BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 14 April 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Warden
  Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when family drama erupts.
2. 07:30
  Freedom Pass—Episode 6
  6/7Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew head to Southend-on-Sea to recall boyhood holidays.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Dr K
  Should we remember Henry Kissinger as America's wise strategist or its ruthless operator?
4. 09:00
  Frank Loesser - Guys and Dolls
  Mandy Patinkin and Claire Moore star in Frank Loesser's musical set in the 1920s.
5. 11:30
  Russell Davies—Russell Davies on Guys and Dolls
  A profile of Frank Loesser, the creator of Guys and Dolls.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 4
  4/6Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Alun Cochrane.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 11/10/1955
  The cast take oaths of allegiance and 'The Glums' at the pictures.
3. 13:00
  How Does That Make You Feel? (Omnibus)—Series 9
  After avoiding embarrassments on TV so far, something alarming is in the offing for an MP.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Joanna Trollope
  Novelist Joanna Trollope inherits 'La Mer' and passes on 'Mythical Kings and Iguanas'.
5. 14:15
  Sentimental Journey—Germaine Greer
  Arthur Smith accompanies the academic, writer and critic on a nostalgic trip to Italy.
6. 14:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Carnival
  4/5Can eternal pessimist Robb Wilton solve an unusual problem in 1986?
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Dr K
  Should we remember Henry Kissinger as America's wise strategist or its ruthless operator?
8. 16:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Warden
  Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when family drama erupts.
9. 17:30
  Freedom Pass—Episode 6
  6/7Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew head to Southend-on-Sea to recall boyhood holidays.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Drama on 4—Torchwood - The Lost Files, The Devil and Miss Carew
  1/3An alien with an aversion to electricity threatens to take Earth back to the dark ages.
2. 18:45
  Edinburgh Haunts—I Remember Yesterday
  1/3A young woman haunts Edinburgh seeking revenge to the strains of Donna Summer.
3. 19:00
  Larry Adler - All Mouth Organ
  A tribute to the virtuoso musician Larry Adler
4. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 5, Janet Ellis
  5/6Janet Ellis's love of arts and crafts started long before Blue Peter.
5. 22:30
  Cowards—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4An interesting idea for a catalogue photo shoot.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Shazia Mirza 2/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by Shazia Mirza.
7. 23:00
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6The new yoghurt for women, and meet Britain's best police tortoise.
8. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 2, Barrington Comprehensive
  3/6The management consultants try reversing the fortunes of an inner city school.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Torchwood - The Lost Files, The Devil and Miss Carew
  1/3An alien with an aversion to electricity threatens to take Earth back to the dark ages.
2. 00:45
  Edinburgh Haunts—I Remember Yesterday
  1/3A young woman haunts Edinburgh seeking revenge to the strains of Donna Summer.
3. 01:00
  How Does That Make You Feel? (Omnibus)—Series 9
  After avoiding embarrassments on TV so far, something alarming is in the offing for an MP.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Joanna Trollope
  Novelist Joanna Trollope inherits 'La Mer' and passes on 'Mythical Kings and Iguanas'.
5. 02:15
  Sentimental Journey—Germaine Greer
  Arthur Smith accompanies the academic, writer and critic on a nostalgic trip to Italy.
6. 02:45
  Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Carnival
  4/5Can eternal pessimist Robb Wilton solve an unusual problem in 1986?
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Dr K
  Should we remember Henry Kissinger as America's wise strategist or its ruthless operator?
8. 04:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Warden
  Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when family drama erupts.
9. 05:30
  Freedom Pass—Episode 6
  6/7Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew head to Southend-on-Sea to recall boyhood holidays.

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