BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 24 September 2016

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 5
  5/5Robert Olmstead flees Innsmouth only to discover a shocking secret linking him to the town
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Ma Vlast
  Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana has become an integral part of Czech culture.
3. 01:00
  Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma—1. A Landlady Goes Missing
  1/6Newly-promoted Commissaire Henri Castang probes a hotel owner's disappearance.
4. 01:30
  The Frequency of Laughter: A History of Radio Comedy—1995-2000
  5/6A look back at radio comedy in the late 1990s, with Paul Schlesinger and Meera Syal.
5. 02:00
  EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—5. News of a Beastly Baby
  5/10The peace of Sawston is disturbed by the latest news from Italy about Lilia.
6. 02:15
  A History of the Brain—5. The Spark of Being
  5/10Dr Geoff Bunn examines the influence of the 18th-century preoccupation with electricity.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 10
  10/10Muriel returns to Marshington and is faced with a life-changing decision.
8. 02:45
  Auto-Da-Fay—Episode 5
  5/5Fay has fallen in love and now adds Weldon to her many names.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—The Graduate, Episode 2
  2/2Benjamin stops sleeping with Mrs Robinson but becomes obsessed with marrying her daughter.
10. 04:00
  Heresy—Series 8, Episode 2
  2/6With comedians David Baddiel and Lucy Porter and quiz show presenter Richard Osman.
11. 04:30
  Simon's Bug—Episode 2
  2/4Busy monitoring phone calls, Simon is learning a lot about his family.
12. 05:00
  One Flat Summer—The St Leger
  6/6Unable to locate the cash he liberated as a courier for 'Racecourse Rita', Ken is wanted.
13. 05:30
  Sketchorama—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Thom Tuck presents So On and So Forth, That Pair and Sheeps.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - The Long Goodbye
  5/8Marlowe forges an uneasy friendship with a drunk who then asks for a favour.
2. 07:30
  Moral Notes—Love
  3/4Simon Brett explores how the Victorians perfected the use of popular song.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Writers and Radio
  Susannah Clapp talks to authors who grew up at the end of the radio age.
4. 09:00
  Joe Queenan: My Years of Awe and Wonder
  Two decades of adventures in broadcasting with Joe Queenan, the American satirist.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, Them and Us
  1/6Joy and consternation as Wendy is promoted at work, but Robin is suspended.
2. 12:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
  1/15Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to speak of Eric Pode.
3. 13:00
  Writing the Century: Land's End to John O'Groats (Omnibus)
  George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tito Jackson
  American singer Tito Jackson chooses 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag' by James Brown.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Wayne Sleep
  The dancer shares his thoughts on success, an awkward childhood, his physique and more.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Writers and Radio
  Susannah Clapp talks to authors who grew up at the end of the radio age.
7. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - The Long Goodbye
  5/8Marlowe forges an uneasy friendship with a drunk who then asks for a favour.
8. 17:30
  Moral Notes—Love
  3/4Simon Brett explores how the Victorians perfected the use of popular song.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 1
  Set in post-apocalyptic San Francisco, a bounty hunter is on a mission.
2. 19:00
  Joe Queenan: My Years of Awe and Wonder
  Two decades of adventures in broadcasting with Joe Queenan, the American satirist.
3. 22:00
  The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Invention as it happens. Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches.
4. 22:30
  The Secret World—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/6Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—24/09/2016
  Arthur Smith chats again to Danny Robins.
6. 23:00
  The League against Tedium—Episode 1
  1/6Music and comedy, as Simon Munnery goes in search of the Greatest Waiter of All Time.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—Episode 1
  Set in post-apocalyptic San Francisco, a bounty hunter is on a mission.
2. 01:00
  Writing the Century: Land's End to John O'Groats (Omnibus)
  George Allen's 1904 diary of his record-attempting walk.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Tito Jackson
  American singer Tito Jackson chooses 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag' by James Brown.
4. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Wayne Sleep
  The dancer shares his thoughts on success, an awkward childhood, his physique and more.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Writers and Radio
  Susannah Clapp talks to authors who grew up at the end of the radio age.
6. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Classic Chandler, Classic Chandler - The Long Goodbye
  5/8Marlowe forges an uneasy friendship with a drunk who then asks for a favour.
7. 05:30
  Moral Notes—Love
  3/4Simon Brett explores how the Victorians perfected the use of popular song.

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