BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 27 March 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Only You Can Save Mankind, 3. Is This Just Fantasy?
  3/3Johnny has the flu and wants to go to bed, but the ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble.
2. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 14. Lost in Time
  14/20As the Discovery's crew explore Mars, Jet and Doc must rescue Lemmy. But what about Mitch?
3. 01:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 8
  8/15His cover blown in Dorset, the Englishman is pursued by both police and enemy agents.
4. 01:30
  The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—3. The Perplex'd Plot of the Perilous Plague
  3/4As plague ravages London - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing.
5. 02:00
  1834—Victorian Principles
  6/6When Queen Victoria comes to visit, Jason unwittingly changes the course of history.
6. 02:30
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 4
  4/6More ad-lib fun with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys-Jones.
7. 03:00
  Howard Spring - Fame is the Spur—Perish By the Sword
  8/8Labour has a brief taste of power, and fortunes are made and lost.
8. 04:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—The Cornish Farm
  A couple buys an idyllic rural farm but the property proves to have something of a history
9. 04:15
  Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education
  Panic strikes in a university drama department as a siege situation unfolds.
10. 05:00
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, The Big Bang
  3/6Jimmy is suspicious when Russell stays late in the office.
11. 05:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, Separate Troubles
  4/7Sue has thrown actor Robert out. What could possibly bring them together again?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
2. 06:30
  The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
  4/4The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.
3. 07:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 07:30
4. 07:30
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Funerals and Sex Education
  5/6Jason Cook examines the best way to behave at funerals and the subtleties of sex education
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/04/1954
  Jimmy and Dick talk green fingers, and Eth consults the stars over Ron in 'The Glums'.
7. 09:00
  Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace—The Snout
  2/4Can the skint 1920s tipster plot revenge on a local informant and end up a winner too?
8. 09:30
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 4
  4/10Brainteasers galore with Chris Maslanka, William Hartston and Professor Angela Newing.
9. 10:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Betrayal
  1/2Kiev is protected by an uneasy alliance. Brothers discover it's a bad time to be Tsarist.
10. 11:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Ross and Demelza
  Ross Poldark takes his wife out to see the pilchard harvest.
11. 11:15
  Alan Plater - The Gallery
  A new Tyneside art gallery's opening night is thrown into jeopardy by well-meaning staff.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/04/1954
  Jimmy and Dick talk green fingers, and Eth consults the stars over Ron in 'The Glums'.
3. 13:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
4. 13:30
  The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
  4/4The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts, Fever
  4/10While the convent is hit by fever, Serafina begins to make her plans for escape.
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—The Irish Gentry Are Expensive People; A Sort of Despot - The Irish Landlord
  64/120The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
7. 14:30
  Henry James - Portrait of a Lady—Episode 9
  9/20Madam Merle attempts to find Osmond a rich wife, introducing him to Isabel in Florence.
8. 14:45
  Short stories by DH Lawrence—Rawdon's Roof
  A man swears that no woman shall sleep under his roof again, but how does his lover feel?
9. 15:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Betrayal
  1/2Kiev is protected by an uneasy alliance. Brothers discover it's a bad time to be Tsarist.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—27/03/2014
  Mel Giedroyc is here on BBC News School Report Day with our final exclusive report.
11. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 4
  4/6Phonsie locates a venue for his 1959 "Festival of Light".
12. 17:30
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 18:00
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Evening
1. 18:00
  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.
2. 18:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 15. Hypnosis
  15/20Cold-handed Maclean attacks Lemmy, but the plucky radio operator fights back.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
4. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 15/04/1954
  Jimmy and Dick talk green fingers, and Eth consults the stars over Ron in 'The Glums'.
5. 20:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
6. 20:30
  The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
  4/4The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.
7. 21:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Ross and Demelza
  Ross Poldark takes his wife out to see the pilchard harvest.
8. 21:15
  Alan Plater - The Gallery
  A new Tyneside art gallery's opening night is thrown into jeopardy by well-meaning staff.
9. 22:00
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Funerals and Sex Education
  5/6Jason Cook examines the best way to behave at funerals and the subtleties of sex education
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 10, Episode 4
  4/6The week's stories in a scrapbook sketch show, with Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Ellie White
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—27/03/2014
  Tom Wrigglesworth talks to Sarah Campbell and Will Saunders about writing for comedy.
12. 23:00
  The Nick Revell Show—Series 1, Holy Water
  1/6The life of a struggling writer with dysfunctional friends and a talking geranium.
13. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 2, Genforce
  1/6The management consultants work with a suspicious energy company.
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Late
1. 00:00
  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.
2. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 15. Hypnosis
  15/20Cold-handed Maclean attacks Lemmy, but the plucky radio operator fights back.
3. 01:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
4. 01:30
  The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
  4/4The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.
5. 02:00
  Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace—The Snout
  2/4Can the skint 1920s tipster plot revenge on a local informant and end up a winner too?
6. 02:30
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 4
  4/10Brainteasers galore with Chris Maslanka, William Hartston and Professor Angela Newing.
7. 03:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Betrayal
  1/2Kiev is protected by an uneasy alliance. Brothers discover it's a bad time to be Tsarist.
8. 04:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Ross and Demelza
  Ross Poldark takes his wife out to see the pilchard harvest.
9. 04:15
  Alan Plater - The Gallery
  A new Tyneside art gallery's opening night is thrown into jeopardy by well-meaning staff.
10. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 4
  4/6Phonsie locates a venue for his 1959 "Festival of Light".

Friday 28 March 2014