BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 March 2021

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nightfall—Series 4, 1. The Book of Hell
  1/4A failing publisher receives a strange manuscript describing a soul's experience in hell.
2. 00:30
  Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind—1. Island Genesis
  1/6The death of a man on the remote Scottish island of Luig sparks a sinister discovery.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The Real Summer of Love
  Historian and writer Dominic Sandbrook looks beyond the flower power, 50 years on.
4. 02:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, Lost and Found
  1/6A flood at Tom's family home makes him reflect on what's important to keep and what isn't.
5. 02:30
  Bridget Christie Minds the Gap—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Misogyny, like shiny leggings, has made an unexpected comeback. But did it ever go away?
6. 03:00
  Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Mitch tries to break America, but it doesn’t quite go to plan.
7. 03:30
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6Return of the fantasy comedy. Who's the newcomer with huge biceps?
8. 04:00
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—Death and the Dancing Footman
  Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn probes a murder at an extravagant house party.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Frank Turner on Joseph Grimaldi
  Frank Turner chooses Joseph Grimaldi who changed the face of Clowning forever.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham (Omnibus)
  Naturalist Chris Packham reads his recollections of being an unusual young boy.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Judy Tzuke
  Singer-songwriter Judy Tzuke chooses tracks sung by Chet Baker and Joni Mitchell.
3. 07:20
  44 Scotland Street (Omnibus)—Edinburgh for Pretenders (Omnibus)
  Trouble for the Pollok family, love for café owner Big Lou, and pirates for Domenica.
4. 08:30
  Meet the Huggetts—'Ail and Hearty
  The family worries when Joe is seen calling in at the doctor's surgery.
5. 09:00
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Plonking Success
  Caroline confides in Leslie about a secret business deal.
6. 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.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Jacqueline Wilson
  From Acker Bilk to Queen. The children's writer makes her castaway choices.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Kiwi
  David Attenborough muses over the peculiar Kiwi, a bird more mammal-like in its habits.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 7, The Cataclysm Sentence
  2/8Radiolab explores what’s the one sentence you would want to pass on?
10. 11:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Judy Tzuke
  Singer-songwriter Judy Tzuke chooses tracks sung by Chet Baker and Joni Mitchell.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Walker of the Downs
  Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Polyoaks—Series 4, Losing Patients
  1/6Nigel Planer and returns in the Health Service satire by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer.
3. 13:00
  Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The students try to adjust to life after Hailsham and discover more about their origins.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rebecca Front
  The actress shares her love of 'They All Laughed' and why she will pass on Bach's concerto
5. 14:20
  Incredible Women (Omnibus editions)—Series 5
  Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front introduce us to an uncannily realistic robot, Astrid.
6. 15:30
  Just Like That - Tommy Cooper
  Milton Jones celebrates the comic genius of Tommy Cooper.
7. 16:00
  Mike Walker - Games
  Intrigue and deception when a lad’s mag editor strives to keep his star female reporter.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Walker of the Downs
  Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Polyoaks—Series 4, Losing Patients
  1/6Nigel Planer and returns in the Health Service satire by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—5. Tuesday's Child
  5/5Tuesday grows up assuming her mother abandoned her, despite the voices in her dreams.
2. 18:45
  Charles Dickens—Tales of the Supernatural, The Queer Chair
  5/5Too many glasses of punch and Tom feels the queer chair in the room of his inn turn on him
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 7, The Cataclysm Sentence
  2/8Radiolab explores what’s the one sentence you would want to pass on?
4. 19:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Judy Tzuke
  Singer-songwriter Judy Tzuke chooses tracks sung by Chet Baker and Joni Mitchell.
5. 20:00
  Mike Walker - Games
  Intrigue and deception when a lad’s mag editor strives to keep his star female reporter.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Jacqueline Wilson
  From Acker Bilk to Queen. The children's writer makes her castaway choices.
7. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Kiwi
  David Attenborough muses over the peculiar Kiwi, a bird more mammal-like in its habits.
8. 22:00
  Polyoaks—Series 4, Losing Patients
  1/6Nigel Planer and returns in the Health Service satire by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer.
9. 22:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's World of Cricket, Episode 4
  4/4The player joins a host of Z-list celebrities on a charity walk for mauled dog, Shep.
10. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 24, Episode 4
  4/4Newsjack brings topical sketches and one liners written by you, the great British public.
11. 23:30
  Radio 9—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Dark comedy from the radio station that offers alternative lifestyles and unusual help.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Katie Hims - Listening to the Dead—5. Tuesday's Child
  5/5Tuesday grows up assuming her mother abandoned her, despite the voices in her dreams.
2. 00:45
  Charles Dickens—Tales of the Supernatural, The Queer Chair
  5/5Too many glasses of punch and Tom feels the queer chair in the room of his inn turn on him
3. 01:00
  Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The students try to adjust to life after Hailsham and discover more about their origins.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rebecca Front
  The actress shares her love of 'They All Laughed' and why she will pass on Bach's concerto
5. 02:20
  Incredible Women (Omnibus editions)—Series 5
  Rebecca Front and Jeremy Front introduce us to an uncannily realistic robot, Astrid.
6. 03:30
  Just Like That - Tommy Cooper
  Milton Jones celebrates the comic genius of Tommy Cooper.
7. 04:00
  Mike Walker - Games
  Intrigue and deception when a lad’s mag editor strives to keep his star female reporter.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Walker of the Downs
  Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Polyoaks—Series 4, Losing Patients
  1/6Nigel Planer and returns in the Health Service satire by Dr Phil Hammond and David Spicer.

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