BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 23 October 2017

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Julian Simpson - Kokomo
  Can Alice Price find out who is holding the internet hostage before it is too late.
2. 00:45
  Rachel Bentham - The Body
  Anna is making a body. It's going to be huge. Can she find enough cloth in war time?
3. 01:00
  Daunt and Dervish—Series 3, Daunt and Dervish (Series 3 Omnibus)
  As Coronation Day approaches, detectives Daunt and Dervish accept an invitation to tea.
4. 02:15
  Maeve Binchy - Telling Stories
  The evening before their wedding, Irene's husband-to-be turns up with something to say.
5. 02:30
  Ian Rankin - The Deathwatch Journal Omnibus
  A prison guard watches over a man sentenced to hang for the murder of his wife.
6. 03:45
  What Is a Story?—History for the Record
  5/12Marina Warner looks at the world of contemporary fiction.
7. 04:00
  The James M Cain Series—James M Cain - Double Indemnity
  An insurance man comes up with the perfect murder, or so he thinks.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Provincial Pleasures - Norman Nicholson
  Poet Daljit Nagra introduces the Cumbrian writer Norman Nicholson in Provincial Pleasures.
9. 05:30
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 3, Tom Basden
  2/6Alex and his band explore the theme of home and leisure, with guest comedian Tom Basden.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1, The Man With the Twisted Lip
  1/6The Baker Street sleuth searches for a missing husband.
2. 06:30
  Nature—Series 1, A Hundred Years of British Birds
  A programme marking the centenary of the influential journal British Birds.
3. 07:00
  Millport—Series 1, Lineage
  2/6Barmaid Irene wonders why her crooked brother has returned to the tiny Scottish island.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
5. 08:00
  Hello Cheeky—From 28/04/1973
  Sketches galore with Barry Cryer, John Junkin and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
7. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 57, Episode 1
  1/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Gyles Brandreth and Graham Norton.
8. 09:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, They Come to Freeze Our Children
  3/6A children's TV show runs a competition to win a visit to the futuristic radio soap.
9. 10:00
  Alexander—The Road to Gordium
  4/6The warrior becomes King of Macedonia and sets out to conquer the world.
10. 11:00
  Shorts—Series 13, Paint Fumes
  1/4A young footballer from a broken home seeks escape through Argentina's urban art scene.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—When Last I Saw You
  Jane says she has found the man who attacked her five years ago, but he denies it.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Hello Cheeky—From 28/04/1973
  Sketches galore with Barry Cryer, John Junkin and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
3. 13:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1, The Man With the Twisted Lip
  1/6The Baker Street sleuth searches for a missing husband.
4. 13:30
  Nature—Series 1, A Hundred Years of British Birds
  A programme marking the centenary of the influential journal British Birds.
5. 14:00
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—6. Jane's Dreams
  6/15Blanche Ingram's arrival at Thornfield dampens Jane's dreams.
6. 14:15
  In Pursuit of the Ridiculous—Water Beetle
  1/5Matthew Oates meets Andy Foster, a man obsessed by a rare and elusive water beetle.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—The True Story of Bonnie Parker, Episode 1
  1/5Bonnie Parker's life is set to change when she meets Clyde Barrow.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure, Episode 1
  1/518-year-old Patrick Leigh Fermor embarks on an epic walk across Europe.
9. 15:00
  Alexander—The Road to Gordium
  4/6The warrior becomes King of Macedonia and sets out to conquer the world.
10. 16:00
  Just a Minute—Series 57, Episode 1
  1/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Gyles Brandreth and Graham Norton.
11. 16:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, They Come to Freeze Our Children
  3/6A children's TV show runs a competition to win a visit to the futuristic radio soap.
12. 17:00
  Millport—Series 1, Lineage
  2/6Barmaid Irene wonders why her crooked brother has returned to the tiny Scottish island.
13. 17:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 1, Mind the Gaps
  1/5Edna Turner has adventures in a bizarre parallel London. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Michael Buerk and Tine van Houts
  Michael Buerk and Tine van Houts on books by Alice Munro, Graham Greene and Aidan Hartley.(R)
3. 19:00
  Hello Cheeky—From 28/04/1973
  Sketches galore with Barry Cryer, John Junkin and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Deadly Attachment
  8/26As the platoon guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
5. 20:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1, The Man With the Twisted Lip
  1/6The Baker Street sleuth searches for a missing husband.
6. 20:30
  Nature—Series 1, A Hundred Years of British Birds
  A programme marking the centenary of the influential journal British Birds.
7. 21:00
  Shorts—Series 13, Paint Fumes
  1/4A young footballer from a broken home seeks escape through Argentina's urban art scene.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—When Last I Saw You
  Jane says she has found the man who attacked her five years ago, but he denies it.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
10. 22:30
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Things
  4/6The cartoonist has a very removing experience when an expert de-clutters his house.
11. 22:45
  Earls of the Court—Downward Inflection
  4/6Johnno is so sick and tired of London that he's even lost his upward inflection.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 21, Episode 7
  7/8Miles Jupp is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Desiree Burch, Jeremy Hardy and Suzi Ruffell.
13. 23:45
  Paperback Hell—Series 1, Paddy Murphy's Ghost by Frank Moran
  2/4A tale of a miserable Irish childhood in another spoof chapter of a bestseller.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 1, Mind the Gaps
  1/5Edna Turner has adventures in a bizarre parallel London. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Michael Buerk and Tine van Houts
  Michael Buerk and Tine van Houts on books by Alice Munro, Graham Greene and Aidan Hartley.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1, The Man With the Twisted Lip
  1/6The Baker Street sleuth searches for a missing husband.
4. 01:30
  Nature—Series 1, A Hundred Years of British Birds
  A programme marking the centenary of the influential journal British Birds.
5. 02:00
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—6. Jane's Dreams
  6/15Blanche Ingram's arrival at Thornfield dampens Jane's dreams.
6. 02:15
  In Pursuit of the Ridiculous—Water Beetle
  1/5Matthew Oates meets Andy Foster, a man obsessed by a rare and elusive water beetle.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—The True Story of Bonnie Parker, Episode 1
  1/5Bonnie Parker's life is set to change when she meets Clyde Barrow.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure, Episode 1
  1/518-year-old Patrick Leigh Fermor embarks on an epic walk across Europe.
9. 03:00
  Alexander—The Road to Gordium
  4/6The warrior becomes King of Macedonia and sets out to conquer the world.
10. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 57, Episode 1
  1/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair, Gyles Brandreth and Graham Norton.
11. 04:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, They Come to Freeze Our Children
  3/6A children's TV show runs a competition to win a visit to the futuristic radio soap.
12. 05:00
  Millport—Series 1, Lineage
  2/6Barmaid Irene wonders why her crooked brother has returned to the tiny Scottish island.
13. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.

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