BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 24 April 2020

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Listen to the Silence by Rosemary Timperley
  Can Mary refuse the voice claiming to be her grandfather?
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Labi Siffre on Arthur Ransome
  Matthew Parris invites singer songwriter Labi Siffre to nominate his choice of life.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 1. A Scandal in Bohemia
  1/9Holmes investigates when previous liaison comes back to haunt European royalty.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 4
  4/5The evidence makes Ronald Marsh the murderer, but the Belgian sleuth is not so sure.
5. 02:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
6. 02:30
  Millport—Series 2, Dark Secrets
  2/6Irene needs help when strange events send the island into disarray.
7. 03:00
  Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum—Episode 1
  1/2As Hitler rises to power, three-year-old Oskar decides he doesn't want to grow up.
8. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Artists, Yoko Ono
  From Edith Piaf to John Lennon, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono shares her castaway choices.
9. 04:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Farmer Wink
  A Lincolnshire farmer shares his rural upbringing, on his first ever train journey.
10. 05:00
  The Architects—Series 1, Mad Hélène
  3/4Has Sir Lucien finally found love again after being dumped by the formidable Juanita?
11. 05:30
  Ability—Series 1, Taking Advantage
  3/4Matt and Bob decide to see how far they can go - and attempt shoplifting.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 2. The Five Orange Pips
  2/9Holmes investigates murders where the victims receive dried orange pips in the mail.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 5
  5/5Where is Ross? Why is Paris important? And will Poirot finally unmask the murderer?
3. 07:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Struggling print journalist Maddox takes a moral stance with disastrous results.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/12Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Something About a Soldier
  The bumbling civil servants find a 20-year-old demob letter.
6. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
7. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, Royal Holloway, University of London
  1/6Students from Royal Holloway University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
8. 09:30
  1835—All at Sea
  1/4Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned are called up to serve on the unfortunate HMS Fortunate
9. 10:00
  Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum—Episode 2
  2/2Oskar discovers sex, jazz and the black market. Will his mad drumming make him a star?
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—British Indie Comedy Drama Podcasts
  To make you laugh during lockdown, four brilliant comedy drama podcasts.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Something About a Soldier
  The bumbling civil servants find a 20-year-old demob letter.
2. 12:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
3. 13:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 2. The Five Orange Pips
  2/9Holmes investigates murders where the victims receive dried orange pips in the mail.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 5
  5/5Where is Ross? Why is Paris important? And will Poirot finally unmask the murderer?
5. 14:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, Royal Holloway, University of London
  1/6Students from Royal Holloway University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
6. 14:30
  1835—All at Sea
  1/4Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned are called up to serve on the unfortunate HMS Fortunate
7. 15:00
  Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum—Episode 2
  2/2Oskar discovers sex, jazz and the black market. Will his mad drumming make him a star?
8. 16:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—British Indie Comedy Drama Podcasts
  To make you laugh during lockdown, four brilliant comedy drama podcasts.
9. 17:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Struggling print journalist Maddox takes a moral stance with disastrous results.
10. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/12Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Haunted—The Judge's House by Bram Stoker
  Malcolm discovers the truth of absurd prejudices around an empty property
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—Living on the Edge
  Matthew Parris ponders life lived on the margins, with Marjorie Wallace and Bernie Hare.
3. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Something About a Soldier
  The bumbling civil servants find a 20-year-old demob letter.
4. 19:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The shady lawyer edits a newspaper in Chicago. The Marx Brothers radio show recreated.
5. 20:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 2. The Five Orange Pips
  2/9Holmes investigates murders where the victims receive dried orange pips in the mail.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 5
  5/5Where is Ross? Why is Paris important? And will Poirot finally unmask the murderer?
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—British Indie Comedy Drama Podcasts
  To make you laugh during lockdown, four brilliant comedy drama podcasts.
8. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/12Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?
9. 22:30
  Bird Island—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Graham gives the shock news that a new member of the team is joining them.
10. 22:45
  Paperback Hell—Series 1, Ensign Mandalay's Hat
  4/4Can male pattern baldness be cured? Another spoof chapter of a bestseller.
11. 23:00
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5Back where it started out, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit.
12. 23:30
  The Maltby Collection—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The staff pitch their ideas for a special exhibition.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Haunted—The Judge's House by Bram Stoker
  Malcolm discovers the truth of absurd prejudices around an empty property
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Living on the Edge
  Matthew Parris ponders life lived on the margins, with Marjorie Wallace and Bernie Hare.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6, 2. The Five Orange Pips
  2/9Holmes investigates murders where the victims receive dried orange pips in the mail.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 5
  5/5Where is Ross? Why is Paris important? And will Poirot finally unmask the murderer?
5. 02:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 9, Royal Holloway, University of London
  1/6Students from Royal Holloway University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
6. 02:30
  1835—All at Sea
  1/4Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned are called up to serve on the unfortunate HMS Fortunate
7. 03:00
  Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum—Episode 2
  2/2Oskar discovers sex, jazz and the black market. Will his mad drumming make him a star?
8. 04:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—British Indie Comedy Drama Podcasts
  To make you laugh during lockdown, four brilliant comedy drama podcasts.
9. 05:00
  Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Struggling print journalist Maddox takes a moral stance with disastrous results.
10. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 4
  4/12Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation?

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