BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 4 October 2020

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Tanika Gupta - Skeleton
  An Indian medical student is obsessed with an unobtainable woman.
2. 01:00
  Castles in Spain—1. Military Mystery
  1/5A bookseller is suddenly asked to try and solve a military mystery. Stars Ray Brooks.
3. 01:30
  Castles in Spain—2. Jock
  2/5Grahame Mayer flies to Glasgow in search of missing Jock Cameron.
4. 02:00
  Castles in Spain—3. The Nurse
  3/5Grahame has an interesting meeting with a former nurse.
5. 02:30
  Castles in Spain—4. Clues
  4/5Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks.
6. 03:00
  Castles in Spain—5. Death
  5/5Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from his quest?
7. 03:30
  A Good Read—Laura Wade and Will Gregory
  Playwright Laura Wade and musician Will Gregory talk about books with Sue MacGregor.
8. 04:00
  John Fletcher - Night Express
  It’s 1933. A British agent’s first mission is in Vienna - then a political powder keg.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—David Blunkett on Louis Braille
  Matthew Parris hears from David Blunkett about the life of Louis Braille. From 2015.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Castles in Spain—1. Military Mystery
  1/5A bookseller is suddenly asked to try and solve a military mystery. Stars Ray Brooks.
2. 06:30
  Castles in Spain—2. Jock
  2/5Grahame Mayer flies to Glasgow in search of missing Jock Cameron.
3. 07:00
  Castles in Spain—3. The Nurse
  3/5Grahame has an interesting meeting with a former nurse.
4. 07:30
  Castles in Spain—4. Clues
  4/5Grahame meets a pop star and learns about the holy pictures. Drama with Ray Brooks.
5. 08:00
  Castles in Spain—5. Death
  5/5Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from his quest?
6. 08:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Meets a Bird
  3/13An unwelcome visitor arrives. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
7. 09:00
  Much Binding in the Marsh—From 03/05/1950
  With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
8. 09:30
  Millport—Series 3, Restitution
  2/6Irene hits a snag with re-opening the Cumbrae Club.
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Cricketers, Ian Botham
  From the Rolling Stones to Beethoven, cricket's all-rounder shares his castaway choices.
10. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
11. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 8, I Will Be Your Father Figure
  2/8True stories told live in in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces fatherly stories.
12. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Stephen Mangan
  The choices of actor Stephen Mangan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Dunstanburgh Castle: A Secret as Old as the Stones
  Daljit Nagra chooses Katrina Porteus' work about the mysterious castle on the coast.
2. 12:30
  Susan Calman Is Convicted—Series 2, Intellectual Snobbery
  3/4Susan explains why she's an evangelist for embracing a broad spectrum of cultural pursuits
3. 13:00
  Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale
  Sir Simon Russell Beale with a selection of shows about and inspired by The Bard.
4. 16:00
  Rose Tremain—The End of Love
  Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Dunstanburgh Castle: A Secret as Old as the Stones
  Daljit Nagra chooses Katrina Porteus' work about the mysterious castle on the coast.
6. 17:30
  Susan Calman Is Convicted—Series 2, Intellectual Snobbery
  3/4Susan explains why she's an evangelist for embracing a broad spectrum of cultural pursuits
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Cult Vampires—1. This Is Now by Michael Marshall Smith
  1/3Are vampires the only thing that can suck the life from you?
2. 18:30
  A Stone Woman by AS Byatt—1. Flint
  1/3Penelope Wilton reads a sensuous and uplifting gothic tale about a woman's transformation.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 8, I Will Be Your Father Figure
  2/8True stories told live in in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces fatherly stories.
4. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Stephen Mangan
  The choices of actor Stephen Mangan.
5. 20:00
  Rose Tremain—The End of Love
  Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Cricketers, Ian Botham
  From the Rolling Stones to Beethoven, cricket's all-rounder shares his castaway choices.
7. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
8. 22:00
  Susan Calman Is Convicted—Series 2, Intellectual Snobbery
  3/4Susan explains why she's an evangelist for embracing a broad spectrum of cultural pursuits
9. 22:30
  The Lach Chronicles—Series 3, Lach's Antihoot
  4/4The creator of Manhattan's Antifolk scene decides to resurrect his famous nightclub.
10. 22:45
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4For the Queen's visit, Dodgy Phil books her beloved Chas and Dave. But can they make it?
11. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 23, Episode 2
  2/6Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public.
12. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 3, Paul McKenna
  4/5Hypnotist Paul McKenna gets a taste of his own medicine.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Cult Vampires—1. This Is Now by Michael Marshall Smith
  1/3Are vampires the only thing that can suck the life from you?
2. 00:30
  A Stone Woman by AS Byatt—1. Flint
  1/3Penelope Wilton reads a sensuous and uplifting gothic tale about a woman's transformation.
3. 01:00
  Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale
  Sir Simon Russell Beale with a selection of shows about and inspired by The Bard.
4. 04:00
  Rose Tremain—The End of Love
  Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
5. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Dunstanburgh Castle: A Secret as Old as the Stones
  Daljit Nagra chooses Katrina Porteus' work about the mysterious castle on the coast.
6. 05:30
  Susan Calman Is Convicted—Series 2, Intellectual Snobbery
  3/4Susan explains why she's an evangelist for embracing a broad spectrum of cultural pursuits

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