BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 16 October 2021

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  James Follett - The Destruction Factor—5. Search and Destroy
  5/6Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Away with the Fairies
  Dominic Arkwright asks why fairies - once so very scary - have become pink and innocent?
3. 01:00
  Kill The Pharaoh!—3. Strangers in a Cafe
  3/8The danger mounts as Elizabeth explores the final tomb her father discovered in Egypt.
4. 01:30
  The Dark Island—5. Escalation
  5/6Will Grant and McCleod’s dangerous trap catch a Cold War spy ring plotter?
5. 02:00
  A Better Class of Person by John Osborne—10. On the Pier at Morecambe
  10/10Another marriage ends and penury beckons, but so does success.
6. 02:15
  John Reed - Ten Days That Shook the World—10. The Conquest of Power
  10/10The Bolsheviks have defeated the counter-revolution.
7. 02:30
  The Stasi Jigsaw Puzzle
  Chris Bowlby tells the story of the attempt to rescue East Germany's Stasi secret files.
8. 03:00
  Drama on 4—Sebastian Baczkiewicz - The Last Submarine Hunter
  The Swedish archipelago has 30,000 islands and many mysteries. By Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
9. 03:45
  The Chocolate Lovers' Club by Moya O'Shea—5. Mrs Drexl
  5/5Mysterious Mrs Drexl is last to share a chocolate tale...
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Miles Jupp asks for revelations about Sarah Millican, Richard Osman and Nathan Caton.
11. 04:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 1, Last Words
  4/6The social worker is wracked with relief when her most detested client dies.
12. 05:00
  On the Rocks—Series 2, Sermons
  3/4Despairing of his flock, Father Tregarthan enlists the help of an unlikely source.
13. 05:30
  The Confessional—Series 2, The Confession of Olivia Williams
  1/6Comedy revelations as Stephen Mangan uncovers his guest's guiltiest memories.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Rebecca
  Mrs de Winter must battle memories of her husband's first wife. With Christopher Cazenove.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson
  Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.
3. 08:00
  The Motion Show—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/6Graeme Garden with Gyles Brandreth, Boothby Graffoe, Hugh Dennis and Lauren Laverne.
4. 08:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Promises, Promises
  2/6Rosie's auction of promises sparks competitive fund-raising.
5. 09:00
  Radio Heads—Bobby Jaye
  The former boss of BBC Radio Light Entertainment chooses his career favourites.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Forests of the Imagination
  Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough searches the Autumn forest, looking for stories.
2. 12:45
  Elegies From a Suburban Garden—Autumn
  4/5For botanist Phil Gates, when Autumn arrives there's a sense of elation in the garden.
3. 13:00
  Pieces of Britney—7. Groundhog Day
  Pandora Sykes revisits the events leading to Britney's conservatorship and its key players
4. 13:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Leona Lewis
  Singer Leona Lewis chooses 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' by Roberta Flack.
5. 14:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 1. Ed Byrne interviews Al Murray
  1/6Ed Byrne kicks off Series 11 by interviewing the creator of the Pub Landlord, Al Murray.
6. 14:30
  The Harpoon—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The nostalgic spiffing spoof of adventure story papers for boys.
7. 15:00
  What's Funny About...—Series 2, 4. Pamela Stephenson & John Lloyd on Not The Nine O’Clock News
  4/6John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson tell the inside story of their pioneering sketch show.
8. 16:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Rebecca
  Mrs de Winter must battle memories of her husband's first wife. With Christopher Cazenove.
9. 17:30
  Great Lives—Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson
  Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double
  Dostoyevsky's nightmare vision of a man whose life is usurped by his double.
2. 19:00
  Radio Heads—Bobby Jaye
  The former boss of BBC Radio Light Entertainment chooses his career favourites.
3. 22:00
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 1, Kevin Eldon
  4/4Alex and his band try interactive cookery, and Kevin Eldon joins them for a song.
4. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 2. Al Murray interviews Ian Hislop
  2/6Al Murray, the Pub Landlord creator, passes the baton to comedian and satirist Ian Hislop.
5. 23:00
  The Curried Goat Show—Episode 5
  5/8Try Joseph's Psychedelic Poncho. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza
6. 23:30
  Cowards—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4Meet a cheery bailiff - and an office induction with a twist...
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double
  Dostoyevsky's nightmare vision of a man whose life is usurped by his double.
2. 01:00
  Pieces of Britney—7. Groundhog Day
  Pandora Sykes revisits the events leading to Britney's conservatorship and its key players
3. 01:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Leona Lewis
  Singer Leona Lewis chooses 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' by Roberta Flack.
4. 02:00
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 1. Ed Byrne interviews Al Murray
  1/6Ed Byrne kicks off Series 11 by interviewing the creator of the Pub Landlord, Al Murray.
5. 02:30
  The Harpoon—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4The nostalgic spiffing spoof of adventure story papers for boys.
6. 03:00
  What's Funny About...—Series 2, 4. Pamela Stephenson & John Lloyd on Not The Nine O’Clock News
  4/6John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson tell the inside story of their pioneering sketch show.
7. 04:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—Rebecca
  Mrs de Winter must battle memories of her husband's first wife. With Christopher Cazenove.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Maxine Peake on Ellen Wilkinson
  Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.

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