BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 13 February 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 20. Return to the Moon
  20/20Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to outrun the Martian Spheres in their bid to escape.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—So Bad It's Good
  Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss bad taste and guilty pleasures.
3. 01:00
  Galbraith and the King of Diamonds—5. Appointment in Zurich
  5/6Retirement eludes veteran detective Bill as his foe Cater sets a plan in motion.
4. 01:45
  Rumpole for the Defence—Rumpole and The Boat People 2/3
  5/6John Mortimer's eccentric lawyer investigates a marital murder.
5. 02:00
  The Muse by Jessie Burton—Episode 10
  10/10Odelle discovers Quick’s secret & with it, the true story of Rufina & the Lion.
6. 02:15
  The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler—1960, Lost and Found
  5/10Michael and Pauline's ragged marriage is further strained by a difficult teenage daughter.
7. 02:30
  Fixing A Hole
  Sara Parker looks at roadworks - the diggers and those driven mad by them.
8. 03:00
  Don Taylor - The Jacobean Box
  A Shakespearian academic discovers a large item awaits him at a remote northern station.
9. 04:00
  Say the Word—Episode 3
  3/6Frank Delaney chairs the English game from the Cheltenham Festival of Literature.
10. 04:30
  The Sit Crom—The General Inspection
  2/6Cromwell visits Firebasket Hall and witnesses an apparition.
11. 05:00
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, "It's A Family Affair"
  2/6Adam discovers long lost love letters addressed to his late Mum
12. 05:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Gemma Arrowsmith: Emergency Broadcast
  Gemma Arrowsmith presents a lockdown sketch show, trapped inside Broadcasting House.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Van der Valk - King of the Rainy Country
  A handsome millionaire and a naked girl disappear. Van der Valk tracks them across Europe.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Sudha Bhuchar chooses the life of Zohra Sehgal
  Playwright and actress Sudha Bhuchar nominates the life of actor Zohra Sehgal.
3. 08:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Jeremy Hardy.
4. 08:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The whimsies of JB Morton, performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells and Patricia Routledge
5. 09:00
  Listening to Les Dawson
  Ray Peacock celebrates Les Dawson with special guests and rare archive programmes.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Jack Benny Program—Return to Paradise
  5/6Jack is still in high spirits from his recent South Seas trip – but will it last?
2. 12:30
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Muhammad Ali
  1/4James Boswell meets Muhammad Ali, banned from boxing and in the wilderness.
3. 13:00
  Archive on 4—Seventy Years in the Planning
  Will Self walks the London green belt in search of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act.
4. 14:00
  On the Hour—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/5All the news as it happens, if it happens. Savagely satirical award-winning comedy.
5. 14:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Surreal take on infuriating call centres and ex-soviet tyrants settling in British suburbs
6. 15:00
  Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth—Episode 1
  1/6The urban warrior's comedy and music mix includes a cure for apathy, if he can be bothered
7. 16:00
  Van der Valk - King of the Rainy Country
  A handsome millionaire and a naked girl disappear. Van der Valk tracks them across Europe.
8. 17:30
  Great Lives—Sudha Bhuchar chooses the life of Zohra Sehgal
  Playwright and actress Sudha Bhuchar nominates the life of actor Zohra Sehgal.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Red Moon—Phase 2: Umbra
  2/6Uncertain whom to trust, Sloper's clandestine investigation draws him into the shadows.
2. 18:30
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 2
  2/5Diana secretly begins her own investigation into the mysterious properties of the lichen.
3. 19:00
  Listening to Les Dawson
  Ray Peacock celebrates Les Dawson with special guests and rare archive programmes.
4. 22:00
  The Party Party—Episode 3
  3/6Will Sir Lord Knight's campaign over the danger of ads do the business? From May 1987.
5. 22:30
  Elastic Planet—The Babies
  1/6Cosmic comedy connections. A spoof documentary series that stretches the truth.
6. 22:45
  We Know Everything—Episode 1
  1/6What is the best aphrodisiac - oysters or a naked woman?
7. 23:00
  Tina C—Tina C: Herstory, Episode 1
  1/4Country music star Tina C's life story - with a red hot live band.
8. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 8, Rebecca Front interviews Chris Addison
  2/6The comedy actress and her Thick of It co-star meet in the tag-team talk show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Red Moon—Phase 2: Umbra
  2/6Uncertain whom to trust, Sloper's clandestine investigation draws him into the shadows.
2. 00:30
  Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham—Episode 2
  2/5Diana secretly begins her own investigation into the mysterious properties of the lichen.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Seventy Years in the Planning
  Will Self walks the London green belt in search of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act.
4. 02:00
  On the Hour—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/5All the news as it happens, if it happens. Savagely satirical award-winning comedy.
5. 02:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Surreal take on infuriating call centres and ex-soviet tyrants settling in British suburbs
6. 03:00
  Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth—Episode 1
  1/6The urban warrior's comedy and music mix includes a cure for apathy, if he can be bothered
7. 04:00
  Van der Valk - King of the Rainy Country
  A handsome millionaire and a naked girl disappear. Van der Valk tracks them across Europe.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Sudha Bhuchar chooses the life of Zohra Sehgal
  Playwright and actress Sudha Bhuchar nominates the life of actor Zohra Sehgal.

Sunday 14 February 2021