BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 24 April 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Trevor Hoyle - Haunted Hospital
  A ghost story set in a hospital in Rochdale featuring two parallel storylines.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The Story of EH Gombrich
  Leonie Gombrich and Rob Newman reveal the man who taught the world how to see art.
3. 02:00
  Mark Thomas: My Life in Serious Organised Crime
  Mark talks permits in campaigning against the Serious Organised Crime and Policing Act.
4. 02:30
  The Pin—Series 3, Party
  2/4Not invited to the BBC's office party, Alex and Ben try to prove they can throw a party.
5. 03:00
  The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney create improvised sketches from audience suggestions
6. 03:30
  The Price of Happiness—Series 2, The Perfect Body
  1/2Do unrealistic ideals of the perfect body actually reflect the diverse society we live in?
7. 04:00
  Paul Herzberg - Dreaming Up Laura
  Laura's childhood dream diary helps her to discover the person she once was.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Hanif Kureishi on David Bowie
  Hanif Kureishi nominates his friend David Bowie as his hero.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor (Omnibus)
  Eleanor Bron reads Elizabeth Taylor's poignant masterpiece.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Alex Jennings
  Actor Alex Jennings chooses 'Bring me Sunshine' by Morecambe and Wise.
3. 07:20
  Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
  Sara leaves her native Sweden to visit her pen pal in Iowa with unforeseen consequences.
4. 08:30
  Doctor in the House—Marriage-itis
  12/13Medic Simon Sparrow must cope with both his hangover and a bad case of cold feet.
5. 09:00
  Something to Shout About—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/13An American is in a rush for a script for an air freshener.
6. 09:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Honeytrap Hotel
  1/6Meet the bungling surveillance team tracking blackmailers in a hotel.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Clue at 50, Jack Dee
  Jack Dee is castaway on a Desert Island.
8. 10:45
  Curious Cases—Series 15, A Cold Case, Part 2
  5/6From cold feet to cold water swimming, Rutherford and Fry answer your chilling questions
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 9, Mixtape 1 - Dakou
  1/8How music on cassette tape changed China's musical landscape.
10. 11:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Alex Jennings
  Actor Alex Jennings chooses 'Bring me Sunshine' by Morecambe and Wise.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—The Verse That Stings
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture
  3/4Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.
3. 13:00
  Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2It is 1940, and Juliet's unlikely fiancé Perry Gibbons has one last mission for her.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Simon Hopkinson
  Chef and writer Simon Hopkinson chooses 'Catch a Falling Star' by Perry Como.
5. 14:20
  Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires when she marries widower Sir Michael Audley.
6. 15:30
  In Search of Originality
  Ian Peacock sets out to achieve the seemingly impossible, to be original.
7. 16:00
  Ronald Frame - Greyfriars
  Victorian thriller centring on the famous police dog Bobby and his master, John Gray.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Verse That Stings
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture
  3/4Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Edgar Allan Poe—The Fall of The House of Usher
  Tormented Roderick's twin sister suffers an illness physicians don't understand.
2. 18:45
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—5. The Price of the Absolute
  5/5A man inherits some objects, but will he be able to control the events they set in motion?
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 9, Mixtape 1 - Dakou
  1/8How music on cassette tape changed China's musical landscape.
4. 19:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Alex Jennings
  Actor Alex Jennings chooses 'Bring me Sunshine' by Morecambe and Wise.
5. 20:00
  Ronald Frame - Greyfriars
  Victorian thriller centring on the famous police dog Bobby and his master, John Gray.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Clue at 50, Jack Dee
  Jack Dee is castaway on a Desert Island.
7. 21:45
  Curious Cases—Series 15, A Cold Case, Part 2
  5/6From cold feet to cold water swimming, Rutherford and Fry answer your chilling questions
8. 22:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture
  3/4Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.
9. 22:30
  Seekers—Series 1, The Scratchcard
  4/6Joe and Terry replace Stuart with new best friend Janice.
10. 23:00
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Innocent celebrations spark disaster at Edge Falls retail park.
11. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 3, Phillip Schofield
  5/5Phillip Schofield relives Going Live days, with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Edgar Allan Poe—The Fall of The House of Usher
  Tormented Roderick's twin sister suffers an illness physicians don't understand.
2. 00:45
  Short Stories by LP Hartley—5. The Price of the Absolute
  5/5A man inherits some objects, but will he be able to control the events they set in motion?
3. 01:00
  Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2It is 1940, and Juliet's unlikely fiancé Perry Gibbons has one last mission for her.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Simon Hopkinson
  Chef and writer Simon Hopkinson chooses 'Catch a Falling Star' by Perry Como.
5. 02:20
  Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires when she marries widower Sir Michael Audley.
6. 03:30
  In Search of Originality
  Ian Peacock sets out to achieve the seemingly impossible, to be original.
7. 04:00
  Ronald Frame - Greyfriars
  Victorian thriller centring on the famous police dog Bobby and his master, John Gray.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Verse That Stings
  Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture
  3/4Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.

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