BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 19 April 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Produce
  Unsettling drama set in a future in which you can hand-pick everything about your child.
2. 00:45
  Black and White by Jan Mark—3. Nule
  3/4A young boy dresses an old newel post to resemble a person, but his prank turns creepy.
3. 01:00
  Conrad and Eleanor by Jane Rogers (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The police search for Conrad, while Eleanor breaks up with her lover.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Rafe Spall
  Actor Rafe Spall chooses tracks by the Cocteau Twins and Kate Bush
5. 02:20
  A Small Town Murder (Omnibus)—Series 9
  Jackie Hartwell finds the body of a young man who appears to have shot himself.
6. 03:30
  All You Need Is Lab - How Science And Technology Inspired Innovation In Music
  Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
7. 04:00
  Drama on 4—April in Paris by John Godber
  Bet wins a break in Paris, and drags a reluctant Al with her for their first trip abroad.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Lord Byron and the Hebrew Melodies
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Polyoaks—Series 4, Ladies Strike
  5/6The male team at the surgery is desperate to employ a female doctor. Recruits are scarce.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
2. 06:30
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 2. The Finger of Suspicion
  2/6The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery trailing Guy Lessing's first wife.
3. 07:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 4, Autumn
  3/4What to donate to the harvest festival and interesting things to put on a bonfire.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 8
  8/10Julian Clary hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, TB or Not TB
  4/8Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
6. 08:30
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 3
  3/6Edgar finally meets his client and visits a fair. But will this end his visit?
7. 09:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's game from 2017.
8. 09:30
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 3
  3/6The 'unreliable' historical account of Jane Seymour's mother, Lady Margaret.
9. 10:00
  Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve—1. The Search for Love
  1/2Set on the eve of the Crimean war an upper-class Russian woman is in search of love.
10. 11:00
  Here's the Thing—Carly Simon and Joe Jackson
  The lives of the two singer-songwriters, from tough school days to stage fright.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, TB or Not TB
  4/8Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
2. 12:30
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 3
  3/6Edgar finally meets his client and visits a fair. But will this end his visit?
3. 13:00
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
4. 13:30
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 2. The Finger of Suspicion
  2/6The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery trailing Guy Lessing's first wife.
5. 14:00
  A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark—Episode 1
  1/10Muriel Spark's autobiographical novel set amid the postwar London publishing scene.
6. 14:15
  Gudrun—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine's Viking epic.
7. 14:30
  The 'arse that Jack Built
  Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...
8. 15:00
  Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve—1. The Search for Love
  1/2Set on the eve of the Crimean war an upper-class Russian woman is in search of love.
9. 16:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's game from 2017.
10. 16:30
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 3
  3/6The 'unreliable' historical account of Jane Seymour's mother, Lady Margaret.
11. 17:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 4, Autumn
  3/4What to donate to the harvest festival and interesting things to put on a bonfire.
12. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 8
  8/10Julian Clary hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 1. Ankh-Morpork
  1/6Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Martin Stephen and Augustus Casely-Hayford
  Harriett Gilbert, Gus Casely-Hayford and Martin Stephens discuss favourite books.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, TB or Not TB
  4/8Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell.
4. 19:30
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 3
  3/6Edgar finally meets his client and visits a fair. But will this end his visit?
5. 20:00
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
6. 20:30
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 2. The Finger of Suspicion
  2/6The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery trailing Guy Lessing's first wife.
7. 21:00
  Here's the Thing—Carly Simon and Joe Jackson
  The lives of the two singer-songwriters, from tough school days to stage fright.
8. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 8
  8/10Julian Clary hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.
9. 22:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 2, The Well of Loneliness
  6/6Tom finds himself on a Derbyshire moor in search of a dreadful family secret.
10. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 105, Episode 1
  1/8Andy Zaltzman is back for a new series of news quizzing.
11. 23:30
  Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High—Series 1, The Dead Swan
  2/5Flat dweller Sean's bad-tempered and reckless past comes back in the shape of a dead swan.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 1. Ankh-Morpork
  1/6Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Martin Stephen and Augustus Casely-Hayford
  Harriett Gilbert, Gus Casely-Hayford and Martin Stephens discuss favourite books.
3. 01:00
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
4. 01:30
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 2. The Finger of Suspicion
  2/6The Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery trailing Guy Lessing's first wife.
5. 02:00
  A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark—Episode 1
  1/10Muriel Spark's autobiographical novel set amid the postwar London publishing scene.
6. 02:15
  Gudrun—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/10Kate Phillips returns as Icelandic heroine Gudrun in Lucy Catherine's Viking epic.
7. 02:30
  The 'arse that Jack Built
  Ian McMillan goes in search of one of Britain's strangest linguistic features...
8. 03:00
  Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve—1. The Search for Love
  1/2Set on the eve of the Crimean war an upper-class Russian woman is in search of love.
9. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 6
  6/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's game from 2017.
10. 04:30
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 3
  3/6The 'unreliable' historical account of Jane Seymour's mother, Lady Margaret.
11. 05:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 4, Autumn
  3/4What to donate to the harvest festival and interesting things to put on a bonfire.
12. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 86, Episode 8
  8/10Julian Clary hosts a special episode of Just a Minute.

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