BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 12 October 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 2
  2/3The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion. Will they be safe?
2. 00:30
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 2, Cruising for a Bruising
  Essex boys Richard and Tony share the story of their families and their motors.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 1/2
  7/13DS Brook suspects an audacious heist is brewing...
4. 01:30
  The Politics of Dancing: How Disco Changed the World
  Martha Reeves uncovers the politics of the disco movement, beginning in New York.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Anna Funder - All That I Am, Episode 2
  2/10Ruth remembers when love and the cause of the left became intertwined.
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Sicily - Inspector Rogas
  7/15Leonardo Sciascia created crime stories to depict the power of the Mafia in Sicily.
7. 02:30
  Mary Brunton - Self Control—A Future Lost
  2/10Painter Laura's skills are praised by a London artist, but her father hears bad news.
8. 02:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—2. Early Successes
  2/5The early successes of Charles Dickens.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 2
  2/3Searching for work in California, the Joads learn thousands like them have also migrated.
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—2006, Heat 6
  6/14Ned Sherrin asks musical questions of Robert Atkins, Jonathan Jacob and Margaret Kember.
11. 04:30
  Chambers—Series 2, Only the Lonely
  1/5John Fuller-Carp uses his masculine charms on a lady judge. Ruth decides to adopt a baby.
12. 05:00
  Bangers and Mash—Episode 5
  5/6Juan Jose's declaration of love has thrown Martina into confusion.
13. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Reboot
  1/6Ed Reardon is back, this time in unfamiliar territory as he's become a student at 'Uni'.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
2. 06:30
  Interrail Tales—The Early Years: 1972-1990
  Miranda Sawyer on the impact of cheap European train travel on generations of Britons.
3. 07:00
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, Lassie Go Home
  4/6Wendy adopts a dog which adores her, but hates Robin.
4. 07:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Lynton and Lynmouth
  5/6Mark Steel visits Lynton in North Devon and performs for the local residents.
5. 08:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Celebrating Their Important Anniversary
  11/20It's Troutbridge's 25th, and Pertwee plans some special commemorative gifts.
6. 08:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Jewel Robbery
  2/20The Lad is getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity.
7. 09:00
  Dilemma—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins with Dave Gorman, Anita Anand, Mark Evans and Jenny Eclair.
8. 09:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, Tangled Webs
  2/6The complex life and loves of Izzy Comyn, with her propensity for telling lies.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 3
  3/3In a vigilante mob attack, Casy goes down and Tom hits back. Stars Robert Sheehan.
10. 11:00
  AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh—Episode 3
  3/5In which Piglet meets a Heffalump.
11. 11:15
  Neil Brand - Stan
  As death threatens to separate Laurel and Hardy, Stan tries to say things left unsaid.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Celebrating Their Important Anniversary
  11/20It's Troutbridge's 25th, and Pertwee plans some special commemorative gifts.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Jewel Robbery
  2/20The Lad is getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity.
3. 13:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
4. 13:30
  Interrail Tales—The Early Years: 1972-1990
  Miranda Sawyer on the impact of cheap European train travel on generations of Britons.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Anna Funder - All That I Am, Episode 3
  3/10Ruth recalls her marriage, Dora's love affair and the night in Berlin's TicTacToe Club.
6. 14:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Spain - PI Pepe Carvalho
  8/15Manuel Vazquez Montalban's Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain.
7. 14:30
  Mary Brunton - Self Control—London
  3/10Laura and her father travel to London, where they meet a man who dresses like a monkey.
8. 14:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—3. America
  3/5Charles Dickens is well-received in America.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 3
  3/3In a vigilante mob attack, Casy goes down and Tom hits back. Stars Robert Sheehan.
10. 16:00
  Dilemma—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins with Dave Gorman, Anita Anand, Mark Evans and Jenny Eclair.
11. 16:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, Tangled Webs
  2/6The complex life and loves of Izzy Comyn, with her propensity for telling lies.
12. 17:00
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, Lassie Go Home
  4/6Wendy adopts a dog which adores her, but hates Robin.
13. 17:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Lynton and Lynmouth
  5/6Mark Steel visits Lynton in North Devon and performs for the local residents.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 3
  3/3Will the Triggs be able to help Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them?
2. 18:30
  Off the Page—One Big Happy Family
  Dominic Arkwright discusses modern family life and how it matches up to the ideal.
3. 19:00
  The Navy Lark—Series 9, Celebrating Their Important Anniversary
  11/20It's Troutbridge's 25th, and Pertwee plans some special commemorative gifts.
4. 19:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Jewel Robbery
  2/20The Lad is getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity.
5. 20:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
6. 20:30
  Interrail Tales—The Early Years: 1972-1990
  Miranda Sawyer on the impact of cheap European train travel on generations of Britons.
7. 21:00
  AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh—Episode 3
  3/5In which Piglet meets a Heffalump.
8. 21:15
  Neil Brand - Stan
  As death threatens to separate Laurel and Hardy, Stan tries to say things left unsaid.
9. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Lynton and Lynmouth
  5/6Mark Steel visits Lynton in North Devon and performs for the local residents.
10. 22:30
  Party—Series 3, Radio
  4/4The aspiring politicians get their first radio interview ahead of the by-election.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—12/10/2016
  The best in contemporary comedy. Jessica Fostekew chats to Adam Hess and Rhys James.
12. 23:00
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/8The Luton Laureate entertains with songs and poems about glasses.
13. 23:15
  All the World's a Globe—From Scythians to Shakespeare
  4/8From Vikings to Normans, the National Theatre of Brent present their history of Earth.
14. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 1, Food
  5/6The Bletchley Park code-breakers think of some new ways to improve wartime rations.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 3
  3/3Will the Triggs be able to help Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them?
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—One Big Happy Family
  Dominic Arkwright discusses modern family life and how it matches up to the ideal.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Birthday Party - part 2/2
  8/13Chief Inspector Mannock takes charge, but is Neale the right man?
4. 01:30
  Interrail Tales—The Early Years: 1972-1990
  Miranda Sawyer on the impact of cheap European train travel on generations of Britons.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Anna Funder - All That I Am, Episode 3
  3/10Ruth recalls her marriage, Dora's love affair and the night in Berlin's TicTacToe Club.
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, Spain - PI Pepe Carvalho
  8/15Manuel Vazquez Montalban's Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain.
7. 02:30
  Mary Brunton - Self Control—London
  3/10Laura and her father travel to London, where they meet a man who dresses like a monkey.
8. 02:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—3. America
  3/5Charles Dickens is well-received in America.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 3
  3/3In a vigilante mob attack, Casy goes down and Tom hits back. Stars Robert Sheehan.
10. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins with Dave Gorman, Anita Anand, Mark Evans and Jenny Eclair.
11. 04:30
  Up the Garden Path—Series 1, Tangled Webs
  2/6The complex life and loves of Izzy Comyn, with her propensity for telling lies.
12. 05:00
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 2, Lassie Go Home
  4/6Wendy adopts a dog which adores her, but hates Robin.
13. 05:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 7, Lynton and Lynmouth
  5/6Mark Steel visits Lynton in North Devon and performs for the local residents.

Thursday 13 October 2016