BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 28 March 2016

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  EM Forster - The Machine Stops
  Written in 1909, a tale of the future where the machine has become an all-powerful god.
2. 00:45
  Edgar Allan Poe—The Tell-Tale Heart
  The perfect murder, planned and executed with unerring precision. Unless...
3. 01:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies Of Letters Spring Clean (Omnibus)
  A heart attack, Australia and a medical scandal turn up in this comedy of emails.
4. 02:15
  Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, 2. Bank, Tobacco and Sex
  2/5Roger continues his journey through Shanghai, visiting a bank museum and a tobacco museum.
5. 02:30
  Hot Milk: Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Sophia sets out to discover if her mother's illness is real or imagined.
6. 03:45
  Gillian Tindall - A Necessary Price
  Having lived in France for ages, Eleanor hardly feels English any more.
7. 04:00
  Don Haworth - Challenged
  A mother and son come to terms with the passage of time when a stranger arrives.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Walking With Whitman
  Daljit Nagra introduces the father of American Literature, Walt Whitman.
9. 05:30
  Mr Blue Sky—Series 2, You're Leaving
  5/6What will happen to his family when Harvey's racist mum, Lou, has to move in?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 3. Bedtime Stories
  3/6VI Warshawski investigates who sabotaged her car.
2. 06:30
  Britain's Black Revolutionary
  Former union leader Lord Morris investigates a forgotten black hero of political reform.
3. 07:00
  Trapped—Series 1, Stand-Up Tragedy
  2/6Four stage comics discover life on the comedy circuit isn't all fun.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth, Esther Rantzen, Paul Merton and Tim Rice join Nicholas Parsons.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Captain's Car
  23/26When a French general visits, there is a mighty platoon motoring mix-up.
6. 08:30
  Listen to Les—From 10/02/1985
  Lugubrious Les Dawson tells us of thin Albert, and Cosmo discusses modern teenagers.
7. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—06/08/2012
  With guests Louise Doughty, Natalie Haynes, Nicholas Owen and Hugo Rifkind.
8. 09:30
  King Street Junior—Series 6, A Good Read
  4/9The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr Beeston as a reluctant mediator.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—11-15 January 1916
  There is pressure at the Bevan to return more wounded men to duty.
10. 11:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories - More Tales of Village Life—The Superstitious Man's Story
  1/5A group of villagers learn of the strange omens surrounding the death of William Privett.
11. 11:15
  Bookclub—John le Carré
  John le Carre talks about his Cold War spy trilogy including 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy'
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Captain's Car
  23/26When a French general visits, there is a mighty platoon motoring mix-up.
2. 12:30
  Listen to Les—From 10/02/1985
  Lugubrious Les Dawson tells us of thin Albert, and Cosmo discusses modern teenagers.
3. 13:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 3. Bedtime Stories
  3/6VI Warshawski investigates who sabotaged her car.
4. 13:30
  Britain's Black Revolutionary
  Former union leader Lord Morris investigates a forgotten black hero of political reform.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—John le Carré - A Delicate Truth, A Rock and a Hard Place
  1/10An undercover counter-operation in the British colony of Gibraltar swings into action.
6. 14:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Gossips and Goodfellows
  1/15Dr Thomas Dixon compares social networks in the 16th century with those of today.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth, Hail St Custards
  1/5Molesworth gives a guided tour of the complete and utter shambles that is St Custards.
8. 14:45
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—1. Growing Up
  1/5The tough challenges of growing up in the Lake District in a sheep farming family.
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—11-15 January 1916
  There is pressure at the Bevan to return more wounded men to duty.
10. 16:00
  Quote... Unquote—06/08/2012
  With guests Louise Doughty, Natalie Haynes, Nicholas Owen and Hugo Rifkind.
11. 16:30
  King Street Junior—Series 6, A Good Read
  4/9The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr Beeston as a reluctant mediator.
12. 17:00
  Trapped—Series 1, Stand-Up Tragedy
  2/6Four stage comics discover life on the comedy circuit isn't all fun.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth, Esther Rantzen, Paul Merton and Tim Rice join Nicholas Parsons.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—8. Regret
  8/9Worried that Ruth has the vampire plague, Robert Neville regrets being so candid.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Barry Norman & Ben Pimlott
  Barry Norman and Ben Pimlott discuss George Orwell, Donna Leon and George Eliot.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Captain's Car
  23/26When a French general visits, there is a mighty platoon motoring mix-up.
4. 19:30
  Listen to Les—From 10/02/1985
  Lugubrious Les Dawson tells us of thin Albert, and Cosmo discusses modern teenagers.
5. 20:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 3. Bedtime Stories
  3/6VI Warshawski investigates who sabotaged her car.
6. 20:30
  Britain's Black Revolutionary
  Former union leader Lord Morris investigates a forgotten black hero of political reform.
7. 21:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories - More Tales of Village Life—The Superstitious Man's Story
  1/5A group of villagers learn of the strange omens surrounding the death of William Privett.
8. 21:15
  Bookclub—John le Carré
  John le Carre talks about his Cold War spy trilogy including 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy'
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth, Esther Rantzen, Paul Merton and Tim Rice join Nicholas Parsons.
10. 22:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 5, Dave Gorman
  2/6Marcus Brigstocke invites comic Dave Gorman to try new experiences.
11. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 48, Episode 4
  4/6With Ellie Taylor, Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn.
12. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The Questers help King Baldwin the Jovial, who is being terrorised by a terrible creature.
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Late
1. 00:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—8. Regret
  8/9Worried that Ruth has the vampire plague, Robert Neville regrets being so candid.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Barry Norman & Ben Pimlott
  Barry Norman and Ben Pimlott discuss George Orwell, Donna Leon and George Eliot.(R)
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 3. Bedtime Stories
  3/6VI Warshawski investigates who sabotaged her car.
4. 01:30
  Britain's Black Revolutionary
  Former union leader Lord Morris investigates a forgotten black hero of political reform.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—John le Carré - A Delicate Truth, A Rock and a Hard Place
  1/10An undercover counter-operation in the British colony of Gibraltar swings into action.
6. 02:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Gossips and Goodfellows
  1/15Dr Thomas Dixon compares social networks in the 16th century with those of today.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth, Hail St Custards
  1/5Molesworth gives a guided tour of the complete and utter shambles that is St Custards.
8. 02:45
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—1. Growing Up
  1/5The tough challenges of growing up in the Lake District in a sheep farming family.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—11-15 January 1916
  There is pressure at the Bevan to return more wounded men to duty.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—06/08/2012
  With guests Louise Doughty, Natalie Haynes, Nicholas Owen and Hugo Rifkind.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 6, A Good Read
  4/9The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr Beeston as a reluctant mediator.
12. 05:00
  Trapped—Series 1, Stand-Up Tragedy
  2/6Four stage comics discover life on the comedy circuit isn't all fun.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 74, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth, Esther Rantzen, Paul Merton and Tim Rice join Nicholas Parsons.

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