BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 28 April 2015

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Earthsea—Series 1, Shadow
  1/6Ged tampers with long-held secrets to release a terrible shadow into the world.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges
  Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges discuss books by James Blinn, Frederick Exley and Barbara Pym.(R)
3. 01:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Little Boy Blue
  1/6PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his old ways?
4. 01:30
  Laugh Out Loud
  How much of ourselves do we reveal when we laugh? With Paul Merton and Mark Steel.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 1
  1/10New challenges beckon for high-flying economist Stella Bradberry and PA Bella Chambers.
6. 02:15
  On Your Bike—Cycling Soldiers
  6/10How the bicycle was used in war, when thousands signed up to join cyclist battalions.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 1
  1/5Childhood memories of growing up in the Thames Valley and the Fyfe family next door.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration, Episode 1
  1/5In May 1660, after years of exile in Holland, Charles II was reinstated as sovereign.
9. 03:00
  Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope—3. Secrets
  3/3Disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius support her or lose his home?
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
11. 04:30
  Says on the Tin—Schokolade
  3/6Eliott must promote a German chocolate called 'Laughing', but he finds little humour in it
12. 05:00
  The Right Time—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/5The Baby Boomers see the funny side of everyday modern life.
13. 05:30
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
  2/6When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
2. 06:30
  The King of Light Music
  Alasdair Molloy on the composer of the Desert Island Discs theme, Eric Coates.
3. 07:00
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Diary of a Madman
  6/6A civil servant's dull life is transformed by talking dogs.
4. 07:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 1, Case #25 - Different Class
  3/9Jessica Hynes joins Max and Ivan as they investigate a spate of sporting injuries.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/16'Who killed the Amazing Proudbasket?' Plus Kenneth Horne trolls round to Bona Tours.
6. 08:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Comic Cuts - From 21/01/1974
  Doddy sets out in search of normality and looks at the life and works of Shakespeare.
7. 09:00
  Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 3
  3/5Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.
8. 09:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, In an Unreal City
  3/6Woodhouse is confused by contradictory accounts.
9. 10:00
  Ronald Frame - Greyfriars
  Victorian thriller centring on the famous police dog Bobby and his master, John Gray.
10. 11:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—The Phlebotomist's Love Life
  2/5A woman who despairs of the Iraq war forces her lover to a moment of truth.
11. 11:15
  The Medical Detectives—Death in the Parish
  1/4When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the mercurial Dr John Snow investigates.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/16'Who killed the Amazing Proudbasket?' Plus Kenneth Horne trolls round to Bona Tours.
2. 12:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Comic Cuts - From 21/01/1974
  Doddy sets out in search of normality and looks at the life and works of Shakespeare.
3. 13:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
  2/6When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
4. 13:30
  The King of Light Music
  Alasdair Molloy on the composer of the Desert Island Discs theme, Eric Coates.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 2
  2/10Green issues confront Stella, and Bella starts work for her new boss.
6. 14:15
  On Your Bike—Between the Wars
  7/10How mass produced bicycles brought freedom of the road to the working classes in the 1930s
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 2
  2/5Judith realises the Fyfe cousins have returned. An unexpected telegram arrives.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration, Episode 2
  2/5Having re-established the monarchy, Charles turns his attentions to matters of the heart.
9. 15:00
  Ronald Frame - Greyfriars
  Victorian thriller centring on the famous police dog Bobby and his master, John Gray.
10. 16:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lynne Truss, Lucy Moore and Michele Brown.
11. 16:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, In an Unreal City
  3/6Woodhouse is confused by contradictory accounts.
12. 17:00
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Diary of a Madman
  6/6A civil servant's dull life is transformed by talking dogs.
13. 17:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 1, Case #25 - Different Class
  3/9Jessica Hynes joins Max and Ivan as they investigate a spate of sporting injuries.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Earthsea—Series 1, Schooling
  2/6Sent to Roke island's school for wizards, Ged's pride and recklessness prove fatal.
2. 18:30
  Frankly Speaking—Brian Epstein
  Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, discusses his career.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/16'Who killed the Amazing Proudbasket?' Plus Kenneth Horne trolls round to Bona Tours.
4. 19:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—Doddy's Comic Cuts - From 21/01/1974
  Doddy sets out in search of normality and looks at the life and works of Shakespeare.
5. 20:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
  2/6When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
6. 20:30
  The King of Light Music
  Alasdair Molloy on the composer of the Desert Island Discs theme, Eric Coates.
7. 21:00
  Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives—The Phlebotomist's Love Life
  2/5A woman who despairs of the Iraq war forces her lover to a moment of truth.
8. 21:15
  The Medical Detectives—Death in the Parish
  1/4When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the mercurial Dr John Snow investigates.
9. 22:00
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 1, Case #25 - Different Class
  3/9Jessica Hynes joins Max and Ivan as they investigate a spate of sporting injuries.
10. 22:30
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—28/04/2015
  Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Ed Byrne.
12. 23:00
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 4, The Orient Express
  3/4It's murder when Giles and his godmother go on a septuagenarian trans-Balkan hen party.
13. 23:30
  Vent—Series 2, Arrival
  6/6Comatose Ben takes a final trip around the safe fantasy world of his subconscious.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Earthsea—Series 1, Schooling
  2/6Sent to Roke island's school for wizards, Ged's pride and recklessness prove fatal.
2. 00:30
  Frankly Speaking—Brian Epstein
  Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, discusses his career.
3. 01:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher
  2/6When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes after the forger.
4. 01:30
  The King of Light Music
  Alasdair Molloy on the composer of the Desert Island Discs theme, Eric Coates.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 2
  2/10Green issues confront Stella, and Bella starts work for her new boss.
6. 02:15
  On Your Bike—Between the Wars
  7/10How mass produced bicycles brought freedom of the road to the working classes in the 1930s
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 2
  2/5Judith realises the Fyfe cousins have returned. An unexpected telegram arrives.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration, Episode 2
  2/5Having re-established the monarchy, Charles turns his attentions to matters of the heart.
9. 03:00
  Ronald Frame - Greyfriars
  Victorian thriller centring on the famous police dog Bobby and his master, John Gray.
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lynne Truss, Lucy Moore and Michele Brown.
11. 04:30
  Such Rotten Luck—Series 1, In an Unreal City
  3/6Woodhouse is confused by contradictory accounts.
12. 05:00
  Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol—The Diary of a Madman
  6/6A civil servant's dull life is transformed by talking dogs.
13. 05:30
  The Casebook of Max and Ivan—Series 1, Case #25 - Different Class
  3/9Jessica Hynes joins Max and Ivan as they investigate a spate of sporting injuries.

Wednesday 29 April 2015