BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 25 March 2013

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The Sphere
  1/3Abby and Zara were created by pan-dimensional beings to help save space and time.
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Dancers, Dame Alicia Markova
  Prima ballerina assoluta Dame Alicia Markova's second turn as Sue Lawley's castaway.
3. 01:45
  Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty—Episode 5
  5/5Peter White faces mother nature in his exploration of how blind people experience beauty.
4. 02:00
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, It's a Square World
  6/6Michael Bentine remembers going the extra mile in creating some madcap pranks for the BBC.
5. 02:30
  The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, London Windmill
  1/6Geoffrey Wheeler explores the venue famed for its nude tableaux.
6. 03:00
  Doctor at Large—To Bed or Not to Bed
  9/13Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan.
7. 03:30
  Hercule Poirot—The ABC Murders
  A chilling letter sets the Belgian sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer.
8. 05:00
  Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons—Episode 2
  2/2Which boat will lead the attack on Captain Flint? Jean Anderson and Penny Downie star.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
2. 06:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
3. 06:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 6
  6/10Commander Dalgliesh questions the owner of a car parked near the murder scene.
4. 07:00
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Will a protest halt the park's Sales and stop Mick going 'Dirty Dancing' with Valerie?
5. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 65, Episode 6
  6/8How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
6. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 15
  15/16Special agent Kenneth Horne investigates sinister giant milk bottles.
7. 08:30
  The Al Read Show—Episode 4
  Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours. Comic monologues from the 1950s.
8. 09:00
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Tennis Balls and Military Tattoos
  4/6The landladies' accountant and clergy guest discover they have something in common.
9. 09:30
  A Look Back at the Future—2001
  1/6Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Jeremy Hardy recall a year of upheaval - still to come.
10. 10:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Fruits of Victory
  1/121647 and unrest mounts as the Presbyterian government decides to disband the army.
11. 11:00
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 1. Time
  1/3Three old men sit and watch the world go by, but one has the secret of youthful vitality.
12. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Alice Lowe, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Cockerell, Bonnie Tyler, Emma Freud, Soweto Kinch, Cody ChesnuTT
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 15
  15/16Special agent Kenneth Horne investigates sinister giant milk bottles.
2. 12:30
  The Al Read Show—Episode 4
  Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours. Comic monologues from the 1950s.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
4. 13:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
5. 13:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 6
  6/10Commander Dalgliesh questions the owner of a car parked near the murder scene.
6. 14:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 11
  11/20Aunt Esther reappears worried for her niece's welfare, and the mill workers are angry.
7. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—DIY
  4/10How marriage became a means of coping with skill shortages in designing post-war homes.
8. 14:30
  Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim—Episode 1
  1/12The barriers are down as Jim Dixon takes recovering academic Margaret out on a date.
9. 14:45
  Richard Ingrams - The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett—Episode 1
  1/5The rise of a one-man force of the 1800s. Biography of the author and political reformer.
10. 15:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Fruits of Victory
  1/121647 and unrest mounts as the Presbyterian government decides to disband the army.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—25/03/2013
  Mel Giedroyc introduces Terry Deary's Horrible Histories of the Terrible Tudors.
12. 17:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Here Comes the Judge
  4/6Ex-con Terry is asked to be a school fancy dress judge, but can he make up with Sandra?
13. 17:30
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Will a protest halt the park's Sales and stop Mick going 'Dirty Dancing' with Valerie?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—The Cradle of the Snake, Episode 1
  1/4Tegan's Mara nightmare returns. The Time Lord heads for Manussa to seek help.
2. 18:30
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
  1/6A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 15
  15/16Special agent Kenneth Horne investigates sinister giant milk bottles.
4. 19:30
  The Al Read Show—Episode 4
  Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours. Comic monologues from the 1950s.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
6. 20:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
7. 20:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 6
  6/10Commander Dalgliesh questions the owner of a car parked near the murder scene.
8. 21:00
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 1. Time
  1/3Three old men sit and watch the world go by, but one has the secret of youthful vitality.
9. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Alice Lowe, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Cockerell, Bonnie Tyler, Emma Freud, Soweto Kinch, Cody ChesnuTT
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 65, Episode 6
  6/8How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition or deviation?
11. 22:30
  Jason Cook's Happiness HQ
  Jason's lively look at happiness in the workplace with Chris Ramsey.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 39, Episode 6
  6/8Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a comic run through the week's news.
13. 23:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Horne, Wheeler, De Botton
  5/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman take exhibits from Alex Horne, Sara Wheeler and Alain De Botton
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Cradle of the Snake, Episode 1
  1/4Tegan's Mara nightmare returns. The Time Lord heads for Manussa to seek help.
2. 00:30
  Paradise Lost in Cyberspace—Episode 1
  1/6A 22nd-century clerical error sets George Smith's demise for 69, not 70. Dystopian comedy.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
  1/5Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
4. 01:30
  Edgar Wallace - White Face—Episode 6
  6/10Elk and Bray quiz a suspect. Quigley gets a tip-off, as the master criminal sets to work.
5. 01:45
  Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient—Episode 6
  6/10Commander Dalgliesh questions the owner of a car parked near the murder scene.
6. 02:00
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Tennis Balls and Military Tattoos
  4/6The landladies' accountant and clergy guest discover they have something in common.
7. 02:30
  A Look Back at the Future—2001
  1/6Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Jeremy Hardy recall a year of upheaval - still to come.
8. 03:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Fruits of Victory
  1/121647 and unrest mounts as the Presbyterian government decides to disband the army.
9. 04:00
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 1. Time
  1/3Three old men sit and watch the world go by, but one has the secret of youthful vitality.
10. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Alice Lowe, Anthony Horowitz, Michael Cockerell, Bonnie Tyler, Emma Freud, Soweto Kinch, Cody ChesnuTT
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
11. 05:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Here Comes the Judge
  4/6Ex-con Terry is asked to be a school fancy dress judge, but can he make up with Sandra?
12. 05:30
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Will a protest halt the park's Sales and stop Mick going 'Dirty Dancing' with Valerie?

Tuesday 26 March 2013