BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 13 April 2020

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Mary Shelley - Frankenstein—Episode 2
  2/2Victor Frankenstein sets out to find the creature and avenge his brother's death.
2. 01:00
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus)—Babel Tower and A Whistling Woman
  5/6Frederica's love life lurches from one complication to another.
3. 02:15
  Run and Ask Daddy If He Has Any More Money by Fay Weldon
  A university professor has a run-in with his past.
4. 02:30
  Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor (Omnibus)
  Eleanor Bron reads Elizabeth Taylor's poignant masterpiece.
5. 03:45
  One to One—Gail Emms talks to Helen Glover
  Life After Gold: Two Olympians discuss what can happen after retiring from top-level sport
6. 04:00
  Garbo and Gilbert in Love
  The dramatic affair of Hollywood legend Greta Garbo and silent movie star John Gilbert.
7. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—In Pursuit of Edward Thomas
  Daljit Nagra chooses the very best from the BBC's poetry archive.
8. 05:30
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/6An unlikely wager, a troubled bluesman and a rip-roaring adventure on the high seas.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
2. 06:30
  Not Fade Away
  Stuart Maconie looks at how to end a piece of music
3. 07:00
  Says on the Tin—Cat Food
  2/6American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
4. 07:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Theatrical Impresario
  3/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.
5. 08:00
  Cleaning Up
  Can the inept crew of HMS Troutbridge get it ship-shape for an inspection?
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, A Jumbo Sized Problem
  19/26The platoon must pave the way for a convoy, but then the circus turns up.
7. 09:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
8. 09:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
9. 10:00
  Phoebe Junior by Margaret Oliphant—1. The Young Lady in Black
  1/4Jealousies and rivalries - as Mrs Oliphant returns to focus on Phoebe Beecham's family.
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, The End of Privacy
  Guy Raz explores our changing notions of privacy
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Cleaning Up
  Can the inept crew of HMS Troutbridge get it ship-shape for an inspection?
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, A Jumbo Sized Problem
  19/26The platoon must pave the way for a convoy, but then the circus turns up.
3. 13:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
4. 13:30
  Not Fade Away
  Stuart Maconie looks at how to end a piece of music
5. 14:00
  Death in the Fifth Position by Gore Vidal—Episode 6
  6/10McCarthyite New York. Gore Vidal entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
6. 14:15
  Cosmic Quest—Philosopher Scientists
  6/30Greek philosopher Thales thought natural forces cause natural disasters, not acts of gods.
7. 14:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 3/7
  26/30Frederica reignites an old flame, John, and her new TV series starts.
8. 14:45
  Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis—Episode 1
  1/5Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body, starting with the brain
9. 15:00
  Phoebe Junior by Margaret Oliphant—1. The Young Lady in Black
  1/4Jealousies and rivalries - as Mrs Oliphant returns to focus on Phoebe Beecham's family.
10. 16:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
11. 16:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
12. 17:00
  Says on the Tin—Cat Food
  2/6American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
13. 17:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Theatrical Impresario
  3/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Planet B—Series 2, 1. The Tender Trap
  1/5Get ready to log back on to the virtual world where you can be whoever you want to be.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Kate Clanchy and Michael Dixon
  Sue MacGregor with books by Neil Astley, Paul Torday and H Rider Haggard. From 2009.
3. 19:00
  Cleaning Up
  Can the inept crew of HMS Troutbridge get it ship-shape for an inspection?
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, A Jumbo Sized Problem
  19/26The platoon must pave the way for a convoy, but then the circus turns up.
5. 20:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
6. 20:30
  Not Fade Away
  Stuart Maconie looks at how to end a piece of music
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, The End of Privacy
  Guy Raz explores our changing notions of privacy
8. 22:00
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Theatrical Impresario
  3/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.
9. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 2, Alexei Sayle Interviews Lenny Henry
  4/6Alexei Sayle interviews Lenny Henry in the tag talk show.
10. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 56, Episode 6
  6/6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis keep at a safe distance as they present the week, with jokes.
11. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 1, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
  6/6The Bletchley Park codebreakers grapple with the complexities of religion.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Planet B—Series 2, 1. The Tender Trap
  1/5Get ready to log back on to the virtual world where you can be whoever you want to be.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Kate Clanchy and Michael Dixon
  Sue MacGregor with books by Neil Astley, Paul Torday and H Rider Haggard. From 2009.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
4. 01:30
  Not Fade Away
  Stuart Maconie looks at how to end a piece of music
5. 02:00
  Death in the Fifth Position by Gore Vidal—Episode 6
  6/10McCarthyite New York. Gore Vidal entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
6. 02:15
  Cosmic Quest—Philosopher Scientists
  6/30Greek philosopher Thales thought natural forces cause natural disasters, not acts of gods.
7. 02:30
  AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 3/7
  26/30Frederica reignites an old flame, John, and her new TV series starts.
8. 02:45
  Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis—Episode 1
  1/5Physician Gavin Francis leads us round a cultural map of the body, starting with the brain
9. 03:00
  Phoebe Junior by Margaret Oliphant—1. The Young Lady in Black
  1/4Jealousies and rivalries - as Mrs Oliphant returns to focus on Phoebe Beecham's family.
10. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
11. 04:30
  Chambers—Series 2, The Masons
  2/5Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to become a Mason.
12. 05:00
  Says on the Tin—Cat Food
  2/6American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
13. 05:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Theatrical Impresario
  3/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.

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