BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 26 March 2018

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The World of Daphne Du Maurier—4. The Apple Tree
  4/5Charles Gray plays a widower who develops an irrational hatred for an apple tree.
2. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 1, Out of the Depths by Melissa Murray
  1/4Lovecraft tells of two sisters confronting their childhood demons.
3. 01:00
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop (Omnibus), Episode 3
  3/5Little Nell's grandfather returns to gambling and resorts to desperate measures.
4. 02:15
  Katie Campbell - The Announcement
  An unmarried woman finds herself unexpectedly pregnant and decides to tell the father.
5. 02:30
  Jon McGregor - Reservoir 13 (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A teenage girl has disappeared on the moors.
6. 03:45
  A Tribute to Leslie Howard
  Tribute to 'Gone with the Wind' film star Leslie Howard.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Jonathan Myerson - Reykjavik
  Rollercoaster drama about the surprise Reagan-Gorbachev summit in 1986.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Fred's Archive
  Poet Daljit Nagra introduces Fred's Archive - a unique collection of recorded poets.
9. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Making new friends and the problem with polymath bestselling authors.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 2. The General's Last Evening
  2/6Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mysterious Mr Oliver and a pair of tricky wills.
2. 06:30
  Barbed Wire Ballads
  Songs and stories recorded in German prisoner-of-war camps during the First World War.
3. 07:00
  Winston—Winston in Love, Clip Clop, Clip Clop
  6/6It's Father's wedding day, but will he really cut his family off without a bean?
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 5
  5/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Shappi Khorsandi, Jo Caulfield, Julian Clary and Paul Merton
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Chef That Died of Shame
  6/12Hancock's regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall of a pie-stall cook.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer searches for a lost pekingese.
7. 09:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Clive Anderson's quiz with Mark Steel, John O'Farrell, Chris Addison and David Quantick.
8. 09:30
  King Street Junior—Series 9, A Bridge to Afar
  3/8With digging in the playground, lessons are learned when an old boy visits the school.
9. 10:00
  The Great Scott—Series 2, The Bride
  1/3Can a marriage between two warring families finally bring peace?
10. 11:00
  Goodnight, Vienna—The Last Train, by Jo Baker
  1/3Will Leah catch the last kindertransport out of Vienna?
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Donna Franceschild - Quartet, Autumn Leaves
  1/4Robbie used to be a professional jazz pianist. Now he is a miserable music teacher.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Chef That Died of Shame
  6/12Hancock's regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall of a pie-stall cook.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer searches for a lost pekingese.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 2. The General's Last Evening
  2/6Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mysterious Mr Oliver and a pair of tricky wills.
4. 13:30
  Barbed Wire Ballads
  Songs and stories recorded in German prisoner-of-war camps during the First World War.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Ian Sansom - The Norfolk Mystery, Episode 6
  6/10Sefton and Morley resume their research for the new guide book.
6. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Country House
  6/10Laurence plots the rise of country house style in the 1970s and 1980s.
7. 14:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 16
  16/25Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell and her grandfather.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Hampton Sides - Hellhound on His Trail, The Escape
  1/5James Earl Ray makes a dramatic escape from Jeff City Penitentiary.
9. 15:00
  The Great Scott—Series 2, The Bride
  1/3Can a marriage between two warring families finally bring peace?
10. 16:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Clive Anderson's quiz with Mark Steel, John O'Farrell, Chris Addison and David Quantick.
11. 16:30
  King Street Junior—Series 9, A Bridge to Afar
  3/8With digging in the playground, lessons are learned when an old boy visits the school.
12. 17:00
  Winston—Winston in Love, Clip Clop, Clip Clop
  6/6It's Father's wedding day, but will he really cut his family off without a bean?
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 5
  5/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Shappi Khorsandi, Jo Caulfield, Julian Clary and Paul Merton
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Evening
1. 18:00
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—6. World Without Fire
  6/6The British government must track down the Exon seeds before any American involvement.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Cherie Booth and Andrew Davies
  Cherie Booth and Andrew Davies are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Chef That Died of Shame
  6/12Hancock's regular cast play different characters in the rise-and-fall of a pie-stall cook.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer searches for a lost pekingese.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 2. The General's Last Evening
  2/6Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mysterious Mr Oliver and a pair of tricky wills.
6. 20:30
  Barbed Wire Ballads
  Songs and stories recorded in German prisoner-of-war camps during the First World War.
7. 21:00
  Goodnight, Vienna—The Last Train, by Jo Baker
  1/3Will Leah catch the last kindertransport out of Vienna?
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Donna Franceschild - Quartet, Autumn Leaves
  1/4Robbie used to be a professional jazz pianist. Now he is a miserable music teacher.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 5
  5/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Shappi Khorsandi, Jo Caulfield, Julian Clary and Paul Merton
10. 22:30
  Cowards—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show with a comic slant on human frailties.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Sisters 1/2
  Iain Lee is joined by Sisters.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 52, Episode 4
  4/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
13. 23:30
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, Reading
  1/6The comedian investigates his fear of reading aloud. Just what is the point of books?
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Late
1. 00:00
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—6. World Without Fire
  6/6The British government must track down the Exon seeds before any American involvement.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Cherie Booth and Andrew Davies
  Cherie Booth and Andrew Davies are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.(R)
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 2. The General's Last Evening
  2/6Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mysterious Mr Oliver and a pair of tricky wills.
4. 01:30
  Barbed Wire Ballads
  Songs and stories recorded in German prisoner-of-war camps during the First World War.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Ian Sansom - The Norfolk Mystery, Episode 6
  6/10Sefton and Morley resume their research for the new guide book.
6. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Country House
  6/10Laurence plots the rise of country house style in the 1970s and 1980s.
7. 02:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 16
  16/25Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell and her grandfather.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Hampton Sides - Hellhound on His Trail, The Escape
  1/5James Earl Ray makes a dramatic escape from Jeff City Penitentiary.
9. 03:00
  The Great Scott—Series 2, The Bride
  1/3Can a marriage between two warring families finally bring peace?
10. 04:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Clive Anderson's quiz with Mark Steel, John O'Farrell, Chris Addison and David Quantick.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 9, A Bridge to Afar
  3/8With digging in the playground, lessons are learned when an old boy visits the school.
12. 05:00
  Winston—Winston in Love, Clip Clop, Clip Clop
  6/6It's Father's wedding day, but will he really cut his family off without a bean?
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 5
  5/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Shappi Khorsandi, Jo Caulfield, Julian Clary and Paul Merton

Tuesday 27 March 2018