BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 17 March 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Alan Plater - The Devil's Music—3. Beacons
  3/3Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise.
2. 00:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 3. The Maker of Coffins
  3/3Every Sunday an awkward, fiddle-playing coffin-maker comes to play for his mother.
3. 01:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 4. Death Is No Alibi
  4/6As the murder count mounts and the police hunt Richard, there is a discovery in the Thames
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 6. Clue from a Captive
  6/7'Whistler’ Malone may be in a police cell but this case is far from sewn up.
5. 02:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—9. The Wrong Boy
  9/10Finally the ransom demand comes for Paul. But have the kidnappers got the right boy?
6. 02:15
  Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine—4. Alfie
  4/5With the release of Alfie in the US, Michael Caine's career moved up a notch.
7. 02:30
  Guilt Trip—3. Getting Afloat
  3/4Laura and Ros are invited on to a narrow boat.
8. 03:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Son of the Burkiss Way
  4/15Chris Emmett, Fred Harris, Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees with the first radio motion picture.
9. 03:30
  The World As We Know It—The End
  1/6Housemates Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail discover they are the last people on Earth.
10. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 23, Episode 2
  2/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
11. 04:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 5, It's Good to Talk
  4/6An old university friend visits social worker Clare and has a confession to make.
12. 05:00
  Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room
  How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 5. Motive for Murder
  5/6With fresh clues on Barbara's history, Rollison is Paris-bound when police stop his car.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
3. 07:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—10. A Good Father
  10/10Will Clyde be able to pay the ransom demanded for Paul?
4. 07:15
  Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine—5. Starstruck
  5/5Michael Caine concludes his reflections on life as a movie star and how to remain grounded
5. 07:30
  The Wilsons Save the World—Series 2, Protest
  3/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life
6. 08:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
7. 08:30
  Babblewick Hall—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Defying his canny manservant, radical squire Fenton sets out to reform beetroots.
8. 09:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6With Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne, Johnnie Casson, Mike Wozniak, Robin Ince and Ted Robbins.
9. 09:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 3, Lives Lost, Ruined, Wrecked and Redeemed
  6/6Can Pip and Ripely save the nation or will Mr Benevolent get his evil way?
10. 10:00
  Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room
  How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room?
11. 11:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 5. Motive for Murder
  5/6With fresh clues on Barbara's history, Rollison is Paris-bound when police stop his car.
12. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—10. A Good Father
  10/10Will Clyde be able to pay the ransom demanded for Paul?
2. 12:15
  Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine—5. Starstruck
  5/5Michael Caine concludes his reflections on life as a movie star and how to remain grounded
3. 12:30
  The Wilsons Save the World—Series 2, Protest
  3/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life
4. 13:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
5. 13:30
  Babblewick Hall—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Defying his canny manservant, radical squire Fenton sets out to reform beetroots.
6. 14:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6With Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne, Johnnie Casson, Mike Wozniak, Robin Ince and Ted Robbins.
7. 14:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 3, Lives Lost, Ruined, Wrecked and Redeemed
  6/6Can Pip and Ripely save the nation or will Mr Benevolent get his evil way?
8. 15:00
  Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room
  How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room?
9. 16:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 5. Motive for Murder
  5/6With fresh clues on Barbara's history, Rollison is Paris-bound when police stop his car.
10. 16:30
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
11. 17:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—10. A Good Father
  10/10Will Clyde be able to pay the ransom demanded for Paul?
12. 17:15
  Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine—5. Starstruck
  5/5Michael Caine concludes his reflections on life as a movie star and how to remain grounded
13. 17:30
  The Wilsons Save the World—Series 2, Protest
  3/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
2. 18:30
  Babblewick Hall—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Defying his canny manservant, radical squire Fenton sets out to reform beetroots.
3. 19:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6With Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne, Johnnie Casson, Mike Wozniak, Robin Ince and Ted Robbins.
4. 19:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 3, Lives Lost, Ruined, Wrecked and Redeemed
  6/6Can Pip and Ripely save the nation or will Mr Benevolent get his evil way?
5. 20:00
  Food in the Frame
  Ruby Tandoh on the fascinating, evolving role played by food in art over the centuries.
6. 20:30
  Soul Music—Harvest Moon
  Neil Young's 1992 song about enduring love, Harvest Moon
7. 21:00
  Val McDermid - The Distant Echo
  Police review the unsolved murder of a young woman in the snow - but is the killing over?
8. 22:00
  The Ultimate Choice—Series 1, 4. Agatha Christie v Mr Blobby
  4/6Steph McGovern seeks more answers to the great questions of our age. With Pippa Evans.
9. 22:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 2, Laurelmead
  2/6'A British care home is basically a big house named after a tree'. Beauty's new job.
10. 23:00
  John Kearns—3. Lunch Break
  John and his work colleagues test each other's patience at the Dinosaur Museum.
11. 23:15
  Poets' Tree—Episode 3
  3/4Paul Hamilton hears a computer's poetry and meets a legend and his old English teacher.
12. 23:30
  Listen Against—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes take a satirical look at the previous week's radio.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 11. The Lady of Obsidian - Part 1/2
  The Time Lord enlists the help of a fearsome former companion to help fight the Daleks.
2. 00:36
  A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins
  A man is tricked into staying the night in a disreputable gambling house.
3. 01:00
  Gaston Leroux - The Mystery of the Yellow Room
  How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious and left for dead in a locked room?
4. 02:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 5. Motive for Murder
  5/6With fresh clues on Barbara's history, Rollison is Paris-bound when police stop his car.
5. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Stand By For West - Inspector West at Home, 7. A Date with Justice
  7/7West battles to uncover the copper who's a crook.
6. 03:00
  Golden Child by Claire Adam—10. A Good Father
  10/10Will Clyde be able to pay the ransom demanded for Paul?
7. 03:15
  Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine—5. Starstruck
  5/5Michael Caine concludes his reflections on life as a movie star and how to remain grounded
8. 03:30
  The Wilsons Save the World—Series 2, Protest
  3/4The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life
9. 04:00
  Mr Willow's Wife—6. The Cost of Living
  6/6Times are tough, but can Felicity and Paul do without Nanny?
10. 04:30
  Babblewick Hall—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Defying his canny manservant, radical squire Fenton sets out to reform beetroots.
11. 05:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6With Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne, Johnnie Casson, Mike Wozniak, Robin Ince and Ted Robbins.
12. 05:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 3, Lives Lost, Ruined, Wrecked and Redeemed
  6/6Can Pip and Ripely save the nation or will Mr Benevolent get his evil way?

Saturday 18 March 2023