BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 6 March 2017

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—A Door Unlocked
  1/5Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy.
2. 06:30
  Ladybird, Ladybird
  The story of Ladybird children's books like the Peter and Jane series – what's the future?
3. 07:00
  Absolutely Delish—Home Alone
  Lucy is eager to throw a sophisticated New Year's Eve party.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 2
  2/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth.
5. 08:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, A Change of Scene
  7/13A job offer for Henry, but are the Corner family happy to relocate?
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Armoured Might of Lance-Corporal Jones
  6/20Private Walker's van plan to get petrol coupons backfires.
7. 09:00
  Quote... Unquote—25/08/2014
  With Maureen Lipman, Sanjeev Kohli, Penny Smith and Peter Kellner. Nigel Rees hosts.
8. 09:30
  Anything Legal—Episode 8
  8/8With their business struggling, Charles and George turn to nanny.
9. 10:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—1. The Trottas
  1/2The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the Trotta family.
10. 11:00
  The Apocalypse Clock—Before the End
  1/2In a deserted hospital, a terminally ill man waits with his wife for the Mayan apocalypse.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Ruth Rendell - People Don't Do Such Things
  Hapless accountant Arthur and wife Gwen's new friendship with Reeve takes a sinister turn.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, A Change of Scene
  7/13A job offer for Henry, but are the Corner family happy to relocate?
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Armoured Might of Lance-Corporal Jones
  6/20Private Walker's van plan to get petrol coupons backfires.
3. 13:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—A Door Unlocked
  1/5Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy.
4. 13:30
  Ladybird, Ladybird
  The story of Ladybird children's books like the Peter and Jane series – what's the future?
5. 14:00
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 1
  1/10The vivid tale of a New York writer and captivating 1940s girl-about-town Holly Golightly.
6. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Humphry Repton
  1/12Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores changing ideas about the countryside.
7. 14:30
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—1. Defiance
  1/5An old widow defies her children to embark on an independent life.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Granta's Britain, Sugar in the Blood
  1/5By Andrea Stuart. Exploring the painful contradictions of race, money and class.
9. 15:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—1. The Trottas
  1/2The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the Trotta family.
10. 16:00
  Quote... Unquote—25/08/2014
  With Maureen Lipman, Sanjeev Kohli, Penny Smith and Peter Kellner. Nigel Rees hosts.
11. 16:30
  Anything Legal—Episode 8
  8/8With their business struggling, Charles and George turn to nanny.
12. 17:00
  Absolutely Delish—Home Alone
  Lucy is eager to throw a sophisticated New Year's Eve party.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 2
  2/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Afternoon Reading—Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars, Ninety Seconds of Terror
  1/5The fearless crew are plummeting towards Mars with no thick atmosphere to slow them down.
2. 18:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 1
  1/4Junior Wizard Rincewind tries to escape Discworld's Dungeon Dimensions.
3. 18:30
  A Good Read—Jane Smiley & Helen Lederer
  Jane Smiley and Helen Lederer discuss books by Muriel Spark and Nadine Gordimer.
4. 19:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, A Change of Scene
  7/13A job offer for Henry, but are the Corner family happy to relocate?
5. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Armoured Might of Lance-Corporal Jones
  6/20Private Walker's van plan to get petrol coupons backfires.
6. 20:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—A Door Unlocked
  1/5Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy.
7. 20:30
  Ladybird, Ladybird
  The story of Ladybird children's books like the Peter and Jane series – what's the future?
8. 21:00
  The Apocalypse Clock—Before the End
  1/2In a deserted hospital, a terminally ill man waits with his wife for the Mayan apocalypse.
9. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Ruth Rendell - People Don't Do Such Things
  Hapless accountant Arthur and wife Gwen's new friendship with Reeve takes a sinister turn.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 2
  2/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth.
11. 22:30
  Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6The comedy zookeeper unleashes his menagerie of laugh-beasts.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 50, 03/03/2017
  Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and guests present the week in news through stand-up and sketches.
13. 23:30
  The Sofa of Time—There's Gravy in My Locker
  1/6Milford and Parker arrive in a magical world and embark on a quest.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Afternoon Reading—Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars, Ninety Seconds of Terror
  1/5The fearless crew are plummeting towards Mars with no thick atmosphere to slow them down.
2. 00:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 1
  1/4Junior Wizard Rincewind tries to escape Discworld's Dungeon Dimensions.
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Jane Smiley & Helen Lederer
  Jane Smiley and Helen Lederer discuss books by Muriel Spark and Nadine Gordimer.(R)
4. 01:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—A Door Unlocked
  1/5Mary Jago leaves a violent relationship, unwittingly placing herself in further jeopardy.
5. 01:30
  Ladybird, Ladybird
  The story of Ladybird children's books like the Peter and Jane series – what's the future?
6. 02:00
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 1
  1/10The vivid tale of a New York writer and captivating 1940s girl-about-town Holly Golightly.
7. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Humphry Repton
  1/12Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores changing ideas about the countryside.
8. 02:30
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—1. Defiance
  1/5An old widow defies her children to embark on an independent life.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Granta's Britain, Sugar in the Blood
  1/5By Andrea Stuart. Exploring the painful contradictions of race, money and class.
10. 03:00
  Joseph Roth - The Radetzky March—1. The Trottas
  1/2The end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as seen through the Trotta family.
11. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—25/08/2014
  With Maureen Lipman, Sanjeev Kohli, Penny Smith and Peter Kellner. Nigel Rees hosts.
12. 04:30
  Anything Legal—Episode 8
  8/8With their business struggling, Charles and George turn to nanny.
13. 05:00
  Absolutely Delish—Home Alone
  Lucy is eager to throw a sophisticated New Year's Eve party.
14. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 77, Episode 2
  2/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Shelia Hancock, Tom Allen and Gyles Brandreth.

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