BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 18 April 2012

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—2. The Coming of Abel Behenna
  2/5Two rivals in love make a pact. Will it end in betrayal? Read by Dyfed Thomas.
2. 00:15
  Simon Bovey - Slipstream—The Eagle's Nest
  2/5Barton and his team head deep behind German lines to track down a terrifying new weapon.
3. 00:45
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 7
  7/8Rick Deckard gets drawn into a relationship with the beautiful android Rachel Rosen.
4. 01:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Perils of the Sea
  12/13The Old Bailey hack recalls a case of murder. How did Barney Bateman die?
5. 01:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 7
  7/10DS Dalziel and his murder suspect are both due on stage in the local Mysteries.
6. 01:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 7
  7/10Dawkins' servant's splendid turban - that's the problem. The detective is on track again.
7. 02:00
  The News Quiz Extra—16/04/2012
  Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
8. 02:45
  Elastic Planet—The Train
  2/6The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates. Patrick Moore guest stars.
9. 03:00
  Masters' India - Bhowani Junction—Patrick Taylor
  1/5Anglo-Indian Patrick pursues the daughter of a train driver. With Gary Bond.
10. 04:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Loves Me, Loves Me Not
  2/5Sixty years ago, Frank's romantic hopes were dashed on a New York quayside.
11. 04:15
  Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed
  A traveller passing through a remote village receives a desperate request from a mother.
12. 05:00
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, New Year, Old Problems
  1/6Teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
13. 05:30
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 3, Astonishing Archie
  1/3By Bill Paterson. Two brothers argue over the choice of music for an old friend's funeral.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Age of Retirement
  13/13The Old Bailey hack reconsiders his future, as does a hardened thief.
2. 06:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 8
  8/10Andrew Dalziel learns of a tragic accident on chief suspect Philip Swain's farm.
3. 06:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 8
  8/10It's time for the Bombay detective to test the theory that he's been building for days.
4. 07:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Caramba Campaign
  1/6The Prince of Monte Guano is badgered by his wife to wade into war.
5. 07:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, The Lord Lieutenant's Lady
  2/6Beauty has the hots for worship leader Wayne, but warring couples intervene.
6. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The 13th of the Series
  13/20The Lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of this show.
7. 08:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 1, The Dog
  5/6The author is alarmed to find a four-legged friend in his car.
8. 09:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6With news of another baby for their best friends, Dan takes action over Lucy's reaction.
9. 09:30
  Counterpoint—2005, 2005 - Heat 1
  1/13Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Nicholas Brann, Brian Clements and Jill Halifax.
10. 10:00
  Masters' India - Bhowani Junction—Victoria Jones
  2/5Anglo-Indian Victoria seeks her true identity amid Britain's turbulent withdrawal.
11. 11:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—The Ebony Hand
  3/5Bewildered by the changes in her life, an aunt finds solace in an unexpected place.
12. 11:15
  Nick Warburton - Purvis
  A vicar appoints a widower as church safety officer but he proves to be accident prone.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The 13th of the Series
  13/20The Lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of this show.
2. 12:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 1, The Dog
  5/6The author is alarmed to find a four-legged friend in his car.
3. 13:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Age of Retirement
  13/13The Old Bailey hack reconsiders his future, as does a hardened thief.
4. 13:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 8
  8/10Andrew Dalziel learns of a tragic accident on chief suspect Philip Swain's farm.
5. 13:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 8
  8/10It's time for the Bombay detective to test the theory that he's been building for days.
6. 14:00
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—8. Family Strife
  8/15New bride Jennifer visits Neely, who has become a big Hollywood star.
7. 14:15
  This Sceptred Isle—Patronage and the Fall of Robert Walpole
  117/216Walpole resigns, patronage comes under the microscope and the King fears his nephew.
8. 14:30
  Walter Lord - A Night to Remember—Episode 8
  8/10With survivors left struggling, fights break out in the Titanic's part-filled lifeboats.
9. 14:45
  The Invention of Childhood—New Shoes with Red Thongs
  3/30Michael Morpurgo unearths what medieval children got up to when left unattended.
10. 15:00
  Masters' India - Bhowani Junction—Victoria Jones
  2/5Anglo-Indian Victoria seeks her true identity amid Britain's turbulent withdrawal.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—18/04/2012
  Mel is all singing and dancing, as choirmaster Gareth Malone shares his favourite songs.
12. 17:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
  1/10Bingo Little fancies a waitress. Can Bertie Wooster's valet help?
13. 17:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Caramba Campaign
  1/6The Prince of Monte Guano is badgered by his wife to wade into war.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—3. The Dream in the Dead House
  3/5An Englishman in Munich receives a most unexpected rescue.
2. 18:15
  Simon Bovey - Slipstream—The Tomorrow World
  3/5Barton and the team have found the Germans' secret weapon. But what exactly is it?
3. 18:45
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 8
  8/8Can Deckard confront and destroy the remaining three highly dangerous rogue androids.
4. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The 13th of the Series
  13/20The Lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of this show.
5. 19:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 1, The Dog
  5/6The author is alarmed to find a four-legged friend in his car.
6. 20:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Age of Retirement
  13/13The Old Bailey hack reconsiders his future, as does a hardened thief.
7. 20:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 8
  8/10Andrew Dalziel learns of a tragic accident on chief suspect Philip Swain's farm.
8. 20:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 8
  8/10It's time for the Bombay detective to test the theory that he's been building for days.
9. 21:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—The Ebony Hand
  3/5Bewildered by the changes in her life, an aunt finds solace in an unexpected place.
10. 21:15
  Nick Warburton - Purvis
  A vicar appoints a widower as church safety officer but he proves to be accident prone.
11. 22:00
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, The Lord Lieutenant's Lady
  2/6Beauty has the hots for worship leader Wayne, but warring couples intervene.
12. 22:30
  Self-Storage—Series 1, Break-Up
  1/6No woman, no job. Dave has no choice but to stow everything
13. 22:45
  Guy Browning's Small Talk—Series 1, How to Poach an Egg
  1/2Eggs are rather like people - drop them into hot water and they go to pieces.
14. 23:00
  The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show—Hamlet
  4/6William Shakespeare's brother a jazz musician? The play's the thing. From May 1994.
15. 23:30
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, The Price of Success
  2/6Underachiever Giles woos ex-girlfriend Julia with a posh flat-sit. Stars Richard E Grant.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—3. The Dream in the Dead House
  3/5An Englishman in Munich receives a most unexpected rescue.
2. 00:15
  Simon Bovey - Slipstream—The Tomorrow World
  3/5Barton and the team have found the Germans' secret weapon. But what exactly is it?
3. 00:45
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 8
  8/8Can Deckard confront and destroy the remaining three highly dangerous rogue androids.
4. 01:00
  John Mortimer - Rumpole—The Age of Retirement
  13/13The Old Bailey hack reconsiders his future, as does a hardened thief.
5. 01:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 8
  8/10Andrew Dalziel learns of a tragic accident on chief suspect Philip Swain's farm.
6. 01:45
  HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case—Episode 8
  8/10It's time for the Bombay detective to test the theory that he's been building for days.
7. 02:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6With news of another baby for their best friends, Dan takes action over Lucy's reaction.
8. 02:30
  Counterpoint—2005, 2005 - Heat 1
  1/13Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Nicholas Brann, Brian Clements and Jill Halifax.
9. 03:00
  Masters' India - Bhowani Junction—Victoria Jones
  2/5Anglo-Indian Victoria seeks her true identity amid Britain's turbulent withdrawal.
10. 04:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—The Ebony Hand
  3/5Bewildered by the changes in her life, an aunt finds solace in an unexpected place.
11. 04:15
  Nick Warburton - Purvis
  A vicar appoints a widower as church safety officer but he proves to be accident prone.
12. 05:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
  1/10Bingo Little fancies a waitress. Can Bertie Wooster's valet help?
13. 05:30
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Caramba Campaign
  1/6The Prince of Monte Guano is badgered by his wife to wade into war.

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