BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 26 February 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  15 Minute Drama—Children in Need: Holding On to You, Episode 3
  3/5As Jay's hold on her gets stronger, will anyone be able to help Holly?
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—A Violent Universe
  23/30Heather Couper looks at the discovery of quasars - huge black holes a long way from Earth.
3. 00:30
  Book at Bedtime—A Perpetual Love Affair, Byron in Venice
  1/3Mark Meadows reads from a selection of Byron's letters from Venice.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 3
  3/5Samuel Baker and his mistress Florence go in search of Lake Albert.
5. 01:00
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show that revels in glorious failure.
6. 01:30
  Off the Page—Idealism
  Matthew Parris with writers Peter Flannery, Mimi Khalvati and Jemma Kennedy.
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 3. Mr Oliver
  3/6Probing the general's last movements, Lord Peter Wimsey seeks out his grandson.
8. 02:30
  Macavity's Not There: TS Eliot in the 21st Century
  Michael Alexander on the place of TS Eliot, and poetry in general, in national culture.
9. 03:00
  The Saint by Leslie Charteris—3. The Saint Plays With Fire
  3/3Simon Templar uncovers a fascist conspiracy to seize power in France.
10. 04:00
  Ghost Stories of E Nesbit—The Violet Car
  3/5A nurse is summoned to help with an unusual case, and finds a couple slowly going mad.
11. 04:15
  Benjamin Zephaniah - Listen to Your Parents
  Benjamin Zephaniah's drama portrays domestic violence through the eyes of a boy.
12. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 1, Favours
  1/6A broken typewriter sparks chaos. Eastern bloc embassy sitcom starring Dinsdale Landen.
13. 05:30
  Believe It!—Series 2, Victor
  1/4Richard Wilson charts the extraordinary effect Victor Meldrew has had on his life.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 4. Exhumation
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey awaits the doctor's verdict and there's a revelation at a party.
2. 06:30
  I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing
  What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates.
3. 07:00
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
  1/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.
4. 07:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Gravinia and Plumpf
  3/6Brian relives his adventures in a land where the military are revered above everything.
5. 08:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Counsel's Opinion
  5/13Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby stop a leak of confidential information?
6. 08:30
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Survival
  3/13A spate of pet deaths causes consternation for the Corner family.
7. 09:00
  The Personality Test—Series 3, Eve Pollard
  6/6All about Eve - ex-newspaper editor Eve Pollard tests a panel about herself.
8. 09:30
  House on Fire—Series 2, Quarantine
  3/6Matt's parents decide to go on a world tour just as he contracts horrible flu.
9. 10:00
  Nan Woodhouse—Judith Shakespeare
  Shakespeare's younger daughter is a loner, yearning to be a part of her father's life.
10. 11:00
  Ghost Stories of E Nesbit—Man-Size in Marble
  4/5Newlyweds find their dream cottage, but the previous evil owners threaten to return.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Ben Lewis - Tiny
  A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes a good-news internet phenomenon.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Counsel's Opinion
  5/13Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby stop a leak of confidential information?
2. 12:30
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Survival
  3/13A spate of pet deaths causes consternation for the Corner family.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 4. Exhumation
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey awaits the doctor's verdict and there's a revelation at a party.
4. 13:30
  I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing
  What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates.
5. 14:00
  15 Minute Drama—Children in Need: Holding On to You, Episode 4
  4/5As the pressure on Holly escalates, she tries to stand up to Jay.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—The Dark Side of the Cosmos
  24/30Heather Couper looks at the search for dark matter. What we see is only a fraction of it.
7. 14:30
  Book at Bedtime—A Perpetual Love Affair, Henry James' Venice
  2/3Selina Cadell reads from a selection of Henry James' writing about Venice.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 4
  4/5David Livingstone aims to solve the mystery of the Nile's source once and for all.
9. 15:00
  Nan Woodhouse—Judith Shakespeare
  Shakespeare's younger daughter is a loner, yearning to be a part of her father's life.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Jamie Oliver, Beekeeping and the Blind Stuntman
  Mel Giedroyc hears about the joy of beekeeping.
11. 17:00
  No Commitments—Series 4, Faith, Hope and Very Little Charity
  3/6Charlotte and Emily find religion, but Victoria loses her patience.
12. 17:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
  1/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Personality Test—Series 3, Eve Pollard
  6/6All about Eve - ex-newspaper editor Eve Pollard tests a panel about herself.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Sarah Bernhardt
  Comedienne Jenny Eclair chooses one of the first acting superstars, Sarah Bernhardt.
3. 19:00
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Counsel's Opinion
  5/13Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby stop a leak of confidential information?
4. 19:30
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, Survival
  3/13A spate of pet deaths causes consternation for the Corner family.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 4. Exhumation
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey awaits the doctor's verdict and there's a revelation at a party.
6. 20:30
  I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing
  What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates.
7. 21:00
  Ghost Stories of E Nesbit—Man-Size in Marble
  4/5Newlyweds find their dream cottage, but the previous evil owners threaten to return.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Ben Lewis - Tiny
  A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes a good-news internet phenomenon.
9. 22:00
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Gravinia and Plumpf
  3/6Brian relives his adventures in a land where the military are revered above everything.
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 12, Episode 1
  1/6This week's stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—26/02/2015
  'Spirit medium' Ian D Montfort chats to Professor Chris French.
12. 23:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 7, Episode 3
  3/6A baby turns everyone soft, so Satan tries to locate its family.
13. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 1, Baghdad
  2/6Two of the wartime code-breakers jump at the chance to escape Bletchley Park for Iraq.
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Late
1. 00:00
  15 Minute Drama—Children in Need: Holding On to You, Episode 4
  4/5As the pressure on Holly escalates, she tries to stand up to Jay.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—The Dark Side of the Cosmos
  24/30Heather Couper looks at the search for dark matter. What we see is only a fraction of it.
3. 00:30
  Book at Bedtime—A Perpetual Love Affair, Henry James' Venice
  2/3Selina Cadell reads from a selection of Henry James' writing about Venice.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Tim Jeal - Explorers of the Nile, Episode 4
  4/5David Livingstone aims to solve the mystery of the Nile's source once and for all.
5. 01:00
  The Personality Test—Series 3, Eve Pollard
  6/6All about Eve - ex-newspaper editor Eve Pollard tests a panel about herself.
6. 01:30
  Great Lives—Sarah Bernhardt
  Comedienne Jenny Eclair chooses one of the first acting superstars, Sarah Bernhardt.
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 4. Exhumation
  4/6Lord Peter Wimsey awaits the doctor's verdict and there's a revelation at a party.
8. 02:30
  I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing
  What is the truth behind the mermaid story? Janet Ellis investigates.
9. 03:00
  Nan Woodhouse—Judith Shakespeare
  Shakespeare's younger daughter is a loner, yearning to be a part of her father's life.
10. 04:00
  Ghost Stories of E Nesbit—Man-Size in Marble
  4/5Newlyweds find their dream cottage, but the previous evil owners threaten to return.
11. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Ben Lewis - Tiny
  A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes a good-news internet phenomenon.
12. 05:00
  No Commitments—Series 4, Faith, Hope and Very Little Charity
  3/6Charlotte and Emily find religion, but Victoria loses her patience.
13. 05:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Paul Whitney Beauchamp
  1/4Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a bullied day boy and his mother. Stars Ian McDiarmid.

Friday 27 February 2015