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BBC Radio 4 Extra schedule Friday 24 April 2015

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Early
1. 00:00
  
  Terry Pratchett — Mort, Episode 4
  
  4/4 Death is nowhere to be found, the nodes need attention, and Princess Keli is in danger.
2. 00:30
  
  Great Lives — Series 5, Tchaikovsky
  
  Economist Ruth Lea chooses the great Russian composer. Stephen Johnson adds his expertise.
3. 01:00
  
  The Tales of Max Carrados — The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor
  
  4/5 The blind sleuth investigates a series of thefts from a notoriously impregnable bank.
4. 01:30
  
  Femme Fatale: The Story of Nico
  
  The Velvet Underground singer was immortalised on Andy Warhol's influential album.
5. 02:00
  
  Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman — Episode 4
  
  4/5 The man known as Gastmann reveals his and Barlach's shared past.
6. 02:15
  
  On Your Bike — Politics, Liberation and Emancipation
  
  4/10 How the bicycle became a tool for political pioneers, from suffragettes to socialism.
7. 02:30
  
  15 Minute Drama — HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Gabriel Ernest
  
  4/5 Vile celebrity chef Van Cheele meets his match with a teenage intruder in his garden.
8. 02:45
  
  Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History — Setbacks and Struggles
  
  4/5 Adam Nicolson faces opposition to his plan to return the Kent garden to productive farming
9. 03:00
  
  Classic Serial — Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm, Episode 1
  
  1/3 Samuel Dockwrath sets out to prove his suspicions over the inheritance of Orley Farm.
10. 04:00
  
  Who Goes There? — Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego play guests Vivienne Parry and Jonathan Meades.
11. 04:30
  
  The Sit Crom — Night Exercises
  
  5/6 As the sovereign visits, confusion reigns in Lady Anne's bedchamber.
12. 05:00
  
  Anything Legal — Episode 5
  
  5/8 Charles and George hire a secretary to boost their new business.
13. 05:30
  
  Potting On — Flab
  
  5/6 Diet or deception? Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  The Tales of Max Carrados — A Game Played in the Dark
  
  5/5 The blind sleuth comes face-to-face with some old adversaries.
2. 06:30
  
  The Lake
  
  An evocative sound portrait of Britain's largest lake, home to wildlife and myth.
3. 07:00
  
  Rent — Series 3, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Paul has a very serious question to ask Ruby, and Maria is developing a big problem.
4. 07:30
  
  The Vote Now Show — Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 The Now Show gang present their critique of the second of the leaders' debates.
5. 08:00
  
  Hancock's Half Hour — The Test Match
  
  MCC chairman Sid makes the lad England's cricket captain, but bets on Australia to win.
6. 08:30
  
  Play It Cool — Episode 4
  
  4/6 What if the Cannes film festival came to Britain, and other world affairs.
7. 09:00
  
  All the Way From Memphis — Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Pop music quiz with Andrew Collins, Martin Freeman, Tracey Macleod and Stewart Lee.
8. 09:30
  
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  Richard Barton: General Practitioner! — Episode 5
  
  5/6 Dick and Richard have no trouble speaking their minds, getting them both into trouble.
  
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9. 10:00
  
  Classic Serial — Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm, Episode 2
  
  2/3 Sir Peregrine plans to marry Lady Mason, while Dockwrath tries to prove her guilt.
10. 11:00
  
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain — How It Stacks Up
  
  5/5 A poignant portrait of John McCreedy's 46th birthday celebration.
11. 11:15
  
  Tommies — 11 November 1914
  
  Mickey finds himself at Ypres with the exhausted British Expeditionary Force.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Hancock's Half Hour — The Test Match
  
  MCC chairman Sid makes the lad England's cricket captain, but bets on Australia to win.
2. 12:30
  
  Play It Cool — Episode 4
  
  4/6 What if the Cannes film festival came to Britain, and other world affairs.
3. 13:00
  
  The Tales of Max Carrados — A Game Played in the Dark
  
  5/5 The blind sleuth comes face-to-face with some old adversaries.
4. 13:30
  
  The Lake
  
  An evocative sound portrait of Britain's largest lake, home to wildlife and myth.
5. 14:00
  
  Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman — Episode 5
  
  5/5 The surprising truth about Schmied's murder is revealed.
6. 14:15
  
  On Your Bike — The Open Road
  
  5/10 Martin Ellis catches up with famous early cyclists Edward Elgar and Vaughn Williams.
7. 14:30
  
  15 Minute Drama — HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Mrs Packletide's Tiger
  
  5/5 The ghastly wealthy inheritor of the Gippe perfume empire needs to shoot a tiger.
8. 14:45
  
  Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History — The Way Forward
  
  5/5 Adam Nicolson must convince his workers to back the garden's return to a working landscape
9. 15:00
  
  Classic Serial — Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm, Episode 2
  
  2/3 Sir Peregrine plans to marry Lady Mason, while Dockwrath tries to prove her guilt.
10. 16:00
  
  All the Way From Memphis — Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Pop music quiz with Andrew Collins, Martin Freeman, Tracey Macleod and Stewart Lee.
11. 16:30
  
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner! — Episode 5
  
  5/6 Dick and Richard have no trouble speaking their minds, getting them both into trouble.
12. 17:00
  
  Rent — Series 3, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Paul has a very serious question to ask Ruby, and Maria is developing a big problem.
13. 17:30
  
  The Vote Now Show — Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 The Now Show gang present their critique of the second of the leaders' debates.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  
  An accident-prone frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store.
2. 18:30
  
  My Life in Five Songs — Series 3, Eve Graham
  
  The New Seekers singer Eve Graham chats to Phil Cunningham about her life.
3. 19:00
  
  Hancock's Half Hour — The Test Match
  
  MCC chairman Sid makes the lad England's cricket captain, but bets on Australia to win.
4. 19:30
  
  Play It Cool — Episode 4
  
  4/6 What if the Cannes film festival came to Britain, and other world affairs.
5. 20:00
  
  The Tales of Max Carrados — A Game Played in the Dark
  
  5/5 The blind sleuth comes face-to-face with some old adversaries.
6. 20:30
  
  The Lake
  
  An evocative sound portrait of Britain's largest lake, home to wildlife and myth.
7. 21:00
  
  Five Stories by Rose Tremain — How It Stacks Up
  
  5/5 A poignant portrait of John McCreedy's 46th birthday celebration.
8. 21:15
  
  Tommies — 11 November 1914
  
  Mickey finds himself at Ypres with the exhausted British Expeditionary Force.
9. 22:00
  
  The Vote Now Show — Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 The Now Show gang present their critique of the second of the leaders' debates.
10. 22:30
  
  Sarah Millican's Support Group — Series 2, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Agony aunt Sarah tackles more problems, including the case of a mother in need of quiet.
11. 23:00
  
  The Consultants — Series 3, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Chesney is having a crisis of confidence. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond.
12. 23:30
  
  Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford — Series 2, Treating an Acute Elegy
  
  1/6 Can the poet-at-large bring the healing power of poetry to a medical centre in Salford?
13. 23:45
  
  I, Regress — Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Karen House-Water finds that the cure for her fear of water is worse than the disease.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  
  An accident-prone frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store.
2. 00:30
  
  My Life in Five Songs — Series 3, Eve Graham
  
  The New Seekers singer Eve Graham chats to Phil Cunningham about her life.
3. 01:00
  
  The Tales of Max Carrados — A Game Played in the Dark
  
  5/5 The blind sleuth comes face-to-face with some old adversaries.
4. 01:30
  
  The Lake
  
  An evocative sound portrait of Britain's largest lake, home to wildlife and myth.
5. 02:00
  
  Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman — Episode 5
  
  5/5 The surprising truth about Schmied's murder is revealed.
6. 02:15
  
  On Your Bike — The Open Road
  
  5/10 Martin Ellis catches up with famous early cyclists Edward Elgar and Vaughn Williams.
7. 02:30
  
  15 Minute Drama — HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Mrs Packletide's Tiger
  
  5/5 The ghastly wealthy inheritor of the Gippe perfume empire needs to shoot a tiger.
8. 02:45
  
  Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History — The Way Forward
  
  5/5 Adam Nicolson must convince his workers to back the garden's return to a working landscape
9. 03:00
  
  Classic Serial — Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm, Episode 2
  
  2/3 Sir Peregrine plans to marry Lady Mason, while Dockwrath tries to prove her guilt.
10. 04:00
  
  All the Way From Memphis — Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Pop music quiz with Andrew Collins, Martin Freeman, Tracey Macleod and Stewart Lee.
11. 04:30
  
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner! — Episode 5
  
  5/6 Dick and Richard have no trouble speaking their minds, getting them both into trouble.
12. 05:00
  
  Rent — Series 3, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Paul has a very serious question to ask Ruby, and Maria is developing a big problem.
13. 05:30
  
  The Vote Now Show — Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 The Now Show gang present their critique of the second of the leaders' debates.

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