BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 25 March 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by HP Lovecraft—Episode 14
  14/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
2. 00:15
  HG Wells—The First Men in the Moon, Episode 4
  4/5A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.
3. 00:30
  Great Lives—Laura Serrant on Audre Lorde
  Laura Serrant chooses the poet and activist Audre Lorde. From 2018.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris - Murder in the Title, 3. Killer?
  3/4Charles is in a terrible play. But who wants to kill off the cast? Stars Bill Nighy.
5. 01:30
  Kipling in Love—The Courting of Dinah Shadd
  4/8India, 1880: Sergeant Terence Mulvaney is a dark horse.
6. 02:00
  Long Time No See by Hannah Lowe—Episode 4
  4/5A story of a father and a daughter - and of games of chance from Jamaica to Ilford, Essex.
7. 02:15
  Irene Nemirovsky - The Misunderstanding—Episode 4
  4/5Nemirovsky's beguiling story of an extra marital affair in post-World War One France.
8. 02:30
  Fiery Inspiration: Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement—Episode 1
  1/2Novelist Bernardine Evaristo on the complex man at the heart of the Black Arts Movement.
9. 03:00
  John Buchan - The 39 Steps—1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels
  1/2After a murder in his flat, Hannay is pursued by police and a gang of German spies.
10. 04:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Jennie Bond
  4/4The former BBC Royal Correspondent quizzes a panel about herself.
11. 04:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 1, What Price Utopia
  4/4The Home Office wants to use the sci-fi soap to prepare Britain for a post-nuclear world.
12. 05:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 2, TWOC
  3/6Policeman-turned-comic Alfie Moore makes his audience into police officers for the night.
13. 05:30
  Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 2, Women
  2/4Helen looks at our perception of women from the past and in the present.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris - Murder in the Title, 4. Murderer?
  4/4Someone wants to close the Regent Theatre, and is willing to murder to do so...
2. 06:30
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
3. 07:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women living under one roof.
4. 07:30
  Stand-Up Specials—George Fouracres: Black Country Gentlemon
  A stand-up special from Wolverhampton's own, George Fouracres.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, We Know Our Onions
  14/26Onion-less Hodges hounds the platoon, which has Jones's van for an exercise.
6. 08:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Fair Shares
  1/6Bristow discovers Chester Perry is making a takeover bid for the firm over the road.
7. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 2
  2/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
8. 09:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help
  1/41860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001.
9. 10:00
  John Buchan - The 39 Steps—2. The Coming of the Black Stone
  2/2Hotly pursued for a notebook, Hannay must evade German spies to save the British navy.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Podcast Radio Hour Comedy Club Mashup
  Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club presenters offer their podcast recommendations.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, We Know Our Onions
  14/26Onion-less Hodges hounds the platoon, which has Jones's van for an exercise.
2. 12:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Fair Shares
  1/6Bristow discovers Chester Perry is making a takeover bid for the firm over the road.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris - Murder in the Title, 4. Murderer?
  4/4Someone wants to close the Regent Theatre, and is willing to murder to do so...
4. 13:30
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
5. 14:00
  Long Time No See by Hannah Lowe—Episode 5
  5/5A story of a father and a daughter - and of games of chance from Jamaica to Ilford, Essex.
6. 14:15
  Irene Nemirovsky - The Misunderstanding—Episode 5
  5/5Final episode of Irene Nemirovsky's complex and beguiling love story set in 1920s Paris.
7. 14:30
  Fiery Inspiration: Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement—Episode 2
  2/2Novelist Bernardine Evaristo on the complex man at the heart of the Black Arts Movement.
8. 15:00
  John Buchan - The 39 Steps—2. The Coming of the Black Stone
  2/2Hotly pursued for a notebook, Hannay must evade German spies to save the British navy.
9. 16:00
  Guess What?—Episode 2
  2/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 16:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help
  1/41860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001.
11. 17:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women living under one roof.
12. 17:30
  Stand-Up Specials—George Fouracres: Black Country Gentlemon
  A stand-up special from Wolverhampton's own, George Fouracres.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by HP Lovecraft—Episode 15
  15/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
2. 18:15
  HG Wells—The First Men in the Moon, Episode 5
  5/5A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.
3. 18:30
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 2, Crash
  3/4The controversial 2006 Oscar winner, a film that explores the tensions within LA society.
4. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, We Know Our Onions
  14/26Onion-less Hodges hounds the platoon, which has Jones's van for an exercise.
5. 19:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Fair Shares
  1/6Bristow discovers Chester Perry is making a takeover bid for the firm over the road.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris - Murder in the Title, 4. Murderer?
  4/4Someone wants to close the Regent Theatre, and is willing to murder to do so...
7. 20:30
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
8. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—Podcast Radio Hour Comedy Club Mashup
  Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club presenters offer their podcast recommendations.
9. 22:00
  Stand-Up Specials—George Fouracres: Black Country Gentlemon
  A stand-up special from Wolverhampton's own, George Fouracres.
10. 22:30
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Passion
  4/6Is passion a dangerous thing? Mark Watson resumes his quest to improve the world.
11. 23:00
  State of the Nations—Wales
  1/4Elis James visits the Lyric Theatre in his home town of Carmarthen.
12. 23:30
  My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage—Malcolm MacDonald's Sideburns
  1/4The faded 70s idol explains his downfall to a bemused Sue Lawley.
13. 23:45
  Bird Island—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Scientist Ben loses his watch and logs on to a dating website. With Reece Shearsmith.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by HP Lovecraft—Episode 15
  15/18Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy investigate the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward.
2. 00:15
  HG Wells—The First Men in the Moon, Episode 5
  5/5A penniless businessman meets an absent-minded scientist with a dream.
3. 00:30
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 2, Crash
  3/4The controversial 2006 Oscar winner, a film that explores the tensions within LA society.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Charles Paris - Murder in the Title, 4. Murderer?
  4/4Someone wants to close the Regent Theatre, and is willing to murder to do so...
5. 01:30
  Kipling in Love—In the Pride of His Youth
  5/8London, 1880: Marrying Bella dashes Dicky's dream of a career in India.
6. 02:00
  Long Time No See by Hannah Lowe—Episode 5
  5/5A story of a father and a daughter - and of games of chance from Jamaica to Ilford, Essex.
7. 02:15
  Irene Nemirovsky - The Misunderstanding—Episode 5
  5/5Final episode of Irene Nemirovsky's complex and beguiling love story set in 1920s Paris.
8. 02:30
  Fiery Inspiration: Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement—Episode 2
  2/2Novelist Bernardine Evaristo on the complex man at the heart of the Black Arts Movement.
9. 03:00
  John Buchan - The 39 Steps—2. The Coming of the Black Stone
  2/2Hotly pursued for a notebook, Hannay must evade German spies to save the British navy.
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 2
  2/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help
  1/41860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001.
12. 05:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women living under one roof.
13. 05:30
  Stand-Up Specials—George Fouracres: Black Country Gentlemon
  A stand-up special from Wolverhampton's own, George Fouracres.

Saturday 26 March 2022