BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 10 March 2021

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 2
  2/4London is melting, but planetary decontaminationists Arnold and Gregor get the blame.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Send in the Clowns
  Stephen Sondheim's song was written late in rehearsals for the actress Glynis Johns.
3. 01:00
  The Events at Black Tor—6. The Deepest Dark
  6/6As the sect's ceremony begins, Jamie recognises one of the worshippers.
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 2
  2/15Battered from his interrogation, the Englishman is on the run. But who can he trust?
5. 02:00
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 2
  2/5It's spring - the time for catching a glimpse of those mad March hares.
6. 02:15
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/5Megan's sister Beth has arrived unexpectedly, and there is news of a less welcome visitor.
7. 02:30
  Tales From The Statue
  The cultural impact of Han Christian Andersen's statue in New York.
8. 03:00
  Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard—Survival
  2/2The Turbin brothers find their survival skills tested as Elena is driven to intense prayer
9. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Sue Perkins poses more big moral problems for her panellists.
10. 04:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6The duo's nightmare stay at a posh hotel isn't quite what it seems.
11. 05:00
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  1/6Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
12. 05:30
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 4, Episode 1: If You Like A Lot Of Chocolate On Your Biscuit...
  1/6Hardacre’s ad agency returns for a new series. One problem - Rupert Hardacre is missing.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 1. Mrs Trevelyan
  1/8When three murders are linked to 'Alex', the debonair sleuth investigates.
2. 06:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
3. 07:00
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 6. Date Night
  6/8The couples go on a date night together, and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema.
4. 07:30
  Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Episode 4
  4/6Granny Kumar chats to Anita Anand, and Anoushka Shankar.
5. 08:00
  Life With The Lyons—Accidents Will Happen
  When Bebe runs into the car of boxer Freddie Mills, Ben tries to teach her a lesson.
6. 08:30
  No Commitments—Series 1, Old Embers
  5/6Victoria reunites sister Anna with an old flame.
7. 09:00
  Heresy—Series 10, Episode 2
  2/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman.
8. 09:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
9. 10:00
  Esther Waters—1. An Escape for Esther
  1/2Forced to leave the home of her brutal stepfather, Esther takes a job as a maid.
10. 11:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—1. June, Betty and Victoria
  1/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir and Lissa Evans discuss women’s evolution in satire.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Life With The Lyons—Accidents Will Happen
  When Bebe runs into the car of boxer Freddie Mills, Ben tries to teach her a lesson.
2. 12:30
  No Commitments—Series 1, Old Embers
  5/6Victoria reunites sister Anna with an old flame.
3. 13:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 1. Mrs Trevelyan
  1/8When three murders are linked to 'Alex', the debonair sleuth investigates.
4. 13:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
5. 14:00
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 3
  3/5It's mid-summer. The wheat is golden, but there's the small matter of the aggressive bull.
6. 14:15
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5An abducted girl, a gangster, a nationalist. Thriller set in 1890s Whitechapel.
7. 14:30
  Land Of The Rising Sums
  Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.
8. 15:00
  Esther Waters—1. An Escape for Esther
  1/2Forced to leave the home of her brutal stepfather, Esther takes a job as a maid.
9. 16:00
  Heresy—Series 10, Episode 2
  2/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman.
10. 16:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
11. 17:00
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 6. Date Night
  6/8The couples go on a date night together, and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema.
12. 17:30
  Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Episode 4
  4/6Granny Kumar chats to Anita Anand, and Anoushka Shankar.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 3
  3/4With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call is traced.
2. 18:30
  Short Cuts—Series 17, Untethered
  3/6Josie Long presents short documentaries about feeling adrift.
3. 19:00
  Life With The Lyons—Accidents Will Happen
  When Bebe runs into the car of boxer Freddie Mills, Ben tries to teach her a lesson.
4. 19:30
  No Commitments—Series 1, Old Embers
  5/6Victoria reunites sister Anna with an old flame.
5. 20:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 1. Mrs Trevelyan
  1/8When three murders are linked to 'Alex', the debonair sleuth investigates.
6. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
7. 21:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—1. June, Betty and Victoria
  1/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir and Lissa Evans discuss women’s evolution in satire.
8. 22:00
  Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Episode 4
  4/6Granny Kumar chats to Anita Anand, and Anoushka Shankar.
9. 22:30
  On the Hour—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5The latest on the 'Penelope Keith riots', and just 38 weeks to Wimbledon.
10. 23:00
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6News of the United Planetary Super Council, and a new voice is doing the Shipping Forecast
11. 23:30
  Vent—Series 1, Switching Off
  6/6Comatose Ben journeys across his brain's landscape, reminding him of Tolkien's Mordor.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 3
  3/4With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call is traced.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 17, Untethered
  3/6Josie Long presents short documentaries about feeling adrift.
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 1. Mrs Trevelyan
  1/8When three murders are linked to 'Alex', the debonair sleuth investigates.
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 3
  3/15Hounded in a hostile European dictatorship, how can the fugitive escape?
5. 02:00
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 3
  3/5It's mid-summer. The wheat is golden, but there's the small matter of the aggressive bull.
6. 02:15
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/5An abducted girl, a gangster, a nationalist. Thriller set in 1890s Whitechapel.
7. 02:30
  Land Of The Rising Sums
  Alex Bellos visits Japan to discover why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths.
8. 03:00
  Esther Waters—1. An Escape for Esther
  1/2Forced to leave the home of her brutal stepfather, Esther takes a job as a maid.
9. 04:00
  Heresy—Series 10, Episode 2
  2/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Alex Horne, Jonny Woo and Richard Osman.
10. 04:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
11. 05:00
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 6. Date Night
  6/8The couples go on a date night together, and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema.
12. 05:30
  Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Episode 4
  4/6Granny Kumar chats to Anita Anand, and Anoushka Shankar.

Thursday 11 March 2021