BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 November 2017

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 3. Pity
  3/3Filled with pity for the ghost of the house, Virginia agrees to help Sir Simon find peace.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Bring Him Home
  Contributors explain what 'Bring Him Home', from Les Miserables, means to them.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5The Belgian sleuth discovers that one of the passengers is lying to him.
4. 01:30
  Beardyman and the Mimics
  Beatboxer "Beardyman" aka Darren Foreman goes in search of nature's best sound-mimics.
5. 02:00
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—15. Jane's Search
  15/15After receiving news of Mr Rochester's misfortune, Jane begins her search for him.
6. 02:15
  Cosmic Quest—Three Wise Men
  5/30Ancient associations of the cosmos with deities, and astrology's link to mathematics.
7. 02:30
  Stan Barstow - A Kind of Loving—Episode 5
  5/10Vic is increasingly indifferent towards Ingrid, but can he let her out of his life?
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Michael Holroyd - On Wheels, Episode 5
  5/5George Bernard Shaw was a driver best avoided, while Michael is defeated by sat nav.
9. 03:00
  Home Front - Omnibus—14-18 August 1917
  Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
10. 04:00
  The Rest is History—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Frank Skinner and guests discuss history's funniest moments.
11. 04:30
  Kalangadog Junction—Episode 3
  3/6As Dr Barrett's practice suffers, the Aussie townies are off to the 'pictures'.
12. 05:00
  Safety Catch—Series 2, Brothers in Arms
  1/4Simon uses his 'flair for ideas' to prove how bad he feels about being an arms dealer.
13. 05:30
  Tony Law: 21st Century Adventurer
  Fearless adventurer Tony Law encounters a lost tribe of Amazonian women.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Thomas Love Peacock - Headlong Hall
  Christmas: Squire Headlong invites his - very chatty - friends of learning to a party.
2. 07:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, Can He Kick It?
  2/6John Rawling recalls a dramatic Scotland versus Wales Five Nations rugby match in 1971.
3. 07:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
4. 08:00
  An Hour With...—Alan Titchmarsh
  Britain's favourite TV gardener talks about his life and career.
5. 09:00
  Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials—Northern Lights
  1/3Philip Pullman's epic worlds trilogy begins with Lyra delving into the mystery of 'Dust'.
6. 11:30
  Philip Pullman and Miss Jones
  Best-selling author Philip Pullman talks to his former schoolteacher Enid Jones.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  HR—Series 2, Gassing
  1/6Sam is manning the helplines when Peter calls, in distress.
2. 12:30
  Ballylenon—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Vera tells the newspaper all the clergy latest, but there's disappointment.
3. 13:00
  AJ Cronin - The Citadel (Omnibus)—Series 1
  A new enthusiastic doctor arrives in a Welsh mining town but is soon brought down to earth
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Fergal Keane
  Fergal Keane chooses tracks by The Voice Squad and by Johnny Clegg and Juluka.
5. 14:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Joanna Lumley
  Actress Joanna Lumley shares her anxieties and regrets with Dr Anthony Clare.
6. 15:00
  An Hour With...—Alan Titchmarsh
  Britain's favourite TV gardener talks about his life and career.
7. 16:00
  Thomas Love Peacock - Headlong Hall
  Christmas: Squire Headlong invites his - very chatty - friends of learning to a party.
8. 17:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, Can He Kick It?
  2/6John Rawling recalls a dramatic Scotland versus Wales Five Nations rugby match in 1971.
9. 17:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 2, The Last Flight
  8/16In 1917 a plane flies through a mysterious cloud and lands at a US air base in 1959.
2. 18:40
  James Follett - The Silent Vulcan—Episode 8
  8/8It's carnival and three figures dressed in black are hidden on a cart heading into town.
3. 19:00
  Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials—Northern Lights
  1/3Philip Pullman's epic worlds trilogy begins with Lyra delving into the mystery of 'Dust'.
4. 21:30
  Philip Pullman and Miss Jones
  Best-selling author Philip Pullman talks to his former schoolteacher Enid Jones.
5. 22:00
  The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 2, Karl Marx
  6/6The comedian gives his assessment of the influential revolutionary thinker and philosopher
6. 22:30
  Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies—Nationalism
  4/4Andrew explores the reasons for joining nationalist organisations.
7. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Daliso Chaponda 2/3
  Arthur Smith is joined by the comedian Daliso Chaponda.
8. 23:00
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6The Kapoors visit the golf course, and the Delhi students take a train to Southend-on-Sea.
9. 23:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—A Working Society
  3/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy evolution of the Western world.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Twilight Zone—Series 2, The Last Flight
  8/16In 1917 a plane flies through a mysterious cloud and lands at a US air base in 1959.
2. 00:40
  James Follett - The Silent Vulcan—Episode 8
  8/8It's carnival and three figures dressed in black are hidden on a cart heading into town.
3. 01:00
  AJ Cronin - The Citadel (Omnibus)—Series 1
  A new enthusiastic doctor arrives in a Welsh mining town but is soon brought down to earth
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Fergal Keane
  Fergal Keane chooses tracks by The Voice Squad and by Johnny Clegg and Juluka.
5. 02:15
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Joanna Lumley
  Actress Joanna Lumley shares her anxieties and regrets with Dr Anthony Clare.
6. 03:00
  An Hour With...—Alan Titchmarsh
  Britain's favourite TV gardener talks about his life and career.
7. 04:00
  Thomas Love Peacock - Headlong Hall
  Christmas: Squire Headlong invites his - very chatty - friends of learning to a party.
8. 05:30
  Yes Yes Yes—Series 2, Can He Kick It?
  2/6John Rawling recalls a dramatic Scotland versus Wales Five Nations rugby match in 1971.
9. 05:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.

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