BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 28 April 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton—The Earth in Anarchy
  10/13The allies head for the coast using horses, then cars, to outrun their masked pursuers.
2. 00:30
  Mastertapes—Series 1, Corinne Bailey Rae (the B-Side)
  12/14The audience asks the questions as Corinne Bailey Rae talks about her album, The Sea.
3. 01:00
  Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice—5. Vengeance
  5/5Fuelled by vengeance, the English hero's personal war with the Third Reich comes to an end
4. 01:30
  .....But Still They Come
  Exploring the recording of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The World's.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Jonathan Coe - Expo 58, Episode 10
  10/10Thomas is set up with a new job which seems too easy to secure.
6. 02:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—10. Toil and Trouble
  10/20A model ship hung in a church reveals the differences between Scottish and English witches
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Melissa Murray - Good News, Episode 5
  5/5Discovering she is not ill, should Adrienne sink back into old habits or start afresh?
8. 02:45
  Frank W Abagnale—Catch Me If You Can, Episode 5
  5/5The authorities have conman Frank within their reach, but he's a very slippery catch.
9. 03:00
  Dawn Lowe-Watson - Closed to Visitors
  A man persuades Sally, the curator at Reedbeck Hall, to give him an out of hours tour.
10. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Angus Deayton plays host to Will Self, Arthur Smith, Sara Pascoe and Gyles Brandreth.
11. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 3, Guilty Secrets
  3/8Sarah tidies up husband Henry's study four years after his death.
12. 05:00
  The Stanley Baxter Playhouse—Series 7, The Pool
  4/4Two old men with a shared love of the art of fishing have a past which haunts them both.
13. 05:30
  Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
  A stand-up intervention with comedy sensation Tom Allen.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Robert M Pirsig - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
  A motorcycle journey, a meditation on values, and a man coming to terms with his past.
2. 07:30
  Kenneth Williams - Just Williams—A Facetious Front
  1/10Kenneth Williams reveals a London childhood, a talent for art and wartime life in the army
3. 07:50
  Kenneth Williams on Joe Orton
  Kenneth Williams talks to Ned Sherrin about directing Loot, a play written by Joe Orton.
4. 08:00
  Archive on 4—When the Eyes of the World Were on the Clyde
  Journalist John Lloyd looks back at the Clydeside work-in of 1971.
5. 09:00
  Howerd's Ways: The Radio Times of Frankie Howerd
  Frankie Howerd's last agent, Tessa Le Bars, recalls the comedian's life and radio career.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 2, 21 July 1799
  1/6Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine arrives.
2. 12:30
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 2, Mint
  1/6Can Jason think of a catchy idea to make a fortune on the internet?
3. 13:00
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 4 Omnibus
  A strange visitor for pub landlords Gareth and Diane in their mystical Welsh village.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Russell Watson
  Singer Russell Watson chooses 'Intermezzo' and 'You Are So Beautiful'.
5. 14:15
  Sentimental Journey—Ingrid Pitt
  Arthur Smith joins the star of Hammer House of Horror films on a trip back to Argentina.
6. 14:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—1. New Horizons
  'One more mouth to feed! That settles it. We're going.' The Fosdyke family's tripe saga.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—When the Eyes of the World Were on the Clyde
  Journalist John Lloyd looks back at the Clydeside work-in of 1971.
8. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Robert M Pirsig - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
  A motorcycle journey, a meditation on values, and a man coming to terms with his past.
9. 17:30
  Kenneth Williams - Just Williams—A Facetious Front
  1/10Kenneth Williams reveals a London childhood, a talent for art and wartime life in the army
10. 17:50
  Kenneth Williams on Joe Orton
  Kenneth Williams talks to Ned Sherrin about directing Loot, a play written by Joe Orton.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Drama on 4—Torchwood - The Lost Files, The House of the Dead
  3/3By James Goss. Jack and Ianto end up at the most haunted pub in Wales.
2. 18:45
  Edinburgh Haunts—The Face at the Window, the Wave of the Hand
  3/3Subtle and uncanny tale evoking the German folklore of the doppelganger.
3. 19:00
  Howerd's Ways: The Radio Times of Frankie Howerd
  Frankie Howerd's last agent, Tessa Le Bars, recalls the comedian's life and radio career.
4. 22:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 3, This Thing Called Love
  1/6Satan worries about his image, and the Professor is concerned over his widow's remarriage.
5. 22:30
  Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren—Episode 2
  2/5Alison O'Kill wants to read Ivor Cutler a poem.
6. 22:45
  Tina C—Tina C's State of the Union Tour, Stockholm
  1/6The country singer and global activist wants to investigate just what is Europe?
7. 23:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4The bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters from Colin Hoult.
8. 23:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 2, Nambitrea
  5/6The consultants advise an African finance minister, and Ryan carries a package.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Torchwood - The Lost Files, The House of the Dead
  3/3By James Goss. Jack and Ianto end up at the most haunted pub in Wales.
2. 00:45
  Edinburgh Haunts—The Face at the Window, the Wave of the Hand
  3/3Subtle and uncanny tale evoking the German folklore of the doppelganger.
3. 01:00
  Curious Under the Stars—Series 4 Omnibus
  A strange visitor for pub landlords Gareth and Diane in their mystical Welsh village.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Russell Watson
  Singer Russell Watson chooses 'Intermezzo' and 'You Are So Beautiful'.
5. 02:15
  Sentimental Journey—Ingrid Pitt
  Arthur Smith joins the star of Hammer House of Horror films on a trip back to Argentina.
6. 02:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—1. New Horizons
  'One more mouth to feed! That settles it. We're going.' The Fosdyke family's tripe saga.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—When the Eyes of the World Were on the Clyde
  Journalist John Lloyd looks back at the Clydeside work-in of 1971.
8. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Robert M Pirsig - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
  A motorcycle journey, a meditation on values, and a man coming to terms with his past.
9. 05:30
  Kenneth Williams - Just Williams—A Facetious Front
  1/10Kenneth Williams reveals a London childhood, a talent for art and wartime life in the army
10. 05:50
  Kenneth Williams on Joe Orton
  Kenneth Williams talks to Ned Sherrin about directing Loot, a play written by Joe Orton.

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