BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 4 April 2018

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—2. Fusion
  2/5The children are left to face the Earth's dense jungle alone.
2. 00:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, Shannon Murray
  3/6Shannon Murray speaks about becoming the UK's first disabled high street model.
3. 01:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  2/5Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
4. 01:30
  North and South: Across the Great Divide—Warwick to the Severn
  2/2Is England's North/South divide shifting?
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 2
  2/10Cora has an unexpected encounter in the Essex countryside.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Miracle Cures
  2/10Peter White investigates the roots of the idea of the 'miracle cure'.
7. 02:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 22
  22/25It's the day of Kit Nubbins' trial and there's bad news for Dick.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—2. Draco
  2/10Having rescued the beautiful Contessa, 007 gains an unlikely ally.
9. 03:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—1. The Pursuit
  1/4In 19th-century Russia, a bored high society wife embarks on a love affair.
10. 04:00
  The Personality Test—Series 1, Jennie Bond
  4/4The former BBC Royal Correspondent quizzes a panel about herself.
11. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/4Canon Friel's death causes upset and ruins Phonsie Doherty's plans.
12. 05:00
  Arrested Development—Episode 2
  2/4Can Penny's sister help her to come to terms with being jilted by Dave?
13. 05:30
  Love in Recovery—Series 2, Gillian
  2/6The group have a visitor with a story to tell.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 3. Found and Lost
  3/5Brother Cadfael's brave search for a woman leads him to an isolated medieval manor.
2. 06:30
  Target Practice
  A portrait of RAF Holbeach, a test site for trainee bomber pilots.
3. 07:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
4. 07:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, The Explosive Biscuits
  5/20Povey gets a warning of a bomb on a new frigate while Phillips gets a special gift.
6. 08:30
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, John Osborne
  1/6James Walton tests his guests on their literary knowledge.
8. 09:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6The magazine show tackles terrorism and gardening.
9. 10:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—2. The Affair
  2/4Anna's affair with young officer Vronsky has begun but her husband will not acknowledge it
10. 11:00
  The Time Being—Series 7, Spells for Love, by Melissa Lee-Houghton
  2/2Sybil will do whatever it takes to see her daughter fall in love.
11. 11:15
  Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise—Episode 2
  2/3Scurvy and a surprise proposal as Captain Aubrey conveys an ambassador to the East Indies.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, The Explosive Biscuits
  5/20Povey gets a warning of a bomb on a new frigate while Phillips gets a special gift.
2. 12:30
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
3. 13:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 3. Found and Lost
  3/5Brother Cadfael's brave search for a woman leads him to an isolated medieval manor.
4. 13:30
  Target Practice
  A portrait of RAF Holbeach, a test site for trainee bomber pilots.
5. 14:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 3
  3/10Cora, Francis and Martha visit Aldwinter and meet the local vicar.
6. 14:15
  Disability: A New History—Freaks and Entrepreneurs
  3/10Peter White challenges our modern ideas of freaks - were they in fact great entrepreneurs?
7. 14:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 23
  23/25Dick suffers with his fever and Sally Brass is confronted.
8. 14:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—3. Comte Balthazar de Bleuville
  3/10Bond discovers Blofeld's whereabouts and adopts a disguise.
9. 15:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—2. The Affair
  2/4Anna's affair with young officer Vronsky has begun but her husband will not acknowledge it
10. 16:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, John Osborne
  1/6James Walton tests his guests on their literary knowledge.
11. 16:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6The magazine show tackles terrorism and gardening.
12. 17:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
13. 17:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—3. Yattmur
  3/5The manipulative Morel fungus guides Gren and Poyly's lives without their tribe.
2. 18:30
  The Tingle Factor—Joan Bakewell
  Broadcaster Joan Bakewell shares the music that makes her emotional.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 3, The Explosive Biscuits
  5/20Povey gets a warning of a bomb on a new frigate while Phillips gets a special gift.
4. 19:30
  Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 14
  14/16Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC.
5. 20:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 3. Found and Lost
  3/5Brother Cadfael's brave search for a woman leads him to an isolated medieval manor.
6. 20:30
  Target Practice
  A portrait of RAF Holbeach, a test site for trainee bomber pilots.
7. 21:00
  The Time Being—Series 7, Spells for Love, by Melissa Lee-Houghton
  2/2Sybil will do whatever it takes to see her daughter fall in love.
8. 21:15
  Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise—Episode 2
  2/3Scurvy and a surprise proposal as Captain Aubrey conveys an ambassador to the East Indies.
9. 22:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
10. 22:30
  2525—Episode 1
  1/6The sketch show that reveals what life will be like in 2525.
11. 23:00
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 3
  3/6The satirist investigates inventions, being common and the creep of CCTV.
12. 23:30
  The Consultants—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—3. Yattmur
  3/5The manipulative Morel fungus guides Gren and Poyly's lives without their tribe.
2. 00:30
  The Tingle Factor—Joan Bakewell
  Broadcaster Joan Bakewell shares the music that makes her emotional.
3. 01:00
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 3. Found and Lost
  3/5Brother Cadfael's brave search for a woman leads him to an isolated medieval manor.
4. 01:30
  Target Practice
  A portrait of RAF Holbeach, a test site for trainee bomber pilots.
5. 02:00
  The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry—Episode 3
  3/10Cora, Francis and Martha visit Aldwinter and meet the local vicar.
6. 02:15
  Disability: A New History—Freaks and Entrepreneurs
  3/10Peter White challenges our modern ideas of freaks - were they in fact great entrepreneurs?
7. 02:30
  Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop, Episode 23
  23/25Dick suffers with his fever and Sally Brass is confronted.
8. 02:45
  James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service—3. Comte Balthazar de Bleuville
  3/10Bond discovers Blofeld's whereabouts and adopts a disguise.
9. 03:00
  Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina—2. The Affair
  2/4Anna's affair with young officer Vronsky has begun but her husband will not acknowledge it
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, John Osborne
  1/6James Walton tests his guests on their literary knowledge.
11. 04:30
  Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6The magazine show tackles terrorism and gardening.
12. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, Go With the Flow
  2/6Stella keeps tabs on her work-shy kids, thanks to Patrick's chart.
13. 05:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.

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