BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 3 April 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—1. Pursuit
  1/5Dandy secret agent Lucifer Box investigates drug-related dealings in 1920s Manhattan.
2. 00:30
  Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale—Episode 1
  1/2Hidden beneath false memories, a disturbing truth is revealed. Read by William Hootkins.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 19
  19/28From New York, the American funny man welcomes singer Sara Watkins and actress Debra Monk.
4. 02:00
  The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles—Series 3 Omnibus
  Return of the drama series about a young woman with learning disabilities.
5. 03:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Annie Lennox
  Annie Lennox with Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks and A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
6. 03:15
  Sneaky Peeks—02/04/2011
  Andi Osho with the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
7. 03:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—The Blood Donor: Pye's Re-recording
  The Lad sparks hospital havoc. The classic TV episode recreated with an audience in 1961.
8. 04:00
  GB Shaw - Arms and the Man
  Love, war, honesty, deception and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs.
9. 05:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Peter Hennessy
  1/4Historian and journalist Peter Hennessy returns to Finchley in North London.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Abandoned Projects by Alan Plater (Omnibus)
  Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made.
2. 07:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Coughlan
  The singer selects 'I'd Rather Go Blind' and Jacques Brel's 'Hearts'.
3. 07:15
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 1
  1/5The perfect dinner party is never as easy at it looks, as Cara discovers to her cost.
4. 07:30
  Arthur Smith's Last Hangover
  How the comedian quit booze in 2002 and entered the world of the chronically sober.
5. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, Giant Bombardon
  4/14With the war going badly, Neddie is tasked with finding a huge leather cannon.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
  1/20Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard.
7. 09:00
  Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—JK Rowling
  Gems from the Desert Island Discs Library. First up is the creator of Harry Potter.
9. 10:50
  Front Row Interviews—Julie Walters
  The actress reflects on her film and television career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
10. 11:00
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 2
  2/5For Clare, falling in love with Mike was easy, but becoming a stepmother possibly less so.
11. 11:15
  The Archers at 60
  Celebrating the anniversary of the world's longest running soap opera.
12. 11:45
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 3
  3/5Tessa's unconventional office raffle leads to a voyage with unexpected new horizons.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Abandoned Projects by Alan Plater (Omnibus)
  Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made.
2. 13:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Mary Coughlan
  The singer selects 'I'd Rather Go Blind' and Jacques Brel's 'Hearts'.
3. 13:15
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 1
  1/5The perfect dinner party is never as easy at it looks, as Cara discovers to her cost.
4. 13:30
  Arthur Smith's Last Hangover
  How the comedian quit booze in 2002 and entered the world of the chronically sober.
5. 14:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
6. 14:30
  Francophile Namesakes
  Comedian Dave Gorman tells how receiving an email set him off on a 'Googlewhack' adventure
7. 15:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game
  15/20A shock's in store for Miss Pugh and the Lad Himself at the wrestling!
8. 15:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 13
  13/13J Arthur Bile recalls the golden age of cinema.
9. 16:00
  Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.
10. 17:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 19
  19/28From New York, the American funny man welcomes singer Sara Watkins and actress Debra Monk.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Torchwood—Lost Souls
  Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
2. 18:45
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Nine Billion Names of God
  1/5A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end.
3. 19:00
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 2
  2/5For Clare, falling in love with Mike was easy, but becoming a stepmother possibly less so.
4. 19:15
  The Archers at 60
  Celebrating the anniversary of the world's longest running soap opera.
5. 19:45
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 3
  3/5Tessa's unconventional office raffle leads to a voyage with unexpected new horizons.
6. 20:00
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, Giant Bombardon
  4/14With the war going badly, Neddie is tasked with finding a huge leather cannon.
7. 20:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
  1/20Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard.
8. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—JK Rowling
  Gems from the Desert Island Discs Library. First up is the creator of Harry Potter.
9. 21:50
  Front Row Interviews—Julie Walters
  The actress reflects on her film and television career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
10. 22:00
  Arthur Smith's Last Hangover
  How the comedian quit booze in 2002 and entered the world of the chronically sober.
11. 22:30
  All Classical Music Explained—The Bach Family
  4/6Rainer Hersch investigates the Master of the Baroque and his Big Boomy Special Effects.
12. 23:00
  All Bar Luke—Series 1, Luke in the Pub
  1/4A birthday binge sparks brotherly trouble for loser Luke Walsall, and he gets clamped.
13. 23:15
  15 Minute Musical—Series 1, Bollywindsor
  3/6A Bhangratastic regal romp as a young handsome Prince must prove that he's fit to be heir.
14. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Intrepid heroes battle evil forces for the Sword of Asnagar.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Torchwood—Lost Souls
  Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
2. 00:45
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Nine Billion Names of God
  1/5A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—JK Rowling
  Gems from the Desert Island Discs Library. First up is the creator of Harry Potter.
4. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Julie Walters
  The actress reflects on her film and television career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
5. 02:00
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 2
  2/5For Clare, falling in love with Mike was easy, but becoming a stepmother possibly less so.
6. 02:15
  The Archers at 60
  Celebrating the anniversary of the world's longest running soap opera.
7. 02:45
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 3
  3/5Tessa's unconventional office raffle leads to a voyage with unexpected new horizons.
8. 03:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
9. 03:30
  Francophile Namesakes
  Comedian Dave Gorman tells how receiving an email set him off on a 'Googlewhack' adventure
10. 04:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game
  15/20A shock's in store for Miss Pugh and the Lad Himself at the wrestling!
11. 04:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 13
  13/13J Arthur Bile recalls the golden age of cinema.
12. 05:00
  Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.

Monday 4 April 2011