BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 3 October 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 8. Marooned
  8/10The crew of Challenger have mounted an escape, but their starship has vanished.
2. 00:30
  A Night with a Vampire—Series 1, The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant
  3/5A Brazilian ship sparks alarming visions for our hero who discovers its demonic cargo
3. 00:45
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Omnibus, part 1
  Our whole 2009 listener-led Chain Gang story, with all its twists and turns.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 4. Hallelujah
  4/7Thanks to a murder victim's cousin, new clues emerge in Lord Peter Wimsey's enquiries.
5. 01:30
  Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice—3. Interception
  3/5The English hero is intercepted in his battle to cross enemy territory on horseback.
6. 02:00
  Winston—Winston in Europe, Questions and Answers
  5/6The old rogue has something he wants to ask Nancy, but Father has his own plans.
7. 02:30
  In the End—Episode 2
  2/6Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin.
8. 03:00
  Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling
  Two fresco plasterers get on with preparing the Sistine Chapel for boss man Michelangelo.
9. 04:00
  Shorts—Series 12, The Last Cup
  2/3By Merryn Glover. A kindly old fisherman and his minister find a sliver of common ground.
10. 04:15
  Catherine Czerkawska - The Curiosity Cabinet—1. The Brown Swan
  1/3Recently widowed Sophie finds herself drawn to a girl featured in a 17th-century portrait.
11. 05:00
  Are You From the Bugle?—A Bit of Bad News
  5/6Frustrated cub reporter Graham faces a steep learning curve.
12. 05:30
  The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue—Raising the Dead
  3/6Miss Tilling is getting in touch with her spiritual side, but vicar Timothy is not so keen
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 5. The Property Act
  5/7Unravelling property rules provides fresh clues for Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe.
2. 06:30
  Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice—4. Trouble
  4/5Our hero makes it to Romania, but trouble is in store on the way to Istanbul.
3. 07:00
  The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The airing of Roy's video diary is merely the prelude to an apocalyptic finale.
4. 07:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Carnaptious Scroosh
  4/6Mrs Birkett locks horns with Lovely Sue, while Alok and Sanjay find a new cool friend.
5. 08:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Put That Light Out
  3/20Captain Mainwaring's platoon sparks havoc during an air-raid.
6. 08:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 16/06/1973
  Tim Brooke-Taylor is sick of playing women in the pun-packed sketch show.
7. 09:00
  Any Other Business—Episode 5
  5/6The argy-bargy of Chesbury politics ponders the Chestnut.
8. 09:30
  Tickets Please—Episode 1
  1/4A wedding party en route to Exeter is delayed by a car on the rail track.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—Tennyson's Maud
  Joseph Millson reads Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1855 dark and lyrical poem Maud.
10. 11:00
  Shorts—Series 12, Matryoshka
  3/3By Kirsty Logan. A spoilt princess craves possession of the one thing she can't have.
11. 11:15
  Catherine Czerkawska - The Curiosity Cabinet—2. The Mute Swan
  2/3In the 1600s, Henrietta has been abducted. In the modern day, Sophie visits the island.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Put That Light Out
  3/20Captain Mainwaring's platoon sparks havoc during an air-raid.
2. 12:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 16/06/1973
  Tim Brooke-Taylor is sick of playing women in the pun-packed sketch show.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 5. The Property Act
  5/7Unravelling property rules provides fresh clues for Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe.
4. 13:30
  Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice—4. Trouble
  4/5Our hero makes it to Romania, but trouble is in store on the way to Istanbul.
5. 14:00
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters.com, 4. Contractions
  4/10Following a falling-out with Vera, Irene's off to Australia to see her pregnant daughter.
6. 14:15
  On the Map—8. Whose Map Is It Anyway?
  8/10Mike Parker asks if Ordnance Survey can maintain its hold on the national topography.
7. 14:30
  Tea Obreht - The Tiger's Wife—Episode 9
  9/10Natalia's grandfather relates his third encounter with the deathless man.
8. 14:45
  Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson—Weston-super-Mare and Beyond
  4/5The American author on getting soaked and being pestered by a passenger.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—Tennyson's Maud
  Joseph Millson reads Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1855 dark and lyrical poem Maud.
10. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—03/10/2013
  Mel Giedroyc raids the Questions Questions archive for the tale of the message in a bottle
11. 17:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 3, Love in a Cottage
  1/6Stella is planning her retirement, but will her grown-up children survive without her?
12. 17:30
  The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The airing of Roy's video diary is merely the prelude to an apocalyptic finale.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 9. Star Cluster - Tersus Nine
  9/10The starship Challenger's crew act on suspicions in their battle to find Earth.
2. 18:30
  A Night with a Vampire—Series 1, Luella Miller, by Mary E Wilkins Freeman
  4/5A New England beauty has a disastrous effect on all those who cares for her
3. 18:45
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Omnibus, part 2
  Our whole 2009 listener-led Chain Gang story, with all its twists and turns.
4. 19:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Put That Light Out
  3/20Captain Mainwaring's platoon sparks havoc during an air-raid.
5. 19:30
  Hello Cheeky—From 16/06/1973
  Tim Brooke-Taylor is sick of playing women in the pun-packed sketch show.
6. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 5. The Property Act
  5/7Unravelling property rules provides fresh clues for Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe.
7. 20:30
  Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice—4. Trouble
  4/5Our hero makes it to Romania, but trouble is in store on the way to Istanbul.
8. 21:00
  Shorts—Series 12, Matryoshka
  3/3By Kirsty Logan. A spoilt princess craves possession of the one thing she can't have.
9. 21:15
  Catherine Czerkawska - The Curiosity Cabinet—2. The Mute Swan
  2/3In the 1600s, Henrietta has been abducted. In the modern day, Sophie visits the island.
10. 22:00
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Carnaptious Scroosh
  4/6Mrs Birkett locks horns with Lovely Sue, while Alok and Sanjay find a new cool friend.
11. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 9, Episode 3
  3/6Topical sketch show which anyone can write for. With Justin Edwards.
12. 23:00
  The League against Tedium—Episode 5
  5/6A reservoir of malice is created in a discordant mix of surreal comedy and easy listening.
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Late
1. 00:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 9. Star Cluster - Tersus Nine
  9/10The starship Challenger's crew act on suspicions in their battle to find Earth.
2. 00:30
  A Night with a Vampire—Series 1, Luella Miller, by Mary E Wilkins Freeman
  4/5A New England beauty has a disastrous effect on all those who cares for her
3. 00:45
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Omnibus, part 2
  Our whole 2009 listener-led Chain Gang story, with all its twists and turns.
4. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 5. The Property Act
  5/7Unravelling property rules provides fresh clues for Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe.
5. 01:30
  Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice—4. Trouble
  4/5Our hero makes it to Romania, but trouble is in store on the way to Istanbul.
6. 02:00
  Any Other Business—Episode 5
  5/6The argy-bargy of Chesbury politics ponders the Chestnut.
7. 02:30
  Tickets Please—Episode 1
  1/4A wedding party en route to Exeter is delayed by a car on the rail track.
8. 03:00
  Classic Serial—Tennyson's Maud
  Joseph Millson reads Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1855 dark and lyrical poem Maud.
9. 04:00
  Shorts—Series 12, Matryoshka
  3/3By Kirsty Logan. A spoilt princess craves possession of the one thing she can't have.
10. 04:15
  Catherine Czerkawska - The Curiosity Cabinet—2. The Mute Swan
  2/3In the 1600s, Henrietta has been abducted. In the modern day, Sophie visits the island.
11. 05:00
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 3, Love in a Cottage
  1/6Stella is planning her retirement, but will her grown-up children survive without her?
12. 05:30
  The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6The airing of Roy's video diary is merely the prelude to an apocalyptic finale.

Friday 4 October 2013