BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 15 April 2012

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Stanislaw Lem - Solaris—2. Love and Hate
  2/2Kris is falling in love with his replica wife as his colleagues aim to destroy the planet.
2. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 26
  26/32The American funny man welcomes string band Old Crow Medicine Show and singer Andra Suchy.
3. 02:00
  The Man Who Knows: Omnibus
  Fleet Street, 1968. An actress determines to uncover a gossip columnist's source.
4. 03:15
  Daunt and Dervish—Series 1, After the Ball is Over
  1/5Feeling useless after the war, two women set up their own detective agency.
5. 04:00
  Eric Pringle - Gracie—Wish Me Luck
  1/2From Rochdale to renown, Gracie Fields's rise to fame was not without its traumas.
6. 05:30
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 1, April 21st to 25th
  2/4Damien reluctantly writes for a supermarket's online magazine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/3Three young women seek entertainment careers in dazzling post-war New York.
2. 07:15
  Irish Icons - The Titanic
  The triumph and the tragedy of The Titanic are keenly remembered by people in Belfast.
3. 07:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, A Game Of Two Slavs
  2/6The overbearing social worker gets boyfriend Brian caught up in a hostage situation!
4. 08:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/7Frankie visits the house where he was born and prepares for a royal visit.
5. 08:30
  Meet the Huggetts—What Unusual Wallpaper
  The family are suffering in a summer heatwave.
6. 09:00
  LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 3
  3/5Anne meets a kindred spirit, gets cooking, and nearly kills herself.
7. 09:30
  Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden—Episode 1
  1/4A boy's stay with his relatives turns from tedium to adventure when the clock strikes 13.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Martin Sheen
  4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to Martin Sheen.
9. 11:00
  Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please—Leaving Home
  2/4Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about life at a steelworks and heading to war.
10. 11:30
  The Diary of a Nobody—Episode 2
  2/5Pooter has to deal with the consequences of his night of excess at the Lord Mayor's Ball.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/3Three young women seek entertainment careers in dazzling post-war New York.
2. 13:15
  Irish Icons - The Titanic
  The triumph and the tragedy of The Titanic are keenly remembered by people in Belfast.
3. 13:30
  Moya O'Shea - CQD
  Greed and coercion meet supernatural justice and retribution, through a lifeboat.
4. 14:00
  Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room
  How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room?
5. 15:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/7Frankie visits the house where he was born and prepares for a royal visit.
6. 15:30
  Meet the Huggetts—What Unusual Wallpaper
  The family are suffering in a summer heatwave.
7. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—15/04/2012
  Mel looks back at a great week on The 4 O'Clock Show.
8. 16:30
  LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 3
  3/5Anne meets a kindred spirit, gets cooking, and nearly kills herself.
9. 17:00
  Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden—Episode 1
  1/4A boy's stay with his relatives turns from tedium to adventure when the clock strikes 13.
10. 17:30
  Titanic Letters
  Passengers and crew of the doomed liner share their hopes and fears with loved ones.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
  3/3Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
2. 18:30
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
  1/5Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
3. 19:00
  Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please—Leaving Home
  2/4Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about life at a steelworks and heading to war.
4. 19:30
  The Diary of a Nobody—Episode 2
  2/5Pooter has to deal with the consequences of his night of excess at the Lord Mayor's Ball.
5. 20:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/7Frankie visits the house where he was born and prepares for a royal visit.
6. 20:30
  Meet the Huggetts—What Unusual Wallpaper
  The family are suffering in a summer heatwave.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Martin Sheen
  4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to Martin Sheen.
8. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, A Game Of Two Slavs
  2/6The overbearing social worker gets boyfriend Brian caught up in a hostage situation!
9. 22:30
  The Change—Series 1, Different for Girls
  2/6Can transvestite George dump his entire wardrobe for wife Carol?
10. 23:00
  King Cutler—King Cutler II
  2/6Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, stories and poems.
11. 23:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 2, Holidays
  5/6The award-winning comic tackles the stress of going on holiday.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
  3/3Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
2. 00:30
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
  1/5Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Martin Sheen
  4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to Martin Sheen.
4. 02:00
  Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please—Leaving Home
  2/4Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about life at a steelworks and heading to war.
5. 02:30
  The Diary of a Nobody—Episode 2
  2/5Pooter has to deal with the consequences of his night of excess at the Lord Mayor's Ball.
6. 03:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/7Frankie visits the house where he was born and prepares for a royal visit.
7. 03:30
  Moya O'Shea - CQD
  Greed and coercion meet supernatural justice and retribution, through a lifeboat.
8. 04:00
  Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room
  How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room?
9. 05:00
  LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables—Episode 3
  3/5Anne meets a kindred spirit, gets cooking, and nearly kills herself.
10. 05:30
  Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden—Episode 1
  1/4A boy's stay with his relatives turns from tedium to adventure when the clock strikes 13.

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