BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 25 May 2022

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Rosemary Timperley - The Dare Game
  A chance meeting of old school friends revives memories of a very dangerous game.
2. 00:15
  Never Trust a Rabbit by Jeremy Dyson—City Deep
  2/5Foster reluctantly takes a journey on the underground.
3. 00:30
  Soul Music—Mozart's Requiem
  How Mozart's Requiem, written when he was dying, has touched and changed people's lives.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 2. O'Gorman of Islington
  2/8Irish-American agent, Philip Odell, investigates murders and blackmail in London.
5. 01:30
  A Change in the Weather—2. Pursuit
  2/5Cockney crooks Jiffy and Burco are on the run with a hitman on their tail.
6. 02:00
  Clock Dance by Anne Tyler—7. Decision
  7/10Denise has returned home, but will Willa decide to stay?
7. 02:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—17. Fight
  17/20Rawdon falters in his resolve to fight a duel with Lord Steyne.
8. 02:30
  The Achalasia Diaries
  Femi Martin finds fulfillment as a writer and performer as a result of a chronic illness.
9. 03:00
  The Raj Quartet—The Towers of Silence
  As the war nears an end, can Mabel Layton's companion cope with some shattering events?
10. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 5
  5/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Dillie Keane, Ella Al-Shamahi and Richard Curtis.
11. 04:30
  Chambers—Series 2, Only the Lonely
  1/5John Fuller-Carp uses his masculine charms on a lady judge. Ruth decides to adopt a baby.
12. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Jan gets complimented, as her ex-husband Frank sings a song, and supermarket revelations.
13. 05:30
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Black Country
  1/4The boys host a charity gala night - all is going well until George's shock confession.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 3. The Mink Coat
  3/8Private eye Philip Odell’s investigation takes a glamorous turn.
2. 06:30
  A Change in the Weather—3. Suspicion
  3/5Henrietta and Louise suspect there's something fishy going on with Jiffy and Burco.
3. 07:00
  Mrs Sidhu Investigates—Murder With Masala, 3. Murder Corked
  3/4Meera Syal stars as the Indian aunty sleuth. What the butler saw is weirder than fiction.
4. 07:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Alastair Campbell
  10/10Writer and strategist Alastair Campbell makes his confession to Stephen Mangan.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Junk Man
  16/20Griselda's plan to clear out the Lad's house backfires!
6. 08:30
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Riot Grrrl!
  2/4The three flatmates compete in a writing contest. With Tony Slattery. From 1998.
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Miles Kington, Dillie Keane, Mark Thomas.
8. 09:30
  1834—London
  5/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman.
9. 10:00
  The Raj Quartet—A Division of the Spoils, Episode 1
  1/2Will the Layton family be able to unite behind Susan's decision to remarry?
10. 11:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Comedy in the 21st Century, 1. Over the Garden Wall
  1/2Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville on broadcast comedy's future.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Junk Man
  16/20Griselda's plan to clear out the Lad's house backfires!
2. 12:30
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Riot Grrrl!
  2/4The three flatmates compete in a writing contest. With Tony Slattery. From 1998.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 3. The Mink Coat
  3/8Private eye Philip Odell’s investigation takes a glamorous turn.
4. 13:30
  A Change in the Weather—3. Suspicion
  3/5Henrietta and Louise suspect there's something fishy going on with Jiffy and Burco.
5. 14:00
  Clock Dance by Anne Tyler—8. Discovery
  8/10Willa makes a shocking discovery about who shot Denise.
6. 14:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—18. Return
  18/20A keen William Dobbin returns from India to visit a frosty Amelia.
7. 14:30
  The Naughty Pictures Committees
  Laurie Taylor seeks out the local censors who privately vetted controversial films
8. 15:00
  The Raj Quartet—A Division of the Spoils, Episode 1
  1/2Will the Layton family be able to unite behind Susan's decision to remarry?
9. 16:00
  Booked—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Miles Kington, Dillie Keane, Mark Thomas.
10. 16:30
  1834—London
  5/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman.
11. 17:00
  Mrs Sidhu Investigates—Murder With Masala, 3. Murder Corked
  3/4Meera Syal stars as the Indian aunty sleuth. What the butler saw is weirder than fiction.
12. 17:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Alastair Campbell
  10/10Writer and strategist Alastair Campbell makes his confession to Stephen Mangan.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  JCW Brook - The Bognor Regis Vampire
  A couple receive an unusually diabolical visitor
2. 18:15
  Never Trust a Rabbit by Jeremy Dyson—A Last Look at the Sea
  3/5The tide goes out for George and Tessa on a trip to Cornwall, in more ways than one.
3. 18:30
  How Tickled Am I?—Series 2, Al Read
  4/6Mark Radcliffe presents a profile of one of Britain's most popular radio comedians.
4. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Junk Man
  16/20Griselda's plan to clear out the Lad's house backfires!
5. 19:30
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Riot Grrrl!
  2/4The three flatmates compete in a writing contest. With Tony Slattery. From 1998.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 3. The Mink Coat
  3/8Private eye Philip Odell’s investigation takes a glamorous turn.
7. 20:30
  A Change in the Weather—3. Suspicion
  3/5Henrietta and Louise suspect there's something fishy going on with Jiffy and Burco.
8. 21:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Comedy in the 21st Century, 1. Over the Garden Wall
  1/2Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville on broadcast comedy's future.
9. 22:00
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Alastair Campbell
  10/10Writer and strategist Alastair Campbell makes his confession to Stephen Mangan.
10. 22:30
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/5Sketches include a horror story for slugs and the world's first horseless staircase.
11. 23:00
  All the World's a Globe—2. Civilisation
  2/8From Egypt to origami, the National Theatre of Brent has the definitive history of Earth.
12. 23:15
  The Goldfish Bowl—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/8The fish battle to outwit Horace and Natasha in 007 style in order to save the world.
13. 23:30
  King Cutler—King Cutler III
  3/6Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, stories and poems.
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Late
1. 00:00
  JCW Brook - The Bognor Regis Vampire
  A couple receive an unusually diabolical visitor
2. 00:15
  Never Trust a Rabbit by Jeremy Dyson—A Last Look at the Sea
  3/5The tide goes out for George and Tessa on a trip to Cornwall, in more ways than one.
3. 00:30
  How Tickled Am I?—Series 2, Al Read
  4/6Mark Radcliffe presents a profile of one of Britain's most popular radio comedians.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 3. The Mink Coat
  3/8Private eye Philip Odell’s investigation takes a glamorous turn.
5. 01:30
  A Change in the Weather—3. Suspicion
  3/5Henrietta and Louise suspect there's something fishy going on with Jiffy and Burco.
6. 02:00
  Clock Dance by Anne Tyler—8. Discovery
  8/10Willa makes a shocking discovery about who shot Denise.
7. 02:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—18. Return
  18/20A keen William Dobbin returns from India to visit a frosty Amelia.
8. 02:30
  The Naughty Pictures Committees
  Laurie Taylor seeks out the local censors who privately vetted controversial films
9. 03:00
  The Raj Quartet—A Division of the Spoils, Episode 1
  1/2Will the Layton family be able to unite behind Susan's decision to remarry?
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Miles Kington, Dillie Keane, Mark Thomas.
11. 04:30
  1834—London
  5/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman.
12. 05:00
  Mrs Sidhu Investigates—Murder With Masala, 3. Murder Corked
  3/4Meera Syal stars as the Indian aunty sleuth. What the butler saw is weirder than fiction.
13. 05:30
  The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Alastair Campbell
  10/10Writer and strategist Alastair Campbell makes his confession to Stephen Mangan.

Thursday 26 May 2022