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Mainwaring returns to platoon insubordination - and an escaped convict. From April 1976.
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BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule for Saturday 26 May 2012

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  1. Early

    1. 00:00–00:30
      Space Force
      Series 1, Threshold of Stars
      6 days left to listen
      5/6. The captive crew discover what the aliens want from them - and Chipper causes concern.
    2. 00:30–01:00
      Doctor Who
      Doctor Who - Survival of the Fittest, Episode 2
      6 days left to listen
      2/4. The Time Lord transports his sinister companion to save a species from extinction.
    3. 01:00–01:30
      Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
      Series 2, Episode 4
      6 days left to listen
      4/6. A student confesses to murder, but Simon's not convinced he's guilty.
    4. 01:30–02:00
      Sax Rohmer - The Green Spider
      6 days left to listen
      The mystery of a strange being, a professor and a secret that could transform science.
    5. 02:00–02:30
      Are You from the Bugle?
      7 days left to listen
      Butterthwaite's frustrated reporter Graham lands an unexpected scoop.
    6. 02:30–03:00
      Puzzle Panel
      Episode 10
      7 days left to listen
      10/10. Fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Professor David Singmaster and Robert Eastway.
    7. 03:00–04:00
      Vivat Rex
      Warwick The Kingmaker
      7 days left to listen
      20/26. Edward IV faces his rivals. Stars Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
    8. 04:00–04:15
      Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
      Cruise
      7 days left to listen
      Sailing round the Mediterranean, a lady writes about the upper-class antics on board ship.
    9. 04:15–05:00
      Stephen Dunstone - The Drought
      7 days left to listen
      Submerged in a reservoir, Jean's childhood home is uncovered during a drought.
    10. 05:00–05:30
      Millport
      Series 1, Derek Dodds is Dead
      7 days left to listen
      4/6. An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities. From April 2000.
    11. 05:30–06:00
      Smelling of Roses
      Series 3, Private View
      7 days left to listen
      1/6. Events organiser Rosie plans a viewing for an odious art dealer. From July 2002.

  2. Morning

    1. 06:00–07:30
      Black Bartlemy's Treasure
      7 days left to listen
      Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling tale of piracy, love and death on a desert island.
    2. 07:30–08:00
      The Complete Caledonian Imbiber
      Episode 1
      7 days left to listen
      1/4. Billy Kay celebrates the Scots drouth for ale, whisky and the great wines of Europe.
    3. 08:00–09:00
      Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
      Series 7, Episode 32
      7 days left to listen
      32/32. The American funny man welcomes soprano Kiri Deonarine and author Jack Zimmerman.
    4. 09:00–12:00
      Comedy Greats
      The Nineties, Part One
      7 days left to listen
      1/2. Including Goodness Gracious Me, The Now Show, Hair in the Gate and On the Hour.
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  3. Afternoon

    1. 12:00–13:15
      In the Van Omnibus
      MI5 officer Yasmin has to preserve her relationship and prevent a terrorist attack.
    2. 13:15–14:00
      Medical Detectives
      The Last Infirmity
      2/4. Two ambitious young doctors tackle a yellow fever epidemic in 19th-century Cuba.
    3. 14:00–14:30
      Steptoe and Son
      The Stepmother
      2 days left to listen
      Harold's not happy to meet Albert's new girlfriend. With Wilfrid Brambell.
    4. 14:30–15:00
      Dad's Army
      Series 3, Absent Friends
      5 days left to listen
      5/26. Mainwaring returns to platoon insubordination - and an escaped convict. From April 1976.
    5. 15:00–16:00
      Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
      Series 7, Episode 32
      7 days left to listen
      32/32. The American funny man welcomes soprano Kiri Deonarine and author Jack Zimmerman.
    6. 16:00–17:30
      Black Bartlemy's Treasure
      7 days left to listen
      Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling tale of piracy, love and death on a desert island.
    7. 17:30–18:00
      Tonight
      Series 2, Episode 3
      6 days left to listen
      3/4. Rory Bremner hosts the topical satire show.
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  4. Evening

    1. 18:00–19:00
      Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug
      A tale of piracy, slavery and suspense, dramatised by Gregory Evans. Stars Clarke Peters.
    2. 19:00–22:00
      Comedy Greats
      The Nineties, Part One
      7 days left to listen
      1/2. Including Goodness Gracious Me, The Now Show, Hair in the Gate and On the Hour.
    3. 22:00–23:00
      Saturday Stand-Up
      Vive La Revolution - Mark Steel
      Concluding part of Mark Steel's account of the fateful Gallic uprising.
    4. 23:00–23:30
      Leaves of the Dead
      Proverbs and Punctures from Hell
      1/4. Feisty DI Julie Enfield probes a murder at London's British Library. With Imelda Staunton.
    5. 23:30–23:45
      Wallander - Faceless Killers
      Episode 7
      7/10. In tailing a murder suspect, has the Swedish sleuth met his match?
    6. 23:45–00:00
      Devil in a Blue Dress
      Episode 7
      7/10. Easy is hot on the trail of Frank Green. Surely a drunk isn't his best lead?
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  5. Late

    1. 00:00–01:00
      Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug
      A tale of piracy, slavery and suspense, dramatised by Gregory Evans. Stars Clarke Peters.
    2. 01:00–02:00
      Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
      Series 7, Episode 32
      7 days left to listen
      32/32. The American funny man welcomes soprano Kiri Deonarine and author Jack Zimmerman.
    3. 02:00–03:15
      In the Van Omnibus
      MI5 officer Yasmin has to preserve her relationship and prevent a terrorist attack.
    4. 03:15–04:00
      Medical Detectives
      The Last Infirmity
      2/4. Two ambitious young doctors tackle a yellow fever epidemic in 19th-century Cuba.
    5. 04:00–05:30
      Black Bartlemy's Treasure
      7 days left to listen
      Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling tale of piracy, love and death on a desert island.
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