BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 3 March 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Barry Bermange - A Glass of Lemonade
  During a spate of child abductions, panic ensues when a girl disappears from outside a pub
2. 00:30
  Mastertapes—Series 1, Suzanne Vega (the B-Side)
  4/14Suzanne Vega answers questions about her platinum-selling album, Solitude Standing.
3. 01:00
  Burnt—4. Trouble Runs Deep
  4/6Milkie and Beth search for the killers.
4. 01:30
  The Bard of Salford
  Paul Morley profiles Manchester punk poet John Cooper Clarke.
5. 02:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Remarkable Rocket
  A collection of fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance.
6. 02:15
  The History of the Future—The Future From Here
  10/10Are we more, or less, anxious about what is to come than we ever were?
7. 02:30
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—The Days of Anna Madrigal, Episode 10
  10/10Anna arrives at the Burning Man Festival and is feted like the living legend that she is.
8. 02:45
  Leo Tolstoy - A Confession—Life Perceptions
  5/10Can simply living life provide an answer to its meaning?
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 January 1918
  The Kaiser declares, 'We face, with firm confidence and an iron will, the year 1918.'.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Graeme Garden chairs with Steve Punt, Simon Fanshawe, Dan Gaster and Jenny Eclair.
11. 04:30
  Kathmandu or Bust—Dover and Out
  1/6Five travellers face a bumpy ride - their clueless guide has never been to Asia.
12. 05:00
  Capital Gains—Series 2, Political Capital
  4/4Events move rapidly as Julius Hutch undertakes a desperate mission in his eco-protest.
13. 05:30
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Awards
  1/6Damien is nominated for an award and Anthony auditions for a production of Hay Fever.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Grant Eustace - The Salamander Chest
  1870s England: Who is Alice Selwood’s father? Can her beloved Arthur help?
2. 07:30
  Byzantium Unearthed—Episode 3
  3/3Bettany Hughes ventures to the troubled borders of this massive empire.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Atlantic Crossing
  The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.
4. 09:00
  The Freedland Files
  Author Michael Freedland opens his audio archives
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Architects—Series 1, What's the Point?
  1/4Sir Lucien's architectural practice is in big trouble. Can a visit to a spa save the day?
2. 12:30
  The Inimitable Jeeves—The Purity of the Turf
  7/10After the syndicate disaster, Bertie ponders what to bet on next.
3. 13:00
  Doris Lessing - Riot Girls: The Good Terrorist—Omnibus 2/2
  2/2Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Feargal Sharkey
  The Undertones frontman chooses tracks by by Buddy Holly and Hardfloor.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—David Blunkett in Sheffield
  The former MP tours his home city sharing its culture, leisure and industrial heritage.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Atlantic Crossing
  The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.
7. 16:00
  Grant Eustace - The Salamander Chest
  1870s England: Who is Alice Selwood’s father? Can her beloved Arthur help?
8. 17:30
  Byzantium Unearthed—Episode 3
  3/3Bettany Hughes ventures to the troubled borders of this massive empire.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Earworm by Simon Passmore
  TV researcher Mia faces danger searching for a long-lost horror film...
2. 18:45
  Microcosm by JC Wilsher
  An old model maker specialises in dioramas of disasters, but his timing causes concern.
3. 19:00
  The Freedland Files
  Author Michael Freedland opens his audio archives
4. 22:00
  Old Harry's Game—Series 2, Too Far
  6/6Mischievous Satan instructs demon Scumspawn to partake in a very unusual meal.
5. 22:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Comic revelations about hats, tents and disturbing tales from Beatrix Potter.
6. 23:00
  That Mitchell and Webb Sound—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6How to talk to an emperor and inventing Saturday night TV shows.
7. 23:30
  Alice's Wunderland—Series 2, The Award
  2/4Wunderland is awarded prestigious by-the-sea status.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Earworm by Simon Passmore
  TV researcher Mia faces danger searching for a long-lost horror film...
2. 00:45
  Microcosm by JC Wilsher
  An old model maker specialises in dioramas of disasters, but his timing causes concern.
3. 01:00
  Doris Lessing - Riot Girls: The Good Terrorist—Omnibus 2/2
  2/2Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Feargal Sharkey
  The Undertones frontman chooses tracks by by Buddy Holly and Hardfloor.
5. 02:15
  Down Your Way—David Blunkett in Sheffield
  The former MP tours his home city sharing its culture, leisure and industrial heritage.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Atlantic Crossing
  The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.
7. 04:00
  Grant Eustace - The Salamander Chest
  1870s England: Who is Alice Selwood’s father? Can her beloved Arthur help?
8. 05:30
  Byzantium Unearthed—Episode 3
  3/3Bettany Hughes ventures to the troubled borders of this massive empire.

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