BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 11 April 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 1
  1/4A train porter frozen to death in midsummer? Harry Crow and Prof Dunning are on the case.
2. 00:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri
  4/6Clare English speaks to a pioneer of keyhole surgery.
3. 01:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—The Wolf and the Stone
  2/5Edie links recent deaths to a growing outside interest in Craig Island.
4. 01:30
  The Days of Take It From Here
  Frank Muir, Denis Norden and Charles Maxwell talk about their classic 1950s radio comedy.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 7
  7/10Cora hosts a midsummer party at her Aldwinter house as Stella's mysterious illness worsens
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Wooden Legs and Wheelchairs
  7/10Peter White has a close encounter with an aristocratic wooden leg.
7. 02:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Birth
  2/10Tristram tries to recount the tale of his birth but keeps getting distracted.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—7. Skaters
  7/10With Bond's cover blown, he must battle to escape from Blofeld.
9. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—So Near, So Far
  2/6Yearning for a scholarship, stonemason Jude Fawley moves to Christminster.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Miles Jupp asks for revelations about Sarah Millican, Richard Osman and Nathan Caton.
11. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due, and some folk aren't happy.
12. 05:00
  Arrested Development—Episode 3
  3/4Kate's cottage is in ruins and dating is proving to be a disaster.
13. 05:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 2, Partners
  3/6The group discover that Simon has been keeping another big secret from them.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Astrobleme
  3/5Edie is sure that Joe was murdered and follows the trail to Greenland.
2. 06:30
  Serbian Trumpets
  Composer and musician Llywelyn Ap Myrddin explores the Dragacevo Trumpet Festival.
3. 07:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Brideshead Unvisited
  3/6Patrick makes the family attend a wedding, but will Stella's doubts prove justified?
4. 07:30
  Sketchtopia—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Multicultural sketch show hosted by broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, Sir Willoughby Takes over an Island
  6/20A new location is needed for the troublesome former governor and his wife.
6. 08:30
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 15
  15/16Special agent Kenneth Horne investigates sinister giant milk bottles.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Jilly Cooper
  2/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Jane Thynne and John O'Farrell.
8. 09:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6A Cinderella update and 'Changing Tombs'.
9. 10:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—The Curse of Consciousness
  3/6Jude's deepening relationship with his cousin Sue threatens her teaching career.
10. 11:00
  Gillian Tindall - The Lunch Box
  A simple container became a symbol of a devastating moment in history.
11. 11:15
  Jean Binnie - Dr Barry
  How 'Dr Barry' made waves rising through the British Army in the 19th century.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, Sir Willoughby Takes over an Island
  6/20A new location is needed for the troublesome former governor and his wife.
2. 12:30
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 15
  15/16Special agent Kenneth Horne investigates sinister giant milk bottles.
3. 13:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Astrobleme
  3/5Edie is sure that Joe was murdered and follows the trail to Greenland.
4. 13:30
  Serbian Trumpets
  Composer and musician Llywelyn Ap Myrddin explores the Dragacevo Trumpet Festival.
5. 14:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 8
  8/10The mystery of the Essex Serpent appears to be solved.
6. 14:15
  Disability: A New History—Sex and Marriage
  8/10Peter White explores sex and marriage between disabled people.
7. 14:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Dr Slop
  3/10Still intent on recounting the story of his birth, Tristram introduces us to Dr Slop.
8. 14:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—8. Proposal
  8/10Bond battles to uncover exactly what Blofeld is up to.
9. 15:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—The Curse of Consciousness
  3/6Jude's deepening relationship with his cousin Sue threatens her teaching career.
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Jilly Cooper
  2/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Jane Thynne and John O'Farrell.
11. 16:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6A Cinderella update and 'Changing Tombs'.
12. 17:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Brideshead Unvisited
  3/6Patrick makes the family attend a wedding, but will Stella's doubts prove justified?
13. 17:30
  Sketchtopia—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Multicultural sketch show hosted by broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 2
  2/4Dunning visits the strange village of Thornton Gibbet while Crow joins the Freemasons.
2. 18:30
  The Tingle Factor—Ned Sherrin
  The showbiz all-rounder talks about the moments which stir his emotions.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, Sir Willoughby Takes over an Island
  6/20A new location is needed for the troublesome former governor and his wife.
4. 19:30
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 15
  15/16Special agent Kenneth Horne investigates sinister giant milk bottles.
5. 20:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Astrobleme
  3/5Edie is sure that Joe was murdered and follows the trail to Greenland.
6. 20:30
  Serbian Trumpets
  Composer and musician Llywelyn Ap Myrddin explores the Dragacevo Trumpet Festival.
7. 21:00
  Gillian Tindall - The Lunch Box
  A simple container became a symbol of a devastating moment in history.
8. 21:15
  Jean Binnie - Dr Barry
  How 'Dr Barry' made waves rising through the British Army in the 19th century.
9. 22:00
  Sketchtopia—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Multicultural sketch show hosted by broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli.
10. 22:30
  2525—Episode 2
  2/62525 invites you to hear snippets of our future from weight-gain classes to talking pets.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—John Finnemore 3/3
  Cariad Lloyd is joined by John Finnemore.
12. 23:00
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 4
  4/6The satirist ponders eating too much and the end of the world.
13. 23:30
  The Consultants—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6When warding off dark lords, salad is acceptable.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 2
  2/4Dunning visits the strange village of Thornton Gibbet while Crow joins the Freemasons.
2. 00:30
  The Tingle Factor—Ned Sherrin
  The showbiz all-rounder talks about the moments which stir his emotions.
3. 01:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Astrobleme
  3/5Edie is sure that Joe was murdered and follows the trail to Greenland.
4. 01:30
  Serbian Trumpets
  Composer and musician Llywelyn Ap Myrddin explores the Dragacevo Trumpet Festival.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 8
  8/10The mystery of the Essex Serpent appears to be solved.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Sex and Marriage
  8/10Peter White explores sex and marriage between disabled people.
7. 02:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Dr Slop
  3/10Still intent on recounting the story of his birth, Tristram introduces us to Dr Slop.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—8. Proposal
  8/10Bond battles to uncover exactly what Blofeld is up to.
9. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—The Curse of Consciousness
  3/6Jude's deepening relationship with his cousin Sue threatens her teaching career.
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, Jilly Cooper
  2/6James Walton tests Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Jane Thynne and John O'Farrell.
11. 04:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6A Cinderella update and 'Changing Tombs'.
12. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Brideshead Unvisited
  3/6Patrick makes the family attend a wedding, but will Stella's doubts prove justified?
13. 05:30
  Sketchtopia—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Multicultural sketch show hosted by broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli.

Thursday 12 April 2018