BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 15 May 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby (Omnibus)
  Autobiographical account of an obsessive relationship with Arsenal Football Club.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Julian Clary
  The comic chooses Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and 'If Love Were All' by Noel Coward.
3. 07:20
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/4Ambitious Becky abandons marriage plans for a job as a governess. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
4. 08:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
  2/8Can Bryan save his sister Vera's marriage from breakdown?
5. 09:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/13Adrian’s colleagues have to cover for him, when home DIY calamities force his absence.
6. 09:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Echo
  5/6Old tensions are stirred up when a rival team move in on Beagle's territory and target.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Platinum Jubilee, Viscount Linley
  The Queen's nephew Viscount Linley makes his castaway choices.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Dragons
  The famous naturalist recalls meeting the 10-foot-long Komodo dragon.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 9, Mixtape 4 - Help?
  4/8Help? Three stories of the peculiar impact of the cassette tape
10. 11:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Julian Clary
  The comic chooses Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and 'If Love Were All' by Noel Coward.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol
  Dajlit Nagra finds a gem in the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  HR—Series 3, Disabled
  2/6With the two chums having lost their pensions, Sam balks at Peter's survival measures.
3. 13:00
  The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Jaxie is on the run when he meets the mysterious Fintan McGillis.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Dickie Bird
  Cricket umpire Dickie Bird chooses Nat King Cole's 'When I Fall in Love'.
5. 14:20
  Coach Karen's Half-Time Team Talk (Omnibus)
  It's the Hopperton Hoops' half-time team talk - life, love and occasionally football.
6. 15:30
  The Lost Art of the TV Theme
  Comedian and musician Richard Morton recalls the heyday of the classic TV theme.
7. 16:00
  Kevin Wong - In the Woods
  Crown green bowls - a gentle sport? Not in Chorlton-on-Sea. Stars Lynda Baron.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol
  Dajlit Nagra finds a gem in the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  HR—Series 3, Disabled
  2/6With the two chums having lost their pensions, Sam balks at Peter's survival measures.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Nightfall—Series 1, 3. Buried Alive
  3/5Faking his own death for the insurance money, a sleazy hypnotist’s plan hits a big snag...
2. 18:30
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—3. Ganymede
  3/5John Le Mesurier plays a man falling for a Venice waiter with life-changing consequences.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 9, Mixtape 4 - Help?
  4/8Help? Three stories of the peculiar impact of the cassette tape
4. 20:00
  Kevin Wong - In the Woods
  Crown green bowls - a gentle sport? Not in Chorlton-on-Sea. Stars Lynda Baron.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Platinum Jubilee, Viscount Linley
  The Queen's nephew Viscount Linley makes his castaway choices.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Dragons
  The famous naturalist recalls meeting the 10-foot-long Komodo dragon.
7. 22:00
  HR—Series 3, Disabled
  2/6With the two chums having lost their pensions, Sam balks at Peter's survival measures.
8. 22:30
  Delve Special—Series 3, A Rocket for Defence
  1/4Reporter David Lander investigates whether we really need the new 'Sea Snake' torpedo.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Andy Hamilton 1/3
  From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
10. 23:00
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, Beware the Ides of Masterson
  1/6Ancient Rome provides the setting for a story of intrigue, terror, tyrants and togas.
11. 23:30
  John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, The Queen's Speech
  1/6Victoria is hoping to see a conjuror, or at least a parrot. But instead meets Mabel.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Nightfall—Series 1, 3. Buried Alive
  3/5Faking his own death for the insurance money, a sleazy hypnotist’s plan hits a big snag...
2. 00:30
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—3. Ganymede
  3/5John Le Mesurier plays a man falling for a Venice waiter with life-changing consequences.
3. 01:00
  The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Jaxie is on the run when he meets the mysterious Fintan McGillis.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Dickie Bird
  Cricket umpire Dickie Bird chooses Nat King Cole's 'When I Fall in Love'.
5. 02:20
  Coach Karen's Half-Time Team Talk (Omnibus)
  It's the Hopperton Hoops' half-time team talk - life, love and occasionally football.
6. 03:30
  The Lost Art of the TV Theme
  Comedian and musician Richard Morton recalls the heyday of the classic TV theme.
7. 04:00
  Kevin Wong - In the Woods
  Crown green bowls - a gentle sport? Not in Chorlton-on-Sea. Stars Lynda Baron.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol
  Dajlit Nagra finds a gem in the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  HR—Series 3, Disabled
  2/6With the two chums having lost their pensions, Sam balks at Peter's survival measures.

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