BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 21 March 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery, 1. Too Young To Die
  1/6A woman thinks her late husband is alive - and someone would prefer the sleuth dead.
2. 06:30
  Lord of Misrule—2. The Conjurer's Women
  2/91745: In Wales during the Jacobite Rebellion, Gruffydd actions have attracted attention.
3. 07:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—2. Long Days
  2/10At the age of 16, long summer days stretch out before Charlie.
4. 07:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—2. The Affair
  2/5In 1965, young sociologist Hannah Gavron took her own life. Her son tries to find out why
5. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Space Age
  6/26Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space...
7. 08:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/8Sweethearts Iris and Bernard miss the film when they go to the pictures.
8. 09:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Martin Young's quiz. With Francis Wheen, Sue Cook, Fred Housego and Annabel Giles.
9. 09:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, Fresh Starts
  1/6Fresh Starts: Former TV soap star Charlotte finds the path to self-knowledge.
10. 10:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—2. Mission
  2/2The two minor characters sail for England - will they be able to hand Hamlet over?
11. 11:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery, 1. Too Young To Die
  1/6A woman thinks her late husband is alive - and someone would prefer the sleuth dead.
12. 11:30
  Lord of Misrule—2. The Conjurer's Women
  2/91745: In Wales during the Jacobite Rebellion, Gruffydd actions have attracted attention.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—2. Long Days
  2/10At the age of 16, long summer days stretch out before Charlie.
2. 12:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—2. The Affair
  2/5In 1965, young sociologist Hannah Gavron took her own life. Her son tries to find out why
3. 12:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Space Age
  6/26Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space...
5. 13:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/8Sweethearts Iris and Bernard miss the film when they go to the pictures.
6. 14:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Martin Young's quiz. With Francis Wheen, Sue Cook, Fred Housego and Annabel Giles.
7. 14:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, Fresh Starts
  1/6Fresh Starts: Former TV soap star Charlotte finds the path to self-knowledge.
8. 15:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—2. Mission
  2/2The two minor characters sail for England - will they be able to hand Hamlet over?
9. 16:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery, 1. Too Young To Die
  1/6A woman thinks her late husband is alive - and someone would prefer the sleuth dead.
10. 16:30
  Lord of Misrule—2. The Conjurer's Women
  2/91745: In Wales during the Jacobite Rebellion, Gruffydd actions have attracted attention.
11. 17:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—2. Long Days
  2/10At the age of 16, long summer days stretch out before Charlie.
12. 17:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—2. The Affair
  2/5In 1965, young sociologist Hannah Gavron took her own life. Her son tries to find out why
13. 17:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Space Age
  6/26Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space...
2. 18:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/8Sweethearts Iris and Bernard miss the film when they go to the pictures.
3. 19:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Martin Young's quiz. With Francis Wheen, Sue Cook, Fred Housego and Annabel Giles.
4. 19:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, Fresh Starts
  1/6Fresh Starts: Former TV soap star Charlotte finds the path to self-knowledge.
5. 20:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Small But Mighty
  43/52Manoush Zomorodi explores the surprising strengths of all things minuscule and fleeting
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Alan Davies
  Alan Davies chooses Topol singing 'If I Were A Rich Man'.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 1, Billy Bragg (the B-Side)
  2/14Billy Bragg talks to John Wilson about his album, 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry'.
8. 21:30
  Lennox by Craig Russell—2. Whodunit?
  2/5Lennox wakes up in hospital with a head full of questions.
9. 22:00
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 4, Friday's Child Is...
  5/6Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
10. 22:30
  Innes Own World—Episode 1
  1/4Neil Innes ruminates wryly on the nature of civilisation.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Debra Stephenson 1/3
  From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
12. 23:00
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4More one-man sketch comedy show from YouTube's Damien Slash.
13. 23:15
  Political Animals—Series 1, Sybil
  3/4Talks from well-known, if unreliable, Downing Street cats.
14. 23:30
  Old Harry's Game—Series 5, Moral Leadership
  1/4With Hell is close to bursting, Satan ponders his entry policy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—2. Mission
  2/2The two minor characters sail for England - will they be able to hand Hamlet over?
2. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery, 1. Too Young To Die
  1/6A woman thinks her late husband is alive - and someone would prefer the sleuth dead.
3. 01:30
  Lord of Misrule—2. The Conjurer's Women
  2/91745: In Wales during the Jacobite Rebellion, Gruffydd actions have attracted attention.
4. 02:00
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls—2. Long Days
  2/10At the age of 16, long summer days stretch out before Charlie.
5. 02:15
  A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron—2. The Affair
  2/5In 1965, young sociologist Hannah Gavron took her own life. Her son tries to find out why
6. 02:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 9, The Bride of Auntie
  6/6Ed finally becomes a contestant on the Radio 4 seminal quiz What Do You Know?
7. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Space Age
  6/26Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space...
8. 03:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/8Sweethearts Iris and Bernard miss the film when they go to the pictures.
9. 04:00
  Who Goes There?—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Martin Young's quiz. With Francis Wheen, Sue Cook, Fred Housego and Annabel Giles.
10. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, Fresh Starts
  1/6Fresh Starts: Former TV soap star Charlotte finds the path to self-knowledge.
11. 05:00
  Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee—1. Moonlea
  1/3When a harpist arrives in Moonlea he finds unrest and tries not to become involved.

Wednesday 22 March 2023