BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 8 March 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 5. Deadline
  5/5Sam Vimes and Carcer finally fight, but time itself and a sinister lord have other ideas.
2. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 1. Mayhem on the Moon
  1/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew blast off for Mars, but there is a problem.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Killing Orders, 5. Dinner Date
  5/6The private eye narrowly escapes with her life as the anonymous phone threats continue.
4. 01:30
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 5
  5/10Friends welcome the swashbuckling daredevil back to Kent, but then he makes a new enemy.
5. 02:00
  Coming Alive—Series 1, Plumbing The Depths
  4/6Ex-convict Terry is challenged to bring neighbourhood talent to the community centre.
6. 02:30
  Trevor's World of Sport—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Trevor Heslop's battles as a nice sports agent.
7. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Emile Zola - Germinal, Episode 3
  3/3With the strike in its third month, the conflict gets violent and urgent action is needed.
8. 04:00
  Brian Aldiss Short Stories—Supertoys Last All Summer Long
  The story which became the Kubrick-Spielberg film A.I. What is artificial intelligence?
9. 04:15
  Bernard MacLaverty - Winter Storm
  Stranded alone in Iowa poet Andrew Younger yearns for the woman he left behind in Scotland
10. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield.
11. 05:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 2, Bill Of Fare
  5/6Romance and skullduggery flourish at a Food Fair.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Andrew Rissik - Troy—Helen at Ephesus
  3/3After defeating the Trojans, the Greeks sail home. Will the gods be kind to them?
2. 07:30
  Looking for Middle England—Clubs
  2/3Ian Hislop goes in search of clubs and civic engagement, and brushes up his golf swing.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 27
  27/32The American funny man welcomes Elvin Bishop and shares the news from Lake Wobegon.
4. 09:00
  Clowning Around on 4 Extra
  Tony Lidington traces the role of the clown in British humour.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?
  A 21st-century update of Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Can James win his girlfriend back?
2. 13:15
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One, 1. A Cure for Death
  1/4The detective faces a medical mystery behind the discovery of a dumped body.
3. 14:00
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Fear of Wages
  25/27Ignoring a telegram about Japan's surrender, Neddie Seagoon and company are still at war.
4. 14:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6The tale of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, and Ernie is set to retire.
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 27
  27/32The American funny man welcomes Elvin Bishop and shares the news from Lake Wobegon.
6. 16:00
  Andrew Rissik - Troy—Helen at Ephesus
  3/3After defeating the Trojans, the Greeks sail home. Will the gods be kind to them?
7. 17:30
  Kerry's List—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Change sheets, buy a kids book on where babies come from, get roots done, learn to knit.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The First
  1/6Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished. But what about Planet Earth?
2. 18:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Snipe 3909
  1/13The Man in Black reveals how a phone instils growing fear in house seller Mary Luckham.
3. 19:00
  Clowning Around on 4 Extra
  Tony Lidington traces the role of the clown in British humour.
4. 22:00
  4 Extra Stands Up—4 Extra Stands Up, Episode 5
  5/6From London's Pleasance Theatre with Alistair Barrie, Bob Mills, Mary Bourke and more.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—08/03/2014
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Thom Tuck.
6. 23:00
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/328 performers get 60 seconds to entertain. With John Humphrys.
7. 23:30
  Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 3
  3/6A-ha! Alan Partridge meets some former hostages and France's second-best racing driver.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The First
  1/6Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished. But what about Planet Earth?
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Snipe 3909
  1/13The Man in Black reveals how a phone instils growing fear in house seller Mary Luckham.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 27
  27/32The American funny man welcomes Elvin Bishop and shares the news from Lake Wobegon.
4. 02:00
  What Would Elizabeth Bennet Do?
  A 21st-century update of Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Can James win his girlfriend back?
5. 03:15
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One, 1. A Cure for Death
  1/4The detective faces a medical mystery behind the discovery of a dumped body.
6. 04:00
  Andrew Rissik - Troy—Helen at Ephesus
  3/3After defeating the Trojans, the Greeks sail home. Will the gods be kind to them?
7. 05:30
  Kerry's List—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Change sheets, buy a kids book on where babies come from, get roots done, learn to knit.

Sunday 9 March 2014