BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 2 October 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2014, The Taxidermist's Daughter
  3/5In Francesca Rhydderch's story, set in WWI, Daisy comes of age. Carys Eleri reads.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 3
  3/5Samuel discovers a problem with his new wig, while the Navy Office is in a dismal state.
3. 00:45
  Christopher Bigsby - Arthur Miller—Episode 3
  3/5Success sparks fame, money and a meeting with Marilyn Monroe.
4. 01:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 5, Episode 1
  1/6David Mitchell chairs. With Lucy Porter, Henning Wehn, Marcus Brigstocke and Graeme Garden
5. 01:30
  Off the Page—Marriage
  Comedians Shazia Mirza and Lewis Schaffer join writer David Matthews to discuss matrimony.
6. 02:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 3. A Costume Piece
  What starts as a low-key stakeout turns into a terrifying scramble for survival.
7. 02:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, Peterloo and Shelley
  2/5Jonathan Bate travels to Manchester to investigate the Peterloo Massacre.
8. 03:00
  The Expedition of Humphry Clinker—3. Revelations
  3/3Squire Bramble and his tiresome family head home changed people.
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, Jules
  1/3By Tamara Pollock. Jules has cancer, but her best friend finds it hard to be supportive.
10. 04:15
  Hugh Hughes - Floating
  Fantasy recollections of the Isle of Anglesey floating off from mainland Wales.
11. 05:00
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/8Sweethearts Iris and Bernard miss the film when they go to the pictures.
12. 05:30
  Absolute Power—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/4Spin doctor Martin's new bestseller drives a wedge between him and Charles.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law
  Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong.
2. 06:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, The English Civil War and Marvell
  3/5Jonathan Bate travels to Westminster to investigate the English Civil War.
3. 07:00
  Ayres on the Air—Series 3, Shopping
  4/4Strife in store and wearing beige. Pam's poems and sketches on the subject of shopping.
4. 07:30
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Paranoia
  2/4Nathan discovers that watching too much TV can make him paranoid.
5. 08:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Film Makers
  9/10Horace opts to offer the station as a movie location.
6. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 30/04/1958
  Flavours of Italy from Dick Bentley, while Eth is claiming that Ron Glum is a daddy's boy.
7. 09:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Oh Yes She Is Dead!
  3/6Susan Moody and Simon Shaw tackle a pantomime murder in Simon Brett's murder quiz.
8. 09:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 3, Dream Genie
  2/4Derek is devastated when he hears that his ex-wife Jackie is unwell.
9. 10:00
  Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—1. Seeds of Unrest
  1/2Elite intellectual Joseph Knecht rebels against the utopian society he once idolised.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, The Painter and the Dybbuk
  2/3By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Payne - The Day We Caught the Train
  Sally has planned it all out. But when David finally arrives, she's hopelessly unprepared.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Film Makers
  9/10Horace opts to offer the station as a movie location.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 30/04/1958
  Flavours of Italy from Dick Bentley, while Eth is claiming that Ron Glum is a daddy's boy.
3. 13:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law
  Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong.
4. 13:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, The English Civil War and Marvell
  3/5Jonathan Bate travels to Westminster to investigate the English Civil War.
5. 14:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2014, Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets
  4/5Zadie Smith's story about a fading American cabaret artiste. Read by Noma Dumezweni.
6. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
  4/5The Dutch have entered the Thames, so Sam sends his wife to hide the family gold.
7. 14:45
  Christopher Bigsby - Arthur Miller—Episode 4
  4/5The playwright is summoned by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
8. 15:00
  Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—1. Seeds of Unrest
  1/2Elite intellectual Joseph Knecht rebels against the utopian society he once idolised.
9. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Rudyard Kipling, Cressida Cowell and Michael Morpurgo
  On National Poetry Day, Mel hears about Rudyard Kipling's World War One poetry.
10. 17:00
  No Commitments—Series 2, Twice Bitten
  6/6Downcast Charlotte is delighted when middle-aged and dependable Gordon appears.
11. 17:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 3, Shopping
  4/4Strife in store and wearing beige. Pam's poems and sketches on the subject of shopping.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Oh Yes She Is Dead!
  3/6Susan Moody and Simon Shaw tackle a pantomime murder in Simon Brett's murder quiz.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Bernard Manning nominates Mother Teresa
  Comedian Bernard Manning assesses the achievements of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
3. 19:00
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, The Film Makers
  9/10Horace opts to offer the station as a movie location.
4. 19:30
  Take It From Here—From 30/04/1958
  Flavours of Italy from Dick Bentley, while Eth is claiming that Ron Glum is a daddy's boy.
5. 20:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law
  Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong.
6. 20:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, The English Civil War and Marvell
  3/5Jonathan Bate travels to Westminster to investigate the English Civil War.
7. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, The Painter and the Dybbuk
  2/3By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Payne - The Day We Caught the Train
  Sally has planned it all out. But when David finally arrives, she's hopelessly unprepared.
9. 22:00
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Paranoia
  2/4Nathan discovers that watching too much TV can make him paranoid.
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 11, Episode 2
  2/6The week's stories cobbled together - uninformed, up to the minute, down to the dregs.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—02/10/2014
  Diane Morgan chats to Tony Law.
12. 23:00
  The News at Bedtime—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/7Mary Mary reports on a medical mystery involving an old woman who swallowed a fly.
13. 23:15
  For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 4
  4/5Memoirs of a boy growing up in the 1970s, a time of electro-convulsive shock therapy.
14. 23:30
  Pleased to Meet You—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/490-something good-time girl Dora Dale dishes the dirt on her celeb chums.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2014, Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets
  4/5Zadie Smith's story about a fading American cabaret artiste. Read by Noma Dumezweni.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 4
  4/5The Dutch have entered the Thames, so Sam sends his wife to hide the family gold.
3. 00:45
  Christopher Bigsby - Arthur Miller—Episode 4
  4/5The playwright is summoned by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
4. 01:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Oh Yes She Is Dead!
  3/6Susan Moody and Simon Shaw tackle a pantomime murder in Simon Brett's murder quiz.
5. 01:30
  Great Lives—Bernard Manning nominates Mother Teresa
  Comedian Bernard Manning assesses the achievements of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.(R)
6. 02:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 4. Nine Points of the Law
  Bunny is forced to extemporise when the theft of a valuable painting seems to go wrong.
7. 02:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, The English Civil War and Marvell
  3/5Jonathan Bate travels to Westminster to investigate the English Civil War.
8. 03:00
  Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—1. Seeds of Unrest
  1/2Elite intellectual Joseph Knecht rebels against the utopian society he once idolised.
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, The Painter and the Dybbuk
  2/3By Claire Griffiths. A painter's talent has so far kept him alive in Auschwitz.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Payne - The Day We Caught the Train
  Sally has planned it all out. But when David finally arrives, she's hopelessly unprepared.
11. 05:00
  No Commitments—Series 2, Twice Bitten
  6/6Downcast Charlotte is delighted when middle-aged and dependable Gordon appears.
12. 05:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 3, Shopping
  4/4Strife in store and wearing beige. Pam's poems and sketches on the subject of shopping.

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