BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 February 2018

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Oseidon Adventure
  The Time Lord is prisoner of the Kraals leaving Leela and an unlikely ally to save the day
2. 01:00
  Doris Lessing - Riot Girls: The Good Terrorist—Omnibus 1/2
  1/2A band of inept revolutionaries in a London squat try to court the IRA.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sharleen Spiteri
  The lead singer of Texas chooses 'Rock the Casbah' and 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'.
4. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Helen Cresswell in Eakring
  Writer Helen Cresswell explores the Nottinghamshire village of Eakring.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—John Tavener
  Sir Nicholas Kenyon reflects on the life of composer Sir John Tavener.
6. 04:00
  Grant Eustace - Absolute Discretion
  1873: Arthur Vernet investigates a mystery around the Earl of Warminster's family home.
7. 05:30
  Byzantium Unearthed—Episode 2
  2/3Historian Bettany Hughes turns to archaeology to reveal what life was like in Byzantium.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—The Days of Anna Madrigal, Episode 1
  1/2Anna Madrigal is now 92, but the ghosts in her past are troubling her.
2. 07:15
  RK Narayan Stories—Trail of the Green Blazer
  A distinctive jacket seems to beckon a pickpocket over the cacophony of an Indian market.
3. 07:30
  Reception—Nature's Way
  4/6Brian's dream of retiring to the countryside is shattered.
4. 08:00
  Ray's a Laugh—From 25/10/1949
  Ted's horoscope is spot on and a mystery for George.
5. 08:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, The 10.15 to Gatwick
  8/13Harry's off on a trip to Munich, but his journey to the airport starts going off the rails
6. 09:00
  Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus)
  A wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire by Richard Morris.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Roger and Cal - Leaving Home for the Circus
  Fi Glover introduces a father and son talking about leaving home for the circus.(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Medicine, Science & Engineering, James Dyson
  Sue Lawley talks to inventor James Dyson.
9. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Anna Sale
  'Death Sex and Money' and 'Rough Translation'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Ray's a Laugh—From 25/10/1949
  Ted's horoscope is spot on and a mystery for George.
2. 12:30
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, The 10.15 to Gatwick
  8/13Harry's off on a trip to Munich, but his journey to the airport starts going off the rails
3. 13:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—The Days of Anna Madrigal, Episode 1
  1/2Anna Madrigal is now 92, but the ghosts in her past are troubling her.
4. 14:15
  RK Narayan Stories—Trail of the Green Blazer
  A distinctive jacket seems to beckon a pickpocket over the cacophony of an Indian market.
5. 14:30
  A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  Stephen Dedalus is growing up, absorbing the culture and religion of his native Ireland.
6. 15:45
  Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom—Episode 5
  5/5A bittersweet conclusion to Tom Courtenay's memoir of his mother's letters.
7. 16:00
  Louisa May Alcott - A Marble Woman
  An orphaned girl becomes the ward of a sexually repressed, opium addicted sculptor
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—New Lyrical Ballads, Episode 1
  1/2Daljit Nagra introduces poets reading lyrical ballads inspired by Wordsworth and Coleridge
9. 17:30
  Reception—Nature's Way
  4/6Brian's dream of retiring to the countryside is shattered.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  MR James—Martin's Close
  Will the trial of Squire George Martin convict him of murder?
2. 18:30
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 5. Living With Death
  5/6Elevated to the priesthood of God-King Ra, the crew try to escape.
3. 19:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Anna Sale
  'Death Sex and Money' and 'Rough Translation'.
4. 20:00
  Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus)
  A wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire by Richard Morris.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Roger and Cal - Leaving Home for the Circus
  Fi Glover introduces a father and son talking about leaving home for the circus.(R)
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Medicine, Science & Engineering, James Dyson
  Sue Lawley talks to inventor James Dyson.
7. 22:00
  Reception—Nature's Way
  4/6Brian's dream of retiring to the countryside is shattered.
8. 22:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6David expounds on the guilt he feels as a result of writing stories about his family.
9. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 18, Episode 3
  3/6Angela Barnes hosts the show that anyone can write for.
10. 23:30
  The Iguanodon—Big Fat Liars
  2/3O'Reilly is spooked when the boat runs aground on a prison island in the Woe-Betides.
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Late
1. 00:00
  MR James—Martin's Close
  Will the trial of Squire George Martin convict him of murder?
2. 00:30
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 5. Living With Death
  5/6Elevated to the priesthood of God-King Ra, the crew try to escape.
3. 01:00
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—The Days of Anna Madrigal, Episode 1
  1/2Anna Madrigal is now 92, but the ghosts in her past are troubling her.
4. 02:15
  RK Narayan Stories—Trail of the Green Blazer
  A distinctive jacket seems to beckon a pickpocket over the cacophony of an Indian market.
5. 02:30
  A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  Stephen Dedalus is growing up, absorbing the culture and religion of his native Ireland.
6. 03:45
  Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom—Episode 5
  5/5A bittersweet conclusion to Tom Courtenay's memoir of his mother's letters.
7. 04:00
  Louisa May Alcott - A Marble Woman
  An orphaned girl becomes the ward of a sexually repressed, opium addicted sculptor
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—New Lyrical Ballads, Episode 1
  1/2Daljit Nagra introduces poets reading lyrical ballads inspired by Wordsworth and Coleridge
9. 05:30
  Reception—Nature's Way
  4/6Brian's dream of retiring to the countryside is shattered.

Monday 26 February 2018