BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 23 May 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, Free For All
  1/4Time for an election in the Village, and the regime wants Six to stand as a candidate.
2. 01:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 4. Party
  4/6The Roman sleuth heads to a party thrown by the wealthy and influential Crispus.
3. 01:30
  The Wolf Far Hence—1. The Nightmare
  1/6Steve Gardiner heads to the Highlands to find his ex and her new fortune hunting lover.
4. 02:00
  In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris—1. Driving and Reading
  1/5Jan Morris in her diary of thoughts covers her car and being a TV personality.
5. 02:15
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Cert, 1. Murder at the Race Course
  1/5Alma’s far from chomping at the bit to take on a race course murder.
6. 02:30
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 1, Political Beliefs
  2/4Alexei Sayle delivers stand-up, memoir and philosophy from his Imaginary Sandwich Bar.
7. 03:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 12
  12/16Kenneth Horne makes Fleet Street headlines, and visits the Bona Private Detective Agency.
8. 03:30
  Dry Slopes—Series 2, The Invisible Man
  4/4Angus, still living with his mum, is feeling ignored. Maybe a psychiatrist can help?
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 15, Gustave Flaubert
  3/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, John O'Farrell and Alex Clark.
10. 04:30
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Daniel and Lucy hire a builder to prepare for the new baby.
11. 05:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, The Girl Who Was Death
  2/4Number 6 rides a time and topological rollercoaster as the authorities try to break him.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 5. Surprise
  5/6The Roman sleuth closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for.
2. 06:30
  The Wolf Far Hence—2. The Net
  2/6There's a brutal murder, but it’s not the first killing in the remote Scottish village.
3. 07:00
  In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris—2. By The Sea
  2/5Jan Morris in her diary of thoughts covers life by the sea, catchphrases and a cat.
4. 07:15
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Cert, 2. Tough Going
  2/5With a horse and jockey dead, for DCI Blair and DS Trotter the going is getting tough.
5. 07:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6It is Jan's birthday, and she is determined to do something unexpected.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The White Neddie Trade
  19/26Fearless Neddie launches a career as a nude piano dancer with a difference.
7. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer starts a bus tour of New York. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
8. 09:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Martin Young hosts, with Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth and Sheridan Morley.
9. 09:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, Band Of Gold
  4/4The band head off to an engagement party for Lorelei's ex, as old scores surface.
10. 10:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, The Girl Who Was Death
  2/4Number 6 rides a time and topological rollercoaster as the authorities try to break him.
11. 11:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 5. Surprise
  5/6The Roman sleuth closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for.
12. 11:30
  The Wolf Far Hence—2. The Net
  2/6There's a brutal murder, but it’s not the first killing in the remote Scottish village.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris—2. By The Sea
  2/5Jan Morris in her diary of thoughts covers life by the sea, catchphrases and a cat.
2. 12:15
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Cert, 2. Tough Going
  2/5With a horse and jockey dead, for DCI Blair and DS Trotter the going is getting tough.
3. 12:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6It is Jan's birthday, and she is determined to do something unexpected.
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The White Neddie Trade
  19/26Fearless Neddie launches a career as a nude piano dancer with a difference.
5. 13:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer starts a bus tour of New York. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
6. 14:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Martin Young hosts, with Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth and Sheridan Morley.
7. 14:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, Band Of Gold
  4/4The band head off to an engagement party for Lorelei's ex, as old scores surface.
8. 15:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, The Girl Who Was Death
  2/4Number 6 rides a time and topological rollercoaster as the authorities try to break him.
9. 16:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 5. Surprise
  5/6The Roman sleuth closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for.
10. 16:30
  The Wolf Far Hence—2. The Net
  2/6There's a brutal murder, but it’s not the first killing in the remote Scottish village.
11. 17:00
  In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris—2. By The Sea
  2/5Jan Morris in her diary of thoughts covers life by the sea, catchphrases and a cat.
12. 17:15
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Cert, 2. Tough Going
  2/5With a horse and jockey dead, for DCI Blair and DS Trotter the going is getting tough.
13. 17:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6It is Jan's birthday, and she is determined to do something unexpected.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The White Neddie Trade
  19/26Fearless Neddie launches a career as a nude piano dancer with a difference.
2. 18:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer starts a bus tour of New York. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
3. 19:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Martin Young hosts, with Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth and Sheridan Morley.
4. 19:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, Band Of Gold
  4/4The band head off to an engagement party for Lorelei's ex, as old scores surface.
5. 20:00
  Joan Collins - A Life in Lipstick—2. The 1970s, Dynasty and Damehood
  2/2Joan Collins recalls her return to acting in the 1970s and playing Alexis in Dynasty.
6. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 2, Richard Thompson (B-Side)
  6/10The audience asks Richard Thompson questions about his 1991 solo album Rumor and Sigh.
7. 21:30
  Ruth Rendell Stories—2. The Wink
  2/5An elderly woman encounters the man who raped her when she was a teenager.
8. 21:45
  The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 12
  12/15Will Eleanor Peck's research on Count Saint Germaine crack open the case?
9. 22:00
  Wosson Cornwall—Series 1, 4. As Cornish as Penne Pasta and Penguins.
  4/4Dawn French and Edward Rowe head up a new sketch show with a Cornish flavour.
10. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, The Irish and the Scottish Are Black-Belts in Misery
  6/6The award-winning funny man revels in misery. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard.
11. 23:00
  Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Remarkable true history of rockets and the men, women and animals behind them.
12. 23:15
  Paperback Hell—Series 3, The De Niro Code
  2/6Papal conspiracies and other secrets in Chapters 1 to 10 of the De Niro Code.
13. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The team learn not to trust anything you get from a man down the pub.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, The Girl Who Was Death
  2/4Number 6 rides a time and topological rollercoaster as the authorities try to break him.
2. 01:00
  Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 5. Surprise
  5/6The Roman sleuth closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for.
3. 01:30
  The Wolf Far Hence—2. The Net
  2/6There's a brutal murder, but it’s not the first killing in the remote Scottish village.
4. 02:00
  In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris—2. By The Sea
  2/5Jan Morris in her diary of thoughts covers life by the sea, catchphrases and a cat.
5. 02:15
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Cert, 2. Tough Going
  2/5With a horse and jockey dead, for DCI Blair and DS Trotter the going is getting tough.
6. 02:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6It is Jan's birthday, and she is determined to do something unexpected.
7. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The White Neddie Trade
  19/26Fearless Neddie launches a career as a nude piano dancer with a difference.
8. 03:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer starts a bus tour of New York. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
9. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Martin Young hosts, with Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth and Sheridan Morley.
10. 04:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 1, Band Of Gold
  4/4The band head off to an engagement party for Lorelei's ex, as old scores surface.
11. 05:00
  The Prisoner—Series 3, The Seltzman Connection
  3/4Number 6 meets a sinister scientist, and is obliged to relive events with his fiancé.

Wednesday 24 May 2023