BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 25 April 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit
  Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a séance.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Labi Siffre on Arthur Ransome
  Matthew Parris invites singer songwriter Labi Siffre to nominate his choice of life.
3. 08:00
  Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Heat 4
  4/13The general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini.
4. 08:30
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Convinced his wife is having an affair with transvestite George, Ken targets Carol.
5. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1960s, Episode 1
  1/2With Beyond Our Ken, It's a Fair Cop, The Navy Lark, Benny Hill Time and The Clitheroe Kid
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees
  1/6The 1962 cast of the futuristic sci-fi soap fear they are cursed when an engineer dies.
2. 12:30
  After Henry—Series 2, Memory Games
  1/8Daughter Clare's trivia quiz helps Sarah with all her memories of her late husband.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 2
  2/5Edgware is dead. Her ladyship is the prime suspect for his murder - but whodunnit?
5. 14:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
6. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 4
  4/5The evidence makes Ronald Marsh the murderer, but the Belgian sleuth is not so sure.
7. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 5
  5/5Where is Ross? Why is Paris important? And will Poirot finally unmask the murderer?
8. 15:30
  A Good Read—David Rowntree and Kanya King
  Sue MacGregor, Dave Rowntree and Kanya King discuss their favourite books. From 2009.
9. 16:00
  Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit
  Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a séance.
10. 17:30
  Great Lives—Labi Siffre on Arthur Ransome
  Matthew Parris invites singer songwriter Labi Siffre to nominate his choice of life.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Tertiary Phase, Fit The Thirteenth
  1/6Arthur Dent is reunited with Ford Prefect.
2. 18:30
  The Man in Black—Series 1, 1. The Tower by Mike Walker
  1/5The creepy raconteur introduces Ro and Zee, who stumble into a world where time is stopped
3. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1960s, Episode 1
  1/2With Beyond Our Ken, It's a Fair Cop, The Navy Lark, Benny Hill Time and The Clitheroe Kid
4. 22:00
  The Lee Mack Show—Tom Robinson
  5/6Tom Robinson joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music.
5. 22:30
  And Now in Colour—Series 2, Stately Home
  1/6The team take the audience on a posh day out.
6. 23:00
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6How to talk to an emperor and inventing Saturday night TV shows.
7. 23:30
  Earls of the Court—Crisis Management
  3/6The Aussies need cash fast. Will the contents of Lloydie's trusty backpack save the day?
8. 23:45
  Foley and McColl: The Interview—Cool As You Like
  3/6After a bust-up, Sean moves to the Antarctic. Ten years later, Hamish goes to find him.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Tertiary Phase, Fit The Thirteenth
  1/6Arthur Dent is reunited with Ford Prefect.
2. 00:30
  The Man in Black—Series 1, 1. The Tower by Mike Walker
  1/5The creepy raconteur introduces Ro and Zee, who stumble into a world where time is stopped
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 1
  1/5The Belgian sleuth gets embroiled in some mysterious upper class marital problems
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 2
  2/5Edgware is dead. Her ladyship is the prime suspect for his murder - but whodunnit?
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 3
  3/5Why did Edgware change his mind? Where is his letter? Who phoned Jane?
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 4
  4/5The evidence makes Ronald Marsh the murderer, but the Belgian sleuth is not so sure.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies, Episode 5
  5/5Where is Ross? Why is Paris important? And will Poirot finally unmask the murderer?
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—David Rowntree and Kanya King
  Sue MacGregor, Dave Rowntree and Kanya King discuss their favourite books. From 2009.
9. 04:00
  Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit
  Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a séance.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Labi Siffre on Arthur Ransome
  Matthew Parris invites singer songwriter Labi Siffre to nominate his choice of life.

Sunday 26 April 2020