BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 1 April 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 12
  12/15The major's trapped the fugitive but can he find the motive behind his 'sporting stalk'?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
3. 07:00
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Doug and Molly try to bury their differences to help son Ryan.
4. 07:30
  Down the Line—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/7The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.
5. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Nadger Plague
  3/26Neddie Seagoon turns to witchcraft to thwart Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated.
7. 09:00
  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.
8. 09:45
  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.
9. 10:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 1
  1/2Miss Mackenzie inherits a fortune and is beset by suitors. But whom will she choose?
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Moving On
  2/3By Catrin Gerallt. Bethan is quietly terrified at being a newly single mother of two.
11. 11:15
  Our Late Supper by Nick Warburton
  A shy middle-aged woman is forced out of her shell by an unexpected friendship
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Nadger Plague
  3/26Neddie Seagoon turns to witchcraft to thwart Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated.
3. 13:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 12
  12/15The major's trapped the fugitive but can he find the motive behind his 'sporting stalk'?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts, Penance
  7/10Serafina is given penance and starves herself for the host. It seems that all hope is lost
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—Ulster's Domestic Linen Industry; Wash Mills, Bleach Greens and Beetling Engines
  67/120The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
7. 14:30
  Henry James - Portrait of a Lady—Episode 12
  12/20Isabel Archer is engaged, much to the disapproval of her ex-suitors and Aunt Lydia.
8. 14:45
  Alistair Cooke - A Celebration—Episode 2
  2/3Cooke begins his broadcasting career at the BBC.
9. 15:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 1
  1/2Miss Mackenzie inherits a fortune and is beset by suitors. But whom will she choose?
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—14/01/2014
  Mel jumps aboard some famous steam engines with a trip to the National Railway Museum.(R)
11. 17:00
  Second Thoughts—Series 1, 2. Match of the Day
  2/10Jealous Faith is swamped with advice over Bill and his ex-wife Liza.
12. 17:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Doug and Molly try to bury their differences to help son Ryan.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—2. The Waits
  2/5Mr Mariner is looking forward to Christmas Eve when there's a knock at the door.
2. 18:15
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—The Swans
  2/5Paint shop staff become melancholic when they start seeing mortality in a row of houses.
3. 18:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 18. Invasion Plans
  18/20With Lemmy and Doc at the mercies of the Martian forces, Jet Morgan comes to the rescue.
4. 19:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Nadger Plague
  3/26Neddie Seagoon turns to witchcraft to thwart Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty.
5. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Can the crooked lawyer free his jailed assistant? The Marx Brothers' lost shows recreated.
6. 20:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 12
  12/15The major's trapped the fugitive but can he find the motive behind his 'sporting stalk'?
7. 20:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
8. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Moving On
  2/3By Catrin Gerallt. Bethan is quietly terrified at being a newly single mother of two.
9. 21:15
  Our Late Supper by Nick Warburton
  A shy middle-aged woman is forced out of her shell by an unexpected friendship
10. 22:00
  Down the Line—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/7The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.
11. 22:30
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/5Charlie Brooker's comedy panel show celebrates failure with David Mitchell and guests.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—01/04/2014
  The best in contemporary comedy. Diane Morgan is joined by star of Derek, Brett Goldstein.
13. 23:00
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Honesty
  4/6No word of a lie - Mark discovers if if telling the truth pays off.
14. 23:30
  The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Ping Pong Pangs
  2/6Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth tackles a testing table tennis trauma.
15. 23:45
  All the World's a Globe—2. Civilisation
  2/8From Egypt to origami, the National Theatre of Brent has the definitive history of Earth.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—2. The Waits
  2/5Mr Mariner is looking forward to Christmas Eve when there's a knock at the door.
2. 00:15
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—The Swans
  2/5Paint shop staff become melancholic when they start seeing mortality in a row of houses.
3. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 18. Invasion Plans
  18/20With Lemmy and Doc at the mercies of the Martian forces, Jet Morgan comes to the rescue.
4. 01:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 12
  12/15The major's trapped the fugitive but can he find the motive behind his 'sporting stalk'?
5. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  3/4'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
6. 02:00
  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.
7. 02:45
  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.
8. 03:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 1
  1/2Miss Mackenzie inherits a fortune and is beset by suitors. But whom will she choose?
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Moving On
  2/3By Catrin Gerallt. Bethan is quietly terrified at being a newly single mother of two.
10. 04:15
  Our Late Supper by Nick Warburton
  A shy middle-aged woman is forced out of her shell by an unexpected friendship
11. 05:00
  Second Thoughts—Series 1, 2. Match of the Day
  2/10Jealous Faith is swamped with advice over Bill and his ex-wife Liza.
12. 05:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Doug and Molly try to bury their differences to help son Ryan.

Wednesday 2 April 2014