BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 11 October 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—Rebecca Stott - The Coral Thief, Episode 5
  5/10Lucienne reveals her past in Paris, while Daniel's career prospects brighten.
2. 00:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion—Beau Brummell - The Dandy Style
  5/15Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores Beau Brummell, British fashion's most influential man.
3. 00:30
  15 Minute Drama—The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Episode 5
  5/5Elizabeth is furious with Sam over his affair with the maid and refuses to wash.
4. 00:45
  Miles Kington - How Shall I Tell the Dog?—Episode 5
  5/5Test your own will to live, and how to write a funny book about cancer.
5. 01:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 2, Episode 6
  Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty and Peter Baynham.
6. 01:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, Michael Apted
  2/6Michael Apted talks to Clare English about the birth of reality television.
7. 02:00
  DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer—Virtual Saints
  4/4As Mother Helen's nuns face declining numbers, the detective tackles an unsolved murder.
8. 02:30
  A Letter for Daphne
  Novelist Julie Myerson pays a very personal tribute to Daphne du Maurier.
9. 03:00
  John Wyndham - The Chrysalids—2. Mutants
  2/2Will David be forced to flee to the lawless Fringes, or risk discovery?
10. 04:00
  Philip Pullman - Grimm Tales—Little Red Riding Hood
  5/5'Oh granny, what big ears you've got.' The errand of cake and a bottle of wine.
11. 04:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ophelia Dahl
  The charity organiser inherits Faure's Requiem, and passes on a Nina Simone blues classic.
12. 04:15
  Chris Thompson - Skeggy
  Three couples have their own reasons for returning to the scene of their happiest holidays
13. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Ice
  2/6Wintry weather and a disappearing lollipop lady cause problems for the school staff.
14. 05:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, The Folks Who Live on the Hill
  3/6Vi is sick, and Roy is no help. Then unexpected guests arrive for Victor's birthday party.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Oscar Wilde—A Woman of No Importance
  At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.
2. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, Twelve Yards From The Premiership
  4/6High drama from the 1998 Division One play-off between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland.
3. 07:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Laurie Anderson
  Laurie Anderson picks tracks by Billie Holiday and Philip Glass.
4. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Riding Into Town
  Samira Ahmed considers the British relationship with the western.
5. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Rebecca Front
  The Thick of It star selects some of her favourite shows.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A devoted husband faces the mission of a lifetime, galaxies away from his wife.
2. 13:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 2, Dickens and Dizzy
  3/6Charles Dickens meets Benjamin Disraeli, but what is the young politician's secret?
3. 14:00
  Jim the Great—Series 1, A Patron of the Arts
  1/6The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public.
4. 14:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 1, The Hank of Heather
  8/16HMS Troutbridge launches an anti-invasion exercise for the visit of Heather's old flame.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Riding Into Town
  Samira Ahmed considers the British relationship with the western.
6. 16:00
  Oscar Wilde—A Woman of No Importance
  At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.
7. 17:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, Calendar Boys
  2/6Arthur comes up with a brilliant idea to help raise funds for the local church hall.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 2
  2/4Gregor is adapting to his new insect form, but his family find it harder to accept.
2. 18:30
  William Gibson - Burning Chrome—Episode 2
  2/2Bobby Quine and Automatic Jack set up the cyberspace burn on the House of Blue Lights.
3. 19:00
  Goethe - Faust—Episode 1
  1/3A man with an insatiable thirst for knowledge makes a pact with Devil. Can it end well?
4. 21:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, Twelve Yards From The Premiership
  4/6High drama from the 1998 Division One play-off between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland.
5. 21:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Laurie Anderson
  Laurie Anderson picks tracks by Billie Holiday and Philip Glass.
6. 22:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Belgium
  1/4The comedian aims to prove Belgium is not dull, with the legacy of Jean-Claude Van Damme.
7. 22:30
  Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4The human chameleon's host of characters from a chatty schoolgirl to a decrepit charwoman.
8. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—11/10/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to EastEnd Cabaret.
9. 23:00
  Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues—The Gold Coast
  2/4In Brisbane, Tina sings Waltzing Matilda and asks, Why Did Billy Have to Boil?
10. 23:15
  What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else—Series 2, Leisure Pursuits
  2/4In the conventional world, Andrew Lawrence explores the strange things we do for fun.
11. 23:30
  Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Transparency
  4/4The music-hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo, probing buzz words.
12. 23:45
  iGod—Fame
  4/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 2
  2/4Gregor is adapting to his new insect form, but his family find it harder to accept.
2. 00:30
  William Gibson - Burning Chrome—Episode 2
  2/2Bobby Quine and Automatic Jack set up the cyberspace burn on the House of Blue Lights.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Riding Into Town
  Samira Ahmed considers the British relationship with the western.
4. 02:00
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A devoted husband faces the mission of a lifetime, galaxies away from his wife.
5. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 2, Dickens and Dizzy
  3/6Charles Dickens meets Benjamin Disraeli, but what is the young politician's secret?
6. 04:00
  Oscar Wilde—A Woman of No Importance
  At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.
7. 05:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, Calendar Boys
  2/6Arthur comes up with a brilliant idea to help raise funds for the local church hall.

Sunday 12 October 2014