BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 2 March 2015

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Man in Black—Series 4, 5. The New Boy by Matthew Wilkie
  5/5Craig has a new job, but how far will he go to impress his boss?
2. 00:30
  Lightbulbs
  Steve returns to Tipton to find his dead relatives are unsettled. Supernatural tale.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Parky at 80, Tony Bennett
  From Art Tatum to Sinatra and Stravinsky, the crooner shares his castaway choices.
4. 01:45
  Afternoon Reading—Claire Keegan - Foster, Episode 2
  2/3The discovery of a secret threatens the idyll of life with the Kinsellas.
5. 02:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Rides Again
  1/13The Bishop works to secure a bequest. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
6. 02:30
  Life With The Lyons—The Play's the Thing
  Barbara is playing Ophelia in the school show. Could this be her big break?
7. 03:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 7, Rude Girl
  3/6Is Clare linguistically out of touch with today's youth? – and Brian fails to impress.
8. 03:30
  Van der Valk - King of the Rainy Country
  A handsome millionaire and a naked girl disappear. Van der Valk tracks them across Europe.
9. 05:00
  Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 6. Ann Dorland
  6/6With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner.
2. 06:30
  The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
  Phill Jupitus follows the ensemble of ukulele players who command a cult following.
3. 07:00
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  1/8Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 3
  3/8With panellists Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke, Jenny Eclair and Shappi Khorsandi.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret
  7/20Confusion reigns when Mrs Pike reveals her news of a 'new arrival'.
6. 08:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 19/02/1984
  From Russian spies to a tour of BBC sound effects, it's the ultimate one-man show.
7. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—From 15/3/2010
  Nigel Rees chairs. With Mary Beard, Marcel Theroux, Arthur Smith and Ariel Leve.
8. 09:30
  The Brig Society—Series 1, Fashion
  1/6Marcus Brigstocke has volunteered to be the face, and indeed trousers, of British fashion.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
  1/2Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
10. 11:00
  Jane Gardam Stories—The Great, Grand, Soap-Water Kick
  A tramp, unused to speaking, describes the occasional ritual of taking a bath.
11. 11:15
  Loose Ends—John Sergeant, Alex Wheatle, Odaline de la Martinez, Judy Finnigan, Emma Freud, Carleen Anderson, Dennis Greaves, Mark Feltham
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret
  7/20Confusion reigns when Mrs Pike reveals her news of a 'new arrival'.
2. 12:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 19/02/1984
  From Russian spies to a tour of BBC sound effects, it's the ultimate one-man show.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 6. Ann Dorland
  6/6With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner.
4. 13:30
  The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
  Phill Jupitus follows the ensemble of ukulele players who command a cult following.
5. 14:00
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
  1/10Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—A Star Is Born
  26/30Heather Couper looks at William Herschel's discovery of infrared radiation in 1800.
7. 14:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 1
  1/10A king is attacked by a demon. Can anyone help?
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Hilary Spurling - Burying the Bones, Episode 1
  1/5Lindsay Duncan reads from Hilary Spurling's biography of American writer Pearl Buck.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
  1/2Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Slimy Slugs, Slippery Snails and Shipwrecks
  Mel Giedroyc follows the trail of some slimy slugs and snails in the nature feature.(R)
11. 17:00
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 1, 1. Goodbye Gregory
  1/6A football-mad priest comforts the bereaved family of a stalwart parishioner.
12. 17:30
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  1/8Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Quote... Unquote—From 15/3/2010
  Nigel Rees chairs. With Mary Beard, Marcel Theroux, Arthur Smith and Ariel Leve.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Gareth Armstrong and Jenny Uglow
  Gareth and Jenny books by Bill Bryson, Penelope Fitzgerald and Jonathan Raban.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret
  7/20Confusion reigns when Mrs Pike reveals her news of a 'new arrival'.
4. 19:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 19/02/1984
  From Russian spies to a tour of BBC sound effects, it's the ultimate one-man show.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 6. Ann Dorland
  6/6With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner.
6. 20:30
  The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
  Phill Jupitus follows the ensemble of ukulele players who command a cult following.
7. 21:00
  Jane Gardam Stories—The Great, Grand, Soap-Water Kick
  A tramp, unused to speaking, describes the occasional ritual of taking a bath.
8. 21:15
  Loose Ends—John Sergeant, Alex Wheatle, Odaline de la Martinez, Judy Finnigan, Emma Freud, Carleen Anderson, Dennis Greaves, Mark Feltham
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 71, Episode 3
  3/8With panellists Gyles Brandreth, Marcus Brigstocke, Jenny Eclair and Shappi Khorsandi.
10. 22:30
  The Brig Society—Series 1, Fashion
  1/6Marcus Brigstocke has volunteered to be the face, and indeed trousers, of British fashion.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 13, Episode 2
  2/7Sandi Toksvig and Jeremy Hardy are joined by Andy Hamilton, Sara Pascoe and Sam Leith.
12. 23:45
  Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4The unusual career trajectory of Wernher von Braun - from Nazi to Disney.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Proposition
  1/10Thriller set in India about a sales assistant who is offered a chance to change her life.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—A Star Is Born
  26/30Heather Couper looks at William Herschel's discovery of infrared radiation in 1800.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 1
  1/10A king is attacked by a demon. Can anyone help?
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Hilary Spurling - Burying the Bones, Episode 1
  1/5Lindsay Duncan reads from Hilary Spurling's biography of American writer Pearl Buck.
5. 01:00
  Quote... Unquote—From 15/3/2010
  Nigel Rees chairs. With Mary Beard, Marcel Theroux, Arthur Smith and Ariel Leve.
6. 01:30
  A Good Read—Gareth Armstrong and Jenny Uglow
  Gareth and Jenny books by Bill Bryson, Penelope Fitzgerald and Jonathan Raban.(R)
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 6. Ann Dorland
  6/6With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner.
8. 02:30
  The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
  Phill Jupitus follows the ensemble of ukulele players who command a cult following.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 1
  1/2Eugenie's miserly father is a man whose terror of poverty overrides his love for his child
10. 04:00
  Jane Gardam Stories—The Great, Grand, Soap-Water Kick
  A tramp, unused to speaking, describes the occasional ritual of taking a bath.
11. 04:15
  Loose Ends—John Sergeant, Alex Wheatle, Odaline de la Martinez, Judy Finnigan, Emma Freud, Carleen Anderson, Dennis Greaves, Mark Feltham
  Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
12. 05:00
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 1, 1. Goodbye Gregory
  1/6A football-mad priest comforts the bereaved family of a stalwart parishioner.
13. 05:30
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  1/8Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.

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