BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 8 June 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—The Dead Man of Varley Grange by Anonymous
  Jack is set for a good time in a friend's house, but why do rumours persist?
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit
  Maggie Aderin-Pocock and William Orbit discuss their favourite books with Harriet Gilbert.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 3, 4. The Sell Out
  4/8Tully and his boss learn you can't always believe what people tell you.
4. 01:30
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 1. Vipers
  1/6After a plot to depose the Emperor, the Roman detective uncovers a nest of vipers.
5. 02:00
  Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 1
  1/10Jane Harper's bestselling thriller set in a small Australian community ravaged by drought.
6. 02:15
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 6
  6/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
7. 02:30
  Percy Edwards Showdown
  David Attenborough hosts a documentary game-show about bird impersonator Percy Edwards.
8. 03:00
  An Englishman Abroad by Alan Bennett
  What did the actress say to the spy? Stars Michael Gambon and Penelope Wilton.
9. 03:45
  Alan Bennett - Two in Torquay
  Alan Bennett and Judi Dench star as a middle-aged guests at a hotel.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman & Michael Billington
  Nigel Rees quizzes his guests on their knowledge of quotations.
11. 04:30
  The Elephant Man—While the Cat's Away
  4/8Leonard and Adam go to Frankfurt for the sake of the polar bear and the zoo's future.
12. 05:00
  Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century bet involving a woollen coat.
13. 05:30
  Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 3, 5. Murder of a Shy Girl
  5/8Reclusive Joan is found dead, but Brook and Tully wonder how solitary her life really was.
2. 06:30
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
3. 07:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Horses
  2/4Pam shares her love of horses. Poetry and sketches.
4. 07:30
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 4, New Relationships To Old Things
  4/4When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.
5. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Seagoon Memoirs
  7/17Driving a piano on the Great North Road, Neddie seeks assistance.
6. 08:30
  Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Line of Communication
  2/6The cunning rogue has stowed away in a removal van to follow the family to London.
7. 09:00
  The News Quiz—Series 105, Episode 8
  8/8Andy Zaltzman presents a look back at the week's headlines
8. 09:30
  Four Joneses and a Jenkins—August - Harvest Home
  6/6Megan Jones snubs the Carnival Queen contest and heads off to see Nana.
9. 10:00
  Tsar—1. Catherine the Great: Husbands, Lovers and Sons
  Samantha Spiro is Catherine the Great in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.
10. 11:00
  Archive on 4—The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
  Christopher Frayling explores Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction masterpiece.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Seagoon Memoirs
  7/17Driving a piano on the Great North Road, Neddie seeks assistance.
2. 12:30
  Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Line of Communication
  2/6The cunning rogue has stowed away in a removal van to follow the family to London.
3. 13:00
  Detective—Series 3, 5. Murder of a Shy Girl
  5/8Reclusive Joan is found dead, but Brook and Tully wonder how solitary her life really was.
4. 13:30
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
5. 14:00
  Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 2
  2/10Falk begins to doubt the official explanation of the deaths.
6. 14:15
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 7
  7/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
7. 14:30
  Caribbean Domino Club
  Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes.
8. 15:00
  Tsar—1. Catherine the Great: Husbands, Lovers and Sons
  Samantha Spiro is Catherine the Great in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.
9. 16:00
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Frank Skinner on funny moments in history. With Josh Widdicombe and Roisin Conaty.
10. 16:30
  Four Joneses and a Jenkins—August - Harvest Home
  6/6Megan Jones snubs the Carnival Queen contest and heads off to see Nana.
11. 17:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Horses
  2/4Pam shares her love of horses. Poetry and sketches.
12. 17:30
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 4, New Relationships To Old Things
  4/4When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Haunted—The Grey Ones, by JB Priestley
  A patient fears evil is at work in the shape of a sinister conspiracy.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Spiegel im Spiegel
  Exploring the impact of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel on listeners' lives.
3. 19:00
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Seagoon Memoirs
  7/17Driving a piano on the Great North Road, Neddie seeks assistance.
4. 19:30
  Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Line of Communication
  2/6The cunning rogue has stowed away in a removal van to follow the family to London.
5. 20:00
  Detective—Series 3, 5. Murder of a Shy Girl
  5/8Reclusive Joan is found dead, but Brook and Tully wonder how solitary her life really was.
6. 20:30
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
7. 21:00
  Archive on 4—The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
  Christopher Frayling explores Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction masterpiece.
8. 22:00
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 4, New Relationships To Old Things
  4/4When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.
9. 22:30
  Revolting People—Series 2, Still in Trying Times
  6/6Ezekiel sets out to uncover who is his new son's real father.
10. 23:00
  Bridget Christie Minds the Gap—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Bridget talks about why she is not grateful Russell Brand has stopped being a sexist.
11. 23:30
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 1, Sloth
  5/6The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins. From 2007.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Haunted—The Grey Ones, by JB Priestley
  A patient fears evil is at work in the shape of a sinister conspiracy.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Spiegel im Spiegel
  Exploring the impact of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel on listeners' lives.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 3, 5. Murder of a Shy Girl
  5/8Reclusive Joan is found dead, but Brook and Tully wonder how solitary her life really was.
4. 01:30
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 2. Resort
  2/6The Roman sleuth probes the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor.
5. 02:00
  Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 2
  2/10Falk begins to doubt the official explanation of the deaths.
6. 02:15
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 7
  7/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
7. 02:30
  Caribbean Domino Club
  Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes.
8. 03:00
  Tsar—1. Catherine the Great: Husbands, Lovers and Sons
  Samantha Spiro is Catherine the Great in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.
9. 04:00
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Frank Skinner on funny moments in history. With Josh Widdicombe and Roisin Conaty.
10. 04:30
  Four Joneses and a Jenkins—August - Harvest Home
  6/6Megan Jones snubs the Carnival Queen contest and heads off to see Nana.
11. 05:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Horses
  2/4Pam shares her love of horses. Poetry and sketches.
12. 05:30
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 4, New Relationships To Old Things
  4/4When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.

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