BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 16 March 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Second
  2/6Arthur and Ford have escaped Earth's demise only to be cornered by Vogons and their poetry
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, The Dead Drummer
  2/13The Man in Black reveals the terror of two Napoleonic sailors lost on Salisbury Plain.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 28
  28/32From Virginia, the funny man welcomes The Wailin' Jennys and humourist Roy Blount Jr.
4. 02:00
  Charlotte Bronte - Shirley—Omnibus
  1/2Love, longing and loss set against a backdrop of turbulence and unrest in 1811 Yorkshire.
5. 03:15
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One, 2. The Art of the Matter
  2/4The detective superintendent faces a cunning scam and a missing masterpiece.
6. 04:00
  Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice
  The lives of the gifted girl musicians who must exit the Orphanage of the Pieta.
7. 05:30
  Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Jeremy Paxman goes rogue, and Today gets remade as a US sitcom.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Wives and Daughters Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Molly Gibson is excited about the gala. Soon a dark secret will burden her.
2. 07:15
  The Enigma I Will Not Explain—Episode 4
  4/4Having depicted 13 of his friends, Elgar used the final movement for his own self-portrait
3. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, The Charterhouse Redemption
  1/6Ed is ensconced in Berkhamsted's premier accommodation for the financially distressed.
4. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way
  12/13Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.
5. 08:30
  To the Manor Born—The Grapevine
  2/10Audrey tries to fool Devere that she's holidayed abroad.
6. 09:00
  FH Burnett - The Secret Garden—Episode 5
  5/5What will Mr Craven discover on his return? Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic concludes.
7. 09:30
  Time Hops—Time's Up
  5/5The children are convinced the man from the BBC will help them. But is he what he seems?
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Gardeners, Geoffrey Smith
  From Schubert to the Dawn Chorus, the gardener and broadcaster shares his castaway choices
9. 10:45
  At The Pit's Mouth by Rudyard Kipling
  A man rides out with his married lover. Cautionary tale set in India.
10. 11:00
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—A Proper Cuppa Coffee
  1/4A comic celebration of the renowned songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
11. 11:30
  The Friend in the Corner—1956
  4/6Tony Hancock's diary, and records banned from the BBC airwaves.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Wives and Daughters Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Molly Gibson is excited about the gala. Soon a dark secret will burden her.
2. 13:15
  The Enigma I Will Not Explain—Episode 4
  4/4Having depicted 13 of his friends, Elgar used the final movement for his own self-portrait
3. 13:30
  David Pownall - Kitty Wilkinson
  One woman combats squalor and institutional indifference in 19th-century Liverpool.
4. 15:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way
  12/13Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.
5. 15:30
  To the Manor Born—The Grapevine
  2/10Audrey tries to fool Devere that she's holidayed abroad.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—16/03/2014
  Mel Giedroyc replays her highlights, including Junior Just a Minute with Nicholas Parsons.
7. 17:00
  FH Burnett - The Secret Garden—Episode 5
  5/5What will Mr Craven discover on his return? Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic concludes.
8. 17:30
  Time Hops—Time's Up
  5/5The children are convinced the man from the BBC will help them. But is he what he seems?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Colin Sharpe - Dalek, I Love You Too
  Doctor Who obsessive Nigel is missing with the mysterious Romana. With David Raynor.
2. 18:30
  Weird Tales—Series 3, Night Terrors by Lizzie Nunnery
  4/4Victoria can't sleep at night. Then bad dreams haunt her waking hours.
3. 19:00
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—A Proper Cuppa Coffee
  1/4A comic celebration of the renowned songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
4. 19:30
  The Friend in the Corner—1956
  4/6Tony Hancock's diary, and records banned from the BBC airwaves.
5. 20:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way
  12/13Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.
6. 20:30
  To the Manor Born—The Grapevine
  2/10Audrey tries to fool Devere that she's holidayed abroad.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Gardeners, Geoffrey Smith
  From Schubert to the Dawn Chorus, the gardener and broadcaster shares his castaway choices
8. 21:45
  At The Pit's Mouth by Rudyard Kipling
  A man rides out with his married lover. Cautionary tale set in India.
9. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, The Charterhouse Redemption
  1/6Ed is ensconced in Berkhamsted's premier accommodation for the financially distressed.
10. 22:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 3, Ottery St Mary
  4/6Martin is a man with a van, plus a plane with an otter and a piano with an attitude.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—16/03/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to 'Geek-Club Girl gone wrong', Rachel Parris.
12. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 10, Episode 2
  2/6The week's stories in a scrapbook sketch show, with Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Pippa Evans
13. 23:30
  The Boosh—Tundra
  5/6Howard and Vince look for unusual attractions for the zoo.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Colin Sharpe - Dalek, I Love You Too
  Doctor Who obsessive Nigel is missing with the mysterious Romana. With David Raynor.
2. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 3, Night Terrors by Lizzie Nunnery
  4/4Victoria can't sleep at night. Then bad dreams haunt her waking hours.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Gardeners, Geoffrey Smith
  From Schubert to the Dawn Chorus, the gardener and broadcaster shares his castaway choices
4. 01:45
  At The Pit's Mouth by Rudyard Kipling
  A man rides out with his married lover. Cautionary tale set in India.
5. 02:00
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—A Proper Cuppa Coffee
  1/4A comic celebration of the renowned songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
6. 02:30
  The Friend in the Corner—1956
  4/6Tony Hancock's diary, and records banned from the BBC airwaves.
7. 03:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way
  12/13Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.
8. 03:30
  David Pownall - Kitty Wilkinson
  One woman combats squalor and institutional indifference in 19th-century Liverpool.
9. 05:00
  FH Burnett - The Secret Garden—Episode 5
  5/5What will Mr Craven discover on his return? Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic concludes.
10. 05:30
  Time Hops—Time's Up
  5/5The children are convinced the man from the BBC will help them. But is he what he seems?

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