BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 5 November 2020

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Understand by Ted Chiang—Episode 3
  3/4Leon plans for the exciting new way of life that his enhanced mind has revealed.
2. 00:30
  Short Cuts—Series 14, Libraries
  5/6Josie Long explores the way our collections and accidental archives define us.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 7, 3. Black Peter
  3/6Holmes and Watson investigate the violent death of a retired whaler.
4. 01:30
  Cadfael—Dead Man's Ransom, 3. A Princely Death
  3/5Ellis goes from being a hostage to a murder suspect. Brother Cadfael investigates.
5. 02:00
  The Motion Show—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game. With Steve Punt and John O'Farrell.
6. 02:30
  North East of Eden—Cinema Paradiso
  5/6Mad Max versus the French resistance. Or rather, two rival island film nights fight it out
7. 03:00
  Drama on 4—The Magus by John Fowles, 3. End of the Masque
  3/3Conchis brings his masque at Bourani to an end but is the game really over?
8. 04:00
  Unsung Heroines—3. Elsie Widdowson, Marjorie Hurst, Noor Inayat Khan, Josephine Butler, Nancy Wake, The Lumberjills, Rani of Jhansi
  3/3Viv Groskop celebrates amazing women whose names aren't as well known as they should be.
9. 05:00
  Barbara Nice—Series 1, The Fib
  4/4A school reunion for Barbara sparks a rash white lie.
10. 05:30
  Ability—Series 2, Weekend Away
  4/4Matt’s parents invite Jess and Matt to join them for a weekend away.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 7, 4. The Red Circle
  4/6Holmes investigates a lodger and coded messages via a candle provides vital clues.
2. 06:30
  Cadfael—Dead Man's Ransom, 4. Allies
  4/5A second murder suspect disappears, and the medieval detective monk journeys to Wales.
3. 07:00
  Making the Best of It—Shock Jock
  1/4DJ Asif Ahmed drags Barry from Room 1A to be his on-air radio posse. With Roy Hudd.
4. 07:30
  Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown—Rich Hall's (US Election) Breakdown 2020, Episode 1
  1/2Comedian and US citizen Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
5. 08:00
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 17
  17/20Kenneth Horne's abominable quest for a Yeti - and 'Hornerama' looks at Leisure.
6. 08:30
  Anything Legal—Episode 1
  1/8City gents Charles and George are laid off but maintain the pretence of working.
7. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 6, George Orwell
  1/5James Walton's literary quiz. Author of the week is George Orwell. From April 2003
8. 09:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 1, The Heinrich Manoeuvre
  1/4A childless couple are unhealthily obsessed with a model village.
9. 10:00
  RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae—1. The Unwelcome Return
  1/2A buccaneering tale of a family with divided loyalties during the Jacobite uprising.
10. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Small Screen Stars, Jane Horrocks
  From Bjork to Gracie Fields Jane Horrocks shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
11. 11:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Waterton
  David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 17
  17/20Kenneth Horne's abominable quest for a Yeti - and 'Hornerama' looks at Leisure.
2. 12:30
  Anything Legal—Episode 1
  1/8City gents Charles and George are laid off but maintain the pretence of working.
3. 13:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 7, 4. The Red Circle
  4/6Holmes investigates a lodger and coded messages via a candle provides vital clues.
4. 13:30
  Cadfael—Dead Man's Ransom, 4. Allies
  4/5A second murder suspect disappears, and the medieval detective monk journeys to Wales.
5. 14:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 6, George Orwell
  1/5James Walton's literary quiz. Author of the week is George Orwell. From April 2003
6. 14:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 1, The Heinrich Manoeuvre
  1/4A childless couple are unhealthily obsessed with a model village.
7. 15:00
  RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae—1. The Unwelcome Return
  1/2A buccaneering tale of a family with divided loyalties during the Jacobite uprising.
8. 16:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Small Screen Stars, Jane Horrocks
  From Bjork to Gracie Fields Jane Horrocks shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
9. 16:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Waterton
  David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.
10. 17:00
  Making the Best of It—Shock Jock
  1/4DJ Asif Ahmed drags Barry from Room 1A to be his on-air radio posse. With Roy Hudd.
11. 17:30
  Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown—Rich Hall's (US Election) Breakdown 2020, Episode 1
  1/2Comedian and US citizen Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Understand by Ted Chiang—Episode 4
  4/4Reynolds and Leon prepare for a battle of minds. Who will survive? Read by Rhashan Stone.
2. 18:30
  Great Lives—Nick Stadlen on Bram Fischer
  Nick Stadlen champions the life of the Afrikaner Revolutionary Bram Fischer.
3. 19:00
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 17
  17/20Kenneth Horne's abominable quest for a Yeti - and 'Hornerama' looks at Leisure.
4. 19:30
  Anything Legal—Episode 1
  1/8City gents Charles and George are laid off but maintain the pretence of working.
5. 20:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 7, 4. The Red Circle
  4/6Holmes investigates a lodger and coded messages via a candle provides vital clues.
6. 20:30
  Cadfael—Dead Man's Ransom, 4. Allies
  4/5A second murder suspect disappears, and the medieval detective monk journeys to Wales.
7. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Small Screen Stars, Jane Horrocks
  From Bjork to Gracie Fields Jane Horrocks shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
8. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Waterton
  David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.
9. 22:00
  Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown—Rich Hall's (US Election) Breakdown 2020, Episode 1
  1/2Comedian and US citizen Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.
10. 22:30
  The Big Booth—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Boothby Graffoe's meandering monologues, sketches and ditties.
11. 23:15
  Spats—Mankind v Nature
  Luke Roberts tackles the big arguments and solves them using light entertainment.
12. 23:30
  Concrete Cow—Series 2, Art
  5/6Someone goes too far at a murder mystery party.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Understand by Ted Chiang—Episode 4
  4/4Reynolds and Leon prepare for a battle of minds. Who will survive? Read by Rhashan Stone.
2. 00:30
  Great Lives—Nick Stadlen on Bram Fischer
  Nick Stadlen champions the life of the Afrikaner Revolutionary Bram Fischer.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 7, 4. The Red Circle
  4/6Holmes investigates a lodger and coded messages via a candle provides vital clues.
4. 01:30
  Cadfael—Dead Man's Ransom, 4. Allies
  4/5A second murder suspect disappears, and the medieval detective monk journeys to Wales.
5. 02:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 6, George Orwell
  1/5James Walton's literary quiz. Author of the week is George Orwell. From April 2003
6. 02:30
  Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends—Series 1, The Heinrich Manoeuvre
  1/4A childless couple are unhealthily obsessed with a model village.
7. 03:00
  RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae—1. The Unwelcome Return
  1/2A buccaneering tale of a family with divided loyalties during the Jacobite uprising.
8. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Small Screen Stars, Jane Horrocks
  From Bjork to Gracie Fields Jane Horrocks shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
9. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Waterton
  David Attenborough explores the life of Squire Waterton, a 19th-century taxidermist.
10. 05:00
  Making the Best of It—Shock Jock
  1/4DJ Asif Ahmed drags Barry from Room 1A to be his on-air radio posse. With Roy Hudd.
11. 05:30
  Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown—Rich Hall's (US Election) Breakdown 2020, Episode 1
  1/2Comedian and US citizen Rich Hall follows the closing stages of the US presidential race.

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