BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 3 April 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—1. The Canopy
  1/5Millions of years from now, a small tribe battles to stay alive in dense jungle.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Hilary Spurling and Roy Strong
  Hilary Spurling and Roy Strong are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.(R)
3. 01:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 1. Casualties of War
  1/5Shrewsbury, 1139. The detective monk sets out to find a missing brother and sister.
4. 01:30
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Cleethorpes to Coventry
  1/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 1
  1/10Newly widowed Cora Seaborne and her young son Francis leave London for Colchester.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—The Only Dwarf in Liverpool
  1/10Peter White finds a remarkable letter in his history of disabled people.
7. 02:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 21
  21/25Is Kit Nubbins a thief or a victim of Quilp's plotting?
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—1. The Contessa
  1/10Hunting for SPECTRE boss Ernst Stavro Blofeld, James Bond meets a beautiful Contessa.
9. 03:00
  DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers—3. Loss
  3/3Gertrude clings to her son Paul who now turns to a new lover.
10. 04:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Helen Atkinson-Wood, John O'Farrell, Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth join Clive Anderson.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 9, Relative Values
  4/8A new parent governor makes waves and there's trouble in the playground.
12. 05:00
  Millport—Series 3, Reinstatement
  1/6Irene arrives on the first ferry of the holiday season, but why is she back on the island?
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 80, Episode 6
  6/6Nicholas Parsons chairs, with Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  2/5Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
2. 06:30
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Warwick to the Severn
  2/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
3. 07:00
  Arrested Development—Episode 2
  2/4Can Penny's sister help her to come to terms with being jilted by Dave?
4. 07:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 2, Gillian
  2/6The group have a visitor with a story to tell.
5. 08:00
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 24/8/1975
  Sketches with Harold Wilson, Laurel and Hardy, and Professor Ken Dodd.
6. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—She'll Have To Go
  Can the bungling duo save their secretary from the scrap heap?
7. 09:00
  The Now Show—Series 52, Episode 5
  5/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
8. 09:30
  Stilgoe's Around—The Boat Show
  Laughs and jigs aplenty from Richard Stilgoe at the Boat Show.
9. 10:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—1. The Pursuit
  1/4In 19th-century Russia, a bored high society wife embarks on a love affair.
10. 11:00
  The Time Being—Series 7, Closer, by CD Rose
  1/2Why is an ordinary young woman so curious about in a middle-aged lawyer's daily routines?
11. 11:15
  Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise—Episode 1
  1/3Sea battles and political intrigue in 1804, as Captain Aubrey tackles a secret mission.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 24/8/1975
  Sketches with Harold Wilson, Laurel and Hardy, and Professor Ken Dodd.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—She'll Have To Go
  Can the bungling duo save their secretary from the scrap heap?
3. 13:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  2/5Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
4. 13:30
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Warwick to the Severn
  2/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
5. 14:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 2
  2/10Cora has an unexpected encounter in the Essex countryside.
6. 14:15
  Disability: A New History—Miracle Cures
  2/10Peter White investigates the roots of the idea of the 'miracle cure'.
7. 14:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 22
  22/25It's the day of Kit Nubbins' trial and there's bad news for Dick.
8. 14:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—2. Draco
  2/10Having rescued the beautiful Contessa, 007 gains an unlikely ally.
9. 15:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—1. The Pursuit
  1/4In 19th-century Russia, a bored high society wife embarks on a love affair.
10. 16:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Jennie Bond
  4/4The former BBC Royal Correspondent quizzes a panel about herself.
11. 16:30
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/4Canon Friel's death causes upset and ruins Phonsie Doherty's plans.
12. 17:00
  Arrested Development—Episode 2
  2/4Can Penny's sister help her to come to terms with being jilted by Dave?
13. 17:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 2, Gillian
  2/6The group have a visitor with a story to tell.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—2. Fusion
  2/5The children are left to face the Earth's dense jungle alone.
2. 18:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, Shannon Murray
  3/6Shannon Murray speaks about becoming the UK's first disabled high street model.
3. 19:00
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 24/8/1975
  Sketches with Harold Wilson, Laurel and Hardy, and Professor Ken Dodd.
4. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—She'll Have To Go
  Can the bungling duo save their secretary from the scrap heap?
5. 20:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  2/5Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
6. 20:30
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Warwick to the Severn
  2/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
7. 21:00
  The Time Being—Series 7, Closer, by CD Rose
  1/2Why is an ordinary young woman so curious about in a middle-aged lawyer's daily routines?
8. 21:15
  Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise—Episode 1
  1/3Sea battles and political intrigue in 1804, as Captain Aubrey tackles a secret mission.
9. 22:00
  Love in Recovery—Series 2, Gillian
  2/6The group have a visitor with a story to tell.
10. 22:30
  Elvis McGonagall Takes a Look on the Bright Side—Series 1, Go Wild in the Country
  4/4Elvis ponders what's so great about country life.
11. 22:45
  Richard Marsh—Love and Sweets, Jess
  4/4Richard Marsh meets the seductive and disruptive Sorrow. Can he learn to love again?
12. 23:00
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The Chosen One is piling on the flubbles!
13. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Andy Hamilton 2/2
  Jon Holmes is joined by Andy Hamilton.
14. 23:30
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4With Nine Below Zero, Phill Jupitus, Josh Widdecombe and Marlon Davies.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—2. Fusion
  2/5The children are left to face the Earth's dense jungle alone.
2. 00:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, Shannon Murray
  3/6Shannon Murray speaks about becoming the UK's first disabled high street model.
3. 01:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  2/5Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
4. 01:30
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Warwick to the Severn
  2/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 2
  2/10Cora has an unexpected encounter in the Essex countryside.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Miracle Cures
  2/10Peter White investigates the roots of the idea of the 'miracle cure'.
7. 02:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 22
  22/25It's the day of Kit Nubbins' trial and there's bad news for Dick.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—2. Draco
  2/10Having rescued the beautiful Contessa, 007 gains an unlikely ally.
9. 03:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—1. The Pursuit
  1/4In 19th-century Russia, a bored high society wife embarks on a love affair.
10. 04:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Jennie Bond
  4/4The former BBC Royal Correspondent quizzes a panel about herself.
11. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/4Canon Friel's death causes upset and ruins Phonsie Doherty's plans.
12. 05:00
  Arrested Development—Episode 2
  2/4Can Penny's sister help her to come to terms with being jilted by Dave?
13. 05:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 2, Gillian
  2/6The group have a visitor with a story to tell.

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