BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 18 March 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Spaceship—3. Monster
  3/6What are the strange noises coming from the hold? Karen and Melissa investigate.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 17, Seasons
  4/6Josie Long presents new short documentaries tied to the seasons.
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 6. Mr Lee Brent
  6/8Mrs Trevelyan's confession doesn't ring true, so our hero seeks assistance.
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 8
  8/15His cover blown in Dorset, the Englishman is pursued by both police and enemy agents.
5. 02:00
  Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham—Episode 3
  3/5Chris Packham decides to trust animals rather than people – and makes a nocturnal escape.
6. 02:15
  44 Scotland Street—Edinburgh for Pretenders, Episode 3
  3/5Bertie has an encounter with a Glasgow gangster but who is more afraid, Bertie or his dad?
7. 02:30
  This Is Not Magritte
  Richard Strange explores the bizarre world of bowler-hatted Surrealist artist, Magritte.
8. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Westwood—1. Challis Charm
  1/2In 1943 London, teacher Margaret Steggles falls under the spell of the Challis family.
9. 04:00
  Heresy—Series 10, Episode 3
  3/6Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Lee Mack, Konnie Huq and Dave Gorman. From 2016.
10. 04:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Wells.
11. 05:00
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 8. Hotel
  8/8David, Cathy and Fiona are otherwise occupied - can Barney and Alice get time together?
12. 05:30
  Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar—Episode 5
  5/6Granny Kumar chats to Konnie Huq and Asma Khan.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 7. The Girl in Brown
  7/8With Leo Brent in danger, the debonair detective returns to Canterbury in search of 'Alex'
2. 06:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
3. 07:00
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, The Inheritance
  1/4Comedian Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy.
4. 07:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Adulthood
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. From May 1965.
6. 08:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Work Is Freedom
  1/6Edward Wilson gets embroiled in mysterious government machinations.
7. 09:00
  Genius—Series 3, Simon Munnery
  3/6Garments made of human dust fragments? More of the public's inventions.
8. 09:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 3, The Dig
  4/6The hack tries to save money by going on an archaeological dig. From 2007.
9. 10:00
  Stella Gibbons - Westwood—2. Disillusionment
  2/2Margaret Steggles wonders if playwright Gerald Challis really is the man of her dreams.
10. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, JK Rowling
  From the Beatles to Beethoven. The Harry Potter author shares her castaway choices.
11. 11:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Collecting
  The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. From May 1965.
2. 12:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Work Is Freedom
  1/6Edward Wilson gets embroiled in mysterious government machinations.
3. 13:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 7. The Girl in Brown
  7/8With Leo Brent in danger, the debonair detective returns to Canterbury in search of 'Alex'
4. 13:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
5. 14:00
  Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham—Episode 4
  4/5Chris Packham takes a kestrel from its nest, changing his life forever.
6. 14:15
  44 Scotland Street—Edinburgh for Pretenders, Episode 4
  4/5Has Irene Pollock been kidnapped? Is the New Pretender for real?
7. 14:30
  Songs for Madame Vasnier
  Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
8. 15:00
  Stella Gibbons - Westwood—2. Disillusionment
  2/2Margaret Steggles wonders if playwright Gerald Challis really is the man of her dreams.
9. 16:00
  Genius—Series 3, Simon Munnery
  3/6Garments made of human dust fragments? More of the public's inventions.
10. 16:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 3, The Dig
  4/6The hack tries to save money by going on an archaeological dig. From 2007.
11. 17:00
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, The Inheritance
  1/4Comedian Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy.
12. 17:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Adulthood
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Spaceship—4. Dirty
  4/6Destruction aboard the ship when Clive 55's thirst for scientific experiment goes wrong.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Frank Turner on Joseph Grimaldi
  Frank Turner chooses Joseph Grimaldi who changed the face of Clowning forever.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/16Master spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. From May 1965.
4. 19:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Work Is Freedom
  1/6Edward Wilson gets embroiled in mysterious government machinations.
5. 20:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 7. The Girl in Brown
  7/8With Leo Brent in danger, the debonair detective returns to Canterbury in search of 'Alex'
6. 20:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, JK Rowling
  From the Beatles to Beethoven. The Harry Potter author shares her castaway choices.
8. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Collecting
  The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
9. 22:00
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Adulthood
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 24, Episode 4
  4/4Newsjack brings topical sketches and one liners written by you, the great British public.
11. 23:00
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Sleep
  5/6Tim Key takes a comic look at the concept of sleep, through the medium of poetry.(R)
12. 23:15
  iGod—Procrastination
  5/6Another parallel Earth is obliterated when Ian has a half day.
13. 23:30
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Belfast
  4/6The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits Queen's University Belfast.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Spaceship—4. Dirty
  4/6Destruction aboard the ship when Clive 55's thirst for scientific experiment goes wrong.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Frank Turner on Joseph Grimaldi
  Frank Turner chooses Joseph Grimaldi who changed the face of Clowning forever.
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 7. The Girl in Brown
  7/8With Leo Brent in danger, the debonair detective returns to Canterbury in search of 'Alex'
4. 01:30
  Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household—Episode 9
  9/15The English fugitive is on the run, with a would-be assassin lurking dangerously nearby.
5. 02:00
  Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham—Episode 4
  4/5Chris Packham takes a kestrel from its nest, changing his life forever.
6. 02:15
  44 Scotland Street—Edinburgh for Pretenders, Episode 4
  4/5Has Irene Pollock been kidnapped? Is the New Pretender for real?
7. 02:30
  Songs for Madame Vasnier
  Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
8. 03:00
  Stella Gibbons - Westwood—2. Disillusionment
  2/2Margaret Steggles wonders if playwright Gerald Challis really is the man of her dreams.
9. 04:00
  Genius—Series 3, Simon Munnery
  3/6Garments made of human dust fragments? More of the public's inventions.
10. 04:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 3, The Dig
  4/6The hack tries to save money by going on an archaeological dig. From 2007.
11. 05:00
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, The Inheritance
  1/4Comedian Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy.
12. 05:30
  Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes—Adulthood
  Best-selling Irish author Marian Keyes in conversation with Tara Flynn.

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