BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 31 March 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Paul Magrs - Never the Bride—The Night Owls
  1/3Assembled monster turned B&B landlady, Brenda investigates a mysterious Whitby radio host.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Letting the Cat Out of the Bag
  The role of journalism in revealing secrets.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 5. Pavane for a Dead Hockey Player
  5/6With more deaths to investigate, private eye VI Warshawski finds herself under attack.
4. 01:30
  The Green Children of Woolpit
  Who were the green children of Woolpit and why are we still fascinated by them?
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—John le Carré - A Delicate Truth, Breaking Every Rule
  3/10Trying to uncover the truth, Toby Bell takes an irrevocable step.
6. 02:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Love Your Enemies
  3/15Dr Thomas Dixon explores Biblical contradictions on friendship.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth, Lessens and How to Avoyd Them
  3/5Molesworth's efforts to explain the best way to bunk off class are thwarted.
8. 02:45
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—3. University
  3/5Clashing with his father, James gains a place at Oxford University.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—25-29 January 1916
  Pressures begin to tell at the Bevan hospital.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/7Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Francis Wheen, Kirsty Wark and Andrew Maxwell.
11. 04:30
  The Fall of the Mausoleum Club—The Charge of the Boys' Brigade
  2/6Miss Primrose is ordered to travel to South Africa and murder General Cheeseman.
12. 05:00
  The Brothers—Series 3, Gothic
  2/6Nigel is haunted, while Michael thinks he is Bruce Willis.
13. 05:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 5. Sandi Toksvig interviews Roy Hudd
  5/6Writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig talks to actor and comedian Roy Hudd.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
2. 06:30
  Gurinder - the Indian Sequel
  Film director Gurinder Chadha travels to India, to explore her huge popularity there.
3. 07:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Homeward Bound
  1/6Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy.
4. 07:30
  Hal—Series 1, Death
  2/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Porn Yesterday
  6/8Harold is aghast when he sees 'What the Butler Saw'. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell
6. 08:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, The Martin Brown Show
  2/8Mr Hospital Radio himself gets his own show and makes a name for everyone else.
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington.
8. 09:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams and Patricia Routledge. From November 1994.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 February 1916
  Britain suffers the worst zeppelin raid so far in the war, and all of Folkestone is jumpy.
10. 11:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories - More Tales of Village Life—Old Mrs Chundle
  4/5Kindly Mrs Chundle, a little deaf, seeks help from the new curate to hear his sermon.
11. 11:15
  David Napthine - Unforgettable—3. May All Your Wishes Come True
  3/3Eddie is found wandering Newcastle with no idea of his past.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Porn Yesterday
  6/8Harold is aghast when he sees 'What the Butler Saw'. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell
2. 12:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, The Martin Brown Show
  2/8Mr Hospital Radio himself gets his own show and makes a name for everyone else.
3. 13:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
4. 13:30
  Gurinder - the Indian Sequel
  Film director Gurinder Chadha travels to India, to explore her huge popularity there.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—John le Carré - A Delicate Truth, Hard Evidence
  4/10His worst suspicions confirmed, who can Toby trust now?
6. 14:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Webs of Loyalty
  4/15New 18th-century ideas about 'what friends are for'.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth, Wizz for Atomms
  4/5The headmaster bans everyone from visiting the infirmary and the new under-matron.
8. 14:45
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—4. Disease
  4/5James recalls facing the horror of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 February 1916
  Britain suffers the worst zeppelin raid so far in the war, and all of Folkestone is jumpy.
10. 16:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington.
11. 16:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams and Patricia Routledge. From November 1994.
12. 17:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Homeward Bound
  1/6Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy.
13. 17:30
  Hal—Series 1, Death
  2/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Paul Magrs - Never the Bride—The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball
  2/3Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a superheroes convention.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Nina Simone
  Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Porn Yesterday
  6/8Harold is aghast when he sees 'What the Butler Saw'. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell
4. 19:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, The Martin Brown Show
  2/8Mr Hospital Radio himself gets his own show and makes a name for everyone else.
5. 20:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
6. 20:30
  Gurinder - the Indian Sequel
  Film director Gurinder Chadha travels to India, to explore her huge popularity there.
7. 21:00
  Thomas Hardy Short Stories - More Tales of Village Life—Old Mrs Chundle
  4/5Kindly Mrs Chundle, a little deaf, seeks help from the new curate to hear his sermon.
8. 21:15
  David Napthine - Unforgettable—3. May All Your Wishes Come True
  3/3Eddie is found wandering Newcastle with no idea of his past.
9. 22:00
  Hal—Series 1, Death
  2/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.
10. 22:30
  The Headset Set—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6A new phone system is causing chaos at catalogue company Smile5.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—31/03/2016
  Tiff Stevenson chats to Pro Resting.
12. 23:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 3, A Four Letter Word
  3/6A new arrival in Hell persuades Satan to re-shoot 'Casablanca' - with a mutant alien.
13. 23:30
  Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford—Series 1, The Verse Was Yet to Come
  1/4The new poet-in-residence heads to the north-west to gain inspiration from the locals.
14. 23:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Reality
  1/6Everyday insights from the cartoonist, who asks where reality ends and fantasy begins.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Paul Magrs - Never the Bride—The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball
  2/3Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a superheroes convention.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Nina Simone
  Joanna Macgregor nominates the chanteuse and civil rights activist Nina Simone.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 6. The Long Goodbye
  6/6The private eye uncovers family ties, blackmail and bomb plots in a thrilling climax.
4. 01:30
  Gurinder - the Indian Sequel
  Film director Gurinder Chadha travels to India, to explore her huge popularity there.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—John le Carré - A Delicate Truth, Hard Evidence
  4/10His worst suspicions confirmed, who can Toby trust now?
6. 02:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Webs of Loyalty
  4/15New 18th-century ideas about 'what friends are for'.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth, Wizz for Atomms
  4/5The headmaster bans everyone from visiting the infirmary and the new under-matron.
8. 02:45
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—4. Disease
  4/5James recalls facing the horror of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 February 1916
  Britain suffers the worst zeppelin raid so far in the war, and all of Folkestone is jumpy.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Ian McMillan's literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington.
11. 04:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6JB Morton's whimsies. With Richard Ingrams and Patricia Routledge. From November 1994.
12. 05:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Homeward Bound
  1/6Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy.
13. 05:30
  Hal—Series 1, Death
  2/4Hal has a serious health problem, but salvation comes in the form of a charity race.

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