BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 5 September 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Haunted—Esmeralda by John Keir Cross
  Who is the mysterious woman claiming to be Felix's daughter?
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Abide with Me
  The surprising worldwide significance of Lyte and Monk's composition.
3. 01:00
  Agatha Christie—Crooked House, Episode 4
  4/4The Leonides family are still in danger, and can Charles trust Sophia?
4. 01:30
  The Carabinieri Art Squad
  Alex Butterworth meets the police team protecting Italy's priceless culture.
5. 02:00
  BBC National Short Story Award—BBC National Short Story Award 2007, The Orphan and the Mob
  2/4By Julian Gough. The comic tale of an orphan desperately needing to go to the toilet.
6. 02:30
  Agatha Christie—The 8.55 to Baghdad, 5. The Ancient City of Ur
  5/5Andrew Eames visits the ancient city of Ur, where Agatha met her future husband.
7. 02:45
  Iris by John Bayley—5. Sailing into the Darkness
  5/5Iris Murdoch's husband reflects on her inner world after the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
8. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—13-17 July 1915
  A wartime celebrity makes an unexpected visit to Folkestone.
9. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Quantick.
10. 04:30
  The Adventures of John and Tony—A Tale of Two Tenting
  1/4Two friends head off on a surreal camping trip, with a pretend dog.
11. 05:00
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
12. 05:30
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6With Richard Herring, Alex Horne and Jenny Eclair. Plus special guest: the letter F.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None
  Ten guests travel to an island. Each is an unconvicted murderer. None will leave alive.
2. 07:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, It's a Square World
  6/6Michael Bentine remembers going the extra mile in creating some madcap pranks for the BBC.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Sellers in the Attic
  Glenn Mitchell examines rare recordings that reveal the lighter side of Peter Sellers.
4. 09:00
  Natalie Haynes' Back to School
  Natalie Haynes relives school highlights and horrors.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  One Foot In The Grave - A Celebration Of A Comedy Classic
  Victor Meldrew would never believe it! A celebration of the hit comedy.
2. 13:00
  Bindi Business—Series 1 (Omnibus)
  Out of work at 51, Bindi starts up her own business. Meera Syal stars.
3. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Meera Syal
  Actor and writer Meera Syal chooses 'Dum Maro Dum' from the film Hare Rama Hare Krishna.
4. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Martin Bell
  Martin Bell explores the psychological aspects of his career as a TV war correspondent.
5. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Sellers in the Attic
  Glenn Mitchell examines rare recordings that reveal the lighter side of Peter Sellers.
6. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None
  Ten guests travel to an island. Each is an unconvicted murderer. None will leave alive.
7. 17:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, It's a Square World
  6/6Michael Bentine remembers going the extra mile in creating some madcap pranks for the BBC.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Paradise Lost in Space—5. Things Hot Up
  5/6When the Oblivions are introduced to pleasures of the flesh, one thing leads to another.
2. 18:30
  Atomic Tales—Unstoppable!
  5/6It's white-knuckle time as a space train hurtles towards Earth.
3. 19:00
  Natalie Haynes' Back to School
  Natalie Haynes relives school highlights and horrors.
4. 22:00
  Sabotage—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/2The fantastic talents of Aisling Bea, Mike Wozniak, Ben Mellor, James Acaster and more.
5. 23:00
  4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Stand-up comedy with host Simon Bligh, Rhona Cameron, Omid Djalili and Steve Gribbin.
6. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ade Edmondson interviews Ruby Wax
  3/6The British comic actor and American comedian meet in the tag-team talk show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Paradise Lost in Space—5. Things Hot Up
  5/6When the Oblivions are introduced to pleasures of the flesh, one thing leads to another.
2. 00:30
  Atomic Tales—Unstoppable!
  5/6It's white-knuckle time as a space train hurtles towards Earth.
3. 01:00
  Bindi Business—Series 1 (Omnibus)
  Out of work at 51, Bindi starts up her own business. Meera Syal stars.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Meera Syal
  Actor and writer Meera Syal chooses 'Dum Maro Dum' from the film Hare Rama Hare Krishna.
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Martin Bell
  Martin Bell explores the psychological aspects of his career as a TV war correspondent.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Sellers in the Attic
  Glenn Mitchell examines rare recordings that reveal the lighter side of Peter Sellers.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Agatha Christie - And Then There Were None
  Ten guests travel to an island. Each is an unconvicted murderer. None will leave alive.
8. 05:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, It's a Square World
  6/6Michael Bentine remembers going the extra mile in creating some madcap pranks for the BBC.

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