BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 5 March 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 6. Marooned in Space
  6/6The crew battle to escape from the aliens, who are trying to target Chipper.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Lionel Shriver and Jim Crace
  Lionel Shriver and Jim Crace join Sue MacGregor at the Birmingham Book Festival.
3. 01:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 5
  5/10Friends welcome the swashbuckling daredevil back to Kent, but then he makes a new enemy.
4. 01:30
  A Poem for Matisse
  Irma Kurtz looks at painter Henri Matisse's creative relationship with poetry and words.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode One
  1/10Sam visits 80-year-old Marian Sutro and starts recording her life in espionage.
6. 02:15
  A Piece of Cake—1. Goosnargh Cake
  1/5Choice slices of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
7. 02:30
  Cyrano de Bergerac—Episode 1
  1/5Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in a new version by poet Glyn Maxwell.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 1
  1/5Design expert Deyan Sudjic’s toolkit for understanding the modern world.
9. 03:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Betrayal
  1/2Kiev is protected by an uneasy alliance. Brothers discover it's a bad time to be Tsarist.
10. 04:00
  Quote... Unquote—Kate Fox, Olly Mann, Julian Mitchell and Joanna Scanlon
  Nigel Rees quizzes Julian Mitchell, Olly Mann, Joanna Scanlan and Kate Fox.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Filling In
  3/6A supply teacher arrives to cover Mr Long. Is she in tune with the school's philosophy?
12. 05:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 3, Whose Rubbish Is It Anyway?
  1/6Toxic waste is a challenge for Ambassador Mackenzie on his Eastern Bloc posting.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 4
  4/8Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Lee Mack and Zoe Lyons join Nicholas Parsons.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
  6/10When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
2. 06:30
  Gurinder, The Movie
  Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
3. 07:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 2, The Comeback Kid
  3/6Rosie's new client is an ex-children's entertainer.
4. 07:30
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Sketch 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 VIPs
  6/6With the writer's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.
6. 08:30
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Strangers on a Train
  1/13Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. From July 1975.
7. 09:00
  The Now Show—Series 54, Episode 2
  2/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches
8. 09:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge with surreal nonsense.
9. 10:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
  2/2The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
10. 11:00
  Telling Tales—Karine Polwart
  Exploring storytelling in song with the musician and writer Karine Polwart.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The VIPs
  6/6With the writer's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.
2. 12:30
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Strangers on a Train
  1/13Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. From July 1975.
3. 13:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
  6/10When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
4. 13:30
  Gurinder, The Movie
  Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode Two
  2/10With the war in Europe over, Marian is contacted by her previous spy handler.
6. 14:15
  A Piece of Cake—2. Pontefract Cake
  2/5Another choice slice of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
7. 14:30
  Cyrano de Bergerac—Episode 2
  2/5The poet secretly loves Roxanne, but new recruit Christian has captured her heart.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 2
  2/5The essential toolkit for understanding the modern world.
9. 15:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
  2/2The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
10. 16:00
  Genius—Series 1, John Fortune
  3/5Using laughing gas for riots? Dave Gorman hunts for the best loopy idea.
11. 16:30
  Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 1
  1/6Phonsie's keen to send Guard Gallagher to sing in New York.
12. 17:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 2, The Comeback Kid
  3/6Rosie's new client is an ex-children's entertainer.
13. 17:30
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  A Short History of Vampires—1. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  1/4The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. Read by Dan Stevens.
2. 18:30
  The Radio Detectives—Series 2, The Little Grey Cells of Hercule Poirot
  2/5The casebook of Agatha Christie's Belgian detective and his little grey cells.
3. 19:00
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The VIPs
  6/6With the writer's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.
4. 19:30
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?—Strangers on a Train
  1/13Old mates Terry Collier and Bob Ferris are suddenly reunited. From July 1975.
5. 20:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
  6/10When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
6. 20:30
  Gurinder, The Movie
  Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
7. 21:00
  Telling Tales—Karine Polwart
  Exploring storytelling in song with the musician and writer Karine Polwart.
8. 22:00
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
9. 22:30
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Johnson
  4/4James Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer, attempts to write a life of Boris Johnson.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Kieran Hodgson 1/2
  The best in contemporary comedy. Jon Holmes chats to Kieran Hodgson.
11. 23:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 7, Episode 2
  2/6Satan needs to sort stuff out with God. But God is having 'me time'.
12. 23:30
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4A dizzy Indian ad agency, a lovesick lament to Lahore, and the blundering Bhangra Muffins.
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Late
1. 00:00
  A Short History of Vampires—1. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
  1/4The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. Read by Dan Stevens.
2. 00:30
  The Radio Detectives—Series 2, The Little Grey Cells of Hercule Poirot
  2/5The casebook of Agatha Christie's Belgian detective and his little grey cells.
3. 01:00
  Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn—Episode 6
  6/10When daredevil chum Mipps reappears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow.
4. 01:30
  Gurinder, The Movie
  Film director Gurinder Chadha on the benefits of having Asian and British nationality.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode Two
  2/10With the war in Europe over, Marian is contacted by her previous spy handler.
6. 02:15
  A Piece of Cake—2. Pontefract Cake
  2/5Another choice slice of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
7. 02:30
  Cyrano de Bergerac—Episode 2
  2/5The poet secretly loves Roxanne, but new recruit Christian has captured her heart.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World, Episode 2
  2/5The essential toolkit for understanding the modern world.
9. 03:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
  2/2The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
10. 04:00
  Genius—Series 1, John Fortune
  3/5Using laughing gas for riots? Dave Gorman hunts for the best loopy idea.
11. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 1
  1/6Phonsie's keen to send Guard Gallagher to sing in New York.
12. 05:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 2, The Comeback Kid
  3/6Rosie's new client is an ex-children's entertainer.
13. 05:30
  Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.

Wednesday 6 March 2019