BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 15 May 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—A Recluse
  4/5One hot night, a traveller must stay at a sinister gentleman's remote house.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Professor Edith Hall on Lucille Ball
  Matthew Parris invites Professor Edith Hall to nominate her idol.
3. 01:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—7. The Geneva Raid
  7/8Danger in Switzerland, and possibly explosive wartime secrets in England.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Curse of the Golden Cross
  The past and present collide to provide another mystery to solve for the clerical sleuth.
5. 02:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6With panellists Tom Wrigglesworth, Lloyd Langford, Lucy Porter and Robert Popper.
6. 02:30
  Millport—Series 2, Growth
  5/6The Whelk Diet is on the menu and an inspector arrives to check Bunty's veg.
7. 03:00
  Virginia Woolf - Night and Day—Episode 1
  1/2Katherine and Mary are challenged over their assumptions about love.
8. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Medicine, Science & Engineering, Professor Dame Kay Davies
  Kirsty Young talks to Professor Dame Kay Davies.
9. 04:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Home
  Follow Laura's unexpected house move - from bustling Bristol, back to her rural roots.
10. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4As talent night rehearsals grind on, peanuts and a trolley challenge some town residents.
11. 05:30
  Ankle Tag—Series 2, The Nappy Advert
  2/4The family are trying to earn more money, so Big Bob gets a job.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—8. Expedient Demise
  8/8Can Boyd Stuart get to Switzerland in time to help Stein and Colonel Pitman?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
3. 07:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Maddox's future is uncertain as a rather shady character plans to buy the newspaper.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.
5. 08:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 8
  8/20Adrian’s colleagues have to cover for him, when home DIY calamities force his absence.
6. 08:30
  Never Too Late—Series 1, Mildred and the Man
  2/7Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame. Stars Thora Hird.
7. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, St Catharine’s College, Cambridge
  4/6Students from St Catharine’s College Cambridge take on the dons in the upbeat quiz.
8. 09:30
  1835—Down at the Old Bull and Bush
  4/4Belport tries escapology to woo a music hall singer, but servant Ned is smitten too.
9. 10:00
  Virginia Woolf - Night and Day—Episode 2
  2/2Katharine is engaged, but her secret admirer is also in Norfolk.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Eurovision, Prison, and Parenting
  Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend a selection of listenworthy new podcasts.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 8
  8/20Adrian’s colleagues have to cover for him, when home DIY calamities force his absence.
2. 12:30
  Never Too Late—Series 1, Mildred and the Man
  2/7Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame. Stars Thora Hird.
3. 13:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—8. Expedient Demise
  8/8Can Boyd Stuart get to Switzerland in time to help Stein and Colonel Pitman?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
5. 14:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, St Catharine’s College, Cambridge
  4/6Students from St Catharine’s College Cambridge take on the dons in the upbeat quiz.
6. 14:30
  1835—Down at the Old Bull and Bush
  4/4Belport tries escapology to woo a music hall singer, but servant Ned is smitten too.
7. 15:00
  Virginia Woolf - Night and Day—Episode 2
  2/2Katharine is engaged, but her secret admirer is also in Norfolk.
8. 16:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Eurovision, Prison, and Parenting
  Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend a selection of listenworthy new podcasts.
9. 17:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Maddox's future is uncertain as a rather shady character plans to buy the newspaper.
10. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—The Almond Tree
  5/5A man recalls the love affair he witnessed, and that will influence the rest of his life.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Crime Sells
  Victoria Coren discusses crime writing with Will Self, Martin Short and Maxim Jakubowski.
3. 19:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 8
  8/20Adrian’s colleagues have to cover for him, when home DIY calamities force his absence.
4. 19:30
  Never Too Late—Series 1, Mildred and the Man
  2/7Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame. Stars Thora Hird.
5. 20:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—8. Expedient Demise
  8/8Can Boyd Stuart get to Switzerland in time to help Stein and Colonel Pitman?
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Eurovision, Prison, and Parenting
  Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend a selection of listenworthy new podcasts.
8. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.
9. 22:30
  Paperback Hell—Series 2, Thrust's Eagle
  3/6Suspiciously fictional author Alexander Cromwell reads from his Napoleonic adventure.
10. 22:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Death
  3/6The cartoonist sells his soul to the devil in the hope of securing eternal life.
11. 23:00
  Inside Alan Francis—Episode 2
  2/4Insight and absurdity. Does Alan have the nerve to break up with Jane?
12. 23:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 2
  2/4The star cricketer injures Felicity Kendall in a charity celebrity cricket game.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare—The Almond Tree
  5/5A man recalls the love affair he witnessed, and that will influence the rest of his life.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Crime Sells
  Victoria Coren discusses crime writing with Will Self, Martin Short and Maxim Jakubowski.
3. 01:00
  Len Deighton - XPD—8. Expedient Demise
  8/8Can Boyd Stuart get to Switzerland in time to help Stein and Colonel Pitman?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, Actor and Alibi
  The clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with him in solving a theatre-land mystery.
5. 02:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, St Catharine’s College, Cambridge
  4/6Students from St Catharine’s College Cambridge take on the dons in the upbeat quiz.
6. 02:30
  1835—Down at the Old Bull and Bush
  4/4Belport tries escapology to woo a music hall singer, but servant Ned is smitten too.
7. 03:00
  Virginia Woolf - Night and Day—Episode 2
  2/2Katharine is engaged, but her secret admirer is also in Norfolk.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Eurovision, Prison, and Parenting
  Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend a selection of listenworthy new podcasts.
9. 05:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Maddox's future is uncertain as a rather shady character plans to buy the newspaper.
10. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 75, Episode 1
  1/6Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.

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