BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 20 April 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Seventh
  1/6Who hasn't been confronted with a temporal anomaly while drunk?
2. 00:30
  Fear on 4—Series 2, The Journey Home
  7/13The Man in Black reveals Felicity and George's nightmare road trip to horror.
3. 01:00
  Frankly Speaking—CS Forester
  The Hornblower author is quizzed on his childhood, his 'alter ego' and his writing methods
4. 01:30
  I Was...—Series 1, Douglas Adams' Flatmate
  3/4Jon Canter shared a flat with Douglas Adams while the latter struggled for success.
5. 02:00
  The Cazalets - Omnibus—All Change, Episode 2
  2/2The Cazalet family face emotional and financial upheaval as the old order is threatened.
6. 03:15
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 2, 3. Dead Heads and Chutney
  3/3A respectable elderly lady is found dead from natural causes. Or was it murder?
7. 04:00
  Falling Heads
  How MP Noel Pemberton Billing's libel battle rocked Lloyd George's government in 1917.
8. 05:30
  Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century feat of cheeseboard throwing.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook—Episode 1
  1/2Groundbreaking novel about motherhood, breakdown, marriage and communism.
2. 07:15
  Key Matters—Series 1, 1. C major
  1/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. C major
3. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Elgar Writes
  6/6Ed's cat Elgar finds fame when his blog becomes an internet hit.
4. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 26/08/1958
  Monsieur Kenneth Horne hits Paris, and Hornerama reports on motoring.
5. 08:30
  To the Manor Born—The Spare Room
  7/10Devere takes a shine to Mrs Forbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?
6. 09:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—5. Treachery at La Rochelle
  5/6D'Artagnan escapes death. Starring Jamie Glover.
7. 09:30
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Betrayal
  5/6A midnight meeting on London Bridge sparks terrible consequences.
8. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Uta Frith
  From Humperdinck to Strauss, the psychologist shares castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
9. 10:45
  Elvis in Prestwick—Elvis in Prestwick
  1/3By Oliver Emanuel. A shy young girl is dragged to see Elvis by her best friend.
10. 11:00
  Spike Milligan - I Like Spike—The Poems and Puckoon
  1/2Roy Hudd thrills an audience with ephemera from the mind of Chief Goon Milligan.
11. 11:30
  The Chaplin Archive—Episode 2
  2/2Matthew Sweet explores Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and cuttings.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook—Episode 1
  1/2Groundbreaking novel about motherhood, breakdown, marriage and communism.
2. 13:15
  Key Matters—Series 1, 1. C major
  1/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. C major
3. 13:30
  Stanley Houghton - Hindle Wakes
  Lancashire, 1912. Can Fanny Hawthorn defy her parents' wishes for her future?
4. 15:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 26/08/1958
  Monsieur Kenneth Horne hits Paris, and Hornerama reports on motoring.
5. 15:30
  To the Manor Born—The Spare Room
  7/10Devere takes a shine to Mrs Forbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—20/04/2014
  Bird watching in infrared, the thermal baths of Budapest and the Roland TR808 drum machine
7. 17:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—5. Treachery at La Rochelle
  5/6D'Artagnan escapes death. Starring Jamie Glover.
8. 17:30
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Betrayal
  5/6A midnight meeting on London Bridge sparks terrible consequences.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Price of Fear—Goody Two Shoes
  Sobering tale of Anne and David's move to Devon and an unwelcome lodger.
2. 18:30
  Bradbury 13—Kaleidoscope
  The aftermath of a disaster in space. Can there be beauty in dying?
3. 19:00
  Spike Milligan - I Like Spike—The Poems and Puckoon
  1/2Roy Hudd thrills an audience with ephemera from the mind of Chief Goon Milligan.
4. 19:30
  The Chaplin Archive—Episode 2
  2/2Matthew Sweet explores Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and cuttings.
5. 20:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 26/08/1958
  Monsieur Kenneth Horne hits Paris, and Hornerama reports on motoring.
6. 20:30
  To the Manor Born—The Spare Room
  7/10Devere takes a shine to Mrs Forbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Uta Frith
  From Humperdinck to Strauss, the psychologist shares castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 21:45
  Elvis in Prestwick—Elvis in Prestwick
  1/3By Oliver Emanuel. A shy young girl is dragged to see Elvis by her best friend.
9. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Elgar Writes
  6/6Ed's cat Elgar finds fame when his blog becomes an internet hit.
10. 22:30
  Craig Brown's Lost Diaries—May and June
  3/6As summer heats up, passions rise for Barbara Cartland and Edwina Currie.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—20/04/2014
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Angela Barnes.
12. 23:00
  The Castle—Series 3, The Dragon of Mass Destruction
  1/6De Warenne faces an enquiry into the Crusades, while Charlotte looks for meaning in life.
13. 23:30
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Love
  1/6When his wife leaves him for a kettle, the cartoonist looks for love elsewhere.
14. 23:45
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4For the Queen's visit, Dodgy Phil books her beloved Chas and Dave. But can they make it?
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Price of Fear—Goody Two Shoes
  Sobering tale of Anne and David's move to Devon and an unwelcome lodger.
2. 00:30
  Bradbury 13—Kaleidoscope
  The aftermath of a disaster in space. Can there be beauty in dying?
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Psychologists, Uta Frith
  From Humperdinck to Strauss, the psychologist shares castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
4. 01:45
  Elvis in Prestwick—Elvis in Prestwick
  1/3By Oliver Emanuel. A shy young girl is dragged to see Elvis by her best friend.
5. 02:00
  Spike Milligan - I Like Spike—The Poems and Puckoon
  1/2Roy Hudd thrills an audience with ephemera from the mind of Chief Goon Milligan.
6. 02:30
  The Chaplin Archive—Episode 2
  2/2Matthew Sweet explores Chaplin's vast archive of unfinished scripts, letters and cuttings.
7. 03:00
  Beyond Our Ken—From 26/08/1958
  Monsieur Kenneth Horne hits Paris, and Hornerama reports on motoring.
8. 03:30
  Stanley Houghton - Hindle Wakes
  Lancashire, 1912. Can Fanny Hawthorn defy her parents' wishes for her future?
9. 05:00
  Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers—5. Treachery at La Rochelle
  5/6D'Artagnan escapes death. Starring Jamie Glover.
10. 05:30
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Betrayal
  5/6A midnight meeting on London Bridge sparks terrible consequences.

Monday 21 April 2014