BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 6 April 2014

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fifth
  5/6Arthur and company are blown up, but still find time for a bite at a very exclusive eatery
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Dreaming of Thee
  5/13The Man in Black reveals how a woman's nightmare threatens to become reality.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 31
  31/32The American funny man welcomes Montana folk duo Storyhill, and Robin and Linda Williams.
4. 02:00
  Soloparentpals.com - Series 5 Omnibus
  Things should be looking up for soon to be married single parents Rosie and Tom.
5. 03:15
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 2, 1. Talking Poison
  1/3As a radical American preacher faces threats, DI Gwen Danbury gets unexpected help.
6. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Alan Ayckbourn - Man of the Moment
  A criminal turned TV celebrity agrees to participate in a reality show. Dark comedy.
7. 05:30
  Listen Against—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/4Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes. From September 2010.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Suora Zuana administers a strong remedy for Serafina's convulsions.
2. 07:15
  A Box of Wittgensteins—The One-Handed Pianist
  3/4Margaret Stonborough investigates the life of her great uncle, pianist Paul Wittgenstein.
3. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Cheese Cricket
  4/6Ed finds himself a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.
4. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
  Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
5. 08:30
  To the Manor Born—Sons of the Fathers
  5/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for.
6. 09:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—3. A Perilous Journey
  3/6D'Artagnan battles to save the Queen's honour.
7. 09:30
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Masks and Pistols
  3/6The rescued orphan's good fortune comes to an end when he's spied by Fagin.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Susan Blackmore
  From Bach to the Grateful Dead, psychologist Susan Blackmore shares her castaway choices.
9. 10:45
  Once Seen—The Up Escalator
  3/3By Matt Beaumont. A woman gazes into the eyes of a man descending past her on an escalator
10. 11:00
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Goodbye-ee
  4/4Finding inspiration in the comic songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee. Stars Roy Hudd.
11. 11:30
  The Friend in the Corner—1967
  6/6BBC local stations begin and national radio is numbered from 1 to 4. With Daphne Oxenford.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Suora Zuana administers a strong remedy for Serafina's convulsions.
2. 13:15
  A Box of Wittgensteins—The One-Handed Pianist
  3/4Margaret Stonborough investigates the life of her great uncle, pianist Paul Wittgenstein.
3. 13:30
  Rebus—Let It Bleed
  The maverick Edinburgh detective probes political corruption and insider dealing.
4. 15:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
  Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
5. 15:30
  To the Manor Born—Sons of the Fathers
  5/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—19/01/2014
  A celebration of grannies and granddads and a trip to the National Railway Museum.(R)
7. 17:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—3. A Perilous Journey
  3/6D'Artagnan battles to save the Queen's honour.
8. 17:30
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Masks and Pistols
  3/6The rescued orphan's good fortune comes to an end when he's spied by Fagin.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 3
  3/4The Doctor realises how the base's computer will affect their fates, present and future.
2. 18:30
  Bradbury 13—The Veldt
  Wealthy parents worry when their holographic nursery shows savage African lions.
3. 19:00
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Goodbye-ee
  4/4Finding inspiration in the comic songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee. Stars Roy Hudd.
4. 19:30
  The Friend in the Corner—1967
  6/6BBC local stations begin and national radio is numbered from 1 to 4. With Daphne Oxenford.
5. 20:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
  Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
6. 20:30
  To the Manor Born—Sons of the Fathers
  5/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Susan Blackmore
  From Bach to the Grateful Dead, psychologist Susan Blackmore shares her castaway choices.
8. 21:45
  Once Seen—The Up Escalator
  3/3By Matt Beaumont. A woman gazes into the eyes of a man descending past her on an escalator
9. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Cheese Cricket
  4/6Ed finds himself a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.
10. 22:30
  Craig Brown's Lost Diaries—January and February
  3/6Barack Obama and Barbara Cartland turn their thoughts to new starts.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—06/04/2014
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Frank Skinner.
12. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 10, Episode 5
  5/6The week's stories in a scrapbook sketch show, with Morgana Robinson and Pippa Evans.
13. 23:30
  Ivor Cutler - Cutler the Lax—Episode 2
  2/3The surrealist discovers ancient Egyptian music and what the Dutch think of British pubs.
14. 23:45
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Barry and Garry build the world's first environmentally friendly bar.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 3
  3/4The Doctor realises how the base's computer will affect their fates, present and future.
2. 00:30
  Bradbury 13—The Veldt
  Wealthy parents worry when their holographic nursery shows savage African lions.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Susan Blackmore
  From Bach to the Grateful Dead, psychologist Susan Blackmore shares her castaway choices.
4. 01:45
  Once Seen—The Up Escalator
  3/3By Matt Beaumont. A woman gazes into the eyes of a man descending past her on an escalator
5. 02:00
  Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Goodbye-ee
  4/4Finding inspiration in the comic songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee. Stars Roy Hudd.
6. 02:30
  The Friend in the Corner—1967
  6/6BBC local stations begin and national radio is numbered from 1 to 4. With Daphne Oxenford.
7. 03:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
  Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
8. 03:30
  Rebus—Let It Bleed
  The maverick Edinburgh detective probes political corruption and insider dealing.
9. 05:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—3. A Perilous Journey
  3/6D'Artagnan battles to save the Queen's honour.
10. 05:30
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Masks and Pistols
  3/6The rescued orphan's good fortune comes to an end when he's spied by Fagin.

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