BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 20 March 2023

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—Rites of Passage - Retirement
  Daljit Nagra selects the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  Golden Child by Claire Adam (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/21980s Trinidad: as the hours turn to days, Clyde's 13-year-old son Paul remains missing.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Eliza Carthy
  The folk musician chooses 'Good Morning Mr Walker' and 'Killer Queen' by Queen.
4. 01:50
  Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (Omnibus)
  Sir Michael Caine reads his memoir of a life in TV, theatre and the movies.
5. 03:00
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, Take a Chance
  2/13Harry enters a radio quiz. Will his cigarette card general knowledge be enough?
6. 03:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 18
  18/21Lines get very crossed thanks to the advertising agency’s switchboard.
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Bill Gates
  4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates.
8. 05:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—1. In The Wings
  1/2Tom Stoppard's comedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 6. Confrontation in Paris
  6/6Can the Honourable Richard Rollison solve the mystery and reveal the murderer's identity?
2. 06:30
  Lord of Misrule—1. The Conjurer
  1/91745: Gruffydd returns to Wales to regain his lands during the Jacobite Rebellion
3. 07:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—1. Leaving School
  1/10Charlie Lewis looks back on the summer after he left school.
4. 07:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—1. The Fault Line
  1/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
5. 07:30
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Risky Business
  2/5As Boris becomes PM and Britain melts, the Hot Takes team have a plan - turn off the news.
6. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/16Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.
7. 08:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
8. 09:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton is joined by Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Danny Kelly and Clare Grogan.
9. 09:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Rick's Quarrel
  2/6A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle with her grown-up children.
10. 10:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—1. In The Wings
  1/2Tom Stoppard's comedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
11. 11:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 6. Confrontation in Paris
  6/6Can the Honourable Richard Rollison solve the mystery and reveal the murderer's identity?
12. 11:30
  Lord of Misrule—1. The Conjurer
  1/91745: Gruffydd returns to Wales to regain his lands during the Jacobite Rebellion
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—1. Leaving School
  1/10Charlie Lewis looks back on the summer after he left school.
2. 12:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—1. The Fault Line
  1/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
3. 12:30
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Risky Business
  2/5As Boris becomes PM and Britain melts, the Hot Takes team have a plan - turn off the news.
4. 13:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/16Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.
5. 13:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
6. 14:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton is joined by Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Danny Kelly and Clare Grogan.
7. 14:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Rick's Quarrel
  2/6A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle with her grown-up children.
8. 15:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—1. In The Wings
  1/2Tom Stoppard's comedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
9. 16:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 6. Confrontation in Paris
  6/6Can the Honourable Richard Rollison solve the mystery and reveal the murderer's identity?
10. 16:30
  Lord of Misrule—1. The Conjurer
  1/91745: Gruffydd returns to Wales to regain his lands during the Jacobite Rebellion
11. 17:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—1. Leaving School
  1/10Charlie Lewis looks back on the summer after he left school.
12. 17:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—1. The Fault Line
  1/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
13. 17:30
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Risky Business
  2/5As Boris becomes PM and Britain melts, the Hot Takes team have a plan - turn off the news.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/16Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.
2. 18:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
3. 19:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton is joined by Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Danny Kelly and Clare Grogan.
4. 19:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Rick's Quarrel
  2/6A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle with her grown-up children.
5. 20:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 12, When We Were Young
  4/8True stories told live in the USA: Meg Bowles with stories of childhood and growing up.
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Sara Cox
  Sara chooses ‘I Will Survive’ by Gloria Gaynor and ‘Coat Of Many Colors’ by Dolly Parton.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 1, Billy Bragg (the A-Side)
  1/14Billy Bragg talks to John Wilson about his album 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry'.
8. 21:30
  Lennox by Craig Russell—1. The Hit
  1/5Introducing Private Eye Lennox, whose territory is the mean streets of 1950s Glasgow.
9. 22:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6John and Anna return with Alasdair Beckett-King, Dame Sarah Storey and Hannah Rose Thomas.
10. 22:30
  iGod—Food
  1/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
11. 22:45
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 2, The Vampire of the Glen
  1/6The Scotsmen dig a suspicious hole for a coffin-shaped wardrobe.
12. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 62, Episode 1
  1/6Steve Punt presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
13. 23:30
  Masala FM—Episode 3
  3/6When Auntieji upsets a listener, can Khalid save the Asian station?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—1. In The Wings
  1/2Tom Stoppard's comedy about two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
2. 01:00
  The Toff—The Toff and the Runaway Bride, 6. Confrontation in Paris
  6/6Can the Honourable Richard Rollison solve the mystery and reveal the murderer's identity?
3. 01:30
  Lord of Misrule—1. The Conjurer
  1/91745: Gruffydd returns to Wales to regain his lands during the Jacobite Rebellion
4. 02:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—1. Leaving School
  1/10Charlie Lewis looks back on the summer after he left school.
5. 02:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—1. The Fault Line
  1/5Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.
6. 02:30
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Risky Business
  2/5As Boris becomes PM and Britain melts, the Hot Takes team have a plan - turn off the news.
7. 03:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/16Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.
8. 03:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6All set for divorce and a new home, ad man Ken Handley gets a surprise at the agency.
9. 04:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6James Walton is joined by Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Danny Kelly and Clare Grogan.
10. 04:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Rick's Quarrel
  2/6A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle with her grown-up children.
11. 05:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—2. Mission
  2/2The two minor characters sail for England - will they be able to hand Hamlet over?

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