BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 2 March 2020

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nightfall—Series 3, Mr Agostino by Janet Bonellie
  4/5Carol is plagued by a caller asking for Mr Agostino. It’s just a wrong number. Right?
2. 00:30
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—4. Sea Voyage
  4/5Gren and Poyly survive the volcano, but the Morel is getting frustrated.
3. 01:00
  MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus)—Episode 4
  4/4The Guides need the services of a man who could pass for a Shinwari.
4. 02:15
  Elvis in Prestwick—Elvis in Prestwick by Oliver Emanuel
  1/3A shy young girl is dragged to the airport by her best friend to glimpse a superstar.
5. 02:30
  Colum McCann - Apeirogon (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Colum McCann's epic new novel of friendship, love, loss, and belonging.
6. 03:45
  Door Stepping—5. Coming Home
  5/5Jude returns home to Wales, leaving London a distant memory.
7. 04:00
  Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room
  How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room?
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Learning to Love Dafydd
  Daljit Nagra selects Learning to Love Dafydd about the Welsh language Chaucer.
9. 05:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Power Block
  3/4A busy Uljabaan asks Margaret to help him to oppress the humans.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Deep Six—2. Suspect
  2/6Ex-SAS agent Terry is dispatched to retrieve a file only to find death and suspicion.
2. 06:30
  Comprehensively Eton
  Jolyon Jenkins on the state-school boys who have won scholarships to Eton.
3. 07:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6When a top author gets writer's block, Lucy and Daniel get landed with an unwelcome guest.
4. 07:30
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
5. 08:00
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Three Deborahs, one stingy bank and an impending divorce perplex ad man Ken Handley.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Asleep in the Deep
  13/26Walker and Godfrey get trapped in a pumping station and so do their rescuers.
7. 09:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth is joined by Anthony Holden, Lynne Truss, Lucy Moore and Michelle Brown.
8. 09:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Fall of the House of Slaithwaite
  6/6A black pudding maker must deal with the consequences of some unexpected ingredients.
9. 10:00
  DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers—1. Resentment
  1/3Conflicts grow for Walter Morel's family.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 6, Unintended Consequences
  13/16Guy Raz explores unintended consequences of human innovation
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Three Deborahs, one stingy bank and an impending divorce perplex ad man Ken Handley.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Asleep in the Deep
  13/26Walker and Godfrey get trapped in a pumping station and so do their rescuers.
3. 13:00
  Deep Six—2. Suspect
  2/6Ex-SAS agent Terry is dispatched to retrieve a file only to find death and suspicion.
4. 13:30
  Comprehensively Eton
  Jolyon Jenkins on the state-school boys who have won scholarships to Eton.
5. 14:00
  DH Lawrence - The Rainbow—Episode 1
  1/10Following his father's death, Tom Brangwen is left to run the Nottinghamshire family farm
6. 14:15
  Just So Science—Series 1, 1. How the Whale Got His Throat
  1/5Discover the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
7. 14:30
  Iris Murdoch: A Severed Head—Episode 1
  1/5Iris Murdoch's satire on analysis as a group of over-cultivated characters swap partners.
8. 14:45
  Peter Moore - The Weather Experiment—Stormy Weather
  1/5Peter Moore's account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather.
9. 15:00
  DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers—1. Resentment
  1/3Conflicts grow for Walter Morel's family.
10. 16:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth is joined by Anthony Holden, Lynne Truss, Lucy Moore and Michelle Brown.
11. 16:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Fall of the House of Slaithwaite
  6/6A black pudding maker must deal with the consequences of some unexpected ingredients.
12. 17:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6When a top author gets writer's block, Lucy and Daniel get landed with an unwelcome guest.
13. 17:30
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  HG Wells - The Invisible Man—6. In the Emporium
  6/10Griffin finds refuge with Dr Kemp, a contemporary medical student, and relays his story.
2. 18:15
  Hilary Mantel - Beyond Black—6. Alison's Good Action
  6/10Alison sees an opportunity finally to lay the evil ghosts of her past to rest.
3. 18:30
  A Good Read—Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari
  Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.
4. 19:00
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Three Deborahs, one stingy bank and an impending divorce perplex ad man Ken Handley.
5. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Asleep in the Deep
  13/26Walker and Godfrey get trapped in a pumping station and so do their rescuers.
6. 20:00
  Deep Six—2. Suspect
  2/6Ex-SAS agent Terry is dispatched to retrieve a file only to find death and suspicion.
7. 20:30
  Comprehensively Eton
  Jolyon Jenkins on the state-school boys who have won scholarships to Eton.
8. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 6, Unintended Consequences
  13/16Guy Raz explores unintended consequences of human innovation
9. 22:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
10. 22:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 4, A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled
  4/6Pip and Harry put to sea, but fate has other plans and they are shipwrecked.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 28, Contagion, Chlorination, Labour Leadership Frustration, Mispronunciation, Aviation and Greta
  8/8Nish hosts the final edition of this extended version of the topical comedy show
12. 23:45
  Friends Like These—Helen and Gail
  Two best friends are separated only by Gail being jailed for trying to murder Helen.
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Late
1. 00:00
  HG Wells - The Invisible Man—6. In the Emporium
  6/10Griffin finds refuge with Dr Kemp, a contemporary medical student, and relays his story.
2. 00:15
  Hilary Mantel - Beyond Black—6. Alison's Good Action
  6/10Alison sees an opportunity finally to lay the evil ghosts of her past to rest.
3. 00:30
  A Good Read—Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari
  Vanessa Feltz and Johann Hari join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books.
4. 01:00
  Deep Six—2. Suspect
  2/6Ex-SAS agent Terry is dispatched to retrieve a file only to find death and suspicion.
5. 01:30
  Comprehensively Eton
  Jolyon Jenkins on the state-school boys who have won scholarships to Eton.
6. 02:00
  DH Lawrence - The Rainbow—Episode 1
  1/10Following his father's death, Tom Brangwen is left to run the Nottinghamshire family farm
7. 02:15
  Just So Science—Series 1, 1. How the Whale Got His Throat
  1/5Discover the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
8. 02:30
  Iris Murdoch: A Severed Head—Episode 1
  1/5Iris Murdoch's satire on analysis as a group of over-cultivated characters swap partners.
9. 02:45
  Peter Moore - The Weather Experiment—Stormy Weather
  1/5Peter Moore's account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather.
10. 03:00
  DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers—1. Resentment
  1/3Conflicts grow for Walter Morel's family.
11. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth is joined by Anthony Holden, Lynne Truss, Lucy Moore and Michelle Brown.
12. 04:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Fall of the House of Slaithwaite
  6/6A black pudding maker must deal with the consequences of some unexpected ingredients.
13. 05:00
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6When a top author gets writer's block, Lucy and Daniel get landed with an unwelcome guest.
14. 05:30
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.

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