BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 28 May 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Nightwatchman by Philip Levene
  A mysterious patient arrives at a hospital following an accident at a frozen food company.
2. 00:15
  Never Trust a Rabbit by Jeremy Dyson—All in the Telling
  5/5Fletcher finds himself in a seedy club, with the urge to tell a story.
3. 00:30
  Sounds Natural—Harry Secombe
  The comedian, actor and singer talks to Derek Jones about his love of wildlife photography
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 5. The Little Doctor
  5/8Philip Odell’s investigations start to reveal connections.
5. 01:30
  A Change in the Weather—5. The End?
  5/5A dramatic climax on the Lakeland Fells. Is this the end for Jiffy and Burco?
6. 02:00
  Clock Dance by Anne Tyler—10. Fury
  10/10Denise is furious, and Willa is forced to make a big decision.
7. 02:15
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—20. Futures
  20/20Becky, Jos, Amelia and William's futures are finally decided. Concluded by Stephen Fry.
8. 02:30
  The Frontline Prince
  Edward VIII, the king who abdicated, was deeply marked by the Great War.
9. 03:00
  Ken Whitmore - The Red Telephone Box
  Inspector Cockfoster tries to keep his head while those around him are being decapitated.
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 10
  10/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  Millport—Series 2, The Verdict
  6/6The islanders unite, but will Irene fight or head to the mainland?
12. 05:00
  Says on the Tin—Face Cream
  6/6Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction, but there's a snag.
13. 05:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Don Biswas: Neurotopical
  Don Biswas on how mental-health conditions have shaped his outlook on life and politics.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Emlyn Williams - Trespass
  When Christine asks a medium to contact her dead husband, the consequences are deadly.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Cherie Blair on Dame Rose Heilbron
  Cherie Blair chooses her role mode, England's first woman judge, Rose Heilbron
3. 08:00
  Booked—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Miles Kington, Dillie Keane, Mark Thomas.
4. 08:30
  1834—London
  5/6Trapped in Macclesfield in 1834, Jason heads to London but is waylaid by a highwayman.
5. 09:00
  Hardware, Software, Anywhere
  Nick Baker collects some programmes about how technology has changed our physical world.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—The Inaudible Man
  1/6Wannabe member the Honourable Clarence Green hears a creepy saga of an otolaryngologist.
2. 12:30
  Chambers—Series 2, Only the Lonely
  1/5John Fuller-Carp uses his masculine charms on a lady judge. Ruth decides to adopt a baby.
3. 13:00
  Cook and Greenaway: In Perfect Harmony
  Celebrating the incredible careers of the song-writing duo Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.
4. 14:00
  John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, Mercy Dash
  2/6Malcolm needs some help. Sue has a spot of time on her hands. Winchester beckons.
5. 14:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, All the Fun of the Affair
  2/6'Exciting' trips. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
6. 15:00
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Manchester local radio DJ Justin's job seems to be on the line.
7. 15:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Whitehaven
  1/6Surrealist pirates, rum butter's odd origins and what links rugby and nuclear power?
8. 16:00
  Emlyn Williams - Trespass
  When Christine asks a medium to contact her dead husband, the consequences are deadly.
9. 17:30
  Great Lives—Cherie Blair on Dame Rose Heilbron
  Cherie Blair chooses her role mode, England's first woman judge, Rose Heilbron
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bram Stoker - Dracula—2. The Warmth of Strangers
  2/2Lucy Westenra is dead, but Professor Van Helsing is determined to find out how she died.
2. 19:00
  Hardware, Software, Anywhere
  Nick Baker collects some programmes about how technology has changed our physical world.
3. 22:00
  4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Host Simon Bligh, Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo at the Comedy Store.
4. 22:30
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—4. The Olsens
  4/5Thom unearths the work of American twins the Olsens, comparing their journey with his own.
5. 23:00
  Foley and McColl: The Interview—The Moroccan Striped Pig
  2/6The duo tells Parky about their strange first meeting. With Michael Parkinson.
6. 23:15
  Jigsaw—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema piece together a rapid-fire sketch show.
7. 23:30
  The Odd Half Hour—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4A right-wing intervention and must-have board games.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bram Stoker - Dracula—2. The Warmth of Strangers
  2/2Lucy Westenra is dead, but Professor Van Helsing is determined to find out how she died.
2. 01:00
  Cook and Greenaway: In Perfect Harmony
  Celebrating the incredible careers of the song-writing duo Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.
3. 02:00
  John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, Mercy Dash
  2/6Malcolm needs some help. Sue has a spot of time on her hands. Winchester beckons.
4. 02:30
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, All the Fun of the Affair
  2/6'Exciting' trips. Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
5. 03:00
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Manchester local radio DJ Justin's job seems to be on the line.
6. 03:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Whitehaven
  1/6Surrealist pirates, rum butter's odd origins and what links rugby and nuclear power?
7. 04:00
  Emlyn Williams - Trespass
  When Christine asks a medium to contact her dead husband, the consequences are deadly.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Cherie Blair on Dame Rose Heilbron
  Cherie Blair chooses her role mode, England's first woman judge, Rose Heilbron

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