BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 24 October 2015

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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
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  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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Body in the Library
  The amateur sleuth sets out to discover who murdered a mystery blonde.
2. 07:30
  Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations—Lucinda's Rectory
  6/6The architectural historian visits a favourite 19th-century rectory, her own house.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Time Travel: The Politics of Time
  Sean Street travels back in time into the archives to explore our attempts to control time
4. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1960s, Episode 2
  2/2Bona! Round the Horne, Ken Dodd, plus Steptoe and Son lead the comedy classics!
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  To the Manor Born—The Rhythms of the Earth
  1/10Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.
2. 12:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Curse of the Smollett's Curse!
  1/6Melissa and Compton win a holiday and boldly head to ancient Egypt.
3. 13:00
  Virginia Baily - Early One Morning Omnibus—Episode 2
  2/2Italy 1943. Chiara is hiding Daniele, a young Jewish boy, in a remote farmhouse.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—John Thomson
  The actor chooses the theme from the TV series 'Rupert the Bear'.
5. 14:15
  Peter Tinniswood—The Last Obit
  Billie Whitelaw stars as an obituarist living in her own very particular world.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Time Travel: The Politics of Time
  Sean Street travels back in time into the archives to explore our attempts to control time
7. 16:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Body in the Library
  The amateur sleuth sets out to discover who murdered a mystery blonde.
8. 17:30
  Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations—Lucinda's Rectory
  6/6The architectural historian visits a favourite 19th-century rectory, her own house.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Doing Time
  On the planet Folly, justice catches up with criminal mastermind 'the Doctor'.
2. 18:30
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—3. On the Buses
  3/4Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and then escapes to the 24th century.
3. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1960s, Episode 2
  2/2Bona! Round the Horne, Ken Dodd, plus Steptoe and Son lead the comedy classics!
4. 22:00
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Humility
  6/6Mark humbly ponders the virtue of living more modestly.
5. 22:30
  Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive—Series 4, Episode 2
  2/6A master chef and his cooks whip up a frenzy of topical comedy.
6. 23:00
  Saturday Night Fry—Episode 6
  6/6Stephen Fry is joined by Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
7. 23:30
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, Reading
  1/6The comedian investigates his fear of reading aloud. Just what is the point of books?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Doing Time
  On the planet Folly, justice catches up with criminal mastermind 'the Doctor'.
2. 00:30
  The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—3. On the Buses
  3/4Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and then escapes to the 24th century.
3. 01:00
  Guy Meredith - Spring Forward, Fall Back
  A stranger changes the life of a plumber in a small village. With Samantha Spiro.
4. 01:00
  Virginia Baily - Early One Morning Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2A split-second decision is about to change Chiara's life forever.
5. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—John Thomson
  The actor chooses the theme from the TV series 'Rupert the Bear'.
6. 02:15
  Peter Tinniswood—The Last Obit
  Billie Whitelaw stars as an obituarist living in her own very particular world.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Time Travel: The Politics of Time
  Sean Street travels back in time into the archives to explore our attempts to control time
8. 04:00
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Body in the Library
  The amateur sleuth sets out to discover who murdered a mystery blonde.

Sunday 25 October 2015