BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 2 April 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Paul Magrs - Never the Bride—Our Frank
  3/3A cliff-top drama for Whitby landlady Brenda, when her monstrous old fiance appears.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Tainted Love
  This programme was first broadcast in 2008. Soft Cell hitmaker Dave Ball has died aged 66.
3. 01:00
  The Lost Special by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  How can a railway train completely disappear en route from Liverpool?
4. 01:30
  M1: The Modernist Marvel
  Poet John Hegley reflects on the M1, Britain's first motorway in 1959. From 2009.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—John le Carré - A Delicate Truth, A Ghost from the Past
  5/10Sir Christopher Probyn's idyllic retirement is about to be shattered.
6. 02:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—When William Met Mary
  5/15The 18th-century origins of a famous question about men, women and friendship.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth, Fun with Scrumms
  5/5As the term comes to an end, Molesworth must survive the perils of the playing field.
8. 02:45
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—5. Spring
  5/5Lake District shepherd James Rebanks prepares for lambing season.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—8-12 February 1916
  Conscription comes into effect, and there are secrets and celebrations in Folkestone.
10. 04:00
  Wildbrain—1997 - Semi-final
  8/9Lionel Kelleway visits Bristol, to test more wildlife knowledge in the BBC quiz.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, Impossibly High Standards
  5/6Victoria grows more irritating, as Anna gets a surprise proposition. Starring Celia Imrie.
12. 05:00
  1835—Down at the Old Bull and Bush
  4/4Belport tries escapology to woo a music hall singer, but servant Ned is smitten too.
13. 05:30
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Dave Gorman, Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jonathan Smith - Abandoned
  The sculptor Rodin is in Cheltenham with two women, while his true love is in an asylum.
2. 07:30
  Touchline Tales—Series 1, New Balls Please
  3/3Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew head to Eastbourne on their tour of sporting venues.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Tears of a Clown
  Robin Ince looks at the enduring cliche of the sad clown.
4. 09:00
  4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan
  Author Lynne Truss celebrates the life of Dora Bryan with some archive treasures.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Homeward Bound
  1/6Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy.
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
  Detective Anna Caceres - Hollywood Endings (Omnibus)—Series 2 Doubles
  2/2Kim and Boyd, actors in LA, discover they have a fan who wants to be part of their lives.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jung Chang
  The writer Jung Chang selects 'God Bless the Child', by Billie Holliday.
5. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Lee Pressman - Harpo Goes to Leningrad
  Lee Pressman's play is based on the true story of Harpo Marx's 1933 tour of Russia.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Tears of a Clown
  Robin Ince looks at the enduring cliche of the sad clown.
7. 16:00
  Jonathan Smith - Abandoned
  The sculptor Rodin is in Cheltenham with two women, while his true love is in an asylum.
8. 17:30
  Touchline Tales—Series 1, New Balls Please
  3/3Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew head to Eastbourne on their tour of sporting venues.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 3, I Sing the Body Electric
  5/8A newly widowed father chooses a hi-tech solution for the nurturing of his young children.
2. 18:40
  James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy—Temple of the Winds, Episode 5
  5/8Pentworth, West Sussex, is now surrounded by a supernatural 'force wall'.
3. 19:00
  4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan
  Author Lynne Truss celebrates the life of Dora Bryan with some archive treasures.
4. 22:00
  Chain Reaction Extra—Ed Byrne interviews Al Murray
  1/3Extended episode for BBC Radio 4 Extra with bonus material as Ed Byrne chats to Al Murray.
5. 22:45
  Poets' Tree—Episode 1
  1/4Poetry classics and an unusual person trying to write poetry for the first time.
6. 23:00
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1970s
  1/4Why the comedian's rise to fame seemed to coincide with periods of social upheaval.
7. 23:30
  The Museum of Everything—Series 2, The Museum Reopens
  1/6Enjoy a display for the worst-selling author of Victorian times.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 3, I Sing the Body Electric
  5/8A newly widowed father chooses a hi-tech solution for the nurturing of his young children.
2. 00:40
  James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy—Temple of the Winds, Episode 5
  5/8Pentworth, West Sussex, is now surrounded by a supernatural 'force wall'.
3. 01:00
  Detective Anna Caceres - Hollywood Endings (Omnibus)—Series 2 Doubles
  2/2Kim and Boyd, actors in LA, discover they have a fan who wants to be part of their lives.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Jung Chang
  The writer Jung Chang selects 'God Bless the Child', by Billie Holliday.
5. 02:15
  Drama on 4—Lee Pressman - Harpo Goes to Leningrad
  Lee Pressman's play is based on the true story of Harpo Marx's 1933 tour of Russia.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Tears of a Clown
  Robin Ince looks at the enduring cliche of the sad clown.
7. 04:00
  Jonathan Smith - Abandoned
  The sculptor Rodin is in Cheltenham with two women, while his true love is in an asylum.
8. 05:30
  Touchline Tales—Series 1, New Balls Please
  3/3Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew head to Eastbourne on their tour of sporting venues.

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