BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 8 April 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner—4. The Return
  4/4Gaskell tries to penetrate Adrian's malign spell.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Simon Callow on Orson Welles
  Actor Simon Callow selects the life of a Hollywood great - Orson Welles.
3. 01:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law
  Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong.
4. 01:30
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3, 7. The Priory School
  7/7Holmes and Watson investigate a case of a missing schoolboy. From 1962.
5. 02:00
  The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer—Episode 9
  9/10Cory finds a way to pay tribute to his brother.
6. 02:15
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates—4. Party
  4/10Party plans are afoot for the heiress's 21st birthday and Richardson makes a decision.
7. 02:30
  Dancing With The Devil
  Rachel Johnson meets women, now in their 90s, who visited Germany in the 1930s.
8. 03:00
  Dr Wallace - Hand in Glove—Series 2, 1. Testing Times
  1/3Dr Wallace examines two drowned boys, whilst Barbara's old enemy has become a new friend.
9. 04:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Much Ado About Murder
  2/6Crime writers Jean McConnell and Keith Miles tackle an Elizabethan court killing.
10. 04:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 3, Merry Christmas Mrs Lawrence
  2/6The bossy social worker faces festivities with her laid-back parents. Stars Sally Phillips
11. 05:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 2, Harassment
  5/6Alfie Moore takes the audience through a case he handled involving harassment.
12. 05:30
  Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 2, Care
  4/4Who cares? Why do we care? If genes are selfish why is altruism attractive?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
2. 06:30
  Len Deighton - XPD—1. A Small Killing in Hollywood
  1/8Did Churchill meet Hitler in 1940? Britain's ‘SIS’ is tasked to find out....
3. 07:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4An unexpected death leads all four of the family to consider what is really important.
4. 07:30
  Desolation Jests—Episode 2
  2/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark sketch show about laughter after the apocalypse.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, A Question of Reference
  16/26Jones and Godfrey goof on a platoon exercise involving live ammunition.
6. 08:30
  Bristow—Series 1, The Girl Next Door
  3/6A new face appears in the office opposite Chester Perry and causes a stir.
7. 09:00
  Guess What?—Episode 4
  4/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
8. 09:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Terminal Journals
  3/4Primus plots to save the firm by publishing deathbed memoirs of the famous.
9. 10:00
  Dr Wallace - Hand in Glove—Series 2, 2. Win Some, Lose Some
  2/3Dr Wallace has tricky evidence to deliver in court after his Lake District holiday.
10. 11:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—New For April
  Scott Bryan, Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson round up new listening for April
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, A Question of Reference
  16/26Jones and Godfrey goof on a platoon exercise involving live ammunition.
2. 12:30
  Bristow—Series 1, The Girl Next Door
  3/6A new face appears in the office opposite Chester Perry and causes a stir.
3. 13:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
4. 13:30
  Len Deighton - XPD—1. A Small Killing in Hollywood
  1/8Did Churchill meet Hitler in 1940? Britain's ‘SIS’ is tasked to find out....
5. 14:00
  The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer—Episode 10
  10/10Greer has a visitor to her New York apartment.
6. 14:15
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates—5. Tragedy
  5/10As a midsummer night draws to an end, some life-changing events await Richardson.
7. 14:30
  Ken, Madge and the Strange Rock
  The story of a mysterious find on Morecambe beach by one man and his dog.
8. 15:00
  Dr Wallace - Hand in Glove—Series 2, 2. Win Some, Lose Some
  2/3Dr Wallace has tricky evidence to deliver in court after his Lake District holiday.
9. 16:00
  Guess What?—Episode 4
  4/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 16:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Terminal Journals
  3/4Primus plots to save the firm by publishing deathbed memoirs of the famous.
11. 17:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4An unexpected death leads all four of the family to consider what is really important.
12. 17:30
  Desolation Jests—Episode 2
  2/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark sketch show about laughter after the apocalypse.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
  A cautionary tale about smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery.
2. 18:30
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 6, Slumdog Millionaire
  3/3The little film that got lucky - how Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' won 8 Oscars.
3. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 3, A Question of Reference
  16/26Jones and Godfrey goof on a platoon exercise involving live ammunition.
4. 19:30
  Bristow—Series 1, The Girl Next Door
  3/6A new face appears in the office opposite Chester Perry and causes a stir.
5. 20:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
6. 20:30
  Len Deighton - XPD—1. A Small Killing in Hollywood
  1/8Did Churchill meet Hitler in 1940? Britain's ‘SIS’ is tasked to find out....
7. 21:00
  Podcast Radio Hour—New For April
  Scott Bryan, Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson round up new listening for April
8. 22:00
  Desolation Jests—Episode 2
  2/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark sketch show about laughter after the apocalypse.
9. 22:30
  Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation—Goodwill
  6/6In search of seasonal goodwill, Mark Watson continues his quest to improve the world.
10. 23:00
  State of the Nations—Northern Ireland
  3/4Stand-up Elis James continues his tour of the UK with a visit to The Empire in Belfast.
11. 23:30
  My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage—And Cue Supersonic
  3/4The washed-up TV star finds himself 'In the Psychiatrist's Chair' with Dr Anthony Clare.
12. 23:45
  Bird Island—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Ben finds a seal cub that has been attacked. He takes it home and nurses it back to life.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
  A cautionary tale about smart technology, where danger prowls in the nursery.
2. 00:30
  And the Academy Award Goes To...—Series 6, Slumdog Millionaire
  3/3The little film that got lucky - how Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' won 8 Oscars.
3. 01:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
4. 01:30
  Len Deighton - XPD—1. A Small Killing in Hollywood
  1/8Did Churchill meet Hitler in 1940? Britain's ‘SIS’ is tasked to find out....
5. 02:00
  The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer—Episode 10
  10/10Greer has a visitor to her New York apartment.
6. 02:15
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates—5. Tragedy
  5/10As a midsummer night draws to an end, some life-changing events await Richardson.
7. 02:30
  Ken, Madge and the Strange Rock
  The story of a mysterious find on Morecambe beach by one man and his dog.
8. 03:00
  Dr Wallace - Hand in Glove—Series 2, 2. Win Some, Lose Some
  2/3Dr Wallace has tricky evidence to deliver in court after his Lake District holiday.
9. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 4
  4/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
10. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Terminal Journals
  3/4Primus plots to save the firm by publishing deathbed memoirs of the famous.
11. 05:00
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4An unexpected death leads all four of the family to consider what is really important.
12. 05:30
  Desolation Jests—Episode 2
  2/4David Jason stars in David Renwick’s dark sketch show about laughter after the apocalypse.

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