BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 30 September 2019

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Night Terrace—Series 2, 6. The Edification of Anastasia Black
  6/8Can Anastasia and Sue rescue the missing Eddie? Will they even notice he’s gone?
2. 00:30
  John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos—Episode 1
  1/3A mysterious alien force takes its toll on the women of a rural village.
3. 01:00
  Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (Omnibus)
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
4. 02:15
  Julia Stoneham - The Outing
  Birdwatching in Devon leads to an unusual encounter on the beach.
5. 02:30
  Margaret Atwood - The Testaments (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/3Aunt Lydia reveals how she came to be a Founder of the Gilead regime.
6. 03:45
  Diplomatic Dinners—Medallions de Guerres
  3/5Chris Bowlby discovers how devilish Soviet shenanigans are thwarted.
7. 04:00
  Jonathan Smith - The Last Bark of the Bulldog
  1953: Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers a stroke and a political crisis ensues.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Lost Poets of the Raincoat Shop
  Ian McMillan discovers lost poets through notes found on the floor of a derelict shop.
9. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, All About Eve
  2/6Ed tries to stir up some dissent when he becomes editor of the student magazine.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
2. 06:30
  The Enfield Thunderbolt—Episode 1
  1/2Peter Curran tells the story of the Enfield 8000, Britain's pioneering electric car.
3. 07:00
  Sisters—Series 1, No Wi-Fi
  1/4The sisters challenge each other to 24 hours without the internet.
4. 07:30
  Just a Minute—Series 85, Episode 8
  Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.
5. 08:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, The Party
  6/13Kate is furious - why have they not been invited to their friend's party?
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, War Dance
  11/20Captain Mainwaring's platoon dance is disrupted by Pike's announcement.
7. 09:00
  Whispers—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham join Gyles Brandreth.
8. 09:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Nice Area
  2/6An action committee is formed when a foreign owner applies to open a new restaurant.
9. 10:00
  Charles Dickens—Hard Times, Episode 1
  1/4The arrival of a circus challenges the provincial thinking of two local businessmen.
10. 11:00
  The TED Interview—Yuval Noah Harari
  Chris Anderson talks to the author of ‘Sapiens’, historian Yuval Noah Harari.
11. 11:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Lost Property
  The surprising items that turn up at the Transport for London's lost property office.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, The Party
  6/13Kate is furious - why have they not been invited to their friend's party?
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, War Dance
  11/20Captain Mainwaring's platoon dance is disrupted by Pike's announcement.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
4. 13:30
  The Enfield Thunderbolt—Episode 1
  1/2Peter Curran tells the story of the Enfield 8000, Britain's pioneering electric car.
5. 14:00
  Feel Free by Zadie Smith—1. 1980s Multicultural London
  1/5Zadie Smith reads from her electrifying essay collection.
6. 14:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Felons and Oddfellows
  6/15Dr Thomas Dixon explores friendship and self-help among the 19th-century poor.
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Early One Morning, Episode 1
  1/10Virginia Baily's powerful novel of love and loss opens in Rome 1943. Stars Juliet Aubrey.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Reaching down the Rabbit Hole, Episode 1
  1/5Case studies of a neurologist by Dr Allan H Ropper and Brian D Burrell.
9. 15:00
  Charles Dickens—Hard Times, Episode 1
  1/4The arrival of a circus challenges the provincial thinking of two local businessmen.
10. 16:00
  Whispers—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham join Gyles Brandreth.
11. 16:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Nice Area
  2/6An action committee is formed when a foreign owner applies to open a new restaurant.
12. 17:00
  Sisters—Series 1, No Wi-Fi
  1/4The sisters challenge each other to 24 hours without the internet.
13. 17:30
  Just a Minute—Series 85, Episode 8
  Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Darker Side of the Border—1. The Captain of the Polestar by Arthur Conan Doyle
  1/3Strange apparitions for a Dundee whaling ship trapped in Arctic ice.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Terry Jones and Mark Borkowski
  Terry Jones and Mark Borkowski join Sue MacGregor at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
3. 19:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, The Party
  6/13Kate is furious - why have they not been invited to their friend's party?
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, War Dance
  11/20Captain Mainwaring's platoon dance is disrupted by Pike's announcement.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
6. 20:30
  The Enfield Thunderbolt—Episode 1
  1/2Peter Curran tells the story of the Enfield 8000, Britain's pioneering electric car.
7. 21:00
  The TED Interview—Yuval Noah Harari
  Chris Anderson talks to the author of ‘Sapiens’, historian Yuval Noah Harari.
8. 21:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Lost Property
  The surprising items that turn up at the Transport for London's lost property office.
9. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 85, Episode 8
  Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.
10. 22:30
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Restoration Re-Ruined Only Even Worse
  4/6Pip is heavily in debt, but has he found true love?
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 27, Episode 5
  Made for 4 Extra. Extended edition of The News Quiz.
12. 23:45
  Life on Egg—Series 1, Stand-In
  5/6When Peter goes on training, Harry has to contend with a brutally efficient replacement.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Darker Side of the Border—1. The Captain of the Polestar by Arthur Conan Doyle
  1/3Strange apparitions for a Dundee whaling ship trapped in Arctic ice.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Terry Jones and Mark Borkowski
  Terry Jones and Mark Borkowski join Sue MacGregor at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Unnatural Death, 3. The Will
  3/7A suspect takes a shine to Lord Peter Wimsey, as he investigates multiple murders.
4. 01:30
  The Enfield Thunderbolt—Episode 1
  1/2Peter Curran tells the story of the Enfield 8000, Britain's pioneering electric car.
5. 02:00
  Feel Free by Zadie Smith—1. 1980s Multicultural London
  1/5Zadie Smith reads from her electrifying essay collection.
6. 02:15
  Five Hundred Years of Friendship—Felons and Oddfellows
  6/15Dr Thomas Dixon explores friendship and self-help among the 19th-century poor.
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Early One Morning, Episode 1
  1/10Virginia Baily's powerful novel of love and loss opens in Rome 1943. Stars Juliet Aubrey.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Reaching down the Rabbit Hole, Episode 1
  1/5Case studies of a neurologist by Dr Allan H Ropper and Brian D Burrell.
9. 03:00
  Charles Dickens—Hard Times, Episode 1
  1/4The arrival of a circus challenges the provincial thinking of two local businessmen.
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham join Gyles Brandreth.
11. 04:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Nice Area
  2/6An action committee is formed when a foreign owner applies to open a new restaurant.
12. 05:00
  Sisters—Series 1, No Wi-Fi
  1/4The sisters challenge each other to 24 hours without the internet.
13. 05:30
  Just a Minute—Series 85, Episode 8
  Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons.

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