BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 8 March 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Passenger List—2. Flock of Geese
  2/12The replacement co-pilot, a suspected terrorist, the official version of events.
2. 00:35
  There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
  2026: With surroundings destroyed and empty of human life, an automated house carries on.
3. 01:00
  Herge's The Adventures of Tintin—Series 1, 6. Tintin in Tibet
  6/6News of a plane crash sends the intrepid boy reporter on a desperate search.
4. 01:30
  A Case for Dr Morelle—6. Voice in the Night
  6/13The psychiatrist-turned-detective probes death threats made to an elderly spinster.
5. 02:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—2. The Waiting Game
  2/10As the minutes turn to hours, the son is still not home.
6. 02:15
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 7. Suspicions
  7/10Catherine is determined to discover how Mrs Tilney met her death.
7. 02:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, Blood of the Reardons
  4/6To escape his daughter's gluten-free falafel salad, Ed enrols on a clinical trial.
8. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, Spon
  1/26A certain brown terror awaits Dick Emery, who is filling Harry Secombe's shoes.
9. 03:30
  In the Chair—Episode 6
  6/6Hack George Cragge unmasks the killer, and the BBC gets a new chief.
10. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Martin Young's quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Amanda Foreman and Maria McErlane.
11. 04:30
  The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience—Episode 3
  3/4The warring radio spouses welcome Mike Smith and Sarah Greene.
12. 05:00
  Passenger List—3. Psychic Witch
  3/12A sick passenger, the man in the green jacket and the one who survived.
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Craft Work by Selina Thompson
  Living in a caravan on the east coast of Ireland, a woman comes face-to-face with fear.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Craddock and Co—1. The Crompton Canvas
  1/3Victorian detective Charles Craddock investigates the theft of an Earl's painting.
2. 06:30
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
3. 07:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—3. Twins
  3/10Clyde reflects on a devastating label that would stay forever with his son.
4. 07:15
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 8. Terrible Deeds
  8/10Catherine harbours fears about the terrible deeds that may have taken place.
5. 07:30
  Women Talking About Cars—Series 2, Dame Sheila Hancock
  1/4Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Sheila Hancock about cars.
6. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Marrow Contest
  11/12The green-fingered Lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
7. 08:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
8. 09:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
9. 09:30
  The Small World of Dominic Holland—Domesticity
  2/6The comedian looks at the ups and downs of domesticity. With Dave Lamb.
10. 10:00
  Passenger List—3. Psychic Witch
  3/12A sick passenger, the man in the green jacket and the one who survived.
11. 10:45
  Short Works—Craft Work by Selina Thompson
  Living in a caravan on the east coast of Ireland, a woman comes face-to-face with fear.
12. 11:00
  Craddock and Co—1. The Crompton Canvas
  1/3Victorian detective Charles Craddock investigates the theft of an Earl's painting.
13. 11:30
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—3. Twins
  3/10Clyde reflects on a devastating label that would stay forever with his son.
2. 12:15
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 8. Terrible Deeds
  8/10Catherine harbours fears about the terrible deeds that may have taken place.
3. 12:30
  Women Talking About Cars—Series 2, Dame Sheila Hancock
  1/4Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Sheila Hancock about cars.
4. 13:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Marrow Contest
  11/12The green-fingered Lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
5. 13:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
6. 14:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
7. 14:30
  The Small World of Dominic Holland—Domesticity
  2/6The comedian looks at the ups and downs of domesticity. With Dave Lamb.
8. 15:00
  Passenger List—3. Psychic Witch
  3/12A sick passenger, the man in the green jacket and the one who survived.
9. 15:45
  Short Works—Craft Work by Selina Thompson
  Living in a caravan on the east coast of Ireland, a woman comes face-to-face with fear.
10. 16:00
  Craddock and Co—1. The Crompton Canvas
  1/3Victorian detective Charles Craddock investigates the theft of an Earl's painting.
11. 16:30
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
12. 17:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—3. Twins
  3/10Clyde reflects on a devastating label that would stay forever with his son.
13. 17:15
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 8. Terrible Deeds
  8/10Catherine harbours fears about the terrible deeds that may have taken place.
14. 17:30
  Women Talking About Cars—Series 2, Dame Sheila Hancock
  1/4Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Sheila Hancock about cars.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Marrow Contest
  11/12The green-fingered Lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
2. 18:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
3. 19:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
4. 19:30
  The Small World of Dominic Holland—Domesticity
  2/6The comedian looks at the ups and downs of domesticity. With Dave Lamb.
5. 20:00
  Archive on 4—The Advance Guard of the Avant-garde
  DJ Taylor tells the story of an influential group of experimental 1960s British writers.
6. 21:00
  Sneakernomics—3. The Committee of Sleep
  How an Oregon track coach ignited the running boom in America.
7. 22:00
  Conversations from a Long Marriage—Series 4, 3. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
  3/6This week, our passionate couple, Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam, are all at sea.
8. 22:30
  Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks—Job Interviews and Office Politics
  4/6Jason distributes tips and tricks for job interviews and probes office politics.
9. 23:00
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 6, Dame Kelly Holmes
  6/6The double Olympic champion tries her first deep-fried Mars bar.
10. 23:30
  This Is Craig Brown—The Arts
  2/6How designer Terence Conran 'invented' the chair.
11. 23:45
  Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—1. Pubs
  1/4The incisive reporter investigates Britain's public houses.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Passenger List—3. Psychic Witch
  3/12A sick passenger, the man in the green jacket and the one who survived.
2. 00:45
  Short Works—Craft Work by Selina Thompson
  Living in a caravan on the east coast of Ireland, a woman comes face-to-face with fear.
3. 01:00
  Craddock and Co—1. The Crompton Canvas
  1/3Victorian detective Charles Craddock investigates the theft of an Earl's painting.
4. 01:30
  A Case for Dr Morelle—7. The Will
  7/13A young man in distress and an old man in danger.
5. 02:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—3. Twins
  3/10Clyde reflects on a devastating label that would stay forever with his son.
6. 02:15
  Jane Austen—Northanger Abbey, 8. Terrible Deeds
  8/10Catherine harbours fears about the terrible deeds that may have taken place.
7. 02:30
  Women Talking About Cars—Series 2, Dame Sheila Hancock
  1/4Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews Sheila Hancock about cars.
8. 03:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 2, The Marrow Contest
  11/12The green-fingered Lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
9. 03:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 2, Work and Travel
  2/6The 'lifestyle presenters' look at work and travel, plus 'Missing Persons'.
10. 04:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
11. 04:30
  The Small World of Dominic Holland—Domesticity
  2/6The comedian looks at the ups and downs of domesticity. With Dave Lamb.
12. 05:00
  Passenger List—4. Cyberspace
  4/12The guilty client, the twin brother and his lover, how to hack a plane.

Thursday 9 March 2023