BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 19 February 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Stephen Baxter - Voyage—1969-71 Decision
  1/5A mission to Mars awaits in this alternative history of the US space programme.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Saira Khan and Boyd Hilton
  Sue MacGregor talks to Saira Khan and Boyd Hilton about their favourite books.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Blue Cross
  1/12Flambeau is on the run. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth
4. 01:30
  Li Yuan Chia
  Sally Lai explores why Chinese artist Li Yuan Chia made a home for artists in Cumbria.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 1
  1/10Jean Louise Finch is on the train south to Maycomb to visit her father Atticus.
6. 02:15
  On the Map—1. The Map Makers
  1/10Mike Parker explores the maps he fell in love with as a teenager - Ordnance Survey maps.
7. 02:30
  Julia Darling - Appointments—Diagnosis
  1/5Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 1
  1/5Beirut, 1963: double agent Kim Philby is interrogated by his best friend from MI6.
9. 03:00
  Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels
  A single mother needs her neighbours’ help – a deaf man and an elderly woman.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone
  Nigel Rees quizzes Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
  1/6The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
12. 05:00
  Crazy Big Fish—We Are Family
  5/6The women are in the paper and now Sandy, Rita and Gladys are stopping over at Pauline's.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 2
  2/8Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josh Widdicombe and Julian Clary join Nicholas Parsons.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet
  2/12Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
2. 06:30
  Designing the Impossible
  Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
3. 07:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 07:30
4. 07:30
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
5. 08:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Menagerie
  4/6The writer's wife Diana attempts a book about animals for children.
6. 08:30
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
7. 09:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 25, Episode 7
  7/7A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp
8. 09:45
  Crème de la Crime—Series 1, The Cheese Killer
  2/6Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review the murderous case of Charles Sparrow.
9. 10:00
  Inspector Resnick—Cheryl
  The jazz-loving DI and a bubbly meals-on-wheels lady’s paths cross as they pursue bad guys
10. 11:00
  Telling Tales—Jad Abumrad
  BBC Radio 4 Extra celebrates factual storytelling with Radiolab's Jad Abumrad.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Menagerie
  4/6The writer's wife Diana attempts a book about animals for children.
2. 12:30
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet
  2/12Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
4. 13:30
  Designing the Impossible
  Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 2
  2/10Back in Maycomb with her family, Jean Louise is both delighted and infuriated by them.
6. 14:15
  On the Map—2. Mapping the Metropolis
  2/10Mike Parker finds out what makes the ideal map for steering us through the urban jungle.
7. 14:30
  Julia Darling - Appointments—The House of Spirits
  2/5Maureen has recently learned that she has a tumour behind her eye.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 2
  2/5A mole at the heart of MI6. His career on the rise, Philby plots his deadliest betrayal.
9. 15:00
  Inspector Resnick—Cheryl
  The jazz-loving DI and a bubbly meals-on-wheels lady’s paths cross as they pursue bad guys
10. 16:00
  Genius—Series 1, Paul Daniels
  1/5Paul Daniels has to select the best loopy idea, from the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
11. 16:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 2, Love's Labours
  8/8As her holiday in Wales comes to an end, Izzy argues with her fiance Charles.
12. 17:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 17:30
13. 17:30
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Stephen Baxter - Voyage—1972-80 Trajectories
  2/5Geologist Natalie York battles for a seat on the first manned mission to Mars.
2. 18:30
  The Radio Detectives—Series 1, The Shadow Knows
  5/5The history of Walter Gibson's legendary force against evil, featuring Orson Welles.
3. 19:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Menagerie
  4/6The writer's wife Diana attempts a book about animals for children.
4. 19:30
  Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
  7/8Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet
  2/12Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
6. 20:30
  Designing the Impossible
  Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
7. 21:00
  Telling Tales—Jad Abumrad
  BBC Radio 4 Extra celebrates factual storytelling with Radiolab's Jad Abumrad.
8. 22:00
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
9. 22:30
  Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 1
  1/6A-ha! Legendary squirm-inducing chat show with Norwich's finest son, Alan Partridge.
10. 23:00
  Cowards—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Moustaches and job interviews in the bizarre sketch comedy world.
11. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Joe Thomas 2/3
  The best in contemporary comedy. Paul Garner chats to Joe Thomas.
12. 23:30
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4A new interpretation of classic song 'Fifty Ways to Leave Your Mother'. Stars Nina Wadia.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Stephen Baxter - Voyage—1972-80 Trajectories
  2/5Geologist Natalie York battles for a seat on the first manned mission to Mars.
2. 00:30
  The Radio Detectives—Series 1, The Shadow Knows
  5/5The history of Walter Gibson's legendary force against evil, featuring Orson Welles.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet
  2/12Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
4. 01:30
  Designing the Impossible
  Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 2
  2/10Back in Maycomb with her family, Jean Louise is both delighted and infuriated by them.
6. 02:15
  On the Map—2. Mapping the Metropolis
  2/10Mike Parker finds out what makes the ideal map for steering us through the urban jungle.
7. 02:30
  Julia Darling - Appointments—The House of Spirits
  2/5Maureen has recently learned that she has a tumour behind her eye.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 2
  2/5A mole at the heart of MI6. His career on the rise, Philby plots his deadliest betrayal.
9. 03:00
  Inspector Resnick—Cheryl
  The jazz-loving DI and a bubbly meals-on-wheels lady’s paths cross as they pursue bad guys
10. 04:00
  Genius—Series 1, Paul Daniels
  1/5Paul Daniels has to select the best loopy idea, from the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
11. 04:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 2, Love's Labours
  8/8As her holiday in Wales comes to an end, Izzy argues with her fiance Charles.
12. 05:00
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 05:30
13. 05:30
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.

Wednesday 20 February 2019