BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 23 October 2015

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Simon Bovey - Cold Blood—4. Sanctuary No More
  4/5The weather worsens and Bowers goes on the rampage. The others have to run. But where?
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—WG Grace
  Piers Morgan nominates WG Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time.
3. 01:00
  Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers
  Tensions run high as a group of British soldiers hold a mock parliament in 1945.
4. 01:30
  Van Gogh: Seeing Red
  Exploring the mind of painter Vincent van Gogh through his extraordinary letters.
5. 02:00
  Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim—Episode 4
  4/12Lecturer Dixon wakes up to trouble. Can disaster be averted by a quick-thinking friend?
6. 02:15
  Noise: A Human History—A Ritual Soundscape
  4/30David Hendy listens to ancient sounds in Orkney's Ring of Brodgar.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind, Episode 4
  4/10Giacinto and Grixenda's love blossoms at the Festival of Our Lady of Rimedio.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life, Episode 4
  4/5Socrates argues to the young men of Athens that their future may lie in a simpler life.
9. 03:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—2. The Doone Reign of Terror
  2/3Carver tries to starve Lorna into marrying him, but John has other ideas.
10. 04:00
  Genius—Series 2, Brian Sewell
  3/6Dave Gorman and Brian Sewell chew over ridiculous, brilliant but unworkable ideas.
11. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 6, Excess Baggage
  2/6The past catches up with Stuart, which impacts on Anna.
12. 05:00
  North by Northamptonshire—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter among the ladies of Wadenbrook.
13. 05:30
  The Brig Society—Series 3, Being a Lord
  5/6Good Lord. Exactly what Marcus has become to see if we really need that second chamber.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death
  Pope Leo has had something on his conscience for 900 years.
2. 06:30
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  Alys Fowler delves into the hidden life of the rubbish skip. What secrets lie within?
3. 07:00
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
4. 07:30
  Shedtown—Series 2, 'Til Press Do Us Part
  2/4As William weds his blushing boiler-suited berk of a bride, old Johnny takes a turn.
5. 08:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Election Candidate
  10/20The Lad battles to get elected as a member of parliament.
6. 08:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Secret Escritoire
  2/27Neddie Seagoon's furniture is at the centre of a Malayan man-shrinking plot.
7. 09:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Stirling
  3/6Three students from Stirling University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
8. 09:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Spanner in the Works
  4/9Single dad Bryan's son is starting nursery. What could go wrong?
9. 10:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—3. Lorna's Lineage
  3/3When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he has lost her forever.
10. 11:00
  Missing by Gillian Tindall
  The effect on a family when their uncle suddenly disappears.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Last Days of Grace
  Aging icon WG Grace contemplates another day in his life-long cricketing obsession.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Election Candidate
  10/20The Lad battles to get elected as a member of parliament.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Secret Escritoire
  2/27Neddie Seagoon's furniture is at the centre of a Malayan man-shrinking plot.
3. 13:00
  Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death
  Pope Leo has had something on his conscience for 900 years.
4. 13:30
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  Alys Fowler delves into the hidden life of the rubbish skip. What secrets lie within?
5. 14:00
  Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim—Episode 5
  5/12Lecturer Jim Dixon is preoccupied about his job while preparation for a summer ball begins
6. 14:15
  Noise: A Human History—The Rise of the Shamans
  5/30David Hendy explains why sound is central to the shaman's power.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind, Episode 5
  5/10Giacinto's behaviour is causing trouble for the Pintor sisters.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life, Episode 5
  5/5The Spartans break down Athenian walls. Socrates' card is marked.
9. 15:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—3. Lorna's Lineage
  3/3When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he has lost her forever.
10. 16:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Stirling
  3/6Three students from Stirling University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
11. 16:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Spanner in the Works
  4/9Single dad Bryan's son is starting nursery. What could go wrong?
12. 17:00
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
13. 17:30
  Shedtown—Series 2, 'Til Press Do Us Part
  2/4As William weds his blushing boiler-suited berk of a bride, old Johnny takes a turn.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Simon Bovey - Cold Blood—5. The Antarctican
  5/5The struggle at the South Pole continues, but there is only room for one survivor.
2. 18:30
  Soul Music—The Lark Ascending
  Tasmin Little, Iona Brown and Allan Stephenson reflect on Vaughan Williams's work.
3. 19:00
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Election Candidate
  10/20The Lad battles to get elected as a member of parliament.
4. 19:30
  The Goon Show—Series 6, The Secret Escritoire
  2/27Neddie Seagoon's furniture is at the centre of a Malayan man-shrinking plot.
5. 20:00
  Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death
  Pope Leo has had something on his conscience for 900 years.
6. 20:30
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  Alys Fowler delves into the hidden life of the rubbish skip. What secrets lie within?
7. 21:00
  Missing by Gillian Tindall
  The effect on a family when their uncle suddenly disappears.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—Nick Warburton - Last Days of Grace
  Aging icon WG Grace contemplates another day in his life-long cricketing obsession.
9. 22:00
  Shedtown—Series 2, 'Til Press Do Us Part
  2/4As William weds his blushing boiler-suited berk of a bride, old Johnny takes a turn.
10. 22:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—23/10/2015
  Arthur Smith chats to Russell Howard.
11. 22:30
  BBC New Comedy Awards—2015, Heat eight
  8/11The final heat in comedy's new talent competition comes from The Glee Club in Birmingham.
12. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 3, Paul McKenna
  4/5Hypnotist Paul McKenna gets a taste of his own medicine.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Simon Bovey - Cold Blood—5. The Antarctican
  5/5The struggle at the South Pole continues, but there is only room for one survivor.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—The Lark Ascending
  Tasmin Little, Iona Brown and Allan Stephenson reflect on Vaughan Williams's work.
3. 01:00
  Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death
  Pope Leo has had something on his conscience for 900 years.
4. 01:30
  Skip
  Alys Fowler delves into the hidden life of the rubbish skip. What secrets lie within?
5. 02:00
  Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim—Episode 5
  5/12Lecturer Jim Dixon is preoccupied about his job while preparation for a summer ball begins
6. 02:15
  Noise: A Human History—The Rise of the Shamans
  5/30David Hendy explains why sound is central to the shaman's power.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind, Episode 5
  5/10Giacinto's behaviour is causing trouble for the Pintor sisters.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life, Episode 5
  5/5The Spartans break down Athenian walls. Socrates' card is marked.
9. 03:00
  Lorna Doone by RD Blackmore—3. Lorna's Lineage
  3/3When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he has lost her forever.
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 1, Stirling
  3/6Three students from Stirling University take on their professors in a battle of wits.
11. 04:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Spanner in the Works
  4/9Single dad Bryan's son is starting nursery. What could go wrong?
12. 05:00
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6With George's birthday looming, he gets two surprises, from both his wife and mother.
13. 05:30
  Shedtown—Series 2, 'Til Press Do Us Part
  2/4As William weds his blushing boiler-suited berk of a bride, old Johnny takes a turn.

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