BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 14 April 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Orbiter X—3. The Master Plan
  3/14Orbiter 2's crew discover why the aliens have abducted them.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—The Power of Positive Thinking
  Does looking on the bright side bring you good luck?
3. 01:00
  The Spying Game—The Living Daylights
  1/4By Ian Fleming. James Bond battles to rescue a trapped British agent.
4. 01:30
  The Paris Bouquinistes
  Kirsty Lang heads to Paris to tell the story of the riverside booksellers, les bouqinistes
5. 02:00
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 3
  3/10As pressure mounts at work, Martin finds himself being challenged in his private life too.
6. 02:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—In Need, In Deed, By Post
  13/15Dr Thomas Dixon explores Second World War friendships by correspondence and in the Forces.
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—8. The Return
  8/10Single mother-to-be Jane returns home to find her boarding house deserted.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Edmund De Waal - The Hare with Amber Eyes, Episode 3
  3/5264 wood and ivory carvings stand as a symbol of the events that overtake one family.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour, Officers and Gentlemen, part one
  3/7Sent home in disgrace following the Dakar raid, Guy is again looking for useful employment
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith, Gyles Brandreth and Henry Naylor debate to win.
11. 04:30
  The Fall of the Mausoleum Club—The Prunestone
  4/6Two crime writers decide to aid the perfect murder.
12. 05:00
  The Brothers—Series 3, The One True Yoghurt
  4/6Nigel stutters, Michael proposes, and Zorro seeks the meaning of life in a dessert.
13. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 2, Counter Plot
  1/6Richard is alarmed to find that Uljabaan has commandeered six allotments for an experiment
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Spying Game—Max Is Calling
  2/4By Gayle Lynds. An idealistic CIA recruit is pitched against a cynical veteran.
2. 06:30
  The Goodies: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
  Comedian Ross Noble revisits the Goodies world of rampaging Dougals and funky gibbons.
3. 07:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Lazy Sunday
  3/6Patrick faces a full house, as Maria takes on her pub competition. Stars Jim Sweeney.
4. 07:30
  Hal—Series 1, Fidelity
  4/4How will happily married Hal cope with the romantic attention of a new neighbour.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
  8/8Sceptical Harold slams Albert's spiritualist claims.
6. 08:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, The Breakfast Show
  4/8The breakfast show team excitedly embark on their first ever television simulcast.
7. 09:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
8. 09:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour, Officers and Gentlemen, part 2
  4/7Guy's unit have been posted to Egypt, where they are surrounded more by rumour than action
10. 11:00
  Alice Munro - Dear Life—Pride
  4/5An old man remembers his past and a friendship that may have grown in other circumstances.
11. 11:15
  Galbraith and the King of Diamonds—4. The £7,000,000 Touch
  4/6A quiet retirement eludes veteran detective Bill as he comes face to face with Jacobus.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
  8/8Sceptical Harold slams Albert's spiritualist claims.
2. 12:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, The Breakfast Show
  4/8The breakfast show team excitedly embark on their first ever television simulcast.
3. 13:00
  The Spying Game—Max Is Calling
  2/4By Gayle Lynds. An idealistic CIA recruit is pitched against a cynical veteran.
4. 13:30
  The Goodies: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
  Comedian Ross Noble revisits the Goodies world of rampaging Dougals and funky gibbons.
5. 14:00
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 4
  4/10Martin finds himself drawn more and more to Ruth, but Elaine has some curt words for him.
6. 14:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Families of Choice
  14/15How 1970s gender politics changed friendship and how popular culture reflected this change
7. 14:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—9. Meeting
  9/10With Toby gone, mother-to-be Jane bumps into the baby's father and asks him for help.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Edmund De Waal - The Hare with Amber Eyes, Episode 4
  4/5264 wood and ivory carvings that stand as a symbol of the events that overtake one family.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour, Officers and Gentlemen, part 2
  4/7Guy's unit have been posted to Egypt, where they are surrounded more by rumour than action
10. 16:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
11. 16:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge.
12. 17:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Lazy Sunday
  3/6Patrick faces a full house, as Maria takes on her pub competition. Stars Jim Sweeney.
13. 17:30
  Hal—Series 1, Fidelity
  4/4How will happily married Hal cope with the romantic attention of a new neighbour.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Orbiter X—4. Flight to the Moon
  4/14The crew are captured in space by the sinister Unity organisation and taken to the Moon.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—WH Auden
  Broadcaster Jeremy Vine chooses the poet, WH Auden.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard
  8/8Sceptical Harold slams Albert's spiritualist claims.
4. 19:30
  Radio Active—Series 4, The Breakfast Show
  4/8The breakfast show team excitedly embark on their first ever television simulcast.
5. 20:00
  The Spying Game—Max Is Calling
  2/4By Gayle Lynds. An idealistic CIA recruit is pitched against a cynical veteran.
6. 20:30
  The Goodies: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
  Comedian Ross Noble revisits the Goodies world of rampaging Dougals and funky gibbons.
7. 21:00
  Alice Munro - Dear Life—Pride
  4/5An old man remembers his past and a friendship that may have grown in other circumstances.
8. 21:15
  Galbraith and the King of Diamonds—4. The £7,000,000 Touch
  4/6A quiet retirement eludes veteran detective Bill as he comes face to face with Jacobus.
9. 22:00
  Hal—Series 1, Fidelity
  4/4How will happily married Hal cope with the romantic attention of a new neighbour.
10. 22:30
  The Headset Set—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Appraisal day dawns at catalogue company Smile5, but only Sailesh has prepared for it.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—14/04/2016
  Jon Holmes chats to Helen Atkinson Wood.
12. 23:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 3, The Beautiful Game
  5/6Satan decides to hold a major football tournament in Hell - The Underworld Cup.
13. 23:30
  Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford—Series 1, The Best Page is a Rampage
  3/4The poet-in-residence has a run-in with 'the man', which gets his creative juices flowing.
14. 23:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Sleep
  3/6The cartoonist searches for the secret meaning of life, said to be written on a sausage.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Orbiter X—4. Flight to the Moon
  4/14The crew are captured in space by the sinister Unity organisation and taken to the Moon.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—WH Auden
  Broadcaster Jeremy Vine chooses the poet, WH Auden.
3. 01:00
  The Spying Game—Max Is Calling
  2/4By Gayle Lynds. An idealistic CIA recruit is pitched against a cynical veteran.
4. 01:30
  The Goodies: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
  Comedian Ross Noble revisits the Goodies world of rampaging Dougals and funky gibbons.
5. 02:00
  Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 4
  4/10Martin finds himself drawn more and more to Ruth, but Elaine has some curt words for him.
6. 02:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Families of Choice
  14/15How 1970s gender politics changed friendship and how popular culture reflected this change
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—9. Meeting
  9/10With Toby gone, mother-to-be Jane bumps into the baby's father and asks him for help.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Edmund De Waal - The Hare with Amber Eyes, Episode 4
  4/5264 wood and ivory carvings that stand as a symbol of the events that overtake one family.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Evelyn Waugh - Sword of Honour, Officers and Gentlemen, part 2
  4/7Guy's unit have been posted to Egypt, where they are surrounded more by rumour than action
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
11. 04:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge.
12. 05:00
  All the Young Dudes—Series 1, Lazy Sunday
  3/6Patrick faces a full house, as Maria takes on her pub competition. Stars Jim Sweeney.
13. 05:30
  Hal—Series 1, Fidelity
  4/4How will happily married Hal cope with the romantic attention of a new neighbour.

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