BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 5 March 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 4, Kick the Can
  4/8Has Charles Whitley, a retiree at Sunnyvale Rest Home, discovered the secret of youth?
2. 00:40
  Wicca—Episode 4
  4/8Troublemaker Brad Jackson is sentenced to death. Nigel Anthony reads.
3. 01:00
  A Small Town Murder (Omnibus)—Series 9
  Jackie Hartwell finds the body of a young man who appears to have shot himself.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Lord Dannatt
  Lord Dannatt chooses military band renditions of 'High On A Hill' and 'Highland Cathedral'
5. 02:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 1, The Lake District
  2/8The poet follows in the rugged Cumbrian footsteps of Beatrix Potter.
6. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's South Country—Series 2, The End of the Road
  5/5Carter Brandon and his uncle enjoy a near fatal finale to their travels.
7. 03:00
  Meeting Myself Coming Back—David Trimble
  Former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble meets his younger self in the archives.
8. 04:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Return from Mars
  Captain Jet Morgan and his Discovery crew are hurtling towards 2026.
9. 05:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 1, The Great Escape
  3/6Reliving Carlisle United and Scarborough's battle to stay in Division Three in 1999.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)—Episode 5
  5/5Cosette worries over Marius, while Jean Valjean's good deeds pay dividends.
2. 07:15
  Centurions—Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  Professor Jason Wilson and Patrick Kane discuss 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.
3. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
4. 08:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Takes a Holiday
  2/20A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos.
5. 08:30
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 11/04/1946
  Can Tommy Handley, governor of Tomtopia, get support to stage an important race?
6. 09:00
  Border - Tales from the Edge of Europe: Omnibus
  Kapka Kassabova on a hidden corner of Eastern Europe, now a new front line.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Katherine Jenkins
  Sister Sledge's 'We Are Family' and the Intermezzo from Mascagni's 'Cavalleria Rusticana'.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, JK Rowling
  From the Beatles to Beethoven. The Harry Potter author shares her castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Believers and Doubters
  1/13Guy Raz explores perspectives on belief from all ends of the spectrum.
10. 11:55
  The Listening Project—Ali and Tammi - Our Grandmothers
  Two friends share the stories of their grandmothers, who couldn't have been more different(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Takes a Holiday
  2/20A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos.
2. 12:30
  ITMA - It's That Man Again—From 11/04/1946
  Can Tommy Handley, governor of Tomtopia, get support to stage an important race?
3. 13:00
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)—Episode 5
  5/5Cosette worries over Marius, while Jean Valjean's good deeds pay dividends.
4. 14:15
  Centurions—Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  Professor Jason Wilson and Patrick Kane discuss 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.
5. 14:30
  Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad: Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Will Cora and Caesar manage to elude capture, as they escape north?
6. 15:45
  Frances McNeil - Nickin' Julius Caesar
  Just picked up for shoplifting, Louise has to face her open-mouthed parents.
7. 16:00
  Ronnie Smith - Cherries Hung with Snow
  Tommie, back from National Service, goes in search of an old flame. Stars George Cole.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Women of Rainer Maria Rilke
  Daljit Nagra introduces The Women of Rainer Maria Rilke, presented by Hayley Radford.
9. 17:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Drama on 4—Forever Mankind
  A twist on history as astronauts retrieve the bodies of the first men on the moon.
2. 18:45
  The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains—Episode 4
  4/5The dwarf and the reaver reach the cave, where something is waiting.
3. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 4, Believers and Doubters
  1/13Guy Raz explores perspectives on belief from all ends of the spectrum.
4. 19:55
  The Listening Project—Ali and Tammi - Our Grandmothers
  Two friends share the stories of their grandmothers, who couldn't have been more different(R)
5. 20:00
  Border - Tales from the Edge of Europe: Omnibus
  Kapka Kassabova on a hidden corner of Eastern Europe, now a new front line.
6. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Katherine Jenkins
  Sister Sledge's 'We Are Family' and the Intermezzo from Mascagni's 'Cavalleria Rusticana'.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, JK Rowling
  From the Beatles to Beethoven. The Harry Potter author shares her castaway choices.
8. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
9. 22:30
  The Party Party—Episode 6
  6/6Microcosm is host to revenge, greed and attempted murder.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—05/03/2017
  Arthur Smith chats to Jonny and the Baptists.
11. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 16, Episode 6
  6/6This week's cast features Kieron Hodgson, Gemma Arrowsmith and Ed Kear.(R)
12. 23:30
  The History Plays—A History of Blair in 9 1/2 Voices
  5/5Tony Blair has just resigned. Somewhere in the BBC he gets mistaken for his own lookalike.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Forever Mankind
  A twist on history as astronauts retrieve the bodies of the first men on the moon.
2. 00:45
  The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains—Episode 4
  4/5The dwarf and the reaver reach the cave, where something is waiting.
3. 01:00
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)—Episode 5
  5/5Cosette worries over Marius, while Jean Valjean's good deeds pay dividends.
4. 02:15
  Centurions—Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  Professor Jason Wilson and Patrick Kane discuss 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.
5. 02:30
  Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad: Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Will Cora and Caesar manage to elude capture, as they escape north?
6. 03:45
  Frances McNeil - Nickin' Julius Caesar
  Just picked up for shoplifting, Louise has to face her open-mouthed parents.
7. 04:00
  Ronnie Smith - Cherries Hung with Snow
  Tommie, back from National Service, goes in search of an old flame. Stars George Cole.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Women of Rainer Maria Rilke
  Daljit Nagra introduces The Women of Rainer Maria Rilke, presented by Hayley Radford.
9. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?

Monday 6 March 2017