BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 1 November 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ringing the Changes by Robert Aickman
  Gerald and Phrynne are in a deserted seaside resort. The church bells won't stop ringing.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read
  Helen Dunmore and Diana Quick discuss books by Jean Rhys and Robert Louis Stevenson.
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair, 1. The Little Things
  1/8Paul Temple faces peril linking mystery deaths with a disappearance.
4. 01:30
  Vampires V Zombies!
  Natalie Haynes investigates our contemporary obsession with vampires and zombies.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Honoré de Balzac - Cousin Bette, Episode 6
  6/10Hortense discovers Wenceslas's infidelity and Valerie drops a bombshell on four lovers.
6. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Country House
  6/10Laurence plots the rise of country house style in the 1970s and 1980s.
7. 02:30
  Gunpowder Women—The Pilgrim
  1/5By Theresa Heskins. Could Ann Vaux, cousin of the conspirator Robert Catesby, be involved?
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Simon Garfield - Just My Type, Episode 1
  1/5Exploring how everyday choices are subtly informed by fonts.
9. 03:00
  Caroline Gawn - Fraud
  A daring, amoral female crook pits her wits against a top policeman. Stars Angela Wynter.
10. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Edinburgh Festival
  5/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Mike McShane, Paul Sinha and Sue Perkins.
11. 04:30
  The Change—Series 1, Different for Girls
  2/6Can transvestite George dump his entire wardrobe for wife Carol?
12. 05:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 4
  4/6Upstairs Downstairs downgraded, and a toy doll with wrinkles. All-women sketch show.
13. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair, 2. Salty West
  2/8The detective heads to Switzerland on the trail of the head of CI5's missing daughter.
2. 06:30
  What's in a Meme?
  Dr Susan Blackmore examines internet memes - from film parodies to kittens.
3. 07:00
  Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace—The Snout
  2/4Can the skint 1920s tipster plot revenge on a local informant and end up a winner too?
4. 07:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Rectifier
  4/6Ed embarks upon writing a social history and family memoir.
5. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, My Old Man's a Tory
  6/8Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted from BBC TV.
6. 08:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Horse Play
  A naughty nightie and a nag? Blunders galore for the civil servants.
7. 09:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 18, Episode 8
  8/8Susan Calman, Francis Wheen, Mark steel and Vicki Pepperdine join Miles Jupp.
8. 09:45
  Quando, Quando, Quando—The Nits
  2/6The brothers' salon is swamped by kids and some uninvited visitors.
9. 10:00
  Richard Monks - The Loss Adjuster
  Death and destruction on a flooded housing estate. Insurers move in.
10. 11:00
  Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting—Blood
  2/5An average, normal man comes to terms with his strange midlife addiction - raw steak.
11. 11:15
  Tommies—9 June 1916
  Mickey's testing of Capitaine Vasserot's new communication device does not go to plan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, My Old Man's a Tory
  6/8Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 12:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Horse Play
  A naughty nightie and a nag? Blunders galore for the civil servants.
3. 13:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair, 2. Salty West
  2/8The detective heads to Switzerland on the trail of the head of CI5's missing daughter.
4. 13:30
  What's in a Meme?
  Dr Susan Blackmore examines internet memes - from film parodies to kittens.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Honoré de Balzac - Cousin Bette, Episode 7
  7/10Hulot gets badly caught out, and loyal Adeline prepares to lose all for his sake.
6. 14:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Loft Living
  7/10The rise of lofts during the 80s created a change in expectations of what homes could be.
7. 14:30
  Gunpowder Women—The Mother
  2/5By Deborah Catesby. Robert Catesby's mother is concerned about her son's plans.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Simon Garfield - Just My Type, Episode 2
  2/5An exploration of the origins of the font, drowned fonts and a tale of capitalising emails
9. 15:00
  Richard Monks - The Loss Adjuster
  Death and destruction on a flooded housing estate. Insurers move in.
10. 16:00
  Counterpoint—2006, Heat 9
  9/14Ned Sherrin's musical questions for Simon Port, Jill Goodwin and John Davis.
11. 16:30
  Chambers—Series 2, A Case With a View
  4/5When barrister John Fuller-Carp's ambitions take a downward turn, he takes extreme action.
12. 17:00
  Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace—The Snout
  2/4Can the skint 1920s tipster plot revenge on a local informant and end up a winner too?
13. 17:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Rectifier
  4/6Ed embarks upon writing a social history and family memoir.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Wally K Daly—With a Whimper to the Grave, 1. The Plan
  1/3Aliens are threatening Earth. The UK government has a plan.
2. 18:30
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 2, Will Terrance Get a Degree?
  A former Ugandan refugee battles to secure a place earned at Oxford University.
3. 19:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, My Old Man's a Tory
  6/8Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted from BBC TV.
4. 19:30
  The Men from the Ministry—Horse Play
  A naughty nightie and a nag? Blunders galore for the civil servants.
5. 20:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair, 2. Salty West
  2/8The detective heads to Switzerland on the trail of the head of CI5's missing daughter.
6. 20:30
  What's in a Meme?
  Dr Susan Blackmore examines internet memes - from film parodies to kittens.
7. 21:00
  Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting—Blood
  2/5An average, normal man comes to terms with his strange midlife addiction - raw steak.
8. 21:15
  Tommies—9 June 1916
  Mickey's testing of Capitaine Vasserot's new communication device does not go to plan.
9. 22:00
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Rectifier
  4/6Ed embarks upon writing a social history and family memoir.
10. 22:30
  What a Carve Up!—Episode 4
  4/8Michael Pearce encounters Mortimer Winshaw's son, art guru Roddy.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—01/11/2016
  The best in contemporary comedy. Rob Deering chats to James Acaster.
12. 23:00
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Jampoa
  6/6Brian tells of a land where fame definitely equals fortune.
13. 23:30
  Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off—Series 4, The Orient Express
  3/4It's murder when Giles and his godmother go on a septuagenarian trans-Balkan hen party.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wally K Daly—With a Whimper to the Grave, 1. The Plan
  1/3Aliens are threatening Earth. The UK government has a plan.
2. 00:30
  Lives in a Landscape—Series 2, Will Terrance Get a Degree?
  A former Ugandan refugee battles to secure a place earned at Oxford University.
3. 01:00
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair, 2. Salty West
  2/8The detective heads to Switzerland on the trail of the head of CI5's missing daughter.
4. 01:30
  What's in a Meme?
  Dr Susan Blackmore examines internet memes - from film parodies to kittens.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Honoré de Balzac - Cousin Bette, Episode 7
  7/10Hulot gets badly caught out, and loyal Adeline prepares to lose all for his sake.
6. 02:15
  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's History of Home—Loft Living
  7/10The rise of lofts during the 80s created a change in expectations of what homes could be.
7. 02:30
  Gunpowder Women—The Mother
  2/5By Deborah Catesby. Robert Catesby's mother is concerned about her son's plans.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Simon Garfield - Just My Type, Episode 2
  2/5An exploration of the origins of the font, drowned fonts and a tale of capitalising emails
9. 03:00
  Richard Monks - The Loss Adjuster
  Death and destruction on a flooded housing estate. Insurers move in.
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—2006, Heat 9
  9/14Ned Sherrin's musical questions for Simon Port, Jill Goodwin and John Davis.
11. 04:30
  Chambers—Series 2, A Case With a View
  4/5When barrister John Fuller-Carp's ambitions take a downward turn, he takes extreme action.
12. 05:00
  Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace—The Snout
  2/4Can the skint 1920s tipster plot revenge on a local informant and end up a winner too?
13. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Rectifier
  4/6Ed embarks upon writing a social history and family memoir.

Wednesday 2 November 2016