BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 19 October 2019

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson—4. The Wound
  4/4Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Anger
  Matthew Parris talks about rage with Shyama Perera, Cristina Odone and Rouzbeh Pirouz.
3. 01:00
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 2. Needle in a Haystack
  2/6PC Dixon and PC Crawford race to save a baby's life. Radio revival of TV's famous copper.
4. 01:30
  The Bob Graham Round
  Can the beauty of the Lake District and the grit of fell running inspire a composer?
5. 02:00
  The Underground Railroad—Episode 10
  10/10Cora faces Ridgeway once more, and makes a final journey on the railroad.
6. 02:15
  Life at 24 Frames a Second—You Must Remember This
  5/10Continuing his journey through cinema, David Thomson meditates on time and memory.
7. 02:30
  Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist—Episode 5
  Alice finally meets her revolutionary neighbour, the enigmatic Comrade Andrew.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible, Episode 5
  5/5Peter Pomerantsev considers Russia's shift from communism to a new form of dictatorship.
9. 03:00
  John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman—2. Conflicts
  2/2John Hurt stars in John Fowles' tale of forbidden passions in Victorian Dorset.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/7Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Nick Helm, Isy Suttie and Dougie Anderson.
11. 04:30
  Gush—Episode 1
  1/6Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's epic tale of bitter rivals Foxwell Cravate and Max Pomeroy.
12. 05:00
  Babblewick Hall—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Squire Fenton's downfall looks imminent with the arrival of his scheming father.
13. 05:30
  Sofie Hagen: How To Love Your Fat
  A personal, funny and impassioned look at society's relationship with fat people.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Robert Westall - The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral
  In a cathedral spire, a malevolent gargoyle wields its evil power. With Peter Meakin.
2. 07:30
  Reasons to be Cheerful—Series 2, Jake Arnott
  2/3Novelist Jake Arnott and his guests look for signs of hope in modern life.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Selling of Sinatra
  Jazz singer Kurt Elling doffs his trilby as he explores the life of Frank Sinatra.
4. 09:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures
  John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Cold Swedish Winter—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4New dad Geoff tries to host a perfect Swedish Christmas.
2. 12:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 20/10/1963
  Down Your Way is in the village of Knotty Ash, and Doddy croons a ditty.
3. 13:00
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 1
  1/2Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of womanhood in Ireland in the 1950s.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  John Eliot Gardiner chooses 'Zefiro Torna' by Monteverdi and Beethoven's 'Missa Solemnis'.
5. 14:15
  With Great Pleasure—Mark Kermode
  Horror fan Mark Kermode selects favourite readings, including The Exorcist. From 2008.
6. 14:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Dog Days
  3/5At the allotment, Carter's uncle sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Selling of Sinatra
  Jazz singer Kurt Elling doffs his trilby as he explores the life of Frank Sinatra.
8. 16:00
  Robert Westall - The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral
  In a cathedral spire, a malevolent gargoyle wields its evil power. With Peter Meakin.
9. 17:30
  Reasons to be Cheerful—Series 2, Jake Arnott
  2/3Novelist Jake Arnott and his guests look for signs of hope in modern life.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: The Song of Megaptera, Episode 2
  2/2Like Jonah, the Time Lord and Peri find themselves inside a whale, and they are not alone.
2. 19:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures
  John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
3. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 8, Bedford
  1/6Mark Steel's in Town returns for an 8th series. First stop, Bedford.
4. 22:30
  Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 1, Love
  1/4The problems of finding the perfect mate, including how the bicycle revolutionised sex.
5. 23:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
  2/6How a quest for fitness can become an obsession, plus questions from the studio audience.
6. 23:30
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, Reading
  1/6The comedian investigates his fear of reading aloud. Just what is the point of books?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: The Song of Megaptera, Episode 2
  2/2Like Jonah, the Time Lord and Peri find themselves inside a whale, and they are not alone.
2. 01:00
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 1
  1/2Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of womanhood in Ireland in the 1950s.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  John Eliot Gardiner chooses 'Zefiro Torna' by Monteverdi and Beethoven's 'Missa Solemnis'.
4. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Mark Kermode
  Horror fan Mark Kermode selects favourite readings, including The Exorcist. From 2008.
5. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, Dog Days
  3/5At the allotment, Carter's uncle sounds off on sunshine, southerners and a smart mutt.
6. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Selling of Sinatra
  Jazz singer Kurt Elling doffs his trilby as he explores the life of Frank Sinatra.
7. 04:00
  Robert Westall - The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral
  In a cathedral spire, a malevolent gargoyle wields its evil power. With Peter Meakin.
8. 05:30
  Reasons to be Cheerful—Series 2, Jake Arnott
  2/3Novelist Jake Arnott and his guests look for signs of hope in modern life.

Sunday 20 October 2019