BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 17 February 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Industrial Evolution, Episode 1
  1/2The Doctor follows Thomas Brewster to 19th-century Lancashire.
2. 01:00
  Life Lines (Omnibus)
  Severe weather means the ambulance service reaches breaking point.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Wakeman
  Rick picks ‘Woodman, Spare That Tree’ by Phil Harris and Prokofiev's ‘Peter and the Wolf’.
4. 02:15
  Frankly Speaking—Baroness Summerskill
  The conservationist, ornithologist and painter answers the questions.
5. 02:45
  Tales From A Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, What Do I Mean By?
  4/5Which is closer to godliness? Cleanliness or cricket? No contest!
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Misunderstanding Japan
  What impact have western media representations had on our view of Japan and its people?
7. 04:00
  Martyn Read - The Folly
  Sir Morton Makepeace's characters disrupt his play and threaten his new Folly.
8. 05:30
  Last Chance to See—Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
  3/6Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
2. 07:15
  Snowdrops by Leslie Norris
  Amidst the fragility of life, young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring.
3. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, One Man, Two Charlies
  2/6Ed finally finds himself homeless, but with a two-book deal! Stars Christopher Douglas.
4. 08:00
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 23/06/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
5. 08:30
  Much Binding in the Marsh—From 10/05/1950
  Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to babysitting.
6. 09:00
  Amateur (Omnibus)
  Why do men fight? A trans man explores masculinity and fear through learning to box.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Reece and Jennifer – Dancing Divisions
  Young dancers find that it's their differences that makes their partnership work.(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners, Richard Dreyfuss
  The Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss makes his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 5, Elements
  3/8Radiolab messes up what it took 300 years to lay out: the Periodic Table of elements.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Arthur Haynes Show—From 23/06/1963
  The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
2. 12:30
  Much Binding in the Marsh—From 10/05/1950
  Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to babysitting.
3. 13:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
4. 14:15
  Snowdrops by Leslie Norris
  Amidst the fragility of life, young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring.
5. 14:30
  A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Acclaimed novelist Erich Ackermann is approached by a young man claiming to be a fan.
6. 15:45
  Key Matters—Series 1, 1. C major
  1/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. C major
7. 16:00
  How to Flee From Sorrow, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
  Witty drama about the real-life antics of 17th-century composer Alessandro Stradella.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Daisy Fried and Brenda Shaughnessy
  A mixtape of new poems from two American poets: Daisy Fried and Brenda Shaughnessy.
9. 17:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, One Man, Two Charlies
  2/6Ed finally finds himself homeless, but with a two-book deal! Stars Christopher Douglas.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  A Sting in the Tale—4. Sally Go Round the Moon by Natalia Power
  4/5Are job pressures making Sally hear a voice that no-one else can hear?
2. 18:30
  The Man in Black—Series 3, Uncle William's House by Alison Falconer
  4/5Mark Gatiss introduces a chilling tale of a young mum inheriting a haunted cottage.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 5, Elements
  3/8Radiolab messes up what it took 300 years to lay out: the Periodic Table of elements.
4. 20:00
  Amateur (Omnibus)
  Why do men fight? A trans man explores masculinity and fear through learning to box.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Reece and Jennifer – Dancing Divisions
  Young dancers find that it's their differences that makes their partnership work.(R)
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners, Richard Dreyfuss
  The Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss makes his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
7. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, One Man, Two Charlies
  2/6Ed finally finds himself homeless, but with a two-book deal! Stars Christopher Douglas.
8. 22:30
  The Harpoon—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Here comes a Muffin the Mule shock in the spoof boys' adventure paper from yesteryear.
9. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 20, Episode 2
  2/6The week's news stories lovingly moulded into sketches and one-liners by the public
10. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Glenn Wool 2/2
  The best in contemporary comedy. Angela Barnes chats to Glenn Wool.
11. 23:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 1, Knowing Your Unions
  3/4John Weak discovers nothing is legally binding about a legally binding contract.
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Late
1. 00:00
  A Sting in the Tale—4. Sally Go Round the Moon by Natalia Power
  4/5Are job pressures making Sally hear a voice that no-one else can hear?
2. 00:30
  The Man in Black—Series 3, Uncle William's House by Alison Falconer
  4/5Mark Gatiss introduces a chilling tale of a young mum inheriting a haunted cottage.
3. 01:00
  Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Lynne Reid Banks' tale of 1950s life finds single, pregnant Jane battling prejudice.
4. 02:15
  Snowdrops by Leslie Norris
  Amidst the fragility of life, young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring.
5. 02:30
  A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Acclaimed novelist Erich Ackermann is approached by a young man claiming to be a fan.
6. 03:45
  Key Matters—Series 1, 1. C major
  1/5Ivan Hewett examines five musical keys. C major
7. 04:00
  How to Flee From Sorrow, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
  Witty drama about the real-life antics of 17th-century composer Alessandro Stradella.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Daisy Fried and Brenda Shaughnessy
  A mixtape of new poems from two American poets: Daisy Fried and Brenda Shaughnessy.
9. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 10, One Man, Two Charlies
  2/6Ed finally finds himself homeless, but with a two-book deal! Stars Christopher Douglas.

Monday 18 February 2019