BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 13 June 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
  1/6A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—All By Myself
  Dominic Arkwright asks guests to consider the joys of the solitary life.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise, 2. Singular Spotlessness of a Lethal Weapon
  2/6Wimsey's probe sees someone get a pasting meant for him.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 5. The Killer
  5/5Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions.
5. 02:00
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith and Paul Sinha vie for wordy supremacy.
6. 02:30
  Dry Slopes—Series 2, The Invisible Man
  4/4Angus, still living with his mum, is feeling ignored. Maybe a psychiatrist can help?
7. 03:00
  The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper—2. Captured
  2/2Soldier Henry Wharton must stand trial as a spy. Will he be hanged?
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—My Favourite Podcasts… Fortunately’s Fi & Jane, Chris Mason and more
  Listening recommendations from BBC Sounds podcasters. Originally broadcast in Aug 2019.
9. 05:00
  Miracles R Us—Lot 243
  4/4Caroline and Sylvia are engaged to bid at an auction but find more than they bargained for
10. 05:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Douz
  4/6Trouble for Carolyn when the Scottish Cricket Team and Sahara Desert run out of petrol.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventure of the Pimlico Poisoner
  The great Baker Street detective is pitted against a real-life demon of Victorian crime.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl
  Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.
3. 08:00
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Semi-final 2
  11/13The second semi final of the wide-ranging music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini.
4. 08:30
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Maria and Richard get to know Paul and Ruby just a little too well.
5. 09:00
  Down By The River
  From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death by a Short Head
  1/6Crime writers Lady Antonia Fraser and Anthony Price probe the death of a top jockey.
2. 12:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Honeytrap Hotel
  1/6Meet the bungling surveillance team tracking blackmailers in a hotel.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 1. The Body on the Beach
  1/5Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the coastal fishing village of Polford.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 2. The Second Body
  2/5Sergeant Fowler's boss Superintendent Chadwick arrives and makes a discovery.
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 3. Triple Murder
  3/5With a serial killer on Sergeant Fowler's hands, police radios pick up mysterious signals.
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 4. The Vault
  4/5With boats wrecked and phone lines down, Sergeant Fowler makes an important discovery.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 5. The Killer
  5/5Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions.
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—John Oxford and Dorothy Crawford
  Sue MacGregor, John Oxford and Dorothy Crawford discuss their favourite books.
9. 16:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventure of the Pimlico Poisoner
  The great Baker Street detective is pitted against a real-life demon of Victorian crime.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl
  Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quandary Phase, Fit the Twentieth
  2/4Arthur makes his way home and then finds Fenchurch, before promptly losing her again
2. 18:30
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, Jack in the Box
  2/6A young boy lives an isolated life until a death opens the door to the outside world.
3. 19:00
  Down By The River
  From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
4. 22:00
  The Boosh—Hitcher
  6/6Howard and Vince take Tony the Prawn to a zoo for animal offenders.
5. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 12, Joe Lycett Interviews Katherine Ryan
  2/6Joe Lycett asks some questions of Canadian stand-up star Katherine Ryan.
6. 23:00
  Henry Normal's Encyclopaedia Poetica—Volume 2
  2/4Henry Normal opens volume two with poems about courtship and the language of love.
7. 23:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 1, 4. 'My broken heart needs fixing'.
  4/4Sarah tackles problems including 'Tonight is the night two become one - I'm leaving you'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Quandary Phase, Fit the Twentieth
  2/4Arthur makes his way home and then finds Fenchurch, before promptly losing her again
2. 00:30
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, Jack in the Box
  2/6A young boy lives an isolated life until a death opens the door to the outside world.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 1. The Body on the Beach
  1/5Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the coastal fishing village of Polford.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 2. The Second Body
  2/5Sergeant Fowler's boss Superintendent Chadwick arrives and makes a discovery.
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 3. Triple Murder
  3/5With a serial killer on Sergeant Fowler's hands, police radios pick up mysterious signals.
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 4. The Vault
  4/5With boats wrecked and phone lines down, Sergeant Fowler makes an important discovery.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 5. The Killer
  5/5Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—John Oxford and Dorothy Crawford
  Sue MacGregor, John Oxford and Dorothy Crawford discuss their favourite books.
9. 04:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventure of the Pimlico Poisoner
  The great Baker Street detective is pitted against a real-life demon of Victorian crime.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Tom Solomon on Roald Dahl
  Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.

Sunday 14 June 2020