BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 16 April 2011

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 2. Wanted: One Dragon
  2/6Could a long-extinct beast have carried out recent crimes?
2. 00:30
  Catch My Breath—2. Hiding
  2/5Fugitives Kate and Colleen hide from the police, but who is hiding with them?
3. 01:00
  Boogie Up the River—Sonning, I'll Definitely Meet You in Sonning
  2/6Mark and his manic mutt are rowing up the Thames, but will Jennifer ever come on board?
4. 01:30
  Genius—Series 1, John Fortune
  3/5Using laughing gas for riots? Dave Gorman hunts for the best loopy idea.
5. 02:00
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/13Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
6. 02:30
  Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 1, Episodes 3-4
  It's a long road home for Alice, while Jamie would rather be anywhere but home.
7. 03:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—My Cousin Rachel, Episode 2
  2/2Philip experiences more than one revelation when he finally faces his guardian's widow.
8. 04:00
  Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—2. Juliet Stevenson
  2/6The Royal Dingle Company tackles the Verse of the Bard with Juliet Stevenson.
9. 04:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Brothers Faversham, Theseus Faversham
  2/4The story of Victorian Britain's most respected detective.
10. 05:00
  Daunt and Dervish—Series 2, Base Metal
  5/5In foggy London, the detectives meet a charming American, with dangerous consequences.
11. 05:45
  Walter Lord - A Night to Remember—Episode 10
  10/10As the news of the Titanic's sinking reaches New York, a list of survivors is drawn up.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession
  Will the sins of a prostitute mother be foisted upon her daughter? Classic drama.
2. 07:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 3, Kwame Kwei-Armah
  4/5Kwame Kwei-Armah recalls his childhood in Southall, west London, in the 1970s.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 21
  21/28From New York City. Will Guy Noir be seduced by stuffed peppers? Music from Dick Hyman.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Armando Iannucci
  Armando Iannucci's comedy selection includes I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Kiss Kiss Omnibus
  Charles Dance is the Storyteller in dramatisations of five classic tales from Roald Dahl.
2. 13:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Laurie Anderson
  Laurie Anderson picks tracks by Billie Holiday and Philip Glass.
3. 13:15
  Sneaky Peeks—16/04/2011
  Andi Osho with the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
4. 13:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/13Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
5. 14:00
  The Goon Show—Series 4, The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System
  24/30Captain Seagoon investigates a mustard-and-cress-flavoured mystery at Clapham Junction.
6. 14:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Command Decision
  3/20The platoon are offered weapons, but there's a catch.
7. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 21
  21/28From New York City. Will Guy Noir be seduced by stuffed peppers? Music from Dick Hyman.
8. 16:00
  George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession
  Will the sins of a prostitute mother be foisted upon her daughter? Classic drama.
9. 17:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 3, Kwame Kwei-Armah
  4/5Kwame Kwei-Armah recalls his childhood in Southall, west London, in the 1970s.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—3. Aboard
  3/5Falsely charged with murder, dandy spy Lucifer Box flees New York aboard a mysterious ship
2. 18:30
  Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples
  A woman picks a last withered apple, but the dying ancient tree is determined to survive.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Armando Iannucci
  Armando Iannucci's comedy selection includes I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
4. 22:00
  Saturday Stand-Up—Robert Newman - Apocalypso Now
  The comedian continues to entertain an audience at London's Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn.
5. 22:45
  Fabulous—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Faye fancies a day under her duvet, but perhaps it would be more peaceful at the office?
6. 23:00
  The Phone—Going Dark by Peter Jukes
  3/4A father embarks on a misguided quest to find his missing daughter.
7. 23:30
  Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 5
  5/10The Swedish sleuth searches for the murdered man's secret son in Kristianstaad.
8. 23:45
  Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 6
  6/10The Swedish sleuth has a hunch over a Somali refugee's tit-for-tat killing.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—3. Aboard
  3/5Falsely charged with murder, dandy spy Lucifer Box flees New York aboard a mysterious ship
2. 00:30
  Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples
  A woman picks a last withered apple, but the dying ancient tree is determined to survive.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 21
  21/28From New York City. Will Guy Noir be seduced by stuffed peppers? Music from Dick Hyman.
4. 02:00
  Kiss Kiss Omnibus
  Charles Dance is the Storyteller in dramatisations of five classic tales from Roald Dahl.
5. 03:05
  Inheritance Tracks—Laurie Anderson
  Laurie Anderson picks tracks by Billie Holiday and Philip Glass.
6. 03:15
  Sneaky Peeks—16/04/2011
  Andi Osho with the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
7. 03:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/13Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
8. 04:00
  George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession
  Will the sins of a prostitute mother be foisted upon her daughter? Classic drama.
9. 05:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 3, Kwame Kwei-Armah
  4/5Kwame Kwei-Armah recalls his childhood in Southall, west London, in the 1970s.

Sunday 17 April 2011