BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 25 April 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—1. An Unwelcoming House
  1/5Mr Lockwood visits brooding Heathcliff's unwelcoming house.
2. 01:00
  The Quarry—1. Mysterious Stranger
  1/5Douglas and Penelope buy an old painting. But who is following them?
3. 01:30
  Raffles—Series 2, 1. The Rest Cure
  1/6Mixing work with pleasure - the gentleman thief invites Bunny to take a break
4. 02:00
  Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins—1. Beginnings
  1/5Author Charlotte Higgins explores our ancient fascination with mazes and labyrinths.
5. 02:15
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Country Girls, 6. Home for Christmas
  6/10Kate and Baba are home from the convent for Christmas.
6. 02:30
  55 and Over—2. Love Struck
  2/4Ray and Jane are like lovestruck teenagers with younger paramours. Stars Juliet Stevenson.
7. 03:00
  Round the Horne—Series 4, Episode 8
  8/16Douglas Smith plays the world, while Julian and Sandy sing bona songs.
8. 03:30
  Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Ad man Ken Handley faces his own emergency when he's coerced into a Samaritans campaign.
9. 04:00
  We've Been Here Before—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Clive Anderson's quiz with Mark Steel, John O'Farrell, Chris Addison and David Quantick.
10. 04:30
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Katy is a mum. Daniel has a new job. Lucy is jealous.
11. 05:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—2. Revenge
  2/5Heathcliff and Cathy are torn apart, as he plots revenge on Hindley...
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Quarry—2. Break-In
  2/5Why are Douglas and Penelope offered so much cash for their old painting?
2. 06:30
  Raffles—Series 2, 2. Criminologist's Club
  2/6Bunny joins the gentleman thief for some fun at the expense of a group of amateur sleuths.
3. 07:00
  Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins—2. Forbidden Library
  2/5The forbidden library in Umberto Eco's novel and Hereford Cathedral’s mappa mundi.
4. 07:15
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Country Girls, 7. Expulsion
  7/10Baba comes up with a plan to get Kate and herself expelled.
5. 07:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Life continues in Wadenbrook, and Ken and Keith have a birthday to celebrate.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, African Incident
  14/26Neddie Seagoon is dispatched to destroy a bridge built by British prisoners of war.
7. 08:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/8A day trip to France brings buried memories to the surface for Bernard.
8. 09:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6The debating game with Tony Hawks, Simon Fanshawe, Steve Punt and Arthur Smith.
9. 09:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, All Roads Lead to Rome
  6/6Roger's jealousy leads him to an unexpected confrontation.
10. 10:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—2. Revenge
  2/5Heathcliff and Cathy are torn apart, as he plots revenge on Hindley...
11. 11:00
  The Quarry—2. Break-In
  2/5Why are Douglas and Penelope offered so much cash for their old painting?
12. 11:30
  Raffles—Series 2, 2. Criminologist's Club
  2/6Bunny joins the gentleman thief for some fun at the expense of a group of amateur sleuths.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins—2. Forbidden Library
  2/5The forbidden library in Umberto Eco's novel and Hereford Cathedral’s mappa mundi.
2. 12:15
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Country Girls, 7. Expulsion
  7/10Baba comes up with a plan to get Kate and herself expelled.
3. 12:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Life continues in Wadenbrook, and Ken and Keith have a birthday to celebrate.
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, African Incident
  14/26Neddie Seagoon is dispatched to destroy a bridge built by British prisoners of war.
5. 13:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/8A day trip to France brings buried memories to the surface for Bernard.
6. 14:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6The debating game with Tony Hawks, Simon Fanshawe, Steve Punt and Arthur Smith.
7. 14:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, All Roads Lead to Rome
  6/6Roger's jealousy leads him to an unexpected confrontation.
8. 15:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—2. Revenge
  2/5Heathcliff and Cathy are torn apart, as he plots revenge on Hindley...
9. 16:00
  The Quarry—2. Break-In
  2/5Why are Douglas and Penelope offered so much cash for their old painting?
10. 16:30
  Raffles—Series 2, 2. Criminologist's Club
  2/6Bunny joins the gentleman thief for some fun at the expense of a group of amateur sleuths.
11. 17:00
  Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins—2. Forbidden Library
  2/5The forbidden library in Umberto Eco's novel and Hereford Cathedral’s mappa mundi.
12. 17:15
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Country Girls, 7. Expulsion
  7/10Baba comes up with a plan to get Kate and herself expelled.
13. 17:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Life continues in Wadenbrook, and Ken and Keith have a birthday to celebrate.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, African Incident
  14/26Neddie Seagoon is dispatched to destroy a bridge built by British prisoners of war.
2. 18:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/8A day trip to France brings buried memories to the surface for Bernard.
3. 19:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6The debating game with Tony Hawks, Simon Fanshawe, Steve Punt and Arthur Smith.
4. 19:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, All Roads Lead to Rome
  6/6Roger's jealousy leads him to an unexpected confrontation.
5. 20:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Mind, Body, Spirit: Part 3 - Spirit
  44/52Manoush Zomorodi explores fresh ideas on how we think, move, and feel
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Roisin Conaty
  Roisin Conaty chooses ‘Crazy’ by Patsy Cline and ‘My Foolish Heart’ by Sam Cooke.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 1, Corinne Bailey Rae (the B-Side)
  12/14The audience asks the questions as Corinne Bailey Rae talks about her album, The Sea.
8. 21:30
  Hold Back the Night by Adam Baron—2. Suspect
  2/4A discovery in the hunt for Lucy turns private-eye Billy Rucker into a murder suspect.
9. 22:00
  You Heard It Here First—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world.
10. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, I Looked Like Gollum at School
  2/6The award-winning comic lists the liabilities of looking good.
11. 23:00
  The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—The Magic Compass
  4/6Todd and Bell must escape from the Princess. Comic fantasy serial with June Whitfield.
12. 23:15
  Fabulous—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Things are looking up for Faye, with invites to management drinks and her boss's wedding.
13. 23:30
  Elvenquest—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The Chosen One is piling on the flubbles!
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—2. Revenge
  2/5Heathcliff and Cathy are torn apart, as he plots revenge on Hindley...
2. 01:00
  The Quarry—2. Break-In
  2/5Why are Douglas and Penelope offered so much cash for their old painting?
3. 01:30
  Raffles—Series 2, 2. Criminologist's Club
  2/6Bunny joins the gentleman thief for some fun at the expense of a group of amateur sleuths.
4. 02:00
  Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins—2. Forbidden Library
  2/5The forbidden library in Umberto Eco's novel and Hereford Cathedral’s mappa mundi.
5. 02:15
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy—The Country Girls, 7. Expulsion
  7/10Baba comes up with a plan to get Kate and herself expelled.
6. 02:30
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Life continues in Wadenbrook, and Ken and Keith have a birthday to celebrate.
7. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, African Incident
  14/26Neddie Seagoon is dispatched to destroy a bridge built by British prisoners of war.
8. 03:30
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/8A day trip to France brings buried memories to the surface for Bernard.
9. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6The debating game with Tony Hawks, Simon Fanshawe, Steve Punt and Arthur Smith.
10. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 8, All Roads Lead to Rome
  6/6Roger's jealousy leads him to an unexpected confrontation.
11. 05:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—3. Death and Destruction
  3/5Distraught Cathy is gravely ill, after Heathcliff runs off with Isabella.

Wednesday 26 April 2023