BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 7 October 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Entropy Composition
  A prog rock symphony rediscovered in the vaults can be catastrophic for the entire cosmos.
2. 00:25
  Fear on 4—Series 5, Tapping
  2/5Tom is plagued by a dark childhood memory. Can Janie help rid him of ghosts from the past?
3. 00:50
  Will Self - Irreversible
  A man walks into an isolated pub, sporting a peculiar jacket. What could he be hiding?
4. 01:00
  Maya Angelou: Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (Omnibus)
  The third volume of Maya Angelou's memoirs evocatively dramatised
5. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Kiki Dee
  Singer Kiki Dee chooses tracks sung by Dusty Springfield and Jane Siberry.
6. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Lynne Truss
  Lynne Truss harks back to 1974, with favourite literature including Dickens and HG Wells.
7. 02:45
  Singular Women—Stella
  3/4Miriam Margolyes plays a proud manageress of an unchanging chocolate shop.
8. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Revolution That Nearly Wasn't
  Elinor Goodman explores the general election that brought Harold Wilson to power in 1964.
9. 04:00
  Saturday Drama—Michael Hastings - Tom and Viv
  The nightmare, turbulent marriage of TS Eliot and Vivienne Haigh-Wood.
10. 05:30
  Our Language in Your Hands—Nepal
  1/3Linguist Mark Turin goes in search of Nepal's endangered languages.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us (Omnibus)—Episode 2. 1876-1894
  Sophia Jex-Blake sets up her own medical practice in Edinburgh.
2. 07:15
  The Fishing Trip by Marian O'Neill
  It's a perfect day for fishing but is Jack ready to become a man?
3. 07:30
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
  1/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
4. 08:00
  Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
  Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
5. 08:30
  Take It From Here—From 30/04/1958
  Flavours of Italy from Dick Bentley, while Eth is claiming that Ron Glum is a daddy's boy.
6. 09:00
  Erebus by Michael Palin (Omnibus)
  Michael Palin reads from his book about the mysterious voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845.
7. 10:10
  The Listening Project—Gill and Mari - A Good Team
  A holistic therapist and a health spa owner contemplate the benefits of massage.(R)
8. 10:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, Mario Testino
  From Sid Vicious to Caetano Veloso, Mario Testino makes his castaway choices.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Stochasticity
  8/8Radiolab explores the role of chance and sheer randomness in all our lives.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Meet the Huggetts—Loser Pays
  Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
2. 12:30
  Take It From Here—From 30/04/1958
  Flavours of Italy from Dick Bentley, while Eth is claiming that Ron Glum is a daddy's boy.
3. 13:00
  Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us (Omnibus)—Episode 2. 1876-1894
  Sophia Jex-Blake sets up her own medical practice in Edinburgh.
4. 14:15
  The Fishing Trip by Marian O'Neill
  It's a perfect day for fishing but is Jack ready to become a man?
5. 14:30
  Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Claire finds cracks appearing in her flat. Read by Emily Bruni.
6. 15:45
  Rivals in Stone—Opposite Sides of the Tracks
  1/4The rivalry between the two rail companies that built King's Cross and St Pancras.
7. 16:00
  Don Haworth - Challenged
  A mother and son come to terms with the passage of time when a stranger arrives.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Maadai-Kara
  Poet Daljit Nagra chooses Maadai-Kara, an ancient Siberian tale from oral folklore.
9. 17:30
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
  1/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Eric Pringle - The Last Piano Player
  2020: Technology rules supreme. An elderly musician goes on TV to justify his existence.
2. 18:45
  MR James—Rats
  When a student stays at an old inn, he is intrigued by a strange stone and a locked room.
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 4, Stochasticity
  8/8Radiolab explores the role of chance and sheer randomness in all our lives.
4. 20:00
  Erebus by Michael Palin (Omnibus)
  Michael Palin reads from his book about the mysterious voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845.
5. 21:10
  The Listening Project—Gill and Mari - A Good Team
  A holistic therapist and a health spa owner contemplate the benefits of massage.(R)
6. 21:15
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion, Mario Testino
  From Sid Vicious to Caetano Veloso, Mario Testino makes his castaway choices.
7. 22:00
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
  1/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
8. 22:30
  The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 3, Hannibal
  2/6The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of the talented military commander.
9. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 19, Episode 4
  4/6A scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the great British public.
10. 23:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Colour Me Wow
  5/6Beauty has a particularly difficult client, but is distracted by her new business venture.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Eric Pringle - The Last Piano Player
  2020: Technology rules supreme. An elderly musician goes on TV to justify his existence.
2. 00:45
  MR James—Rats
  When a student stays at an old inn, he is intrigued by a strange stone and a locked room.
3. 01:00
  Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us (Omnibus)—Episode 2. 1876-1894
  Sophia Jex-Blake sets up her own medical practice in Edinburgh.
4. 02:15
  The Fishing Trip by Marian O'Neill
  It's a perfect day for fishing but is Jack ready to become a man?
5. 02:30
  Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Claire finds cracks appearing in her flat. Read by Emily Bruni.
6. 03:45
  Rivals in Stone—Opposite Sides of the Tracks
  1/4The rivalry between the two rail companies that built King's Cross and St Pancras.
7. 04:00
  Don Haworth - Challenged
  A mother and son come to terms with the passage of time when a stranger arrives.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Maadai-Kara
  Poet Daljit Nagra chooses Maadai-Kara, an ancient Siberian tale from oral folklore.
9. 05:30
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
  1/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.

Monday 8 October 2018