BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 26 October 2019

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 5. The Pools of Time
  5/10The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where captives Darv and Astra face danger.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—The Good Life
  Matthew Parris and guests decide between worthy and satisfying.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 2, 1. The Curious Curate
  1/6When the village curate is found murdered, the retired PR guru vows to catch his killer.
4. 01:30
  Mad Houses
  Ken Arnold explores how three European countries variously tell the history of madness.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Episode 5
  5/10David Suchet reads Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Buried Giant.
6. 02:15
  Life at 24 Frames a Second—Fade to Black
  10/10David Thomson considers cinema's future. Is the dream palace the place to dream anymore?
7. 02:30
  Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist—Episode 10
  Doris Lessing's satire about hapless revolutionaries who plan to blow up a London hotel.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Young Eliot, Episode 5
  5/5Literary greats and The Waste Land. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.
9. 03:00
  Judith French - The Dutch Mariner
  The myth that inspired The Flying Dutchman. Stars Gerard Murphy.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/7Chaired by Miles Jupp, with Francis Wheen, Kirsty Wark and Andrew Maxwell.
11. 04:30
  Gush—Episode 2
  2/6Could Cravate and Pomeroy's bitter rivalry ruin Prince Saudi's oil deal for world peace?
12. 05:00
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 3, The Watchers
  1/6Cassie insists she is fine since Pete's move to the US. But is she really coping?
13. 05:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Olga Koch: Fight
  Olga Koch gives us an insight into growing up in the Russian Federation
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Morning
1. 06:00
  JB Priestley - Eden End
  A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
2. 07:45
  Roshi Fernando - Homesick—The Clangers
  1/5A young girl's first day at nursery school. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
  Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
4. 09:00
  Diane Morgan Believes in Ghosts
  Diane Morgan presents real-life tales of ghost hunting, hauntings and the unexplained.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Too Much Information—Episode 1
  1/4Comedy drama set in the idiosyncratic world of a tourist information office.
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Don't Fence Me In
  14/20Captain Mainwaring is horrified when some prisoners of war escape from a camp.
3. 13:00
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 2
  2/2Kate returns to live with the married Eugene but her father soon comes looking for her.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Doon Mackichan
  Comedian and actress Doon Mackichan chooses songs by Giuseppe Verdi and Led Zeppelin.
5. 14:15
  With Great Pleasure—Catherine Bott
  From Joyce Grenfell to J M Coetzee, singer Catherine Bott shares her favourite writers.
6. 14:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
  4/5Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.
7. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
  Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
8. 16:00
  JB Priestley - Eden End
  A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
9. 17:45
  Roshi Fernando - Homesick—The Clangers
  1/5A young girl's first day at nursery school. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 1
  1/2Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.
2. 19:00
  Diane Morgan Believes in Ghosts
  Diane Morgan presents real-life tales of ghost hunting, hauntings and the unexplained.
3. 22:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 8, Matlock and Matlock Bath
  2/6Mark Steel visits the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath and performs for the locals.
4. 22:30
  Big Problems with Helen Keen—Series 1, Other People
  2/4Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane explore how to get on with everybody else.
5. 23:00
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Leviathan
  3/6A family Thanksgiving gathering at the seaside and another instalment from David's diary.
6. 23:30
  The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 3, Parents
  2/6The comedian ponders the many difficulties involved in being, and having, a mum and dad.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 1
  1/2Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.
2. 01:00
  Utopia by Thomas More
  Explorer Raphael Hythloday tells Thomas More about a mystical island.
3. 01:00
  Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 2
  2/2Kate returns to live with the married Eugene but her father soon comes looking for her.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Doon Mackichan
  Comedian and actress Doon Mackichan chooses songs by Giuseppe Verdi and Led Zeppelin.
5. 02:15
  With Great Pleasure—Catherine Bott
  From Joyce Grenfell to J M Coetzee, singer Catherine Bott shares her favourite writers.
6. 02:45
  Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
  4/5Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.
7. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
  Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
8. 04:00
  JB Priestley - Eden End
  A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.

Sunday 27 October 2019