BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 9 March 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Afternoon Reading—Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars, A Shocking Discovery
  3/5Leonid's funeral is overshadowed as the space heroes are left clinging to the edge.
2. 00:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 3
  3/4Junior Wizard Rincewind orders an egg and cress sandwich at the Beginning of Time.
3. 00:30
  Off the Page—Living Cheap
  Is it painful to economise? Debate with David Collins, Laurie Penny and Pauline Black.
4. 01:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—Love Hurts
  3/5Leo Nash's sudden departure upsets Mary. In the park, another homeless person is murdered.
5. 01:30
  Sir John Soane At Home
  Rosemary Hill uncovers the hidden history of Sir John Soane's museum in London
6. 02:00
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 3
  3/10Fred upsets girl-about-town Holly, while a man from her past arrives in New York.
7. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—The Sporting Estate
  3/12Laurence Llewelyn Bowen explores the idea of the sporting estate.
8. 02:30
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—3. Powerful Memories
  3/5Lady Slane is forced to take stock of her life.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Granta's Britain, Stevenage 2/2
  3/5Gary Younge on his relationship to Stevenage and how the place he grew up in has evolved.
10. 03:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 1
  1/2Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs.
11. 04:00
  Genius—Series 1, John Fortune
  3/5Using laughing gas for riots? Dave Gorman hunts for the best loopy idea.
12. 04:30
  Second Holmes—5. The Case of the Neglected Farm
  5/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.
13. 05:00
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 4, Congratulations, It's a Hob Nob
  2/4Wendy's baby is due, but it is Robin who takes to his bed with stomach cramps.
14. 05:30
  It's Jocelyn—Series 2, Dates
  2/4Jocelyn talks about dating, and Kingston's takeaway caters for a vegan customer.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—In Harm's Way
  4/5Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety.
2. 06:30
  The 'arse that Jack Built
  Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...
3. 07:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  4/4Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself. He is really a genius, you know.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
5. 08:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 13
  13/13Blast off into space the bona way! Starring Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims.
6. 08:30
  Know Your Place—Marriage of Convenience
  4/8Is it wedding bells for caretaker Ramsay in a quest to keep his job?
7. 09:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6James Walton's quiz with Tracey MacLeod, Andrew Collins, David Hepworth and Carol Decker.
8. 09:30
  Country Matters—Episode 1
  1/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
9. 10:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 2
  2/2Chichikov escapes, determined to become honest. But his past soon catches up with him.
10. 11:00
  Maiden City Stories—Are You Going to Knock?
  2/3On a bus journey, one woman's travelling rituals are upset by an unexpected companion.
11. 11:15
  Julia Stoneham - The Cinderella Service—Episode 2
  2/31943: Land Army warden Alice's competence is questioned again.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 13
  13/13Blast off into space the bona way! Starring Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims.
2. 12:30
  Know Your Place—Marriage of Convenience
  4/8Is it wedding bells for caretaker Ramsay in a quest to keep his job?
3. 13:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—In Harm's Way
  4/5Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety.
4. 13:30
  The 'arse that Jack Built
  Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...
5. 14:00
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 4
  4/10Holly Golightly throws a party in New York, where Fred meets the glamorous Mag Wildwood.
6. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Feargus O'Connor and the Chartist Land Plan
  4/12The legacy of O'Connor's 1842 plan for poor Britons to plough their own furrow.
7. 14:30
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—4. Sudden Death
  4/5Lady Slane's new-found friendship with Mr FitzGeorge suddenly ends.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Granta's Britain, Theatre of Fortune
  4/5A young couple flee Belarus where their theatre has been shut down.
9. 15:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 2
  2/2Chichikov escapes, determined to become honest. But his past soon catches up with him.
10. 16:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6James Walton's quiz with Tracey MacLeod, Andrew Collins, David Hepworth and Carol Decker.
11. 16:30
  Country Matters—Episode 1
  1/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
12. 17:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  4/4Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself. He is really a genius, you know.
13. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Afternoon Reading—Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars, Take Me to Your Leader
  4/5The crew realise they may not be the first manned spaceship to land on Mars after all.
2. 18:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 4
  4/4Looking for more action, Eric and Rincewind find it at their next destination.
3. 18:30
  Great Lives—Field Marshal Bill Slim
  General Mike Jackson nominates Field Marshal Bill Slim, leader of the WW2 Burma campaign.
4. 19:00
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 13
  13/13Blast off into space the bona way! Starring Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims.
5. 19:30
  Know Your Place—Marriage of Convenience
  4/8Is it wedding bells for caretaker Ramsay in a quest to keep his job?
6. 20:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—In Harm's Way
  4/5Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety.
7. 20:30
  The 'arse that Jack Built
  Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...
8. 21:00
  Maiden City Stories—Are You Going to Knock?
  2/3On a bus journey, one woman's travelling rituals are upset by an unexpected companion.
9. 21:15
  Julia Stoneham - The Cinderella Service—Episode 2
  2/31943: Land Army warden Alice's competence is questioned again.
10. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
11. 22:30
  Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 2, Forgery
  1/4DS Nick Mohammed is immersed in the art world when a forgery ring is discovered.
12. 23:00
  Rubbish—Series 1, Rage
  5/6At a Life Editing course, local government officer Martin aims to start saying 'no'.
13. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 3, Back to Your Post
  3/6With everything German under suspicion, the codebreakers tackle censoring letters.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Afternoon Reading—Nick Walker - The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars, Take Me to Your Leader
  4/5The crew realise they may not be the first manned spaceship to land on Mars after all.
2. 00:15
  Terry Pratchett—Eric, Episode 4
  4/4Looking for more action, Eric and Rincewind find it at their next destination.
3. 00:30
  Great Lives—Field Marshal Bill Slim
  General Mike Jackson nominates Field Marshal Bill Slim, leader of the WW2 Burma campaign.
4. 01:00
  Ruth Rendell - The Keys to the Street—In Harm's Way
  4/5Hob is questioned by the police and Roman Ashton becomes anxious about Mary Jago's safety.
5. 01:30
  The 'arse that Jack Built
  Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...
6. 02:00
  Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's—Episode 4
  4/10Holly Golightly throws a party in New York, where Fred meets the glamorous Mag Wildwood.
7. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Feargus O'Connor and the Chartist Land Plan
  4/12The legacy of O'Connor's 1842 plan for poor Britons to plough their own furrow.
8. 02:30
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—4. Sudden Death
  4/5Lady Slane's new-found friendship with Mr FitzGeorge suddenly ends.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Granta's Britain, Theatre of Fortune
  4/5A young couple flee Belarus where their theatre has been shut down.
10. 03:00
  Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls—Episode 2
  2/2Chichikov escapes, determined to become honest. But his past soon catches up with him.
11. 04:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6James Walton's quiz with Tracey MacLeod, Andrew Collins, David Hepworth and Carol Decker.
12. 04:30
  Country Matters—Episode 1
  1/6Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll.
13. 05:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  4/4Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself. He is really a genius, you know.
14. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.

Friday 10 March 2017