BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 October 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
9. 05:30
  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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Grazia Deledda's story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in 1900's Sardinia.
2. 07:15
  Pier People—Blackpool's Piers
  5/5What is the future for Blackpool's piers as visitors demand new forms of entertainment?
3. 07:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 8, Hot Desk
  1/6Social worker Clare Barker and her colleagues have to move offices and embrace hot-desking
4. 08:00
  Educating Archie—From 30/01/1957
  Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough buy a farm. With Dick Emery and Deryck Guyler.
5. 08:30
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6The King of Titters with ditties and giant animals!
6. 09:00
  John Le Carre: The Biography - Omnibus
  David Cornwell (John Le Carre) and his family were always under his father's shadow.
7. 10:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Kate Mosse
  Author Kate Mosse chooses tracks by Nancy Sinatra and Jacques Brel.
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, George Davies
  Fashion designer George Davies shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
9. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 2, From Curiosity to Discovery
  Guy Raz on why some people spend years trying to answer a question.
10. 11:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Educating Archie—From 30/01/1957
  Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough buy a farm. With Dick Emery and Deryck Guyler.
2. 12:30
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/6The King of Titters with ditties and giant animals!
3. 13:00
  Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Grazia Deledda's story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in 1900's Sardinia.
4. 14:15
  Pier People—Blackpool's Piers
  5/5What is the future for Blackpool's piers as visitors demand new forms of entertainment?
5. 14:30
  A Whole Life (Omnibus)
  An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.
6. 15:45
  Peter Regent - Figs
  On a coach journey in Turkey, a man dreams of eating refreshing figs.
7. 16:00
  David Pownall—I Want to Go Home
  And on the eighth day God created language. Little did He expect the confusion that ensued
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Adlestrop
  Peggy Reynolds explores the background, effect and lasting appeal of this 1915 poem.
9. 17:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 8, Hot Desk
  1/6Social worker Clare Barker and her colleagues have to move offices and embrace hot-desking
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Man Upstairs
  1/6A young boy's fascination with anatomy proves crucial in saving lives.
2. 18:30
  Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 1. Ankh-Morpork
  1/6Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
3. 19:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 2, From Curiosity to Discovery
  Guy Raz on why some people spend years trying to answer a question.
4. 19:50
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
5. 20:00
  John Le Carre: The Biography - Omnibus
  David Cornwell (John Le Carre) and his family were always under his father's shadow.
6. 21:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Kate Mosse
  Author Kate Mosse chooses tracks by Nancy Sinatra and Jacques Brel.
7. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, George Davies
  Fashion designer George Davies shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
8. 22:00
  Clare in the Community—Series 8, Hot Desk
  1/6Social worker Clare Barker and her colleagues have to move offices and embrace hot-desking
9. 22:30
  On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  6/6It's Christmas in the town of Spent, but which residents are celebrating?
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—25/10/2015
  Arthur Smith chats to Russell Howard.
11. 23:00
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A reluctant beekeeper, two feuding librarians and striking a deal with Santa.
12. 23:30
  Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Fast-paced sketch show about modern communication, media noise and contemporary obsessions
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Man Upstairs
  1/6A young boy's fascination with anatomy proves crucial in saving lives.
2. 00:30
  Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 1. Ankh-Morpork
  1/6Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
3. 01:00
  Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus—Episode 1
  1/2Grazia Deledda's story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in 1900's Sardinia.
4. 02:15
  Pier People—Blackpool's Piers
  5/5What is the future for Blackpool's piers as visitors demand new forms of entertainment?
5. 02:30
  A Whole Life (Omnibus)
  An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.
6. 03:45
  Peter Regent - Figs
  On a coach journey in Turkey, a man dreams of eating refreshing figs.
7. 04:00
  David Pownall—I Want to Go Home
  And on the eighth day God created language. Little did He expect the confusion that ensued

Monday 26 October 2015