BBC Sounds - Radio 4 Extra - Schedules, Monday 6 May 2024 (2024)

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Early Morning Afternoon Evening Late

Early

  • 00:30Weird TalesSeries 1A trainee surgeon follows a destructive path after he is haunted by a fatal car crash.
  • 01:00Desert Island Discs RevisitedGardenersGardener Monty Don is castaway by Sue Lawley.
  • 01:45Not availableDavid Attenborough's Life StoriesSeries 2David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.Programme Website
  • 02:00Poetry ExtraIn Pursuit of Edward ThomasDaljit Nagra chooses the very best from the BBC's poetry archive.
  • 02:30Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (Omnibus)The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.
  • 03:40Inheritance TracksAdam HillsAustralian comedian and presenter Adam Hills chooses songs by Roy Orbison and Elbow.
  • 03:50Girls of Riyadh (Omnibus)Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement, but reality often gets in the way.
  • 05:00Tony'sSeries 2The salon is accused of turning a customer's hair bright green.
  • 05:30Much Binding in the MarshFrom 21/09/1948At the RAF station-turned-country club, it's time for holiday reminiscences.
  • 06:00WhodunnitsWimsey - Clouds of WitnessThe brother of Lord Peter Wimsey - the Duke of Denver - is arrested for murder.

Morning

  • 06:30The Buckingham Palace Connection1. An Interview with the KingA House of Lords question sparks speculation about the true fate of the Tsar in 1918.
  • 07:00The Alan Davies ShowEpisode 3After playing a gay miner, struggling actor Alan finds greater fame as a strawberry.
  • 07:30Steptoe and SonSeries 6The tax inspector catches up with Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
  • 08:00Mrs Sidhu InvestigatesMurder With MasalaMeera Syal stars as the Indian aunty sleuth. What the butler saw is weirder than fiction.
  • 08:30The Grass Is Greener by Tom Fort1. The Medieval VersionTom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn.
  • 08:45Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring1. ServantGriet's world is shattered when she is forced to become a servant.
  • 09:00It's a Fair CopSeries 8When does forgetting to pay become a police matter?
  • 09:30Britain at Sea6. Battles for BritainLord West tells the story of the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.
  • 09:45Daily ServiceCrown Him With Many Crowns - 100 Years of Religious BroadcastingSpace for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music
  • 10:00The Moth Radio HourOut of Step, Out of PlaceTrue stories told live in the USA: Jenifer Hixson introduces tales of being at odds
  • 10:55Inheritance TracksBernard CornwellAuthor Bernard Cornwell chooses tracks by Alison Krauss and Voces8.
  • 11:00WhodunnitsWimsey - Clouds of WitnessThe brother of Lord Peter Wimsey - the Duke of Denver - is arrested for murder.
  • 11:30The Buckingham Palace Connection1. An Interview with the KingA House of Lords question sparks speculation about the true fate of the Tsar in 1918.

Afternoon

  • 12:00The Alan Davies ShowEpisode 3After playing a gay miner, struggling actor Alan finds greater fame as a strawberry.
  • 12:30Steptoe and SonSeries 6The tax inspector catches up with Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
  • 13:00Mrs Sidhu InvestigatesMurder With MasalaMeera Syal stars as the Indian aunty sleuth. What the butler saw is weirder than fiction.
  • 13:30The Grass Is Greener by Tom Fort1. The Medieval VersionTom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn.
  • 13:45Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring1. ServantGriet's world is shattered when she is forced to become a servant.
  • 14:00Just a MinuteSeries 52Nicholas Parsons in the chair with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Graham Norton and Tony Hawks.
  • 14:30The Nimmo Twins In...Series 1The tale of Victorian social climber Edwin - and his awful secret.
  • 15:00Diamonds1. Stars of the Orange River1871: The fortunes of the Hallam family become entwinned with a special diamond.
  • 16:00The Moth Radio HourOut of Step, Out of PlaceTrue stories told live in the USA: Jenifer Hixson introduces tales of being at odds
  • 16:55Inheritance TracksBernard CornwellAuthor Bernard Cornwell chooses tracks by Alison Krauss and Voces8.
  • 17:00WhodunnitsWimsey - Clouds of WitnessThe brother of Lord Peter Wimsey - the Duke of Denver - is arrested for murder.
  • 17:30The Buckingham Palace Connection1. An Interview with the KingA House of Lords question sparks speculation about the true fate of the Tsar in 1918.
  • 18:00The Alan Davies ShowEpisode 3After playing a gay miner, struggling actor Alan finds greater fame as a strawberry.
  • 18:30Steptoe and SonSeries 6The tax inspector catches up with Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.

Evening

  • 19:00Mrs Sidhu InvestigatesMurder With MasalaMeera Syal stars as the Indian aunty sleuth. What the butler saw is weirder than fiction.
  • 19:30The Grass Is Greener by Tom Fort1. The Medieval VersionTom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn.
  • 19:45Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring1. ServantGriet's world is shattered when she is forced to become a servant.
  • 20:00Just a MinuteSeries 52Nicholas Parsons in the chair with Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Graham Norton and Tony Hawks.
  • 20:30The Nimmo Twins In...Series 1The tale of Victorian social climber Edwin - and his awful secret.
  • 21:00Diamonds1. Stars of the Orange River1871: The fortunes of the Hallam family become entwinned with a special diamond.
  • 22:00It's a Fair CopSeries 8When does forgetting to pay become a police matter?
  • 22:30The ConfessionalSeries 2Stephen Mangan asks author and comic Shaparak Khorsandi to confess three guilty secrets.
  • 23:00Comedy Club at Machynlleth2024Esyllt Sears hosts a Comedy Club special from Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2024.
  • 23:15Tim Key's Poetry ProgrammeSeries 3Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of horror, through the medium of poetry.
  • 23:30Dead RingersSeries 24The winners and losers in England's elections and the SNP Scottish leadership race.

Late

  • 00:00The Moth Radio HourOut of Step, Out of PlaceTrue stories told live in the USA: Jenifer Hixson introduces tales of being at odds
  • 00:55Inheritance TracksBernard CornwellAuthor Bernard Cornwell chooses tracks by Alison Krauss and Voces8.
BBC Sounds - Radio 4 Extra - Schedules, Monday 6 May 2024 (2024)
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