BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 8 April 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—5. Hunting
  5/9Earth's last living man steps up his hunt for the origins of the plague.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 18, Early Spring
  6/6Josie Long presents adventures in sound inspired by the Rilke poem Early Spring.
3. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 7. Bullets in Bell Street
  7/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife, Janet, are involved in a sinister incident.
4. 01:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 2. Disappearances
  2/8As the upper class sleuth probes a Scottish artist's death, key suspects keep vanishing.
5. 02:00
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—The Fashionable Garden
  3/5Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.
6. 02:15
  'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman who saved Japan's Blossoms—Episode 3
  3/5In 1926, Ingram speaks at the annual meeting of the Cherry Association of Japan.
7. 02:30
  Living World—Dymock Daffodils
  Paul Evans revels in the blooming of spring daffodils at Dymock in Gloucestershire.
8. 02:55
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Song Thrush
  An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the song thrush
9. 03:00
  The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks—2. Skirmishes
  2/4Lucilla's revolution may be a success thus far, but Mr Cavendish is causing ructions.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Graeme Garden chairs with Steve Punt, Simon Fanshawe, Dan Gaster and Jenny Eclair.
11. 04:30
  Snap—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Doug has a surprise for Dawn and Ray, and an even bigger one for Molly's new lodger.
12. 05:00
  Tickets Please—Episode 3
  3/4Confusion reigns when love blossoms among the staff of the 9.27 London to Exeter.
13. 05:30
  Future Empire-fect—Episode 2
  2/2Andy Zaltzman and Anuvab Pal explore the future of the UK-India relationship.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
2. 06:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 3. Bicycles
  3/8As the upper class sleuth probes an artist's death in Scotland, more evidence disappears.
3. 07:00
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, Thought Experiments
  4/4Mixing stand-up comedy and sketches, Rob Newman tackles the world of philosophy.
4. 07:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 3
  3/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
5. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
6. 08:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Progress Is Power
  4/6Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way.
7. 09:00
  Genius—Series 3, Charlie Brooker
  6/6Dave Gorman and guest Charlie Brooker chew over ridiculous and unworkable inventions.
8. 09:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 3, Alka Salsa
  1/4Robin is talked into a salsa weekend, against his better judgement.
9. 10:00
  The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks—3. Lucilla's Luck
  3/4The heroine's machinations lead to the solving of a mystery and to a wedding.
10. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 2, Matt Lucas
  From Danny Kaye to Queen, comedian Matt Lucas makes his castaway choices.
11. 11:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
2. 12:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Progress Is Power
  4/6Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way.
3. 13:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
4. 13:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 3. Bicycles
  3/8As the upper class sleuth probes an artist's death in Scotland, more evidence disappears.
5. 14:00
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—Time, Order and the Garden
  4/5Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.
6. 14:15
  'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman who saved Japan's Blossoms—Episode 4
  4/5By the 1930s, the link between cherries and national identity was undeniable in Japan.
7. 14:30
  A Spring Clean Symphony
  We bring to light the musicality, rituals and personal stories of the spring clean.
8. 15:00
  The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks—3. Lucilla's Luck
  3/4The heroine's machinations lead to the solving of a mystery and to a wedding.
9. 16:00
  Genius—Series 3, Charlie Brooker
  6/6Dave Gorman and guest Charlie Brooker chew over ridiculous and unworkable inventions.
10. 16:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 3, Alka Salsa
  1/4Robin is talked into a salsa weekend, against his better judgement.
11. 17:00
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, Thought Experiments
  4/4Mixing stand-up comedy and sketches, Rob Newman tackles the world of philosophy.
12. 17:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 3
  3/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—6. Shock
  6/9Crushed by his dog's death, Earth's last living man's vampire quest continues.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Dag Hammarskjold
  Matthew Parris on the life and death of Dag Hammarskjold
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
4. 19:30
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Progress Is Power
  4/6Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way.
5. 20:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
6. 20:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 3. Bicycles
  3/8As the upper class sleuth probes an artist's death in Scotland, more evidence disappears.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 2, Matt Lucas
  From Danny Kaye to Queen, comedian Matt Lucas makes his castaway choices.
8. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
9. 22:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 3
  3/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.
10. 22:30
  The World of Simon Rich—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich.
11. 23:00
  Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Faded Broadway diva Candi Karmel, plus more characters from the 'one-woman Fast Show'.
12. 23:30
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 3, Spring
  1/4Mark Watson continues his doomed quest to understand the world.
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Late
1. 00:00
  I Am Legend by Richard Matheson—6. Shock
  6/9Crushed by his dog's death, Earth's last living man's vampire quest continues.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Dag Hammarskjold
  Matthew Parris on the life and death of Dag Hammarskjold
3. 01:00
  Stand By For West—Inspector West at Bay, 8. Finale for a Vendetta
  8/8Chief Inspector Roger West and his wife rush to their local school.
4. 01:30
  Wimsey—Five Red Herrings, 3. Bicycles
  3/8As the upper class sleuth probes an artist's death in Scotland, more evidence disappears.
5. 02:00
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—Time, Order and the Garden
  4/5Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens is read by Stephanie Cole.
6. 02:15
  'Cherry' Ingram: The Englishman who saved Japan's Blossoms—Episode 4
  4/5By the 1930s, the link between cherries and national identity was undeniable in Japan.
7. 02:30
  A Spring Clean Symphony
  We bring to light the musicality, rituals and personal stories of the spring clean.
8. 03:00
  The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks—3. Lucilla's Luck
  3/4The heroine's machinations lead to the solving of a mystery and to a wedding.
9. 04:00
  Genius—Series 3, Charlie Brooker
  6/6Dave Gorman and guest Charlie Brooker chew over ridiculous and unworkable inventions.
10. 04:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 3, Alka Salsa
  1/4Robin is talked into a salsa weekend, against his better judgement.
11. 05:00
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, Thought Experiments
  4/4Mixing stand-up comedy and sketches, Rob Newman tackles the world of philosophy.
12. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 8, Instalment 3
  3/6A special series recorded at home with the world-renowned storyteller.

Friday 9 April 2021