BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 6 April 2017

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Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 3. The Silver Strangers
  3/6After drifting powerless, the crew receives a mysterious message and spots a spacecraft.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—My Own Private Utopia
  Amanda Mitchison, Rob Penn and Tobias Jones reach for a perfect world. From 2010.
3. 01:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 3
  3/4Detectives Digger and Coffin's search for the missing money is getting dangerous.
4. 01:30
  Custodians of the Word
  Who guards literary reputations after a writer dies?
5. 02:00
  John Buchan—Sick Heart River, 3. Château Gaillard
  3/10On the trail of a missing businessman, Sir Edward Leithen heads to Canada.
6. 02:15
  Publishing Lives—Series 1, Harold Macmillan
  3/5Robert McCrum explores the life of Harold Macmillan, the publishing prime minister.
7. 02:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 13
  13/15As the day of the hanging arrives, Adam pays a visit.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Uke of Wallington, Episode 3
  3/5In Bangor, Mark is asked to fill for half an hour, as the belly dancer hasn't turned up.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—12-16 December 1916 (Season 9 start)
  Germany offers peace terms, and there are new and rekindled alliances in Tynemouth.
10. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins sets moral posers for Tony Law, Isy Suttie, Gemma Cairney and Tim Harford.
11. 04:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 2, A Soft-Hearted Little Thing
  3/8More tangles in Izzy's love life, when she and Dick head to dinner with Charles.
12. 05:00
  The Attractive Young Rabbi—Series 3, A Woman's Work
  2/6Happy Rabbi Su finds a role model, but Rabbi Abraham would settle for a haircut.
13. 05:30
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Intelligence
  1/4Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
2. 06:30
  The Curse of Pendle
  400 years on, novelist Jeanette Winterson considers the Pendle Witch trials.
3. 07:00
  In the Chair—Episode 4
  4/6Hack George Cragge thinks an unrelated murder may be connected after all. From June 1998.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Loggerheads
  6/6Including a tale about how turtles have featured in the writer's life since childhood.
5. 08:00
  Jim the Great—Series 1, The King Jim Abacus Dating Service
  5/6The moustachioed monarch has a go at matchmaking, but warm hearts come with cold feet.
6. 08:30
  Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
  8/8Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
7. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 3
  3/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
8. 09:30
  Country Matters—Episode 5
  5/6Dave and Cathy face a hectic weekend of visitors to their cottage.
9. 10:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—19-23 December 1916
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain a hundred years ago this week.
10. 11:00
  American Shorts—Thief
  3/3By Jess Walter. A troubled father frets about being a good parent.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Ronald Frame - The Dreamer
  The son of a renowned Nazi hunter attempts to retrieve a stolen Matisse painting.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jim the Great—Series 1, The King Jim Abacus Dating Service
  5/6The moustachioed monarch has a go at matchmaking, but warm hearts come with cold feet.
2. 12:30
  Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
  8/8Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
3. 13:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
4. 13:30
  The Curse of Pendle
  400 years on, novelist Jeanette Winterson considers the Pendle Witch trials.
5. 14:00
  John Buchan—Sick Heart River, 4. In Lou's Footsteps
  4/10Sir Edward picks up the missing New Yorker's trail in the Canadian wilderness.
6. 14:15
  Publishing Lives—Series 1, George Weidenfeld
  4/5Robert McCrum meets George Weidenfeld to talk about his extraordinary publishing life.
7. 14:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 14
  14/15As the journey to the hanging scaffold begins, a visitor arrives.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—The Uke of Wallington, Episode 4
  4/5It's Edinburgh Festival time, and Mark Wallington is awarded the title Uke of Edinburgh.
9. 15:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—19-23 December 1916
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain a hundred years ago this week.
10. 16:00
  Guess What?—Episode 3
  3/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 16:30
  Country Matters—Episode 5
  5/6Dave and Cathy face a hectic weekend of visitors to their cottage.
12. 17:00
  In the Chair—Episode 4
  4/6Hack George Cragge thinks an unrelated murder may be connected after all. From June 1998.
13. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Loggerheads
  6/6Including a tale about how turtles have featured in the writer's life since childhood.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 4. The Time Ship
  4/6Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew learn more about their mysterious captors.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Beachcomber
  The Snowman author Raymond Briggs chooses JB Morton, aka Beachcomber.
3. 19:00
  Jim the Great—Series 1, The King Jim Abacus Dating Service
  5/6The moustachioed monarch has a go at matchmaking, but warm hearts come with cold feet.
4. 19:30
  Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
  8/8Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
5. 20:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
6. 20:30
  The Curse of Pendle
  400 years on, novelist Jeanette Winterson considers the Pendle Witch trials.
7. 21:00
  American Shorts—Thief
  3/3By Jess Walter. A troubled father frets about being a good parent.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Ronald Frame - The Dreamer
  The son of a renowned Nazi hunter attempts to retrieve a stolen Matisse painting.
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Loggerheads
  6/6Including a tale about how turtles have featured in the writer's life since childhood.
10. 22:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 9, Stand By Your Man
  1/6Clare has mysteriously fled her honeymoon and returned to work.
11. 23:00
  Elastic Planet—The Shape
  3/6Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs. Johnny Ball guest stars in the cosmic comedy.
12. 23:15
  The Shuttleworths—Series 5, A Gig With Billy Joel
  3/6John spurns an unpaid gig in a remote village hall, but a parking space causes a rethink.
13. 23:30
  The Penny Dreadfuls—More Brothers Faversham, Titus Faversham
  1/4The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's greatest sporting hero.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 4. The Time Ship
  4/6Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew learn more about their mysterious captors.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Beachcomber
  The Snowman author Raymond Briggs chooses JB Morton, aka Beachcomber.
3. 01:00
  Chester Himes - Cotton Comes to Harlem—Episode 4
  4/4Detectives Digger and Coffin have taken the gamble of their careers, but will it pay off?
4. 01:30
  The Curse of Pendle
  400 years on, novelist Jeanette Winterson considers the Pendle Witch trials.
5. 02:00
  John Buchan—Sick Heart River, 4. In Lou's Footsteps
  4/10Sir Edward picks up the missing New Yorker's trail in the Canadian wilderness.
6. 02:15
  Publishing Lives—Series 1, George Weidenfeld
  4/5Robert McCrum meets George Weidenfeld to talk about his extraordinary publishing life.
7. 02:30
  George Eliot - Adam Bede—Episode 14
  14/15As the journey to the hanging scaffold begins, a visitor arrives.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Uke of Wallington, Episode 4
  4/5It's Edinburgh Festival time, and Mark Wallington is awarded the title Uke of Edinburgh.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—19-23 December 1916
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain a hundred years ago this week.
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 3
  3/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  Country Matters—Episode 5
  5/6Dave and Cathy face a hectic weekend of visitors to their cottage.
12. 05:00
  In the Chair—Episode 4
  4/6Hack George Cragge thinks an unrelated murder may be connected after all. From June 1998.
13. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Loggerheads
  6/6Including a tale about how turtles have featured in the writer's life since childhood.

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