BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 3 October 2014

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
2. 06:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, TS Eliot and the Blitz
  4/5Jonathan Bate investigates how the Blitz motivated TS Eliot's Four Quartets.
3. 07:00
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Let's Face the Music
  2/6Will musicians Roy and George live up to the billing at their comeback gig?
4. 07:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, Citizens' Advice
  1/6The showbiz legend decides to get some legal advice, but will he take it or give it?
5. 08:00
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
6. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The War with the Isle of Wight
  The daft duo has to buy some land for the military.
7. 09:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 5
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, David Schneider and Tom Binns.
8. 09:30
  Trevor's World of Sport—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6The sports agent's business partner Sammy gets a dead cert horse from a corrupt jockey.
9. 10:00
  Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—2. Growing Doubts
  2/2Joseph's doubts about the Castalian way of life are compounded by his new position.
10. 11:00
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, Smell My Fleece
  3/3By Anna Towers. After a trip to the dentist, Debra isn't having the easiest of days.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Longus - Daphnis and Chloe
  The ancient story of two young lovers, beset by pirates but aided by the power of love.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The War with the Isle of Wight
  The daft duo has to buy some land for the military.
3. 13:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
4. 13:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, TS Eliot and the Blitz
  4/5Jonathan Bate investigates how the Blitz motivated TS Eliot's Four Quartets.
5. 14:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2014, Kilifi Creek
  5/5By Lionel Shriver. A naive young woman makes her first trip and finds herself in peril.
6. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 5
  5/5Sam and the family go to recover the gold, but can't remember where it was put.
7. 14:45
  Christopher Bigsby - Arthur Miller—Episode 5
  5/5With a crumbling marriage, Miller writes Marilyn Monroe a screenplay.
8. 15:00
  Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—2. Growing Doubts
  2/2Joseph's doubts about the Castalian way of life are compounded by his new position.
9. 16:00
  The 4 O'Clock Show—Striped Pyjamas, Chris Riddell and Paul Merton
  The finale of John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, as read by Anne Marie Duff.
10. 17:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
  1/6The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
11. 17:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Let's Face the Music
  2/6Will musicians Roy and George live up to the billing at their comeback gig?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 5
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, David Schneider and Tom Binns.
2. 18:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, James Goodfellow
  1/6James Goodfellow speaks to Clare English about his invention of the cash machine.
3. 19:00
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
4. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—The War with the Isle of Wight
  The daft duo has to buy some land for the military.
5. 20:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
6. 20:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, TS Eliot and the Blitz
  4/5Jonathan Bate investigates how the Blitz motivated TS Eliot's Four Quartets.
7. 21:00
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, Smell My Fleece
  3/3By Anna Towers. After a trip to the dentist, Debra isn't having the easiest of days.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Longus - Daphnis and Chloe
  The ancient story of two young lovers, beset by pirates but aided by the power of love.
9. 22:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, Citizens' Advice
  1/6The showbiz legend decides to get some legal advice, but will he take it or give it?
10. 22:30
  BBC New Comedy Awards—2014, Heat four
  4/10Fourth heat of the 2014 BBC Radio New Comedy Award, hosted by Pete Otway.
11. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—03/10/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to Andy Zaltzman.
12. 23:30
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6The Archers and The Waltons with a twist, and the Minx Twins tackle feminism.
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Late
1. 00:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2014, Kilifi Creek
  5/5By Lionel Shriver. A naive young woman makes her first trip and finds herself in peril.
2. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 5
  5/5Sam and the family go to recover the gold, but can't remember where it was put.
3. 00:45
  Christopher Bigsby - Arthur Miller—Episode 5
  5/5With a crumbling marriage, Miller writes Marilyn Monroe a screenplay.
4. 01:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 5
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, David Schneider and Tom Binns.
5. 01:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, James Goodfellow
  1/6James Goodfellow speaks to Clare English about his invention of the cash machine.
6. 02:00
  Raffles—Series 1, 5. Wilful Murder
  The gentleman thief wants to try a different crime - to do away with a pawnbroker.
7. 02:30
  The Poetry of History—Series 1, TS Eliot and the Blitz
  4/5Jonathan Bate investigates how the Blitz motivated TS Eliot's Four Quartets.
8. 03:00
  Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game—2. Growing Doubts
  2/2Joseph's doubts about the Castalian way of life are compounded by his new position.
9. 04:00
  Afternoon Reading: The Time Being—Series 4, Smell My Fleece
  3/3By Anna Towers. After a trip to the dentist, Debra isn't having the easiest of days.
10. 04:15
  Drama on 4—Longus - Daphnis and Chloe
  The ancient story of two young lovers, beset by pirates but aided by the power of love.
11. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
  1/6The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
12. 05:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, Let's Face the Music
  2/6Will musicians Roy and George live up to the billing at their comeback gig?

Saturday 4 October 2014