BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 4 April 2011

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Torchwood—Lost Souls
  Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory.
2. 00:45
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Nine Billion Names of God
  1/5A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—JK Rowling
  Gems from the Desert Island Discs Library. First up is the creator of Harry Potter.
4. 01:50
  Front Row Interviews—Julie Walters
  The actress reflects on her film and television career in conversation with Mark Lawson.
5. 02:00
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 2
  2/5For Clare, falling in love with Mike was easy, but becoming a stepmother possibly less so.
6. 02:15
  The Archers at 60
  Celebrating the anniversary of the world's longest running soap opera.
7. 02:45
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 3
  3/5Tessa's unconventional office raffle leads to a voyage with unexpected new horizons.
8. 03:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood.
9. 03:30
  Francophile Namesakes
  Comedian Dave Gorman tells how receiving an email set him off on a 'Googlewhack' adventure
10. 04:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game
  15/20A shock's in store for Miss Pugh and the Lad Himself at the wrestling!
11. 04:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 13
  13/13J Arthur Bile recalls the golden age of cinema.
12. 05:00
  Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  The tale of a car saved from the scrapyard, that takes a family on a magical adventure.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins...
  1/5A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour
2. 06:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 1
  1/10Superintendent Dalziel witnesses what seems to be a murder from his own window.
3. 06:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent—1. The Cave of Secrets
  1/10The ex-commando comes across an enemy plot to capture a British secret weapon.
4. 07:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
5. 07:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson
  1/6The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
6. 08:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13Kenneth Horne spies a joke thief, while Barbara Cartload joins The Seamus Android Show.
7. 08:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/13Professor Prune dons his electrical time trousers.
8. 09:00
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Families and Relationships
  1/6The sofa-bound daytime presenters look at families and relationships.
9. 09:30
  1966 and All That—The 1920s and 30s
  1/4Marge Simpson marries royalty and John Yogi Bear invents TV.
10. 10:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham.
11. 10:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Peter Hennessy
  1/4Historian and journalist Peter Hennessy returns to Finchley in North London.
12. 11:00
  Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War—Episode 1
  1/6Young newlywed Harriet Pringle arrives in Bucharest in 1939.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13Kenneth Horne spies a joke thief, while Barbara Cartload joins The Seamus Android Show.
2. 12:30
  Just a Minute—Series 59, Episode 8
  8/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Graham Norton and Terry Wogan.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins...
  1/5A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour
4. 13:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 1
  1/10Superintendent Dalziel witnesses what seems to be a murder from his own window.
5. 13:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent—1. The Cave of Secrets
  1/10The ex-commando comes across an enemy plot to capture a British secret weapon.
6. 14:00
  EF Benson - Miss Mapp—Redcurrant Fool
  1/10In the small village of Tilling, the busybody sits at her window spying on her neighbours.
7. 14:15
  Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes—Episode 1
  1/5The perfect dinner party is never as easy at it looks, as Cara discovers to her cost.
8. 14:30
  The Suspicions of Mr Whicher—Episode 1
  1/5Scotland Yard's top detective probes a gruesome 1860 country house murder.
9. 14:45
  Barry Cryer - You Won't Believe This But—Episode 1
  1/5Comedy stalwart Barry Cryer reads his "autobiography of sorts."
10. 15:00
  Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise—Episode 1
  1/3Sea battles and political intrigue in 1804, as Captain Aubrey tackles a secret mission.
11. 15:45
  Walter Lord - A Night to Remember—Episode 1
  1/10As the RMS Titanic sails to New York, an iceberg is spotted. Read by Martin Jarvis.
12. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—04/04/2011
  Mel Giedroyc is joined by Susan Calman, Sandi Toksvig, Matt Smith and Alan Bennett.
13. 17:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
14. 17:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson
  1/6The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
  1/4A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
2. 18:30
  Doctor Who—Orbis, Episode 1
  1/2Lucie is kidnapped and the Doctor is living on a watery world under threat.
3. 19:00
  Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/13Kenneth Horne spies a joke thief, while Barbara Cartload joins The Seamus Android Show.
4. 19:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 1
  1/13Professor Prune dons his electrical time trousers.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - Nemesis, 1. The Mystery Begins...
  1/5A dead acquaintance sends amateur sleuth Miss Marple on the ultimate mystery tour
6. 20:30
  Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence—Episode 1
  1/10Superintendent Dalziel witnesses what seems to be a murder from his own window.
7. 20:45
  Dick Barton - Special Agent—1. The Cave of Secrets
  1/10The ex-commando comes across an enemy plot to capture a British secret weapon.
8. 21:00
  Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War—Episode 1
  1/6Young newlywed Harriet Pringle arrives in Bucharest in 1939.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 59, Episode 8
  8/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Graham Norton and Terry Wogan.
10. 22:30
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 1, Harry Hindle-Rand
  1/4Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a very mischievous chorister.
11. 23:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham.
12. 23:30
  The Bigger Issues—Discrimination
  2/4The bungling drama group perform a fable about disability - featuring ducks. From 2000.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
  1/4A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
2. 00:30
  Doctor Who—Orbis, Episode 1
  1/2Lucie is kidnapped and the Doctor is living on a watery world under threat.
3. 01:00
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 1, Families and Relationships
  1/6The sofa-bound daytime presenters look at families and relationships.
4. 01:30
  1966 and All That—The 1920s and 30s
  1/4Marge Simpson marries royalty and John Yogi Bear invents TV.
5. 02:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/4Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham.
6. 02:30
  The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Peter Hennessy
  1/4Historian and journalist Peter Hennessy returns to Finchley in North London.
7. 03:00
  Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War—Episode 1
  1/6Young newlywed Harriet Pringle arrives in Bucharest in 1939.
8. 04:00
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
9. 04:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson
  1/6The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
10. 05:00
  Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise—Episode 1
  1/3Sea battles and political intrigue in 1804, as Captain Aubrey tackles a secret mission.
11. 05:45
  Walter Lord - A Night to Remember—Episode 1
  1/10As the RMS Titanic sails to New York, an iceberg is spotted. Read by Martin Jarvis.

Tuesday 5 April 2011