BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 7 February 2019

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche
  4/6Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package...
2. 06:30
  Nirvana by Numbers
  Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?
3. 07:00
  Sharing Fatman—White Swan Sailing
  3/6Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken advertise for others to join a syndicate.
4. 07:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle
  3/6Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals.
5. 08:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 12
  12/21Janet and Mavis are obliged to sit an exam in order to get a rise.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery
  17/26Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 1, Charles Dickens
  6/6James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Kate Saunders.
8. 09:30
  Whatever Happened to...?—Series 1, Doctor Who's Granddaughter Susan
  5/6Last seen in ruined London after a Dalek invasion, where is the Time Lord's relative now?
9. 10:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—2. 1924
  2/3Apart for five years, Karen agrees to an illicit meeting with Max.
10. 11:00
  Copenhagen Curios—The Music Box
  3/3Verner requires one last prize acquisition to complete his antique music box collection.
11. 11:15
  Emlyn Williams - The Power of Dawn
  An old lady recalls how Leo Tolstoy talked to her about his life on the night he died.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 12
  12/21Janet and Mavis are obliged to sit an exam in order to get a rise.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery
  17/26Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche
  4/6Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package...
4. 13:30
  Nirvana by Numbers
  Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 4
  4/10Jacob is hatching a plan to make everything better.
6. 14:15
  Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Arrival of Women in the Office
  Lucy describes how women entered the white-collar workforce in the late 19th century.
7. 14:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—4. Secret
  4/10Jane has spent the night with Toby, but she hasn't told him about her pregnancy.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Enigmatic Finland
  4/5Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
9. 15:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—2. 1924
  2/3Apart for five years, Karen agrees to an illicit meeting with Max.
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 1, Charles Dickens
  6/6James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Kate Saunders.
11. 16:30
  Whatever Happened to...?—Series 1, Doctor Who's Granddaughter Susan
  5/6Last seen in ruined London after a Dalek invasion, where is the Time Lord's relative now?
12. 17:00
  Sharing Fatman—White Swan Sailing
  3/6Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken advertise for others to join a syndicate.
13. 17:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle
  3/6Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—3. On the Buses
  3/4Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and then escapes to the 24th century.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Walter Scott
  Conservative politician, author and adventurer Rory Stewart chooses Sir Walter Scott.
3. 19:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 12
  12/21Janet and Mavis are obliged to sit an exam in order to get a rise.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Moriarty Murder Mystery
  17/26Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche
  4/6Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package...
6. 20:30
  Nirvana by Numbers
  Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?
7. 21:00
  Copenhagen Curios—The Music Box
  3/3Verner requires one last prize acquisition to complete his antique music box collection.
8. 21:15
  Emlyn Williams - The Power of Dawn
  An old lady recalls how Leo Tolstoy talked to her about his life on the night he died.
9. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle
  3/6Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals.
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 20, Episode 1
  1/6Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts the topical sketch show written by the Great British public.
11. 23:00
  The Consultants—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6The Consultants hold their office Christmas party complete with a Beach Boys tribute act.
12. 23:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 5, An Alrightish Life Savagely Frozen to Bits
  3/6Pip races to Antarctica to thwart another fiendish plot by the evil Mr Gently Benevolent.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—3. On the Buses
  3/4Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and then escapes to the 24th century.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Walter Scott
  Conservative politician, author and adventurer Rory Stewart chooses Sir Walter Scott.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 4. Le Comte de la Roche
  4/6Poirot questions the Comte and intercepts a package...
4. 01:30
  Nirvana by Numbers
  Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—A Song for Issy Bradley, Episode 4
  4/10Jacob is hatching a plan to make everything better.
6. 02:15
  Lucy Kellaway's History of Office Life—The Arrival of Women in the Office
  Lucy describes how women entered the white-collar workforce in the late 19th century.
7. 02:30
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room—4. Secret
  4/10Jane has spent the night with Toby, but she hasn't told him about her pregnancy.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth about the Nordic Miracle, Enigmatic Finland
  4/5Scandinavia and its curious tribes explored in Michael Booth's book.
9. 03:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—2. 1924
  2/3Apart for five years, Karen agrees to an illicit meeting with Max.
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 1, Charles Dickens
  6/6James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Nigel Williams and Kate Saunders.
11. 04:30
  Whatever Happened to...?—Series 1, Doctor Who's Granddaughter Susan
  5/6Last seen in ruined London after a Dalek invasion, where is the Time Lord's relative now?
12. 05:00
  Sharing Fatman—White Swan Sailing
  3/6Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken advertise for others to join a syndicate.
13. 05:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 9, Carlisle
  3/6Mark Steel visits Carlisle in Cumbria and performs for the locals.

Friday 8 February 2019