BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 11 March 2021

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 2. Dr Kohima
  2/8The police have asked the suave sleuth to help them find the mysterious 'Alex'.
2. 06:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 4
  4/15Back home after stowing away on a ship, the Englishman finds he's not even safe in London.
3. 07:00
  People In Cars—3. Sat Love
  3/3A businessman's extramarital assignations are undermined by his sat-nav.
4. 07:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Health
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 9
  9/16Kenneth Horne trails a famous spy with a cold, plus Julian and Sandy's Bona Bouffant.
6. 08:30
  Living with Betty—Episode 6
  6/6Betty's ex-husband turns up unexpectedly and Bill is concerned
7. 09:00
  Genius—Series 3, Germaine Greer
  2/6Lego prisons? A tea tray for measurement? Germaine Greer and Dave Gorman with loopy ideas.
8. 09:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 3, Undercover
  3/6Grumpy writer Ed shaves his beard to work as a mystery shopper.
9. 10:00
  Esther Waters—2. Lone Parenting in Victorian England
  2/2Esther is determined to support her baby. A tale of survival in Victorian England.
10. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Michael Morpurgo
  ‘War Horse’ author Michael Morpurgo shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
11. 11:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Large Blue
  The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly recently died out in the UK.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 9
  9/16Kenneth Horne trails a famous spy with a cold, plus Julian and Sandy's Bona Bouffant.
2. 12:30
  Living with Betty—Episode 6
  6/6Betty's ex-husband turns up unexpectedly and Bill is concerned
3. 13:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 2. Dr Kohima
  2/8The police have asked the suave sleuth to help them find the mysterious 'Alex'.
4. 13:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 4
  4/15Back home after stowing away on a ship, the Englishman finds he's not even safe in London.
5. 14:00
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 4
  4/5It's harvest time - but no traditional farmer would dream of using a combine harvester.
6. 14:15
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5Abduction, corruption and revenge. A thriller set in London's Whitechapel of the 1890s.
7. 14:30
  Anuta - An Island Governed By Love
  Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.
8. 15:00
  Esther Waters—2. Lone Parenting in Victorian England
  2/2Esther is determined to support her baby. A tale of survival in Victorian England.
9. 16:00
  Genius—Series 3, Germaine Greer
  2/6Lego prisons? A tea tray for measurement? Germaine Greer and Dave Gorman with loopy ideas.
10. 16:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 3, Undercover
  3/6Grumpy writer Ed shaves his beard to work as a mystery shopper.
11. 17:00
  People In Cars—3. Sat Love
  3/3A businessman's extramarital assignations are undermined by his sat-nav.
12. 17:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Health
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 4
  4/4Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to bomb the planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—George Fox
  George Fox, founder of the Quakers, nominated by Ann Limb
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 9
  9/16Kenneth Horne trails a famous spy with a cold, plus Julian and Sandy's Bona Bouffant.
4. 19:30
  Living with Betty—Episode 6
  6/6Betty's ex-husband turns up unexpectedly and Bill is concerned
5. 20:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 2. Dr Kohima
  2/8The police have asked the suave sleuth to help them find the mysterious 'Alex'.
6. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 4
  4/15Back home after stowing away on a ship, the Englishman finds he's not even safe in London.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Michael Morpurgo
  ‘War Horse’ author Michael Morpurgo shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
8. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Large Blue
  The naturalist asks why the Large Blue butterfly recently died out in the UK.
9. 22:00
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Health
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 24, Episode 3
  3/4Newsjack brings topical sketches and one liners written by you, the Great British public.
11. 23:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Space
  4/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of space through the medium of poetry.
12. 23:15
  iGod—Fame
  4/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
13. 23:30
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Lancaster
  3/6The cult series hits Lancaster University. Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Laxian Key—Episode 4
  4/4Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to bomb the planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—George Fox
  George Fox, founder of the Quakers, nominated by Ann Limb
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 2. Dr Kohima
  2/8The police have asked the suave sleuth to help them find the mysterious 'Alex'.
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 4
  4/15Back home after stowing away on a ship, the Englishman finds he's not even safe in London.
5. 02:00
  The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel—Episode 4
  4/5It's harvest time - but no traditional farmer would dream of using a combine harvester.
6. 02:15
  Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/5Abduction, corruption and revenge. A thriller set in London's Whitechapel of the 1890s.
7. 02:30
  Anuta - An Island Governed By Love
  Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.
8. 03:00
  Esther Waters—2. Lone Parenting in Victorian England
  2/2Esther is determined to support her baby. A tale of survival in Victorian England.
9. 04:00
  Genius—Series 3, Germaine Greer
  2/6Lego prisons? A tea tray for measurement? Germaine Greer and Dave Gorman with loopy ideas.
10. 04:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 3, Undercover
  3/6Grumpy writer Ed shaves his beard to work as a mystery shopper.
11. 05:00
  People In Cars—3. Sat Love
  3/3A businessman's extramarital assignations are undermined by his sat-nav.
12. 05:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Health
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.

Friday 12 March 2021