BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 12 April 2019

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Time Hops—Long Time No See
  4/5Time-hopping has brought nothing but trouble. Could a dodgy robot make things better?
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Matthew Parris and Stuart Maconie celebrate the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 4, The Mazarin Stone
  7/8The detective uses audio and visual guile to recover a fabulous diamond.
4. 01:30
  A Spring Clean Symphony
  We bring to light the musicality, rituals and personal stories of the spring clean.
5. 02:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—9. Family Turmoil and Repercussions
  9/10Elizabeth faces a dilemma when Tom's daughter Dale decides to move into the family home.
6. 02:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Underwear and Sex Shop Entrepreneur
  4/5Jane, who runs an underwear and sex toys shop, discusses attitudes to sex with her son.
7. 02:30
  Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm—4. Tragic News
  4/10The tragic news of Norma's husband draws Tom closer, but at what cost to her kids?
8. 02:45
  Charles Chaplin - My Autobiography—Clashes
  9/10Stage success arouses jealousy and love.
9. 03:00
  Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses—Episode 1
  1/2August 1785: The jilted Marquise de Merteuil begins a game of seduction and revenge.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
11. 04:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star
  2/6The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.
12. 05:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 6
  6/6The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham.
13. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/6Globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller returns with more wit and wisdom.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stand By For West—Battle for Inspector West, 1. Honeymoon Spells Danger
  1/7The young chief inspector has an old score to settle with a notorious blackmailer.
2. 06:30
  I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
  Rich Morton gathers comedians' tales of their all-time nightmare stand-up shows.
3. 07:00
  The Elephant Man—Labour Pains
  6/8Terry's bank balance is redder than a baboon's bottom, so he starts a paper round.
4. 07:30
  Rumblings from the Rafters—Death Watch Beetle and Queen Wasp
  1/3A death watch beetle and a bossy queen wasp share an old attic. Stars Alison Steadman.
5. 08:00
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 29/04/1984
  From a monastic order to international space relations, it's the ultimate one-man show.
6. 08:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Homes Fit for Heroes
  7/8Harold and Albert quarrel over his plans to travel. Adapted from BBC TV.
7. 09:00
  Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
  1/8The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in West Sussex.
8. 09:30
  Safety Catch—Series 3, Better the Devil You Know
  1/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon has a chance to leave during a takeover bid.
9. 10:00
  Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses—Episode 2
  2/2Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Daily podcasts with Luke Jones
  Amanda Litherland and Luke Jones recommend some of the best daily news podcasts.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 29/04/1984
  From a monastic order to international space relations, it's the ultimate one-man show.
2. 12:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Homes Fit for Heroes
  7/8Harold and Albert quarrel over his plans to travel. Adapted from BBC TV.
3. 13:00
  Stand By For West—Battle for Inspector West, 1. Honeymoon Spells Danger
  1/7The young chief inspector has an old score to settle with a notorious blackmailer.
4. 13:30
  I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
  Rich Morton gathers comedians' tales of their all-time nightmare stand-up shows.
5. 14:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—10. Trials and Triumphs
  10/10Relationships falter when decisions need to be made. Read by Penelope Wilton.
6. 14:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Prostitution
  5/51970s prostitute Helen talks to sex worker Maria who is funding her way through university
7. 14:30
  Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm—5. Infidelity
  5/10Can Andrea and Philip, a married man, keep their affair a secret?
8. 14:45
  Charles Chaplin - My Autobiography—Decision
  10/10Taking stock - and a fateful decision.
9. 15:00
  Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses—Episode 2
  2/2Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?
10. 16:00
  Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
  1/8The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in West Sussex.
11. 16:30
  Safety Catch—Series 3, Better the Devil You Know
  1/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon has a chance to leave during a takeover bid.
12. 17:00
  The Elephant Man—Labour Pains
  6/8Terry's bank balance is redder than a baboon's bottom, so he starts a paper round.
13. 17:30
  Rumblings from the Rafters—Death Watch Beetle and Queen Wasp
  1/3A death watch beetle and a bossy queen wasp share an old attic. Stars Alison Steadman.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Time Hops—Time's Up
  5/5The children are convinced the man from the BBC will help them. But is he what he seems?
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Superstition
  Matthew Parris talks to two journalists and a singer about absurd beliefs.
3. 19:00
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 29/04/1984
  From a monastic order to international space relations, it's the ultimate one-man show.
4. 19:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Homes Fit for Heroes
  7/8Harold and Albert quarrel over his plans to travel. Adapted from BBC TV.
5. 20:00
  Stand By For West—Battle for Inspector West, 1. Honeymoon Spells Danger
  1/7The young chief inspector has an old score to settle with a notorious blackmailer.
6. 20:30
  I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
  Rich Morton gathers comedians' tales of their all-time nightmare stand-up shows.
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Daily podcasts with Luke Jones
  Amanda Litherland and Luke Jones recommend some of the best daily news podcasts.
8. 22:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 1, 1. Theft
  1/3Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore with tales of theft from the coppering front line.
9. 22:30
  Andrew Lawrence: How Did We End Up Like This?—Communication
  2/6Comic explanation of communication via stand-up, song and sketch.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Anna Morris 1/2
  The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Anna Morris.
11. 23:00
  John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 1, A Flock of Tigers
  1/6A seemingly ordinary train ride turns into an unexpected adventure for Edmund and Dolorosa
12. 23:30
  Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD—5. Bollywood
  5/5Thom is enthralled by the melodramatic extravaganza of straight-to-DVD Bollywood films.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Time Hops—Time's Up
  5/5The children are convinced the man from the BBC will help them. But is he what he seems?
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Superstition
  Matthew Parris talks to two journalists and a singer about absurd beliefs.
3. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Battle for Inspector West, 1. Honeymoon Spells Danger
  1/7The young chief inspector has an old score to settle with a notorious blackmailer.
4. 01:30
  I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down
  Rich Morton gathers comedians' tales of their all-time nightmare stand-up shows.
5. 02:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—10. Trials and Triumphs
  10/10Relationships falter when decisions need to be made. Read by Penelope Wilton.
6. 02:15
  The Generation Gap—Series 2: Sex, Prostitution
  5/51970s prostitute Helen talks to sex worker Maria who is funding her way through university
7. 02:30
  Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm—5. Infidelity
  5/10Can Andrea and Philip, a married man, keep their affair a secret?
8. 02:45
  Charles Chaplin - My Autobiography—Decision
  10/10Taking stock - and a fateful decision.
9. 03:00
  Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses—Episode 2
  2/2Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?
10. 04:00
  Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
  1/8The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in West Sussex.
11. 04:30
  Safety Catch—Series 3, Better the Devil You Know
  1/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon has a chance to leave during a takeover bid.
12. 05:00
  The Elephant Man—Labour Pains
  6/8Terry's bank balance is redder than a baboon's bottom, so he starts a paper round.
13. 05:30
  Rumblings from the Rafters—Death Watch Beetle and Queen Wasp
  1/3A death watch beetle and a bossy queen wasp share an old attic. Stars Alison Steadman.

Saturday 13 April 2019