BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 9 February 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—3. Revelations
  3/3Maud believes she's in danger. With Teresa Gallagher, George Cole and Dorothy Tutin.
2. 01:00
  Only the Good Die Young—5. Oxford
  5/6Kim stages a dangerous subterfuge to throw her dogged pursuers off the scent.
3. 01:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 7, Blackstone & Navigator
  3/5Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
4. 02:00
  The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—3. Seeds
  3/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. His passion for poetry and politics grows.
5. 02:15
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 2, 3. Ticking Clock
  3/5A date at a crematorium reminds John and Maggie that they don't have much time left.
6. 02:30
  Women Talking About Cars—Series 1, Germaine Greer
  4/4Victoria Coren Mitchell talks to Germaine Greer about her life and the cars she has known.
7. 03:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Holiday Camp
  5/12Sid hires the Lad to run his new venture, but then he discovers a surprise next door.
8. 03:30
  Flying the Flag—Series 3, The Comrade Connection
  4/6Fortified by caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, the diplomats tackle the drug barons.
9. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Miles Jupp tests Ed Byrne, Richard Madeley and Roisin Conaty.
10. 04:30
  A Square of One's Own—The General Strike
  2/4Will strikes threaten the artistic dreams of Lytton Strychnine and Virginia Woof?
11. 05:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—1. Arrival
  1/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  6/6Kim is a captive of Stone, Todd Fisher is on the verge of death, Medusa has been activated
2. 06:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 7, False Alarm & Torment
  4/5Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
3. 07:00
  The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—4. London
  4/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The poet and political activist meet.
4. 07:15
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 2, 4. Brush With Death
  4/5A brush with death leaves John in the arms of a paramedic.
5. 07:30
  Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey—Series 1, Jealousy
  2/4How our ape past influences us and how we are emotionally hijacked by primitive emotions.
6. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Something of Value
  Reputations are tarnished when the Crown Jewels go for cleaning.
7. 08:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
8. 09:00
  Booked—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Helen Lederer, Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
9. 09:30
  Mary Wesley - The Vacillations of Poppy Carew—5. Stranded!
  5/6Poppy flees from Edmund - into Willie Guthrie's arms. Stars Beatie Edney.
10. 10:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—1. Arrival
  1/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
11. 11:00
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  6/6Kim is a captive of Stone, Todd Fisher is on the verge of death, Medusa has been activated
12. 11:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 7, False Alarm & Torment
  4/5Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—4. London
  4/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The poet and political activist meet.
2. 12:15
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 2, 4. Brush With Death
  4/5A brush with death leaves John in the arms of a paramedic.
3. 12:30
  Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey—Series 1, Jealousy
  2/4How our ape past influences us and how we are emotionally hijacked by primitive emotions.
4. 13:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Something of Value
  Reputations are tarnished when the Crown Jewels go for cleaning.
5. 13:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
6. 14:00
  Booked—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Helen Lederer, Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
7. 14:30
  Mary Wesley - The Vacillations of Poppy Carew—5. Stranded!
  5/6Poppy flees from Edmund - into Willie Guthrie's arms. Stars Beatie Edney.
8. 15:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—1. Arrival
  1/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
9. 16:00
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  6/6Kim is a captive of Stone, Todd Fisher is on the verge of death, Medusa has been activated
10. 16:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 7, False Alarm & Torment
  4/5Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
11. 17:00
  The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—4. London
  4/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The poet and political activist meet.
12. 17:15
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 2, 4. Brush With Death
  4/5A brush with death leaves John in the arms of a paramedic.
13. 17:30
  Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey—Series 1, Jealousy
  2/4How our ape past influences us and how we are emotionally hijacked by primitive emotions.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Something of Value
  Reputations are tarnished when the Crown Jewels go for cleaning.
2. 18:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
3. 19:00
  Booked—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Helen Lederer, Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
4. 19:30
  Mary Wesley - The Vacillations of Poppy Carew—5. Stranded!
  5/6Poppy flees from Edmund - into Willie Guthrie's arms. Stars Beatie Edney.
5. 20:00
  Growing Pains—3. Teenage Diary & Summer with Monika
  3/3Grace Dent goes back to her awkward teenage years with help from the BBC archives.
6. 21:00
  Restart—1. What's in a Name?
  A dark prophesy, on-line friends, an abduction…
7. 21:30
  Red Moon—Phase 3: Syzygy
  3/6Sloper gets drawn-in deeper but, when his life is endangered, which side should he fear?
8. 22:00
  Prepper—Series 1, Hell Is Other People
  2/4Are you Armageddon-ready? Sylvia and Rachel road test survival courses.
9. 22:30
  Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 1, Love
  1/4The problems of finding the perfect mate, including how the bicycle revolutionised sex.
10. 23:00
  Athena's Cancel Culture—Episode 3
  3/4Comedian Athena Kugblenu looks at the cultural phenomenon of cancelling the famous.
11. 23:15
  Helen Lederer - All Change—3. Away Break
  3/5Helen's plans for a libido-boosting getaway is thwarted by her mother-in-law.
12. 23:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, Broadband on the Run
  1/6Tom and his dad fret about some potentially uncomfortable brushes with the law.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—1. Arrival
  1/2Ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up shipwrecked and arrives on an island.
2. 01:00
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  6/6Kim is a captive of Stone, Todd Fisher is on the verge of death, Medusa has been activated
3. 01:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 7, False Alarm & Torment
  4/5Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
4. 02:00
  The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah—4. London
  4/5Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography. The poet and political activist meet.
5. 02:15
  Subterranean Homesick Blues—Series 2, 4. Brush With Death
  4/5A brush with death leaves John in the arms of a paramedic.
6. 02:30
  Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey—Series 1, Jealousy
  2/4How our ape past influences us and how we are emotionally hijacked by primitive emotions.
7. 03:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Something of Value
  Reputations are tarnished when the Crown Jewels go for cleaning.
8. 03:30
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
9. 04:00
  Booked—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Helen Lederer, Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
10. 04:30
  Mary Wesley - The Vacillations of Poppy Carew—5. Stranded!
  5/6Poppy flees from Edmund - into Willie Guthrie's arms. Stars Beatie Edney.
11. 05:00
  Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe—2. Friday
  2/2Solitude on the desert island gives way to cannibals, mutineers, and a man called Friday.

Friday 10 February 2023