BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 12 October 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1668
  9/10Sam does some great work for the Navy, but ends the year in disgrace.
2. 07:15
  Student Bibles—Argonauts of the Western Pacific
  3/5Philippa Budgen uncovers the unusual story behind the trailblazing anthropology study.
3. 07:30
  Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Dr Hugh is worried that Dr Roy has overlooked a possible communicable disease.
4. 08:00
  Floggit's—From 02/11/1956
  Village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy get set for Bonfire Night.
5. 08:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/13The Kenneth Williams admiration club is set to meet, and it's murder in San Francisco.
6. 09:00
  Saturday Drama—Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
  In Alderley Edge, local legend tells of sleeping knights ready to awake to save the world.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Sir Aaron Klug
  From Mozart to Elgar, the Nobel Prize winning scientist shares his castaway choices.
8. 10:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 3. The Maker of Coffins
  3/3Every Sunday an awkward, fiddle-playing coffin-maker comes to play for his mother.
9. 11:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 14
  14/32From Minnesota, the American funny man presents the VocalEssence ensemble.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus—1668
  9/10Sam does some great work for the Navy, but ends the year in disgrace.
2. 13:15
  Student Bibles—Argonauts of the Western Pacific
  3/5Philippa Budgen uncovers the unusual story behind the trailblazing anthropology study.
3. 13:30
  Goethe - Faust—Episode 2
  2/3Will Faust's pact with the Devil for knowledge be worth the price he must pay?
4. 15:00
  Floggit's—From 02/11/1956
  Village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy get set for Bonfire Night.
5. 15:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/13The Kenneth Williams admiration club is set to meet, and it's murder in San Francisco.
6. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—Quentin Blake, Darcey Bussell and chocolate factories
  Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from the past week on the 4 O'Clock Show.
7. 17:00
  Saturday Drama—Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
  In Alderley Edge, local legend tells of sleeping knights ready to awake to save the world.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Relative Dimensions
  The Time Lord invites his granddaughter and great-grandson to Christmas dinner.
2. 19:00
  Goethe - Faust—Episode 3
  3/3Will Faust's pact with the Devil for knowledge be worth the price he must pay?
3. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Sir Aaron Klug
  From Mozart to Elgar, the Nobel Prize winning scientist shares his castaway choices.
4. 21:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 3. The Maker of Coffins
  3/3Every Sunday an awkward, fiddle-playing coffin-maker comes to play for his mother.
5. 22:00
  Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Dr Hugh is worried that Dr Roy has overlooked a possible communicable disease.
6. 22:30
  Shedtown—Series 1, Foundations
  2/4Colin is all at sea as the foundations of Jimmy's dream take shape on the beach.
7. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 11, Episode 3
  3/6The week's stories cobbled together - uninformed, up to the minute, down to the dregs.
8. 23:30
  The Wilson Dixon Line—Sweet Home Colorado
  2/4The country music legend's revelations about his so-called dysfunctional family.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Relative Dimensions
  The Time Lord invites his granddaughter and great-grandson to Christmas dinner.
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Sir Aaron Klug
  From Mozart to Elgar, the Nobel Prize winning scientist shares his castaway choices.
3. 01:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 1, 3. The Maker of Coffins
  3/3Every Sunday an awkward, fiddle-playing coffin-maker comes to play for his mother.
4. 02:00
  Floggit's—From 02/11/1956
  Village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy get set for Bonfire Night.
5. 02:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 8
  8/13The Kenneth Williams admiration club is set to meet, and it's murder in San Francisco.
6. 03:00
  Polyoaks—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Dr Hugh is worried that Dr Roy has overlooked a possible communicable disease.
7. 03:30
  Goethe - Faust—Episode 2
  2/3Will Faust's pact with the Devil for knowledge be worth the price he must pay?
8. 05:00
  Saturday Drama—Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
  In Alderley Edge, local legend tells of sleeping knights ready to awake to save the world.

Monday 13 October 2014