BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 17 April 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 4
  4/5Robert Olmstead spends a night in Innsmouth, but the locals ensure he won't get much sleep
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Mary Kingsley
  Journalist Ann Leslie chooses the pioneering writer and explorer Mary Kingsley.
3. 01:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 3
  3/4Detectives Digger and Coffin's search for the missing money is getting dangerous.
4. 01:30
  King-Size Papas and Mighty Tight Women
  Julian Clary celebrates the clever use of double entendre in 1920s and 30s blues songs.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rosamund Lupton - Sister, Episode 9
  9/10Beatrice is determined to prove the link between the gene therapy and her sister's murder.
6. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—The Brotherhood of Ruralists, part 2
  9/12How John Seymour's 1976 Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency proved a hit with city dwellers.
7. 02:30
  Julia Darling - Appointments—The Turkish Bath
  4/5Diagnosed with a tumour, Maureen plans to meet her old football-playing pal Maud.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl, Episode 4
  4/5Aged 56, it's suddenly all change for Dahl with the arrival of Liccy on the scene.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Episode 1
  1/2Nick Carraway arrives in wealthy Long Island.
10. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Martin Young hosts, with Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth and Sheridan Morley.
11. 04:30
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  4/6The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
12. 05:00
  Anything Legal—Episode 4
  4/8George and Charles tackle a horrid child and a bizarre giant.
13. 05:30
  Potting On—Wedding
  4/6Cut back or cash splash? Pam and Gordon run a garden centre, but argue over growing old.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
2. 06:30
  Beardyman and the Mimics
  Beatboxer "Beardyman" aka Darren Foreman goes in search of nature's best sound-mimics.
3. 07:00
  Rent—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally acting all grown-up?
4. 07:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6A show that starts by going to the dogs, ending with perhaps the oldest hymn in the world.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Conjurer
  19/20The Lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison.
6. 08:30
  Play It Cool—Episode 3
  3/6Woman's magazines and ballroom dancing inspire comedy characters galore.
7. 09:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton's quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Richard Curtis and Anthony Wilson
8. 09:30
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—4. Herbal Disorder
  4/6Richard is ill with the flu, but a herbal remedy has unexpected consequences.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Episode 2
  2/2Nick's neighbour, Gatsby, asks him to engineer a meeting with his lost love Daisy.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading—Good Show Clarissa, The Cheat
  3/3By Enid Blyton. Susan desperate wants a scholarship. What if there is a chance to cheat?
11. 11:15
  Tommies—7 October 1914
  The German advance is being held north east of Paris, on the day Mickey arrives at war.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Conjurer
  19/20The Lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison.
2. 12:30
  Play It Cool—Episode 3
  3/6Woman's magazines and ballroom dancing inspire comedy characters galore.
3. 13:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
4. 13:30
  Beardyman and the Mimics
  Beatboxer "Beardyman" aka Darren Foreman goes in search of nature's best sound-mimics.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rosamund Lupton - Sister, Episode 10
  10/10Beatrice now knows who killed her sister, and why, but has the knowledge come too late?
6. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Villadom in the Cotswolds
  10/12How the idea of escaping to the countryside is as old as the Romans.
7. 14:30
  Julia Darling - Appointments—Carla's Facial
  5/5Maureen does not let her tumour diagnosis stop her from going for a facial.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl, Episode 5
  5/5Charting Dahl's final years, and how his extraordinary spell on children has endured.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Episode 2
  2/2Nick's neighbour, Gatsby, asks him to engineer a meeting with his lost love Daisy.
10. 16:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton's quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Richard Curtis and Anthony Wilson
11. 16:30
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—4. Herbal Disorder
  4/6Richard is ill with the flu, but a herbal remedy has unexpected consequences.
12. 17:00
  Rent—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally acting all grown-up?
13. 17:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6A show that starts by going to the dogs, ending with perhaps the oldest hymn in the world.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 5
  5/5Robert Olmstead flees Innsmouth only to discover a shocking secret linking him to the town
2. 18:30
  My Life in Five Songs—Series 2, Pat Kane
  1/8Phil Cunningham talks to writer and musician Pat Kane of Hue and Cry.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Conjurer
  19/20The Lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison.
4. 19:30
  Play It Cool—Episode 3
  3/6Woman's magazines and ballroom dancing inspire comedy characters galore.
5. 20:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
6. 20:30
  Beardyman and the Mimics
  Beatboxer "Beardyman" aka Darren Foreman goes in search of nature's best sound-mimics.
7. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading—Good Show Clarissa, The Cheat
  3/3By Enid Blyton. Susan desperate wants a scholarship. What if there is a chance to cheat?
8. 21:15
  Tommies—7 October 1914
  The German advance is being held north east of Paris, on the day Mickey arrives at war.
9. 22:00
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6A show that starts by going to the dogs, ending with perhaps the oldest hymn in the world.
10. 22:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 4. 'It's me or the dog'
  4/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems, including - 'It's me or the dog!'
11. 23:00
  The Consultants—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The boys of St Battery's get their own back on the school bully. Sketches and songs.
12. 23:30
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 1, About Angry Grandmas
  6/6The family plan a surprise birthday party for Grandma.
13. 23:45
  Tina C—Tina C's Global Depression Tour, United Kingdom
  6/6In her mission to save the world, country legend Tina C ends up camped outside St Paul's.
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Late
1. 00:00
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 5
  5/5Robert Olmstead flees Innsmouth only to discover a shocking secret linking him to the town
2. 00:30
  My Life in Five Songs—Series 2, Pat Kane
  1/8Phil Cunningham talks to writer and musician Pat Kane of Hue and Cry.
3. 01:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
4. 01:30
  Beardyman and the Mimics
  Beatboxer "Beardyman" aka Darren Foreman goes in search of nature's best sound-mimics.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rosamund Lupton - Sister, Episode 10
  10/10Beatrice now knows who killed her sister, and why, but has the knowledge come too late?
6. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Villadom in the Cotswolds
  10/12How the idea of escaping to the countryside is as old as the Romans.
7. 02:30
  Julia Darling - Appointments—Carla's Facial
  5/5Maureen does not let her tumour diagnosis stop her from going for a facial.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl, Episode 5
  5/5Charting Dahl's final years, and how his extraordinary spell on children has endured.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby, Episode 2
  2/2Nick's neighbour, Gatsby, asks him to engineer a meeting with his lost love Daisy.
10. 04:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton's quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Richard Curtis and Anthony Wilson
11. 04:30
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—4. Herbal Disorder
  4/6Richard is ill with the flu, but a herbal remedy has unexpected consequences.
12. 05:00
  Rent—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Maria turns agony aunt, but is Paul finally acting all grown-up?
13. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6A show that starts by going to the dogs, ending with perhaps the oldest hymn in the world.

Saturday 18 April 2015