BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 24 February 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 4. 'Gainst All Disaster
  4/4Mankind's immortal hero must help Joseph of Arimethea - held captive by a malevolent angel
2. 00:45
  The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—4. The Work of Evil
  Can a sceptical academic resist reading a book that curses anyone that dares open it?
3. 01:00
  Peter Tinniswood—A Very Rare Bird Indeed
  A lonely woman waits in a remote Welsh hotel for her philandering husband.
4. 02:00
  The Toff on the Farm—5. A Step In The Dark
  5/6Amateur sleuth Richard Rollison refuses to be fobbed off and receives some useful advice.
5. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Episode 5
  5/5Captain Hastings and DI Japp are bewildered by Hercule Poirot's antics at Styles Court.
6. 03:00
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan—5. Enraged
  5/10After three years, Powyss is losing heart with his experiment.
7. 03:15
  Rachel's Cousins—5. Loyalties
  5/5A lawyer falls in love with the wayward relatives she's been brought up to ignore.
8. 03:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, Poetry? No Thanks
  5/6Ed becomes involved in honouring plucky wartime songbird 'Beryl Bassett'.
9. 04:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 2, Episode 8
  8/13Baby Helen is annoying Kate and George's neighbours.
10. 04:30
  Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Transport of Delight
  1/6Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.
11. 05:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 11, Brasenose College Oxford
  3/6Three students from Brasenose College, Oxford take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
12. 05:30
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 1, January 1st to 5th
  1/4Life and recipes from cookery writer Damien Trench's kitchen diary.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Christopher and Columbus
  The 17 year old Twinkler twins are half-German and recently orphaned.
2. 07:15
  Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben
  Adam Long celebrates The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster.
3. 07:30
  The Anarchy by William Dalrymple (Omnibus)
  A history of the East India Company and how it came to subdue India.
4. 08:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Tricky Icky
  2/5Carter Brandon and his Uncle track down a sporting hero. With Stephen Thorne.
5. 09:00
  Take Me To Your Reader—5. Writer's Block
  5/5Colin helps an old author having problems, and Janet has doubts about a new one.
6. 09:30
  Robbing Hood—Norman's Weekend
  3/6Things start to go awry when Norman switches rooms at the Grand Hotel.
7. 10:00
  The Sondheim Archive—1. Finishing the Hat
  1/3Maria Friedman and guests explore programmes in the BBC archive featuring Stephen Sondheim
8. 11:00
  Christopher and Columbus
  The 17 year old Twinkler twins are half-German and recently orphaned.
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Afternoon
1. 12:15
  Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben
  Adam Long celebrates The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster.
2. 12:30
  The Anarchy by William Dalrymple (Omnibus)
  A history of the East India Company and how it came to subdue India.
3. 13:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Tricky Icky
  2/5Carter Brandon and his Uncle track down a sporting hero. With Stephen Thorne.
4. 14:00
  Take Me To Your Reader—5. Writer's Block
  5/5Colin helps an old author having problems, and Janet has doubts about a new one.
5. 14:30
  Robbing Hood—Norman's Weekend
  3/6Things start to go awry when Norman switches rooms at the Grand Hotel.
6. 15:00
  The Sondheim Archive—1. Finishing the Hat
  1/3Maria Friedman and guests explore programmes in the BBC archive featuring Stephen Sondheim
7. 16:00
  Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz—Series 1, 4. 'Gainst All Disaster
  4/4Mankind's immortal hero must help Joseph of Arimethea - held captive by a malevolent angel
8. 16:45
  The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—4. The Work of Evil
  Can a sceptical academic resist reading a book that curses anyone that dares open it?
9. 17:00
  Christopher and Columbus
  The 17 year old Twinkler twins are half-German and recently orphaned.
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Evening
1. 18:15
  Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben
  Adam Long celebrates The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster.
2. 18:30
  The Anarchy by William Dalrymple (Omnibus)
  A history of the East India Company and how it came to subdue India.
3. 19:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Tricky Icky
  2/5Carter Brandon and his Uncle track down a sporting hero. With Stephen Thorne.
4. 20:00
  Take Me To Your Reader—5. Writer's Block
  5/5Colin helps an old author having problems, and Janet has doubts about a new one.
5. 20:30
  Robbing Hood—Norman's Weekend
  3/6Things start to go awry when Norman switches rooms at the Grand Hotel.
6. 21:00
  The Sondheim Archive—1. Finishing the Hat
  1/3Maria Friedman and guests explore programmes in the BBC archive featuring Stephen Sondheim
7. 22:00
  Saturday Night Fry—Episode 4
  4/6Stephen Fry serves up witty banter with Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman.
8. 22:30
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 2, Dame Joan Bakewell
  3/6Dame Joan Bakewell listens to the Arctic Monkeys and has a beatboxing lesson.
9. 23:00
  Please Use Other Door
  Bizarre, overheard conversations during the course of one day.
10. 23:30
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/3John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each. With Phil Cornwell and John Finnemore.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Man in Black—Series 1, 5. Bombers' Moon by Lucy Kirkwood
  5/5The creepy raconteur tells of something evil stalking stranded soldiers in Afghanistan.
2. 00:30
  Haunted—A Pair of Hands by Arthur Quiller-Couch
  When Miss Poulton rents a house she does not know that it comes with an unseen helper
3. 01:00
  Christopher and Columbus
  The 17 year old Twinkler twins are half-German and recently orphaned.
4. 02:15
  Bong! The Condensed History of Big Ben
  Adam Long celebrates The Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster.
5. 02:30
  The Anarchy by William Dalrymple (Omnibus)
  A history of the East India Company and how it came to subdue India.
6. 03:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Tricky Icky
  2/5Carter Brandon and his Uncle track down a sporting hero. With Stephen Thorne.
7. 04:00
  Take Me To Your Reader—5. Writer's Block
  5/5Colin helps an old author having problems, and Janet has doubts about a new one.
8. 04:30
  Robbing Hood—Norman's Weekend
  3/6Things start to go awry when Norman switches rooms at the Grand Hotel.
9. 05:00
  The Sondheim Archive—1. Finishing the Hat
  1/3Maria Friedman and guests explore programmes in the BBC archive featuring Stephen Sondheim

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