BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 1 April 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  No 17 by E. Nesbit
  What is going on in room 17 of a provincial hotel?
2. 00:15
  Heidi Amsinck Stories—4. The Night Guard
  4/5Leif has a strange encounter when he is locked in at an art gallery.
3. 00:30
  Great Lives—Tej Lalvani on Richard Feynman
  Tej Lalvani nominates the physicist and bongo playing Richard Feynman as his great life.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 4. The Vault
  4/5With boats wrecked and phone lines down, Sergeant Fowler makes an important discovery.
5. 01:30
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3, 1. The Empty House
  1/7The detective returns from the dead to solve a puzzling locked-room murder.
6. 02:00
  The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer—Episode 4
  4/10Cory and Greer head to different colleges, trying to stay close in spite of the distance.
7. 02:15
  Life Lines—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5A dilemma for call handler Carrie when precious resources can't be in two places at once.
8. 02:30
  It's About Time
  Comedian Dave Cohen consults the experts to find a "work life balance".
9. 03:00
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 1, 3. A Sheltered Life
  3/4Gwen Danbury comes to the aid of a colleague-wrongly accused, and her lonely mother, Joan.
10. 04:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Deadline News
  1/6Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson tackle a model's murder.
11. 04:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 3, Letter From America
  1/6The bossy social worker needs a new place to stay.
12. 05:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 2, Stop Search
  4/6Policeman turned comic Alfie Moore makes his audience into police officers for the night.
13. 05:30
  Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 2, Personality
  3/4Helen Keen ponders why we have a personality.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 5. The Killer
  5/5Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions.
2. 06:30
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3, 2. The Reigate Squires
  2/7The detective goes to convalesce in Surrey but his skills are soon put to the test.
3. 07:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4An opportunity for Maggie to have a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught.
4. 07:30
  Desolation Jests—Episode 1
  1/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark and quirky post-apocalyptic sketch show.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Royal Train
  15/26Mainwaring gets up steam when the platoon waits for the King at the station.
6. 08:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star
  2/6The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.
7. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 3
  3/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
8. 09:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Great Expectations
  2/4Ailing Victorian publishers Spavin and Spavin hope Charles Dickens can save them.
9. 10:00
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 1, 4. The Hostages
  4/4Gwen takes charge when a hostage is taken by a gunman, but then her feisty mother arrives.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—April Fools
  Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club presenters offer their funny podcast recommendations.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Royal Train
  15/26Mainwaring gets up steam when the platoon waits for the King at the station.
2. 12:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star
  2/6The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 5. The Killer
  5/5Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions.
4. 13:30
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3, 2. The Reigate Squires
  2/7The detective goes to convalesce in Surrey but his skills are soon put to the test.
5. 14:00
  The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer—Episode 5
  5/10Greer heads out with the Loci team for drinks on a Friday night.
6. 14:15
  Life Lines—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Ambulance call handler Carrie never knows how any emergencies might impact her.
7. 14:30
  The Cult of King Tut
  Patricia Clavin explores the cult of Egyptomania in the 1920s.
8. 15:00
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 1, 4. The Hostages
  4/4Gwen takes charge when a hostage is taken by a gunman, but then her feisty mother arrives.
9. 16:00
  Guess What?—Episode 3
  3/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 16:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Great Expectations
  2/4Ailing Victorian publishers Spavin and Spavin hope Charles Dickens can save them.
11. 17:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4An opportunity for Maggie to have a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught.
12. 17:30
  Desolation Jests—Episode 1
  1/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark and quirky post-apocalyptic sketch show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Microcosm by JC Wilsher
  An old model maker specialises in dioramas of disasters, but his timing causes concern.
2. 18:15
  Heidi Amsinck Stories—5. The Crying
  5/5Jens thinks his new apartment is a bargain, until the noises start.
3. 18:30
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 2, West Side Story
  4/4The behind-the-scenes arguments, dubbings and overruns of the film that won 10 Oscars.
4. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Royal Train
  15/26Mainwaring gets up steam when the platoon waits for the King at the station.
5. 19:30
  Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star
  2/6The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 5. The Killer
  5/5Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions.
7. 20:30
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3, 2. The Reigate Squires
  2/7The detective goes to convalesce in Surrey but his skills are soon put to the test.
8. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—April Fools
  Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club presenters offer their funny podcast recommendations.
9. 22:00
  Desolation Jests—Episode 1
  1/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark and quirky post-apocalyptic sketch show.
10. 22:30
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Tolerance
  5/6Can tolerance turn people into doormats?
11. 23:00
  State of the Nations—England
  2/4Elis James visits the Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. With Rahul Kohli and Suzi Ruffell.
12. 23:30
  My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage—Sugar, Der Der Der Der Der Der, Ah Honey, Honey
  2/4The faded 70s idol fails to impress Melvyn Bragg while plugging his book.
13. 23:45
  Bird Island—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Ben and Graham are short on food supplies and cannot radio main base.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Microcosm by JC Wilsher
  An old model maker specialises in dioramas of disasters, but his timing causes concern.
2. 00:15
  Heidi Amsinck Stories—5. The Crying
  5/5Jens thinks his new apartment is a bargain, until the noises start.
3. 00:30
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 2, West Side Story
  4/4The behind-the-scenes arguments, dubbings and overruns of the film that won 10 Oscars.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 5. The Killer
  5/5Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions.
5. 01:30
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3, 2. The Reigate Squires
  2/7The detective goes to convalesce in Surrey but his skills are soon put to the test.
6. 02:00
  The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer—Episode 5
  5/10Greer heads out with the Loci team for drinks on a Friday night.
7. 02:15
  Life Lines—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/5Ambulance call handler Carrie never knows how any emergencies might impact her.
8. 02:30
  The Cult of King Tut
  Patricia Clavin explores the cult of Egyptomania in the 1920s.
9. 03:00
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 1, 4. The Hostages
  4/4Gwen takes charge when a hostage is taken by a gunman, but then her feisty mother arrives.
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 3
  3/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Great Expectations
  2/4Ailing Victorian publishers Spavin and Spavin hope Charles Dickens can save them.
12. 05:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4An opportunity for Maggie to have a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught.
13. 05:30
  Desolation Jests—Episode 1
  1/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark and quirky post-apocalyptic sketch show.

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