BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 18 March 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—London Below
  1/6An act of kindness catapults Richard from his ordinary life into a subterranean world.
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Dancers, Dame Beryl Grey
  Ballerina Dame Beryl Grey shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From March 2002.
3. 01:45
  Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty—Episode 4
  4/5Peter White tackles sporting events and the game of love.
4. 02:00
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Film Greats
  5/6Michael Bentine remembers a trick by Alfred Hitchcock and tales of the Secret Service.
5. 02:30
  Double Trouble—The Two Ronnies
  Stuart Maconie profiles one of the most popular comedy partnerships of all time.
6. 03:00
  Doctor at Large—In General Practice
  8/13Sparrow lands a job in Aberdeen, where he is forced to tackle a pepped-up port-loving lady
7. 03:30
  Noel Coward—The Vortex
  Notorious drama lifting the lid on the lives of the country house set.
8. 05:00
  Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons—Episode 1
  1/2The Walker children set sail and encounter the Amazons in this classic Lakeland tale.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
2. 06:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 1
  1/10A crime reporter's evening is ruined by the latest escapade of a master criminal.
3. 06:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 1
  1/10Journalist Rhoda Gradwyn checks into an exclusive cosmetic surgery clinic.
4. 07:00
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The retail park is licensed for marriage with traumatic results.
5. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 65, Episode 5
  5/8Comedy panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons with Stephen Mangan and Paul Merton.
6. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
7. 08:30
  The Al Read Show—From 28/10/1995
  Right monkey! Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.
8. 09:00
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Family Hold Back
  3/6B&B landlady Maud comes up trumps in the middle of the night.
9. 09:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Ad man Ken struggles with the women in his life, and ex-boss Freddie causes a stir.
10. 10:00
  Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940
  Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill.
11. 11:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
  1/5Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
12. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Joey Skaggs, Kevin Eldon, Pippa Haywood, Ed Stafford, Arthur Smith, Stornoway, Julie Hawk
  Clive Anderson joins Joey Skaggs, Kevin Eldon and Arthur Smith, with music from Julie Hawk
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
2. 12:30
  The Al Read Show—From 28/10/1995
  Right monkey! Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
4. 13:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 1
  1/10A crime reporter's evening is ruined by the latest escapade of a master criminal.
5. 13:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 1
  1/10Journalist Rhoda Gradwyn checks into an exclusive cosmetic surgery clinic.
6. 14:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 6
  6/20Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort?
7. 14:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Underwear and Sex Shop Entrepreneur
  4/5Jane, who runs an underwear and sex toys shop, discusses attitudes to sex with her son.
8. 14:30
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 6
  6/10Fred is approached by a stranger, who has been watching Holly's New York apartment.
9. 14:45
  Gielgud's Letters—1. New York
  1/5In 1936, the actor was Hamlet in New York. Read by Derek Jacobi.
10. 15:00
  Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940
  Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—07/01/2013
  Dick and Dom are back with more experiments in 'How Dangerous Is Your House'.(R)
12. 17:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Betting Fever
  3/6Terry agrees to babysit for Sandra, but reckons without her mother.
13. 17:30
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The retail park is licensed for marriage with traumatic results.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—Earl's Court
  2/6To learn who killed Door's family, Richard visits a venerable resident of London Below.
2. 18:30
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—1. The Canopy
  1/5Millions of years from now, a small tribe battles to stay alive in dense jungle.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
4. 19:30
  The Al Read Show—From 28/10/1995
  Right monkey! Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
6. 20:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 1
  1/10A crime reporter's evening is ruined by the latest escapade of a master criminal.
7. 20:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 1
  1/10Journalist Rhoda Gradwyn checks into an exclusive cosmetic surgery clinic.
8. 21:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
  1/5Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
9. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Joey Skaggs, Kevin Eldon, Pippa Haywood, Ed Stafford, Arthur Smith, Stornoway, Julie Hawk
  Clive Anderson joins Joey Skaggs, Kevin Eldon and Arthur Smith, with music from Julie Hawk
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 65, Episode 5
  5/8Comedy panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons with Stephen Mangan and Paul Merton.
11. 22:30
  Nick Mohammed: Apollo 21
  Surviving astronauts reveal the story of their 1969 mission to the moon. Mockumentary.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 39, Episode 5
  5/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic run through the week's news.
13. 23:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
  4/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—Earl's Court
  2/6To learn who killed Door's family, Richard visits a venerable resident of London Below.
2. 00:30
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—1. The Canopy
  1/5Millions of years from now, a small tribe battles to stay alive in dense jungle.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
4. 01:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 1
  1/10A crime reporter's evening is ruined by the latest escapade of a master criminal.
5. 01:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 1
  1/10Journalist Rhoda Gradwyn checks into an exclusive cosmetic surgery clinic.
6. 02:00
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Family Hold Back
  3/6B&B landlady Maud comes up trumps in the middle of the night.
7. 02:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Ad man Ken struggles with the women in his life, and ex-boss Freddie causes a stir.
8. 03:00
  Playing For Time - Three Days In May 1940
  Facing defeat in Dunkirk, the War Cabinet challenges Winston Churchill.
9. 04:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories—Absent-Mindedness in a Parish Choir
  1/5Hardy's inimitable Wessex characters recount village tales of Longpuddle life.
10. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Joey Skaggs, Kevin Eldon, Pippa Haywood, Ed Stafford, Arthur Smith, Stornoway, Julie Hawk
  Clive Anderson joins Joey Skaggs, Kevin Eldon and Arthur Smith, with music from Julie Hawk
11. 05:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Betting Fever
  3/6Terry agrees to babysit for Sandra, but reckons without her mother.
12. 05:30
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The retail park is licensed for marriage with traumatic results.

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