BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 4 March 2015

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Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Choice
  2/10Struggling to support her mother and sister, Sapna decides to sign the test contract.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—The Life and Death of Stars
  27/30Heather Couper looks at research that shows stars are like controlled nuclear explosions.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 2
  2/10Can a new warrior help a king beset by a demon?
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Hilary Spurling - Burying the Bones, Episode 2
  2/5Pearl Buck's missionary family face violence and famine in early 20th-century China.
5. 01:00
  Hidden Treasures—Harewood House
  2/8The antiques quiz visits Harewood House in Yorkshire.
6. 01:30
  How Tickled Am I?—Series 2, Robb Wilton
  5/6Mark Radcliffe profiles the variety star best remembered as magistrate Mr Muddlecombe JP.
7. 02:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 1. A Case of Frinks and Moores
  1/4Finding seven missing sculptures proves a challenge for private eye Steven J Blackburn.
8. 02:30
  Meter Mad
  Jenny Eclair narrates a eulogy mourning the imminent death of the parking meter.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Honoré de Balzac - Eugenie Grandet, Episode 2
  2/2Will the miserly Monsieur Grandet be able to forgive his defiant daughter?
10. 04:00
  Jane Gardam Stories—Stone Trees
  2/5A widow grieving for her recently dead husband spends an afternoon with some old friends.
11. 04:15
  Altaban the Magnificent
  In post-war Berlin, magic is in the air but death is being conjured up.
12. 05:00
  Capital Gains—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Hard-up Julius Hutch's world of retirement is turned upside down by a blundering bank.
13. 05:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Eight—Episode 4
  4/6Edward Wilson's quest for truth becomes the Movement. Orwellian sitcom with Hugh Laurie.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 2. A Case of Hearts and Flowers
  2/4Steven J Blackburn investigates when his brother-in-law's filofax is stolen.
2. 06:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
3. 07:00
  Believe It!—Series 2, Secrets
  2/4Richard Wilson discovers a secret relative he never knew he had.
4. 07:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 10, Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer
  2/6The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer, of Vic and Bob fame.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 2, Strike Up the Band
  11/26When Number One uses the comfort fund accounts for a dance, Pertwee takes action.
6. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/14The Spy With My Cold, and cabaret at the Cafe Au Lait.
7. 09:00
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show devoted to the art of being wrong.
8. 09:30
  Spread a Little Happiness—Series 2, Hope Is the Thing With a Lorry
  5/6Maria's ex-boyfriend turns up looking for love.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice, Episode 1
  1/3Jane Austen's masterpiece was the first novel to ask if a woman could have it all.
10. 11:00
  Jane Gardam Stories—Grace
  3/5Clockie Gosport has a diamond under the skin at the back of his neck.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Gavin Mortimer - The Great Swim
  In the 1920s, many doubted that a woman could swim the Channel, until one attempt.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 2, Strike Up the Band
  11/26When Number One uses the comfort fund accounts for a dance, Pertwee takes action.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/14The Spy With My Cold, and cabaret at the Cafe Au Lait.
3. 13:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 2. A Case of Hearts and Flowers
  2/4Steven J Blackburn investigates when his brother-in-law's filofax is stolen.
4. 13:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
5. 14:00
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Wedding
  3/10Sent to a village outside Delhi, Sapna discovers a wedding about to take place.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—A Plethora of Planets
  28/30How the use of infrared telescopes increased our understanding of distant planets.
7. 14:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 3
  3/10The great warrior battles the evil demon Grendel.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Hilary Spurling - Burying the Bones, Episode 3
  3/5Marrying in haste and soon repentful, Pearl Buck discovers that writing lets her escape.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice, Episode 1
  1/3Jane Austen's masterpiece was the first novel to ask if a woman could have it all.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Goat Kings, Puffin Pianos and Desert Islands
  Mel Giedroyc encounters some piano-playing puffins and a town where the goat is king.(R)
11. 17:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 1, Weather Problems
  2/6Eastern Bloc dissidents seeking refuge descend on the British Embassy.
12. 17:30
  Believe It!—Series 2, Secrets
  2/4Richard Wilson discovers a secret relative he never knew he had.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show devoted to the art of being wrong.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Risk
  Matthew Parris takes a gamble on David Tremayne, Melissa Kite and Geoff Dyer.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 2, Strike Up the Band
  11/26When Number One uses the comfort fund accounts for a dance, Pertwee takes action.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/14The Spy With My Cold, and cabaret at the Cafe Au Lait.
5. 20:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 2. A Case of Hearts and Flowers
  2/4Steven J Blackburn investigates when his brother-in-law's filofax is stolen.
6. 20:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
7. 21:00
  Jane Gardam Stories—Grace
  3/5Clockie Gosport has a diamond under the skin at the back of his neck.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Gavin Mortimer - The Great Swim
  In the 1920s, many doubted that a woman could swim the Channel, until one attempt.
9. 22:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 10, Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer
  2/6The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer, of Vic and Bob fame.
10. 22:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 2, After-Dinner Speech
  3/6The former variety star attempts to get work as an after-dinner speaker.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—04/03/2015
  Holly Burn chats to Gina Yashere.
12. 23:00
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 3, Haiti
  5/6The gap-year student arrives to help rebuild a village, and tries out some voodoo.
13. 23:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Brothers Faversham, Theseus Faversham
  2/4The story of Victorian Britain's most respected detective.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Wedding
  3/10Sent to a village outside Delhi, Sapna discovers a wedding about to take place.
2. 00:15
  Cosmic Quest—A Plethora of Planets
  28/30How the use of infrared telescopes increased our understanding of distant planets.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 3
  3/10The great warrior battles the evil demon Grendel.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Hilary Spurling - Burying the Bones, Episode 3
  3/5Marrying in haste and soon repentful, Pearl Buck discovers that writing lets her escape.
5. 01:00
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show devoted to the art of being wrong.
6. 01:30
  Off the Page—Risk
  Matthew Parris takes a gamble on David Tremayne, Melissa Kite and Geoff Dyer.
7. 02:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 2, 2. A Case of Hearts and Flowers
  2/4Steven J Blackburn investigates when his brother-in-law's filofax is stolen.
8. 02:30
  The 19th-Century Greens
  James Woudhuysen ponders what 19th-century Romantic poets would make of modern-day Greens.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice, Episode 1
  1/3Jane Austen's masterpiece was the first novel to ask if a woman could have it all.
10. 04:00
  Jane Gardam Stories—Grace
  3/5Clockie Gosport has a diamond under the skin at the back of his neck.
11. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Gavin Mortimer - The Great Swim
  In the 1920s, many doubted that a woman could swim the Channel, until one attempt.
12. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 1, Weather Problems
  2/6Eastern Bloc dissidents seeking refuge descend on the British Embassy.
13. 05:30
  Believe It!—Series 2, Secrets
  2/4Richard Wilson discovers a secret relative he never knew he had.

Thursday 5 March 2015