BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 11 October 2015

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories
  Something menacing lurks outside the woodshed on a dark, misty Suffolk night in 1665.
2. 00:30
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—1. Taking the Michelangelo
  1/4When Bernie catches the wrong bus, he is transported back to 16th century Rome.
3. 01:00
  30 Eggs (Omnibus)
  Weary and blind, Modeste needs his friend to help him return to the other side of Rwanda.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Cyndi Lauper
  Singer Cyndi Lauper chooses her favourite tracks.
5. 02:15
  Drama on 4—Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
  The 2007 Lancashire murder victim's story, as told by her mother Sylvia.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Raise Your Glasses
  Arthur Smith searches for the best and worst after-dinner speeches in history.
7. 04:00
  Hercule Poirot—The ABC Murders
  A chilling letter sets the Belgian sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer.
8. 05:30
  Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations—Mount Stuart
  4/6The architectural historian marvels at an unfinished Scottish stately home.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Imaginary Friends Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Alison Lurie's comic novel of academia and alien gurus, dramatised by Melissa Murray.
2. 07:15
  Pier People—Southwold Pier
  3/5Storms and a mine wrecked Southwold Pier in Suffolk, but plans are in place to rebuild it.
3. 07:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.
4. 08:00
  Educating Archie—From 11/02/1954
  Schoolboy Archie Andrews gets up to hijinks with inks. Stars Beryl Reid and Harry Secombe.
5. 08:30
  Frankie Howerd—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/7Stand-up and sketches from the legendary king of big titters.
6. 09:00
  Margaret Thatcher: Everything She Wants - Omnibus
  Snapshots from the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher's golden years. With Charles Moore.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Julian Lennon
  Beatle John Lennon's son chooses tracks by Paul McCartney and himself.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, Mario Testino
  From Sid Vicious to Caetano Veloso, Mario Testino makes his castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 2, Seven Deadly Sins
  Guy Raz investigates the guilty pleasure of behaving badly and confronting sin.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Salamander
  The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Educating Archie—From 11/02/1954
  Schoolboy Archie Andrews gets up to hijinks with inks. Stars Beryl Reid and Harry Secombe.
2. 12:30
  Frankie Howerd—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/7Stand-up and sketches from the legendary king of big titters.
3. 13:00
  Imaginary Friends Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Alison Lurie's comic novel of academia and alien gurus, dramatised by Melissa Murray.
4. 14:15
  Pier People—Southwold Pier
  3/5Storms and a mine wrecked Southwold Pier in Suffolk, but plans are in place to rebuild it.
5. 14:30
  Sascha Arango - Reading Europe: The Truth and Other Lies Omnibus—Germany - The Truth and Other Lies, pt 1
  Brilliant career, elegant wife, grand house - Henry Hayden has it all, or so it seems.
6. 15:45
  Ronald Frame Short Stories—The Railings
  The removal of railings at the bottom of his garden marks a change for Roy.
7. 16:00
  The Annunciation
  Do mysterious religious messages delivered via library books foretell the Second Coming?
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry of History: The Battle of Maldon
  A look at historical events through the poems they inspired. Jonathan Bate starts in Essex
9. 17:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Maleficium
  The terrifying outcome of suspected witchcraft drawn from actual accounts.
2. 18:45
  Hurst of Hurstcote by E Nesbit
  A man's murky past returns to haunt him when his wife dies unexpectedly of marsh fever.
3. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 2, Seven Deadly Sins
  Guy Raz investigates the guilty pleasure of behaving badly and confronting sin.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Salamander
  The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.
5. 20:00
  Margaret Thatcher: Everything She Wants - Omnibus
  Snapshots from the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher's golden years. With Charles Moore.
6. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Julian Lennon
  Beatle John Lennon's son chooses tracks by Paul McCartney and himself.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, Mario Testino
  From Sid Vicious to Caetano Veloso, Mario Testino makes his castaway choices.
8. 22:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.
9. 22:30
  On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
  4/6The locals get an unusual new guy for the bonfire. Pre-TV sketch show from November 1997.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—11/10/2015
  Arthur Smith chats to Jessie Cave.
11. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 13, Episode 5
  5/6This week's stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners.
12. 23:30
  The Nick Revell Show—Series 1, Holy Water
  1/6The life of a struggling writer with dysfunctional friends and a talking geranium.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Maleficium
  The terrifying outcome of suspected witchcraft drawn from actual accounts.
2. 00:45
  Hurst of Hurstcote by E Nesbit
  A man's murky past returns to haunt him when his wife dies unexpectedly of marsh fever.
3. 01:00
  Imaginary Friends Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Alison Lurie's comic novel of academia and alien gurus, dramatised by Melissa Murray.
4. 02:15
  Pier People—Southwold Pier
  3/5Storms and a mine wrecked Southwold Pier in Suffolk, but plans are in place to rebuild it.
5. 02:30
  Sascha Arango - Reading Europe: The Truth and Other Lies Omnibus—Germany - The Truth and Other Lies, pt 1
  Brilliant career, elegant wife, grand house - Henry Hayden has it all, or so it seems.
6. 03:45
  Ronald Frame Short Stories—The Railings
  The removal of railings at the bottom of his garden marks a change for Roy.
7. 04:00
  The Annunciation
  Do mysterious religious messages delivered via library books foretell the Second Coming?
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Poetry of History: The Battle of Maldon
  A look at historical events through the poems they inspired. Jonathan Bate starts in Essex
9. 05:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.

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