BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 2 May 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—1. The Trottas
  1/2The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the Trotta family.
2. 01:00
  Crown Papers—1. Easter Monday, 1933
  1/6The Minster family gather at Crown House unaware of dramas ahead.
3. 01:30
  Raffles—Series 2, 6. The Gift of the Emperor
  6/6The gentleman thief plans the theft of a valuable pearl.
4. 02:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—1. The Censor
  1/10The iconoclastic 1961 novel satirising the insanity of war.
5. 02:15
  Why Mummy Drinks—1. The Gulf
  1/539 year-old Ellen is a stressed-out working mum in search of the perfect life.
6. 02:30
  55 and Over—3. Offspring?
  3/4On baby? New partners spark possibilities for Ray and Jane. Stars Juliet Stevenson
7. 03:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 9
  9/16Kenneth Horne blasts off boldly, plus some bona books to read from Julian and Sandy.
8. 03:30
  Dry Slopes—Series 2, Emma
  1/4Can jobless and loveless Angus rekindle a relationship despite the barriers of technology?
9. 04:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Helen Atkinson-Wood, John O'Farrell, Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth join Clive Anderson.
10. 04:30
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6A golfing break makes Daniel and Lucy rethink priorities.
11. 05:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—2. The Outpost
  2/2At his posting near the Russian border, Carl's life is about to take a turn for the worse.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Crown Papers—2. Spring, 1933
  2/6Scandal follows close on the heels of tragedy for the Minster family at Crown House.
2. 06:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 1. The Body in the Burn
  1/8The death of an artist curtails the upper class sleuth's Scottish fishing trip.
3. 07:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—2. Yossarian's Mission
  2/10Yossarian vows not to fly any more but comes up against the terrifying logic of Catch 22.
4. 07:15
  Why Mummy Drinks—2. Sugar Rush
  2/5Frazzled Ellen spends time with the hot new dad at the school gates.
5. 07:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Against her better judgement, Jan has dinner with her ex-husband.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The String Robberies
  16/26Ace investigator Neddie Seagoon must solve a crime, and the link to Moriarty's sock.
7. 08:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/8Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.
8. 09:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Jeremy Hardy.
9. 09:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, If You Scratch My Back
  1/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
10. 10:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—2. The Outpost
  2/2At his posting near the Russian border, Carl's life is about to take a turn for the worse.
11. 11:00
  Crown Papers—2. Spring, 1933
  2/6Scandal follows close on the heels of tragedy for the Minster family at Crown House.
12. 11:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 1. The Body in the Burn
  1/8The death of an artist curtails the upper class sleuth's Scottish fishing trip.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—2. Yossarian's Mission
  2/10Yossarian vows not to fly any more but comes up against the terrifying logic of Catch 22.
2. 12:15
  Why Mummy Drinks—2. Sugar Rush
  2/5Frazzled Ellen spends time with the hot new dad at the school gates.
3. 12:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Against her better judgement, Jan has dinner with her ex-husband.
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The String Robberies
  16/26Ace investigator Neddie Seagoon must solve a crime, and the link to Moriarty's sock.
5. 13:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/8Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.
6. 14:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Jeremy Hardy.
7. 14:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, If You Scratch My Back
  1/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
8. 15:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—2. The Outpost
  2/2At his posting near the Russian border, Carl's life is about to take a turn for the worse.
9. 16:00
  Crown Papers—2. Spring, 1933
  2/6Scandal follows close on the heels of tragedy for the Minster family at Crown House.
10. 16:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 1. The Body in the Burn
  1/8The death of an artist curtails the upper class sleuth's Scottish fishing trip.
11. 17:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—2. Yossarian's Mission
  2/10Yossarian vows not to fly any more but comes up against the terrifying logic of Catch 22.
12. 17:15
  Why Mummy Drinks—2. Sugar Rush
  2/5Frazzled Ellen spends time with the hot new dad at the school gates.
13. 17:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Against her better judgement, Jan has dinner with her ex-husband.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The String Robberies
  16/26Ace investigator Neddie Seagoon must solve a crime, and the link to Moriarty's sock.
2. 18:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/8Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.
3. 19:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Jeremy Hardy.
4. 19:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, If You Scratch My Back
  1/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
5. 20:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Designing Our Lives
  23/48Manoush Zomorodi explores how we design our lives
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Emeli Sandé
  Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and Elgar's Cello Concerto played by Jacqueline Du Pre.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 1, The Zombies (the B-Side)
  14/14Rod Argent, Chris White and Colin Blunstone are quizzed about Zombies' Odessey and Oracle.
8. 21:30
  Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell—2. Lodger
  2/10Dermot tells Carl he knows he is implicated in Stacey's death.
9. 21:45
  It's Always Summer Somewhere—Episode 2
  2/5Young Felix tries to reconcile cricket and Oasis against a backdrop of his mum's illness.
10. 22:00
  Wosson Cornwall—Series 1, 1. It's Rick Stein's Cornwall. Not yours.
  1/4Dawn French and Edward Rowe head up a new sketch show with a Cornish flavour.
11. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, I Won't Eat Bread From a Puddle
  3/6The award-winning funny man hears about his audience's worst fears.
12. 23:00
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2023, Lia Burge on 'Crying Into Bins'
  Isy Suttie speaks to the poet and storyteller Lia Burge.
13. 23:15
  Tarot: Soundbleed—Episode 1
  1/4The sketch supergroup bring sketches all linked by sound effects.
14. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6What could possibly go wrong with a love potion? Sam is going to find out.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—2. The Outpost
  2/2At his posting near the Russian border, Carl's life is about to take a turn for the worse.
2. 01:00
  Crown Papers—2. Spring, 1933
  2/6Scandal follows close on the heels of tragedy for the Minster family at Crown House.
3. 01:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 1. The Body in the Burn
  1/8The death of an artist curtails the upper class sleuth's Scottish fishing trip.
4. 02:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—2. Yossarian's Mission
  2/10Yossarian vows not to fly any more but comes up against the terrifying logic of Catch 22.
5. 02:15
  Why Mummy Drinks—2. Sugar Rush
  2/5Frazzled Ellen spends time with the hot new dad at the school gates.
6. 02:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Against her better judgement, Jan has dinner with her ex-husband.
7. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The String Robberies
  16/26Ace investigator Neddie Seagoon must solve a crime, and the link to Moriarty's sock.
8. 03:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/8Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is.
9. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Jeremy Hardy.
10. 04:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, If You Scratch My Back
  1/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
11. 05:00
  Black Water: An American Story
  A young writer meets a famous US Senator at a party and something goes terribly wrong.

Wednesday 3 May 2023