BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 October 2012

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Early
1. 00:00
  Arthur C Clarke Stories—Rendezvous With Rama, Episode 2
  2/2What is Rama's secret? And why, years on, has the Commander never spoken of what he found?
2. 01:00
  Frankie Howerd—The Frankie Howerd Variety Show, From 10/10/1978
  Titters galore with Frankie's star guests Sweet Substitute, Charlie Chester and Les Dennis
3. 02:00
  The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum: Omnibus
  A young woman experiences the corrosive impact of tabloid journalism.
4. 03:15
  DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body—Series 2, 1. Talking Poison
  1/3As a radical American preacher faces threats, DI Gwen Danbury gets unexpected help.
5. 04:00
  Terence Rattigan - The Winslow Boy
  A theft at an Edwardian naval school sparks reverberations at the House of Commons
6. 05:30
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 3, Memory Lapse; If I Ruled the World
  3/6Childhood memories of competitive parenting and imagining life as ruler of the world.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Churchills - Speaking For Themselves (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2War, traffic accidents and unexpected house purchases in the letters of the Churchills.
2. 07:15
  Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around the Shipping Forecast—4. Fastnet, Irish Sea, Rockall
  4/5Charlie Connelly visits the centre of Irish emigration and cycles the TT course.
3. 07:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Murder Most Fouled Up
  2/6Arthur steps in to play a prominent role in Lord and Lady Preston's murder mystery.
4. 08:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Burglar
  6/6Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays the comedian an unwelcome visit.
5. 08:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 11, Have Snake, Must Travel
  16/20The cheeky schoolboy causes chaos when his teacher sends him reptile hunting.
6. 09:00
  Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows—Episode 2
  2/2Toad is offered an escape route by a washer-woman and her niece. With Richard Briers.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—BAFTA Winners, Imelda Staunton
  Actress Imelda Staunton is castaway by Sue Lawley.
8. 10:45
  Trevor Hoyle - The Dying Art of Letter Writing
  Malcolm wants to sell the paper mill, but his Aunt Emmie declares "Over my dead body!".
9. 11:00
  Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase—Series 2, Alex Horne
  6/8Author Christopher Brookmyre is joined by comedy innovator Alex Horne.
10. 11:30
  Frank Dickens: Holy Mackerel - It's My Life!
  The creator of longest running strip 'Bristow' is celebrated by fellow cartoonists.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Churchills - Speaking For Themselves (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2War, traffic accidents and unexpected house purchases in the letters of the Churchills.
2. 13:15
  Attention All Shipping: A Journey Around the Shipping Forecast—4. Fastnet, Irish Sea, Rockall
  4/5Charlie Connelly visits the centre of Irish emigration and cycles the TT course.
3. 13:30
  Wimsey—Whose Body?
  Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mystery of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub.
4. 15:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Burglar
  6/6Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays the comedian an unwelcome visit.
5. 15:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 11, Have Snake, Must Travel
  16/20The cheeky schoolboy causes chaos when his teacher sends him reptile hunting.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—21/10/2012
  Mel's favourite bits from this week's programmes.
7. 16:30
  Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows—Episode 2
  2/2Toad is offered an escape route by a washer-woman and her niece. With Richard Briers.
8. 17:30
  Arthur Askey - Before Your Very Eyes—Small Beginnings
  1/10Arthur Askey reads the hilarious, nostalgic, witty and occasionally sad story of his life.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 2
  2/4The time travellers learn more about the base's crew and the planet's only species.
2. 18:30
  Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel—1. Visitor
  1/4Ghosts and special agents once again work together in the sequel to "Project Raphael".
3. 19:00
  Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase—Series 2, Alex Horne
  6/8Author Christopher Brookmyre is joined by comedy innovator Alex Horne.
4. 19:30
  Frank Dickens: Holy Mackerel - It's My Life!
  The creator of longest running strip 'Bristow' is celebrated by fellow cartoonists.
5. 20:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Burglar
  6/6Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays the comedian an unwelcome visit.
6. 20:30
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 11, Have Snake, Must Travel
  16/20The cheeky schoolboy causes chaos when his teacher sends him reptile hunting.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—BAFTA Winners, Imelda Staunton
  Actress Imelda Staunton is castaway by Sue Lawley.
8. 21:45
  Trevor Hoyle - The Dying Art of Letter Writing
  Malcolm wants to sell the paper mill, but his Aunt Emmie declares "Over my dead body!".
9. 22:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Murder Most Fouled Up
  2/6Arthur steps in to play a prominent role in Lord and Lady Preston's murder mystery.
10. 22:30
  In the Red—Episode 4
  4/7George Cragge grabs headlines, as the plot to overthrow the BBC Director General grows.
11. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 7, Episode 5
  5/6Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news from the last seven days.
12. 23:30
  Dave Podmore—Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 4
  4/4The sporting legend tries to gauge the English team's success in his own murky way.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Cobwebs, Episode 2
  2/4The time travellers learn more about the base's crew and the planet's only species.
2. 00:30
  Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel—1. Visitor
  1/4Ghosts and special agents once again work together in the sequel to "Project Raphael".
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—BAFTA Winners, Imelda Staunton
  Actress Imelda Staunton is castaway by Sue Lawley.
4. 01:45
  Trevor Hoyle - The Dying Art of Letter Writing
  Malcolm wants to sell the paper mill, but his Aunt Emmie declares "Over my dead body!".
5. 02:00
  Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase—Series 2, Alex Horne
  6/8Author Christopher Brookmyre is joined by comedy innovator Alex Horne.
6. 02:30
  Frank Dickens: Holy Mackerel - It's My Life!
  The creator of longest running strip 'Bristow' is celebrated by fellow cartoonists.
7. 03:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Burglar
  6/6Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays the comedian an unwelcome visit.
8. 03:30
  Wimsey—Whose Body?
  Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mystery of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub.
9. 05:00
  Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows—Episode 2
  2/2Toad is offered an escape route by a washer-woman and her niece. With Richard Briers.

Monday 22 October 2012