BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 29 March 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The End
  3/3Space pirate Kreekpolt knows Abby and Zara can save his daughter's life.
2. 02:00
  How Does That Make You Feel? (Omnibus)—Series 5
  Meet a group of people who share a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.
3. 03:15
  Baldi—Series 5, A Very Neglected Fish
  2/4The murder of a food critic draws the Franciscan priest into the world of celebrity chefs.
4. 04:00
  David Buck - Barnsdale Wake
  King Richard I hears ballad singers recall legendary tales of Robin Hood.
5. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6A sketch about messengers, a sketch about alchemy and a sketch about the word sketch.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Meera Syal - Anita and Me Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Meera Syal reads her novel about Meena, growing up in a Black Country village in the 1970s
2. 07:05
  Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell—An Instant Opinion
  Leonard Rossiter offers a satirical musing on the effect of slogans on badges and t-shirts
3. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sue Townsend
  The author and creator of Adrian Mole inherits Billie Holliday and passes on Ben E King.
4. 07:15
  Whatever Happened to the Teapots?—Episode 4
  4/5Roger Law talks to artists about the division in ceramics between art and industry.
5. 07:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Seagulls Over Sue Ryder
  1/6Beauty Olonga is a carer and a self-appointed inspiration.
6. 08:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Learns the Facts
  1/20Clerical confusion reigns when Noote's friend asks him to marry her. From July 1972.
7. 08:30
  Life With The Lyons—The New Job
  An ad in the local paper lands Richard a job as his father's office boy.
8. 09:00
  Alan Garner - Elidor—Episode 4
  4/4Time has run out for the Watsons and Malebron - can Helen help to save Elidor?
9. 09:30
  Michelle Magorian - Back Home—Episode 4
  4/4In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change.
10. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Parky at 80, Dennis Potter
  Playwright Dennis Potter shares his castaway choices with Michael Parkinson.
11. 10:45
  Tim Franks - Through My Own Fault
  A worldly priest gets more than he bargained for in the Good Friday confessional.
12. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 1, Making Mistakes
  13/13Guy Raz investigates why it is sometimes necessary to make mistakes and face them head-on.
13. 11:45
  Afternoon Reading—Edna O'Brien - Saints and Sinners, My Two Mothers
  3/3A woman's bittersweet memories of the rise and fall of her relationship with her mother.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Meera Syal - Anita and Me Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Meera Syal reads her novel about Meena, growing up in a Black Country village in the 1970s
2. 13:05
  Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell—An Instant Opinion
  Leonard Rossiter offers a satirical musing on the effect of slogans on badges and t-shirts
3. 13:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sue Townsend
  The author and creator of Adrian Mole inherits Billie Holliday and passes on Ben E King.
4. 13:15
  Whatever Happened to the Teapots?—Episode 4
  4/5Roger Law talks to artists about the division in ceramics between art and industry.
5. 13:30
  Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy by Annie Caulfield
  A celebration of a classic music hall duo and their immortal gossipy characters.
6. 15:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Learns the Facts
  1/20Clerical confusion reigns when Noote's friend asks him to marry her. From July 1972.
7. 15:30
  Life With The Lyons—The New Job
  An ad in the local paper lands Richard a job as his father's office boy.
8. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—Mary Berry's Simnel Cake, Bjork on the Moomins and Sherlock Holmes
  Mel Giedroyc picks the best bits from her 4 O'Clock Shows of the past week.
9. 17:00
  Alan Garner - Elidor—Episode 4
  4/4Time has run out for the Watsons and Malebron - can Helen help to save Elidor?
10. 17:30
  Michelle Magorian - Back Home—Episode 4
  4/4In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Emily's Ghost by Colin Finbow
  Unusual ghost story set in Edwardian England starring Anna Jones
2. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 1, Making Mistakes
  13/13Guy Raz investigates why it is sometimes necessary to make mistakes and face them head-on.
3. 19:45
  Afternoon Reading—Edna O'Brien - Saints and Sinners, My Two Mothers
  3/3A woman's bittersweet memories of the rise and fall of her relationship with her mother.
4. 20:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Learns the Facts
  1/20Clerical confusion reigns when Noote's friend asks him to marry her. From July 1972.
5. 20:30
  Life With The Lyons—The New Job
  An ad in the local paper lands Richard a job as his father's office boy.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Parky at 80, Dennis Potter
  Playwright Dennis Potter shares his castaway choices with Michael Parkinson.
7. 21:45
  Tim Franks - Through My Own Fault
  A worldly priest gets more than he bargained for in the Good Friday confessional.
8. 22:00
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Seagulls Over Sue Ryder
  1/6Beauty Olonga is a carer and a self-appointed inspiration.
9. 22:30
  The Richest Man in Britain—The African Village
  4/6Will trillionaire Dave buy an African village to go with his part-time radio station?
10. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 12, Episode 5
  5/6The week's stories cobbled together in a scrapbook sketch show hosted by Nish Kumar.
11. 23:30
  Jon Ronson On—Series 5, Living in a Movie
  3/5Jon Ronson talks to conflict photographer Jason Howe about a romance full of danger.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Emily's Ghost by Colin Finbow
  Unusual ghost story set in Edwardian England starring Anna Jones
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Parky at 80, Dennis Potter
  Playwright Dennis Potter shares his castaway choices with Michael Parkinson.
3. 01:45
  Tim Franks - Through My Own Fault
  A worldly priest gets more than he bargained for in the Good Friday confessional.
4. 02:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Learns the Facts
  1/20Clerical confusion reigns when Noote's friend asks him to marry her. From July 1972.
5. 02:30
  Life With The Lyons—The New Job
  An ad in the local paper lands Richard a job as his father's office boy.
6. 03:00
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Seagulls Over Sue Ryder
  1/6Beauty Olonga is a carer and a self-appointed inspiration.
7. 03:30
  Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy by Annie Caulfield
  A celebration of a classic music hall duo and their immortal gossipy characters.
8. 05:00
  Alan Garner - Elidor—Episode 4
  4/4Time has run out for the Watsons and Malebron - can Helen help to save Elidor?
9. 05:30
  Michelle Magorian - Back Home—Episode 4
  4/4In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change.
10. 06:00
  Detective—Series 3, 6. Rough Justice
  6/8A harrowing attack on a child means uncomfortable questions about justice.
11. 06:30
  Arvon Turns Forty
  Novelist Mavis Cheek examines the birth and development of the Arvon Foundation.

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