BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 24 April 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Star
  2/5A priest's faith is severely tested during an expedition on a burnt planet.
2. 00:15
  And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer—Episode 7
  7/10Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series read by Stephen Mangan.
3. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 2, The House on Pale Avenue by Richard Vincent
  3/3Is the Williams family's new home trying to tell them something?
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 1. Murder
  1/4A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village.
5. 01:30
  Sherlock Holmes—The Beekeeper's Apprentice, The Segregation of the Queen
  3/4Sherlock Holmes is out of retirement and an old enemy is targeting him and his friends.
6. 02:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 7, Episode 2
  2/5Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
7. 02:45
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—A Life at the Opera
  2/5Armando Iannucci tackles operas and offers some of his thoughts on ears.
8. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Plantagenet: Series 1, Lionheart
  2/3King Henry II refuses to acknowledge Prince Richard as heir, so he turns to the Crusades.
9. 04:00
  Five Stories by Margaret Drabble—A Success Story
  2/5A night out leaves a playwright contemplating relationships and success.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Mark Burgess - A King's Speech
  Newly crowned George VI battles to defeat his stammer ahead of his broadcast to the Nation
11. 05:00
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—The Dummy Run
  The dear ladies decide to enter a shop window-dressing competition. From December 1984.
12. 05:30
  On Baby Street—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Mother Nature pays another visit, and discovers spring has arrived and love is in the air.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
2. 06:30
  Sherlock Holmes—The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
  4/4Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell must part to foil their deadly enemy.
3. 07:00
  Two Doors Down—Series 3, Give the Dog a Bone
  2/4Miss Black's new lodger is a successful actor, but he is not who she was hoping for.
4. 07:30
  Alun Cochrane's Fun House—The Bathroom
  3/4Alun's house tour arrives in his bathroom.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Holiday Camp
  5/12Sid hires the Lad to run his new venture, but then he discovers a surprise next door.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 10
  10/14Censorship, a ghost story and a depraved dentist. Songs and sketches from June 1967.
7. 09:00
  After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
  2/8With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
8. 09:30
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The panel show hosted by Angus Deayton and devised by the panellists.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Plantagenet: Series 1, John, By the Grace of God
  3/3Not expecting to gain the throne, Henry II's son reveals a talent for making enemies.
10. 11:00
  Five Stories by Margaret Drabble—A Voyage to Cythera
  3/5A chance encounter on a train leads a lonely woman to a romantic fantasy.
11. 11:15
  John Mortimer - Mr Luby's Fear of Heaven
  When Lewis is confronted by visions of the Almighty, he wonders if he's in the wrong place
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Holiday Camp
  5/12Sid hires the Lad to run his new venture, but then he discovers a surprise next door.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 10
  10/14Censorship, a ghost story and a depraved dentist. Songs and sketches from June 1967.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
4. 13:30
  Sherlock Holmes—The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
  4/4Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell must part to foil their deadly enemy.
5. 14:00
  Meera Syal - Anita and Me—Episode 8
  8/10With Meena and Anita back on track, the girls begin to tackle the tricky subject of sex.
6. 14:15
  Britain on the Bottle: Alcohol and the State—Habitual Drunkards and the Asylum
  6/10Mark Whitaker examines the late 19th-century panic over habitual drunkards.
7. 14:30
  Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin—Episode 3
  3/10Grieving for her mother Caro, daughter Judy Meredith prepares to visit her father.
8. 14:45
  Jane Robinson - Bluestockings—Episode 3
  3/5Undergraduette glamour and bluestocking fashion with the first female university students.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Plantagenet: Series 1, John, By the Grace of God
  3/3Not expecting to gain the throne, Henry II's son reveals a talent for making enemies.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—24/04/2013
  Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc.
11. 17:00
  Stilgoe's Around—Guy's Hospital, London
  Richard Stilgoe is admitted to Guy's Hospital in London. With visitor Emma Thompson.
12. 17:30
  Two Doors Down—Series 3, Give the Dog a Bone
  2/4Miss Black's new lodger is a successful actor, but he is not who she was hoping for.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, Death and the Senator
  3/5If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who gets treatment?
2. 18:15
  And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer—Episode 8
  8/10Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series read by Stephen Mangan.
3. 18:30
  A Short History of Vampires—1. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  1/4The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. Read by Dan Stevens.
4. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Holiday Camp
  5/12Sid hires the Lad to run his new venture, but then he discovers a surprise next door.
5. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 10
  10/14Censorship, a ghost story and a depraved dentist. Songs and sketches from June 1967.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
7. 20:30
  Sherlock Holmes—The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
  4/4Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell must part to foil their deadly enemy.
8. 21:00
  Five Stories by Margaret Drabble—A Voyage to Cythera
  3/5A chance encounter on a train leads a lonely woman to a romantic fantasy.
9. 21:15
  John Mortimer - Mr Luby's Fear of Heaven
  When Lewis is confronted by visions of the Almighty, he wonders if he's in the wrong place
10. 22:00
  Alun Cochrane's Fun House—The Bathroom
  3/4Alun's house tour arrives in his bathroom.
11. 22:30
  The Mark Steel Solution—Series 1, Anyone Born in England Should Be Deported
  5/6Radical proposals to improve our lives with the comedian's emigration shake-up.
12. 23:00
  We Are Klang: Amazing Lives—Musical
  4/4On its 25th anniversary, writers and performers reflect on Gummy Monkey: The Musical.
13. 23:30
  Knocker—Privinvasionacy
  1/6Market researcher Ian Dunn seeks the opinions of a hostile public.
14. 23:45
  For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 1
  1/5Memoirs of a boy growing up in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of his eccentric dad.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, Death and the Senator
  3/5If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who gets treatment?
2. 00:15
  And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer—Episode 8
  8/10Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series read by Stephen Mangan.
3. 00:30
  A Short History of Vampires—1. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  1/4The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. Read by Dan Stevens.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face, 2. Investigation
  2/4Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet village to investigate a housemaid's murder.
5. 01:30
  Sherlock Holmes—The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Battle Royal
  4/4Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell must part to foil their deadly enemy.
6. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
  2/8With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
7. 02:30
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The panel show hosted by Angus Deayton and devised by the panellists.
8. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Plantagenet: Series 1, John, By the Grace of God
  3/3Not expecting to gain the throne, Henry II's son reveals a talent for making enemies.
9. 04:00
  Five Stories by Margaret Drabble—A Voyage to Cythera
  3/5A chance encounter on a train leads a lonely woman to a romantic fantasy.
10. 04:15
  John Mortimer - Mr Luby's Fear of Heaven
  When Lewis is confronted by visions of the Almighty, he wonders if he's in the wrong place
11. 05:00
  Stilgoe's Around—Guy's Hospital, London
  Richard Stilgoe is admitted to Guy's Hospital in London. With visitor Emma Thompson.
12. 05:30
  Two Doors Down—Series 3, Give the Dog a Bone
  2/4Miss Black's new lodger is a successful actor, but he is not who she was hoping for.

Thursday 25 April 2013