BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 12 June 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Which One? by R Chetwynd-Hayes
  A fire warden team are put to the test during a 1940 bombing raid.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Poetry Schmoetry
  Dominic Arkwright discusses poetry with Andrew Motion, Guy Browning, Rachel Pantechnicon.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 3, 8. Death at the Weekend
  8/8The sad death of three teenagers is soon overshadowed when an escaped prisoner strikes.
4. 01:30
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 5. Surprise
  5/6The Roman sleuth closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for.
5. 02:00
  Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 5
  5/10Falk is not the only one who has kept a secret for 20 years.
6. 02:15
  Gudrun—Series 7, Episode 10
  10/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic
7. 02:30
  The School on the Moor
  Cornwall's Bolventor School has 24 pupils and Reginald Bennetts is head. 1948 documentary.
8. 03:00
  Jeremy Front - The Long Weekend
  Former school chums re-unite after 20 years, but the weekend takes an unexpected turn.
9. 04:00
  Counterpoint—Series 24, 2010 Semi-final 1
  10/13The general knowledge music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
10. 04:30
  Bristow—Series 3, Repaying Mr Piper
  4/4The clerk feels surrounded by incompetents, so bumbles towards proving his theory.
11. 05:00
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, A Song for Lenzie
  1/4Sanjay has not been entirely truthful with Ramesh about his college education.
12. 05:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Lucy Porter
  8/10Comic Lucy Porter confesses romantic disasters and an untold secret to Stephen Mangan,
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Ipcress File by Len Deighton
  An unnamed agent is ensnared in a sinister plot to brainwash scientists and trade them.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Orlando Murrin on Dinu Lipatti
  Matthew Parris invites Orlando Murrin to discuss the life of Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti
3. 08:00
  Whispers—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz. With Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy.
4. 08:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Molly's worried over the impact of ex-hubby Doug's single life on Dawn and Raymond.
5. 09:00
  The Changing Sound of Radio
  Chris Watson examines some of the ways technology has changed the radio we listen to
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Quote... Unquote—Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman & Michael Billington
  Nigel Rees quizzes his guests on their knowledge of quotations.
2. 12:30
  The 27-Year Itch—All Play and No Work Makes Jill an Unemployment Statistic
  Dorothy wants a job, but what about Edward's dinner?
3. 13:00
  Archive on 4—The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
  Christopher Frayling explores Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction masterpiece.
4. 14:00
  Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Sam is getting wed to Eirwen, while Lord Darkness and Kreech try for a baby.
5. 14:30
  Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Remarkable true history of rockets and the men, women and animals behind them.
6. 14:45
  Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—1. Pubs
  1/4The incisive reporter investigates Britain's public houses.
7. 15:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, Broadband on the Run
  1/6Tom and his dad fret about some potentially uncomfortable brushes with the law.
8. 15:30
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 2, Eleanor and Mr Woodfield
  1/5Two unhappily married colleagues find solace in their workplace friendship.
9. 16:00
  The Ipcress File by Len Deighton
  An unnamed agent is ensnared in a sinister plot to brainwash scientists and trade them.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Orlando Murrin on Dinu Lipatti
  Matthew Parris invites Orlando Murrin to discuss the life of Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Dan Dare—Series 1, 6. Marooned on Mercury 2/2
  6/6Dare and the crew assist allies to thwart the evil Mekon, who plots revenge on Venus.
2. 18:35
  HG Wells—The Treasure in the Forest
  A stolen map is not sufficient to safely recover a massive cache of gold.
3. 19:00
  The Changing Sound of Radio
  Chris Watson examines some of the ways technology has changed the radio we listen to
4. 22:00
  Welcome to Wherever You Are—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Comedy from Johannesburg, Singapore and Reykjavik, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.
5. 22:30
  Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6The Questers find themselves held by the ruthless barbarian Ragnar Half-tooth.
6. 23:00
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Pregnancy and In-Laws
  6/6Jason Cook doles out life lessons focusing on how to cope with pregnancy and the in-laws.
7. 23:30
  Two Episodes of Mash—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Diane, Joe and David go on the run around BBC Radio 4.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Dan Dare—Series 1, 6. Marooned on Mercury 2/2
  6/6Dare and the crew assist allies to thwart the evil Mekon, who plots revenge on Venus.
2. 00:35
  HG Wells—The Treasure in the Forest
  A stolen map is not sufficient to safely recover a massive cache of gold.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
  Christopher Frayling explores Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction masterpiece.
4. 02:00
  Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Sam is getting wed to Eirwen, while Lord Darkness and Kreech try for a baby.
5. 02:30
  Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Remarkable true history of rockets and the men, women and animals behind them.
6. 02:45
  Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—1. Pubs
  1/4The incisive reporter investigates Britain's public houses.
7. 03:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, Broadband on the Run
  1/6Tom and his dad fret about some potentially uncomfortable brushes with the law.
8. 03:30
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 2, Eleanor and Mr Woodfield
  1/5Two unhappily married colleagues find solace in their workplace friendship.
9. 04:00
  The Ipcress File by Len Deighton
  An unnamed agent is ensnared in a sinister plot to brainwash scientists and trade them.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Orlando Murrin on Dinu Lipatti
  Matthew Parris invites Orlando Murrin to discuss the life of Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti

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