BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 17 April 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 3, Caesar and Me
  7/8A struggling ventriloquist in need of cash takes unsound advice from a surprising source.
2. 00:40
  James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy—Temple of the Winds, Episode 7
  7/8With the town cut off, some leaders try to use the crisis to gain more power and status.
3. 01:00
  Writing the Century - Omnibus—The Secret
  Muriel Howard's memoir of her Somerset childhood and keeping secrets.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Cyrille Regis
  Footballer Cyrille Regis chooses 'Distant Drums' by Jim Reeves.
5. 02:15
  Drama on 4—The 40 Year Twitch
  Yvonne has lost her job and with it her patience for her husband's bird-watching obsession
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Robert Robinson
  Laurie Taylor takes a look at the life and work of one of Britain's broadcasting legends.
7. 04:00
  Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
  The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury, Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
8. 05:30
  Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—The Crucible of Capitalism
  2/8The radicalism of US playwrights who questioned the optimistic rhetoric of politicians.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
2. 07:15
  Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, 5. Tap Water, Textiles and Art
  5/5Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum.
3. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
  2/6Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
4. 08:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 2, I Shot an Arrow in the Air
  4/10The cheeky schoolboy has been given a new present, but can he handle it wisely?
5. 08:30
  Doctor in the House—Our First Operation
  5/13Sir Lancelot Spratt causes alarm for medic Simon Sparrow in the operating theatre.
6. 09:00
  At the Existentialist Café: Omnibus
  Paris, 1933: Three French philosophers spark a movement - Existentialism.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Phil Tufnell
  Cricketer Phil Tufnell chooses 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MGs.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, James Corden
  4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to the multi-talented James Corden.
9. 11:15
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Family Photos, Grandmothers, Legos and Revenge
  7/13Sarah Austin Jenness with tales about family, school, goodbyes and the perils of revenge.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 2, I Shot an Arrow in the Air
  4/10The cheeky schoolboy has been given a new present, but can he handle it wisely?
2. 12:30
  Doctor in the House—Our First Operation
  5/13Sir Lancelot Spratt causes alarm for medic Simon Sparrow in the operating theatre.
3. 13:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
4. 14:15
  Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, 5. Tap Water, Textiles and Art
  5/5Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum.
5. 14:30
  Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky—Episode 2
  2/2Nick agrees to the plan to meet with Natalia, sparking a lavish refurb at the bookshop.
6. 15:45
  The Astronomical Scarf by Ruth Rendell
  When a secretary chooses a birthday present for her boss’s wife a series of events unfurl.
7. 16:00
  Jeremy Front - The Long Weekend
  Former school chums re-unite after 20 years, but the weekend takes an unexpected turn.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—A Notebook on Aimé Césaire
  Daljit Nagra introduces A Notebook on Aimé Césaire, a portrait of Martinique's famous son.
9. 17:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
  2/6Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Female Ghost—The Cold Embrace by Mary Braddon
  1/4After artist Josef's betrayal, his fiancée's retribution is eerily apt.
2. 18:30
  Voices from the Grave—50 Berkeley Square by Dylan Ritson
  1/4The most haunted house in Victorian London is about to give up its dark secret.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 2, Family Photos, Grandmothers, Legos and Revenge
  7/13Sarah Austin Jenness with tales about family, school, goodbyes and the perils of revenge.
4. 19:45
  At the Existentialist Café: Omnibus
  Paris, 1933: Three French philosophers spark a movement - Existentialism.
5. 20:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Phil Tufnell
  Cricketer Phil Tufnell chooses 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MGs.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, James Corden
  4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to the multi-talented James Corden.
7. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
  2/6Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.
8. 22:30
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, with his book of verse.
9. 22:45
  No Tomatoes—Train Times
  3/6Time warnings from Paul Copley and Helen Moon. Sketch show mixing up language and sounds.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—17/04/2016
  Arthur Smith chats again to Brian Pern, aka Simon Day, and Rhys Thomas.
11. 23:00
  I Think I've Got a Problem—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Tom and the troublesome band in his head set off for the Tower of London.
12. 23:30
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 1, Moscow
  5/6Cycling solo on a tandem, the inept student is Russia-bound, fundraising for donkeys.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Female Ghost—The Cold Embrace by Mary Braddon
  1/4After artist Josef's betrayal, his fiancée's retribution is eerily apt.
2. 00:30
  Voices from the Grave—50 Berkeley Square by Dylan Ritson
  1/4The most haunted house in Victorian London is about to give up its dark secret.
3. 01:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
4. 02:15
  Roger Law and the Chinese Curiosities—Series 1, 5. Tap Water, Textiles and Art
  5/5Roger concludes his journey in Beijing, visiting the city's Tap Water Museum.
5. 02:30
  Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky—Episode 2
  2/2Nick agrees to the plan to meet with Natalia, sparking a lavish refurb at the bookshop.
6. 03:45
  The Astronomical Scarf by Ruth Rendell
  When a secretary chooses a birthday present for her boss’s wife a series of events unfurl.
7. 04:00
  Jeremy Front - The Long Weekend
  Former school chums re-unite after 20 years, but the weekend takes an unexpected turn.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—A Notebook on Aimé Césaire
  Daljit Nagra introduces A Notebook on Aimé Césaire, a portrait of Martinique's famous son.
9. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 8, Original British Drama
  2/6Ed finds himself working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment.

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