BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 1 November 2014

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Book at Bedtime—Naomi Alderman - The Lessons, The Marks of Love
  10/10Jess tells James some home truths.
2. 00:15
  Chinese in Britain—Educated in Britain
  5/10Why so many Chinese sought an education at British universities, particularly in Scotland.
3. 00:30
  Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects—Contrasting Phone Calls and the Beatles
  5/5Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news.
4. 00:45
  Book of the Week—Martin Gayford - Constable in Love, Episode 5
  5/5Finally married, the serious production of both paintings and children can now begin.
5. 01:00
  Jest a Minute—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Justin Moorhouse, Roger Monkhouse, Chris Corcoran and Kirsten O'Brien join Rhod Gilbert.
6. 01:30
  Pioneers—Series 2, The Samaritans
  5/6Clare English speaks to Roy Day and Mike Tunstall about the history of the Samaritans.
7. 02:00
  The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 5. A Case of Haddock and Plaice
  5/5An elderly couple's time-share cash con sparks Stephen J Blackburn's first case abroad.
8. 02:30
  Why Is the 1812 So Popular?
  Tchaikovsky himself said his overture had 'no artistic merit', so why is it so popular?
9. 03:00
  Henry James—The Turn of the Screw
  Are two children possessed? Or is it just the over-active imagination of their governess?
10. 04:00
  Heidi Amsinck - Danish Noir—The Wailing Girl
  3/3A castle guide ponders whether he can make the castle owner believe in ghosts.
11. 04:15
  Julian MacLaren-Ross - I Had to Go Sick
  Will a soldier ever get signed off sick? A tale of service life in the Second World War.
12. 04:40
  Julian MacLaren-Ross - Second Lieutenant Lewis: A Memoir
  World War Two - a soldier recalls an unlikely friendship with Welsh poet Alun Lewis.
13. 05:00
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Flaming June
  5/6A weekend away in the country and under canvas. Memories will be made of this.
14. 05:30
  Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, She's Funny That Way
  6/6Could the return of an old flame mark the end of Roy and George's musical marriage?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Hound of the Baskervilles
  The Baker Street sleuth pursues a creature stalking a noble family at a Dartmoor mansion.
2. 07:50
  Sherlock Holmes—In Search of Professor Moriarty
  An extract from HRF Keating's 1979 biography of Holmes. Read by Alan Moore.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Benjamin Broadcasts
  Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.
4. 09:00
  Steve Punt's Hancock Cuttings
  Tony Hancock fan Steve Punt presents oddities and rarities featuring the lad himself.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Sarah Woods - My Life With Flu (Omnibus)
  As Jill and David's relationship blossoms, a new and deadly virus emerges – Hong Kong Flu.
2. 13:15
  Steiner's Benjamin
  George Steiner investigates the life of the prophetic German Jewish critic Walter Benjamin
3. 14:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
  7/7The Grim Reaper has arrived and he is keen to spread the Red Death.
4. 14:30
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fifth
  5/6Arthur and company are blown up, but still find time for a bite at a very exclusive eatery
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Benjamin Broadcasts
  Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.
6. 16:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Hound of the Baskervilles
  The Baker Street sleuth pursues a creature stalking a noble family at a Dartmoor mansion.
7. 17:50
  Sherlock Holmes—In Search of Professor Moriarty
  An extract from HRF Keating's 1979 biography of Holmes. Read by Alan Moore.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 1. The Return of the Sun God
  1/6On asteroid patrol in Egypt, some of the crew meet some mysterious strangers.
2. 18:30
  William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Beast From The Air
  3/4William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
3. 19:00
  Steve Punt's Hancock Cuttings
  Tony Hancock fan Steve Punt presents oddities and rarities featuring the lad himself.
4. 22:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Milan
  4/4The comedian discovers graffiti, beggars and lycra-clad couriers in the style capital.
5. 22:30
  Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4The human chameleon's host of comic characters, from deluded teen to nonagenarian diva.
6. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Revolution—The French Revolution
  1/6The radical comic turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
7. 23:30
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Sleep
  3/6The cartoonist searches for the secret meaning of life, said to be written on a sausage.
8. 23:45
  No Tomatoes—Dog Days
  1/6Sketch show mixing up language and sounds. Dogs tell all to Paul Copley and Helen Moon.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Space Force by Charles Chilton—Series 2, 1. The Return of the Sun God
  1/6On asteroid patrol in Egypt, some of the crew meet some mysterious strangers.
2. 00:30
  William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Beast From The Air
  3/4William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The Benjamin Broadcasts
  Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.
4. 02:00
  Sarah Woods - My Life With Flu (Omnibus)
  As Jill and David's relationship blossoms, a new and deadly virus emerges – Hong Kong Flu.
5. 03:15
  Steiner's Benjamin
  George Steiner investigates the life of the prophetic German Jewish critic Walter Benjamin
6. 04:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Hound of the Baskervilles
  The Baker Street sleuth pursues a creature stalking a noble family at a Dartmoor mansion.
7. 05:50
  Sherlock Holmes—In Search of Professor Moriarty
  An extract from HRF Keating's 1979 biography of Holmes. Read by Alan Moore.

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