BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 22 February 2016

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—1. Deaths
  1/6The kindly detective probes some animal charities.
2. 06:30
  The Spirit of Grunge
  Miranda Sawyer examines how the grunge movement influenced a generation of British youth.
3. 07:00
  Brian and Robin's Infinite Inbox
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince sift through The Infinite Monkey Cage inbox.
4. 07:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 8, Calman, Cooke, Lowe
  6/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Susan Calman, Adam Lowe and Lucy Cooke.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Recruit
  18/26With Mainwaring in hospital, the Vicar and the Verger spark platoon unrest.
6. 08:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, A Jewel of a Husband
  11/12There is double trouble for barrister Roger in a bigamy case.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 12, JK Rowling
  4/6James Walton takes the chair, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh.
8. 09:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Countess Natasha and the Red Menace
  5/6With PM Harold Macmillan set to appear, a spy infiltrates the futuristic radio soap.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—The A-Z of Dr Johnson - Boswell's Life of Johnson, Episode 1
  1/2Young Boswell heads to London, keen to write his hero Johnson's biography.
10. 11:00
  Deep Country—Episode 3
  3/3Neil survives the gales, but has to face another storm - his own vulnerability.
11. 11:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, The Drowned Church
  1/4Humanity's ageless champion returns to stop a sinister church congregation under the sea.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Recruit
  18/26With Mainwaring in hospital, the Vicar and the Verger spark platoon unrest.
2. 12:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, A Jewel of a Husband
  11/12There is double trouble for barrister Roger in a bigamy case.
3. 13:00
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—1. Deaths
  1/6The kindly detective probes some animal charities.
4. 13:30
  The Spirit of Grunge
  Miranda Sawyer examines how the grunge movement influenced a generation of British youth.
5. 14:00
  The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley—6. The Coastguard
  6/10Sophie tells all, and Calypso has a secret for Hector, but where is he?
6. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—A Rose by Any Other Name
  Carl Linnaeus and a revolutionary grammar for plants.
7. 14:30
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—1. New York, New York
  1/15Anne heads off to the dazzling lights of post-war New York in search of a career.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Bird Cloud, Episode 1
  1/5Annie Proulx sets out to build her dream house in remote Wyoming. Read by Laura Brook.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—The A-Z of Dr Johnson - Boswell's Life of Johnson, Episode 1
  1/2Young Boswell heads to London, keen to write his hero Johnson's biography.
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 12, JK Rowling
  4/6James Walton takes the chair, flanked by captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh.
11. 16:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Countess Natasha and the Red Menace
  5/6With PM Harold Macmillan set to appear, a spy infiltrates the futuristic radio soap.
12. 17:00
  Brian and Robin's Infinite Inbox
  Brian Cox and Robin Ince sift through The Infinite Monkey Cage inbox.
13. 17:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 8, Calman, Cooke, Lowe
  6/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Susan Calman, Adam Lowe and Lucy Cooke.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—Earl's Court
  2/6To learn who killed Door's family, Richard visits a venerable resident of London Below.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Colin Dexter & Russell James
  Louise Doughty, Colin Dexter and Russell James discuss books by Martha Gelhorn, AE Housman
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Recruit
  18/26With Mainwaring in hospital, the Vicar and the Verger spark platoon unrest.
4. 19:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, A Jewel of a Husband
  11/12There is double trouble for barrister Roger in a bigamy case.
5. 20:00
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—1. Deaths
  1/6The kindly detective probes some animal charities.
6. 20:30
  The Spirit of Grunge
  Miranda Sawyer examines how the grunge movement influenced a generation of British youth.
7. 21:00
  Deep Country—Episode 3
  3/3Neil survives the gales, but has to face another storm - his own vulnerability.
8. 21:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, The Drowned Church
  1/4Humanity's ageless champion returns to stop a sinister church congregation under the sea.
9. 22:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 8, Calman, Cooke, Lowe
  6/6John Lloyd and Sarah Millican welcome Susan Calman, Adam Lowe and Lucy Cooke.
10. 22:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—Controlling the Universe
  1/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist reveals what's next in the future of mankind.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—22/02/2016
  The best in contemporary comedy. Tom Wrigglesworth is joined by Tim FitzHigham.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 16, Episode 7
  7/8A satirical review of the week's news chaired by Miles Jupp.
13. 23:45
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 1, Romance in the Glen
  3/4Falling head over heels for a society beauty, Hamish finds a rival in the laird.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere—Earl's Court
  2/6To learn who killed Door's family, Richard visits a venerable resident of London Below.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Colin Dexter & Russell James
  Louise Doughty, Colin Dexter and Russell James discuss books by Martha Gelhorn, AE Housman(R)
3. 01:00
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—1. Deaths
  1/6The kindly detective probes some animal charities.
4. 01:30
  The Spirit of Grunge
  Miranda Sawyer examines how the grunge movement influenced a generation of British youth.
5. 02:00
  The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley—6. The Coastguard
  6/10Sophie tells all, and Calypso has a secret for Hector, but where is he?
6. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—A Rose by Any Other Name
  Carl Linnaeus and a revolutionary grammar for plants.
7. 02:30
  Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—1. New York, New York
  1/15Anne heads off to the dazzling lights of post-war New York in search of a career.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Bird Cloud, Episode 1
  1/5Annie Proulx sets out to build her dream house in remote Wyoming. Read by Laura Brook.
9. 03:00
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, The Drowned Church
  1/4Humanity's ageless champion returns to stop a sinister church congregation under the sea.
10. 03:45
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, The Lost Hotel
  2/4The mystical, timeless man finds himself an unwilling guest at a sinister hotel.
11. 04:30
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, The Lady in the Lake
  3/4The ageless wanderer is drawn to a magical fiddle player, and finds a tragic love triangle
12. 05:15
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 2, Hope Springs
  4/4The roaming immortal reunites with daughter Doris, but learns an old foe is on his trail.

Tuesday 23 February 2016