BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 29 March 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Martyn Read - The Folly
  Sir Morton Makepeace's characters disrupt his play and threaten his new Folly.
2. 07:30
  Armitage and Moore's Guide to Song—Episode 2
  2/3How music arrangement and vocal expression create meaning and atmosphere.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 30
  30/32The funny man welcomes multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz and trio Bodacious Ladyhood.
4. 09:00
  Up the Workers
  Nick Baker immerses himself in the working world, from ad managers to madder office perks.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales (Omnibus)
  Lavinia Greenlaw's five-part drama about Malaria, one of the oldest of human diseases.
2. 13:15
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One, 4. Soho Espresso
  4/4The detective heads to a coffee bar, where a man lies dead upstairs - but who killed him?
3. 14:00
  Noel Coward - The Better Half
  A wife's selflessness may conceal a hidden agenda. Surprisingly modern comedy.
4. 14:30
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies
  3/6Bertie Wooster is landed in a pickle over an expensive statue. PG Wodehouse romp.
5. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 30
  30/32The funny man welcomes multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz and trio Bodacious Ladyhood.
6. 16:00
  Martyn Read - The Folly
  Sir Morton Makepeace's characters disrupt his play and threaten his new Folly.
7. 17:30
  Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Michael Burke becomes trapped in the Moral Maze and Any Answers gets a game show makeover.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fourth
  4/6Arthur learns the lucrative answer to the question of Life, the Universe and Everything.
2. 18:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, St. Austin Friars
  4/13The Man in Black reveals how a new vicar takes on more than he bargained for.
3. 19:00
  Up the Workers
  Nick Baker immerses himself in the working world, from ad managers to madder office perks.
4. 22:00
  4 Extra Stands Up—4 Extra Stands Up, Episode 6
  6/6Kerry Godliman introduces David Morgan, Rhys Mathewson, Matt Winning and more.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—29/03/2014
  Tonight, Arthur Smith is joined by Alan Partridge's 'wacky' sidekick Tim Key.
6. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Solution—Series 2, Unemployment
  1/4Another radical proposal as the comedian tackles the stresses of the traditional job.
7. 23:30
  Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 6
  6/6Cheesy host Alan Partridge meets BBC TV's commissioning director and a maverick lord.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fourth
  4/6Arthur learns the lucrative answer to the question of Life, the Universe and Everything.
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, St. Austin Friars
  4/13The Man in Black reveals how a new vicar takes on more than he bargained for.
3. 02:00
  Lavinia Greenlaw - Five Fever Tales (Omnibus)
  Lavinia Greenlaw's five-part drama about Malaria, one of the oldest of human diseases.
4. 03:15
  Julie Enfield Investigates—Julie Enfield Investigates - Murder West One, 4. Soho Espresso
  4/4The detective heads to a coffee bar, where a man lies dead upstairs - but who killed him?
5. 04:00
  Martyn Read - The Folly
  Sir Morton Makepeace's characters disrupt his play and threaten his new Folly.
6. 05:30
  Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Michael Burke becomes trapped in the Moral Maze and Any Answers gets a game show makeover.
7. 06:00
  Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Sixteen-year-old Serafina is locked in the convent of Santa Caterina.

Sunday 30 March 2014