BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 20 April 2015

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  William Boyd - A Haunting
  A landscape architect acts very strangely. Has he been taken over by an unseen presence?
2. 00:45
  The Smile by Ray Bradbury
  A magical tale of a small boy encountering a famous masterpiece.
3. 01:00
  Julia Darling - Appointments—Omnibus
  Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
4. 02:15
  Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 2
  2/4The master raconteur talks about the people and places in London that are dear to him.
5. 02:30
  Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky—Episode 1
  1/2Chelski, a London home for Russian wealth. Gorsky, a story about beauty, money and books.
6. 03:45
  Afternoon Reading—Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories, Shadwell
  2/3The death of Mrs Probus threatens a precarious future for her long-time servant.
7. 04:00
  Eric Pringle - Gracie—Wish Me Luck
  1/2From Rochdale to renown, Gracie Fields's rise to fame was not without its traumas.
8. 05:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Pastor Dave
  4/6Beauty is quite taken with a charismatic visitor to Mrs Blanchard's local church.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
  1/5Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
2. 06:30
  Letters to Myself
  People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
3. 07:00
  Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
  8/8Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
4. 07:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
  14/20The platoon are horrified when Private Walker is called up to the army.
6. 08:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
  From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
8. 09:30
  Says on the Tin—Cat Food
  2/6American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
9. 10:00
  Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
  After a murder at a dinner party, the guests become suspects.
10. 11:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
  1/5A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
11. 11:15
  Tommies—14 October 1914
  Wounded in action, Walter Oddy is among thousands arriving at the hospitals in Boulogne.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
  14/20The platoon are horrified when Private Walker is called up to the army.
2. 12:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
  From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
3. 13:00
  The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
  1/5Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
4. 13:30
  Letters to Myself
  People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman, 1. Hunch
  1/5A policeman is dead and Inspector Barlach has a hunch about the murderer.
6. 14:15
  On Your Bike—The Most Civilised Conveyance
  1/10From the beginning the bicycle has been far more than just a means of transport.
7. 14:30
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—1. Tobermory
  1/6A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong
8. 14:45
  Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History by Adam Nicolson—1. Childhood
  1/5Adam Nicolson's story of the popular British garden, started by his grandparents in 1932.
9. 15:00
  Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
  After a murder at a dinner party, the guests become suspects.
10. 16:00
  Booked—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
11. 16:30
  Says on the Tin—Cat Food
  2/6American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
12. 17:00
  Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
  8/8Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
13. 17:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
  1/4A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Mavis Cheek and Robert Elms
  Mavis and Robert discuss books by Jerome K Jerome, Cormac McCarthy and Norman Lewis.(R)
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
  14/20The platoon are horrified when Private Walker is called up to the army.
4. 19:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
  From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
5. 20:00
  The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
  1/5Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
6. 20:30
  Letters to Myself
  People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
7. 21:00
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
  1/5A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
8. 21:15
  Tommies—14 October 1914
  Wounded in action, Walter Oddy is among thousands arriving at the hospitals in Boulogne.
9. 22:00
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
10. 22:30
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/8The Luton laureate entertains a class of schoolchildren.
11. 22:45
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 1, Gossip
  2/6The comedian asks exactly who starts rumours? Brendan Burns and Sarah Kennedy help.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—20/04/2015
  Jon Holmes chats to Helen Lederer.
13. 23:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 2
  2/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.
14. 23:30
  Pick Ups—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6A crucial darts match in the cab office, while Rebel offers marital advice.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
  1/4A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Mavis Cheek and Robert Elms
  Mavis and Robert discuss books by Jerome K Jerome, Cormac McCarthy and Norman Lewis.
3. 01:00
  The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
  1/5Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
4. 01:30
  Letters to Myself
  People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman, 1. Hunch
  1/5A policeman is dead and Inspector Barlach has a hunch about the murderer.
6. 02:15
  On Your Bike—The Most Civilised Conveyance
  1/10From the beginning the bicycle has been far more than just a means of transport.
7. 02:30
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—1. Tobermory
  1/6A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong
8. 02:45
  Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History by Adam Nicolson—1. Childhood
  1/5Adam Nicolson's story of the popular British garden, started by his grandparents in 1932.
9. 03:00
  Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
  After a murder at a dinner party, the guests become suspects.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
11. 04:30
  Says on the Tin—Cat Food
  2/6American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
12. 05:00
  Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
  8/8Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
13. 05:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.

Tuesday 21 April 2015