BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 30 May 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Earth in Anarchy
  10/13The allies head for the coast using horses, then cars, to outrun their masked pursuers.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Money
  Victoria Coren discusses filthy lucre with the aptly named William Cash.
3. 01:00
  Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett—4. You're the Top
  4/4The action hero finally confronts his nemesis at the top of a New York landmark.
4. 01:30
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 5. Discoveries
  5/5Detective monk Brother Cadfael discovers outlaws have taken Ives Hugonin prisoner.
5. 02:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, Oxford Brookes University
  6/6Three students from Oxford Brookes University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
6. 02:30
  Dry Slopes—Series 2, Tick Tock
  2/4Jobless Angus is nearly 30 and gets a visit from the Spirit of Birthdays Yet to Come.
7. 03:00
  Peter Tinniswood—The House Swap
  Sid is an American struggling to come to terms with English life. Stars Penelope Wilton.
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Podcasting in the pandemic - with The Archers, Deborah Frances-White and more
  How have podcasts changed recently? Hear from The Archers, Deborah Frances-White and more
9. 05:00
  Miracles R Us—Domestic Arrangements
  2/4Can Sylvia and Caroline help with a case of inadvertently encouraged romantic interest?
10. 05:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Boston
  2/6A routine flight is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Cadfael—One Corpse Too Many
  With England at civil war in 1138, Brother Cadfael has a medieval murder on his hands.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Laura Bates on Louisa May Alcott
  Laura Bates tells Matthew Parris why Louisa May Alcott of "Little Women" is her Great Life
3. 08:00
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Heat 9
  9/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
4. 08:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Tension mounts as Carol approaches full term and Violet marries.
5. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Booked—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Dillie Keane, Roger McGough and David Stafford.
2. 12:30
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Tim talks to a death-defying parachutist and tells at least two jokes about chickens.
3. 13:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 1. Casualties of War
  1/5Shrewsbury, 1139. The detective monk sets out to find a missing brother and sister.
4. 13:30
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  2/5Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
5. 14:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 3. Found and Lost
  3/5Brother Cadfael's brave search for a woman leads him to an isolated medieval manor.
6. 14:30
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 4. The Wolves' Nest
  4/5Brother Cadfael searches for his missing companions.
7. 15:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 5. Discoveries
  5/5Detective monk Brother Cadfael discovers outlaws have taken Ives Hugonin prisoner.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—Ken Arnold and Jay Griffiths
  Ken Arnold and Jay Griffiths join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.
9. 16:00
  Cadfael—One Corpse Too Many
  With England at civil war in 1138, Brother Cadfael has a medieval murder on his hands.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Laura Bates on Louisa May Alcott
  Laura Bates tells Matthew Parris why Louisa May Alcott of "Little Women" is her Great Life
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Tertiary Phase, Fit the Eighteenth
  6/6Can Arthur save his friends from the Krikkit robots by playing with a straight bat?
2. 18:30
  Eric Pringle - It's Cold Outside
  Ray wakes to see he’s trapped in his car, with no idea who he is or why he’s there.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
4. 22:00
  The Boosh—Mutants
  4/6Bob Fossil's latest zoo project backfires...
5. 22:30
  And Now in Colour—Series 2, The Grand Tour
  6/6The sketch team take their audience on a luxury London excursion.
6. 23:00
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6The new yoghurt for women, and meet Britain's best police tortoise.
7. 23:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 1, 2. 'Mum is behaving like a teenager'.
  2/4Sarah tackles a mother behaving like a teenager and a butcher who can't find a girl.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Tertiary Phase, Fit the Eighteenth
  6/6Can Arthur save his friends from the Krikkit robots by playing with a straight bat?
2. 00:30
  Eric Pringle - It's Cold Outside
  Ray wakes to see he’s trapped in his car, with no idea who he is or why he’s there.
3. 01:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 1. Casualties of War
  1/5Shrewsbury, 1139. The detective monk sets out to find a missing brother and sister.
4. 01:30
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  2/5Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
5. 02:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 3. Found and Lost
  3/5Brother Cadfael's brave search for a woman leads him to an isolated medieval manor.
6. 02:30
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 4. The Wolves' Nest
  4/5Brother Cadfael searches for his missing companions.
7. 03:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 5. Discoveries
  5/5Detective monk Brother Cadfael discovers outlaws have taken Ives Hugonin prisoner.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Ken Arnold and Jay Griffiths
  Ken Arnold and Jay Griffiths join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.
9. 04:00
  Cadfael—One Corpse Too Many
  With England at civil war in 1138, Brother Cadfael has a medieval murder on his hands.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Laura Bates on Louisa May Alcott
  Laura Bates tells Matthew Parris why Louisa May Alcott of "Little Women" is her Great Life

Sunday 31 May 2020