BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 11 May 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 2
  2/669-year-old George Smith battles against his imminent death with Central Admin.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou)
  Personal stories of the 1960s Japanese hit song Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou).
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 2. Death In Epping Forest
  2/7After another killing, Lord Peter Wimsey questions an evasive would-be divorcee.
4. 01:30
  The House—Series 2, 2. The Fifth Man
  2/8Henry takes Chief Whip Charles to a gallery - to talk about traitors.
5. 02:00
  Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby—Episode 2
  2/5The Arsenal-loving author muses on the perfect match.
6. 02:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—7. Ruin
  7/20As Amelia Sedley's family face ruin, George Osborne breaks his engagement.
7. 02:30
  Blood, Sex and Money: The Life and Work of Emile Zola
  Glenda Jackson presents a documentary in Paris of France's great writer–Emile Zola.
8. 03:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—1. Rescue
  1/4Shipwrecked Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued by demonic skipper and seal hunter Wolf Larsen.
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 3
  3/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips welcome Stephen K Amos, Dr Suze Kundu and Victoria Hislop.
10. 04:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 2, Swingin' Down the Lane
  3/4Can musicians Roy and George settle a 50-year-old score with their former bandleader?
11. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4As a town prepares for its talent night, Mary gets a shock and Jonathan gets side-tracked.
12. 05:30
  Just William - Live!—William and the School Report
  Martin Jarvis performs a comic classic at The Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
2. 06:30
  The House—Series 2, 3. A New Recruit
  3/8Resignation is on the cards unless Dougal's counter-plot pays off.
3. 07:00
  Mrs Sidhu Investigates—Murder With Masala, 1. Samosas, Suspicion and Stately Homes
  1/4Meera Syal stars as Slough's answer to Miss Marple, the nosey aunty fascinated by murder.
4. 07:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Marian Keyes
  5/10Shame, mittens and a terrible sense of direction. Stephen Mangan talks to Marian Keyes.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Sunday Afternoon at Home
  14/20Bored and miserable, the Lad wonder what to do.
6. 08:30
  Fab TV—I Am Not A Number
  4/4Number 48 battles to stay in the village. Comic homage to 60s and 70s cult TV.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
8. 09:30
  1834—Strong Continental Lager
  3/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer.
9. 10:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—2. Hunting
  2/4The schooner 'Ghost' journeys on to the seal herds. With Jack Klaff and Kerry Shale.
10. 11:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Alternative Comedy...and Beyond, 2. The Mary Whitehouse Experience
  2/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 80s alternative comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Sunday Afternoon at Home
  14/20Bored and miserable, the Lad wonder what to do.
2. 12:30
  Fab TV—I Am Not A Number
  4/4Number 48 battles to stay in the village. Comic homage to 60s and 70s cult TV.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
4. 13:30
  The House—Series 2, 3. A New Recruit
  3/8Resignation is on the cards unless Dougal's counter-plot pays off.
5. 14:00
  Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby—Episode 3
  3/5Arsenal-obsessed memoir, musing on girls' rooms, boys' passions - and Liam Brady.
6. 14:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—8. Honeymoon
  8/20George and Amelia honeymoon in Brighton, where Becky and Rawdon are after his aunt's cash.
7. 14:30
  Women of the New Wave
  Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave
8. 15:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—2. Hunting
  2/4The schooner 'Ghost' journeys on to the seal herds. With Jack Klaff and Kerry Shale.
9. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
10. 16:30
  1834—Strong Continental Lager
  3/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer.
11. 17:00
  Mrs Sidhu Investigates—Murder With Masala, 1. Samosas, Suspicion and Stately Homes
  1/4Meera Syal stars as Slough's answer to Miss Marple, the nosey aunty fascinated by murder.
12. 17:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Marian Keyes
  5/10Shame, mittens and a terrible sense of direction. Stephen Mangan talks to Marian Keyes.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 3
  3/6Fresh from incarceration, George Smith has attracted the attention of OAP terrorists.
2. 18:30
  How Tickled Am I?—Series 2, Ted Ray
  2/6Mark Radcliffe on the career of one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and 60s.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Sunday Afternoon at Home
  14/20Bored and miserable, the Lad wonder what to do.
4. 19:30
  Fab TV—I Am Not A Number
  4/4Number 48 battles to stay in the village. Comic homage to 60s and 70s cult TV.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
6. 20:30
  The House—Series 2, 3. A New Recruit
  3/8Resignation is on the cards unless Dougal's counter-plot pays off.
7. 21:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Alternative Comedy...and Beyond, 2. The Mary Whitehouse Experience
  2/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 80s alternative comedy.
8. 22:00
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Marian Keyes
  5/10Shame, mittens and a terrible sense of direction. Stephen Mangan talks to Marian Keyes.
9. 22:30
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 5, Episode 2
  2/5The real point of owning a cat and a culture clash at the Proms.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Matthew Bannister 1/3
  Arthur Smith chats to former BBC Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister.
11. 23:00
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/9The double double acts face the pernicious evil of shampoo and conditioner.
12. 23:30
  King Cutler—King Cutler I
  1/6Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, stories and poems.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 3
  3/6Fresh from incarceration, George Smith has attracted the attention of OAP terrorists.
2. 00:30
  How Tickled Am I?—Series 2, Ted Ray
  2/6Mark Radcliffe on the career of one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and 60s.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
4. 01:30
  The House—Series 2, 3. A New Recruit
  3/8Resignation is on the cards unless Dougal's counter-plot pays off.
5. 02:00
  Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby—Episode 3
  3/5Arsenal-obsessed memoir, musing on girls' rooms, boys' passions - and Liam Brady.
6. 02:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—8. Honeymoon
  8/20George and Amelia honeymoon in Brighton, where Becky and Rawdon are after his aunt's cash.
7. 02:30
  Women of the New Wave
  Pauline Black meets some of the foremost female singers from the days of punk and new wave
8. 03:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—2. Hunting
  2/4The schooner 'Ghost' journeys on to the seal herds. With Jack Klaff and Kerry Shale.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
10. 04:30
  1834—Strong Continental Lager
  3/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer.
11. 05:00
  Mrs Sidhu Investigates—Murder With Masala, 1. Samosas, Suspicion and Stately Homes
  1/4Meera Syal stars as Slough's answer to Miss Marple, the nosey aunty fascinated by murder.
12. 05:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Marian Keyes
  5/10Shame, mittens and a terrible sense of direction. Stephen Mangan talks to Marian Keyes.

Thursday 12 May 2022