BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 October 2020

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Mike Walker - Omega
  A civil engineer questions his existence as he builds the world's tallest tower.
2. 01:00
  Guy Meredith - Spring Forward, Fall Back
  A stranger changes the life of a plumber in a small village. With Samantha Spiro.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 1. Visions
  1/5Angst and archaeology as Nurse Amy arrives to care for the nervy Mrs Leidner.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 2. Death
  2/5Poirot is on hand when a death occurs in the desert.
5. 02:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 3. Killer?
  3/5The Belgian sleuth must dig for more clues.
6. 02:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 4. Tragedy
  4/5As Poirot continues quizzing suspects, there's another tragedy.
7. 03:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
8. 03:30
  A Good Read—Timothy West and Amanda Craig
  Sue MacGregor and guests Timothy West and Amanda Craig discuss their paperback favourites.
9. 04:00
  John Fletcher - Contraband
  A troop of hussars encounter an African warrioress. 18th century adventure.
10. 05:30
  Great Lives—Frances Crook on Barbara Castle
  Frances Crook proposes Labour politician Barbara Castle. Roy Hattersley is witness
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 1. Visions
  1/5Angst and archaeology as Nurse Amy arrives to care for the nervy Mrs Leidner.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 2. Death
  2/5Poirot is on hand when a death occurs in the desert.
3. 07:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 3. Killer?
  3/5The Belgian sleuth must dig for more clues.
4. 07:30
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 4. Tragedy
  4/5As Poirot continues quizzing suspects, there's another tragedy.
5. 08:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
6. 08:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, Only Three Can Play
  6/13Will Noote's playing away ruin the clerics' game?
7. 09:00
  Much Binding in the Marsh—From 28/08/1953
  The Weekly Bind has Mr Mulch's gardening and Patience Gush's poetry.
8. 09:30
  Millport—Series 3, Progressive Rock
  5/6The town's media makeover excites the islanders, so can Irene really leave now?
9. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Small Screen Stars, Saeed Jaffrey
  From Debussy to Elton John, actor Saeed Jaffrey shares his castaway musical choices.
10. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Nectar
  David Attenborough tells of nature's first bribe, that evolved a hundred million years ago
11. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 8, Squeaky Wheels
  5/8True stories told in the USA: Tales of things flashing into our lives.
12. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Carly Simon
  Singer-songwriter Carly Simon chooses 'Something Wonderful' from The King and I.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Mother Tongue - Bodies in Motion
  Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Winemaker
  2/6Milton accidentally makes a delicious sparkling wine - and a deadly enemy.
3. 13:00
  Barry Humphries: Gladdies All Over
  Another chance to hear Kathy Lette’s celebration of Barry Humphries with the man himself.
4. 16:00
  Dick George - Private Investigator—3. The Case of the Vanishing Vamp
  3/3Private investigator Dick is hot on the trail of a missing actress.
5. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Mother Tongue - Bodies in Motion
  Daljit Nagra chooses the very best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 17:30
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Winemaker
  2/6Milton accidentally makes a delicious sparkling wine - and a deadly enemy.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  HG Wells—The War of the Worlds, Part 1
  1/2HG Wells's story of the brutal Martian invasion of Earth.
2. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 8, Squeaky Wheels
  5/8True stories told in the USA: Tales of things flashing into our lives.
3. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Carly Simon
  Singer-songwriter Carly Simon chooses 'Something Wonderful' from The King and I.
4. 20:00
  Dick George - Private Investigator—3. The Case of the Vanishing Vamp
  3/3Private investigator Dick is hot on the trail of a missing actress.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Small Screen Stars, Saeed Jaffrey
  From Debussy to Elton John, actor Saeed Jaffrey shares his castaway musical choices.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Nectar
  David Attenborough tells of nature's first bribe, that evolved a hundred million years ago
7. 22:00
  Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!—Series 2, Winemaker
  2/6Milton accidentally makes a delicious sparkling wine - and a deadly enemy.
8. 22:30
  Paperback Hell—Series 3, The Tu'penny Ha'penny Heiress
  3/6North-East based family saga spoof. Staring Rebecca Front.
9. 22:45
  Knocker—Obselejectivitysence
  3/6Market researcher Ian surveys a high-tech future. With Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox.
10. 23:00
  Newsjack—Series 23, Episode 5
  5/6Newsjack is a sketch show written entirely by the public. Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-Mclean.
11. 23:30
  Clayton Grange—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4Brilliantly stupid scientists seek cash and develop a thought-powered gun.
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Late
1. 00:00
  HG Wells—The War of the Worlds, Part 1
  1/2HG Wells's story of the brutal Martian invasion of Earth.
2. 01:00
  Barry Humphries: Gladdies All Over
  Another chance to hear Kathy Lette’s celebration of Barry Humphries with the man himself.
3. 04:00
  Dick George - Private Investigator—3. The Case of the Vanishing Vamp
  3/3Private investigator Dick is hot on the trail of a missing actress.

Monday 26 October 2020