BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 18 May 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Peter Ackroyd - Hawksmoor—2. Suspicion
  2/218th-century architect Nicholas Dyer is under suspicion.
2. 01:00
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song
  Leading musicians give a masterclass in the art of songwriting
3. 04:00
  Laurel and Hardy by Tom McGrath
  Starring Robbie Coltrane as Oliver Hardy and John Sessions as Stan Laurel.
4. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—North: Catherine Heaney on Seamus Heaney
  Daljit Nagra talks to Catherine Heaney about her father. Plus 'North' with Seamus Heaney.
5. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 6
  6/6John apologises for a delay and wonders what his hobbies are.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 1. The Vicious Vet
  1/6A vet's arrival in the village of Carsely sparks a murder trail for the amateur sleuth.
2. 06:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 1. Filth and Fat and Blood and Foam
  1/5The detective superintendent tackles gruesome killings in London's meat market.
3. 07:00
  Safety Catch—Series 2, I Draw the Line
  2/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Clue at 50, From 2005 - The London Palladium
  Jeremy Hardy, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton.
5. 08:00
  Computerising
  Captain Povey hopes a new machine called Cecil will help him command Troutbridge.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Two and a Half Feathers
  24/26Jones fights back as a new recruit rakes up their military past.
7. 09:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth chairs with Lucy Moore, Anthony Holden, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
8. 09:30
  London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
  2/4Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
9. 10:00
  JB Priestley - Lost Empires—1. Overtures and Beginners
  1/3Richard Herncastle leaves his dead-end job to join his uncle's music hall act.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Screen Time - Part 1
  Guy Raz explores how we have become glued to our screens. How are they changing us?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Computerising
  Captain Povey hopes a new machine called Cecil will help him command Troutbridge.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Two and a Half Feathers
  24/26Jones fights back as a new recruit rakes up their military past.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 1. The Vicious Vet
  1/6A vet's arrival in the village of Carsely sparks a murder trail for the amateur sleuth.
4. 13:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 1. Filth and Fat and Blood and Foam
  1/5The detective superintendent tackles gruesome killings in London's meat market.
5. 14:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth chairs with Lucy Moore, Anthony Holden, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
6. 14:30
  London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
  2/4Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
7. 15:00
  JB Priestley - Lost Empires—1. Overtures and Beginners
  1/3Richard Herncastle leaves his dead-end job to join his uncle's music hall act.
8. 16:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Screen Time - Part 1
  Guy Raz explores how we have become glued to our screens. How are they changing us?
9. 17:00
  Safety Catch—Series 2, I Draw the Line
  2/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers
10. 17:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Clue at 50, From 2005 - The London Palladium
  Jeremy Hardy, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Unusual Soiree
  1/13When poet Gabriel Syme meets Lucien Gregory, he's introduced to a secret society.
2. 18:30
  World Book Club—Tracy Chevalier
  The author answers questions from global listeners about Girl with a Pearl Earring.
3. 19:00
  Computerising
  Captain Povey hopes a new machine called Cecil will help him command Troutbridge.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Two and a Half Feathers
  24/26Jones fights back as a new recruit rakes up their military past.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 1. The Vicious Vet
  1/6A vet's arrival in the village of Carsely sparks a murder trail for the amateur sleuth.
6. 20:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 1. Filth and Fat and Blood and Foam
  1/5The detective superintendent tackles gruesome killings in London's meat market.
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Screen Time - Part 1
  Guy Raz explores how we have become glued to our screens. How are they changing us?
8. 22:00
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Clue at 50, From 2005 - The London Palladium
  Jeremy Hardy, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton.
9. 22:30
  For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 3
  3/5Will father's lecture on sex dampen our hero's ardour?
10. 22:45
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—From the Man Who Mistook his Bike for Olives
  3/5Armando turns his attention to dictators.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 102, Episode 5
  5/8Angela Barnes leads a panel of comics and journalists in rounding up the news.
12. 23:30
  Radio Active—Series 6, Radio Active Goes to the Movies
  5/8The team visits Nice only to discover that it doesn't have a film festival after all.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Unusual Soiree
  1/13When poet Gabriel Syme meets Lucien Gregory, he's introduced to a secret society.
2. 00:30
  World Book Club—Tracy Chevalier
  The author answers questions from global listeners about Girl with a Pearl Earring.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 1. The Vicious Vet
  1/6A vet's arrival in the village of Carsely sparks a murder trail for the amateur sleuth.
4. 01:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 1. Filth and Fat and Blood and Foam
  1/5The detective superintendent tackles gruesome killings in London's meat market.
5. 02:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth chairs with Lucy Moore, Anthony Holden, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
6. 02:30
  London Calling—It Pays to Advertise
  2/4Back to the wireless days of 1922, and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money.
7. 03:00
  JB Priestley - Lost Empires—1. Overtures and Beginners
  1/3Richard Herncastle leaves his dead-end job to join his uncle's music hall act.
8. 04:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Screen Time - Part 1
  Guy Raz explores how we have become glued to our screens. How are they changing us?
9. 05:00
  Safety Catch—Series 2, I Draw the Line
  2/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers
10. 05:30
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Clue at 50, From 2005 - The London Palladium
  Jeremy Hardy, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Humphrey Lyttelton.

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