BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 24 May 2020

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Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Tertiary Phase, Fit the Seventeenth
  5/6The Krikkit robots open the Wikkit Gate, prompting Arthur and friends to visit their world
2. 00:30
  The Man in Black—Series 1, 5. Bombers' Moon by Lucy Kirkwood
  5/5The creepy raconteur tells of something evil stalking stranded soldiers in Afghanistan.
3. 01:00
  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.
4. 01:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 2. Blue Bummarees
  2/5In the midst of her grisly murder trail, the detective stumbles on a surprise flirtation.
5. 02:00
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 3. Chef's Special
  3/5With a fresh killing to investigate, the detective superintendent's love affair hots up.
6. 02:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 4. A Mushroom Diet
  4/5The Smithfield community play throws the detective's meaty murder trail into confusion.
7. 03:00
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 5. A Passion for Hunting Something
  5/5With big business involved, the detective finds herself trapped with hired killers.
8. 03:30
  World Book Club—Tracy Chevalier
  The author answers questions from global listeners about Girl with a Pearl Earring.
9. 04:00
  Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child
  A proposal goes disastrously wrong for Lord Sheringham in this Regency tale of romance.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Arthur Smith on Emil Zátopek
  Comedian Arthur Smith tells Matthew Parris about the life of Olympic runner Emil Zátopek.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  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.
2. 06:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 2. Blue Bummarees
  2/5In the midst of her grisly murder trail, the detective stumbles on a surprise flirtation.
3. 07:00
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 3. Chef's Special
  3/5With a fresh killing to investigate, the detective superintendent's love affair hots up.
4. 07:30
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 4. A Mushroom Diet
  4/5The Smithfield community play throws the detective's meaty murder trail into confusion.
5. 08:00
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - The Smithfield Murders, 5. A Passion for Hunting Something
  5/5With big business involved, the detective finds herself trapped with hired killers.
6. 08:30
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Great Sermon Handicap
  6/10Can Bertie beat the odds of disaster in an unusual betting syndicate?
7. 09:00
  Floggit's—From 09/11/1956
  A power cut sparks chaos for village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy.
8. 09:30
  Millport—Series 2, The Verdict
  6/6The islanders unite, but will Irene fight or head to the mainland?
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Medicine, Science & Engineering, Sir Martin Rees
  From Edward Elgar to Gabriel Fauré, the astrophysicist shares his castaway choices.
10. 10:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Open Road
  Meet the Shropshire couple who've swapped a five-bedroom house for Trudy the van.
11. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 3, Oliver Sipple
  10/10Radiolab explores the impact on one man's life after he saved the life of President Ford.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—The Bards of Somalia
  Daljit Nagra chooses the country's news-reporting poets, as presented by Rageh Omar.
2. 12:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Counter Plot
  1/6Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment
3. 13:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 1
  1/2Featuring Radio Active, After Henry, Unnatural Acts and The Mary Whitehouse Experience.
4. 16:00
  The Anatomy of Melancholy
  King James I sets out to discover a remedy for melancholy.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Bards of Somalia
  Daljit Nagra chooses the country's news-reporting poets, as presented by Rageh Omar.
6. 17:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Counter Plot
  1/6Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, Free For All
  1/4Time for an election in the Village, and the regime wants Six to stand as a candidate.
2. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 3, Oliver Sipple
  10/10Radiolab explores the impact on one man's life after he saved the life of President Ford.
3. 20:00
  The Anatomy of Melancholy
  King James I sets out to discover a remedy for melancholy.
4. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Medicine, Science & Engineering, Sir Martin Rees
  From Edward Elgar to Gabriel Fauré, the astrophysicist shares his castaway choices.
5. 21:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Open Road
  Meet the Shropshire couple who've swapped a five-bedroom house for Trudy the van.
6. 22:00
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Counter Plot
  1/6Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment
7. 22:30
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 1, January 1st to 5th
  1/4Life and recipes from cookery writer Damien Trench's kitchen diary.
8. 23:00
  Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 2, Fugitive
  3/4DS Nick Mohammed is on the trail of a fugitive, with the help of Colin and Anna.
9. 23:30
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Innocent celebrations spark disaster at Edge Falls retail park.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, Free For All
  1/4Time for an election in the Village, and the regime wants Six to stand as a candidate.
2. 01:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 1
  1/2Featuring Radio Active, After Henry, Unnatural Acts and The Mary Whitehouse Experience.
3. 04:00
  The Anatomy of Melancholy
  King James I sets out to discover a remedy for melancholy.
4. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Bards of Somalia
  Daljit Nagra chooses the country's news-reporting poets, as presented by Rageh Omar.
5. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Counter Plot
  1/6Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment

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