BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 14 March 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 5. Living With Death
  5/6Elevated to the priesthood of God-King Ra, the crew try to escape.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—A Nudge and a Wink
  Matthew Parris pleas for more gravity in public life with Arabella Weir and Martin Newell.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead, 5. Final Clue
  5/5Poirot concludes his investigation but there’s more than one surprise in store.
4. 01:30
  Death of An Orchestra
  Supporters of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, including Alan Bennett, tell its history.
5. 02:00
  DH Lawrence - The Rainbow—Episode 10
  10/10Ursula faces an uncertain future and staggering new commitment
6. 02:15
  Nature's Great Invaders—5. Ash dieback fungus
  5/5How do we protect our native wildlife from invisible invaders like the ash-dieback fungus.
7. 02:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—The Virgin in the Garden, Part 5/8
  5/30Bill Potter has trouble accepting his daughter's desire to marry curate Daniel.
8. 02:45
  Tom Fort - Channel Shore—Episode 5
  5/5Tom Fort travels from the White Cliffs to Lands' End in search of maritime tales.
9. 03:00
  Peter Tinniswood—A Very Rare Bird Indeed
  A lonely woman waits in a remote Welsh hotel for her philandering husband.
10. 04:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 20/01/1981
  Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Bob Monkhouse, Larry Adler and George Axelrod.
11. 04:30
  Molesworth—Leisure
  3/4Leisure means watching sport on TV with plenty of beer and cigs, not playing it.
12. 05:00
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
  1/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
13. 05:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 3. Connecting People
  3/6Hardacre's ad agency compete for a dating app account called Befriendr. With Nigel Havers.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Blood and Ice by Liz Lochhead
  How the creation of Frankenstein was sparked by an elopement.
2. 07:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 3, Recycled: Lawyers
  1/3Old BBC programmes chopped up and recycled into something new. This week- law and lawyers.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Sir Anthony Eden
  Douglas Hurd uses the BBC Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden.
4. 09:00
  A Date With Dyall
  Jonathan Rigby celebrates the life and career of Valentine Dyall – horror's Man in Black.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Stockport, So Good They Named It Once—Series 1, Barbie
  1/6The Conroy family are braced for school reports and a loan.
2. 12:30
  Lenin of the Rovers—Series 2, Ghosts and Ghoolies
  1/4Ricky's new tabloid column teaches him some hard lessons about life and Gloria Hunniford.
3. 13:00
  The Leopard (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Tancredi has fallen in love.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Kwame Kwei-Armah
  The director chooses Sugar Bum Bum by Lord Kitchener and What's Going On by Marvin Gaye.
5. 14:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 2, Lowestoft
  1/9Pam Ayres heads to Britain's most easterly point to learn about witches, monks and fishing
6. 14:45
  Uncle Mort's South Country—Series 1, 1. We've Only Just Started
  1/5Carter Brandon drives his uncle down south, but trouble looms at a pub stop.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Sir Anthony Eden
  Douglas Hurd uses the BBC Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden.
8. 16:00
  Blood and Ice by Liz Lochhead
  How the creation of Frankenstein was sparked by an elopement.
9. 17:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 3, Recycled: Lawyers
  1/3Old BBC programmes chopped up and recycled into something new. This week- law and lawyers.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Seventh
  1/6Who hasn't been confronted with a temporal anomaly while drunk?
2. 18:30
  The Price of Fear—Goody Two Shoes
  Sobering tale of Anne and David's move to Devon and an unwelcome lodger.
3. 19:00
  A Date With Dyall
  Jonathan Rigby celebrates the life and career of Valentine Dyall – horror's Man in Black.
4. 22:00
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/328 performers get 60 seconds to entertain. With John Humphrys.
5. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 5. Sandi Toksvig interviews Roy Hudd
  5/6Writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig talks to actor and comedian Roy Hudd.
6. 23:00
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Bizarre exhibits including wannabe Hollywood screenwriter Andy Parker.
7. 23:30
  4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Simon Bligh introduces stand-ups Dominic Holland, Sue Beard and Felix Dexter.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Seventh
  1/6Who hasn't been confronted with a temporal anomaly while drunk?
2. 00:30
  The Price of Fear—Goody Two Shoes
  Sobering tale of Anne and David's move to Devon and an unwelcome lodger.
3. 01:00
  The Leopard (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Tancredi has fallen in love.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Kwame Kwei-Armah
  The director chooses Sugar Bum Bum by Lord Kitchener and What's Going On by Marvin Gaye.
5. 02:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 2, Lowestoft
  1/9Pam Ayres heads to Britain's most easterly point to learn about witches, monks and fishing
6. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's South Country—Series 1, 1. We've Only Just Started
  1/5Carter Brandon drives his uncle down south, but trouble looms at a pub stop.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Sir Anthony Eden
  Douglas Hurd uses the BBC Archives to explore the life of his predecessor Anthony Eden.
8. 04:00
  Blood and Ice by Liz Lochhead
  How the creation of Frankenstein was sparked by an elopement.
9. 05:30
  Recycled Radio—Series 3, Recycled: Lawyers
  1/3Old BBC programmes chopped up and recycled into something new. This week- law and lawyers.

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