BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 2 October 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Canticle for Leibowitz—Fiat Homo, Episode 4
  4/5Brother Francis begins his devotional blueprint in honour of his Order's founder.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Groucho Marx
  Roger Graef champions the great comic Groucho Marx.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 5. A Matter of Records
  5/6The private eye suspects hospital malpractice, as she probes a suspicious death.
4. 01:30
  The Mousetrap and Me
  Louise Elliot meets Terry O'Neill whose case inspired Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
5. 02:00
  AL Barker - Men, Those Fabulous Creatures
  A special visitor arrives at an old people's home and meets Henry.
6. 02:15
  Forgotten Female Fossilists—Mary Anning
  2/3Although not a scientist, Mary Anning made major discoveries along the Jurassic coast.
7. 02:30
  Bryony Lavery - Breathing Underwater—Episode 4
  4/5Simon proceeds with the day's dive in spite of the weather warnings.
8. 02:45
  You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This—Episode 4
  4/5Life and writing get mixed up - a dangerous combination.
9. 03:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Fruits of Victory
  1/121647 and unrest mounts as the Presbyterian government decides to disband the army.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4With broadcaster Emma Freud, 6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny and stand-up Tom Wrigglesworth.
11. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 4, Keeping Faith
  7/8When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
12. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Can Ken and Keith's whippets win talent night?
13. 05:30
  The Brig Society—Series 3, Being a Woman
  2/6Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has decided to cross the gender gap and become a woman.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 6. Public Health
  6/6The private eye employs unusual methods to trap the guilty.
2. 06:30
  Inside the Elephant Mind
  On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind
3. 07:00
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Convinced his wife is having an affair with transvestite George, Ken targets Carol.
4. 07:30
  The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis feature in The Absolutely Radio Show.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Unexploded Bomb
  6/20A surprise in the cellar for the Lad Himself as Sid cashes in.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 5, Yehti
  24/24Neddie Seagoon offers to lead an expedition to bring back a yehti - from Yorkshire.
7. 09:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins grills Tom Binns, Ben Moor, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz. From 2001.
8. 09:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Pilot Episode
  1/9Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son.
9. 10:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Soldiers' Voice
  2/121647, and Parliament gets tough on army dissenters, but how will Cromwell react?
10. 11:00
  One Hundred and Forty Characters—Songbirds by Oliver Emanuel
  2/3Story by Oliver Emanuel. A broken heart is healed by the redemptive power of birdsong.
11. 11:15
  Catherine Czerkawska - The Curiosity Cabinet—3. The Swan on the Lake
  3/3When Henrietta's fate looks positive, Sophie and Ben's holiday must come to an end.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Unexploded Bomb
  6/20A surprise in the cellar for the Lad Himself as Sid cashes in.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 5, Yehti
  24/24Neddie Seagoon offers to lead an expedition to bring back a yehti - from Yorkshire.
3. 13:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 6. Public Health
  6/6The private eye employs unusual methods to trap the guilty.
4. 13:30
  Inside the Elephant Mind
  On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind
5. 14:00
  AL Barker - Something of Fancy
  A woman's routine is disturbed when she meets a young man near a cathedral.
6. 14:15
  Forgotten Female Fossilists—Anna Thynne
  3/3Presenter Rebecca Stott looks at Anna Thynne's fascination for madrepores.
7. 14:30
  Bryony Lavery - Breathing Underwater—Episode 5
  5/5Simon and Sennen lose contact, and the mystery of Sennen's paternity is revealed.
8. 14:45
  You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This—Episode 5
  5/5A salute to the ending of a 'great comic moralist'.
9. 15:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Soldiers' Voice
  2/121647, and Parliament gets tough on army dissenters, but how will Cromwell react?
10. 16:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins grills Tom Binns, Ben Moor, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz. From 2001.
11. 16:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Pilot Episode
  1/9Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son.
12. 17:00
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Convinced his wife is having an affair with transvestite George, Ken targets Carol.
13. 17:30
  The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis feature in The Absolutely Radio Show.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  A Canticle for Leibowitz—Fiat Homo, Episode 5
  5/5Francis heads to New Rome for the canonisation of Saint Leibowitz, his hope fulfilled.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—Summertime
  Reflections on Gershwin's lullaby with Lesley Garret and Rodney Greenberg.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Unexploded Bomb
  6/20A surprise in the cellar for the Lad Himself as Sid cashes in.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 5, Yehti
  24/24Neddie Seagoon offers to lead an expedition to bring back a yehti - from Yorkshire.
5. 20:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 6. Public Health
  6/6The private eye employs unusual methods to trap the guilty.
6. 20:30
  Inside the Elephant Mind
  On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind
7. 21:00
  One Hundred and Forty Characters—Songbirds by Oliver Emanuel
  2/3Story by Oliver Emanuel. A broken heart is healed by the redemptive power of birdsong.
8. 21:15
  Catherine Czerkawska - The Curiosity Cabinet—3. The Swan on the Lake
  3/3When Henrietta's fate looks positive, Sophie and Ben's holiday must come to an end.
9. 22:00
  The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis feature in The Absolutely Radio Show.
10. 22:30
  BBC New Comedy Awards—2015, Heat five
  5/11The next heat in comedy's new talent competition comes from Up the Creek in London.
11. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 3, Michael Winner
  1/5Calm down, dear! Special guest Michael Winner joins in the sketch show fun.
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Late
1. 00:00
  A Canticle for Leibowitz—Fiat Homo, Episode 5
  5/5Francis heads to New Rome for the canonisation of Saint Leibowitz, his hope fulfilled.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Summertime
  Reflections on Gershwin's lullaby with Lesley Garret and Rodney Greenberg.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 6. Public Health
  6/6The private eye employs unusual methods to trap the guilty.
4. 01:30
  Inside the Elephant Mind
  On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind
5. 02:00
  AL Barker - Something of Fancy
  A woman's routine is disturbed when she meets a young man near a cathedral.
6. 02:15
  Forgotten Female Fossilists—Anna Thynne
  3/3Presenter Rebecca Stott looks at Anna Thynne's fascination for madrepores.
7. 02:30
  Bryony Lavery - Breathing Underwater—Episode 5
  5/5Simon and Sennen lose contact, and the mystery of Sennen's paternity is revealed.
8. 02:45
  You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This—Episode 5
  5/5A salute to the ending of a 'great comic moralist'.
9. 03:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Soldiers' Voice
  2/121647, and Parliament gets tough on army dissenters, but how will Cromwell react?
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins grills Tom Binns, Ben Moor, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz. From 2001.
11. 04:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Pilot Episode
  1/9Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son.
12. 05:00
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Convinced his wife is having an affair with transvestite George, Ken targets Carol.
13. 05:30
  The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis feature in The Absolutely Radio Show.

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