BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 24 March 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—5. Hunting
  5/9Earth's last living man steps up his hunt for the origins of the plague.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Telephones
  Dominic Arkwright, Ben Goldacre, Sophie Borland and Joe Queenan discuss the telephone.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 8. The Guilty Party
  8/8The suave sleuth sets up a cocktail party, aiming to solve the case once and for all.
4. 01:30
  Peter Coke and the Paul Temple Affair
  By Timothy! Meet the man behind BBC radio's most debonair sleuth.
5. 02:00
  HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse—Queenie White
  3/5Mischievous Uncle Silas recalls an amorous brush with a buxom publican's wife.
6. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Capture and Drawdown
  Kathy Willis examines new insights into plants as regulators of our planet.
7. 02:30
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Spring Clean, Episode 3
  3/5Confusion and recriminations fly as Irene and Vera correspond across the miles.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Charlotte Bronte: A Life, In a Strange Land
  3/5At school in Brussels, Charlotte is powerfully attracted to her charismatic tutor.
9. 03:00
  Home Front—21 December 1915 - Florrie Wilson (Season 6 start)
  Folkestone begins to recover from a major landslide and the Wilsons develop little rituals
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/7Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Nick Helm, Isy Suttie and Dougie Anderson.
11. 04:30
  The Fall of the Mausoleum Club—The Pet and the Pendulum
  1/6Dr Westler's inhuman hopping skills reveal an unholy project involving animals.
12. 05:00
  The Brothers—Series 3, Mix Tape
  1/6Nigel and Michael are back - still struggling with life.
13. 05:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 4. Victoria Coren-Mitchell interviews Sandi Toksvig
  4/6The last episode's interviewee Victoria Coren-Mitchell puts questions to Sandi Toksvig.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 1. A Hero's Death
  1/6When her cousin is killed, the private eye wants answers.
2. 06:30
  Bryn Terfel Masters Wine
  Opera singer Bryn Terfel attempts to become a master sommelier.
3. 07:00
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Jeeves Sails into Action
  7/7Furious Uncle Percy gets trapped and Bertie tries to avoid arrest. With Richard Briers.
4. 07:30
  Hal—Series 1, Career
  1/4Hal has planned a getaway, but has to act as a stand-in speaker at his daughter's school.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, And So to Bed
  5/8Harold decides that buying a new bed is the only way he'll ever impress women.
6. 08:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, Salute to New York
  1/8The team head to the Big Apple, but who's been left behind?
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Irreverent literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane and Rory Motion.
8. 09:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield. From November 1994.
9. 10:00
  Home Front—28 December 1915 - Ruth Billings
  Ruth Billings's temper gets her into trouble.
10. 11:00
  The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories by Sophie Hannah—All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends, Part 1/2
  4/5Who is the bitchy mother at the school gate?
11. 11:15
  David Constantine - The Listening Heart
  Summer 1802: Beethoven's life is at crisis point with his impending deafness.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, And So to Bed
  5/8Harold decides that buying a new bed is the only way he'll ever impress women.
2. 12:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, Salute to New York
  1/8The team head to the Big Apple, but who's been left behind?
3. 13:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 1. A Hero's Death
  1/6When her cousin is killed, the private eye wants answers.
4. 13:30
  Bryn Terfel Masters Wine
  Opera singer Bryn Terfel attempts to become a master sommelier.
5. 14:00
  HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse—The Singing Pig
  4/5The incorrigible Uncle Silas gets nostalgic over a melodic porker.
6. 14:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Green and Pleasant Lands
  Kathy Willis examines the importance of green landscapes, parks and gardens.
7. 14:30
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Spring Clean, Episode 4
  4/5Irene muses on life, death and daughters. Vera is at the vet's having her hip sorted out.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Charlotte Bronte: A Life, Being Published
  4/5The Bronte sisters set about the business of bringing out their best-known books.
9. 15:00
  Home Front—28 December 1915 - Ruth Billings
  Ruth Billings's temper gets her into trouble.
10. 16:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Irreverent literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane and Rory Motion.
11. 16:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield. From November 1994.
12. 17:00
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Jeeves Sails into Action
  7/7Furious Uncle Percy gets trapped and Bertie tries to avoid arrest. With Richard Briers.
13. 17:30
  Hal—Series 1, Career
  1/4Hal has planned a getaway, but has to act as a stand-in speaker at his daughter's school.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—6. Shock
  6/9Crushed by his dog's death, Earth's last living man's vampire quest continues.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Leon Trotsky
  Christopher Hitchens nominates Leon Trotsky, hero of the Russian Revolution.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, And So to Bed
  5/8Harold decides that buying a new bed is the only way he'll ever impress women.
4. 19:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, Salute to New York
  1/8The team head to the Big Apple, but who's been left behind?
5. 20:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 1. A Hero's Death
  1/6When her cousin is killed, the private eye wants answers.
6. 20:30
  Bryn Terfel Masters Wine
  Opera singer Bryn Terfel attempts to become a master sommelier.
7. 21:00
  The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories by Sophie Hannah—All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends, Part 1/2
  4/5Who is the bitchy mother at the school gate?
8. 21:15
  David Constantine - The Listening Heart
  Summer 1802: Beethoven's life is at crisis point with his impending deafness.
9. 22:00
  Hal—Series 1, Career
  1/4Hal has planned a getaway, but has to act as a stand-in speaker at his daughter's school.
10. 22:30
  The Headset Set—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6It is Sailesh's first day as team leader working at catalogue company Smile5.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—24/03/2016
  Isy Suttie chats to Rob Deering.
12. 23:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 3, Another Country
  2/6The professor believes societies evolve and mature. Satan introduces him to Bill Clinton.
13. 23:30
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/4Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from Billy Jenkins, Kevin Eldon and Imran Yusuf.
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Late
1. 00:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—6. Shock
  6/9Crushed by his dog's death, Earth's last living man's vampire quest continues.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Leon Trotsky
  Christopher Hitchens nominates Leon Trotsky, hero of the Russian Revolution.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 1. A Hero's Death
  1/6When her cousin is killed, the private eye wants answers.
4. 01:30
  Bryn Terfel Masters Wine
  Opera singer Bryn Terfel attempts to become a master sommelier.
5. 02:00
  HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse—The Singing Pig
  4/5The incorrigible Uncle Silas gets nostalgic over a melodic porker.
6. 02:15
  Plants: From Roots to Riches—Green and Pleasant Lands
  Kathy Willis examines the importance of green landscapes, parks and gardens.
7. 02:30
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Spring Clean, Episode 4
  4/5Irene muses on life, death and daughters. Vera is at the vet's having her hip sorted out.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Charlotte Bronte: A Life, Being Published
  4/5The Bronte sisters set about the business of bringing out their best-known books.
9. 03:00
  Home Front—28 December 1915 - Ruth Billings
  Ruth Billings's temper gets her into trouble.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Irreverent literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane and Rory Motion.
11. 04:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6With Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield. From November 1994.
12. 05:00
  PG Wodehouse—What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning, Jeeves Sails into Action
  7/7Furious Uncle Percy gets trapped and Bertie tries to avoid arrest. With Richard Briers.
13. 05:30
  Hal—Series 1, Career
  1/4Hal has planned a getaway, but has to act as a stand-in speaker at his daughter's school.

Friday 25 March 2016