BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 16 March 2019

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Philip Levene - The Disposal of Digby
  Deemed a security threat, an employee is swiftly “removed” in an unusual way
2. 00:15
  Book at Bedtime—Algernon Blackwood's Ghost Stories, The Kit Bag
  5/5A borrowed kit bag harbours a shocking surprise for a young solicitor's clerk.
3. 00:30
  Off the Page—Crowds
  Peter Finch, Zoe Strachan and Ian Sansom lose themselves in the theme of crowds.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Series 1, 4. Requiescant in Pace
  4/6The intelligence officers discover a surprising secret about the deceased priest.
5. 01:30
  The Race to Dover
  Jonathan Agnew explores the 1909 competition to fly across the English Channel.
6. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Simon Mawer - Tightrope, Episode Ten
  10/10Sam, now a young man, helps Marian put her final plan into action.
7. 02:15
  A History of Britain in Numbers—Homes
  Andrew Dilnot charts a personal history of Britain through numbers.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, The Arrival
  5/5Award-winning writer, Rachel Joyce's first novel told Harold's story. This is Queenie's.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—The Land Where Lemons Grow, Episode 5
  5/5A journey to the citrus groves of Calabria in search of liquid green gold: bergamot oil.
10. 03:00
  Saturday Drama—The Boy from Aleppo Who Painted the War
  The Syrian conflict seen through the eyes of a teenage boy with Asperger's.
11. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego play guests Vivienne Parry and Jonathan Meades.
12. 04:30
  Mr Finchley Takes the Road—3. Capture
  3/6Edgar Finchley gets locked up, wins a prize and hits the wrong note with an army band.
13. 05:00
  The Elephant Man—It Could Be the Zoo
  2/8Southwood Zoo has tax problems and inept staff. Can the National Lottery help?
14. 05:30
  Where's the F in News—Series 2, Episode 1
  A lively, topical show with a female panel, hosted by Jo Bunting.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Complete Smiley—Call for the Dead
  George Smiley uncovers a deadly conspiracy linked to his past.
2. 07:30
  The Road to the National Theatre—1/2 A House for Shakespeare
  James Naughtie investigates why the UK took so long to found its National Theatre in 1963.
3. 08:00
  K: The Civilised World Of Kenneth Clark
  Peggy Reynolds investigates the last of the gentlemen aesthetes.
4. 08:40
  Paper Gardens—Restoring the Ghosts
  1/5Angelica Garnett returns to Charleston, the Bloomsbury Set's rural HQ.
5. 09:00
  4 Extra Goes Gardening
  Penelope Keith unearths some horticultural highlights from the BBC archives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Counterpoint—Series 22, 2008 Heat 3
  3/13Paul Gambaccini chairs the third heat of the music quiz from the BBC Radio Theatre.
2. 12:30
  Play It Cool—Episode 1
  1/6From potty to pompous, fast-moving with characters galore.
3. 13:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Muddle and mystery set against the backdrop of the British Raj and its control of India.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sharon D Clarke
  Actress and singer Sharon D Clarke chooses 'Sweet Jamaica' and 'What's Goin' On'.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—Bel Mooney at Great Ormond Street
  Writer Bel Mooney visits Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London.
6. 15:00
  K: The Civilised World Of Kenneth Clark
  Peggy Reynolds investigates the last of the gentlemen aesthetes.
7. 15:40
  Paper Gardens—Restoring the Ghosts
  1/5Angelica Garnett returns to Charleston, the Bloomsbury Set's rural HQ.
8. 16:00
  The Complete Smiley—Call for the Dead
  George Smiley uncovers a deadly conspiracy linked to his past.
9. 17:30
  The Road to the National Theatre—1/2 A House for Shakespeare
  James Naughtie investigates why the UK took so long to found its National Theatre in 1963.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Nigel Kneale - The Stone Tape
  In 1979, a team of scientists begin to investigate some strange phenomena.
2. 19:00
  4 Extra Goes Gardening
  Penelope Keith unearths some horticultural highlights from the BBC archives.
3. 22:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 8, Jeremy Front interviews Rebecca Front
  1/6The comedy actress interviews her writing partner and big brother.
4. 22:30
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 1, The Toothbrush Moustache
  1/4Richard Herring reclaims objects we've grown to hate starting with Hitler's moustache
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Lizzie Roper 2/3
  Jake Yapp chats to actress, comic, podcaster and all-round hoot Lizzie Roper.
6. 23:00
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/3John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each. With Phil Cornwell and John Finnemore.
7. 23:30
  The Big Booth—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Songs and sketches with stand-up comic Boothby Graffoe and his comedy side-kicks.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Nigel Kneale - The Stone Tape
  In 1979, a team of scientists begin to investigate some strange phenomena.
2. 01:00
  EM Forster - A Passage to India (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Muddle and mystery set against the backdrop of the British Raj and its control of India.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sharon D Clarke
  Actress and singer Sharon D Clarke chooses 'Sweet Jamaica' and 'What's Goin' On'.
4. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Bel Mooney at Great Ormond Street
  Writer Bel Mooney visits Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London.
5. 03:00
  K: The Civilised World Of Kenneth Clark
  Peggy Reynolds investigates the last of the gentlemen aesthetes.
6. 03:40
  Paper Gardens—Restoring the Ghosts
  1/5Angelica Garnett returns to Charleston, the Bloomsbury Set's rural HQ.
7. 04:00
  The Complete Smiley—Call for the Dead
  George Smiley uncovers a deadly conspiracy linked to his past.
8. 05:30
  The Road to the National Theatre—1/2 A House for Shakespeare
  James Naughtie investigates why the UK took so long to found its National Theatre in 1963.

Sunday 17 March 2019