BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 6 February 2019

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—1. Taking the Michelangelo
  1/4When Bernie catches the wrong bus, he is transported back to 16th century Rome.
2. 00:30
  The Radio Detectives—Series 1, Sexton Blake, the Other Baker Street Detective
  3/5Jeffrey Richards probes the many incarnations of 'the poor man's Sherlock Holmes'.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 2. The Blue Train
  2/6Katherine is travelling to Nice, but someone on board won't be able to alight...
4. 01:30
  Calvin and Hobbes
  Phill Jupitus on the comic strip boy and his tiger, named after two philosophers.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 2
  2/10Claire is trying to keep control of Jacob's birthday party and Issy says she feels unwell.
6. 02:15
  Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—Getting a Job: Nepotism or Meritocracy?
  Lucy reveals how hiring the 'best man for the job' wasn't always the way it was done.
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—2. Toby
  2/10Pregnant Jane tries to make her bedsit a little more homely, and learns of Toby's writing.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Modern-Day Icelanders and their Viking Past
  2/5Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
9. 03:00
  Drama on 4—Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea, Episode 2
  2/2Jeremy Irons stars as Charles Arrowby in Iris Murdoch’s Booker prize-winning masterpiece.
10. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 5, Hughes, Czerski, Finkelman
  5/6John Lloyd and Jimmy Carr with Sean Hughes, Dr Helen Czerski and Dr Irving Finkel.
11. 04:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 2, You Shall Go to the Ball
  6/8Izzy gets invited to a ball in Cambridge, but she could do with a fairy godmother.
12. 05:00
  Second Thoughts—Series 3, Backs to the Drawing Board
  7/8Bill takes time off to help a friend, but Faith is already working at home.
13. 05:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, Making Plans
  5/6What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
2. 06:30
  Bach Fever!
  How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
3. 07:00
  Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link
  6/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
4. 07:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
  1/4Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House
  4/12Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee.
6. 08:30
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare
  1/13With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.
7. 09:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
8. 09:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
  6/6Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
9. 10:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934
  1/3The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
10. 11:00
  Copenhagen Curios—The Tallboy
  2/3Why is a rich woman so keen to offload her precious antique tallboy at any price?
11. 11:15
  Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World
  Sir Thomas Phillipps aimed to own a copy of every book, but his mania came at a price.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House
  4/12Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee.
2. 12:30
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare
  1/13With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
4. 13:30
  Bach Fever!
  How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 3
  3/10Issy's been rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis.
6. 14:15
  Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Career Ladder
  Lucy Kellaway charts the emergence of the career ladder as a way to motivate staff.
7. 14:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—3. Jazz
  3/10Pregnant Jane receives a letter from her father, and visits a jazz club with Toby.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Norway and its Oil Riches
  3/5Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
9. 15:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934
  1/3The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
10. 16:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
11. 16:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
  6/6Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
12. 17:00
  Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link
  6/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
13. 17:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
  1/4Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—2. Don't Be a Freud
  2/4The travellers hit 19th-century Austria, with Freud set to reveal his views on telepathy.
2. 18:30
  My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Quintin Jardine
  8/8Crime writer Quintin Jardine tells Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 7, The Poveys Move House
  4/12Captain Povey is moving house and needs to shift furniture. Step forward Pertwee.
4. 19:30
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Old Grey Mare
  1/13With Jennifer 'expecting', a weekend in the country goes awry.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
6. 20:30
  Bach Fever!
  How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
7. 21:00
  Copenhagen Curios—The Tallboy
  2/3Why is a rich woman so keen to offload her precious antique tallboy at any price?
8. 21:15
  Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World
  Sir Thomas Phillipps aimed to own a copy of every book, but his mania came at a price.
9. 22:00
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
  1/4Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.
10. 22:30
  The Brig Society—Series 3, GCSE
  6/6Please turn your radio over and start listening as Marcus Brigstocke retakes his GCSEs.
11. 23:00
  Flight of the Conchords—Pop Song
  4/6The band want to pen a song for a teen idol without selling out.
12. 23:30
  We Are Klang: Amazing Lives—Explorer
  3/4Presumed dead after a 20-year trek, two explorers reveal their findings.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—2. Don't Be a Freud
  2/4The travellers hit 19th-century Austria, with Freud set to reveal his views on telepathy.
2. 00:30
  My Life in Five Books—Series 1, Quintin Jardine
  8/8Crime writer Quintin Jardine tells Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
4. 01:30
  Bach Fever!
  How the music of Bach has provided an incredible resource for a wide range of other genres
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 3
  3/10Issy's been rushed to hospital suffering from meningitis.
6. 02:15
  Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Career Ladder
  Lucy Kellaway charts the emergence of the career ladder as a way to motivate staff.
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—3. Jazz
  3/10Pregnant Jane receives a letter from her father, and visits a jazz club with Toby.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Norway and its Oil Riches
  3/5Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
9. 03:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934
  1/3The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 4
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
11. 04:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—The Old Dunkirk Spirit
  6/6Perkins has no materials to rebuild post-war Britain, which well suits the workmates.
12. 05:00
  Second Holmes—6. The Case of the Missing Link
  6/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
13. 05:30
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Snail
  1/4Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and Josh Widdicombe star in the sitcom about reincarnation.

Thursday 7 February 2019