BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 14 May 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 5
  5/6Now a fully fledged OAP, George goes on a mission with Andrea Sunbeam and Mrs Cookson.
2. 00:30
  Sounds Natural—Derek Nimmo
  The actor talks to Derek Jones about his love of wildlife photography and filming.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 5. The Property Act
  5/7Unravelling property rules provides fresh clues for Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe.
4. 01:30
  The House—Series 2, 5. A New Nomination
  5/8Has the Government rigged the election process?
5. 02:00
  Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby—Episode 5
  5/5Reading from his Arsenal-obsessed memoir, the author muses on winning the league.
6. 02:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—10. Waterloo
  10/201815, the Battle of Waterloo. As George and Rawdon fight, Becky and Amelia wait for news.
7. 02:30
  Mr Pollock's Theatres
  Simon Callow explores the world of cardboard make-believe with a history of toy theatres.
8. 03:00
  Jack London - The Sea Wolf—4. Escape
  4/4Humphrey and Maud dash for freedom from the cruel captain, but Japan is 600 miles away.
9. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 8
  8/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 04:30
  Millport—Series 2, Story
  4/6Everyone's telling tales and making up stories. Irene is unsure what to do...
11. 05:00
  Says on the Tin—Chowder
  4/6Eliott, Esther and Hannah battle to promote an American dish to the British palate.
12. 05:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Mike Bubbins: Retrosexual
  Mike Bubbins, wearing Cuban heels and driving a Ford Cortina, whisks us back to the 70s.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  William Boyd - A Good Man in Africa
  A lustful minor diplomat contends with crisis, farcical disaster and a good man’s death.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Helen Glover on Alison Hargreaves
  Olympic rower Helen Glover nominates the mountaineer Alison Hargreaves who died on K2.
3. 08:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 11, George Eliot
  6/7James Walton hosts the literary quiz with John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks and Andrew Davies.
4. 08:30
  1834—Strong Continental Lager
  3/621st-century Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer.
5. 09:00
  4 Extra Says I Do
  Lucy Porter celebrates weddings and marriage on 4 Extra.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  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.
2. 12:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees
  1/6The 1962 cast of the futuristic sci-fi soap fear they are cursed when an engineer dies.
3. 13:00
  Archive on 4—Powers of Persuasion: How Britain Learned to Sell
  Wayne Hemingway charts 100 years of British advertising examining how we learned to sell.
4. 14:00
  On the Hour—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/5Biting news satire with TV evangelism, Alan Partridge and yogurt lids.
5. 14:30
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/9The double double acts face the pernicious evil of shampoo and conditioner.
6. 15:00
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The hungry comedy team go for an English. Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
7. 15:30
  Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 6
  6/6Cheesy host Alan Partridge meets BBC TV's commissioning director and a maverick lord.
8. 16:00
  William Boyd - A Good Man in Africa
  A lustful minor diplomat contends with crisis, farcical disaster and a good man’s death.
9. 17:30
  Great Lives—Helen Glover on Alison Hargreaves
  Olympic rower Helen Glover nominates the mountaineer Alison Hargreaves who died on K2.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Drover's Path by Vanessa Rosenthal
  A chilling ghost story set on a remote Yorkshire sheep farm in 1890.
2. 19:00
  4 Extra Says I Do
  Lucy Porter celebrates weddings and marriage on 4 Extra.
3. 22:00
  4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Stand-up hosted by Simon Bligh, with John Mann, Marian Unfaithful and Paul Tonkinson.
4. 22:30
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—2. Steven Seagal
  2/5Comedian Thom Tuck draws parallels between his own life and the work of Steven Seagal.
5. 23:00
  The Shuttleworths—Europigeon Special
  Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth dreams of winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
6. 23:30
  The Odd Half Hour—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Why Bagpuss is a bad influence on kids and why Vikings avoided consumer focus groups.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Drover's Path by Vanessa Rosenthal
  A chilling ghost story set on a remote Yorkshire sheep farm in 1890.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Powers of Persuasion: How Britain Learned to Sell
  Wayne Hemingway charts 100 years of British advertising examining how we learned to sell.
3. 02:00
  On the Hour—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/5Biting news satire with TV evangelism, Alan Partridge and yogurt lids.
4. 02:30
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/9The double double acts face the pernicious evil of shampoo and conditioner.
5. 03:00
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The hungry comedy team go for an English. Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
6. 03:30
  Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 6
  6/6Cheesy host Alan Partridge meets BBC TV's commissioning director and a maverick lord.
7. 04:00
  William Boyd - A Good Man in Africa
  A lustful minor diplomat contends with crisis, farcical disaster and a good man’s death.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Helen Glover on Alison Hargreaves
  Olympic rower Helen Glover nominates the mountaineer Alison Hargreaves who died on K2.

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