BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 12 March 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Egoist by George Meredith—1. Willoughby Wants a Wife
  1/2Willoughby desires a beautiful bride - and naturally assumes she will desire him.
2. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 4. The Discovery
  4/8Dodgy wine, missing racehorse and a body at a restaurant. Tony Beach is in the thick of it
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 1. Did He Fall? Or...
  1/5A man goes missing from a liner. His sister is adamant that it wasn’t suicide
4. 02:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—6. Rivalries
  6/10Dale disrupts her father's relationship with Elizabeth. Read by Penelope Wilton.
5. 02:15
  The Latvian Locum—Series 1, 1. Late
  1/5Dr Dace Zake gets to grips with life in a medical centre in Blackpool.
6. 02:30
  Mum's on the Run—1. Mum Taxi
  1/6Trials and tribulations of a single mum's life with Ronni Ancona and John Gordon-Sinclair.
7. 03:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, The Desperate Hours
  1/6Some unwelcome visitors arrive. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Leonard Rossiter
8. 03:30
  Winston—Winston Comes to Town, A Tweak of Thread
  1/6Father's illness forces the family to return to London, but Nancy is fretting over Winston
9. 04:00
  Many a Slip—From 20/08/1974
  Quizmaster Roy Plomley challenges his contestants to spot the mistakes.
10. 04:30
  Sneakiepeeks—Echo
  5/6Old tensions are stirred up when a rival team move in on Beagle's territory and target.
11. 05:00
  The Egoist by George Meredith—2. Clara's Choice
  2/2Sir Willoughby battles to avoid humiliation by yet another fiancee.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 5. The Diary
  5/8Mystery for Flora - is her son back from Australia? And can a diary unlock the mystery?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 2. Hostile Witness
  2/5DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she a potential next victim?
3. 07:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—7. New Arrivals
  7/10Stepmother Josie struggles when Matthew's three children move in with them.
4. 07:15
  The Latvian Locum—Series 1, 2. Addict
  2/5Dace meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham.
5. 07:30
  Jack & Millie—Series 2, Hot Yoga
  3/4Faced with a mindfulness pillow, Tudor sallet and hot yoga, a TV binge ends abruptly.
6. 08:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
  2/24Neddie's odd discovery in some meatloaf sparks a trip to America to make his fortune.
7. 08:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 12/02/1984
  From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows, it's the ultimate one-man show.
8. 09:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Gyles Brandreth
  3/4The broadcaster, author and ex-MP quizzes a panel about himself.
9. 09:30
  Artists—Series 1, The War of Dog
  5/6Tamsin buys a dog to prove a point, and Dolores asks Marcus to landscape the garden.
10. 10:00
  The Egoist by George Meredith—2. Clara's Choice
  2/2Sir Willoughby battles to avoid humiliation by yet another fiancee.
11. 11:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 5. The Diary
  5/8Mystery for Flora - is her son back from Australia? And can a diary unlock the mystery?
12. 11:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 2. Hostile Witness
  2/5DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she a potential next victim?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—7. New Arrivals
  7/10Stepmother Josie struggles when Matthew's three children move in with them.
2. 12:15
  The Latvian Locum—Series 1, 2. Addict
  2/5Dace meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham.
3. 12:30
  Jack & Millie—Series 2, Hot Yoga
  3/4Faced with a mindfulness pillow, Tudor sallet and hot yoga, a TV binge ends abruptly.
4. 13:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
  2/24Neddie's odd discovery in some meatloaf sparks a trip to America to make his fortune.
5. 13:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 12/02/1984
  From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows, it's the ultimate one-man show.
6. 14:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Gyles Brandreth
  3/4The broadcaster, author and ex-MP quizzes a panel about himself.
7. 14:30
  Artists—Series 1, The War of Dog
  5/6Tamsin buys a dog to prove a point, and Dolores asks Marcus to landscape the garden.
8. 15:00
  The Egoist by George Meredith—2. Clara's Choice
  2/2Sir Willoughby battles to avoid humiliation by yet another fiancee.
9. 16:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 5. The Diary
  5/8Mystery for Flora - is her son back from Australia? And can a diary unlock the mystery?
10. 16:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 2. Hostile Witness
  2/5DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she a potential next victim?
11. 17:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—7. New Arrivals
  7/10Stepmother Josie struggles when Matthew's three children move in with them.
12. 17:15
  The Latvian Locum—Series 1, 2. Addict
  2/5Dace meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham.
13. 17:30
  Jack & Millie—Series 2, Hot Yoga
  3/4Faced with a mindfulness pillow, Tudor sallet and hot yoga, a TV binge ends abruptly.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
  2/24Neddie's odd discovery in some meatloaf sparks a trip to America to make his fortune.
2. 18:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 12/02/1984
  From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows, it's the ultimate one-man show.
3. 19:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Gyles Brandreth
  3/4The broadcaster, author and ex-MP quizzes a panel about himself.
4. 19:30
  Artists—Series 1, The War of Dog
  5/6Tamsin buys a dog to prove a point, and Dolores asks Marcus to landscape the garden.
5. 20:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 9, Work, Play, Rest: Part 3/3: Rest
  21/52Manoush Zomorodi investigates how the last few years have changed the way we live: rest
6. 20:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Ian Hart
  Actor Ian Hart selects tracks by The Beatles and Dr Dre.
7. 21:00
  Making Tracks—3. Metropolis
  3/4Paul Morley charts a history of popular music through recording studios.
8. 21:30
  Rabbit Redux by John Updike—2. Reluctance
  2/10Harry and Janice confront their broken marriage and their reluctance to mend it.
9. 21:45
  A Small Town Murder—Series 14, 2. Overdose
  2/5It's Jackie's last week at work. Waiting for a court verdict, Gary has taken an overdose.
10. 22:00
  ReincarNathan—Series 2, Komodo
  5/6Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.
11. 22:30
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 2, Horror
  4/4Jason’s horror idea is thwarted and Macca steps in to help.
12. 23:00
  The John Moloney Show—Series 4, Jeffrey, The Jack Russell
  1/4John welcomes a new member to the family who really needs to learn how to behave himself.
13. 23:15
  Tom Parry's Fancy Dressed Life—Series 1, Rules
  1/4Tom Parry has a theory that fancy dress can change your life.
14. 23:30
  John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 2, 4. Mari Wilson
  4/4John Shuttleworth invites the stars to sing his songs. This week, it's Mari Wilson.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Egoist by George Meredith—2. Clara's Choice
  2/2Sir Willoughby battles to avoid humiliation by yet another fiancee.
2. 01:00
  Dick Francis—Proof, 5. The Diary
  5/8Mystery for Flora - is her son back from Australia? And can a diary unlock the mystery?
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—A Walk in the Dark, 2. Hostile Witness
  2/5DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she a potential next victim?
4. 02:00
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope—7. New Arrivals
  7/10Stepmother Josie struggles when Matthew's three children move in with them.
5. 02:15
  The Latvian Locum—Series 1, 2. Addict
  2/5Dace meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham.
6. 02:30
  Jack & Millie—Series 2, Hot Yoga
  3/4Faced with a mindfulness pillow, Tudor sallet and hot yoga, a TV binge ends abruptly.
7. 03:00
  The Goon Show—Series 5, The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
  2/24Neddie's odd discovery in some meatloaf sparks a trip to America to make his fortune.
8. 03:30
  The Michael Bentine Show—From 12/02/1984
  From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows, it's the ultimate one-man show.
9. 04:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Gyles Brandreth
  3/4The broadcaster, author and ex-MP quizzes a panel about himself.
10. 04:30
  Artists—Series 1, The War of Dog
  5/6Tamsin buys a dog to prove a point, and Dolores asks Marcus to landscape the garden.
11. 05:00
  Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky—1. The Midnight Bell
  1/3Bob meets a prostitute. Semi-autobiographical trilogy set in inter-war London.

Wednesday 13 March 2024