BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 28 October 2019

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Nightfall—Series 2, 1. The Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
  1/5A maid takes a job for a dysfunctional couple in a haunted house.
2. 00:30
  Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You
  2/6One afternoon, a priest hears a familiar voice. Tale of confessions and confectionary.
3. 01:00
  Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
4. 02:15
  HE Bates - The Primrose Place
  A woman in an orchard is disturbed by a tired and agitated stranger.
5. 02:30
  A Whole Life (Omnibus)
  An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.
6. 03:45
  His Master's Voices—2. Laughter and Novelty
  2/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
7. 04:00
  Moonbeam and Mrs Pat
  Celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant companion, her dog, Moonbeam.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Blithe Spirits
  Three programmes featuring Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke and birds in poetry.
9. 05:30
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Fourth Sausage
  6/6Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 2, 2. Duck and Cover
  2/6With the villagers reeling from the curate's death, the fete goes ahead.
2. 06:30
  Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
  Emer Maguire learns how music is being used to help people living with dementia.
3. 07:00
  Street and Lane—Series 2, Ringing the Changes
  1/4Fixing some bells in a belfry, the Yorkshire builders get in a flap.
4. 07:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Jen Brister, Edward Brooke-Hitching and Jason Hazeley
5. 08:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, The Illness
  10/13Kate is not feeling well - will George be able to cope?
6. 08:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  15/20When Mainwaring's bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard all the money.
7. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 1
  1/12Nicholas Parsons chairs the game where no hesitation repetition or deviation is allowed.
8. 09:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side
  6/6Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.
9. 10:00
  Anthony Burgess - Inside Mr Enderby—1. Mediocre Poet and Bad Verse
  1/2The 1960s misadventures of a drunken poet in a world of chaos - and bad verse.
10. 11:00
  The TED Interview—Andrew McAfee
  Chris Anderson talks to the research scientist Andrew McAfee about our economic future.
11. 11:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Survivor to Thriver
  Natasha Mina explains the impact kickboxing has made on her recovery from sexual abuse.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, The Illness
  10/13Kate is not feeling well - will George be able to cope?
2. 12:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  15/20When Mainwaring's bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard all the money.
3. 13:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 2, 2. Duck and Cover
  2/6With the villagers reeling from the curate's death, the fete goes ahead.
4. 13:30
  Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
  Emer Maguire learns how music is being used to help people living with dementia.
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Episode 6
  6/10David Suchet reads Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel The Buried Giant.
6. 14:15
  A Voyage to Lundy—1. A Change of Direction
  1/5Gwyneth Lewis visits a remote island as she contemplates a change in direction in her life
7. 14:30
  15 Minute Drama—Patricia Highsmith - Carol, Episode 1
  1/5New York, 1948. A young woman is about to have her life turned upside down.
8. 14:45
  Book of the Week—Alexandra Fuller - Leaving Before the Rains Come, "He looked good on a horse"
  1/5Tracy-Ann Obernan reads the new memoir by award-winning author Alexandra Fuller.
9. 15:00
  Anthony Burgess - Inside Mr Enderby—1. Mediocre Poet and Bad Verse
  1/2The 1960s misadventures of a drunken poet in a world of chaos - and bad verse.
10. 16:00
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 1
  1/12Nicholas Parsons chairs the game where no hesitation repetition or deviation is allowed.
11. 16:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side
  6/6Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.
12. 17:00
  Street and Lane—Series 2, Ringing the Changes
  1/4Fixing some bells in a belfry, the Yorkshire builders get in a flap.
13. 17:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Jen Brister, Edward Brooke-Hitching and Jason Hazeley
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Evening
1. 18:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 6. Across the Abyss
  6/10Searching for Earth, the starship Challenger heads towards star cluster Tersus 9.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Victoria Derbyshire and Paul Blezard
  Victoria Derbyshire and Vikas Swarup join Kate Mosse to discuss some favourite books.
3. 19:00
  Marriage Lines—Series 1, The Illness
  10/13Kate is not feeling well - will George be able to cope?
4. 19:30
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  15/20When Mainwaring's bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard all the money.
5. 20:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 2, 2. Duck and Cover
  2/6With the villagers reeling from the curate's death, the fete goes ahead.
6. 20:30
  Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
  Emer Maguire learns how music is being used to help people living with dementia.
7. 21:00
  The TED Interview—Andrew McAfee
  Chris Anderson talks to the research scientist Andrew McAfee about our economic future.
8. 21:45
  Multi Story Shorts—Survivor to Thriver
  Natasha Mina explains the impact kickboxing has made on her recovery from sexual abuse.
9. 22:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Jen Brister, Edward Brooke-Hitching and Jason Hazeley
10. 22:30
  Bridget Christie Minds the Gap—Series 2, Ethical Filing
  2/4Bridget Christie takes her activism to a whole new level. Well, sort of.
11. 23:00
  The Now Show—Series 55, Episode 1
  1/7Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
12. 23:30
  Radio Active—Series 5, Wimbledon
  1/8Anyone for tennis? Exclusive 'live' coverage from Court 19. From July 1985.
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Late
1. 00:00
  James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 6. Across the Abyss
  6/10Searching for Earth, the starship Challenger heads towards star cluster Tersus 9.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Victoria Derbyshire and Paul Blezard
  Victoria Derbyshire and Vikas Swarup join Kate Mosse to discuss some favourite books.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 2, 2. Duck and Cover
  2/6With the villagers reeling from the curate's death, the fete goes ahead.
4. 01:30
  Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
  Emer Maguire learns how music is being used to help people living with dementia.
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Episode 6
  6/10David Suchet reads Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel The Buried Giant.
6. 02:15
  A Voyage to Lundy—1. A Change of Direction
  1/5Gwyneth Lewis visits a remote island as she contemplates a change in direction in her life
7. 02:30
  15 Minute Drama—Patricia Highsmith - Carol, Episode 1
  1/5New York, 1948. A young woman is about to have her life turned upside down.
8. 02:45
  Book of the Week—Alexandra Fuller - Leaving Before the Rains Come, "He looked good on a horse"
  1/5Tracy-Ann Obernan reads the new memoir by award-winning author Alexandra Fuller.
9. 03:00
  Anthony Burgess - Inside Mr Enderby—1. Mediocre Poet and Bad Verse
  1/2The 1960s misadventures of a drunken poet in a world of chaos - and bad verse.
10. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 63, Episode 1
  1/12Nicholas Parsons chairs the game where no hesitation repetition or deviation is allowed.
11. 04:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side
  6/6Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.
12. 05:00
  Street and Lane—Series 2, Ringing the Changes
  1/4Fixing some bells in a belfry, the Yorkshire builders get in a flap.
13. 05:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 14, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Bridget Christie with Jen Brister, Edward Brooke-Hitching and Jason Hazeley

Tuesday 29 October 2019