BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 13 April 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 3
  3/4As Dunning tries to flee Thornton Gibbet, Crow uncovers the truth behind the Tartarus Club
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Marcus Garvey
  Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah on Marcus Garvey, the inspirational 20th-century black leader.
3. 01:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Salt
  4/5Inuit guide Edie is taken prisoner and uncovers a web of intrigue.
4. 01:30
  Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past
  Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 9
  9/10Cora and Will resume their deep friendship and Stella enlists Francis's help.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Brave Poor Things
  9/10Peter White searches for the voices of children with disabilities in the 19th century.
7. 02:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Uncle Toby
  4/10Telling his life story, Tristram still has not managed to get beyond being born.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—9. Stock Market
  9/10When Blofeld's evil plan is revealed, Bond uses unconventional means to stop him.
9. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—The Unusual Tragedy of Love
  4/6Confused Jude Fawley meets his newly married cousin Sue and a plan is hatched.
10. 04:00
  Listomania—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6The panel show that loves lists with Susan Calman.
11. 04:30
  HR—Series 3, Married
  3/6With worthless pensions, will a lodger help out Sam and Peter?
12. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Can Ken and Keith's whippets win talent night?
13. 05:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 5. Part the 0.83333
  5/6Thor vs Wowbagger in a fight-to-the-death, followed by cheesy nibbles and drinks.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Exhumation
  5/5Edie's search for the truth leads from Joe's bedroom to his burial place.
2. 06:30
  Arthur Mee - Encyclopaedist
  The life and work of the prolific journalist, historian, polemicist and educator.
3. 07:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Flying Scotsman
  2/4A whodunnit set on the great Flying Scotsman in the days of steam.
4. 07:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. A Thor in the Air
  6/6Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending?
5. 08:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 9
  9/13Worries over Bill Oddie's singing voice and Shakespeare's funny side.
6. 08:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Circling the Square
  6/12Roger defends an author whose publisher refuses to print his new book.
7. 09:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Games galore! Angus Deayton with Fred MacAulay, Josie Long, Miles Jupp and Nick Helm.
8. 09:30
  After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells
  1/8Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas.
9. 10:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—We Wronged No Man
  5/6Jude attempts to open a new chapter in his life, but Arabella poses a threat.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Sofie Hagen
  'Wanna Be' and 'Haunted'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 9
  9/13Worries over Bill Oddie's singing voice and Shakespeare's funny side.
2. 12:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Circling the Square
  6/12Roger defends an author whose publisher refuses to print his new book.
3. 13:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Exhumation
  5/5Edie's search for the truth leads from Joe's bedroom to his burial place.
4. 13:30
  Arthur Mee - Encyclopaedist
  The life and work of the prolific journalist, historian, polemicist and educator.
5. 14:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 10
  10/10The villagers confront the myth of the Essex Serpent for the last time.
6. 14:15
  Disability: A New History—A Disabled Identity
  10/10Peter White reveals the roots of a modern disabled identity in the 19th century.
7. 14:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Born at Last
  5/10After the disaster of his birth, Tristram's father thinks up a scheme to help him.
8. 14:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—10. Skeletons
  10/10Battling evil Blofeld, 007 joins forces with Draco.
9. 15:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—We Wronged No Man
  5/6Jude attempts to open a new chapter in his life, but Arabella poses a threat.
10. 16:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Games galore! Angus Deayton with Fred MacAulay, Josie Long, Miles Jupp and Nick Helm.
11. 16:30
  After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells
  1/8Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas.
12. 17:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Flying Scotsman
  2/4A whodunnit set on the great Flying Scotsman in the days of steam.
13. 17:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. A Thor in the Air
  6/6Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 4
  4/4As everlasting winter sets in, Crow and Dunning race to save Prince George.
2. 18:30
  Mastertapes—Series 1, Ray Davies (the B-Side)
  10/14Ray Davies take on questions about two classic Kinks' albums, Lola and Muswell Hillbillies
3. 19:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 9
  9/13Worries over Bill Oddie's singing voice and Shakespeare's funny side.
4. 19:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 2, Circling the Square
  6/12Roger defends an author whose publisher refuses to print his new book.
5. 20:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Exhumation
  5/5Edie's search for the truth leads from Joe's bedroom to his burial place.
6. 20:30
  Arthur Mee - Encyclopaedist
  The life and work of the prolific journalist, historian, polemicist and educator.
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Sofie Hagen
  'Wanna Be' and 'Haunted'.
8. 22:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. A Thor in the Air
  6/6Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending?
9. 22:30
  The Show What You Wrote—Series 2, Science and Nature
  4/4Sketch show written entirely by the public.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Shazia Mirza 1/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by Shazia Mirza.
11. 23:00
  Kevin Eldon Will See You Now—Series 2, The Troublesome Gobstopper
  4/4Carpentry, subatomic physics, Winston Churchill and how to deal with troublesome slugs.
12. 23:30
  A Look Back at the Nineties—1997
  3/5Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Steve Coogan look back at the year that was yet to happen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Scarifyers—The King of Winter, Episode 4
  4/4As everlasting winter sets in, Crow and Dunning race to save Prince George.
2. 00:30
  Mastertapes—Series 1, Ray Davies (the B-Side)
  10/14Ray Davies take on questions about two classic Kinks' albums, Lola and Muswell Hillbillies
3. 01:00
  MJ McGrath - White Heat—Exhumation
  5/5Edie's search for the truth leads from Joe's bedroom to his burial place.
4. 01:30
  Arthur Mee - Encyclopaedist
  The life and work of the prolific journalist, historian, polemicist and educator.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 10
  10/10The villagers confront the myth of the Essex Serpent for the last time.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—A Disabled Identity
  10/10Peter White reveals the roots of a modern disabled identity in the 19th century.
7. 02:30
  Laurence Sterne - Tristram Shandy—Born at Last
  5/10After the disaster of his birth, Tristram's father thinks up a scheme to help him.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—10. Skeletons
  10/10Battling evil Blofeld, 007 joins forces with Draco.
9. 03:00
  Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure—We Wronged No Man
  5/6Jude attempts to open a new chapter in his life, but Arabella poses a threat.
10. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Games galore! Angus Deayton with Fred MacAulay, Josie Long, Miles Jupp and Nick Helm.
11. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 3, Wedding Bells
  1/8Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas.
12. 05:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Flying Scotsman
  2/4A whodunnit set on the great Flying Scotsman in the days of steam.
13. 05:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—Hexagonal Phase, 6. A Thor in the Air
  6/6Yet another fight-to-the-death for Thor, but will this one have a happy ending?

Saturday 14 April 2018