BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 16 April 2012

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
2. 06:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 6
  6/10Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel targets his key witness Greg Waterson.
3. 06:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 6
  6/10Why did Dawkins' servant threaten the little garden boy if he spoke to the detective?
4. 07:00
  The Arts and How They Was Done—How Michelangelo Done the Sistine Chapel
  2/6Desmond Olivier Dingle and the National Theatre of Brent recreate the Renaissance.
5. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/6With panellists John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Danielle Ward and Tom Wrigglesworth.
6. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/14Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes showbiz.
7. 08:30
  Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter—22/03/2003
  The veteran comedian's fun-packed Tickle Tour arrives at Chads Theatre, Cheadle Hume.
8. 09:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, And The Winner Is ...
  3/6The self-centred social worker has dreams of glory. And Irene makes an announcement.
9. 09:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 2, Babies
  6/6The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.
10. 10:00
  The Chronicles of Narnia—Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian, Episode 4
  4/4The plotting Glozelle encourages the king to accept Peter's challenge for a battle.
11. 10:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Salamander
  The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
12. 11:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
  1/5A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
13. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Laura Gibson, Arthur Smith, Dominic Sandbrook and Nigel Wray
  Clive Anderson with Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Arthur Smith and Laura Gibson.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/14Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes showbiz.
2. 12:30
  Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter—22/03/2003
  The veteran comedian's fun-packed Tickle Tour arrives at Chads Theatre, Cheadle Hume.
3. 13:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
4. 13:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 6
  6/10Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel targets his key witness Greg Waterson.
5. 13:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 6
  6/10Why did Dawkins' servant threaten the little garden boy if he spoke to the detective?
6. 14:00
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—6. Money Money Money
  6/15Set on showbiz careers in New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely move in together.
7. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—Queen Caroline and the Emergence Of W. Pitt
  115/216Looking at Caroline, the queen, and her link to Walpole. Anna Massey narrates.
8. 14:30
  Walter Lord - A Night to Remember—Episode 6
  6/10With all of the Titanic's lifeboats gone, hard decisions remain for those left on the ship
9. 14:45
  The Invention of Childhood—The Grave and the Cradle
  1/30How the arrival of Christianity and the Norman Conquest affected British children's lives.
10. 15:00
  The Chronicles of Narnia—Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian, Episode 4
  4/4The plotting Glozelle encourages the king to accept Peter's challenge for a battle.
11. 15:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Salamander
  The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
12. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—16/04/2012
  Mel Giedroyc pulls on her wellies for a spot of egg collecting and pony-trekking.
13. 17:00
  Anything Legal—Episode 2
  2/8Two city gents finally admit they have been sacked and take action.
14. 17:30
  The Arts and How They Was Done—How Michelangelo Done the Sistine Chapel
  2/6Desmond Olivier Dingle and the National Theatre of Brent recreate the Renaissance.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—1. The Secret of the Growing Gold
  1/5Tales from the mind of Bram Stoker. Fair hair becomes an unusual tool of marital revenge.
2. 18:15
  Simon Bovey - Slipstream—Into the Wolf's Lair
  1/5It's 1945 and the Allies are certain to win the war. Then an unidentified aircraft appears
3. 18:45
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 6
  6/8What will Rick Deckard do with his bounty money from retiring some rogue androids?
4. 19:00
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/14Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes showbiz.
5. 19:30
  Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter—22/03/2003
  The veteran comedian's fun-packed Tickle Tour arrives at Chads Theatre, Cheadle Hume.
6. 20:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
7. 20:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 6
  6/10Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel targets his key witness Greg Waterson.
8. 20:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 6
  6/10Why did Dawkins' servant threaten the little garden boy if he spoke to the detective?
9. 21:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
  1/5A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
10. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Laura Gibson, Arthur Smith, Dominic Sandbrook and Nigel Wray
  Clive Anderson with Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Arthur Smith and Laura Gibson.
11. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/6With panellists John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Danielle Ward and Tom Wrigglesworth.
12. 22:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, And The Winner Is ...
  3/6The self-centred social worker has dreams of glory. And Irene makes an announcement.
13. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—16/04/2012
  Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
14. 23:45
  Elastic Planet—The Train
  2/6The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates. Patrick Moore guest stars.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—1. The Secret of the Growing Gold
  1/5Tales from the mind of Bram Stoker. Fair hair becomes an unusual tool of marital revenge.
2. 00:15
  Simon Bovey - Slipstream—Into the Wolf's Lair
  1/5It's 1945 and the Allies are certain to win the war. Then an unidentified aircraft appears
3. 00:45
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 6
  6/8What will Rick Deckard do with his bounty money from retiring some rogue androids?
4. 01:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Course of True Love
  11/13The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
5. 01:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 6
  6/10Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel targets his key witness Greg Waterson.
6. 01:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 6
  6/10Why did Dawkins' servant threaten the little garden boy if he spoke to the detective?
7. 02:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, And The Winner Is ...
  3/6The self-centred social worker has dreams of glory. And Irene makes an announcement.
8. 02:30
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 2, Babies
  6/6The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.
9. 03:00
  The Chronicles of Narnia—Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian, Episode 4
  4/4The plotting Glozelle encourages the king to accept Peter's challenge for a battle.
10. 03:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Salamander
  The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
11. 04:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
  1/5A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
12. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Laura Gibson, Arthur Smith, Dominic Sandbrook and Nigel Wray
  Clive Anderson with Lee Mack, Jenny Agutter, Arthur Smith and Laura Gibson.
13. 05:00
  Anything Legal—Episode 2
  2/8Two city gents finally admit they have been sacked and take action.
14. 05:30
  The Arts and How They Was Done—How Michelangelo Done the Sistine Chapel
  2/6Desmond Olivier Dingle and the National Theatre of Brent recreate the Renaissance.

Tuesday 17 April 2012