BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 March 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nevil Shute - On the Beach—Episode 1
  1/2In the aftermath of a nuclear war, a radioactive cloud is moving slowly towards Australia.
2. 02:00
  Craven Omnibus—Series 2
  A case involving dangerous dogs and legal drugs piques DCI Craven's interest.
3. 03:15
  Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective—The London Mystery
  The canny man in the corner helps Polly when a gambler is accused of murder.
4. 04:00
  Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate
  A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.
5. 05:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 25
  Lucy Porter takes control of the best of British comedy, while Ed Byrne quizzes Ian Hislop
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2In a squalid 1950s bedsit, single and pregnant Jane battles personal and social prejudices
2. 07:15
  Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees—Roots
  1/5Nature writer Roger Deakin's poetic travelogue starts with Suffolk in springtime.
3. 07:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Isy Suttie
  3/4Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz band for a new series of music and comedy.
4. 08:00
  Take It From Here—From 04/12/1958
  Napoleonic double-doings, while Ron's actions shock Eth and Mr Glum.
5. 08:30
  Meet the Huggetts—No Fear
  Family chaos reigns when Bobby Huggett plays the hero.
6. 09:00
  Diana Wynne Jones - Witch Week
  An anonymous note declares someone in class 2Y a witch. Enchanter Chrestomanci is summoned
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Michael Johnson
  Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson joins Kirsty Young to make his castaway choices.
8. 10:50
  Front Row Interviews—John Cleese
  The famous comic actor on his time in Monty Python and analysing what makes a joke funny.
9. 11:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—3. Every Englishman is Mad
  3/3George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
10. 11:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Jenny Secombe
  Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her funny father.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2In a squalid 1950s bedsit, single and pregnant Jane battles personal and social prejudices
2. 13:15
  Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees—Roots
  1/5Nature writer Roger Deakin's poetic travelogue starts with Suffolk in springtime.
3. 13:30
  Wally K Daly Trilogy—Burglar's Bargains
  1/3An unconventional gang of crooks plan a daring robbery at a posh London department store.
4. 15:00
  Take It From Here—From 04/12/1958
  Napoleonic double-doings, while Ron's actions shock Eth and Mr Glum.
5. 15:30
  Meet the Huggetts—No Fear
  Family chaos reigns when Bobby Huggett plays the hero.
6. 16:00
  Diana Wynne Jones - Witch Week
  An anonymous note declares someone in class 2Y a witch. Enchanter Chrestomanci is summoned
7. 17:00
  A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus—Exploration, Exploitation and Englightenment (AD 1680-1820)
  18/20Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fear on 4—Series 2, The Judge's House
  13/13The Man in Black tells of student Malcolm's move to a lonely house of horror.
2. 18:30
  Weird Tales—Series 2, Connected by Melissa Murray
  1/3Sad Steph rings her dead brother-in-law's mobile. Then he rings back.
3. 19:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—3. Every Englishman is Mad
  3/3George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
4. 19:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Jenny Secombe
  Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her funny father.
5. 20:00
  Take It From Here—From 04/12/1958
  Napoleonic double-doings, while Ron's actions shock Eth and Mr Glum.
6. 20:30
  Meet the Huggetts—No Fear
  Family chaos reigns when Bobby Huggett plays the hero.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Michael Johnson
  Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson joins Kirsty Young to make his castaway choices.
8. 21:50
  Front Row Interviews—John Cleese
  The famous comic actor on his time in Monty Python and analysing what makes a joke funny.
9. 22:00
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Isy Suttie
  3/4Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz band for a new series of music and comedy.
10. 22:30
  Hair in the Gate—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/3Brian sets out to woo an old flame using only the power of language. With Kevin Eldon.
11. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 6, Episode 5
  5/6Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news from the last seven days.
12. 23:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 2, Food
  2/6The comic reveals his love for an animated rabbit and his hatred of baguette nibbling.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 2, The Judge's House
  13/13The Man in Black tells of student Malcolm's move to a lonely house of horror.
2. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 2, Connected by Melissa Murray
  1/3Sad Steph rings her dead brother-in-law's mobile. Then he rings back.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Michael Johnson
  Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson joins Kirsty Young to make his castaway choices.
4. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—John Cleese
  The famous comic actor on his time in Monty Python and analysing what makes a joke funny.
5. 02:00
  Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K Jerome—3. Every Englishman is Mad
  3/3George, Harris and J near the end of their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation
6. 02:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Jenny Secombe
  Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her funny father.
7. 03:00
  Take It From Here—From 04/12/1958
  Napoleonic double-doings, while Ron's actions shock Eth and Mr Glum.
8. 03:30
  Wally K Daly Trilogy—Burglar's Bargains
  1/3An unconventional gang of crooks plan a daring robbery at a posh London department store.
9. 05:00
  Diana Wynne Jones - Witch Week
  An anonymous note declares someone in class 2Y a witch. Enchanter Chrestomanci is summoned
10. 06:00
  Trueman and Riley—Series 3, 1. Every Dog Has His Day
  1/5The downtrodden detectives get a murder case. Only it's a dog - with a past
11. 06:30
  Robert Harris - Selling Hitler—Episode 6
  6/8Stern is due to publish the scoop, but doubts set in about the authenticity of the diaries
12. 06:45
  The Body on the Beach—Episode 6
  6/10Carole Seddon uncovers more sinister goings on in the neighbourhood. Read by Joanna Tope.

Monday 26 March 2012