BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 12 November 2016

Schedule

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—5. The Squaw
  5/5An arrogant American earns himself a horrific retribution. Tale from the Dracula author.
2. 00:15
  15 Minute Drama—Chronicles of Ait - The Saxon Stones, Episode 5
  5/5Alice's obsession with the myth of Dracamuth leads her into mortal danger.
3. 00:30
  Soul Music—Schubert's Winterreise
  Music lovers describe the part that Schubert's Winterreise has played in their lives.
4. 01:00
  John Godey - The Taking of Pelham 123—Episode 2
  2/5With terrified hostages, the brutal hijackers make demands to the Transit Authority.
5. 01:30
  The Poppy Factory
  Stories from The Poppy Factory in Surrey, where poppies are made for Remembrance Sunday.
6. 02:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Frenchman's Creek, Episode 5
  5/10Dona enjoys her new secret friendship, and the pirates invite her on their next adventure.
7. 02:15
  The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office—Freepost
  5/15Dominic Sandbrook investigates how the post office improved efficiency in the 1800s.
8. 02:30
  Julia Darling - Appointments—Carla's Facial
  5/5Maureen does not let her tumour diagnosis stop her from going for a facial.
9. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Stop What You're Doing and Read This, The Right Words in the Right Order
  5/5Author Mark Haddon explains his love of words, of what they evoke and their texture.
10. 03:00
  The Expedition of Humphry Clinker—3. Revelations
  3/3Squire Bramble and his tiresome family head home changed people.
11. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 4, Aberystwyth University
  4/6Three students from Aberystwyth University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
12. 04:30
  No Commitments—Series 11, Taking Chances
  5/6Victoria and Roger have money worries, while Anna has got a secret to keep for Emily.
13. 05:00
  London Calling—In the Beginning
  1/4Back to the wireless days of 1922 and BBC's new DG John Brown takes charge.
14. 05:30
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 5, London
  4/6Comedian and activist Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Saturday Drama—Michael Morpurgo - Private Peaceful
  Brothers Tommo and Charlie's journey from a Devon childhood to the horrors of WWI.
2. 07:30
  Hardeep Singh Kohli's Alternative Census—Episode 3
  3/3Hardeep Singh Kohli visits Merthyr Tydfil, Christchurch and Brighton.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Politics of Art
  Tim Marlow looks at how the BBC TV series Ways of Seeing shook up the art world.
4. 09:00
  In the Lumber Room With Saki
  A celebration of the dark short stories of 'Saki', the British writer killed at the Somme.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Roy Hattersley
  1/6The former Labour Party deputy leader quizzes a panel about himself.
2. 12:30
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—From 01/05/1978
  The famous duo's final show for the BBC, in which Ernie hires a French au pair.
3. 13:00
  Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky (Omnibus)
  Gladys is so obsessed with hiding her age she will stop at nothing, including murder.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Will Young
  The inaugural Pop Idol winner Will Young chooses 'Taxman' by The Beatles.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—Baroness Seear in Bermondsey
  Baroness Seear returns to the London Dockland community she first researched in the 1950s.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Politics of Art
  Tim Marlow looks at how the BBC TV series Ways of Seeing shook up the art world.
7. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—Michael Morpurgo - Private Peaceful
  Brothers Tommo and Charlie's journey from a Devon childhood to the horrors of WWI.
8. 17:30
  Hardeep Singh Kohli's Alternative Census—Episode 3
  3/3Hardeep Singh Kohli visits Merthyr Tydfil, Christchurch and Brighton.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Michael Butt - Death Duty
  A city-state plagued by drought has instituted a system of sacrifice in a bid for rain.
2. 18:45
  The Keepers by Matt Haig
  From his cage in a zoo, a man wonders what it means to be human.
3. 19:00
  In the Lumber Room With Saki
  A celebration of the dark short stories of 'Saki', the British writer killed at the Somme.
4. 22:00
  The Simon Day Show—Series 1, Simon Day
  6/6Will the star make it onto the Mallard stage, as himself, before the funding cuts bite?
5. 22:30
  Little Britain—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/5Back where Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit premiered.
6. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—12/11/2016
  Arthur Smith chats to The Thinking Drinkers.
7. 23:00
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—From 25/08/89
  Baddiel, Newman, Punt and Dennis provocatively undress the issues of August 1989.
8. 23:30
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Seafarers
  1/6Comparing Welsh history's key figures to determine Wales's ultimate heroes.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Michael Butt - Death Duty
  A city-state plagued by drought has instituted a system of sacrifice in a bid for rain.
2. 00:45
  The Keepers by Matt Haig
  From his cage in a zoo, a man wonders what it means to be human.
3. 01:00
  Jezebel by Irene Nemirovsky (Omnibus)
  Gladys is so obsessed with hiding her age she will stop at nothing, including murder.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Will Young
  The inaugural Pop Idol winner Will Young chooses 'Taxman' by The Beatles.
5. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Baroness Seear in Bermondsey
  Baroness Seear returns to the London Dockland community she first researched in the 1950s.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Politics of Art
  Tim Marlow looks at how the BBC TV series Ways of Seeing shook up the art world.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Michael Morpurgo - Private Peaceful
  Brothers Tommo and Charlie's journey from a Devon childhood to the horrors of WWI.
8. 05:30
  Hardeep Singh Kohli's Alternative Census—Episode 3
  3/3Hardeep Singh Kohli visits Merthyr Tydfil, Christchurch and Brighton.

Sunday 13 November 2016