BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 31 May 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
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
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Morning
1. 06:00
  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.
2. 06:30
  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.
3. 07:00
  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.
4. 07:30
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 4. The Wolves' Nest
  4/5Brother Cadfael searches for his missing companions.
5. 08:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 5. Discoveries
  5/5Detective monk Brother Cadfael discovers outlaws have taken Ives Hugonin prisoner.
6. 08:30
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Purity of the Turf
  7/10After the syndicate disaster, Bertie ponders what to bet on next.
7. 09:00
  Floggit's—From 16/11/1956
  Shopkeepers Gert and Daisy get a large dog that doesn't understand English.
8. 09:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells and June Whitfield.
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Singers, Michael Crawford
  From Gene Kelly to Bach, actor and singer Michael Crawford shares his castaway choices.
10. 10:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Life on the Fair
  Experience Hull street fair through the eyes of the children who call it a temporary home.
11. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, A Brave Front
  1/8True stories told live in the USA.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Thomas Hardy and Selima Hill
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Tempting Fete
  2/6Tempers rise preparing for the village fete, and Lucy discovers guitar irritates aliens.
3. 13:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
4. 16:00
  Sherlock Holmes—221B
  Holmes has disappeared so Dr Watson reminisces about life with the legendary detective.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Thomas Hardy and Selima Hill
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 17:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Tempting Fete
  2/6Tempers rise preparing for the village fete, and Lucy discovers guitar irritates aliens.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, The Girl Who Was Death
  2/4Number 6 rides a time and topological rollercoaster as the authorities try to break him.
2. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, A Brave Front
  1/8True stories told live in the USA.
3. 20:00
  Sherlock Holmes—221B
  Holmes has disappeared so Dr Watson reminisces about life with the legendary detective.
4. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Singers, Michael Crawford
  From Gene Kelly to Bach, actor and singer Michael Crawford shares his castaway choices.
5. 21:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Life on the Fair
  Experience Hull street fair through the eyes of the children who call it a temporary home.
6. 22:00
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Tempting Fete
  2/6Tempers rise preparing for the village fete, and Lucy discovers guitar irritates aliens.
7. 22:30
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 1, April 21st to 25th
  2/4Damien reluctantly writes for a supermarket's online magazine.
8. 23:00
  Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 2, Security
  4/4DS Nick Mohammed is asked to provide additional security for a major event.
9. 23:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, A Pleasant Yet Dull Life Re-Evilled
  1/6Pip Bin is beginning to miss the conflict with absent evil nemesis Mr Gently Benevolent.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, The Girl Who Was Death
  2/4Number 6 rides a time and topological rollercoaster as the authorities try to break him.
2. 01:00
  Comedy Greats—1980s, Episode 2
  2/2With Naked Radio, The Grumbleweeds, The Jason Explanation and The Big Fun Show.
3. 04:00
  Sherlock Holmes—221B
  Holmes has disappeared so Dr Watson reminisces about life with the legendary detective.
4. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Thomas Hardy and Selima Hill
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best from the BBC's poetry archive.
5. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Tempting Fete
  2/6Tempers rise preparing for the village fete, and Lucy discovers guitar irritates aliens.

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