BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 12 May 2020

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—All Hallows
  1/5A weary traveller is oppressed by the atmosphere inside a cathedral by the sea.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Kenneth Cranham and Adam Nicolson
  Kenneth Cranham and Adam Nicolson join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.
3. 01:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—4. The Hitler Minutes
  4/8Can Boyd discover if the Hitler 'Kaiseroda' treasure mine witness is telling the truth?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Perishing of the Pendragons
  Mystery afloat as a Cornish family's curse starts to unravel. Starring Andrew Sachs.
5. 02:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore and Dan Tetsell.
6. 02:30
  London Calling—In the Beginning
  1/4Back to the wireless days of 1922 and BBC's new DG John Brown takes charge.
7. 03:00
  John Mortimer - Glasnost
  Visiting Moscow, novelist Anthea Denham gets besotted with her young Russian guide.
8. 04:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Amateur Hour
  Guy Raz explores what does it take to survive when you're a complete amateur?
9. 05:00
  Safety Catch—Series 2, Brothers in Arms
  1/4Simon uses his 'flair for ideas' to prove how bad he feels about being an arms dealer.
10. 05:30
  47 Years Without A Clue: A Tribute to Tim Brooke-Taylor
  A celebration of the late star of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, Tim Brooke-Taylor.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—5. Operation Siegfried
  5/8Can the XPD service get hold of the papers contained in the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Arrow of Heaven
  A trip to New York leads to a murky trail of blackmail and murder.
3. 07:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 8, The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus
  1/2On a Glasgow rooftop, a former high wire act and a sad young man are connected by chance.
4. 07:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 9, Shazia Mirza
  1/6Rufus Hound chats to comedian Shazia Mirza about growing up as Muslim girl in the 1990s.
5. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, Napoleon's Piano
  4/27Neddie Seagoon is conned into pinching the keyboard played at the Battle of Waterloo
6. 08:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The Rich Brothers
  6/10The veteran of many parts reveals all on showbiz clichés.
7. 09:00
  The News Quiz—Series 102, Episode 4
  4/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
8. 09:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 2, Hunting, Shooting and Wishing
  5/6Woodhouse arrives at the Pomeroys' country house hoping to find a patron.
9. 10:00
  Moll Flanders—Episode 1
  1/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.
10. 11:00
  Telling Tales—Tim Key
  Surreal and poetic adventures with the comedian and writer Tim Key.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, Napoleon's Piano
  4/27Neddie Seagoon is conned into pinching the keyboard played at the Battle of Waterloo
2. 12:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The Rich Brothers
  6/10The veteran of many parts reveals all on showbiz clichés.
3. 13:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—5. Operation Siegfried
  5/8Can the XPD service get hold of the papers contained in the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Arrow of Heaven
  A trip to New York leads to a murky trail of blackmail and murder.
5. 14:00
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 2
  2/6The famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions and Enn Reitel.
6. 14:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 2, Hunting, Shooting and Wishing
  5/6Woodhouse arrives at the Pomeroys' country house hoping to find a patron.
7. 15:00
  Moll Flanders—Episode 1
  1/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.
8. 16:00
  Telling Tales—Tim Key
  Surreal and poetic adventures with the comedian and writer Tim Key.
9. 17:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 8, The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus
  1/2On a Glasgow rooftop, a former high wire act and a sad young man are connected by chance.
10. 17:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 9, Shazia Mirza
  1/6Rufus Hound chats to comedian Shazia Mirza about growing up as Muslim girl in the 1990s.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—Seaton's Aunt
  2/5Two boys spend a holiday with a sinister aunt, an experience that will mark them forever.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Beethoven's Ode to Joy
  John Suchet, Hans Rhieburg and Susan Greenfield on the impact of Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
3. 19:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, Napoleon's Piano
  4/27Neddie Seagoon is conned into pinching the keyboard played at the Battle of Waterloo
4. 19:30
  J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook—The Rich Brothers
  6/10The veteran of many parts reveals all on showbiz clichés.
5. 20:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—5. Operation Siegfried
  5/8Can the XPD service get hold of the papers contained in the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Arrow of Heaven
  A trip to New York leads to a murky trail of blackmail and murder.
7. 21:00
  Telling Tales—Tim Key
  Surreal and poetic adventures with the comedian and writer Tim Key.
8. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 9, Shazia Mirza
  1/6Rufus Hound chats to comedian Shazia Mirza about growing up as Muslim girl in the 1990s.
9. 22:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Penny Pinching and Austerity
  5/6Stephen K Amos and friends compile an idiot's guide to penny pinching and austerity.
10. 23:00
  Nurse—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Bittersweet comedy drama about a community mental health nurse. Starring Paul Whitehouse.
11. 23:15
  The In Crowd—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Sketch show with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
12. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 3, Barrington Zoo
  5/6The hapless consultancy tackle a council's problem with a zoo.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—Seaton's Aunt
  2/5Two boys spend a holiday with a sinister aunt, an experience that will mark them forever.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Beethoven's Ode to Joy
  John Suchet, Hans Rhieburg and Susan Greenfield on the impact of Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
3. 01:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—5. Operation Siegfried
  5/8Can the XPD service get hold of the papers contained in the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Arrow of Heaven
  A trip to New York leads to a murky trail of blackmail and murder.
5. 02:00
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 2
  2/6The famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions and Enn Reitel.
6. 02:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 2, Hunting, Shooting and Wishing
  5/6Woodhouse arrives at the Pomeroys' country house hoping to find a patron.
7. 03:00
  Moll Flanders—Episode 1
  1/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.
8. 04:00
  Telling Tales—Tim Key
  Surreal and poetic adventures with the comedian and writer Tim Key.
9. 05:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 8, The Boy Who Ran Away From The Circus
  1/2On a Glasgow rooftop, a former high wire act and a sad young man are connected by chance.
10. 05:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 9, Shazia Mirza
  1/6Rufus Hound chats to comedian Shazia Mirza about growing up as Muslim girl in the 1990s.

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