BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 31 March 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Bradbury 13—A Sound of Thunder
  A safari into the prehistoric past sparks unexpected results.
2. 00:30
  Doctor Who—The Brain of Morbius, Episode 8
  8/8The Doctor and Sarah Jane confront the Morbius monster, and seek help from the Sisterhood.
3. 01:00
  Trueman and Riley—Series 3, 5. Home Truths
  5/5The detectives are challenged by a 14 year old who's more than a chip off the old block.
4. 01:30
  Ruth Rendell Stories—4. The Wrong Category
  4/5Barry goes out after dark to visit the sites of six recent murders. Read by Nick Moran.
5. 01:45
  The Body on the Beach—Episode 10
  10/10More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation reaches a gripping climax.
6. 02:00
  Change at Oglethorpe—Foreign Parts
  6/6As winter arrives on the rural railway, stationmaster David gets an exciting job offer.
7. 02:30
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 2
  2/10Tease your brain along with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford and Professor David Singmaster.
8. 03:00
  Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind—Death of a Tribesman
  1/4Robin Savage marches to Kabul, as Anne attends a dying man. With Bill Nighy.
9. 04:00
  Tessa Hadley - Married Love—Pretending
  5/5Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded on pretending games.
10. 04:15
  Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley
  Mrs Chatterley of Gravesend reveals similar interests to her famous namesake.
11. 05:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, But...
  8/12Juggling cases and girlfriends, Roger's got trouble with toggles and grommets.
12. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 2, Trade Secrets
  4/6Confidentiality proves a headache for events manager Rosie in Brighton.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
  The men who serviced Japanese attack planes stir memories and plan a new mission.
2. 07:00
  Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End
  Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two park regulars.
3. 07:30
  Faking the Classics—Mozart
  2/2How tricksters have tampered with the composer's musical legacy.
4. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 24
  24/32The funny man celebrates Shakespeare with guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad.
5. 09:00
  Barry Took: Mr Point of View
  The late comedian, writer and broadcaster tells his own show business story.
6. 11:30
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 11
  11/16Master spy Kenneth Horne battles for Britain, plus Bona Homes with Julian and Sandy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Grazia Deledda's story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in 1900's Sardinia.
2. 13:15
  Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective—The Metropolitan Line Murder
  Polly seeks help from an enigmatic customer in a London teahouse over her friend's killing
3. 14:00
  The Radio Ballads—The Big Hewer
  A legend told by the men of the coalfields from the Tyne to the Vale of Neath. From 1961.
4. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 24
  24/32The funny man celebrates Shakespeare with guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad.
5. 16:00
  Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
  The men who serviced Japanese attack planes stir memories and plan a new mission.
6. 17:00
  Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End
  Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two park regulars.
7. 17:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 26
  Ed Byrne, Tim Minchin and Marcus Brigstocke from the Alps, plus reviews.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Nevil Shute - On the Beach—Episode 2
  2/2As the radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched.
2. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—David Quantick
  Selections include Hello Cheeky, King Cutler, and I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.
3. 22:00
  Saturday Stand-Up—Elvis McGonagall
  Street poet Elvis McGonagall wows the audience at London's Albany. From 2010.
4. 22:30
  Comic to Comic—Series 2, Julia Morris
  6/7The Australian stand-up chats to Bruce Morton about her British stage career.
5. 23:00
  Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires—Episode 4
  4/6Dalgliesh's hunt for the Whistler seems to be over, so Hilary's killer is still at large.
6. 23:30
  Ruth Rendell Stories—Paperwork by Ruth Rendell
  Cruelty and silence lead a man to confront the horrors of his past in a vast house.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Nevil Shute - On the Beach—Episode 2
  2/2As the radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched.
2. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 24
  24/32The funny man celebrates Shakespeare with guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad.
3. 02:00
  Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Grazia Deledda's story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in 1900's Sardinia.
4. 03:15
  Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective—The Metropolitan Line Murder
  Polly seeks help from an enigmatic customer in a London teahouse over her friend's killing
5. 04:00
  Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
  The men who serviced Japanese attack planes stir memories and plan a new mission.
6. 05:00
  Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End
  Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two park regulars.
7. 05:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 26
  Ed Byrne, Tim Minchin and Marcus Brigstocke from the Alps, plus reviews.

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