BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 28 March 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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".
11. 05:30
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 10
  10/15The English fugitive is pursued by his sinister nemesis who employs a clever strategy.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 1. Foul Play
  1/4Charles has a role in 'Twelfth Night', but comedy soon turns into tragedy.
3. 07:00
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
4. 07:30
  Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Michael Burke becomes trapped in the Moral Maze and Any Answers gets a game show makeover.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, And Afterwards At
  7/8Harold's wedding day doesn't quite go to plan. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett.
6. 08:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
7. 09:00
  Millport—Series 3, Reinstatement
  1/6Irene arrives on the first ferry of the holiday season, but why is she back on the island?
8. 09:30
  Trevor's World of Sport—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6The sports agent's rapacious partner finds a perfect new client - but there's a catch.
9. 10:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
  2/2The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
10. 11:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Meeting Demelza
  Shortly before his 2003 death, Winston Graham imagined meeting his best-loved creation.
11. 11:15
  Pam Leeson - The Unhearable
  Michelle has Meniere's disease. How will the young and vibrant woman cope?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, And Afterwards At
  7/8Harold's wedding day doesn't quite go to plan. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett.
2. 12:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
3. 13:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 10
  10/15The English fugitive is pursued by his sinister nemesis who employs a clever strategy.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 1. Foul Play
  1/4Charles has a role in 'Twelfth Night', but comedy soon turns into tragedy.
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts, Carnival
  5/10The convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but where is Serafina?
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—The Hearts of Steel and the Hearts of Oak; Clearing the Land
  65/120The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
7. 14:30
  Henry James - Portrait of a Lady—Episode 10
  10/20On her trip to Rome, American Isabel Archer is surprised to bump into Lord Warburton.
8. 14:45
  Short stories by DH Lawrence—The Christening
  A grown-up family are haunted by their brutal father's influence.
9. 15:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
  2/2The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—28/03/2014
  Mel Giedroyc presents the final, thrilling chapter of The River Singers by Tom Moorhouse.
11. 17:00
  Instant Sunshine—From 12/04/1985
  David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis entertain.
12. 17:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—The Disintegration Machine
  2/2Arthur Conan Doyle's indomitable academic investigates Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor.
2. 18:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 16. Strange Farm
  16/20Captain Jet, Doc and Lemmy set off to rescue Mitch, who's starting to doubt his own sanity
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, And Afterwards At
  7/8Harold's wedding day doesn't quite go to plan. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett.
4. 19:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 25/05/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Wuthering Heights. Songs and sketches.
5. 20:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 10
  10/15The English fugitive is pursued by his sinister nemesis who employs a clever strategy.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 1. Foul Play
  1/4Charles has a role in 'Twelfth Night', but comedy soon turns into tragedy.
7. 21:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Meeting Demelza
  Shortly before his 2003 death, Winston Graham imagined meeting his best-loved creation.
8. 21:15
  Pam Leeson - The Unhearable
  Michelle has Meniere's disease. How will the young and vibrant woman cope?
9. 22:00
  Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Michael Burke becomes trapped in the Moral Maze and Any Answers gets a game show makeover.
10. 22:30
  Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6With special guests including Andy Zaltzman, Will Smith and Matt Kirshen.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—28/03/2014
  The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith is joined by comedian and poet Tim Key.
12. 23:00
  Blue Jam—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Chris Morris's dark blend of comedy and music. The doctor will see you now.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Professor Challenger—The Disintegration Machine
  2/2Arthur Conan Doyle's indomitable academic investigates Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor.
2. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 16. Strange Farm
  16/20Captain Jet, Doc and Lemmy set off to rescue Mitch, who's starting to doubt his own sanity
3. 01:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 10
  10/15The English fugitive is pursued by his sinister nemesis who employs a clever strategy.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 1. Foul Play
  1/4Charles has a role in 'Twelfth Night', but comedy soon turns into tragedy.
5. 02:00
  Millport—Series 3, Reinstatement
  1/6Irene arrives on the first ferry of the holiday season, but why is she back on the island?
6. 02:30
  Trevor's World of Sport—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6The sports agent's rapacious partner finds a perfect new client - but there's a catch.
7. 03:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
  2/2The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
8. 04:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Meeting Demelza
  Shortly before his 2003 death, Winston Graham imagined meeting his best-loved creation.
9. 04:15
  Pam Leeson - The Unhearable
  Michelle has Meniere's disease. How will the young and vibrant woman cope?
10. 05:00
  Instant Sunshine—From 12/04/1985
  David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis entertain.
11. 05:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.

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