BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 22 March 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—The Ravine
  A serial strangler is stalking women, but Lavinia Nibbs won't let him spoil her night out.
2. 00:30
  Doctor Who—The Brain of Morbius, Episode 1
  1/8The Time Lord and Sarah find themselves in a spaceship graveyard.
3. 01:00
  Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 3. A Man's World
  3/5Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of petty thefts from pregnant women.
4. 01:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 3
  3/8Discovering a set of Hitler's diaries, reporter Gerd Heidemann tracks down the supplier.
5. 01:45
  The Body on the Beach—Episode 3
  3/10Carole Seddon and accomplice Jude step up their efforts to search for the missing body.
6. 02:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6After yet another night on the tiles, Lucy drags Dan to the gym.
7. 02:30
  Foul Play—Series 4, The Final Judgement
  3/6Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville probe a distinctly 'kinky' matter.
8. 03:00
  Masters' India - The Deceivers—The Goddess of Destruction
  3/5With evidence of ritual murders, William Savage seeks justice. John Masters' family saga.
9. 04:00
  Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting—Ash
  3/5Kevin's wife has left him with two kids and a babysitter to pay. Or at least he thinks so.
10. 04:15
  A Confidential Agent—A Husband Scorned
  The aspiring private eye becomes attracted to a teacher who has mislaid his wife.
11. 05:00
  The Galton and Simpson Playhouse—Clicquot et Fils
  1/4Monsieur Clicquot plans to improve his ailing funeral parlour. From December 1998.
12. 05:30
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6It's about vengeful parents on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic
  4/5Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.
2. 06:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 4
  4/8While Heidemann is on the trail of Hitler's diaries, Jan lets the editors into a secret.
3. 06:45
  The Body on the Beach—Episode 4
  4/10Carole Seddon realises that she still has much to learn about being a detective.
4. 07:00
  Life in London—The Fancy
  2/6Tom and Jerry visit a 19th-century cockfight and make a special wager.
5. 07:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4With broadcaster Emma Freud, 6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny and stand-up Tom Wrigglesworth.
6. 08:00
  The Al Read Show—From 7/10/1995
  Courting, marriage, kids and football - a compilation of the comic's 1950s monologues.
7. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  16/20Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces £500 for the servicemen's canteen.
8. 09:00
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 2, The Scottish Play
  1/6Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth.
9. 09:30
  The Cavity Within—Episode 3
  3/4Dentist Marty and the team have to take extreme measures to rustle up some new patients.
10. 10:00
  Masters' India - The Deceivers—The Servant of Kali
  4/5William Savage gets drawn ever closer into the Deceivers' band. John Masters' family saga.
11. 11:00
  Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting—Teaching
  4/5A teacher reflects on 23 years in the same room waiting for the bell to ring.
12. 11:15
  A Confidential Agent—Sharks Have Pearly Teeth
  The private eye learns the bitter truth behind a case of money lending and espionage.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Al Read Show—From 7/10/1995
  Courting, marriage, kids and football - a compilation of the comic's 1950s monologues.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  16/20Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces £500 for the servicemen's canteen.
3. 13:00
  Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic
  4/5Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.
4. 13:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 4
  4/8While Heidemann is on the trail of Hitler's diaries, Jan lets the editors into a secret.
5. 13:45
  The Body on the Beach—Episode 4
  4/10Carole Seddon realises that she still has much to learn about being a detective.
6. 14:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—4. Secret
  4/10Jane has spent the night with Toby, but she hasn't told him about her pregnancy.
7. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—The Battle of the Boyne
  98/216The exiled James II seeks to inspire an Irish rebellion. Anna Massey narrates.
8. 14:30
  Stella Duffy - From the River's Mouth
  A cautionary tale of how the malign and sultry River Thames exacts a watery revenge.
9. 14:45
  And June Whitfield—4. Beryl Cuttlebunt
  4/5The much-loved actress remembers the challenges of working with Tony Hancock.
10. 15:00
  Masters' India - The Deceivers—The Servant of Kali
  4/5William Savage gets drawn ever closer into the Deceivers' band. John Masters' family saga.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—15/12/2011
  Mel Giedroyc learns about the language of flowers and a record-breaking train.
12. 17:00
  For Better or for Worse—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Iris is lost for words when her fiance Bernard finds religion. From January 1995.
13. 17:30
  Life in London—The Fancy
  2/6Tom and Jerry visit a 19th-century cockfight and make a special wager.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bradbury 13—Night Call, Collect
  A lone survivor on Mars has waited a lifetime for rescue. At age 80, his phone rings.
2. 18:30
  Doctor Who—The Brain of Morbius, Episode 2
  2/8The time travellers meet a sinister micro-surgeon.
3. 19:00
  The Al Read Show—From 7/10/1995
  Courting, marriage, kids and football - a compilation of the comic's 1950s monologues.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  16/20Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces £500 for the servicemen's canteen.
5. 20:00
  Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic
  4/5Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.
6. 20:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 4
  4/8While Heidemann is on the trail of Hitler's diaries, Jan lets the editors into a secret.
7. 20:45
  The Body on the Beach—Episode 4
  4/10Carole Seddon realises that she still has much to learn about being a detective.
8. 21:00
  Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting—Teaching
  4/5A teacher reflects on 23 years in the same room waiting for the bell to ring.
9. 21:15
  A Confidential Agent—Sharks Have Pearly Teeth
  The private eye learns the bitter truth behind a case of money lending and espionage.
10. 22:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4With broadcaster Emma Freud, 6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny and stand-up Tom Wrigglesworth.
11. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 6, Episode 5
  5/6Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news from the last seven days.
12. 23:00
  Revolting People—Series 3, The God-Given Talent
  3/6Joshua chops logs, while Cora discovers a gift for penning pornography.
13. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 2, Christmas Party
  6/6The consultants' drunken office party looks like a recipe for festive disaster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—Night Call, Collect
  A lone survivor on Mars has waited a lifetime for rescue. At age 80, his phone rings.
2. 00:30
  Doctor Who—The Brain of Morbius, Episode 2
  2/8The time travellers meet a sinister micro-surgeon.
3. 01:00
  Trueman and Riley—Series 2, 4. The Other Chic
  4/5Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack on a Leeds lingerie shop.
4. 01:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 4
  4/8While Heidemann is on the trail of Hitler's diaries, Jan lets the editors into a secret.
5. 01:45
  The Body on the Beach—Episode 4
  4/10Carole Seddon realises that she still has much to learn about being a detective.
6. 02:00
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 2, The Scottish Play
  1/6Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth.
7. 02:30
  The Cavity Within—Episode 3
  3/4Dentist Marty and the team have to take extreme measures to rustle up some new patients.
8. 03:00
  Masters' India - The Deceivers—The Servant of Kali
  4/5William Savage gets drawn ever closer into the Deceivers' band. John Masters' family saga.
9. 04:00
  Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting—Teaching
  4/5A teacher reflects on 23 years in the same room waiting for the bell to ring.
10. 04:15
  A Confidential Agent—Sharks Have Pearly Teeth
  The private eye learns the bitter truth behind a case of money lending and espionage.
11. 05:00
  For Better or for Worse—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Iris is lost for words when her fiance Bernard finds religion. From January 1995.
12. 05:30
  Life in London—The Fancy
  2/6Tom and Jerry visit a 19th-century cockfight and make a special wager.

Friday 23 March 2012