BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 5 October 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance—1. Baron Hardup
  1/6Charles Paris employs his skills to solve the murder of a leading theatre impresario.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 1. Cornwall
  1/5Hercule Poirot attends a party in Cornwall where a clergyman dies sipping a cocktail.
3. 07:00
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Ken is rushed into hospital, and the family do their best to get there as fast as possible
4. 07:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Dr Eugenia Cheng, Ian Hislop and Josh Widdicombe.
5. 08:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 7
  7/14A 'Grim' fairy tale, and a Russian love song (of sorts). Songs and sketches.
6. 08:30
  The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue—Miss Willow and the One-Eyed Gentleman
  4/6Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell visits some of the more sinister members of his flock.
7. 09:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, The Final Judgement
  3/6Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville probe a distinctly 'kinky' matter.
8. 09:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 1, Mr Foster's Good Fairy
  5/5Cyril Foster harbours dark secrets, but he is offered a way out in a most unlikely manner.
9. 10:00
  Drama on 4—Memsahib Emma, Episode 1
  1/2Nothing delights Emma more than interfering in the romantic lives of others
10. 11:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Rethinking Medicine
  Guy Raz explores whether we need a paradigm shift in medical thinking.
11. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Trevor Nelson
  BBC Soul DJ Trevor Nelson chooses tracks by The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 7
  7/14A 'Grim' fairy tale, and a Russian love song (of sorts). Songs and sketches.
2. 12:30
  The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue—Miss Willow and the One-Eyed Gentleman
  4/6Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell visits some of the more sinister members of his flock.
3. 13:00
  Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance—1. Baron Hardup
  1/6Charles Paris employs his skills to solve the murder of a leading theatre impresario.
4. 13:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 1. Cornwall
  1/5Hercule Poirot attends a party in Cornwall where a clergyman dies sipping a cocktail.
5. 14:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, The Final Judgement
  3/6Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville probe a distinctly 'kinky' matter.
6. 14:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 1, Mr Foster's Good Fairy
  5/5Cyril Foster harbours dark secrets, but he is offered a way out in a most unlikely manner.
7. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Memsahib Emma, Episode 1
  1/2Nothing delights Emma more than interfering in the romantic lives of others
8. 16:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Rethinking Medicine
  Guy Raz explores whether we need a paradigm shift in medical thinking.
9. 16:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Trevor Nelson
  BBC Soul DJ Trevor Nelson chooses tracks by The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder.
10. 17:00
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Ken is rushed into hospital, and the family do their best to get there as fast as possible
11. 17:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Dr Eugenia Cheng, Ian Hislop and Josh Widdicombe.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—1. The Unseeing Eye
  1/6A report reinvestigates how Dr Petrie detected strange signals from space.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Stephanie Cole and Michael Horovitz
  Sue MacGregor swaps favourite books with poet Michael Horovitz and actress Stephanie Cole.
3. 19:00
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 5, Episode 7
  7/14A 'Grim' fairy tale, and a Russian love song (of sorts). Songs and sketches.
4. 19:30
  The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue—Miss Willow and the One-Eyed Gentleman
  4/6Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell visits some of the more sinister members of his flock.
5. 20:00
  Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance—1. Baron Hardup
  1/6Charles Paris employs his skills to solve the murder of a leading theatre impresario.
6. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 1. Cornwall
  1/5Hercule Poirot attends a party in Cornwall where a clergyman dies sipping a cocktail.
7. 21:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Rethinking Medicine
  Guy Raz explores whether we need a paradigm shift in medical thinking.
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Trevor Nelson
  BBC Soul DJ Trevor Nelson chooses tracks by The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder.
9. 22:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Dr Eugenia Cheng, Ian Hislop and Josh Widdicombe.
10. 22:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 1, Out of Our Tree
  4/4Tom's father is engrossed in putting together the Wrigglesworth family tree.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 103, Episode 5
  5/8A satirical review of the week's news with Andy Zaltzman.
12. 23:30
  Hut 33—Series 3, Spitfire Poker
  4/6The Bletchley Park codebreakers try to help raise money for the town's spitfire fund.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—1. The Unseeing Eye
  1/6A report reinvestigates how Dr Petrie detected strange signals from space.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Stephanie Cole and Michael Horovitz
  Sue MacGregor swaps favourite books with poet Michael Horovitz and actress Stephanie Cole.
3. 01:00
  Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance—1. Baron Hardup
  1/6Charles Paris employs his skills to solve the murder of a leading theatre impresario.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy, 1. Cornwall
  1/5Hercule Poirot attends a party in Cornwall where a clergyman dies sipping a cocktail.
5. 02:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, The Final Judgement
  3/6Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville probe a distinctly 'kinky' matter.
6. 02:30
  Gilbert Without Sullivan—Series 1, Mr Foster's Good Fairy
  5/5Cyril Foster harbours dark secrets, but he is offered a way out in a most unlikely manner.
7. 03:00
  Drama on 4—Memsahib Emma, Episode 1
  1/2Nothing delights Emma more than interfering in the romantic lives of others
8. 04:00
  TED Radio Hour—Series 7, Rethinking Medicine
  Guy Raz explores whether we need a paradigm shift in medical thinking.
9. 04:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Trevor Nelson
  BBC Soul DJ Trevor Nelson chooses tracks by The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder.
10. 05:00
  Relativity—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Ken is rushed into hospital, and the family do their best to get there as fast as possible
11. 05:30
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Dr Eugenia Cheng, Ian Hislop and Josh Widdicombe.

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