BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 8 October 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 2, Free Dirt
  4/16Stingy Luther acquires cemetery soil to grow his vegetables. But there's a price.
2. 00:40
  James Follett - The Silent Vulcan—Episode 4
  4/8David warns their hideout is no longer a secret.
3. 01:00
  Lucy Catherine - Gudrun—Series 2 (Omnibus)
  A young woman in 11th-century Iceland wants to rebuild her family.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Don Letts
  DJ and film-maker Don Letts chooses Augustus Pablo's 'King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown'.
5. 02:15
  Pam Ayres' Open Road—Series 2, The Fire Service College
  6/9Pam visits the 'university for firefighters' in Moreton-in-Marsh.
6. 02:45
  Peter Tinniswood—Tales From the Brigadier, 2. Carry On Goering
  2/5Commodore's gardener is arousing suspicion. Can the Brigadier uncover his murky past?
7. 03:00
  An Hour With...—Brian Blessed
  From mountaineering on Everest to TV and stage, the actor shares tales of his life.
8. 04:00
  Whodunnits—Anthony Berkeley - The Poisoned Chocolates Case
  Can amateur sleuths in the Crime Circle solve a murder case that’s stumped Scotland Yard?
9. 05:30
  Britain in a Box—Series 5, Pop Idol
  1/3Paul Jackson assesses Pop Idol, the show that rewrote the talent show rule book.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2From winter to midsummer night, a local reporter and a shy heiress get acquainted.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Miranda Richardson
  Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons.
3. 07:15
  Gillian Tindall - The 40th Step
  A young man retraces Buchan's 'The Thirty Nine Steps' with his uncle.
4. 07:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Documentary
  6/6To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself
5. 08:00
  Life With The Lyons—Dial Special Branch
  Sinister foreign agents and mistaken identities spark further discombobulation.
6. 08:30
  A Life of Bliss—United They Stay
  David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice.
7. 09:00
  The Rub of Time by Martin Amis (Omnibus)
  Martin Amis's non-fiction pieces from 1986 to 2016.
8. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Eifion and Berwyn - Community Matters
  Two men who are at the heart of their community find that their efforts are repaid tenfold(R)
9. 10:15
  World Book Club—Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat, Pray, Love
  American writer Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her memoir 'Eat, Pary, Love'.
10. 11:05
  Radiolab—Series 2, To See or Not to See
  3/8Radiolab asks if the last moments of life should be captured, seen and shared?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Life With The Lyons—Dial Special Branch
  Sinister foreign agents and mistaken identities spark further discombobulation.
2. 12:30
  A Life of Bliss—United They Stay
  David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice.
3. 13:00
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2From winter to midsummer night, a local reporter and a shy heiress get acquainted.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Miranda Richardson
  Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons.
5. 14:15
  Gillian Tindall - The 40th Step
  A young man retraces Buchan's 'The Thirty Nine Steps' with his uncle.
6. 14:30
  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Class 4D go on a school trip to the British Museum.
7. 15:45
  What Is a Story?—It's All Absolutely True
  3/12Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling.
8. 16:00
  Saturday Drama—AL Kennedy - Confessions of a Medium
  In 1870s London, Mr Parker is looking for more meaning to life, and then meets a medium.
9. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Lady of Shalott
  Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Tennyson's Lady of Shalott.
10. 17:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Documentary
  6/6To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—3. The Nursery and a Child
  3/4More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House.
2. 18:30
  Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen—4. Escape?
  4/4Can Colin and Susan escape their pursuers and return the Weirdstone to Cadellin?
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 2, To See or Not to See
  3/8Radiolab asks if the last moments of life should be captured, seen and shared?
4. 19:55
  The Rub of Time by Martin Amis (Omnibus)
  Martin Amis's non-fiction pieces from 1986 to 2016.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Eifion and Berwyn - Community Matters
  Two men who are at the heart of their community find that their efforts are repaid tenfold(R)
6. 21:15
  World Book Club—Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat, Pray, Love
  American writer Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her memoir 'Eat, Pary, Love'.
7. 22:00
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Documentary
  6/6To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself
8. 22:30
  Think the Unthinkable—Series 1, London Transport
  5/5With London's transport system in a shambles, the consultants ride to the rescue.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Rodney Slater and Michael Livesley
  Arthur Smith chats to Rodney Slater and Michael Livesley about Bonzos and Parrots.
10. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6The scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public.
11. 23:30
  Pick Ups—Series 2, The Angel of Death
  2/6Things get fishy for Mike while Dave and Alan encounter spooky goings-on at the cab office
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Late
1. 00:00
  Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—3. The Nursery and a Child
  3/4More ghostly revelations for solicitor Arthur Kipps in ghostly Eel Marsh House.
2. 00:30
  Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen—4. Escape?
  4/4Can Colin and Susan escape their pursuers and return the Weirdstone to Cadellin?
3. 01:00
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2From winter to midsummer night, a local reporter and a shy heiress get acquainted.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Miranda Richardson
  Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons.
5. 02:15
  Gillian Tindall - The 40th Step
  A young man retraces Buchan's 'The Thirty Nine Steps' with his uncle.
6. 02:30
  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Class 4D go on a school trip to the British Museum.
7. 03:45
  What Is a Story?—It's All Absolutely True
  3/12Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary storytelling.
8. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—AL Kennedy - Confessions of a Medium
  In 1870s London, Mr Parker is looking for more meaning to life, and then meets a medium.
9. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Lady of Shalott
  Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Tennyson's Lady of Shalott.
10. 05:30
  Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 4, Documentary
  6/6To further his career as a top celebrity, Arthur tries to make a documentary about himself

Monday 9 October 2017