BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 May 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
  More gospel than rock this 1987 hit has inspired change and created strong memories
2. 00:30
  Mel's Iron Age Holiday
  Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death, 4. Smile and be a Villain
  4/4Charles has accused the director of murdering both Hamlet and the actress playing Ophelia.
4. 01:30
  E Nesbit - The Railway Children—4. Father
  4/4Roberta at last discovers the truth about her father.
5. 02:00
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, The Menage
  5/6School teacher Izzy comes to terms with some alternative domestic arrangements.
6. 02:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, Driver
  5/8Single dad Bryan takes a driving job but finds himself caught up in crime.
7. 03:00
  Plum House—Series 2, Hot Quiz
  5/6In the latest attempt to raise money for the museum, Tom organises a pub quiz.
8. 03:30
  Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort—5. An Array of Dragons
  5/5Forced into retirement, Nancy struggles to adapt to non-political life.
9. 03:45
  Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh—5. The Plan
  5/5Saudi men have so far proved a huge disappointment, but Lamees has a plan.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 12, UCL
  1/6Three students from University College London take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
11. 04:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, The Folks Who Live on the Hill
  3/6Vi is sick, and Roy is no help. Then unexpected guests arrive for Victor's birthday party.
12. 05:00
  Lesley Bruce - Glass
  How Franklin, Mesmer and Mozart are linked by the invention of the glass harmonica.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Alan Bennett - Single Spies: An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution
  Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne in Moscow. Anthony Blunt talks art with the Queen.
2. 07:30
  Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone (Omnibus)
  The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.
3. 08:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Spy
  3/5The eternal pessimist has an unusual visitor in 1986.
4. 09:00
  England, Their England by AG Macdonell—Episode 3
  3/6Can Donald Cameron survive when has to play cricket in a sleepy little Kentish village?
5. 09:30
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 23/06/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
6. 10:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.
7. 11:00
  Alan Bennett - Single Spies: An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution
  Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne in Moscow. Anthony Blunt talks art with the Queen.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone (Omnibus)
  The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.
2. 13:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Spy
  3/5The eternal pessimist has an unusual visitor in 1986.
3. 14:00
  England, Their England by AG Macdonell—Episode 3
  3/6Can Donald Cameron survive when has to play cricket in a sleepy little Kentish village?
4. 14:30
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 23/06/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
5. 15:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.
6. 16:00
  Drama on 4—Scenes from a Zombie Apocalypse
  When the world goes off track, sometimes children understand it best.
7. 16:45
  Monsieur Oufle by L'Abbe Bourdelot
  Superstitious Monsieur Oufle believes he's been bewitched and turned into a werewolf.
8. 17:00
  Alan Bennett - Single Spies: An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution
  Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne in Moscow. Anthony Blunt talks art with the Queen.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone (Omnibus)
  The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.
2. 19:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Spy
  3/5The eternal pessimist has an unusual visitor in 1986.
3. 20:00
  England, Their England by AG Macdonell—Episode 3
  3/6Can Donald Cameron survive when has to play cricket in a sleepy little Kentish village?
4. 20:30
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 23/06/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
5. 21:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.
6. 22:00
  4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Host Simon Bligh, Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo at the Comedy Store.
7. 22:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 2. 'I think I'm addicted to plastic surgery'
  2/6Agony aunt Sarah's support group tackle a plastic surgery addiction.
8. 23:00
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2024, Henry Widdicombe and Miles Jupp
  1/7Esyllt Sears kicks off a week of Comedy Club specials from Machynlleth Comedy Festival.
9. 23:15
  Darren Harriott: Black Label—Family
  1/4Comedian Darren Harriott examines his nan’s emigration and his relationship with his Dad.
10. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 2, Yankee Diddle
  6/6The Bletchley Park codebreakers' attempt to fleece a wealthy American backfires.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Scenes from a Zombie Apocalypse
  When the world goes off track, sometimes children understand it best.
2. 00:45
  Monsieur Oufle by L'Abbe Bourdelot
  Superstitious Monsieur Oufle believes he's been bewitched and turned into a werewolf.
3. 01:00
  Alan Bennett - Single Spies: An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution
  Guy Burgess meets Coral Browne in Moscow. Anthony Blunt talks art with the Queen.
4. 02:30
  Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone (Omnibus)
  The third volume in Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher.
5. 03:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Spy
  3/5The eternal pessimist has an unusual visitor in 1986.
6. 04:00
  England, Their England by AG Macdonell—Episode 3
  3/6Can Donald Cameron survive when has to play cricket in a sleepy little Kentish village?
7. 04:30
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 23/06/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
8. 05:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.

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