BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 24 February 2020

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nightfall—Series 3, Lazarus Rising by John Douglas
  3/5A reporter comes to town to investigate a man who seems to have risen from the dead.
2. 00:30
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—3. Yattmur
  3/5The manipulative Morel fungus guides Gren and Poyly's lives without their tribe.
3. 01:00
  MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus)—Episode 3
  3/4Ash rediscovers his lost love but faces some traumatic challenges en route.
4. 02:15
  First for Radio—Series 3, Re-enactment
  3/3Three lauded fiction writers with their short story debuts for radio.
5. 02:30
  The Secret Guests by BW Black (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The IRA close in on the true identities of the young guests.
6. 03:45
  Door Stepping—4. We're Getting a Mortgage
  4/5Things are getting serious as Jude decides to buy her first home.
7. 04:00
  Drama on 4—Trial by Laughter by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman
  Regency comedy drama by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—We Will Arise and Go Now
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects the very best riches from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 3. Connection
  3/6The duo learn that Tate is connected to a holiday flat once rented by the home secretary.
2. 06:30
  Rocking the Blitz Club
  Midge Ure returns to The Blitz Club where the 1980s 'New Romantics' came of age.
3. 07:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Lucy sets up Daniel's party, but their mates seem too busy. Stars David Tennant.
4. 07:30
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
5. 08:00
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Big Parade
  12/26Mainwaring wants a parade mascot, so he decides the platoon must catch one.
7. 09:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
8. 09:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
9. 10:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 6, Building Humane Cities
  12/16Guy Raz explores how we can build more humane cities
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Emeli Sandé
  Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and Elgar's Cello Concerto played by Jacqueline Du Pre.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Big Parade
  12/26Mainwaring wants a parade mascot, so he decides the platoon must catch one.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 3. Connection
  3/6The duo learn that Tate is connected to a holiday flat once rented by the home secretary.
4. 13:30
  Rocking the Blitz Club
  Midge Ure returns to The Blitz Club where the 1980s 'New Romantics' came of age.
5. 14:00
  F Scott Fitzgerald: The Lost Stories—Introduction & Thank You for the Light
  1/5Series of tales in which F Scott Fitzgerald turns his attention to darker themes.
6. 14:15
  Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy—Bosnia: Coercive Diplomacy
  6/10Professor David Rothkopf discovers how modern history has changed the face of diplomacy.
7. 14:30
  MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions—Episode 16
  16/20The Guides need the services of a man who could pass for a Shinwari.
8. 14:45
  Steve Boggan - Gold Fever—Episode 1
  1/5Having purchased all the necessary equipment, the author heads off in search of gold.
9. 15:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
10. 16:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
11. 16:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
12. 17:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Lucy sets up Daniel's party, but their mates seem too busy. Stars David Tennant.
13. 17:30
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  HG Wells - The Invisible Man—1. The Strange Man's Arrival
  1/10Griffin, a talented young physicist, arrives at the village of Iping.
2. 18:15
  Hilary Mantel - Beyond Black—1. Voices From the Other Side
  1/10A professional medium takes on a highly efficient but heartless assistant.
3. 18:30
  A Good Read—Tom Morris and Martin Rowson
  Martin Rowson, Tom Morris and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite books.
4. 19:00
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
5. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Big Parade
  12/26Mainwaring wants a parade mascot, so he decides the platoon must catch one.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 3. Connection
  3/6The duo learn that Tate is connected to a holiday flat once rented by the home secretary.
7. 20:30
  Rocking the Blitz Club
  Midge Ure returns to The Blitz Club where the 1980s 'New Romantics' came of age.
8. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 6, Building Humane Cities
  12/16Guy Raz explores how we can build more humane cities
9. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Emeli Sandé
  Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and Elgar's Cello Concerto played by Jacqueline Du Pre.
10. 22:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
11. 22:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 4, A Wretched Life Made Much, Much Sadder
  3/6Pip faces fresh dangers on a reading tour to New York.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 28, Immigration, Inundation, Resignation, Nomination, Separation, Incubation, Inebriaton and Refiguration
  7/8An extended edition of our satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Nish Kumar
13. 23:45
  What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 1, Relationships and Family
  4/4Looking at conventional living, Andrew Lawrence probes settling down and families.
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Late
1. 00:00
  HG Wells - The Invisible Man—1. The Strange Man's Arrival
  1/10Griffin, a talented young physicist, arrives at the village of Iping.
2. 00:15
  Hilary Mantel - Beyond Black—1. Voices From the Other Side
  1/10A professional medium takes on a highly efficient but heartless assistant.
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Tom Morris and Martin Rowson
  Martin Rowson, Tom Morris and Sue MacGregor discuss their favourite books.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Colvil and Soames - Bad Apples, 3. Connection
  3/6The duo learn that Tate is connected to a holiday flat once rented by the home secretary.
5. 01:30
  Rocking the Blitz Club
  Midge Ure returns to The Blitz Club where the 1980s 'New Romantics' came of age.
6. 02:00
  F Scott Fitzgerald: The Lost Stories—Introduction & Thank You for the Light
  1/5Series of tales in which F Scott Fitzgerald turns his attention to darker themes.
7. 02:15
  Friends & Foes - A Narrative History of Diplomacy—Bosnia: Coercive Diplomacy
  6/10Professor David Rothkopf discovers how modern history has changed the face of diplomacy.
8. 02:30
  MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions—Episode 16
  16/20The Guides need the services of a man who could pass for a Shinwari.
9. 02:45
  Steve Boggan - Gold Fever—Episode 1
  1/5Having purchased all the necessary equipment, the author heads off in search of gold.
10. 03:00
  Ben Hur—1. A Friendship Betrayed
  1/4A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his Roman soldier friend.
11. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Scandalous quiz with Anthony Holden, Valerie Grove, Lucy Moore and Geoffrey Durham.
12. 04:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
13. 05:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Lucy sets up Daniel's party, but their mates seem too busy. Stars David Tennant.
14. 05:30
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.

Tuesday 25 February 2020