BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 6 October 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Protect and Survive, Episode 3
  3/4Time is repeating itself. The Doctor is responsible. Ace and Hex try to work out his plan.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—So Bad It's Good
  Dominic Arkwright and guests discuss bad taste and guilty pleasures.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 1/2
  3/13DS Dave Brook confronts a notorious crime family.
4. 01:30
  Hearing the Past
  Jim Al-Khalili explores what the past would have sounded like to our ancestors.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Julian MacLaren-Ross - Of Love and Hunger, Episode 3
  3/5Looking after Derek's wife Sukie, salesman Richard is sacked and joins rival firm 'Sucko'.
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Czechoslovakia - Lieutenant Boruvka
  3/15Mark Lawson explores Czech history in the crime fiction of Josef Skvorecky.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook, Episode 8
  8/10When Anna's daughter goes off to boarding school, she loses her grip on reality.
8. 02:45
  Eric Lomax - The Railway Man—Episode 8
  8/8Striking a balance between remembering the horrors of war and harbouring hate.
9. 03:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—2. New Vistas
  2/4Friendship brings new vistas for Charles, but for ebullient Sebastian the family close in.
10. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Sue Perkins sets moral posers for Josie Long, Owen Jones, Clare Grogan and Andrew Maxwell.
11. 04:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, New Year, Old Problems
  1/6Teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
12. 05:00
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, Entertaining Mr Stone
  3/6Robin surprisingly brings a friend home, but he's not all he seems...
13. 05:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Kingston-upon-Thames
  4/6Mark Steel visits the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and performs for the locals.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
2. 06:30
  The Dali Christ
  The Dali Christ is Scotland's favourite painting. Louise Welsh finds out why.
3. 07:00
  Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape
  6/6Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
4. 07:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
5. 08:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
  5/6Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
6. 08:30
  Radio Active—Series 7, Mike Says - Here's a Bit of Talent
  5/8A chance to hear the stars of the future - almost certainly for one night only.
7. 09:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
8. 09:30
  The Elephant Man—Early Closing Day
  8/8What will become of the animals, and the staff, when the zoo goes up for sale?
9. 10:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—3. Strains
  3/4Sebastian's drinking strains his friendship with Charles, who is lured by the art of Paris
10. 11:00
  8.51 to Brighton—Housekeeping, by Vanessa Gebbie
  3/3Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper.
11. 11:15
  Jeremy Front - The Pitch
  Howard wrote many top sitcoms. But times are hard. Will his new commission be the answer?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
  5/6Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
2. 12:30
  Radio Active—Series 7, Mike Says - Here's a Bit of Talent
  5/8A chance to hear the stars of the future - almost certainly for one night only.
3. 13:00
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
4. 13:30
  The Dali Christ
  The Dali Christ is Scotland's favourite painting. Louise Welsh finds out why.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Julian MacLaren-Ross - Of Love and Hunger, Episode 4
  4/5Looking after Derek's wife Sukie, Richard realises he has fallen in love with her.
6. 14:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Netherlands - Commissaris Van Der Valk
  4/15Mark Lawson visits Amsterdam in search of the detective Van Der Valk.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook, Episode 9
  9/10Anna finally admits the cause of all her problems - she has been unable to write.
8. 14:45
  Water Song
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents a composition based on his own recordings.
9. 15:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—3. Strains
  3/4Sebastian's drinking strains his friendship with Charles, who is lured by the art of Paris
10. 16:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
11. 16:30
  The Elephant Man—Early Closing Day
  8/8What will become of the animals, and the staff, when the zoo goes up for sale?
12. 17:00
  Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape
  6/6Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
13. 17:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Protect and Survive, Episode 4
  4/4Moloch has been summoned, the 'first and the greatest'. What will his arrival mean?
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Brian Clough
  John Motson nominates former Nottingham Forest FC manager Brian Clough.
3. 19:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Old Flame
  5/6Just as the comedian is feeling lonely, a long-lost love turns up.
4. 19:30
  Radio Active—Series 7, Mike Says - Here's a Bit of Talent
  5/8A chance to hear the stars of the future - almost certainly for one night only.
5. 20:00
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
6. 20:30
  The Dali Christ
  The Dali Christ is Scotland's favourite painting. Louise Welsh finds out why.
7. 21:00
  8.51 to Brighton—Housekeeping, by Vanessa Gebbie
  3/3Everyone is a stranger on a train, but no one is stranger than the housekeeper.
8. 21:15
  Jeremy Front - The Pitch
  Howard wrote many top sitcoms. But times are hard. Will his new commission be the answer?
9. 22:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.
10. 22:30
  Newsjack—Series 15, Episode 5
  5/6This week's stories lovingly bashed, mashed and moulded into sketches and one-liners.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—06/10/2016
  Cariad Lloyd chats again to Sara Pascoe.
12. 23:00
  Wondermentalist Cabaret—Series 1, 4. Bristol
  4/4Matt Harvey and guests with a lively poetry cabaret recorded at Bristol's Comedy Box.
13. 23:30
  As Told To Craig Brown—Episode 4
  4/6The satirist ponders eating too much and the end of the world.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Protect and Survive, Episode 4
  4/4Moloch has been summoned, the 'first and the greatest'. What will his arrival mean?
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Brian Clough
  John Motson nominates former Nottingham Forest FC manager Brian Clough.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
4. 01:30
  The Dali Christ
  The Dali Christ is Scotland's favourite painting. Louise Welsh finds out why.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Julian MacLaren-Ross - Of Love and Hunger, Episode 4
  4/5Looking after Derek's wife Sukie, Richard realises he has fallen in love with her.
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Netherlands - Commissaris Van Der Valk
  4/15Mark Lawson visits Amsterdam in search of the detective Van Der Valk.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook, Episode 9
  9/10Anna finally admits the cause of all her problems - she has been unable to write.
8. 02:45
  Water Song
  Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson presents a composition based on his own recordings.
9. 03:00
  Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited—3. Strains
  3/4Sebastian's drinking strains his friendship with Charles, who is lured by the art of Paris
10. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Angus Deayton is joined by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
11. 04:30
  The Elephant Man—Early Closing Day
  8/8What will become of the animals, and the staff, when the zoo goes up for sale?
12. 05:00
  Bristow—Series 1, The Great Escape
  6/6Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
13. 05:30
  It's Not What You Know—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/4Joe Lycett discovers how well a panel of celebrity guests know their nearest and dearest.

Friday 7 October 2016