Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Terry Pratchett—Small Gods, Episode 1
1/4 Set in a complex state of beliefs, the Great God Om appears before novice monk Brutha.
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00:30
Legacy—Episode 2
2/2 Searching for his grandmother's legacy lands Harry in deep trouble. Can Jules rescue him?
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01:00
Boogie Up the River—See You Outside Boots in Oxford
3/6 Mark and his manic mutt look for the enigmatic Jennifer in the city of dreaming spires.
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01:30
Genius—Series 1, Neil Innes
4/5 From bunk chairs to helium-filled bubble wrap, Neil Innes selects the best loopy idea.
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02:00
What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 3
3/13 Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
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02:30
Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 1, Episodes 5-6
There's a surprise in store for Alice and Jamie's enjoying the party scene.
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03:00
Jane Austen—Sense and Sensibility, Barton Cottage
1/4 It's 1810. Widow Mrs Dashwood and her three daughters are forced to move to Devon.
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04:00
Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare—3. Brian Cox
3/6 The Royal Dingle Company invites Brian Cox to run a Bard's tragedy master class.
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04:30
The Penny Dreadfuls—The Brothers Faversham, Leonidas Faversham
3/4 The story of Victorian Britain's most reckless living explorer.
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05:00
The Man Born to Be King—The Bread of Heaven
5/12 Jesus renames Simon and stirs anger. Dorothy L Sayers' plays on the life of Jesus Christ.
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05:45
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North—Southward Again
5/8 Thoughts of rescue fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them.
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Morning
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06:00
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Louis Mazzini is accused of the one murder he didn't do. Stars Harry Enfield.
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07:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Jackie Kay
4/4 Poet Jackie Kay recalls a childhood in Glasgow which inspired her to write.
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08:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 22
22/28 From Atlanta, the American funny man welcomes Steep Canyon Rangers and singer EG Kight.
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09:00
Comedy Controller—John Shuttleworth
The singer's selection includes We Interrupt This Programme and Clare In The Community.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Sherbet Dolls
Drama serial exploring the magnetism and expanding phenomena of children's beauty pageants
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13:05
Inheritance Tracks—Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper selects tracks from Beethoven and The Sound of Music.
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13:15
Sneaky Peeks—23/04/2011
Andi Osho with the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
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13:30
What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 3
3/13 Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
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14:00
The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Silent Bugler
10/14 It's 1902 and British secret agent Seagoon is heading to Dresden on a deadly mission.
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14:30
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Enemy Within the Gates
4/20 Mainwaring's platoon try to capture Germans for a reward. From February 1974.
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15:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 22
22/28 From Atlanta, the American funny man welcomes Steep Canyon Rangers and singer EG Kight.
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16:00
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Louis Mazzini is accused of the one murder he didn't do. Stars Harry Enfield.
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17:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Jackie Kay
4/4 Poet Jackie Kay recalls a childhood in Glasgow which inspired her to write.
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Evening
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18:00
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—4. Rescue
4/5 Dandy spy-hero Lucifer Box must rescue the perfect victim to foil Olympus Mons' plans.
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18:30
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Student Giovanni becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl living next door.
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19:00
Comedy Controller—John Shuttleworth
The singer's selection includes We Interrupt This Programme and Clare In The Community.
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22:00
Saturday Stand-Up—Stephen K Amos
Stephen K Amos entertains an audience at London's Monday Club venue in 2007.
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22:45
Fabulous—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Faye's cooker is beeping, work deadlines are looming and flat-hunting sucks.
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23:00
The Phone—Tourist Trap by Jon Sen
4/4 Charlotte picks up the wrong bag at the airport starting a holiday from hell.
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23:30
Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 7
7/10 In tailing a murder suspect, has the Swedish Inspector Wallander met his match?
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23:45
Wallander - Faceless Killers—Episode 8
8/10 Swedish sleuth Kurt Wallander makes an important discovery in his murder probe.
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Late
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00:00
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss—4. Rescue
4/5 Dandy spy-hero Lucifer Box must rescue the perfect victim to foil Olympus Mons' plans.
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00:30
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Student Giovanni becomes obsessed with a mysterious girl living next door.
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01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 6, Episode 22
22/28 From Atlanta, the American funny man welcomes Steep Canyon Rangers and singer EG Kight.
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02:00
Sherbet Dolls
Drama serial exploring the magnetism and expanding phenomena of children's beauty pageants
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03:05
Inheritance Tracks—Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper selects tracks from Beethoven and The Sound of Music.
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03:15
Sneaky Peeks—23/04/2011
Andi Osho with the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
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03:30
What's So Funny?—Series 1, Episode 3
3/13 Rufus Hound and guests with news and reviews of what's happening in comedy this week.
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04:00
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Louis Mazzini is accused of the one murder he didn't do. Stars Harry Enfield.
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05:30
The House I Grew Up In—Series 1, Jackie Kay
4/4 Poet Jackie Kay recalls a childhood in Glasgow which inspired her to write.
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