Schedule

BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule 6 - 12 May 2019

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00:00	00:00 Night Terrace—Series 1, 3. Time of Death 3/8 Time is against Anastasia and Eddie as they’re caught up in a 1920s murder mystery. 00:30 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 2 2/6 After Saul and his family win a competition, strange events happen.	00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 6. The Mysterious Object 6/20 Captain Jet Morgan and his crew receive warnings to turn back, but who from? 00:30 A Good Read—Tom Robinson and Bidisha Bidisha and Tom Robinson join Kate Mosse to discuss favourite books.	00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 7. The Shared Nightmare 7/20 The crew try to locate Freighter 6, while Captain Jet has a nightmare. 00:30 Best of British Laughs - Morecambe and Wise Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise reminisce with Barry Took.	00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 8. Closing-in on Mars 8/20 As the Jet and the crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams affect them. 00:30 That Reminds Me—Series 1, Bill Pertwee The comic actor shares memories of Round the Horne and Dad's Army.	00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 9. The Irresistible Light 9/20 Arriving on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and crew prepare to start explorations. 00:30 Great Lives—Nancy Mitford Grace Dent loves Nancy Mitford, author of Love in a Cold Climate. From 2013.	00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 10. Freighters Approach 10/20 Captain Jet Morgan's crew are on Mars, but he's alarmed when more of the fleet arrive. 00:30 Off the Page—Secrets Writers Alice Jolly, Kris Kenway and Duncan Fallowell reveal all on matters undisclosed.	00:00 The Bee Maker by Anita Sullivan In the year 2020 the bees are nearly all gone. And human beings might be next. 00:45 EF Benson - The Terror by Night Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean? Read by Brian Gear
01:00	01:00 Katie Hims - Football Stories for Girls (Omnibus) Five short soccer-themed plays by Katie Hims.	01:00 Castles in Spain—1. Military Mystery 1/5 A bookseller is suddenly asked to try and solve a military mystery. Stars Ray Brooks. 01:30 The Butterfly Effect Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture	01:00 Castles in Spain—2. Jock 2/5 Grahame Mayer flies to Glasgow in search of missing Jock Cameron. 01:30 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.	01:00 Castles in Spain—3. The Nurse 3/5 Grahame has an interesting meeting with a former nurse. 01:30 Heel, Toe, Step Together The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz.	01:00 Castles in Spain—4. Clues 4/5 Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks. 01:30 Sidekick Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.	01:00 Castles in Spain—5. Death 5/5 Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from his quest? 01:30 The Shapes of Things: BB Remembered Kate Best tells the story of the writer Denys Watkins-Pitchford, better known as 'B.B.'	01:00 Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus) Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa with unforeseen consequences.
02:00	02:15 William Trevor - Sitting with the Dead Two pious Irish sisters are surprised at events when they visit the home of a dying man. 02:30 Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Omnibus)—Episode 1 1/2 Ian McEwan's novel reimagines life and times in the 1980s	02:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 6 6/10 Nick has an offer for Martin, but will he take it? What will it mean for him and Ruth? 02:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, UK - Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford 6/15 How PD James's Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell's Wexford have charted changes in UK society. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 1 1/5 Drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths. 02:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 1 1/5 Tim decides to retrace the route of the 1914 Giro d'Italia in authentic, period style.	02:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 7 7/10 Martin finally stirs into action, but has Nick been ahead of him all along? 02:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Sicily - Inspector Rogas 7/15 Leonardo Sciascia created crime stories to depict the power of the Mafia in Sicily. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 2 2/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 02:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 2 2/5 Tim arrives in Milan to start his challenge to retrace the route of the 1914 Giro d'Italia	02:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 8 8/10 Martin succumbs more and more to the power of the chair, but soon gets his comeuppance. 02:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Spain - PI Pepe Carvalho 8/15 Manuel Vazquez Montalban's Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 3 3/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 02:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 3 3/5 Tim inadvertently cycles over the finish line of the 2012 Women's Tour of Tuscany.	02:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 9 9/10 Martin's drunken antics lead him into a field of bulls, and Ruth starts to worry about him 02:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Britain - DCI Jane Tennison 9/15 Lynda La Plante's DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals, argues Mark Lawson. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 4 4/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 02:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 4 4/5 Tim stops overnight in Montecorvino Rovella and finds himself in a rather strange hotel.	02:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 10 10/10 Martin returns to the Post Office, seeking Geraldine. Meanwhile Nick anticipates a big day 02:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Italy - Inspector Montalbano 10/15 Andrea Camilleri's crime stories depict corruption, politics and power in Italy. 02:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 5 5/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 02:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 5 5/5 Tim's bike is falling to pieces & his sat-nav directs him to the most terrifying road yet.	02:10 Inheritance Tracks—Andrea Levy Author Andrea Levy selects tracks by Perry Como and Lord Kitchener. 02:15 With Great Pleasure—Carmen Callil Carmen Calill with some favourite extracts. Readers Richard Mitchley and Diana Quick. 02:45 The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—Frogs 5/6 Todd and Bell are stuck in a swamp. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
03:00	03:45 The Animals' VC—4. Dogged Defence 4/5 Dylan Winter learns about the bravery of Gander the Newfoundland dog. From 2004.	03:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—1. Flora's Rights 1/4 Flora Poste decides to live off her relatives, the Starkadders of Howling.	03:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—2. Amos's Call 2/4 Flora aims to tidy up the Starkadders, and the apocalyptic ravings of preacher Amos.	03:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—3. Elfine's Rights 3/4 Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.	03:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again 4/4 As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.	03:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice Danger for Fran when she takes over the biography of mathematician Gideon Summerfield.	03:00 Archive on 4—Shhhhhhh Lucy Powell offers a quiet celebration of the rich and various virtues of silence.
04:00	04:00 Peter Terson - Getting to Know Mr Schmeigelow Papa wants him working in the City, but future designer Cecil Beaton has other ideas.	04:00 Just a Minute—Series 62, India 8/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Anuvab Pal and Cyrus Broacha 04:30 Snap—Series 3, Episode 6 6/6 Molly's surprise pregnancy causes Doug to do something neither of them ever expected.	04:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 6, Herring, Lippincott, Clemente 4/6 Featuring objects from Richard Herring, Kristin Lippincott and Dr Christofer Clemente. 04:30 Up the Garden Path—Series 3, Up the Stick and Sick as a Parrot 5/6 Izzy spends her birthday coping with the surprise news that she's pregnant.	04:00 Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Semi-final 2 11/13 Paul Gambaccini hosts the music quiz semi-finals. 04:30 Be Prepared—First Aid 3/4 Miles is determined to give his life-saving mannequin Annie a day out.	04:00 The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare 1/6 Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss. 04:30 Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape 6/6 Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.	04:00 Hidden Treasures—Syon House 5/8 The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in London. 04:30 Home Again—The Family Gathering 1/6 Fulton Jones alarms his family when he returns after 20 years...	04:00 Noel Coward—Nude With Violin Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
05:00	05:00 Poetry Extra—Time for Verse: Dannie Abse Daljit Nagra introduces Time for Verse - Dannie Abse. Presented by George MacBeth. 05:30 Couples—Episode 1 1/4 Character comedy in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.	05:00 Bad Salsa—Series 2, The Cycle of Life 4/4 Each of the women gets to grips with their own particular cancer aftershocks. 05:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 5 5/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	05:00 Second Thoughts—Series 4, Just Managing 6/6 Son Joe and ex-wife Liza cause new pressures for Faith and Bill. From July 1992. 05:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 13, The Wooden Spoon 1/6 Could a carrier bag of wooden spoons solve Ed and Elgar's problems?	05:00 Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help 1/4 1860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001. 05:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Karl Marx 2/4 Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to take a look at the influence of Karl Marx.	05:00 Shush!—Series 1, New Romantics 4/4 A poet, a bottle of Calpol and Roman bathing methods cause trouble for Snoo and Alice. 05:30 Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5 5/6 Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.	05:00 Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, We Try Harder 2/4 Rupert Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts. 05:30 Ruby Wax - Frazzled—Episode 2 2/2 Ruby Wax is frazzled. We all are!	05:30 Let Me Entertain You—The Sporting Hero 3/4 John Sessions explores the Restoration and development of new entertainment strands.
06:00	06:00 Castles in Spain—1. Military Mystery 1/5 A bookseller is suddenly asked to try and solve a military mystery. Stars Ray Brooks. 06:30 The Butterfly Effect Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture	06:00 Castles in Spain—2. Jock 2/5 Grahame Mayer flies to Glasgow in search of missing Jock Cameron. 06:30 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.	06:00 Castles in Spain—3. The Nurse 3/5 Grahame has an interesting meeting with a former nurse. 06:30 Heel, Toe, Step Together The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz.	06:00 Castles in Spain—4. Clues 4/5 Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks. 06:30 Sidekick Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.	06:00 Castles in Spain—5. Death 5/5 Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from his quest? 06:30 The Shapes of Things: BB Remembered Kate Best tells the story of the writer Denys Watkins-Pitchford, better known as 'B.B.'	06:00 Noel Coward—Nude With Violin Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.	06:00 The Embrace (Omnibus) Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
07:00	07:00 Bad Salsa—Series 2, The Cycle of Life 4/4 Each of the women gets to grips with their own particular cancer aftershocks. 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 5 5/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	07:00 Second Thoughts—Series 4, Just Managing 6/6 Son Joe and ex-wife Liza cause new pressures for Faith and Bill. From July 1992. 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 13, The Wooden Spoon 1/6 Could a carrier bag of wooden spoons solve Ed and Elgar's problems?	07:00 Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help 1/4 1860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001. 07:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Karl Marx 2/4 Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to take a look at the influence of Karl Marx.	07:00 Shush!—Series 1, New Romantics 4/4 A poet, a bottle of Calpol and Roman bathing methods cause trouble for Snoo and Alice. 07:30 Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5 5/6 Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.	07:00 Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, We Try Harder 2/4 Rupert Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts. 07:30 Ruby Wax - Frazzled—Episode 2 2/2 Ruby Wax is frazzled. We all are!	07:30 Let Me Entertain You—The Sporting Hero 3/4 John Sessions explores the Restoration and development of new entertainment strands.	07:15 Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part A couple house-sitting meet an unappealing dog and a celebrity neighbour. 07:30 Couples—Episode 2 2/4 Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
08:00	08:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Waxwork 8/14 The Lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but there's a problem... 08:30 Dad's Army—Series 1, Battle School 10/20 The platoon is set for training, subject to Mainwaring and his map.	08:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 11/05/1974 Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray make merry at the court of Henry VIII. 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—The Old Magic 10/13 Poorly Terry gets some shock news from Bob.	08:00 The Navy Lark—Series 8, Buoying Up 4/13 Troutbridge is on a top secret mission - but the inevitable disaster is plain to see. 08:30 Thank You, Mrs Fothergill—'Alice Foster, This Is Your Life!' 1/6 There's a surprise in store at the AGM of the Cloughbottom Ladies' Evening Guild.	08:00 Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19 19/21 A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables. 08:30 The Goon Show—Series 9, The Mountain Eaters 5/17 Eccles and Ned set out to scoff Everest, with Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty in pursuit.	08:00 The Michael Bentine Show—From 27/05/1984 From a ghost hunter to a collector of holes, it's the ultimate one-man show. 08:30 Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Robbery With Violence 8/8 Albert lies to Harold after a breakage.	08:00 Archive on 4—Shhhhhhh Lucy Powell offers a quiet celebration of the rich and various virtues of silence.	08:00 Home to Roost—Series 1, Taken For A Ride 4/6 Olive pesters William to buy a car. 08:30 ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 24/06/1943 When Tommy Handley finds his hotel is full of animals, he decides to start a circus.
09:00	09:00 Just a Minute—Series 62, India 8/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Anuvab Pal and Cyrus Broacha 09:30 Snap—Series 3, Episode 6 6/6 Molly's surprise pregnancy causes Doug to do something neither of them ever expected.	09:00 The News Quiz Extra—Series 26, Episode 4 4/8 Extended edition of the satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp. 09:45 Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 4 4/8 John discovers some poems just don't want to be read	09:00 Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Semi-final 2 11/13 Paul Gambaccini hosts the music quiz semi-finals. 09:30 Be Prepared—First Aid 3/4 Miles is determined to give his life-saving mannequin Annie a day out.	09:00 The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare 1/6 Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss. 09:30 Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape 6/6 Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.	09:00 Hidden Treasures—Syon House 5/8 The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in London. 09:30 Home Again—The Family Gathering 1/6 Fulton Jones alarms his family when he returns after 20 years...	09:00 Being David Sedaris Emma Freud is joined in her kitchen by author David Sedaris to discuss his life and career	09:00 The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain (Omnibus) Babita Sharma's affectionate look at modern Britain through the prism of the corner shop.
10:00	10:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—1. Flora's Rights 1/4 Flora Poste decides to live off her relatives, the Starkadders of Howling.	10:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—2. Amos's Call 2/4 Flora aims to tidy up the Starkadders, and the apocalyptic ravings of preacher Amos.	10:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—3. Elfine's Rights 3/4 Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.	10:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again 4/4 As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.	10:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice Danger for Fran when she takes over the biography of mathematician Gideon Summerfield.		10:10 The Listening Project—Julie and Catherine – Running As Therapy Running can improve your mental as well as your physical health (R) 10:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited—The Interviewers, Sir Terry Wogan Terry Wogan shares his third set of castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
11:00	11:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 5, Quiet 8/26 Guy Raz explores ways to find quiet in this busy world. 11:50 Inheritance Tracks—Ray Quinn Actor, singer, dancer Ray Quinn chooses 'My Special Angel' by Malcolm Vaughan.	11:00 Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul—1. The Visitor 1/2 Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by the same horrific past.	11:00 Step Back In Time - with Rylan Clark-Neal—1999 - James Dreyfus Actor James Dreyfus jumps on board Rylan's time machine as they travel back to 1999. 11:30 Short Cuts—Series 10, Vox 6/8 Josie Long explores the power of the human voice.	11:00 The Parcel of Dreams A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective, but will his characters let him? 11:15 Drama on 4—Clare Lizzimore - Missing in Action Sam Troughton plays an ex-soldier mistaken for a lost hero, in Clare Lizzimore's thriller.	11:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Audio Fiction with Ella Watts Ella Watts joins Amanda Litherland to dive into the rich world of audio fiction.		11:00 The Moth Radio Hour—Series 5, The Big Oops: Blunders Large and Small 7/8 Catherine Burns introduces stories about mistakes, from online shopping to college life. 11:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bowerbirds Musings on the structures built by New Guinea's Vogelkop bowerbirds to attract mates.
12:00	12:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Waxwork 8/14 The Lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but there's a problem... 12:30 Dad's Army—Series 1, Battle School 10/20 The platoon is set for training, subject to Mainwaring and his map.	12:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 11/05/1974 Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray make merry at the court of Henry VIII. 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—The Old Magic 10/13 Poorly Terry gets some shock news from Bob.	12:00 The Navy Lark—Series 8, Buoying Up 4/13 Troutbridge is on a top secret mission - but the inevitable disaster is plain to see. 12:30 Thank You, Mrs Fothergill—'Alice Foster, This Is Your Life!' 1/6 There's a surprise in store at the AGM of the Cloughbottom Ladies' Evening Guild.	12:00 Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19 19/21 A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables. 12:30 The Goon Show—Series 9, The Mountain Eaters 5/17 Eccles and Ned set out to scoff Everest, with Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty in pursuit.	12:00 The Michael Bentine Show—From 27/05/1984 From a ghost hunter to a collector of holes, it's the ultimate one-man show. 12:30 Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Robbery With Violence 8/8 Albert lies to Harold after a breakage.	12:00 The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare 1/6 Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss. 12:30 Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help 1/4 1860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001.	12:00 Home to Roost—Series 1, Taken For A Ride 4/6 Olive pesters William to buy a car. 12:30 ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 24/06/1943 When Tommy Handley finds his hotel is full of animals, he decides to start a circus.
13:00	13:00 Castles in Spain—1. Military Mystery 1/5 A bookseller is suddenly asked to try and solve a military mystery. Stars Ray Brooks. 13:30 The Butterfly Effect Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture	13:00 Castles in Spain—2. Jock 2/5 Grahame Mayer flies to Glasgow in search of missing Jock Cameron. 13:30 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.	13:00 Castles in Spain—3. The Nurse 3/5 Grahame has an interesting meeting with a former nurse. 13:30 Heel, Toe, Step Together The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz.	13:00 Castles in Spain—4. Clues 4/5 Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks. 13:30 Sidekick Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.	13:00 Castles in Spain—5. Death 5/5 Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from his quest? 13:30 The Shapes of Things: BB Remembered Kate Best tells the story of the writer Denys Watkins-Pitchford, better known as 'B.B.'	13:00 Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus) Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa with unforeseen consequences.	13:00 The Embrace (Omnibus) Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
14:00	14:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 6 6/10 Nick has an offer for Martin, but will he take it? What will it mean for him and Ruth? 14:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, UK - Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford 6/15 How PD James's Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell's Wexford have charted changes in UK society. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 1 1/5 Drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths. 14:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 1 1/5 Tim decides to retrace the route of the 1914 Giro d'Italia in authentic, period style.	14:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 7 7/10 Martin finally stirs into action, but has Nick been ahead of him all along? 14:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Sicily - Inspector Rogas 7/15 Leonardo Sciascia created crime stories to depict the power of the Mafia in Sicily. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 2 2/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 14:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 2 2/5 Tim arrives in Milan to start his challenge to retrace the route of the 1914 Giro d'Italia	14:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 8 8/10 Martin succumbs more and more to the power of the chair, but soon gets his comeuppance. 14:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Spain - PI Pepe Carvalho 8/15 Manuel Vazquez Montalban's Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 3 3/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 14:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 3 3/5 Tim inadvertently cycles over the finish line of the 2012 Women's Tour of Tuscany.	14:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 9 9/10 Martin's drunken antics lead him into a field of bulls, and Ruth starts to worry about him 14:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Britain - DCI Jane Tennison 9/15 Lynda La Plante's DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals, argues Mark Lawson. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 4 4/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 14:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 4 4/5 Tim stops overnight in Montecorvino Rovella and finds himself in a rather strange hotel.	14:00 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 10 10/10 Martin returns to the Post Office, seeking Geraldine. Meanwhile Nick anticipates a big day 14:15 Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Italy - Inspector Montalbano 10/15 Andrea Camilleri's crime stories depict corruption, politics and power in Italy. 14:30 15 Minute Drama—The Embrace, Episode 5 5/5 Original drama about love, money and betrayal by Linda Marshall Griffiths 14:45 Book of the Week—Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Episode 5 5/5 Tim's bike is falling to pieces & his sat-nav directs him to the most terrifying road yet.	14:10 Inheritance Tracks—Andrea Levy Author Andrea Levy selects tracks by Perry Como and Lord Kitchener. 14:15 With Great Pleasure—Carmen Callil Carmen Calill with some favourite extracts. Readers Richard Mitchley and Diana Quick. 14:45 The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—Frogs 5/6 Todd and Bell are stuck in a swamp. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.	14:15 Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part A couple house-sitting meet an unappealing dog and a celebrity neighbour. 14:30 Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Omnibus)—Episode 2 2/2 There’s a surprise request for Charlie to visit a man of profound influence.
15:00	15:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—1. Flora's Rights 1/4 Flora Poste decides to live off her relatives, the Starkadders of Howling.	15:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—2. Amos's Call 2/4 Flora aims to tidy up the Starkadders, and the apocalyptic ravings of preacher Amos.	15:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—3. Elfine's Rights 3/4 Flora aims to transform Elfine into the belle of the ball. Comedy with Patricia Gallimore.	15:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again 4/4 As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.	15:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice Danger for Fran when she takes over the biography of mathematician Gideon Summerfield.	15:00 Archive on 4—Shhhhhhh Lucy Powell offers a quiet celebration of the rich and various virtues of silence.	15:45 The Animals' VC—5. A Brave New World 5/5 The Labrador involved in a rescue on 9/11.
16:00	16:00 Just a Minute—Series 62, India 8/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Anuvab Pal and Cyrus Broacha 16:30 Snap—Series 3, Episode 6 6/6 Molly's surprise pregnancy causes Doug to do something neither of them ever expected.	16:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 6, Herring, Lippincott, Clemente 4/6 Featuring objects from Richard Herring, Kristin Lippincott and Dr Christofer Clemente. 16:30 Up the Garden Path—Series 3, Up the Stick and Sick as a Parrot 5/6 Izzy spends her birthday coping with the surprise news that she's pregnant.	16:00 Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Semi-final 2 11/13 Paul Gambaccini hosts the music quiz semi-finals. 16:30 Be Prepared—First Aid 3/4 Miles is determined to give his life-saving mannequin Annie a day out.	16:00 The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare 1/6 Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss. 16:30 Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape 6/6 Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.	16:00 Hidden Treasures—Syon House 5/8 The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in London. 16:30 Home Again—The Family Gathering 1/6 Fulton Jones alarms his family when he returns after 20 years...	16:00 Noel Coward—Nude With Violin Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.	16:00 Martin Jameson - Radio Daze As the Cold War rages, an actor at the BBC meets a mysterious and beautiful stranger.
17:00	17:00 Bad Salsa—Series 2, The Cycle of Life 4/4 Each of the women gets to grips with their own particular cancer aftershocks. 17:30 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 5 5/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.	17:00 Second Thoughts—Series 4, Just Managing 6/6 Son Joe and ex-wife Liza cause new pressures for Faith and Bill. From July 1992. 17:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 13, The Wooden Spoon 1/6 Could a carrier bag of wooden spoons solve Ed and Elgar's problems?	17:00 Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help 1/4 1860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001. 17:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Karl Marx 2/4 Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to take a look at the influence of Karl Marx.	17:00 Shush!—Series 1, New Romantics 4/4 A poet, a bottle of Calpol and Roman bathing methods cause trouble for Snoo and Alice. 17:30 Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5 5/6 Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.	17:00 Reluctant Persuaders—Series 1, We Try Harder 2/4 Rupert Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts. 17:30 Ruby Wax - Frazzled—Episode 2 2/2 Ruby Wax is frazzled. We all are!	17:30 Let Me Entertain You—The Sporting Hero 3/4 John Sessions explores the Restoration and development of new entertainment strands.	17:00 Poetry Extra—In Memoriam - Conversations on a Bench Anna Scott-Brown hears tales of loss and hope, turned to poetry by Michael Symmons Roberts 17:30 Couples—Episode 2 2/4 Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy.
18:00	18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 6. The Mysterious Object 6/20 Captain Jet Morgan and his crew receive warnings to turn back, but who from? 18:30 A Good Read—Tom Robinson and Bidisha Bidisha and Tom Robinson join Kate Mosse to discuss favourite books.	18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 7. The Shared Nightmare 7/20 The crew try to locate Freighter 6, while Captain Jet has a nightmare. 18:30 Best of British Laughs - Morecambe and Wise Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise reminisce with Barry Took.	18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 8. Closing-in on Mars 8/20 As the Jet and the crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams affect them. 18:30 That Reminds Me—Series 1, Bill Pertwee The comic actor shares memories of Round the Horne and Dad's Army.	18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 9. The Irresistible Light 9/20 Arriving on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and crew prepare to start explorations. 18:30 Great Lives—Nancy Mitford Grace Dent loves Nancy Mitford, author of Love in a Cold Climate. From 2013.	18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 10. Freighters Approach 10/20 Captain Jet Morgan's crew are on Mars, but he's alarmed when more of the fleet arrive. 18:30 Off the Page—Secrets Writers Alice Jolly, Kris Kenway and Duncan Fallowell reveal all on matters undisclosed.	18:00 The Bee Maker by Anita Sullivan In the year 2020 the bees are nearly all gone. And human beings might be next. 18:45 EF Benson - The Terror by Night Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean? Read by Brian Gear	18:00 Night Terrace—Series 1, 4. The Outsourcing 4/8 Eddie gets the job of a lifetime on a planet entirely owned by a sinister megacorporation. 18:30 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson—Episode 3 3/6 Haensel warns Elise, and Saul is summoned by Selwyn. More mystery in Roman Bath.
19:00	19:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Waxwork 8/14 The Lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but there's a problem... 19:30 Dad's Army—Series 1, Battle School 10/20 The platoon is set for training, subject to Mainwaring and his map.	19:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 11/05/1974 Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray make merry at the court of Henry VIII. 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—The Old Magic 10/13 Poorly Terry gets some shock news from Bob.	19:00 The Navy Lark—Series 8, Buoying Up 4/13 Troutbridge is on a top secret mission - but the inevitable disaster is plain to see. 19:30 Thank You, Mrs Fothergill—'Alice Foster, This Is Your Life!' 1/6 There's a surprise in store at the AGM of the Cloughbottom Ladies' Evening Guild.	19:00 Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19 19/21 A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables. 19:30 The Goon Show—Series 9, The Mountain Eaters 5/17 Eccles and Ned set out to scoff Everest, with Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty in pursuit.	19:00 The Michael Bentine Show—From 27/05/1984 From a ghost hunter to a collector of holes, it's the ultimate one-man show. 19:30 Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Robbery With Violence 8/8 Albert lies to Harold after a breakage.	19:00 Being David Sedaris Emma Freud is joined in her kitchen by author David Sedaris to discuss his life and career	19:00 The Moth Radio Hour—Series 5, The Big Oops: Blunders Large and Small 7/8 Catherine Burns introduces stories about mistakes, from online shopping to college life. 19:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bowerbirds Musings on the structures built by New Guinea's Vogelkop bowerbirds to attract mates.
20:00	20:00 Castles in Spain—1. Military Mystery 1/5 A bookseller is suddenly asked to try and solve a military mystery. Stars Ray Brooks. 20:30 The Butterfly Effect Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture	20:00 Castles in Spain—2. Jock 2/5 Grahame Mayer flies to Glasgow in search of missing Jock Cameron. 20:30 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.	20:00 Castles in Spain—3. The Nurse 3/5 Grahame has an interesting meeting with a former nurse. 20:30 Heel, Toe, Step Together The story of an octogenarian dancer teaching a 28-year-old how to waltz.	20:00 Castles in Spain—4. Clues 4/5 Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks. 20:30 Sidekick Culture's sidekicks step out of the hero's shadow to take their bow.	20:00 Castles in Spain—5. Death 5/5 Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from his quest? 20:30 The Shapes of Things: BB Remembered Kate Best tells the story of the writer Denys Watkins-Pitchford, better known as 'B.B.'		20:00 The Corner Shop: Shopkeepers, the Sharmas and Modern Britain (Omnibus) Babita Sharma's affectionate look at modern Britain through the prism of the corner shop.
21:00	21:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 5, Quiet 8/26 Guy Raz explores ways to find quiet in this busy world. 21:50 Inheritance Tracks—Ray Quinn Actor, singer, dancer Ray Quinn chooses 'My Special Angel' by Malcolm Vaughan.	21:00 Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul—1. The Visitor 1/2 Elif Shafak's tale of two families bound by the same horrific past.	21:00 Step Back In Time - with Rylan Clark-Neal—1999 - James Dreyfus Actor James Dreyfus jumps on board Rylan's time machine as they travel back to 1999. 21:30 Short Cuts—Series 10, Vox 6/8 Josie Long explores the power of the human voice.	21:00 The Parcel of Dreams A writer wants to tell a story about a private detective, but will his characters let him? 21:15 Drama on 4—Clare Lizzimore - Missing in Action Sam Troughton plays an ex-soldier mistaken for a lost hero, in Clare Lizzimore's thriller.	21:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Audio Fiction with Ella Watts Ella Watts joins Amanda Litherland to dive into the rich world of audio fiction.		21:10 The Listening Project—Julie and Catherine – Running As Therapy Running can improve your mental as well as your physical health (R) 21:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited—The Interviewers, Sir Terry Wogan Terry Wogan shares his third set of castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
22:00	22:00 The Unbelievable Truth—Series 22, Episode 5 5/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game. 22:30 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival—2019 Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts a show featuring some of the best names from the festival. 22:55 Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2019, Ed Gamble Jake Yapp and Angela Barnes chat to Ed Gamble at this year’s Machynlleth Comedy Festival	22:00 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 13, The Wooden Spoon 1/6 Could a carrier bag of wooden spoons solve Ed and Elgar's problems? 22:30 Warhorses of Letters—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Uncertainty and conflict mars the relationship between Napoleon and Wellington's horses. 22:45 I, Regress—Series 2, Cats 2/4 Can Dr Berry help Mr Wickle with his fear of cats? With Steve Pemberton.	22:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 5, Karl Marx 2/4 Simon Evans uses his 'jokenomics' lens to take a look at the influence of Karl Marx. 22:30 Tina C—Tina C: Herstory, Episode 1 1/4 Country music star Tina C's life story - with a red hot live band.	22:00 Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 5 5/6 Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom. 22:30 Newsjack—Newsjack Unplugged, Series 3, Episode 8 8/8 The week's news stories lovingly moulded into sketches and one-liners by the public. 22:45 The Pin—Series 1, Episode 4 4/4 Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.	22:00 Ruby Wax - Frazzled—Episode 2 2/2 Ruby Wax is frazzled. We all are! 22:30 Andrew Lawrence: How Did We End Up Like This?—Money 5/6 Sketches, stand-up and song in a comic exploration of money. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Michael Fabbri 1/3 The best in contemporary comedy. Angela Barnes chats to Michael Fabbri.	22:00 Mark Steel's in Town—Series 6, Shrewsbury 3/6 Mark Steel visits the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury and performs for the local residents. 22:30 Revolting People—Series 2, And Yet Even More Trying Times 4/6 Samuel is left a fortune - subject to his Aunt's final wish. 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Michael Fabbri 2/3 The best in contemporary comedy. Angela Barnes chats to Michael Fabbri.	22:00 Couples—Episode 2 2/4 Character comedy series in which Julia Davis and Marc Wootton play couples in therapy. 22:30 Rob Newman—Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution, Episode 4 4/4 Rob Newman presents a witty, fact-packed A to Z of evolution, mixing stand-up and sketches 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews—Michael Fabbri 3/3 The best in contemporary comedy. Angela Barnes chats to Michael Fabbri.
23:00	23:00 The News Quiz Extra—Series 26, Episode 4 4/8 Extended edition of the satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp. 23:45 Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 4 4/8 John discovers some poems just don't want to be read	23:00 Vent—Series 1, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 1/6 Ben is in a coma. While his family wonder how to wake him up, his mind is busy elsewhere. 23:30 Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 1, Chance 3/6 Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of chance through the medium of his poetry. 23:45 Jigsaw—Series 1, Episode 3 3/6 Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a selection of sketches.	23:00 Comedy Club Extra—A Sound Bath Jon Holmes investigates the healing power of sound - with the help of Othman Haddad. 23:15 Spats—Mankind v Nature Luke Roberts tackles the big arguments and solves them using light entertainment. 23:30 World of Pub—Series 2, Episode 2 2/4 The Red Lion is almost bankrupt, can Dodgy Phil get the punters back?	23:00 Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth—Episode 4 4/6 An anarchic cocktail of music and comedy mixed by the urban warrior. Do you rave or rock?	23:00 John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 1, The Goliath Window 4/6 Mark and Luke have agreed to meet in St Anne's church in the village of Mayton Chennett. 23:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 2, Episode 3 3/4 Adventuring comic Tim FitzHigham attempts to cook a pudding under ten feet of water.	23:00 Ivor Cutler - Cutler the Lax—Episode 1 1/3 The surrealist has disappointment for cavemen and a cheap alternative to liquor. 23:15 Guy Browning's Small Talk—Series 1, How to Poach an Egg 1/2 Eggs are rather like people - drop them into hot water and they go to pieces. 23:30 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Paranoia 2/4 Nathan discovers that watching too much TV can make him paranoid.	23:00 Pleased to Meet You—Pilot 90-something good-time girl Dora Dale tells some wild tales from her star-strewn past. 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Perceus and Lucius Faversham 4/4 The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's great twin industrialists.

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