BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 9 May 2023

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nick Stafford - The List—1. Reunion
  1/2It's VE Day but wartime scars are still painful on an evening of 'family and forgiveness'.
2. 01:00
  Crown Papers—6. Summer, 1937
  6/6Jenny discovers the answer to a four-year mystery but looks set to lose everything.
3. 01:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 5. Alibis
  5/8Lord Peter Wimsey attempts to verify the whereabouts of key suspects in the murder.
4. 02:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—6. The Capitalist
  6/10Milo's capitalist enterprise shifts up a gear and Yossarian decides against clothing.
5. 02:15
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace—1. Clipped Wings
  1/10A portrait of the extraordinary Queen's life, marriage and achievements.
6. 02:30
  55 and Over—4. Old v Young
  4/4When disaster strikes, old lovers are forced to confront their new younger replacements.
7. 03:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 10
  10/16Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'?
8. 03:30
  Dry Slopes—Series 2, Tick Tock
  2/4Jobless Angus is nearly 30 and gets a visit from the Spirit of Birthdays Yet to Come.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Sir John Betjeman
  1/6James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sir Andrew Motion and Sue Limb.
10. 04:30
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Lucy doesn't realise Daniel can't keep secrets.
11. 05:00
  Nick Stafford - The List—2. Commemoration
  2/2May 1995. 50 years on, Vera and Arthur look back at their VE Day list of desires.
12. 05:45
  Short Works—Moonlighting by Eley Williams
  Everything is laid bare in Eley Williams' short story.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Peeler—1. The New Force
  1/6The new Metropolitan Police force is unpopular sparking deep political unrest.
2. 06:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 6. Evidence of a Commercial Traveller
  6/8Who murdered a Scottish artist? Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey weighs up more clues.
3. 07:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—7. The Decision
  7/10Orr crash-lands again and Yossarian refuses to fly with him. Will he regret it?
4. 07:15
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace—2. Looking for Love
  2/10Talk turns to a suitor for the young princess.
5. 07:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery
  17/26Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.
7. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
8. 09:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Hugh Dennis, Jon Plowman, Jenny Eclair.
9. 09:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, The Perfect Man
  2/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson
10. 10:00
  Nick Stafford - The List—2. Commemoration
  2/2May 1995. 50 years on, Vera and Arthur look back at their VE Day list of desires.
11. 10:45
  Short Works—Moonlighting by Eley Williams
  Everything is laid bare in Eley Williams' short story.
12. 11:00
  Peeler—1. The New Force
  1/6The new Metropolitan Police force is unpopular sparking deep political unrest.
13. 11:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 6. Evidence of a Commercial Traveller
  6/8Who murdered a Scottish artist? Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey weighs up more clues.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—7. The Decision
  7/10Orr crash-lands again and Yossarian refuses to fly with him. Will he regret it?
2. 12:15
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace—2. Looking for Love
  2/10Talk turns to a suitor for the young princess.
3. 12:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery
  17/26Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.
5. 13:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
6. 14:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Hugh Dennis, Jon Plowman, Jenny Eclair.
7. 14:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, The Perfect Man
  2/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson
8. 15:00
  Nick Stafford - The List—2. Commemoration
  2/2May 1995. 50 years on, Vera and Arthur look back at their VE Day list of desires.
9. 15:45
  Short Works—Moonlighting by Eley Williams
  Everything is laid bare in Eley Williams' short story.
10. 16:00
  Peeler—1. The New Force
  1/6The new Metropolitan Police force is unpopular sparking deep political unrest.
11. 16:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 6. Evidence of a Commercial Traveller
  6/8Who murdered a Scottish artist? Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey weighs up more clues.
12. 17:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—7. The Decision
  7/10Orr crash-lands again and Yossarian refuses to fly with him. Will he regret it?
13. 17:15
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace—2. Looking for Love
  2/10Talk turns to a suitor for the young princess.
14. 17:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery
  17/26Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.
2. 18:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
3. 19:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Hugh Dennis, Jon Plowman, Jenny Eclair.
4. 19:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, The Perfect Man
  2/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson
5. 20:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Artist In Exile
  45/52Manoush Zomorodi talks to Iranian artist Shirin Neshat
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Alan Carr
  Comedian and TV presenter Alan Carr chooses 'Chain of Fools' by Aretha Franklin.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 2, Wilko Johnson (the B-side)
  2/10Wilko Johnson responds to questions about the making of Dr Feelgood's Down By The Jetty.
8. 21:30
  Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell—7. Relief?
  7/10Dermot is gone but Carl's relief is fleeting.
9. 21:45
  The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 2
  2/15Innsmouth is not what Kennedy expected, Heawood is thrown by a familiar face in Iraq.
10. 22:00
  Wosson Cornwall—Series 1, 2. It's St Crundy's Day Eve!
  2/4Dawn French and Edward Rowe head up a new sketch show with a Cornish flavour.
11. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, First I Was a Nurse Then I Became a Roofer
  4/6The hyperactive humour-boffin scrutinises the realm of employment.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Arthur Smith with Mark Evans 1/3
  Arthur Smith chats to Bleak Expectations writer, Mark Evans.
13. 23:00
  The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—Frogs
  5/6Todd and Bell are stuck in a swamp. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
14. 23:15
  Fabulous—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Faye causes havoc when she decides to gatecrash her boss's wedding.
15. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Sam assumes leadership of the quest and Lord Darkness fakes a win.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Nick Stafford - The List—2. Commemoration
  2/2May 1995. 50 years on, Vera and Arthur look back at their VE Day list of desires.
2. 00:45
  Short Works—Moonlighting by Eley Williams
  Everything is laid bare in Eley Williams' short story.
3. 01:00
  Peeler—1. The New Force
  1/6The new Metropolitan Police force is unpopular sparking deep political unrest.
4. 01:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 6. Evidence of a Commercial Traveller
  6/8Who murdered a Scottish artist? Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey weighs up more clues.
5. 02:00
  Catch 22 by Joseph Heller—7. The Decision
  7/10Orr crash-lands again and Yossarian refuses to fly with him. Will he regret it?
6. 02:15
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace—2. Looking for Love
  2/10Talk turns to a suitor for the young princess.
7. 02:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Visitors are expected in Wadenbrook, and a revelation is long overdue.
8. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery
  17/26Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.
9. 03:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Hugh Dennis, Jon Plowman, Jenny Eclair.
11. 04:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, The Perfect Man
  2/4A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson
12. 05:00
  Mary Wesley - An Imaginative Experience—1. No Alternative
  1/2For one passenger there is no alternative but to stop an Intercity train

Wednesday 10 May 2023