BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 29 September 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, Episode 8
  8/8The Doctor comes up with the solution to defeat the seemingly indestructible foe.
2. 00:30
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
  2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
3. 01:00
  Michael Dobbs - House of Cards—Episode 3
  3/6Francis deals with an irate media mogul who wants the Prime Minister replaced.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands, 2. Fishing for Clues
  2/4Why was the victim heading to the Highlands?
5. 02:00
  The Brothers—Series 3, Mix Tape
  1/6Nigel and Michael are back - still struggling with life.
6. 02:30
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6Pop music quiz with Andrew Collins, Martin Freeman, Tracey Macleod and Stewart Lee.
7. 03:00
  Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie—A Catalogue of Disasters
  3/3Set-backs and surprises unite the family, making Lecky the hero of the hour.
8. 03:45
  The Popticians
  John Hegley and chums in a 1983 John Peel session for Radio 1.
9. 04:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—3. Death and Destruction
  3/5Distraught Cathy is gravely ill, after Heathcliff runs off with Isabella.
10. 05:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
11. 05:30
  The Right Time—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/5The sketch show about modern life, with people who've lived a bit of it.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Michael Dobbs - House of Cards—Episode 4
  4/6Francis uses the Prime Minister's brother as the lynchpin to his plans.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands, 3. A New Obsession
  3/4Inspector Alan Grant is faced with a new obsession.
3. 07:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
  5/6Gussie is walloped and Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie on a spending spree.
4. 07:30
  Country Matters—Episode 4
  4/6Dave and Cathy's quest for locally produced food proves problematic.
5. 08:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Plane Madness
  Events take off as the idle duo welcome an office efficiency expert.
6. 08:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
7. 09:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Tommy and Sheila set out to launch a train company, but hit the buffers.
8. 09:30
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 2
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, David Quantick, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
9. 10:00
  Tove Jansson - The Summer Book
  Sophia recalls the holidays spent with her grandmother on an island in the Gulf of Finland
10. 10:45
  The Popticians
  John Hegley and chums in a 1984 John Peel session for Radio 1.
11. 11:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—Episode 4
  4/5Sixteen years after Cathy's death, her daughter visits the vengeful Heathcliff.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Plane Madness
  Events take off as the idle duo welcome an office efficiency expert.
2. 12:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 3, Arabella Weir
  4/6Rufus Hound invites Arabella Weir to revisit her days of drinking and calorie-counting.
3. 13:00
  Michael Dobbs - House of Cards—Episode 4
  4/6Francis uses the Prime Minister's brother as the lynchpin to his plans.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands, 3. A New Obsession
  3/4Inspector Alan Grant is faced with a new obsession.
5. 14:00
  Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving—Episode 4
  4/10Vic and Ingrid's seemingly idyllic romance moves on a pace, but are doubts creeping in?
6. 14:15
  The Wild Places—Episode 4
  4/5Robert Macfarlane's search moves to a reclaimed abandoned estate in Essex.
7. 14:30
  Short Stories by John McGahern—Sierra Leone, part 1
  A young man is half in love with an aging politician's mistress.
8. 14:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 2. Chaff in the Wind
  2/3A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field.
9. 15:00
  Tove Jansson - The Summer Book
  Sophia recalls the holidays spent with her grandmother on an island in the Gulf of Finland
10. 15:45
  The Popticians
  John Hegley and chums in a 1984 John Peel session for Radio 1.
11. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—29/09/2011
  Mel Giedroyc hears about the power of waterfalls and predicts the weather using insects.
12. 17:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
  5/6Gussie is walloped and Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie on a spending spree.
13. 17:30
  Country Matters—Episode 4
  4/6Dave and Cathy's quest for locally produced food proves problematic.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Parasite
  A chilling tale about a man who starts dreaming of a monstrous creature from the future.
2. 18:30
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—3. The Nursery and a Child
  3/4More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House.
3. 19:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Plane Madness
  Events take off as the idle duo welcome an office efficiency expert.
4. 19:30
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
5. 20:00
  Michael Dobbs - House of Cards—Episode 4
  4/6Francis uses the Prime Minister's brother as the lynchpin to his plans.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands, 3. A New Obsession
  3/4Inspector Alan Grant is faced with a new obsession.
7. 21:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—Episode 4
  4/5Sixteen years after Cathy's death, her daughter visits the vengeful Heathcliff.
8. 22:00
  My Teenage Diary—Series 3, Arabella Weir
  4/6Rufus Hound invites Arabella Weir to revisit her days of drinking and calorie-counting.
9. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/6Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news from the last seven days.
10. 23:00
  Bleak Expectations—Series 1, A Youth Utterly Crocked
  3/6Young Pip must thwart his evil guardian's plans. Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof.
11. 23:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/2Honesty for politicians and truthful ads! The activist tries to shape policies.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Parasite
  A chilling tale about a man who starts dreaming of a monstrous creature from the future.
2. 00:30
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—3. The Nursery and a Child
  3/4More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House.
3. 01:00
  Michael Dobbs - House of Cards—Episode 4
  4/6Francis uses the Prime Minister's brother as the lynchpin to his plans.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands, 3. A New Obsession
  3/4Inspector Alan Grant is faced with a new obsession.
5. 02:00
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6Tommy and Sheila set out to launch a train company, but hit the buffers.
6. 02:30
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 2
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, David Quantick, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
7. 03:00
  Tove Jansson - The Summer Book
  Sophia recalls the holidays spent with her grandmother on an island in the Gulf of Finland
8. 03:45
  The Popticians
  John Hegley and chums in a 1984 John Peel session for Radio 1.
9. 04:00
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—Episode 4
  4/5Sixteen years after Cathy's death, her daughter visits the vengeful Heathcliff.
10. 05:00
  Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves—Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
  5/6Gussie is walloped and Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie on a spending spree.
11. 05:30
  Country Matters—Episode 4
  4/6Dave and Cathy's quest for locally produced food proves problematic.

Friday 30 September 2011