BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 17 March 2024

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
  2/6The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
2. 00:30
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
  2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
3. 01:00
  Owen Holder - Love's Old Sweet Song
  Identical twins Isabel and Olive’s friendship is tested by love
4. 02:15
  Ernest and Gwendolin (an Old-Fashioned Love Story)
  A love affair starts in Greenwich Village. And it involves a couple of geckos
5. 02:30
  The Crying Book by Heather Christle (Omnibus)
  Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.
6. 03:45
  Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe—Series 2, Last Respects
  5/5Uncle Mort and Carter Brandon tie off their sampling of Welsh hospitality with a funeral.
7. 04:00
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 2, Pastures New
  9/13It is moving day, but the removal men are a little too thorough.
8. 04:30
  Robbing Hood—Norman And The Pearls
  6/6Natalie asks Norman to lose an heirloom, but the heirloom just won't go away
9. 05:00
  4 Extra Goes Gardening—1. Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll
  1/3Penelope Keith unearths some horticultural highlights from the BBC archives.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Poetry Extra—Sylvia Plath and Paul Muldoon
  Daljit Nagra continues with a choice of programmes featuring Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.
2. 06:30
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down. Read by Penelope Wilton.
3. 07:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Wynne Evans
  Welsh tenor Wynne Evans chooses tracks by Mario Lanza and Mozart.
4. 07:50
  The Latvian Locum (Omnibus)—Series 1
  Offbeat comic drama following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.
5. 09:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Gives a Present
  15/20The Archdeacon is not keen on celebrating the Dean's silver wedding.
6. 09:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, Mr Philips' Wrong Uniform
  14/18Loveable Leslie gets that shrinking feeling after an impromptu dip in the dock.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 4, Johnny Vegas
  Comedian Johnny Vegas is castaway by Kirsty Young.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
9. 11:00
  Poetry Extra—Sylvia Plath and Paul Muldoon
  Daljit Nagra continues with a choice of programmes featuring Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.
10. 11:30
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down. Read by Penelope Wilton.
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Afternoon
1. 12:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Wynne Evans
  Welsh tenor Wynne Evans chooses tracks by Mario Lanza and Mozart.
2. 12:50
  The Latvian Locum (Omnibus)—Series 1
  Offbeat comic drama following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.
3. 14:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Gives a Present
  15/20The Archdeacon is not keen on celebrating the Dean's silver wedding.
4. 14:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, Mr Philips' Wrong Uniform
  14/18Loveable Leslie gets that shrinking feeling after an impromptu dip in the dock.
5. 15:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 4, Johnny Vegas
  Comedian Johnny Vegas is castaway by Kirsty Young.
6. 15:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
7. 16:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 1, 2. Towards the Unknown
  2/6The crew's Magnus Carter reveals the true nature of their new mission.
8. 16:30
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
  2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
9. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Sylvia Plath and Paul Muldoon
  Daljit Nagra continues with a choice of programmes featuring Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.
10. 17:30
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down. Read by Penelope Wilton.
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Evening
1. 18:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Wynne Evans
  Welsh tenor Wynne Evans chooses tracks by Mario Lanza and Mozart.
2. 18:50
  The Latvian Locum (Omnibus)—Series 1
  Offbeat comic drama following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.
3. 20:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Gives a Present
  15/20The Archdeacon is not keen on celebrating the Dean's silver wedding.
4. 20:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, Mr Philips' Wrong Uniform
  14/18Loveable Leslie gets that shrinking feeling after an impromptu dip in the dock.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 4, Johnny Vegas
  Comedian Johnny Vegas is castaway by Kirsty Young.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
7. 22:00
  Revolting People—Series 1, Storm Clouds
  1/6Baltimore shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant has much to worry about. From January 2000.
8. 22:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 4, The Theatrical Impresario
  3/6Curtain up! Light the lights! Milton’s got nothing to hit but the rival theatre.
9. 23:00
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, The Gangrene of the Mastersons
  5/6The Masterson’s epic Crimean War struggle of carnage, carnality and cads.
10. 23:30
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Innocent celebrations spark disaster at Edge Falls retail park.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—Sylvia Plath and Paul Muldoon
  Daljit Nagra continues with a choice of programmes featuring Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes.
2. 00:30
  Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down. Read by Penelope Wilton.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Wynne Evans
  Welsh tenor Wynne Evans chooses tracks by Mario Lanza and Mozart.
4. 01:50
  The Latvian Locum (Omnibus)—Series 1
  Offbeat comic drama following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake.
5. 03:00
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 2, The Bishop Gives a Present
  15/20The Archdeacon is not keen on celebrating the Dean's silver wedding.
6. 03:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 10, Mr Philips' Wrong Uniform
  14/18Loveable Leslie gets that shrinking feeling after an impromptu dip in the dock.
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comic Castaways 4, Johnny Vegas
  Comedian Johnny Vegas is castaway by Kirsty Young.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Identities
  David reflects on seeing 'whitey' - a blackbird with a white feather - in his garden.
9. 05:00
  Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities—1. Recalled to Life
  1/5Classic story of love and loss in the French Revolution. Stars Robert Lindsay.
10. 05:45
  A Healthy Congregation by Rhidian Brook
  A Welsh vicar has been given a year to boost the attendance at his monthly service.

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