BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 February 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 3, The End of the Rogue
  5/5Kip and Medley are in a race against time to save Planet B.
2. 00:30
  Ghost Zone—Episode 5
  5/5The army closes in on Inchbrae, but can the alien presence be defeated?
3. 01:00
  Lucy Catherine - Halfway Here (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Nettie is on life support and her mum resorts to looking at her laptop for answers.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Harry Connick Jr
  The singer and pianist picks 'When The Saints Go Marching In' by Louis Armstrong.
5. 02:15
  An Englishman Abroad by Alan Bennett
  What did the actress say to the spy? Stars Michael Gambon and Penelope Wilton.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Scrambled
  Allegra McEvedy reflects on our complex, even scrambled, relationship with the humble egg.
7. 04:00
  Hood—The Scribe of Sherwood
  2/4Little John and Sheriff of Nottingham Philip de Nicholay share secrets with Alan-a-Dale.
8. 05:00
  Great Lives—Robin Hood
  Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith discusses Robin Hood.
9. 05:30
  Tony Hawks's Guide to the Guides—River Thames
  4/6Tony heads up river to test guide book accuracy, and his own suitability for boating life.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Katie Hims - The Kiss: Omnibus
  Five stories portray the significance of a kiss.
2. 07:15
  Clive Dunn - Definitely Dunn—Relieving General Gordon
  3/6Dad's Army star Clive Dunn recalls his early career training to be an actor.
3. 07:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Health and Medicine
  6/6Stephen K Amos compiles an idiot's guide to health and medicine.
4. 08:00
  Jim the Great—Series 2, The Camelot Caper
  King Jim wants in on Camelot, but a test of 'courtly love' backfires.
5. 08:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/8Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. Stars Ronnie Barker.
6. 09:00
  Benjamin Franklin in London: Omnibus
  Benjamin Franklin's spell in London, mixing with the brilliant and powerful, even the King
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tori Amos
  Singer-songwrter Tori Amos picks 'Thank You' by Led Zeppelin.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Space, Colin Pillinger
  From Al Bowlly to Elvis Presley. Scientist Colin Pillinger shares his castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  In Pod We Trust—Podcast Pioneers
  Miranda Sawyer on the agenda-setting podcasters who have broken new ground in the genre.
10. 11:30
  Short Cuts—Series 2, The Space between Us
  3/6Nina Garthwaite explores the difficulties and delights of distance.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jim the Great—Series 2, The Camelot Caper
  King Jim wants in on Camelot, but a test of 'courtly love' backfires.
2. 12:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/8Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. Stars Ronnie Barker.
3. 13:00
  Katie Hims - The Kiss: Omnibus
  Five stories portray the significance of a kiss.
4. 14:15
  Clive Dunn - Definitely Dunn—Relieving General Gordon
  3/6Dad's Army star Clive Dunn recalls his early career training to be an actor.
5. 14:30
  Meg Rosoff - Jonathan Unleashed: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2In New York, fresh from college, can Jonathan navigate the responsibilities of adulthood?
6. 15:45
  Philip Norman - Skiffle Night
  A teenager finds the courage to go on his first date, but where to go and what to wear?
7. 16:00
  Peter Terson - Getting to Know Mr Schmeigelow
  Papa wants him working in the City, but future designer Cecil Beaton has other ideas.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Lost Voices - WH Davies
  Daljit Nagra introduces Lost Voices featuring the travelling, nature-loving poet WH Davies
9. 17:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Health and Medicine
  6/6Stephen K Amos compiles an idiot's guide to health and medicine.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—London Below
  1/6An act of kindness catapults Richard from his ordinary life into a subterranean world.
2. 19:00
  In Pod We Trust—Podcast Pioneers
  Miranda Sawyer on the agenda-setting podcasters who have broken new ground in the genre.
3. 19:30
  Short Cuts—Series 2, The Space between Us
  3/6Nina Garthwaite explores the difficulties and delights of distance.
4. 20:00
  Patrick Hamilton - Rope
  Two students think they have committed the perfect murder.
5. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Space, Colin Pillinger
  From Al Bowlly to Elvis Presley. Scientist Colin Pillinger shares his castaway choices.
6. 22:00
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Health and Medicine
  6/6Stephen K Amos compiles an idiot's guide to health and medicine.
7. 22:30
  The Shuttleworths—Series 2, Wireless Wanderings (Part 1)
  1/5Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth takes Ken on a radio cruise.
8. 22:45
  The In Crowd—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Sketch show with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
9. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 14, Episode 2
  2/6This week's stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners.
10. 23:30
  The Nick Revell Show—Series 2, The Wedding
  3/6Preparing for his old flame's nuptials, the writer seethes over the way she dumped him.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—London Below
  1/6An act of kindness catapults Richard from his ordinary life into a subterranean world.
2. 01:00
  Katie Hims - The Kiss: Omnibus
  Five stories portray the significance of a kiss.
3. 02:15
  Clive Dunn - Definitely Dunn—Relieving General Gordon
  3/6Dad's Army star Clive Dunn recalls his early career training to be an actor.
4. 02:30
  Meg Rosoff - Jonathan Unleashed: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2In New York, fresh from college, can Jonathan navigate the responsibilities of adulthood?
5. 03:45
  Philip Norman - Skiffle Night
  A teenager finds the courage to go on his first date, but where to go and what to wear?
6. 04:00
  Peter Terson - Getting to Know Mr Schmeigelow
  Papa wants him working in the City, but future designer Cecil Beaton has other ideas.
7. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Lost Voices - WH Davies
  Daljit Nagra introduces Lost Voices featuring the travelling, nature-loving poet WH Davies
8. 05:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Health and Medicine
  6/6Stephen K Amos compiles an idiot's guide to health and medicine.

Monday 22 February 2016