BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 30 May 2022

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nightfall—Series 1, 5. From My Appointed Place Below
  5/5From a tale by Sir Walter Scott, a young man turns to a stranger for financial help.
2. 00:30
  David Calcutt - The Daughter of the Sea
  A fisherman falls in love with a woman who was once a seal. She agrees on one condition.
3. 01:00
  Sarah Millican - How to Be Champion (Omnibus)
  Sarah Millican reads from her frank and occasionally outrageous memoir.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Emma Thompson
  Emma chooses 'Unsquare Dance' by Dave Brubeck and 'Te Recuerdo Amanda' by Victor Jara.
5. 02:20
  Winifred Holtby - South Riding (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/3Headmistress Sarah Burton returns to 1930s Yorkshire for a challenging new post.
6. 03:30
  The Naughty Pictures Committees
  Laurie Taylor seeks out the local censors who privately vetted controversial films
7. 04:00
  The Pillow Book—The Pillow Book
  Robert Forrest's popular thriller set in 10th-century Japan.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Boston Calling
  Daljit Nagra finds the best programmes in the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  HR—Series 3, Disinherited
  4/6With no pensions to fall back on, desperate Sam and Peter visit a wealthy aunt.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 6. A Psychological Matter
  6/8Odell learns the identity of the lady in mink and why she’s involved in the blackmail.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 1. Murder
  1/4A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village.
3. 07:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Punching Judy
  2/4Police officer and comic Alfie Moore takes his audience through another policing dilemma.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 89, The Ukulele, Bingo and The Pawn Shop
  2/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
5. 08:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—No Hiding Place
  7/13Bob takes Terry to be restyled at the hairdressers. From September 1975.
6. 08:30
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—Heart of Skegness
  2/6The Hon. Clarence Green hears about a journey into the very darkest heart of barbarism.
7. 09:00
  Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Heat 9
  9/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
8. 09:30
  Bangers and Mash—Episode 5
  5/6Juan Jose's declaration of love has thrown Martina into confusion.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Barnaby Rudge, Captain Midnight
  1/3A murderer disappears, leaving his wife and son Barnaby to fend for themselves.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Special Delivery
  9/52Manoush Zomorodi explores what it takes to deliver something to exactly the right place
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Patrick Gale
  Patrick Gale chooses 'The Keel Row' and 'Gabriel Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—No Hiding Place
  7/13Bob takes Terry to be restyled at the hairdressers. From September 1975.
2. 12:30
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—Heart of Skegness
  2/6The Hon. Clarence Green hears about a journey into the very darkest heart of barbarism.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 6. A Psychological Matter
  6/8Odell learns the identity of the lady in mink and why she’s involved in the blackmail.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 1. Murder
  1/4A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village.
5. 14:00
  Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida—Episode 1
  1/5Novelist David Mitchell introduces this compelling book by a teenager with severe autism.
6. 14:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—Gather Together in My Name, Episode 1
  1/5It's 1945, and Maya is a 17-year-old single mother.
7. 14:30
  Over the Boundary
  Cricket was almost wiped out in Ireland. Kevin Connolly tells the story of its revival.
8. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Barnaby Rudge, Captain Midnight
  1/3A murderer disappears, leaving his wife and son Barnaby to fend for themselves.
9. 16:00
  Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Heat 9
  9/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 16:30
  Bangers and Mash—Episode 5
  5/6Juan Jose's declaration of love has thrown Martina into confusion.
11. 17:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Punching Judy
  2/4Police officer and comic Alfie Moore takes his audience through another policing dilemma.
12. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 89, The Ukulele, Bingo and The Pawn Shop
  2/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Host Planet Earth—1. The Beginning
  1/6The death toll among those involved with Britain’s first manned space shot causes alarm.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Annie Mac and Kathy Lette
  DJ Annie Mac and author Kathy Lette talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
3. 19:00
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—No Hiding Place
  7/13Bob takes Terry to be restyled at the hairdressers. From September 1975.
4. 19:30
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—Heart of Skegness
  2/6The Hon. Clarence Green hears about a journey into the very darkest heart of barbarism.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 6. A Psychological Matter
  6/8Odell learns the identity of the lady in mink and why she’s involved in the blackmail.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 1. Murder
  1/4A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village.
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Special Delivery
  9/52Manoush Zomorodi explores what it takes to deliver something to exactly the right place
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Patrick Gale
  Patrick Gale chooses 'The Keel Row' and 'Gabriel Faure's Piano Trio in D Minor'.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 89, The Ukulele, Bingo and The Pawn Shop
  2/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.
10. 22:30
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4A sudden event causes a lifestyle rethink for the Manchester DJ. Stars Justin Moorhouse.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 6
  6/8Andy Zaltzman presents the News Quiz from the 2022 Hay Festival
12. 23:30
  Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies—The Food Industry
  1/4Probing into lazy assumptions about threats to society, starting with the food industry.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Host Planet Earth—1. The Beginning
  1/6The death toll among those involved with Britain’s first manned space shot causes alarm.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Annie Mac and Kathy Lette
  DJ Annie Mac and author Kathy Lette talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 6. A Psychological Matter
  6/8Odell learns the identity of the lady in mink and why she’s involved in the blackmail.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 1. Murder
  1/4A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village.
5. 02:00
  Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida—Episode 1
  1/5Novelist David Mitchell introduces this compelling book by a teenager with severe autism.
6. 02:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—Gather Together in My Name, Episode 1
  1/5It's 1945, and Maya is a 17-year-old single mother.
7. 02:30
  Over the Boundary
  Cricket was almost wiped out in Ireland. Kevin Connolly tells the story of its revival.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Barnaby Rudge, Captain Midnight
  1/3A murderer disappears, leaving his wife and son Barnaby to fend for themselves.
9. 04:00
  Counterpoint—Series 25, 2011 Heat 9
  9/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz.
10. 04:30
  Bangers and Mash—Episode 5
  5/6Juan Jose's declaration of love has thrown Martina into confusion.
11. 05:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Punching Judy
  2/4Police officer and comic Alfie Moore takes his audience through another policing dilemma.
12. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 89, The Ukulele, Bingo and The Pawn Shop
  2/8Sue Perkins hosts Radio 4's longest-running panel show, Just a Minute.

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