BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 12 April 2015

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 2, The Flood
  2/3A flood threatens the townspeople. Have Abby and Zara found a safe haven at last?
2. 01:00
  Chris Fallon - Le Donne—Series 3 Omnibus
  Caterina is now head of the Riccardi clan, but there is dissent growing among the ranks.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ryan Molloy
  The singer chooses 'The Night' by Frankie Valli, and Donny Hathaway's 'A Song for You'.
4. 02:15
  Baldi—Series 5, Food of the Blue
  4/4The priest's retreat proves far from peaceful thanks to mysterious murders.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Rural Rides
  Mark Steel's review of reporters' journeys round Britain, starting with William Cobbett.
6. 04:00
  Black Bartlemy's Treasure
  Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling tale of piracy, love and death on a desert island.
7. 05:30
  Unearthing Mysteries—Series 1, Lost Map of London
  3/3With no surviving copies of London's oldest map, Aubrey Manning traces its Tudor origins.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)
  Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, while Irene aims to save her friend from seduction.
2. 07:15
  Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 1
  1/4Master raconteur Kenneth Williams offers entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions.
3. 07:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Girl With a Polycotton Tabard
  3/6Our heroine aims to be the face of Social Services.
4. 08:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Gains a Reputation
  10/20Clerical confusion abounds over the Archdeacon's tell-all book.
5. 08:30
  Life With The Lyons—An Afternoon on the Thames
  Barbara and her boyfriend Derek struggle to enjoy some time alone on a river trip.
6. 09:00
  The Story of Alice
  Lewis Carroll begins to tell three girls a fairy tale about a little girl called Alice.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Fatboy Slim
  The DJ and musician chooses tracks by the Beatles and Tears for Fears.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Theatre Folk, Jude Kelly
  Theatre director Jude Kelly shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
9. 11:00
  An Hour With...—Jon Pertwee
  The star of Doctor Who, The Navy Lark and Worzel Gummidge entertains with his one-man show
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Gains a Reputation
  10/20Clerical confusion abounds over the Archdeacon's tell-all book.
2. 12:30
  Life With The Lyons—An Afternoon on the Thames
  Barbara and her boyfriend Derek struggle to enjoy some time alone on a river trip.
3. 13:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)
  Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, while Irene aims to save her friend from seduction.
4. 14:15
  Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 1
  1/4Master raconteur Kenneth Williams offers entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions.
5. 14:30
  Molly McGrann - The Ladies of the House—Episode 2
  2/2Molly McGrann's novel about the discovery of a dead man's double life and its dark secrets
6. 15:45
  Afternoon Reading—Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories, Winter in the Air
  1/3A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat.
7. 16:00
  Stephen Lowe - Touched
  The haunting reality of life for three sisters in the 100 days between VE and VJ Days.
8. 17:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Girl With a Polycotton Tabard
  3/6Our heroine aims to be the face of Social Services.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Nevil Shute - On the Beach—Episode 2
  2/2As the radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched.
2. 19:00
  An Hour With...—Jon Pertwee
  The star of Doctor Who, The Navy Lark and Worzel Gummidge entertains with his one-man show
3. 20:00
  The Story of Alice
  Lewis Carroll begins to tell three girls a fairy tale about a little girl called Alice.
4. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Fatboy Slim
  The DJ and musician chooses tracks by the Beatles and Tears for Fears.
5. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Theatre Folk, Jude Kelly
  Theatre director Jude Kelly shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
6. 22:00
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Girl With a Polycotton Tabard
  3/6Our heroine aims to be the face of Social Services.
7. 22:30
  The Richest Man in Britain—The Meltdown
  6/6Dave buys some last-minute holiday euros and brings down the international monetary system
8. 23:00
  Radio Shuttleworth—Series 1, Leo Sayer
  1/5Aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the airwaves with Leo Sayer.
9. 23:30
  Jon Ronson On—Series 5, Ambition
  5/5Jon interviews people at different points in their lives to assess how ambition shapes us.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Nevil Shute - On the Beach—Episode 2
  2/2As the radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched.
2. 01:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)
  Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, while Irene aims to save her friend from seduction.
3. 02:15
  Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 1
  1/4Master raconteur Kenneth Williams offers entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions.
4. 02:30
  Molly McGrann - The Ladies of the House—Episode 2
  2/2Molly McGrann's novel about the discovery of a dead man's double life and its dark secrets
5. 03:45
  Afternoon Reading—Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories, Winter in the Air
  1/3A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat.
6. 04:00
  Stephen Lowe - Touched
  The haunting reality of life for three sisters in the 100 days between VE and VJ Days.
7. 05:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Girl With a Polycotton Tabard
  3/6Our heroine aims to be the face of Social Services.

Monday 13 April 2015