  Dominic Arkwright with guests Mary Loudon, Morag Joss and Pip Utton.
3. 01:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—3. An Egg Farm in Norfolk
  3/8SIS agent Boyd Stuart undertakes a dangerous mission to Los Angeles
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced, Episode 5
  5/5Confessions all round, as 'Pip' and the murderer are revealed. But where is Miss Marple?
5. 02:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, University of Plymouth
  3/6Students from the University of Plymouth take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
6. 02:30
  1835—The Reluctant Aristocrat
  3/4Belport tries to prove he is not a toff but instead starts the world's first rail strike.
7. 03:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—Episode 2. A Life Apart
  2/2Despite marrying May, Newland is consumed by Ellen.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Interviews to inspire
  Amanda Litherland presents a selection of interviews with pioneering podcasters.
9. 05:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Can struggling journalist Maddox's literary pretentions survive in the new media world?
10. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 8
  8/8Stephen Fry and David Tennant join regulars on this long-running comedy panel game.

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