BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 23 May 2022

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nightfall—Series 1, 4. Baby Doll
  4/5A young husband gets more than he bargained for when he buys his wife an antique doll.
2. 00:30
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—4. The Apple Tree
  4/5Charles Gray plays a widower who develops an irrational hatred for an apple tree.
3. 01:00
  Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell (Omnibus)
  Aged just 58, Wendy Mitchell faced up to a disease threatening to steal all hope.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Margaret Atwood
  The writer chooses Beethoven's Symphony No 6, and Joan Sutherland singing Norma by Bellini
5. 02:20
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 4 Omnibus
  A strange visitor for pub landlords Gareth and Diane in their mystical Welsh village.
6. 03:30
  Mr Capra Goes to Hollywood
  An exploration of the filmmaker Frank Capra's enduring vision of the American dream.
7. 04:00
  Sharon Oakes - The Haunt of Swans
  A young widow retreats to The Highlands, where she nurses an injured swan, and her heart.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Shark
  Daljit Nagra finds the best programmes in the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  HR—Series 3, Married
  3/6With worthless pensions, will a lodger help out Sam and Peter?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 1. Presenting Philip Odell
  1/8Irish-American agent, Philip Odell, investigates murders and blackmail in London.
2. 06:30
  A Change in the Weather—1. Heist
  1/5Comedy thriller as two women get entangled with two Cockney crooks. Stars Polly James.
3. 07:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Barry the Burglar
  1/4Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case of breaking and entering - or is it?
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 89, Nosey Neighbours, Tap Dancing and Charlie Chaplin
  1/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
5. 08:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Birthday Boy
  6/13Bob bungles a surprise birthday party for Terry. From September 1975.
6. 08:30
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—The Inaudible Man
  1/6Wannabe member the Honourable Clarence Green hears a creepy saga of an otolaryngologist.
7. 09:00
  Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Heat 8
  8/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz.
8. 09:30
  Bangers and Mash—Episode 4
  4/6There is a strange man around. Why is he interested in the catering team's van?
9. 10:00
  The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 3
  3/3Sarah visits Ronald in hospital and hears of Teddie's tragic encounter with Indian troops.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Ideas Into Action
  8/52Manoush Zomorodi explores a spark can become a movement
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Craig Revel Horwood
  Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood chooses tracks by Slim Dusty and Queen.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Birthday Boy
  6/13Bob bungles a surprise birthday party for Terry. From September 1975.
2. 12:30
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—The Inaudible Man
  1/6Wannabe member the Honourable Clarence Green hears a creepy saga of an otolaryngologist.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 1. Presenting Philip Odell
  1/8Irish-American agent, Philip Odell, investigates murders and blackmail in London.
4. 13:30
  A Change in the Weather—1. Heist
  1/5Comedy thriller as two women get entangled with two Cockney crooks. Stars Polly James.
5. 14:00
  Clock Dance by Anne Tyler—6. Locals
  6/10In Baltimore, Willa begins to meet the local community.
6. 14:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—16. Trouble
  16/20Rawdon leaves debtors' prison, but more trouble soon follows.
7. 14:30
  The Print Master
  Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.
8. 15:00
  The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 3
  3/3Sarah visits Ronald in hospital and hears of Teddie's tragic encounter with Indian troops.
9. 16:00
  Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Heat 8
  8/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz.
10. 16:30
  Bangers and Mash—Episode 4
  4/6There is a strange man around. Why is he interested in the catering team's van?
11. 17:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Barry the Burglar
  1/4Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case of breaking and entering - or is it?
12. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 89, Nosey Neighbours, Tap Dancing and Charlie Chaplin
  1/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Philip Levene - The Invader
  Edmund Stanway is a sensitive man, until he is forced into committing a terrible act.
2. 18:15
  Never Trust a Rabbit by Jeremy Dyson—We Who Walk Through Walls
  1/5Johnson, a student, is hired for work by the enigmatic magician Trapido.
3. 18:30
  A Good Read—Julie Burchill and Fred MacAulay
  Julie Burchill and Fred MacAulay argue about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
4. 19:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Birthday Boy
  6/13Bob bungles a surprise birthday party for Terry. From September 1975.
5. 19:30
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—The Inaudible Man
  1/6Wannabe member the Honourable Clarence Green hears a creepy saga of an otolaryngologist.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 1. Presenting Philip Odell
  1/8Irish-American agent, Philip Odell, investigates murders and blackmail in London.
7. 20:30
  A Change in the Weather—1. Heist
  1/5Comedy thriller as two women get entangled with two Cockney crooks. Stars Polly James.
8. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Ideas Into Action
  8/52Manoush Zomorodi explores a spark can become a movement
9. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Craig Revel Horwood
  Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood chooses tracks by Slim Dusty and Queen.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 89, Nosey Neighbours, Tap Dancing and Charlie Chaplin
  1/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
11. 22:30
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Manchester local radio DJ Justin's job seems to be on the line.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 5
  5/8Andy Zaltzman presents the topical panel show.
13. 23:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 6. ' I've finally found what I'm looking for...'
  6/6Sarah's group tackles more problems, including a trapeze artist being bullied at work.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Philip Levene - The Invader
  Edmund Stanway is a sensitive man, until he is forced into committing a terrible act.
2. 00:15
  Never Trust a Rabbit by Jeremy Dyson—We Who Walk Through Walls
  1/5Johnson, a student, is hired for work by the enigmatic magician Trapido.
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Julie Burchill and Fred MacAulay
  Julie Burchill and Fred MacAulay argue about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 1. Presenting Philip Odell
  1/8Irish-American agent, Philip Odell, investigates murders and blackmail in London.
5. 01:30
  A Change in the Weather—1. Heist
  1/5Comedy thriller as two women get entangled with two Cockney crooks. Stars Polly James.
6. 02:00
  Clock Dance by Anne Tyler—6. Locals
  6/10In Baltimore, Willa begins to meet the local community.
7. 02:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—16. Trouble
  16/20Rawdon leaves debtors' prison, but more trouble soon follows.
8. 02:30
  The Print Master
  Stanley Jones, legendary lithographer on the Curwen Studio, with artist Susan Aldworth.
9. 03:00
  The Raj Quartet—The Day of the Scorpion, Episode 3
  3/3Sarah visits Ronald in hospital and hears of Teddie's tragic encounter with Indian troops.
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Heat 8
  8/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz.
11. 04:30
  Bangers and Mash—Episode 4
  4/6There is a strange man around. Why is he interested in the catering team's van?
12. 05:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Barry the Burglar
  1/4Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case of breaking and entering - or is it?
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 89, Nosey Neighbours, Tap Dancing and Charlie Chaplin
  1/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.

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