BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 1 April 2012

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
2. 07:15
  Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees—Sapwood
  2/5Nature writer Roger Deakin looks at moths with a group of Essex insect enthusiasts.
3. 07:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Kevin Eldon
  4/4Alex and his band try interactive cookery, and Kevin Eldon joins them for a song.
4. 08:00
  Take It From Here—From 19/02/1959
  The fall and rise of a Punch & Judy show, and Ron and Eth are planning their honeymoon.
5. 08:30
  Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
  Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
6. 09:00
  LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 1
  1/5A couple expects to adopt an orphan boy, not an impetuous red-headed girl.
7. 09:30
  Just William - Live!—Series 1, The Sweet Little Girl in White
  1/2Violet Elizabeth Bott arrives in the scruffy schoolboy's life. Read by Martin Jarvis.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Tanni Grey Thompson
  Kirsty Young explores the choices of Paralympian gold medal winner Tanni Grey Thompson.
9. 10:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
10. 11:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 1, Barry Took
  The comedian and writer shares some reminiscences.
11. 11:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Maureen Beattie
  Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the Glaswegian comedian
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
2. 13:15
  Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees—Sapwood
  2/5Nature writer Roger Deakin looks at moths with a group of Essex insect enthusiasts.
3. 13:30
  Wally K Daly Trilogy—A Right Royal Rip-Off
  2/3Inmates plot an outrageous heist behind bars. The last thing they want is to be released.
4. 15:00
  Take It From Here—From 19/02/1959
  The fall and rise of a Punch & Judy show, and Ron and Eth are planning their honeymoon.
5. 15:30
  Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
  Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
6. 16:00
  LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 1
  1/5A couple expects to adopt an orphan boy, not an impetuous red-headed girl.
7. 16:30
  Just William - Live!—Series 1, The Sweet Little Girl in White
  1/2Violet Elizabeth Bott arrives in the scruffy schoolboy's life. Read by Martin Jarvis.
8. 17:00
  A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus—Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (AD 1780-1914)
  Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 1. ScreeWees are for Real?
  1/3Can computer game addict Johnny Maxwell save an alien planet from the comfort of his bed?
2. 18:30
  Weird Tales—Series 2, Split the Atom by Lynn Ferguson
  2/3Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess.
3. 19:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 1, Barry Took
  The comedian and writer shares some reminiscences.
4. 19:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Maureen Beattie
  Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the Glaswegian comedian
5. 20:00
  Take It From Here—From 19/02/1959
  The fall and rise of a Punch & Judy show, and Ron and Eth are planning their honeymoon.
6. 20:30
  Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
  Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Tanni Grey Thompson
  Kirsty Young explores the choices of Paralympian gold medal winner Tanni Grey Thompson.
8. 21:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
9. 22:00
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Kevin Eldon
  4/4Alex and his band try interactive cookery, and Kevin Eldon joins them for a song.
10. 22:30
  Hair in the Gate—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/3Religious music is all the rage, leading to an uneasy reunion for arts reporter Brian.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—01/04/2012
  The Comedy Club brings you laughs six nights a week. Arthur Smith chats with James Acaster
12. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 6, Episode 6
  6/6Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news from the last seven days.
13. 23:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 2, Parents
  3/6The award-winning comic's lowdown on what being a mum and dad means.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 1. ScreeWees are for Real?
  1/3Can computer game addict Johnny Maxwell save an alien planet from the comfort of his bed?
2. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 2, Split the Atom by Lynn Ferguson
  2/3Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Tanni Grey Thompson
  Kirsty Young explores the choices of Paralympian gold medal winner Tanni Grey Thompson.
4. 01:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
5. 02:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 1, Barry Took
  The comedian and writer shares some reminiscences.
6. 02:30
  Dad Made Me Laugh—Maureen Beattie
  Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the Glaswegian comedian
7. 03:00
  Take It From Here—From 19/02/1959
  The fall and rise of a Punch & Judy show, and Ron and Eth are planning their honeymoon.
8. 03:30
  Wally K Daly Trilogy—A Right Royal Rip-Off
  2/3Inmates plot an outrageous heist behind bars. The last thing they want is to be released.
9. 05:00
  LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 1
  1/5A couple expects to adopt an orphan boy, not an impetuous red-headed girl.
10. 05:30
  Just William - Live!—Series 1, The Sweet Little Girl in White
  1/2Violet Elizabeth Bott arrives in the scruffy schoolboy's life. Read by Martin Jarvis.

Monday 2 April 2012