BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 October 2014

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Franz Kafka - The Trial
  Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
2. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, When Grey Turned to Gold
  3/6Recalling the tale of Desert Orchid's race for the Cheltenham Gold Cup of 1989.
3. 07:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Andrea Levy
  The author selects tracks by Perry Como and Lord Kitchener.
4. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
  Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
5. 09:00
  Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale
  Sir Simon Russell Beale with a selection of shows about and inspired by The Bard.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 7
  In a labyrinth of caves, the Emperor and Yukinari find themselves at the mercy of wolves.
2. 13:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 2, The Man Who Robbed the Bank of England
  2/6Mourning his reporter, Charles Dickens discovers an unexpected ally also wants justice.
3. 14:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/9Young inventors, and the 1930s musical, Adam and Eve.
4. 14:30
  Doctor in the House—Women and Wine
  11/13Medic Simon Sparrow's efforts to get a date for the hospital ball turn to chaos.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
  Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
6. 16:00
  Franz Kafka - The Trial
  Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
7. 17:30
  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?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 1
  1/4Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect.
2. 18:30
  William Gibson - Burning Chrome—Episode 1
  1/2Two cyberpunks go for the big score by hacking a vicious criminal.
3. 19:00
  Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale
  Sir Simon Russell Beale with a selection of shows about and inspired by The Bard.
4. 22:00
  Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Uh oh, not another bank heist... ker-ching! Nick and co try to solve it.
5. 22:30
  Les Kelly's Britain—Episode 4
  4/4The mouthy host meets Britain's only male nun and a man who speaks using sound effects.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—04/10/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to Andy Zaltzman.
7. 23:00
  Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues—Alice Springs
  1/4The singer looks at Australia's love of country music and indigenous land owners.
8. 23:15
  What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 2, Special Occasions
  1/4The peculiar ways in which we choose to celebrate weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.
9. 23:30
  Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Diversity
  3/4The music-hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomos, probing buzz words.
10. 23:45
  iGod—Robot
  3/6Simon Day and David Soul star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 1
  1/4Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect.
2. 00:30
  William Gibson - Burning Chrome—Episode 1
  1/2Two cyberpunks go for the big score by hacking a vicious criminal.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Great Spy Books: Fact or Fiction?
  Peter Hennessy, an expert on state secrecy, asks how close spy novels come to reality.
4. 02:00
  The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 7
  In a labyrinth of caves, the Emperor and Yukinari find themselves at the mercy of wolves.
5. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 2, The Man Who Robbed the Bank of England
  2/6Mourning his reporter, Charles Dickens discovers an unexpected ally also wants justice.
6. 04:00
  Franz Kafka - The Trial
  Joseph K is an unexceptional man. Then one day he is arrested, but what is his crime?
7. 05:30
  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?

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