BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 10 September 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 15. Hypnosis
  15/20Cold-handed Maclean attacks Lemmy, but the plucky radio operator fights back.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Bach's Goldberg Variations
  People describe the place that Bach's Goldberg Variations have in their lives.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 2. Lord Peter Sets a Trap
  2/6Murder or suicide? Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue...
4. 01:30
  I Remember
  1961 extract of silent film star Bessie Love on how she was discovered by DW Griffith.
5. 01:40
  It Takes All Sorts
  Actress Lillian Gish tells Howard Lockhart how DW Griffith influenced her screen career.
6. 02:00
  Ronald Frame Short Stories—The End of the Season
  Rhona has fled from her relationship problems. At her hotel, she comes to an understanding
7. 02:15
  Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees—Heartwood
  5/5Roger Deakin visits a library full of apples and returns home to lay a tree hedge by hand.
8. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—AS Byatt - Possession, Episode 15
  15/15On the night of 1987's Big Storm, Cropper and Hildebrand are caught digging up a grave.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Binyavanga Wainaina - One Day I Will Write About This Place, Episode 5
  5/5Desperately homesick, Wainaina returns home to Kenya and a memorable family reunion.
10. 03:00
  At Freddie's
  In 1960s London, Freddie runs the haphazard Temple Stage School in her inimitable style.
11. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 3, University of Leeds
  6/6Three University of Leeds students take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
12. 04:30
  Kathmandu or Bust—End of the Road
  6/6The lights of Kathmandu are twinkling on the horizon. What can possibly go wrong?
13. 05:00
  One Flat Summer—The Eclipse Stakes
  4/6After a big loss on the derby, Ken turns to legendary gambler Tam Robertshaw.
14. 05:30
  Sketchorama—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4Thom Tuck presents sketch groups Mixed Doubles, the Real MacGuffins, and Bob and Jim.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, The Lady in the Lake
  2/8Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal.
2. 07:30
  What If...—The Fire of London
  What would London be like now if someone had extinguished the 1666 Pudding Lane blaze?
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Southern Journeys
  Shirley Collins tells the story of Alan Lomax's historic 1959 trip to the southern states.
4. 09:00
  Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
  Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Lead Man Cometh
  11/13The rag and bone men get an irresistible offer. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 12:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, King Solomon's Mines
  10/26Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches.
3. 13:00
  Pepys: After the Fire - Omnibus
  As the Great Fire of London in 1666 smoulders, Samuel Pepys remembers the homeless.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Billy Ocean
  Soul singer Billy Ocean chooses tracks by Bob Marley & The Wailers, and Sam Cooke.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Brian Masters
  The award-winning author of Killing for Company talks about his notions of good and evil.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Southern Journeys
  Shirley Collins tells the story of Alan Lomax's historic 1959 trip to the southern states.
7. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, The Lady in the Lake
  2/8Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal.
8. 17:30
  What If...—The Fire of London
  What would London be like now if someone had extinguished the 1666 Pudding Lane blaze?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Yevgeny Zamyatin - We—1. Rationality
  1/2Engineer D-503 questions his life in One State, a post-revolutionary future.
2. 19:00
  Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool
  Liverpudlian Paul O'Grady celebrates Merseyside's funny men and women.
3. 22:00
  The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Making it up as they go along, Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches.
4. 22:30
  The Secret World—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—10/09/2016
  Arthur Smith chats to QI elf James Harkin.
6. 23:00
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—Series 4, Episode 8
  8/9Robert De Niro stars in a Christmas panto.
7. 23:30
  A Bit of Fry and Laurie—First Bit
  1/2Coffee in the executive lounge and dramatic soap revelations. Choice cuts from BBC TV.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Yevgeny Zamyatin - We—1. Rationality
  1/2Engineer D-503 questions his life in One State, a post-revolutionary future.
2. 01:00
  Pepys: After the Fire - Omnibus
  As the Great Fire of London in 1666 smoulders, Samuel Pepys remembers the homeless.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Billy Ocean
  Soul singer Billy Ocean chooses tracks by Bob Marley & The Wailers, and Sam Cooke.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Brian Masters
  The award-winning author of Killing for Company talks about his notions of good and evil.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Southern Journeys
  Shirley Collins tells the story of Alan Lomax's historic 1959 trip to the southern states.
6. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, The Lady in the Lake
  2/8Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal.
7. 05:30
  What If...—The Fire of London
  What would London be like now if someone had extinguished the 1666 Pudding Lane blaze?

Sunday 11 September 2016