BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 14 March 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Noose
  10/10Sapna must revisit her past to make sense of her present. But nothing can prepare her.
2. 00:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—5. Swordplay and Swagger
  5/20Neil MacGregor explores the essential accoutrements of any self-respecting gentleman.
3. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 10
  10/10After defeating the dragon, the warrior is buried.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 5
  5/5For years, the French capital was the most dangerous of cities for General de Gaulle.
5. 01:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
  4/6John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
6. 01:30
  My Life in Five Books—Series 2, Andy Merriman
  6/8Comedy writer Andy Merriman tells Stuart Cosgrove about his five favourite books.
7. 02:00
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—Chapter 18
  5/5Discovering why his boss Sivart disappeared, Unwin plots how to save him.
8. 02:30
  The Man Who Was Bojangles
  Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.
9. 03:00
  RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—Across the Forth
  4/4David Balfour is near Edinburgh and looks to the law to help him claim his inheritance.
10. 04:00
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Meeting Demelza
  Shortly before his 2003 death, Winston Graham imagined meeting his best-loved creation.
11. 04:15
  Neil Brand - Joanna
  An old piano recalls the hands that played her, and the passion and pain she has observed.
12. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Whimsical series starring Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions.
13. 05:30
  Living with the Enemy—Episode 5
  5/6Sophie is mistaken for an asylum seeker.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Noel Coward—Nude With Violin
  Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
2. 07:30
  Freedom Pass—Episode 6
  6/7Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew head to Southend-on-Sea to recall boyhood holidays.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Gloria and Me
  Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
4. 09:00
  Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
  Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Anne Tyler - Ladder of Years (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Delia's story starts with a welcome romantic encounter in the grocery aisle.
2. 13:15
  London Particulars—Series 2, 4. The Kitten Houser
  4/4Pip and Thomas investigate a sophisticated vice ring.
3. 14:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/16Kenneth Horne's series debut with the BBC backroom boys.
4. 14:30
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, A Drop of the Soft Stuff
  5/13The facts-of-life conversation is enough to drive Henry to drink.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Gloria and Me
  Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
6. 16:00
  Noel Coward—Nude With Violin
  Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
7. 17:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6John presents a trailer for a film about the only mode of transport that hasn't had a film
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The Sphere
  1/3Abby and Zara were created by pan-dimensional beings to help save space and time.
2. 19:00
  Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
  Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
3. 22:00
  4 Extra Stands Up—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Richard Melvin introduces Tiff Stevenson, Boothby Graffoe, Jojo Sutherland, Raymond Mearns
4. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—14/03/2015
  Arthur Smith chats to Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Soho.
5. 23:00
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The hungry comedy team go for an English. Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
6. 23:30
  The Last Hurrah - Interview With the Snowman—Episode 2
  2/2Elton chats with eager Ed about his long and vile life.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The Sphere
  1/3Abby and Zara were created by pan-dimensional beings to help save space and time.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Gloria and Me
  Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
3. 02:00
  Anne Tyler - Ladder of Years (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Delia's story starts with a welcome romantic encounter in the grocery aisle.
4. 03:15
  London Particulars—Series 2, 4. The Kitten Houser
  4/4Pip and Thomas investigate a sophisticated vice ring.
5. 04:00
  Noel Coward—Nude With Violin
  Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
6. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6John presents a trailer for a film about the only mode of transport that hasn't had a film

Sunday 15 March 2015