BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 29 October 2011

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Space—5. Things Hot Up
  5/6When the Oblivions are introduced to pleasures of the flesh, one thing leads to another.
2. 00:30
  Catch My Breath—5. The Truth
  5/5The truth about Isla is revealed, and aid arrives from an unexpected quarter.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 3. Introducing Pete Roberts
  3/8The smooth sleuth is threatened with a revolver and uncovers a fresh lead to follow.
4. 01:30
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 2, Little Boy Blue
  1/6PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his old ways?
5. 02:00
  Second Holmes—5. The Case of the Neglected Farm
  5/6The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.
6. 02:30
  Foul Play—Series 1, Death at the Dig
  3/6Crime writers Lindsey Davis and Val McDermid try to solve the dirty death of a doctor.
7. 03:00
  The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White
  A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard....
8. 04:00
  Fay Weldon Stories—08/07/2005
  A story about Shirley, a single mother, who scrapes together a life for her two daughters.
9. 04:15
  Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education
  Panic strikes in a university drama department as a siege situation unfolds.
10. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Car Boot
  4/6Stella tries to dejunk the house.
11. 05:30
  The Alan Davies Show—Episode 2
  2/6The actor minds his girlfriend's talented stunt dog, but it eats everything in sight.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sherlock Holmes v Dracula
  The world's greatest sleuth pits his wits against the evil forces of the sanguinary count.
2. 07:30
  A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake
  Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 2
  2/32The American funny man welcomes Kentucky Thunder and singer Heather Masse.
4. 09:00
  Ulrika's Comedy Gold—20/08/2005
  Six Sony Radio Academy Award winners from Ulrika Jonsson, including Dead Ringers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Soloparentpals.com Omnibus
  Single parents Rosie and Tom are four months into their long distance-relationship.
2. 13:10
  Two Minute Tales—It Should Have Been Me
  If marriage takes courage, how much nerve would it take to stop a wedding?
3. 13:15
  Maigret—Series 1, My Friend Maigret
  3/4The inspector revisits his past while uncovering a Mediterranean murder.
4. 14:00
  Doctor at Large—To Bed or Not to Bed
  9/13Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan.
5. 14:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way
  5/7Enter the 'Pardon, Sir?' school of languages.
6. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 2
  2/32The American funny man welcomes Kentucky Thunder and singer Heather Masse.
7. 16:00
  Sherlock Holmes v Dracula
  The world's greatest sleuth pits his wits against the evil forces of the sanguinary count.
8. 17:30
  What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 4
  Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Zoe Lyons review sitcoms, and Stephen K Amos talks about reviews
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 1. Warnings
  1/3The Otis family move into an old English country house, despite warnings it is haunted.
2. 18:30
  Fantastic Journeys—Fifty Cents by Tim Powers and James P Blaylock
  2/4Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the Arizona desert.
3. 19:00
  Down the Line—Series 2, Education and Ghosts
  6/6Things go bump in the night on award-winning Gary Bellamy's phone-in.
4. 19:30
  A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake
  Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
5. 20:00
  Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan—Titus Arrives
  1/6Heir to crumbling stone and ancient ritual, the idiosyncratic life of Titus Groan begins.
6. 21:00
  Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan—Titus Inherits
  2/6Even though he's still an infant, Titus accedes to power. Steerpike gets busy with a plan.
7. 22:00
  Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan—Titus Discovers
  3/6Will young Titus make an escape? How does Steerpike's plan bear fruit?
8. 23:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 2. Down the Hatches
  2/6The Chicago private eye discovers her cousin knew too much.
9. 23:30
  Pulp Fiction—Series 2, A Matter of Principal
  1/5A Vietnam veteran turned hitman gets tangled up in a kidnapping.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 1. Warnings
  1/3The Otis family move into an old English country house, despite warnings it is haunted.
2. 00:30
  Fantastic Journeys—Fifty Cents by Tim Powers and James P Blaylock
  2/4Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the Arizona desert.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 2
  2/32The American funny man welcomes Kentucky Thunder and singer Heather Masse.
4. 01:00
  Simon Brett - The Furniture Play
  The speaking furniture in the flat of fledgling publisher Miles comments on his love life.
5. 02:00
  Soloparentpals.com Omnibus
  Single parents Rosie and Tom are four months into their long distance-relationship.
6. 03:10
  Two Minute Tales—It Should Have Been Me
  If marriage takes courage, how much nerve would it take to stop a wedding?
7. 03:15
  Maigret—Series 1, My Friend Maigret
  3/4The inspector revisits his past while uncovering a Mediterranean murder.
8. 04:00
  Sherlock Holmes v Dracula
  The world's greatest sleuth pits his wits against the evil forces of the sanguinary count.

Sunday 30 October 2011