BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 27 September 2014

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2013, We Are Watching Something Terrible Happening
  5/5By Lavinia Greenlaw. Haunting story about the chaos of a disintegrating relationship.
2. 00:20
  Inheritance Tracks—Jennifer Saunders
  Jennifer Saunders picks music from Spike Milligan and Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Series 7, Episode 5
  5/5Sam is besieged by desperate wives whose men fought at sea for no money.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Tracy Borman - Elizabeth's Women, Episode 5
  5/5In the final years of her reign, Elizabeth begins to lose her grip on matters at court.
5. 01:00
  Just a Minute—Edinburgh Masterclass
  Paul Merton chats to Nicholas Parsons about his 47-year, 900-show stint.
6. 01:30
  Pioneers—Series 1, Michael Cashman
  5/5Michael Cashman discusses the explosive moment when the UK saw its first gay kiss on TV.
7. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
8. 02:30
  The Man Who Made France Old—Merimee, the Patron Saint of Tourists
  2/2Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee visit Saumur and Chinon on the trail of Prosper Merimee.
9. 03:00
  Thomas Crowe - The Internet Wants a Chat
  What happens when the world wide web gets a life of its own?
10. 04:00
  Graham Swift - England and Other Stories—People Are Life
  5/5When a barber gets his last customer of the day, the conversation turns to friendship.
11. 04:15
  Peter Tinniswood—The Scan
  Compulsive talker Ernest seeks reassurance from a protective nurse.
12. 05:00
  After Henry—Series 2, The Teapot
  8/8Eleanor wants a video player, but how can she raise the cash?
13. 05:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Body and Soul
  1/6At a bandmate's funeral, musicians Roy and George face up to their own mortality.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jo Anderson - The Understudy
  An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
2. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, Can He Kick It?
  2/6John Rawling recalls a dramatic Scotland versus Wales Five Nations rugby match in 1971.
3. 07:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Colm Toibin
  Writer Colm Toibin selects tracks by Joan Sutherland and Bob Dylan.
4. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Tuning In
  Dominic Sandbrook tells the story of how British radio began.
5. 09:00
  Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine
  Writer Eddie Braden's highlights including Morecambe and Wise and The Ken Dodd Show
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Marcy Kahan - Lunch—Series 2 Omnibus
  While Bella has been walking across the Sahara, Bill has been busy humiliating himself.
2. 13:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
  Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
3. 13:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 2, Gangs of London
  1/6As a newspaper editor, how might Charles Dickens have covered an old enemy's return?
4. 14:00
  The Goon Show—Series 8, The Plasticine Man
  13/26Neddie Seagoon poses as a 6,000-year-old man to resurrect his rock 'n' roll career.
5. 14:30
  J Kingston Platt—Platt vs Rooney and Day
  3/5The showbiz veteran relates a calamitous tale of a double-act gone wrong.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Tuning In
  Dominic Sandbrook tells the story of how British radio began.
7. 16:00
  Jo Anderson - The Understudy
  An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
8. 17:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 7, Mark Steel interviews Barry Davies
  6/6The comedian and obsessive sports fan meets the commentator in the tag-team talk show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Richard Matheson - Duel—Episode 2
  2/2A hunted motorist is forced to become the hunter in a deadly, primordial duel.
2. 18:30
  Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose—Episode 2
  2/2Psychiatrist Rosa Sobel makes a shocking discovery about the organisation she works for.
3. 19:00
  Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine
  Writer Eddie Braden's highlights including Morecambe and Wise and The Ken Dodd Show
4. 22:00
  Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4There's a riot going on... topical! Nick tackles a full-on student protest.
5. 22:30
  Les Kelly's Britain—Episode 3
  3/4The controversial host meets a balloon-twisting preacher and a woman who hates Belgians.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—27/09/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to double act Cardinal Burns.
7. 23:00
  The In Crowd—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/5Sketch show with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
8. 23:30
  Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Choice
  2/4The music hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo, probing buzz words.
9. 23:45
  iGod—Ego
  2/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Richard Matheson - Duel—Episode 2
  2/2A hunted motorist is forced to become the hunter in a deadly, primordial duel.
2. 00:30
  Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose—Episode 2
  2/2Psychiatrist Rosa Sobel makes a shocking discovery about the organisation she works for.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Tuning In
  Dominic Sandbrook tells the story of how British radio began.
4. 02:00
  Marcy Kahan - Lunch—Series 2 Omnibus
  While Bella has been walking across the Sahara, Bill has been busy humiliating himself.
5. 03:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Chris Froome
  Chris Froome picks music from the Beatles and Johnny Clegg.
6. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 2, Gangs of London
  1/6As a newspaper editor, how might Charles Dickens have covered an old enemy's return?
7. 04:00
  Jo Anderson - The Understudy
  An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
8. 05:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 7, Mark Steel interviews Barry Davies
  6/6The comedian and obsessive sports fan meets the commentator in the tag-team talk show.

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