大象传媒

大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 12 March 2015

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—Acid Rain
  
  8/10 Having passed six tests, Sapna is within reach of changing her life forever.
2. 00:15
  
  Shakespeare's Restless World—3. Snacking Through Shakespeare
  
  3/20 A fork found on the site of the Rose Theatre reveals what people ate in the Bard's time.
3. 00:30
  
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 8
  
  8/10 Now much older, the warrior must face a dragon.
4. 00:45
  
  Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 3
  
  3/5 Emile and Alexandrine Zola and other literary luminaries scale the Eiffel Tower for lunch.
5. 01:00
  
  So Wrong It's Right—Series 2, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show about the wrong side of life.
6. 01:30
  
  Off the Page—The Great British Public
  
  Matthew Parris and his guests discuss how they feel about the public.
7. 02:00
  
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—A Surfeit of Alarm Clocks
  
  3/5 Charles Unwin discovers his problems might be solved by reading chapter 18 of the manual.
8. 02:30
  
  The Ancient Novel
  
  In search of the ancient novel, Tibor Fischer discovers they're like film scripts.
9. 03:00
  
  RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—Murder in Appin
  
  2/4 Shipwrecked off Scotland's coast, young David heads to Appin and a fateful encounter.
10. 04:00
  
  Winston Graham Short Stories—The Cornish Farm
  
  A couple buys an idyllic rural farm but the property proves to have something of a history
11. 04:15
  
  Drama on 4—TS Eliot - The Waste Land
  
  Eileen Atkins and Jeremy Irons read TS Eliot's classic poem.
12. 05:00
  
  Flying the Flag—Series 1, Notes from the Underground
  
  3/6 Confusion reigns as the British Embassy prepares a report on the local political outlook.
13. 05:30
  
  Believe It!—Series 2, Danger Man
  
  3/4 Richard Wilson explains the long lasting influence Ian McKellen has had on his life.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  
  4/5 Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
2. 06:30
  
  Bombay's Beatle
  
  Documentary about the soundtrack to George Harrison's film Wonderwall.
3. 07:00
  
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Timothy Spoontz
  
  3/4 The new progressive headmaster Mike Poulson Jabby decides to impose an austerity drive.
4. 07:30
  
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Hermicia
  
  5/6 Missing for six years, Brian has stories to tell. He relives his experiences in Hermicia.
5. 08:00
  
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Separation Order
  
  7/13 Can Roger overcome a conflict of interest when his girlfriend asks for legal advice?
6. 08:30
  
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, A Drop of the Soft Stuff
  
  5/13 The facts-of-life conversation is enough to drive Henry to drink.
7. 09:00
  
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
8. 09:30
  
  House on Fire—Series 2, Haunting
  
  5/6 Will Matt be able to resist Vicky's new kitchen blender?
9. 10:00
  
  RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—The Flight in the Heather
  
  3/4 David Balfour has witnessed the murder of the Red Fox and must flee from the redcoats.
10. 11:00
  
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Ross and Demelza
  
  Ross Poldark takes his wife out to see the pilchard harvest.
11. 11:15
  
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Setting a Glass
  
  A man arriving at the bedside of his unwell elderly mother can't sit with her. Why?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Separation Order
  
  7/13 Can Roger overcome a conflict of interest when his girlfriend asks for legal advice?
2. 12:30
  
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, A Drop of the Soft Stuff
  
  5/13 The facts-of-life conversation is enough to drive Henry to drink.
3. 13:00
  
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  
  4/5 Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
4. 13:30
  
  Bombay's Beatle
  
  Documentary about the soundtrack to George Harrison's film Wonderwall.
5. 14:00
  
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Visitor
  
  9/10 In jail for murder, Sapna is trying to make sense of the past few months.
6. 14:15
  
  Shakespeare's Restless World—4. Life without Elizabeth
  
  4/20 The story behind a portrait justifying Elizabeth I's position in the Tudor succession.
7. 14:30
  
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 9
  
  9/10 The warrior tries again to defeat the dragon.
8. 14:45
  
  Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 4
  
  4/5 Adolf Hitler tours the occupied French capital, wanting to model his dream-Berlin on it.
9. 15:00
  
  RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—The Flight in the Heather
  
  3/4 David Balfour has witnessed the murder of the Red Fox and must flee from the redcoats.
10. 16:00
  
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Dick and Dom and Space Elevators
  
  Mel finds out if an elevator to space is possible.
11. 17:00
  
  No Commitments—Series 4, Not a Leg to Stand On
  
  5/6 A broken leg makes Anna an unwilling recipient of sister Victoria's bedside manner.
12. 17:30
  
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Timothy Spoontz
  
  3/4 The new progressive headmaster Mike Poulson Jabby decides to impose an austerity drive.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
2. 18:30
  
  Great Lives—Flora Sandes
  
  Kate Adie discusses Britain's first commissioned female officer in World War One.
3. 19:00
  
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Separation Order
  
  7/13 Can Roger overcome a conflict of interest when his girlfriend asks for legal advice?
4. 19:30
  
  Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, A Drop of the Soft Stuff
  
  5/13 The facts-of-life conversation is enough to drive Henry to drink.
5. 20:00
  
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  
  4/5 Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
6. 20:30
  
  Bombay's Beatle
  
  Documentary about the soundtrack to George Harrison's film Wonderwall.
7. 21:00
  
  Rik Mayall's Bedside Tales—Jimmy's Bangkok Coffee
  
  4/6 Rik Mayall tells the fantastical tale of Jim and his out-of-body experience.
8. 21:15
  
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Setting a Glass
  
  A man arriving at the bedside of his unwell elderly mother can't sit with her. Why?
9. 22:00
  
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Hermicia
  
  5/6 Missing for six years, Brian has stories to tell. He relives his experiences in Hermicia.
10. 22:30
  
  Newsjack—Series 12, Episode 3
  
  3/6 The week's stories cobbled together in a scrapbook sketch show hosted by Nish Kumar.
11. 23:00
  
  Old Harry's Game—Series 7, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Satan has become a one-man adoption agency while his chief demon is reading Penelope Leach
12. 23:30
  
  Hut 33—Series 1, Don't Bet on It
  
  4/6 The Bletchley Park codebreakers must play football against Italian prisoners of war.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Visitor
  
  9/10 In jail for murder, Sapna is trying to make sense of the past few months.
2. 00:15
  
  Shakespeare's Restless World—4. Life without Elizabeth
  
  4/20 The story behind a portrait justifying Elizabeth I's position in the Tudor succession.
3. 00:30
  
  Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 9
  
  9/10 The warrior tries again to defeat the dragon.
4. 00:45
  
  Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 4
  
  4/5 Adolf Hitler tours the occupied French capital, wanting to model his dream-Berlin on it.
5. 01:00
  
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
6. 01:30
  
  Great Lives—Flora Sandes
  
  Kate Adie discusses Britain's first commissioned female officer in World War One.
7. 02:00
  
  Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—The City Archive
  
  4/5 Unwin's only hope is the archives, but no-one goes down there without risking their life.
8. 02:30
  
  Bombay's Beatle
  
  Documentary about the soundtrack to George Harrison's film Wonderwall.
9. 03:00
  
  RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—The Flight in the Heather
  
  3/4 David Balfour has witnessed the murder of the Red Fox and must flee from the redcoats.
10. 04:00
  
  Winston Graham Short Stories—Ross and Demelza
  
  Ross Poldark takes his wife out to see the pilchard harvest.
11. 04:15
  
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Setting a Glass
  
  A man arriving at the bedside of his unwell elderly mother can't sit with her. Why?
12. 05:00
  
  No Commitments—Series 4, Not a Leg to Stand On
  
  5/6 A broken leg makes Anna an unwilling recipient of sister Victoria's bedside manner.
13. 05:30
  
  The Pickerskill Reports—Series 2, Timothy Spoontz
  
  3/4 The new progressive headmaster Mike Poulson Jabby decides to impose an austerity drive.

Friday 13 March 2015