BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 9 April 2018

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Small Gods, 1. Voices
  1/4Set in a complex state of beliefs, the Great God Om appears before a novice monk.
2. 00:30
  Weird Tales—Series 1, Bleeder by Ed Hime
  3/4A trainee surgeon follows a destructive path after he is haunted by a fatal car crash.
3. 01:00
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop (Omnibus), Episode 5
  5/5Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell and her grandfather.
4. 02:15
  William Boyd - Not Yet Jayette
  A man reflects on his life. Where did it all go wrong?
5. 02:30
  Ruth Rendell - Dark Corners (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2When Carl sells slimming pills to Stacey, he sets off a sequence of catastrophic events.
6. 03:45
  Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities—Tokyo
  2/3Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exotic cities.
7. 04:00
  Agatha Christie—Endless Night
  A complex tale of love, deception and comeuppance for an overambitious working lad.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—India's Beats: The Hungry Generation
  Poet Daljit Nagra introduces 'India's Beats: The Hungry Generation'.
9. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Craig Island
  1/5On an island hunting trip, Inuit tourist guide Edie finds herself embroiled in a murder.
2. 06:30
  The Art of Re-mastering
  Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the digital re-mastering of music.
3. 07:00
  Millport—Series 3, Restitution
  2/6Irene hits a snag with re-opening the Cumbrae Club.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 20, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Television Set
  9/12Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the Lad takes action.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Judgement day dawns for the shady lawyer.
7. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane.
8. 09:30
  King Street Junior—Series 9, With Love
  5/8Mr Sims is very unhappy in class while Mrs Rudd thinks she's the victim of a prank.
9. 10:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—Marriages Remain
  1/6Poor Wessex stonemason Jude aspires to the gleaming university spires of Christminster.
10. 11:00
  Evelyn Waugh Short Stories—On Guard 1/2
  Before going abroad, a young man buys his fiancee a snappy puppy called Hector.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Sarah Cartwright - The Means to an End
  When Barney's dog is run over, he wonders how he is going to pay the vet's bill.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Television Set
  9/12Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the Lad takes action.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Judgement day dawns for the shady lawyer.
3. 13:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Craig Island
  1/5On an island hunting trip, Inuit tourist guide Edie finds herself embroiled in a murder.
4. 13:30
  The Art of Re-mastering
  Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the digital re-mastering of music.
5. 14:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 6
  6/10Cora seeks help from her London friend, Dr Luke Garrett.
6. 14:15
  Disability: A New History—Doing and Being
  6/10Peter White finds that disabled people were everywhere in the 19th-century workplace.
7. 14:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Beginnings
  1/10The 18th-century gentleman tries to tell his tragi-comic story.
8. 14:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—6. Sean Campbell
  6/10James Bond has contacted Blofeld but worries his cover has been blown.
9. 15:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—Marriages Remain
  1/6Poor Wessex stonemason Jude aspires to the gleaming university spires of Christminster.
10. 16:00
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane.
11. 16:30
  King Street Junior—Series 9, With Love
  5/8Mr Sims is very unhappy in class while Mrs Rudd thinks she's the victim of a prank.
12. 17:00
  Millport—Series 3, Restitution
  2/6Irene hits a snag with re-opening the Cumbrae Club.
13. 17:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 20, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Will Self - The North London Book of the Dead
  Novelist Will Self recalls a period of life without Mother. But is it fact or fiction?
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Rabbi Julia Neuberger and Paul Farley
  Julia Neuberger and Paul Farley are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Television Set
  9/12Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a TV, the Lad takes action.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Judgement day dawns for the shady lawyer.
5. 20:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Craig Island
  1/5On an island hunting trip, Inuit tourist guide Edie finds herself embroiled in a murder.
6. 20:30
  The Art of Re-mastering
  Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the digital re-mastering of music.
7. 21:00
  Evelyn Waugh Short Stories—On Guard 1/2
  Before going abroad, a young man buys his fiancee a snappy puppy called Hector.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Sarah Cartwright - The Means to an End
  When Barney's dog is run over, he wonders how he is going to pay the vet's bill.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 20, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
10. 22:30
  Cowards—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Meet a cheery bailiff - and an office induction with a twist...
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—John Finnemore 1/3
  Cariad Lloyd is joined by John Finnemore.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 52, Episode 6
  6/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
13. 23:30
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, Technology
  3/6The comedian celebrates and chastises the various marvels of the modern age.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Will Self - The North London Book of the Dead
  Novelist Will Self recalls a period of life without Mother. But is it fact or fiction?
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Rabbi Julia Neuberger and Paul Farley
  Julia Neuberger and Paul Farley are Sue MacGregor's book discussion guests.(R)
3. 01:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Craig Island
  1/5On an island hunting trip, Inuit tourist guide Edie finds herself embroiled in a murder.
4. 01:30
  The Art of Re-mastering
  Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the digital re-mastering of music.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 6
  6/10Cora seeks help from her London friend, Dr Luke Garrett.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Doing and Being
  6/10Peter White finds that disabled people were everywhere in the 19th-century workplace.
7. 02:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Beginnings
  1/10The 18th-century gentleman tries to tell his tragi-comic story.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—6. Sean Campbell
  6/10James Bond has contacted Blofeld but worries his cover has been blown.
9. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—Marriages Remain
  1/6Poor Wessex stonemason Jude aspires to the gleaming university spires of Christminster.
10. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior—Series 9, With Love
  5/8Mr Sims is very unhappy in class while Mrs Rudd thinks she's the victim of a prank.
12. 05:00
  Millport—Series 3, Restitution
  2/6Irene hits a snag with re-opening the Cumbrae Club.
13. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 20, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.

Tuesday 10 April 2018