BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 14 April 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos—Episode 3
  3/3The mysterious powers of the alien children start to become destructive.
2. 00:30
  Stories of Ray Bradbury—Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed
  5/5How do the Earth people living on Mars cope when they discover there is no way back home?
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 21
  21/28From New York City. Will Guy Noir be seduced by stuffed peppers? Music from Dick Hyman.
4. 02:00
  The Little Ottleys—Series 4 Omnibus
  More witty fun and romance set in Ada Leverson's Edwardian world. Written by Martyn Wade.
5. 03:15
  Whodunnits—Baldi - Series 1, 5. Death Cap
  5/6Baldi suspects foul play over a sudden death at a monastic retreat.
6. 04:00
  Michael Frayn - Clouds
  Coffee and literature or art and sugar? Rival Sunday supplement writers clash.
7. 05:30
  Believe It!—Series 1, Drink
  1/4The bizarre (and untrue) celebrity radiography of Richard Wilson.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dickens in London - Omnibus
  The author's life told through his relationship with the city that fired his imagination.
2. 07:15
  Adventures in Science—Series 2, The Morning After the Night Before
  1/5Ben Silburn follows the rollercoaster ride of alcohol through our bodies.
3. 07:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 4, David Tennant interviews Richard Wilson
  2/4The Time Lord and the famous TV pensioner have a no-holds-barred relay race discussion.
4. 08:00
  Doctor at Large—Fellowship
  12/13An X-ray mix-up leads Simon Sparrow's confused friends to fear his end is in sight.
5. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The Moving Target
  The bungling duo takes charge of Britain's first space launch.
6. 09:00
  Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet—Episode 2
  2/3Hugh and the Strolling Players meet a strange Pilgrim.
7. 09:30
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—Regular Angels
  2/6The sisters meet old Mister Laurence and Amy learns a lesson.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Footballers, Gary Lineker
  From U2 to Monty Python, ex-England captain Gary Lineker shares his castaway choices.
9. 10:45
  Five Stories by James Ellis—My Uncle Julius
  3/5The Davenport family's boat fails to come in, in more ways than one.
10. 11:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 1, Barry Took
  The comedian and writer shares some reminiscences.
11. 11:30
  The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Grand Blackpool
  4/6Geoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that is refusing to bring the curtain down.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dickens in London - Omnibus
  The author's life told through his relationship with the city that fired his imagination.
2. 13:15
  Adventures in Science—Series 2, The Morning After the Night Before
  1/5Ben Silburn follows the rollercoaster ride of alcohol through our bodies.
3. 13:30
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
4. 15:00
  Doctor at Large—Fellowship
  12/13An X-ray mix-up leads Simon Sparrow's confused friends to fear his end is in sight.
5. 15:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The Moving Target
  The bungling duo takes charge of Britain's first space launch.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—14/04/2013
  With the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show, Mel Giedroyc heads off to the exotic East.
7. 17:00
  Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet—Episode 2
  2/3Hugh and the Strolling Players meet a strange Pilgrim.
8. 17:30
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—Regular Angels
  2/6The sisters meet old Mister Laurence and Amy learns a lesson.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—The Horror of Loch Ness, Episode 1
  1/4When a speed ace goes missing, can Professor Dunning handle the sinister forces at work?
2. 18:30
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—When the World Screamed
  1/2Doyle's irascible academic sets out on a bold mission to be recognised by Mother Earth.
3. 19:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 1, Barry Took
  The comedian and writer shares some reminiscences.
4. 19:30
  The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Grand Blackpool
  4/6Geoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that is refusing to bring the curtain down.
5. 20:00
  Doctor at Large—Fellowship
  12/13An X-ray mix-up leads Simon Sparrow's confused friends to fear his end is in sight.
6. 20:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The Moving Target
  The bungling duo takes charge of Britain's first space launch.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Footballers, Gary Lineker
  From U2 to Monty Python, ex-England captain Gary Lineker shares his castaway choices.
8. 21:45
  Five Stories by James Ellis—My Uncle Julius
  3/5The Davenport family's boat fails to come in, in more ways than one.
9. 22:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 4, David Tennant interviews Richard Wilson
  2/4The Time Lord and the famous TV pensioner have a no-holds-barred relay race discussion.
10. 22:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 2, Memento Mori and The Motherless Bear
  5/6The consequences of buying your partner an antique skeleton and a dark fable on mourning.
11. 23:00
  The Maltby Collection—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Curators Rod and Julian are both planning grand gestures.
12. 23:30
  The Nick Revell Show—Series 2, The Promised Land
  5/6As the writer gets a lucky Hollywood break, his geraniums are terrorised by an old foe.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The Horror of Loch Ness, Episode 1
  1/4When a speed ace goes missing, can Professor Dunning handle the sinister forces at work?
2. 00:30
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—When the World Screamed
  1/2Doyle's irascible academic sets out on a bold mission to be recognised by Mother Earth.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Footballers, Gary Lineker
  From U2 to Monty Python, ex-England captain Gary Lineker shares his castaway choices.
4. 01:45
  Five Stories by James Ellis—My Uncle Julius
  3/5The Davenport family's boat fails to come in, in more ways than one.
5. 02:00
  That Reminds Me—Series 1, Barry Took
  The comedian and writer shares some reminiscences.
6. 02:30
  The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Grand Blackpool
  4/6Geoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that is refusing to bring the curtain down.
7. 03:00
  Doctor at Large—Fellowship
  12/13An X-ray mix-up leads Simon Sparrow's confused friends to fear his end is in sight.
8. 03:30
  Hercule Poirot—Murder on the Links
  Rushing to France, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot finds his client stabbed to death.
9. 05:00
  Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet—Episode 2
  2/3Hugh and the Strolling Players meet a strange Pilgrim.
10. 05:30
  Louisa May Alcott - Little Women—Regular Angels
  2/6The sisters meet old Mister Laurence and Amy learns a lesson.

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