BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 26 October 2014

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 4
  4/4Living with his monstrous insect form, Gregor faces the ultimate rejection by his family.
2. 00:30
  William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Painted Faces
  2/4William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Playing Doctors and Nurses
  Mark Lawson on the rich history of medical programmes, fact and fiction, on radio and TV.
4. 01:00
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—A Surfeit of Lampreys
  The gentleman sleuth probes the death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family.
5. 02:00
  The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Omnibus)
  A dying woman writes her secrets down for a man trying to see her before it's too late.
6. 03:15
  Dickens Confidential—Series 2, Murder in the Red Barn
  5/6Dan investigates a discovery in the Thames, while Charles Dickens has a royal audience.
7. 04:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventure of the Speckled Band
  Why did Helen Stoner's sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding?
8. 04:30
  The Sound of the Baskervilles
  Russell Davies follows the musical clues through the Sherlock Holmes stories.
9. 05:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Final Problem
  John Gielgud and Orson Welles star in the great detective's encounter at Reichenbach Falls
10. 05:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, The Curse of Count Arthur
  4/6Arthur and his best pal Barry Cryer lose their tickets for a Hammer Horror convention.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Mike Walker - Scumdog Millionaires Omnibus
  When disgraced trader Tim Ng strikes a deal, he is alarmed to find what it will cost him.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sadie Frost
  Actress Sadie Frost chooses tracks sung by the Beatles and David Bowie.
3. 07:15
  Student Bibles—Economics
  5/5Philippa Budgen examines key student book Begg's Economics. Will it make you rich?
4. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, In the Current Climate
  1/6Ed works with the disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity.
5. 08:00
  Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
  Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
6. 08:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/13Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
7. 09:00
  Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain—Episode 2
  2/4The Bishop takes the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company to Stratford.
8. 09:30
  The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff—2. The Hunter
  2/4As Marcus heads north with Esca, clues appear to the missing Eagle's whereabouts.
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Peter Mansfield
  The Nobel-winning scientist Peter Mansfield shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
10. 10:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 2, Great Uncle Crow
  2/3A young boy's eccentric relative has a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'.
11. 11:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 16
  16/32The American funny man welcomes string maestro Sam Bush, plus news from Lake Wobegon.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Mike Walker - Scumdog Millionaires Omnibus
  When disgraced trader Tim Ng strikes a deal, he is alarmed to find what it will cost him.
2. 13:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sadie Frost
  Actress Sadie Frost chooses tracks sung by the Beatles and David Bowie.
3. 13:15
  Student Bibles—Economics
  5/5Philippa Budgen examines key student book Begg's Economics. Will it make you rich?
4. 13:30
  Horace Walpole - The Castle of Otranto
  Duplicity and dynastic rivalry in what is considered to be the first ever gothic novel.
5. 15:00
  Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
  Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
6. 15:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/13Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
7. 16:00
  Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—Playground games, animal orchestras and being a blind tourist
  What it's like to be a blind tourist in San Fran, and the joy of a good playground game.
8. 17:00
  Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain—Episode 2
  2/4The Bishop takes the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company to Stratford.
9. 17:30
  The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff—2. The Hunter
  2/4As Marcus heads north with Esca, clues appear to the missing Eagle's whereabouts.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Lucie Miller
  The Time Lord's companion survives a global plague, a first strike by the deadliest foe.
2. 19:00
  Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 16
  16/32The American funny man welcomes string maestro Sam Bush, plus news from Lake Wobegon.
3. 20:00
  Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
  Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
4. 20:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/13Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Peter Mansfield
  The Nobel-winning scientist Peter Mansfield shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
6. 21:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 2, Great Uncle Crow
  2/3A young boy's eccentric relative has a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'.
7. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, In the Current Climate
  1/6Ed works with the disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity.
8. 22:30
  Shedtown—Series 1, Storm
  4/4A layer cake of disaster threatens the creosoted community. And where is Colin?
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—26/10/2014
  Arthur Smith chats to Nish Kumar.
10. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 11, Episode 5
  5/6The week's stories cobbled together - uninformed, up to the minute, down to the dregs.
11. 23:30
  The Wilson Dixon Line—Uncle Wilbur's Advice for Modern Living
  4/4Country music legend Wilson Dixon recalls his Colorado upbringing.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Lucie Miller
  The Time Lord's companion survives a global plague, a first strike by the deadliest foe.
2. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Peter Mansfield
  The Nobel-winning scientist Peter Mansfield shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
3. 01:45
  Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 2, Great Uncle Crow
  2/3A young boy's eccentric relative has a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'.
4. 02:00
  Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
  Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
5. 02:30
  Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
  10/13Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
6. 03:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, In the Current Climate
  1/6Ed works with the disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity.
7. 03:30
  Horace Walpole - The Castle of Otranto
  Duplicity and dynastic rivalry in what is considered to be the first ever gothic novel.

Monday 27 October 2014