BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 1 October 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 2, Elegy
  3/16Stacy Keach introduces a world where everyone seems frozen in time - except The Caretaker.
2. 00:40
  James Follett - The Silent Vulcan—Episode 3
  3/8Selby and his team find gas, which won't please Roscoe.
3. 01:00
  Black Eyed Girls by Katie Hims (Omnibus)
  Katie Hims' heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Natalie Imbruglia
  Actress and singer Natalie Imbruglia chooses 'Close to You' by The Carpenters.
5. 02:15
  Peter Tinniswood—Tales From the Brigadier, 1. Stumped!
  1/5All the way from Witney Scrotum, reminiscences of the glory days of English cricket.
6. 02:30
  Radio 1: The First Ten Years
  A look at the first decade of BBC Radio 1 through the music, voices and listeners.
7. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Marks & Gran - Love Me Do
  by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. A love story set during the Cuban missile crisis.
8. 05:30
  Blueberries in Manndalen
  John Burnside visits the Sami Music Festival of Riddu Riddu in northern Norway.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The newlyweds return to Buckingham Palace. Based on letters and diaries of Queen Victoria.
2. 07:15
  Gillian Tindall - When It's Over...
  Awaiting an operation, a woman has unsettling thoughts as the anaesthetic takes effect.
3. 07:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.
4. 08:00
  Life With The Lyons—The Rising Son
  Who will get that job? Ben Lyon and radio star Ted Ray's sons go head-to-head.
5. 08:30
  A Life of Bliss—Penny Gay's Return
  David has got some thinking to do when an old flame arrives in town.
6. 09:00
  Wounds by Fergal Keane (Omnibus)
  Fergal Keane returns to Ireland to tell the story at the root of his fascination with war.
7. 10:10
  World Book Club—Colm Toibin - Brooklyn
  Colim Toibin talks about 'Brooklyn', his tale of love, loss and duty in 50s America.
8. 11:05
  Radiolab—Series 2, The Bad Show
  2/8Radiolab wrestles with the dark side of human nature. Can we ever understand or escape it?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Life With The Lyons—The Rising Son
  Who will get that job? Ben Lyon and radio star Ted Ray's sons go head-to-head.
2. 12:30
  A Life of Bliss—Penny Gay's Return
  David has got some thinking to do when an old flame arrives in town.
3. 13:00
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The newlyweds return to Buckingham Palace. Based on letters and diaries of Queen Victoria.
4. 14:15
  Gillian Tindall - When It's Over...
  Awaiting an operation, a woman has unsettling thoughts as the anaesthetic takes effect.
5. 14:30
  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2It's 1981 and the year starts inauspiciously for Adrian Mole.
6. 15:45
  What Is a Story?—Why Write Stories?
  2/12Marina Warner explores reasons for writing stories.
7. 16:00
  Martyn Wade - Stepniak
  True love story of Olive Garnett who falls for a Russian expatriate with a sinister past.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—John Betjeman - Poets On Music and Let's Find Out
  Daljit Nagra selects programmes featuring John Betjeman.
9. 17:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
  2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
2. 18:30
  Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen—3. Fightback
  3/4Can Colin and Susan recover the Weirdstone and escape the clutches of Selina Place?
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 2, The Bad Show
  2/8Radiolab wrestles with the dark side of human nature. Can we ever understand or escape it?
4. 20:00
  Ten Years on 2
  The music, the people, even sport - a summary of BBC Radio 2's first decade.
5. 22:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.
6. 22:30
  Victor Lewis-Smith—Episode 4
  Victor has a tiff with his weighing machine, orders a Chinese and advertises 'cremagrams'.
7. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Matthew Bannister 2/3
  Arthur Smith chats to former BBC Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister.
8. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 17, Episode 3
  3/6The scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public.
9. 23:30
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Edinburgh
  1/6The cult BBC Radio 1 series hosted by Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
  2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
2. 00:30
  Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen—3. Fightback
  3/4Can Colin and Susan recover the Weirdstone and escape the clutches of Selina Place?
3. 01:00
  Young Victoria by Juliet Ace (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2The newlyweds return to Buckingham Palace. Based on letters and diaries of Queen Victoria.
4. 02:15
  Gillian Tindall - When It's Over...
  Awaiting an operation, a woman has unsettling thoughts as the anaesthetic takes effect.
5. 02:30
  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2It's 1981 and the year starts inauspiciously for Adrian Mole.
6. 03:45
  What Is a Story?—Why Write Stories?
  2/12Marina Warner explores reasons for writing stories.
7. 04:00
  Martyn Wade - Stepniak
  True love story of Olive Garnett who falls for a Russian expatriate with a sinister past.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—John Betjeman - Poets On Music and Let's Find Out
  Daljit Nagra selects programmes featuring John Betjeman.
9. 05:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Charley Ant
  5/6Arthur needs some costume help before gatecrashing an audition for Charley's Aunt.

Monday 2 October 2017