BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 2 May 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—The Hairy Hand of Dartmoor
  An angry man, who doesn't believe in witches, drives home at night across the moors.
2. 00:30
  Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind—6. Final Tribulations
  6/6An MP discovers that he is a mutant being manipulated by an unidentified controller.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Per Ardua Ad Astra: RAF Voices
  From top brass to gunners, pilots and ground crew, the voices of a much-respected service.
4. 02:00
  Bleak Expectations—Series 3, A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More
  1/6In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, even death cannot prevent an old enemy from returning.
5. 02:30
  The Iguanodon—Away and Slightly to the Left
  1/3Marooned in a lighthouse, Sam finds his troubles just starting.
6. 03:00
  1966 and All That—The 1920s and 30s
  1/4Marge Simpson marries royalty and John Yogi Bear invents TV.
7. 03:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 9, Terry Christian talks to Kevin Bridges
  1/6TV presenter Terry Christian talks to stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges.
8. 04:00
  Martyn Wade - Goodnight to Flamboro'
  The tragic short life of prolific composer William Baines, who died aged just 23.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Lonnie Donegan
  Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter champions the life and work of skiffle king Lonnie Donegan.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Mrs Hawkins is thriving at work. But a figure from her past makes an unwelcome appearance.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Patrick Grant
  Savile Row designer Patrick Grant chooses 'Sympathy for the Devil' by the Rolling Stones.
3. 07:20
  Lucy Catherine - Gudrun—Series 4 (Omnibus), Episode 2
  2/2Gudrun and Marlas arrive in Constantinople, where unrest is bubbling beneath the surface.
4. 08:30
  A Life of Bliss—Penny Gay's Return
  David has got some thinking to do when an old flame arrives in town.
5. 09:00
  Drop Me Here, Darling—Moonlight
  Leslie is broke and turns to mini-cabbing, but pays the price.
6. 09:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 3, Anniversary Waltz
  4/4Queasy Wendy tackles party food for Maureen as Robin tries to bond with their foster child
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 2, Vic Reeves
  From Hendrix to Vaughan Williams, Vic Reeves shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Foreign Fare
  David Attenborough explores the natural history of potatoes, peppers and artichokes.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 7, Plant Parade
  8/8Radiolab explores whether you need a brain to experience the world
10. 11:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Patrick Grant
  Savile Row designer Patrick Grant chooses 'Sympathy for the Devil' by the Rolling Stones.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—What Sweetness Touched Your Tongue
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 1, Sophocles
  2/4A fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective.
3. 13:00
  Shrinking Violets by Joe Moran (Omnibus)
  Joe Moran explores the hidden world of reticence.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Juliette Lewis
  Actress and singer Juliette Lewis chooses 'Peg' by Steely Dan.
5. 14:20
  How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me (Omnibus)—Series 2
  Venta the slave keeps an observant eye on Pliny the Younger, his mother Marcella and Doris
6. 15:30
  Femme Fatale: The Story of Nico
  The German chanteuse who sang on one of the most important records in rock history.
7. 16:00
  George Bernard Shaw - The Man of Destiny
  1796: a mysterious lady is drawn into a battle of wits with Napoleon
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—What Sweetness Touched Your Tongue
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 1, Sophocles
  2/4A fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Crooked Branch
  2/5Farmer Nathan showers love and money on son Ben, but he has ambitions above his station.
2. 18:45
  Murder & Mystery—Series 5, Morella by Edgar Allan Poe
  1/5Edgar Allan Poe explores the notion of identity.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 7, Plant Parade
  8/8Radiolab explores whether you need a brain to experience the world
4. 19:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Patrick Grant
  Savile Row designer Patrick Grant chooses 'Sympathy for the Devil' by the Rolling Stones.
5. 20:00
  George Bernard Shaw - The Man of Destiny
  1796: a mysterious lady is drawn into a battle of wits with Napoleon
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 2, Vic Reeves
  From Hendrix to Vaughan Williams, Vic Reeves shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
7. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Foreign Fare
  David Attenborough explores the natural history of potatoes, peppers and artichokes.
8. 22:00
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 1, Sophocles
  2/4A fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective.
9. 22:30
  The Iguanodon—Big Fat Liars
  2/3O'Reilly is spooked when the boat runs aground on a prison island in the Woe-Betides.
10. 23:00
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 2
  2/6The satirist ponders Tuscan holidays and asks what is the greatest fruit or vegetable?
11. 23:30
  Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 2, The Human Body
  3/6The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our waste.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Crooked Branch
  2/5Farmer Nathan showers love and money on son Ben, but he has ambitions above his station.
2. 00:45
  Murder & Mystery—Series 5, Morella by Edgar Allan Poe
  1/5Edgar Allan Poe explores the notion of identity.
3. 01:00
  Shrinking Violets by Joe Moran (Omnibus)
  Joe Moran explores the hidden world of reticence.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Juliette Lewis
  Actress and singer Juliette Lewis chooses 'Peg' by Steely Dan.
5. 02:20
  How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me (Omnibus)—Series 2
  Venta the slave keeps an observant eye on Pliny the Younger, his mother Marcella and Doris
6. 03:30
  Femme Fatale: The Story of Nico
  The German chanteuse who sang on one of the most important records in rock history.
7. 04:00
  George Bernard Shaw - The Man of Destiny
  1796: a mysterious lady is drawn into a battle of wits with Napoleon
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—What Sweetness Touched Your Tongue
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 1, Sophocles
  2/4A fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective.

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