BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 3 April 2014

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—3. W.S.
  3/5Walter Streeter has devoted admirers, but will he be happy to meet a new one in the flesh?
2. 00:15
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—A Field in Space
  3/5A story of 'the fields of the sky', and one expert whose speciality stuns a whole meeting.
3. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 19. The Fifth Column
  19/20Lemmy and Doc master a Martian sphere, and Jet gets a mysterious offer of help.
4. 01:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 13
  13/15The Major tries to get his captive to sign a confession, but will he admit his intentions?
5. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 4. Killer instinct
  4/4Can the actor-cum-amateur sleuth unmask the 'Twelfth Night' murderer?
6. 02:00
  Country Matters—Episode 1
  1/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
7. 02:30
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 5
  5/6Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, John Bird and Jimmy Mulville.
8. 03:00
  Anthony Trollope - Miss MacKenzie—Episode 2
  2/2After two marriage proposals, Margaret has turned down the first, but what of the second?
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading—Welsh Rarebits, Hurry On Sundown
  3/3By Dan Anthony. Cliff gets to grips with the fact he seems to have time-travelled 40 years
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Rachel Joyce - Take One Night
  Cracks start to appear in Alan and Alice's marriage as they assemble a special present.
11. 05:00
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 1, Points of Disagreement
  4/6Whizz-kid Jimmy and staid Russell clash over a business takeover.
12. 05:30
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, May the Farce Be With You
  6/7Robert is all set for a West End stage romp, but the farce occurs before the curtain rises
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 14
  14/15With only a crudely made weapon, can the fugitive escape his underground dugout?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 1. In Dominic's Memory
  1/6Intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames probe a priest's mystery death.
3. 07:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 1, Children
  4/4A school play and parents discussing s-e-x. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. From 2004.
4. 07:30
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Pregnancy and In-Laws
  6/6Jason Cook doles out life lessons focusing on how to cope with pregnancy and the in-laws.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Things That Go Bump in the Night
  9/26Jones's van runs out of petrol, so the platoon must shelter in a spooky house.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 22/04/1954
  Dick plays matchmaker with Jimmy, and Eth is shocked by Ron's honeymoon plans.
7. 09:00
  Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace—A Judge of Racing
  3/4Can the tipster help a friend in trouble and acquire valuable information along the way?
8. 09:30
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 5
  5/10More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Paul Lamford and Robert Eastaway.
9. 10:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 1
  1/2Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs.
10. 11:00
  Deborah Moggach - Hot Tickets
  A waitress falls for a neurotic poet, except that sometimes she longs to find 'a real man'
11. 11:15
  Georgia Pritchett - Showing Up
  When Sheila meets the son she gave up for adoption, some home truths are uncovered.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Things That Go Bump in the Night
  9/26Jones's van runs out of petrol, so the platoon must shelter in a spooky house.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 22/04/1954
  Dick plays matchmaker with Jimmy, and Eth is shocked by Ron's honeymoon plans.
3. 13:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 14
  14/15With only a crudely made weapon, can the fugitive escape his underground dugout?
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 1. In Dominic's Memory
  1/6Intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames probe a priest's mystery death.
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts, Letter
  9/10Suora Zuana begins her remedy to cure a spiritual disease and solve the convent's problem.
6. 14:15
  A Short History of Ireland—The American Revolution and Ireland; Free Trade or Else
  69/120The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer and Frances Tomelty.
7. 14:30
  Henry James - Portrait of a Lady—Episode 14
  14/20Two years since Isabel married Osmond, Lord Warburton and Ralph pay her a visit in Rome.
8. 14:45
  Short stories by DH Lawrence—The Shades of Spring
  Addy Syson returns to the 'country of his past'. But what of the girl he left behind?
9. 15:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 1
  1/2Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—16/01/2014
  Mel Giedroyc explores the secrets of super sleuth Sherlock Holmes.(R)
11. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Bernard Gallagher makes a shockingly gruesome discovery.
12. 17:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 1, Children
  4/4A school play and parents discussing s-e-x. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. From 2004.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—5. The Price of the Absolute
  5/5A man inherits some objects, but will he be able to control the events they set in motion?
2. 18:15
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—A Collection of Bones
  4/5Troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what happens when it comes to an end.
3. 18:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 20. Return to the Moon
  20/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to outrun the Martian Spheres in their bid to escape.
4. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Things That Go Bump in the Night
  9/26Jones's van runs out of petrol, so the platoon must shelter in a spooky house.
5. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 22/04/1954
  Dick plays matchmaker with Jimmy, and Eth is shocked by Ron's honeymoon plans.
6. 20:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 14
  14/15With only a crudely made weapon, can the fugitive escape his underground dugout?
7. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 1. In Dominic's Memory
  1/6Intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames probe a priest's mystery death.
8. 21:00
  Deborah Moggach - Hot Tickets
  A waitress falls for a neurotic poet, except that sometimes she longs to find 'a real man'
9. 21:15
  Georgia Pritchett - Showing Up
  When Sheila meets the son she gave up for adoption, some home truths are uncovered.
10. 22:00
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Pregnancy and In-Laws
  6/6Jason Cook doles out life lessons focusing on how to cope with pregnancy and the in-laws.
11. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 10, Episode 5
  5/6The week's stories in a scrapbook sketch show, with Morgana Robinson and Pippa Evans.
12. 23:00
  The Nick Revell Show—Series 1, Decoration
  2/6The struggling writer paints his flat to impress Caroline, but his geraniums hate it.
13. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 2, Blue Herring
  2/6The management consultants plug into media technology.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—5. The Price of the Absolute
  5/5A man inherits some objects, but will he be able to control the events they set in motion?
2. 00:15
  A Collection of Bones by Elspeth Davie—A Collection of Bones
  4/5Troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what happens when it comes to an end.
3. 00:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 20. Return to the Moon
  20/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to outrun the Martian Spheres in their bid to escape.
4. 01:00
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 14
  14/15With only a crudely made weapon, can the fugitive escape his underground dugout?
5. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 1. In Dominic's Memory
  1/6Intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames probe a priest's mystery death.
6. 02:00
  Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace—A Judge of Racing
  3/4Can the tipster help a friend in trouble and acquire valuable information along the way?
7. 02:30
  Puzzle Panel—Episode 5
  5/10More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Paul Lamford and Robert Eastaway.
8. 03:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 1
  1/2Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs.
9. 04:00
  Deborah Moggach - Hot Tickets
  A waitress falls for a neurotic poet, except that sometimes she longs to find 'a real man'
10. 04:15
  Georgia Pritchett - Showing Up
  When Sheila meets the son she gave up for adoption, some home truths are uncovered.
11. 05:00
  Ballylenon—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Bernard Gallagher makes a shockingly gruesome discovery.
12. 05:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 1, Children
  4/4A school play and parents discussing s-e-x. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. From 2004.

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