BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 3 April 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Host Planet Earth—4. The Gemini Factor
  4/6David Holland makes a breakthrough deduction over the influence of the aliens.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Vera Brittain
  Baroness Shirley Williams discusses her mother, the feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 6. Clue from a Captive
  6/7'Whistler’ Malone may be in a police cell but this case is far from sewn up.
4. 01:30
  What's Funny about Money?
  Comedian Colm O'Regan reports from the Kilkenomics festival in Ireland. Davos with laughs.
5. 02:00
  Short Works—CG Menon - Subjunctive Moods, Daylight Savings
  4/5Daylight Savings by C.G. Menon. Sarah has an odd ritual for when the clocks go back.
6. 02:15
  All in a Chord—Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
  4/5Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
7. 02:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—Babel Tower, Part 4/8
  19/30Nigel goes in search of Frederica, who has left, taking Leo with her.
8. 02:45
  Leo McKern - Just Resting—Episode 4
  4/8Actor Leo McKern - 'Rumpole of the Bailey' – reads from his memoirs.
9. 03:00
  Rodney Stone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—Episode 4
  4/4Sir Charles and Rodney rush to meet Jim Harrison - why could he not fight?
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Quirky literary quiz with Dillie Keane, Mark Thomas, Miles Kington and Mark Radcliffe.
11. 04:30
  Capital Gains—Series 2, Development Capital
  3/4Accidental billionaire Julius Hutch tries to invoke ancient laws in defence of his land.
12. 05:00
  Two Doors Down—Series 1, The Height of the Iguana
  4/4Horrified Marlborough Road residents do not want cleaner Sally to leave them.
13. 05:30
  The Break—Series 2, The Last Farewell
  6/6Andy and Jeff face affairs of the heart and cardiac arrest.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
2. 06:30
  Paddling With Peter Duck
  John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.
3. 07:00
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, The Shorefest Redemption
  4/4Three women embrace Bad Salsa, where everybody knows your name, but not your prognosis.
4. 07:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 6. Holidays Are Coming
  6/6Nigel Havers stars as Hardacre’s ad agency have a Christmas party.
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Strictly for the Birds
  The feather-brained civil servants get in a flap.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
7. 09:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 17/03/1981
  Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Ben Travers, Ray Cooney and Leslie Phillips.
8. 09:30
  The Adventures of John and Tony—The Quest for the Holy Spectacles
  2/4John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?
9. 10:00
  The Funny Side of Love by David Stafford
  A trio of 1960s songsters stage a soggy summer season comeback.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Podcasts To Stay Home With
  Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend podcasts to keep you entertained at home.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Strictly for the Birds
  The feather-brained civil servants get in a flap.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
4. 13:30
  Paddling With Peter Duck
  John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.
5. 14:00
  Short Works—CG Menon - Subjunctive Moods, Clay For Bones
  5/5Clay for Bones by C.G. Menon. A woman waits for a scan on her unborn child.
6. 14:15
  All in a Chord—Terry Riley: In C
  5/5Ivan Hewett examines the chord of C major as found in Terry Riley's In C.
7. 14:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—Babel Tower, Part 5/8
  20/30Frederica visits the doctor and makes a major decision.
8. 14:45
  Leo McKern - Just Resting—Episode 5
  5/8Actor Leo McKern - 'Rumpole of the Bailey' – reads from his memoirs
9. 15:00
  The Funny Side of Love by David Stafford
  A trio of 1960s songsters stage a soggy summer season comeback.
10. 16:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 17/03/1981
  Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Ben Travers, Ray Cooney and Leslie Phillips.
11. 16:30
  The Adventures of John and Tony—The Quest for the Holy Spectacles
  2/4John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?
12. 17:00
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, The Shorefest Redemption
  4/4Three women embrace Bad Salsa, where everybody knows your name, but not your prognosis.
13. 17:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 6. Holidays Are Coming
  6/6Nigel Havers stars as Hardacre’s ad agency have a Christmas party.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Host Planet Earth—5. The Arrival
  5/6David Holland shares his grave concerns over the Starfarer with the Minister of Defence.
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Common as Muck
  Matthew Parris talks class, brass and manure with Geoff Dyer, Michael Collins, Ian Duhig.
3. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Strictly for the Birds
  The feather-brained civil servants get in a flap.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
6. 20:30
  Paddling With Peter Duck
  John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Podcasts To Stay Home With
  Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend podcasts to keep you entertained at home.
8. 22:00
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 6. Holidays Are Coming
  6/6Nigel Havers stars as Hardacre’s ad agency have a Christmas party.
9. 22:30
  Bird Island—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Scientist Ben loses his watch and logs on to a dating website. With Reece Shearsmith.
10. 22:45
  Paperback Hell—Series 1, Disco Shoes by Mike Horner
  1/4Jack is ill. An old girlfriend re-emerges distracting him from dependable Suzie.
11. 23:00
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/5It became a TV smash hit, but Lucas and Walliams' oddball comedy premiered first on radio.
12. 23:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Rod holds a museum press conference, and Walter hits on Susie Maltby.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Host Planet Earth—5. The Arrival
  5/6David Holland shares his grave concerns over the Starfarer with the Minister of Defence.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Common as Muck
  Matthew Parris talks class, brass and manure with Geoff Dyer, Michael Collins, Ian Duhig.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
4. 01:30
  Paddling With Peter Duck
  John McCarthy explores the life of Arthur Ransome through the boats he once owned.
5. 02:00
  Short Works—CG Menon - Subjunctive Moods, Clay For Bones
  5/5Clay for Bones by C.G. Menon. A woman waits for a scan on her unborn child.
6. 02:15
  All in a Chord—Terry Riley: In C
  5/5Ivan Hewett examines the chord of C major as found in Terry Riley's In C.
7. 02:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—Babel Tower, Part 5/8
  20/30Frederica visits the doctor and makes a major decision.
8. 02:45
  Leo McKern - Just Resting—Episode 5
  5/8Actor Leo McKern - 'Rumpole of the Bailey' – reads from his memoirs
9. 03:00
  The Funny Side of Love by David Stafford
  A trio of 1960s songsters stage a soggy summer season comeback.
10. 04:00
  Funny You Should Ask—From 17/03/1981
  Peter Jones tests three experts in comedy - Ben Travers, Ray Cooney and Leslie Phillips.
11. 04:30
  The Adventures of John and Tony—The Quest for the Holy Spectacles
  2/4John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to them?
12. 05:00
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, The Shorefest Redemption
  4/4Three women embrace Bad Salsa, where everybody knows your name, but not your prognosis.
13. 05:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 3, 6. Holidays Are Coming
  6/6Nigel Havers stars as Hardacre’s ad agency have a Christmas party.

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