BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 26 October 2013

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Catch My Breath—5. The Truth
  5/5The truth about Isla is revealed, and aid arrives from an unexpected quarter.
2. 00:30
  The Drowned Village
  Kate returns to her childhood village - will it help her with troubling voices she hears?
3. 01:00
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  6/6Kim is a captive of Stone, Todd Fisher is on the verge of death, Medusa has been activated
4. 01:30
  Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam—1. Liar
  1/3Dutch sleuth Van der Valk thinks suspect Martin is lying over his ex-lover's murder.
5. 02:00
  Millport—Series 1, The Storm
  1/6A pensioner disappears on a tiny Scottish island. Lynn Ferguson stars as barmaid Irene.
6. 02:30
  The Arts and How They Was Done—The Entire History of Theatre Through the Ages and How It Is Done
  6/6The National Theatre of Brent reveals the true history of the stage. Stars Patrick Barlow.
7. 03:00
  Jeremy Front - The Long Weekend
  Former school chums re-unite after 20 years, but the weekend takes an unexpected turn.
8. 04:00
  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. 04:15
  Neil Brand - Stan
  As death threatens to separate Laurel and Hardy, Stan tries to say things left unsaid.
10. 05:00
  Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/6JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions
11. 05:30
  The Right Time—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Roman orgies and aged bikers in the sketch comedy about growing older disgracefully.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Black Bartlemy's Treasure
  Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling tale of piracy, love and death on a desert island.
2. 07:30
  Natural Despots—Episode 2
  2/2Are animals only ever in it for themselves? Michael Portillo investigates.
3. 08:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 8
  8/32Back in NYC, the funny man welcomes poet Billy Collins and bandleader Rob Fisher.
4. 09:00
  Take It From June
  Legendary June Whitfield talks to Enyd Williams about her 60 years in radio. From 2011.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jane Harris - Gillespie and I—Omnibus 2/2
  2/2Little Rose Gillespie has disappeared. Could Harriet possibly be involved?
2. 13:10
  Chain Gang—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/10The story told by its listeners, which began with a mistimed proposal and a wrong turning.
3. 13:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Foundry
  5/6Charles Dickens's conscience is challenged when his newspaper investigates a child's death
4. 14:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Siege of Steptoe Street
  1/8Albert and Harold's creditors are after payment! Adapted from BBC TV.
5. 14:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Secret Escritoire
  2/27Neddie Seagoon's furniture is at the centre of a Malayan man-shrinking plot.
6. 15:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 8
  8/32Back in NYC, the funny man welcomes poet Billy Collins and bandleader Rob Fisher.
7. 16:00
  Black Bartlemy's Treasure
  Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling tale of piracy, love and death on a desert island.
8. 17:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Kevin Eldon
  4/4Alex and his band try interactive cookery, and Kevin Eldon joins them for a song.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fear on 4—Series 1, The Beast With Five Fingers
  5/12The Man in Black tells of the horror in a small box bequeathed to a scientist.
2. 18:30
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  A frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store, and his imagination runs wild.
3. 19:00
  The National Theatre at 50—The History Boys
  By Alan Bennett. The tussles of staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence.
4. 21:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Siege of Steptoe Street
  1/8Albert and Harold's creditors are after payment! Adapted from BBC TV.
5. 22:00
  Fresh from the Fringe—Fresh from the Fringe: 2013
  A showcase of up-and-coming comics from the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Mark Watson.(R)
6. 23:00
  VI Warshawski—Deadlock, 5. Pavane for a Dead Hockey Player
  5/6With more deaths to investigate, private eye VI Warshawski finds herself under attack.
7. 23:30
  Murder Most Foul—Series 1, 3. The Major, the Scone and the Dandelions
  3/6Nick Ross reviews the case of Major Armstrong's weed killer fetish and his poorly wife.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 1, The Beast With Five Fingers
  5/12The Man in Black tells of the horror in a small box bequeathed to a scientist.
2. 00:30
  Philip Levene - Cold Storage
  A frozen food manufacturer is locked in a cold store, and his imagination runs wild.
3. 01:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 8
  8/32Back in NYC, the funny man welcomes poet Billy Collins and bandleader Rob Fisher.
4. 01:00
  Wally K Daly—Time Slip
  Paul Williamson arrives home, only to find himself already there. What is going on?
5. 02:00
  Jane Harris - Gillespie and I—Omnibus 2/2
  2/2Little Rose Gillespie has disappeared. Could Harriet possibly be involved?
6. 03:10
  Chain Gang—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/10The story told by its listeners, which began with a mistimed proposal and a wrong turning.
7. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 1, Foundry
  5/6Charles Dickens's conscience is challenged when his newspaper investigates a child's death
8. 04:00
  Black Bartlemy's Treasure
  Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling tale of piracy, love and death on a desert island.

Sunday 27 October 2013