BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 13 May 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—6. A Safe House for Moscow
  6/8Is corruption inside XPD hindering the investigation into the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Mistake of the Machine
  A suspect is locked away, but has the prison governor got the right man?
3. 07:00
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Prey of the Bog Monster
  4/6The futuristic radio soap tries to avoid censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
4. 07:30
  Quanderhorn—Quanderhorn 2, 2. Shoveleth in More Hazelnuts!
  2/6Brian, Guuuurk and Troy are condemned to death for crimes against Interior Decoration.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Agricultural 'Ancock
  17/20The Lad starts farming, unaware what Sid has sold him.
6. 08:30
  After Henry—Series 2, The Married Man
  6/8Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret from granny Eleanor.
7. 09:00
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Heat 7
  7/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
8. 09:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
9. 10:00
  Moll Flanders—Episode 2
  2/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.
10. 11:00
  The Lives of Harry Towers—1. Overcoats and Acid Baths
  1/3The life and radio career of the prolific and notorious producer Harry Alan Towers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Agricultural 'Ancock
  17/20The Lad starts farming, unaware what Sid has sold him.
2. 12:30
  After Henry—Series 2, The Married Man
  6/8Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret from granny Eleanor.
3. 13:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—6. A Safe House for Moscow
  6/8Is corruption inside XPD hindering the investigation into the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Mistake of the Machine
  A suspect is locked away, but has the prison governor got the right man?
5. 14:00
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Heat 7
  7/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
6. 14:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
7. 15:00
  Moll Flanders—Episode 2
  2/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.
8. 16:00
  The Lives of Harry Towers—1. Overcoats and Acid Baths
  1/3The life and radio career of the prolific and notorious producer Harry Alan Towers.
9. 17:00
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Prey of the Bog Monster
  4/6The futuristic radio soap tries to avoid censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
10. 17:30
  Quanderhorn—Quanderhorn 2, 2. Shoveleth in More Hazelnuts!
  2/6Brian, Guuuurk and Troy are condemned to death for crimes against Interior Decoration.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—Crewe
  3/5In a railway station waiting room, an old man shares the haunting tale of a past job.
2. 18:30
  Short Cuts—Series 8, Inheritance
  5/6Josie Long hears stories of what one generation passes on to another.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Agricultural 'Ancock
  17/20The Lad starts farming, unaware what Sid has sold him.
4. 19:30
  After Henry—Series 2, The Married Man
  6/8Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret from granny Eleanor.
5. 20:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—6. A Safe House for Moscow
  6/8Is corruption inside XPD hindering the investigation into the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Mistake of the Machine
  A suspect is locked away, but has the prison governor got the right man?
7. 21:00
  The Lives of Harry Towers—1. Overcoats and Acid Baths
  1/3The life and radio career of the prolific and notorious producer Harry Alan Towers.
8. 22:00
  Quanderhorn—Quanderhorn 2, 2. Shoveleth in More Hazelnuts!
  2/6Brian, Guuuurk and Troy are condemned to death for crimes against Interior Decoration.
9. 22:30
  What's Funny About...—Series 1, The Vicar Of Dibley - with Dawn French & Richard Curtis
  1/6Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of Britain’s biggest TV comedies.
10. 23:30
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—Crewe
  3/5In a railway station waiting room, an old man shares the haunting tale of a past job.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 8, Inheritance
  5/6Josie Long hears stories of what one generation passes on to another.
3. 01:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—6. A Safe House for Moscow
  6/8Is corruption inside XPD hindering the investigation into the Nazi 'Kaiseroda' treasure?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Mistake of the Machine
  A suspect is locked away, but has the prison governor got the right man?
5. 02:00
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Heat 7
  7/13The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
6. 02:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
7. 03:00
  Moll Flanders—Episode 2
  2/2Jessica Hynes plays the woman who inspired Daniel Defoe's eponymous heroine.
8. 04:00
  The Lives of Harry Towers—1. Overcoats and Acid Baths
  1/3The life and radio career of the prolific and notorious producer Harry Alan Towers.
9. 05:00
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Prey of the Bog Monster
  4/6The futuristic radio soap tries to avoid censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
10. 05:30
  Quanderhorn—Quanderhorn 2, 2. Shoveleth in More Hazelnuts!
  2/6Brian, Guuuurk and Troy are condemned to death for crimes against Interior Decoration.

Thursday 14 May 2020