BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 31 May 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 7. Wanted Kitty Stapleton
  7/8The case appears settled for Odell, but there’s still time for one more surprise.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
3. 07:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Can Ken and Keith's whippets win talent night?
4. 07:30
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Time Travel
  2/4Phil blows a fortune on a new time machine, so the boys try to recoup their losses.
5. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The White Box of Great Bardfield
  25/24Can Neddie Seagoon get rich quick by exporting Britain's surfeit of snow?
6. 08:30
  King Street Junior—Series 6, A Good Read
  4/9The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr Beeston as a reluctant mediator.
7. 09:00
  The News Quiz—Series 108, Episode 6
  6/8Andy Zaltzman presents the News Quiz from the 2022 Hay Festival
8. 09:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Barnaby Rudge, The Maypole Falls
  2/3Barnaby joins the Protestant Association and a prominent Catholic finds his life in danger
10. 11:00
  Archive on 4—Monsieur Non
  Julian Jackson on the inscrutable General de Gaulle and his fraught relations with Britain
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The White Box of Great Bardfield
  25/24Can Neddie Seagoon get rich quick by exporting Britain's surfeit of snow?
2. 12:30
  King Street Junior—Series 6, A Good Read
  4/9The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr Beeston as a reluctant mediator.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 7. Wanted Kitty Stapleton
  7/8The case appears settled for Odell, but there’s still time for one more surprise.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
5. 14:00
  Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida—Episode 2
  2/5Teenager Naoki Higashida, who has severe autism, explores his pleasure in words.
6. 14:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—Gather Together in My Name, Episode 2
  2/5Maya is a single mother sliding into the world of prostitution.
7. 14:30
  The Letters of Ada Lovelace—The Poetry of Mathematics
  1/2Georgina Ferry presents the dramatised correspondence of Ada Lovelace.
8. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Barnaby Rudge, The Maypole Falls
  2/3Barnaby joins the Protestant Association and a prominent Catholic finds his life in danger
9. 16:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Jack Carroll, Suzanne Williams and Robert Twigger.
10. 16:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
11. 17:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Can Ken and Keith's whippets win talent night?
12. 17:30
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Time Travel
  2/4Phil blows a fortune on a new time machine, so the boys try to recoup their losses.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Host Planet Earth—2. The Empty Minds
  2/6Britain’s first manned space mission under way and the team is in danger.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Feed the Birds
  Sung by Julie Andrews, Feed the Birds was written for the film Mary Poppins.
3. 19:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The White Box of Great Bardfield
  25/24Can Neddie Seagoon get rich quick by exporting Britain's surfeit of snow?
4. 19:30
  King Street Junior—Series 6, A Good Read
  4/9The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr Beeston as a reluctant mediator.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 7. Wanted Kitty Stapleton
  7/8The case appears settled for Odell, but there’s still time for one more surprise.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
7. 21:00
  Archive on 4—Monsieur Non
  Julian Jackson on the inscrutable General de Gaulle and his fraught relations with Britain
8. 22:00
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Time Travel
  2/4Phil blows a fortune on a new time machine, so the boys try to recoup their losses.
9. 22:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 4, Tobermory
  2/6Comedian Mark Steel visits the Isle of Mull to take a look under the surface of Tobermory.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Bilal Zafar 2/3
  Angela Barnes chats to Bilal Zafar.
11. 23:00
  What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, Balham's Got Talent
  3/6Stephen K Amos's sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s London.
12. 23:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 3, Sanjeev Bhaskar
  1/6Marcus Brigstocke invites the comedian to try new things, including playing table football
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Late
1. 00:00
  Host Planet Earth—2. The Empty Minds
  2/6Britain’s first manned space mission under way and the team is in danger.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Feed the Birds
  Sung by Julie Andrews, Feed the Birds was written for the film Mary Poppins.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Lady in a Fog, 7. Wanted Kitty Stapleton
  7/8The case appears settled for Odell, but there’s still time for one more surprise.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
5. 02:00
  Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida—Episode 2
  2/5Teenager Naoki Higashida, who has severe autism, explores his pleasure in words.
6. 02:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—Gather Together in My Name, Episode 2
  2/5Maya is a single mother sliding into the world of prostitution.
7. 02:30
  The Letters of Ada Lovelace—The Poetry of Mathematics
  1/2Georgina Ferry presents the dramatised correspondence of Ada Lovelace.
8. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Barnaby Rudge, The Maypole Falls
  2/3Barnaby joins the Protestant Association and a prominent Catholic finds his life in danger
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 12, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Sally Phillips with Jack Carroll, Suzanne Williams and Robert Twigger.
10. 04:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
11. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Can Ken and Keith's whippets win talent night?
12. 05:30
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Time Travel
  2/4Phil blows a fortune on a new time machine, so the boys try to recoup their losses.

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