BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 26 March 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 12. The Enigma Dimension - Part 2/2
  Leela is within the Enigma. The Time Lord ponders its purpose.
2. 00:35
  The Clocks Go Forward Tonight
  Stephen Fry takes a look at the history of daylight saving time.
3. 02:00
  Detective Inspector Crust - The Bell
  Detective Inspector Crust is on the trail of a bridge bell saved from the Titanic.
4. 03:30
  Picnic Comma Lightning (Omnibus)
  A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott’s parents.
5. 04:45
  Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts—The Medical Experts
  5/5How to beat the medical experts at their own game. Stars Frank Thornton.
6. 05:00
  We're in Business—Dudley and Harry's Reunion
  With Dudley behind bars, surely Harry is safe from his crooked scheming?
7. 05:30
  Whack-O!—Potter Takes Over
  Sacked over a poetry prize gaff, Professor Jimmy Edwards works hard to get his job back.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Poetry Extra—Alphabet
  Daljit Nagra chooses another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 06:30
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A touching portrait of teen love as Charlie reflects on the summer after he left school.
3. 07:40
  Inheritance Tracks—George Takei
  Actor George Takei chooses ‘Mona Lisa’ by Nat King Cole and ‘Don't Fence Me In'
4. 07:50
  A Woman on the Edge of Time (Omnibus)
  A son's investigation why his mum took her own life in 1965.
5. 09:00
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, An Englishman's Home
  3/13Harry and his neighbours take on the council when a new bypass threatens their homes.
6. 09:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19
  19/21A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Betty Driver
  4 Extra's extended edition. Betty Driver shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 11:00
  Poetry Extra—Alphabet
  Daljit Nagra chooses another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 11:30
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A touching portrait of teen love as Charlie reflects on the summer after he left school.
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Afternoon
1. 12:40
  Inheritance Tracks—George Takei
  Actor George Takei chooses ‘Mona Lisa’ by Nat King Cole and ‘Don't Fence Me In'
2. 12:50
  A Woman on the Edge of Time (Omnibus)
  A son's investigation why his mum took her own life in 1965.
3. 14:00
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, An Englishman's Home
  3/13Harry and his neighbours take on the council when a new bypass threatens their homes.
4. 14:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19
  19/21A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables.
5. 15:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Betty Driver
  4 Extra's extended edition. Betty Driver shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
6. 16:00
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 12. The Enigma Dimension - Part 2/2
  Leela is within the Enigma. The Time Lord ponders its purpose.
7. 16:35
  HG Wells—The Sea Raiders
  Flesh-eating monsters from the deep terrorise the Devon coast.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Alphabet
  Daljit Nagra chooses another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A touching portrait of teen love as Charlie reflects on the summer after he left school.
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Evening
1. 18:40
  Inheritance Tracks—George Takei
  Actor George Takei chooses ‘Mona Lisa’ by Nat King Cole and ‘Don't Fence Me In'
2. 18:50
  A Woman on the Edge of Time (Omnibus)
  A son's investigation why his mum took her own life in 1965.
3. 20:00
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, An Englishman's Home
  3/13Harry and his neighbours take on the council when a new bypass threatens their homes.
4. 20:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19
  19/21A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Betty Driver
  4 Extra's extended edition. Betty Driver shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
6. 22:00
  The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine have a diabolical visitor.
7. 22:30
  Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 1, Claire and Leigh
  3/4Isy helps out Claire and Leigh, Matlock's new chef and her Elvis impersonator admirer.
8. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Matt Forde 1/3
  The Comedy Club Interviews - Harriet Kemsley talks to Matt Forde.
9. 23:00
  Life With Lederer—Series 2, The Party
  4/5Helen Lederer, in nervous anticipation, prepares for a dinner party.
10. 23:15
  The Kneebone Bonanza—Episode 4
  4/5A wild Cornish comedy about scrap metal, tough times and C & W music.
11. 23:30
  Rigor Mortis—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6The pathologists help a celebrated Dutch anatomist in the first ever 'live' radio autopsy.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—Alphabet
  Daljit Nagra chooses another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A touching portrait of teen love as Charlie reflects on the summer after he left school.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—George Takei
  Actor George Takei chooses ‘Mona Lisa’ by Nat King Cole and ‘Don't Fence Me In'
4. 01:50
  A Woman on the Edge of Time (Omnibus)
  A son's investigation why his mum took her own life in 1965.
5. 03:00
  Harry Worth—Things Could Be Worse, An Englishman's Home
  3/13Harry and his neighbours take on the council when a new bypass threatens their homes.
6. 03:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 2, Episode 19
  19/21A turnip for the books when the agency tries to shift 500 tons of root vegetables.
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Longplay, Betty Driver
  4 Extra's extended edition. Betty Driver shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 05:00
  JB Priestley - The Good Companions—1. Marooned
  1/3When a concert party is marooned, the lives of three dissatisfied people are entwined.
9. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery, A Surprise For Mrs Milbourne
  5/6After the Geneva revelations, the sleuth heads to snowy St Moritz, where danger lurks.
10. 06:30
  Lord of Misrule—6. The Conjurer's Gamble
  6/9What Gruffydd do now after failing to sell the village’s herd?

Monday 27 March 2023