BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 22 February 2023

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Rosamond Lehmann—The Weather in the Streets
  1930s London, Olivia meets Rollo again - and they embark on a secret affair.
2. 01:00
  Burnt—2. Politics of Darkness
  2/6Did fanatical nationalists attack an old lady?
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 2. The Blue Train
  2/6Katherine is travelling to Nice, but someone on board won't be able to alight...
4. 02:00
  The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald—7. Invite
  7/10Florence is invited into Mr Brundish's lair to discuss Lolita. Read by Maggie Steed.
5. 02:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—The Heart of a Woman, Episode 2
  2/5Maya moves to New York to develop her writing but realises there is much to be improved.
6. 02:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Intern
  2/6Ed finds himself the oldest intern in town and sharing an office with Ping.
7. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Ill Met by Goonlight
  24/26Neddie Seagoon is sent to capture the German general who commands the island of Crete.
8. 03:30
  In the Chair—Episode 4
  4/6Hack George Cragge thinks an unrelated murder may be connected after all. From June 1998.
9. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Pete Sinclair, Steve Punt, Michael White.
10. 04:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 1
  1/4The squabbling husband and wife's weekly look at classical music.
11. 05:00
  Neil Bartlett - In Extremis
  A re-imagining of Oscar Wilde’s hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader.
12. 05:45
  Short Works—Singular by Diana Evans
  Old friends meet up to discuss their love life and dating later in life.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Burnt—3. Exploitation
  3/6Milkie discovers corruption goes right to the top.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
3. 07:00
  The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald—8. Problems
  8/10Lolita brings a surge of sales but other problems too. Read by Maggie Steed.
4. 07:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—The Heart of a Woman, Episode 3
  3/5Maya meets South African freedom fighter Vusumzi Make, and her life changes forever.
5. 07:30
  Sarah Kendall: Talking Story—Sharon Horgan
  2/3Sarah Kendall talks to fellow storytellers about what 'story' means to them.
6. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Rail Strike
  8/12The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
7. 08:30
  Flying the Flag—Series 3, Cultural Exchange
  6/6A diplomatic visit sees the Ambassador mix the oil and water of artistic detente.
8. 09:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
9. 09:30
  A Square of One's Own—A Study in Hysteria
  4/4The passions of Lytton Strychnine and Virginia Woof encounter psychoanalysis
10. 10:00
  Neil Bartlett - In Extremis
  A re-imagining of Oscar Wilde’s hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader.
11. 10:45
  Short Works—Singular by Diana Evans
  Old friends meet up to discuss their love life and dating later in life.
12. 11:00
  Burnt—3. Exploitation
  3/6Milkie discovers corruption goes right to the top.
13. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald—8. Problems
  8/10Lolita brings a surge of sales but other problems too. Read by Maggie Steed.
2. 12:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—The Heart of a Woman, Episode 3
  3/5Maya meets South African freedom fighter Vusumzi Make, and her life changes forever.
3. 12:30
  Sarah Kendall: Talking Story—Sharon Horgan
  2/3Sarah Kendall talks to fellow storytellers about what 'story' means to them.
4. 13:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Rail Strike
  8/12The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
5. 13:30
  Flying the Flag—Series 3, Cultural Exchange
  6/6A diplomatic visit sees the Ambassador mix the oil and water of artistic detente.
6. 14:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
7. 14:30
  A Square of One's Own—A Study in Hysteria
  4/4The passions of Lytton Strychnine and Virginia Woof encounter psychoanalysis
8. 15:00
  Neil Bartlett - In Extremis
  A re-imagining of Oscar Wilde’s hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader.
9. 15:45
  Short Works—Singular by Diana Evans
  Old friends meet up to discuss their love life and dating later in life.
10. 16:00
  Burnt—3. Exploitation
  3/6Milkie discovers corruption goes right to the top.
11. 16:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
12. 17:00
  The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald—8. Problems
  8/10Lolita brings a surge of sales but other problems too. Read by Maggie Steed.
13. 17:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—The Heart of a Woman, Episode 3
  3/5Maya meets South African freedom fighter Vusumzi Make, and her life changes forever.
14. 17:30
  Sarah Kendall: Talking Story—Sharon Horgan
  2/3Sarah Kendall talks to fellow storytellers about what 'story' means to them.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Rail Strike
  8/12The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
2. 18:30
  Flying the Flag—Series 3, Cultural Exchange
  6/6A diplomatic visit sees the Ambassador mix the oil and water of artistic detente.
3. 19:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
4. 19:30
  A Square of One's Own—A Study in Hysteria
  4/4The passions of Lytton Strychnine and Virginia Woof encounter psychoanalysis
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—Everyone's A Star
  Chris Stokel-Walker assesses how YouTube has shaped and changed the society we live in.
6. 21:00
  The Battersea Poltergeist—Episode 2: Shirley
  Danny meets the real-life Shirley Hitchings as, back in 1956, objects move by themselves.
7. 21:30
  Forest 404—Ep2: The Fumetown Priest
  Pan goes on the run from Daria and The Hands to find answers deep down in Fumetown.
8. 22:00
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 4, 1. She Drives Me Crazy
  1/6Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam return as the couple still in love with life and each other.
9. 22:30
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Asking Out and First Dates
  2/6Jason Cook divulges his tips for asking someone out and successful first dates.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Michael Akadiri 2/3
  Iain Lee talks to Michael Akadiri.
11. 23:00
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 6, Gyles Brandreth
  4/6Marcus Brigstocke persuades Gyles Brandreth to try doing absolutely nothing.
12. 23:30
  Bunk Bed—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/4Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and Jane Horrocks talk critically-acclaimed nonsense in bed.
13. 23:45
  I, Regress—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Dr Berry's latest patient finds himself crowded, and face-to-face with an unusual tattoo.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Neil Bartlett - In Extremis
  A re-imagining of Oscar Wilde’s hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader.
2. 00:45
  Short Works—Singular by Diana Evans
  Old friends meet up to discuss their love life and dating later in life.
3. 01:00
  Burnt—3. Exploitation
  3/6Milkie discovers corruption goes right to the top.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 3. A Meeting at the Villa Marguerite
  3/6With one dead and a gem stolen, Poirot begins to ‘arrange the facts’.
5. 02:00
  The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald—8. Problems
  8/10Lolita brings a surge of sales but other problems too. Read by Maggie Steed.
6. 02:15
  Maya Angelou's Autobiographies—The Heart of a Woman, Episode 3
  3/5Maya meets South African freedom fighter Vusumzi Make, and her life changes forever.
7. 02:30
  Sarah Kendall: Talking Story—Sharon Horgan
  2/3Sarah Kendall talks to fellow storytellers about what 'story' means to them.
8. 03:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Rail Strike
  8/12The Lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
9. 03:30
  Flying the Flag—Series 3, Cultural Exchange
  6/6A diplomatic visit sees the Ambassador mix the oil and water of artistic detente.
10. 04:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
11. 04:30
  A Square of One's Own—A Study in Hysteria
  4/4The passions of Lytton Strychnine and Virginia Woof encounter psychoanalysis
12. 05:00
  Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis—1. Nikos
  1/2Zorba the Greek begins to teach a young writer about the real meaning of life.

Thursday 23 February 2023