BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 5 October 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1667
  8/10On New Year's Day 1667, Samuel Pepys awakes to find the Thames covered in ice.
2. 07:15
  Student Bibles—The History of Western Music
  2/5Philippa Budgen tackles the academic favourite of music students.
3. 07:30
  Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4How will Dr Jeremy and the two Dr Thorntons cope with buying the NHS Walk-In Centre?
4. 08:00
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a troublesome tree.
5. 08:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Kenneth Williams tells all in his new book, plus spicy goings on in Mexico.
6. 09:00
  Roald Dahl—The Witches, Episode 2
  2/2Turned into a mouse, a young boy vows to give the witches a taste of their own medicine.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Martin Evans
  From Edith Piaf to Rachmaninov, the scientist Martin Evans shares his castaway choices.
8. 10:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 2. Chaff in the Wind
  2/3A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field.
9. 11:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 13
  13/32Sara Watkins sits in for Garrison Keillor with American musical storyteller Tom Brosseau.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1667
  8/10On New Year's Day 1667, Samuel Pepys awakes to find the Thames covered in ice.
2. 13:15
  Student Bibles—The History of Western Music
  2/5Philippa Budgen tackles the academic favourite of music students.
3. 13:30
  Ellen Dryden - The Westward Journey
  19th century drama of the perilous migration across America to Oregon and California.
4. 15:00
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a troublesome tree.
5. 15:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Kenneth Williams tells all in his new book, plus spicy goings on in Mexico.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—05/10/2014
  Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from the past week on the 4 O'Clock Show.
7. 17:00
  Roald Dahl—The Witches, Episode 2
  2/2Turned into a mouse, a young boy vows to give the witches a taste of their own medicine.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—The Resurrection of Mars
  A tough battle as the Ice Warriors head homewards, and someone threatens the Web of Time.
2. 19:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 13
  13/32Sara Watkins sits in for Garrison Keillor with American musical storyteller Tom Brosseau.
3. 20:00
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a troublesome tree.
4. 20:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Kenneth Williams tells all in his new book, plus spicy goings on in Mexico.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Martin Evans
  From Edith Piaf to Rachmaninov, the scientist Martin Evans shares his castaway choices.
6. 21:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 2. Chaff in the Wind
  2/3A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field.
7. 22:00
  Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4How will Dr Jeremy and the two Dr Thorntons cope with buying the NHS Walk-In Centre?
8. 22:30
  Shedtown—Series 1, Something's Gonna Change
  1/4It's the works day out for the staff of Blakeley Industrial Museum.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—05/10/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to Andy Zaltzman.
10. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 11, Episode 2
  2/6The week's stories cobbled together - uninformed, up to the minute, down to the dregs.
11. 23:30
  The Wilson Dixon Line—Words of Wisdom
  1/4Country music legend Wilson Dixon offers homespun philosophy and down-home songs.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Resurrection of Mars
  A tough battle as the Ice Warriors head homewards, and someone threatens the Web of Time.
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Martin Evans
  From Edith Piaf to Rachmaninov, the scientist Martin Evans shares his castaway choices.
3. 01:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 2. Chaff in the Wind
  2/3A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field.
4. 02:00
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a troublesome tree.
5. 02:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 7
  7/13Kenneth Williams tells all in his new book, plus spicy goings on in Mexico.
6. 03:00
  Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4How will Dr Jeremy and the two Dr Thorntons cope with buying the NHS Walk-In Centre?
7. 03:30
  Ellen Dryden - The Westward Journey
  19th century drama of the perilous migration across America to Oregon and California.
8. 05:00
  Roald Dahl—The Witches, Episode 2
  2/2Turned into a mouse, a young boy vows to give the witches a taste of their own medicine.

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