BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 31 March 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 2
  2/4The time travellers learn more about the base's crew and the planet's only species.
2. 00:30
  Bradbury 13—Night Call, Collect
  A lone survivor on Mars has waited a lifetime for rescue. At age 80, his phone rings.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Gardeners, Alan Titchmarsh
  Gardener, writer and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh is castaway by Sue Lawley.
4. 01:45
  Once Seen—It's a Guy Thing
  2/3By Alexandra Potter. Adam decides a girl is The One but can't bring himself to talk to her
5. 02:00
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Hush! Here Comes a Whizzbang
  3/4Love and war feature in the comic celebration of songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
6. 02:30
  The Friend in the Corner—1962
  5/6From Two-Way Family Favourites to portable transistors. With Daphne Oxenford.
7. 03:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 01/07/1958
  Kenneth Horne's revered troupe poke fun at tax bills and atomic power.
8. 03:30
  Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do For Love
  When two best friends are reunited, the ensuing farce surprises them both.
9. 05:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—2. A Matter of Life and Death
  2/6D'Artagnan falls in love, while Cardinal Richelieu is plotting.
10. 05:30
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Pickpocket!
  2/6The Artful Dodger introduces Oliver to Fagin, who offers an unusual apprenticeship.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
  11/15After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 2. Seduction
  2/4As cast and crew members fall sick, is a serial poisoner at work?
3. 07:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
  4/6Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 68, Episode 7
  7/8Classic comedy panel game with Paul Merton, Rebecca Front, Alun Cochrane and Russell Kane.
5. 08:00
  Listen to Les—From 18/11/1979
  Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979.
6. 08:30
  The Navy Lark—The Loch Ness Monster
  Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit Scotland.
7. 09:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 5, Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
  3/6Two comedy giants talk lamp-posts and Hollywood in the tag-team talk show.
8. 09:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/8More celebrity soundalikes, with Frank Skinner's new show and a special Radio 4 appeal.
9. 10:00
  Saturday Drama—Boz Temple-Morris - Scream
  Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Golden Swirls
  1/3By Anna Smith. Carpet fitter Gavin and customer Mrs Leopold enjoy a surprising encounter.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—Caroline Quentin, Ade Edmonson, Antonio Carluccio, Julian Garner, Sara Cox, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, London Afrobeat Collective
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Listen to Les—From 18/11/1979
  Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979.
2. 12:30
  The Navy Lark—The Loch Ness Monster
  Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit Scotland.
3. 13:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
  11/15After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 2. Seduction
  2/4As cast and crew members fall sick, is a serial poisoner at work?
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts, Miracle
  6/10Suora Zuana administers a strong remedy to calm Serafina's convulsions.
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—The Peasantry; Superfine Cloth of Home Manufacture
  66/120The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
7. 14:30
  Henry James - Portrait of a Lady—Episode 11
  11/20Osborne makes a declaration to spirited American Isabel Archer on her final day in Rome.
8. 14:45
  Alistair Cooke - A Celebration—Episode 1
  1/34 Extra Debut. Childhood and schooldays in Salford and Blackpool.
9. 15:00
  Saturday Drama—Boz Temple-Morris - Scream
  Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—13/01/2014
  Mel is back with the first part of classic children's story Emil and the Detectives.(R)
11. 17:00
  Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 5
  5/6When old chum Ralph arrives with a trophy wife, landlord Jack invents a fiancee.
12. 17:30
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
  4/6Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—1. Night Fears
  1/5A nightwatchman takes on a new job, but is he prepared for anyone he might meet?
2. 18:15
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—Allergy
  1/5Caledonian creepiness, as Elspeth Davie spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge.
3. 18:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 17. Escape!
  17/20With Mitch conditioned at a 'sheep station', Jet and his crew work out their own escape.
4. 19:00
  Listen to Les—From 18/11/1979
  Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979.
5. 19:30
  The Navy Lark—The Loch Ness Monster
  Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit Scotland.
6. 20:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
  11/15After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
7. 20:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 2. Seduction
  2/4As cast and crew members fall sick, is a serial poisoner at work?
8. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Golden Swirls
  1/3By Anna Smith. Carpet fitter Gavin and customer Mrs Leopold enjoy a surprising encounter.
9. 21:15
  Loose Ends—Caroline Quentin, Ade Edmonson, Antonio Carluccio, Julian Garner, Sara Cox, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, London Afrobeat Collective
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 68, Episode 7
  7/8Classic comedy panel game with Paul Merton, Rebecca Front, Alun Cochrane and Russell Kane.
11. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 5, Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
  3/6Two comedy giants talk lamp-posts and Hollywood in the tag-team talk show.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 10, Episode 7
  7/9Featuring jokes, clips and material that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
13. 23:45
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 1, Romance in the Glen
  3/4Falling head over heels for a society beauty, Hamish finds a rival in the laird.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—1. Night Fears
  1/5A nightwatchman takes on a new job, but is he prepared for anyone he might meet?
2. 00:15
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—Allergy
  1/5Caledonian creepiness, as Elspeth Davie spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge.
3. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 17. Escape!
  17/20With Mitch conditioned at a 'sheep station', Jet and his crew work out their own escape.
4. 01:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 11
  11/15After days holed up in his den, the fugitive emerges. But has he shaken off his pursuer?
5. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 2. Seduction
  2/4As cast and crew members fall sick, is a serial poisoner at work?
6. 02:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 5, Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
  3/6Two comedy giants talk lamp-posts and Hollywood in the tag-team talk show.
7. 02:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/8More celebrity soundalikes, with Frank Skinner's new show and a special Radio 4 appeal.
8. 03:00
  Saturday Drama—Boz Temple-Morris - Scream
  Crime caper based on the extraordinary story behind the theft of Edvard Munch's painting.
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Golden Swirls
  1/3By Anna Smith. Carpet fitter Gavin and customer Mrs Leopold enjoy a surprising encounter.
10. 04:15
  Loose Ends—Caroline Quentin, Ade Edmonson, Antonio Carluccio, Julian Garner, Sara Cox, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, London Afrobeat Collective
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
11. 05:00
  Old Dog and Partridge—Episode 5
  5/6When old chum Ralph arrives with a trophy wife, landlord Jack invents a fiancee.
12. 05:30
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Spode Is Unsuccessful
  4/6Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.

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