BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 23 October 2021

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  WS by LP Hartley
  Novelist Walter Streeter is unsettled by a mysterious admirer.
2. 00:30
  Off the Page—Glut
  Dominic Arkwright asks his guests to debate excess and gluttony - what exactly is enough?
3. 01:00
  Kill The Pharaoh!—8: The Call of the Muezzin
  8/8Elizbeth has been kidnapped. Can Inspector Mahmoud find her before it is too late?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Towards Zero, 4. Suspicion
  4/4Suspicion has turned on Audrey for the murder. But where is she?
5. 02:00
  The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark—5. Betrayal
  5/5Sandy realises that 'you can only betray where loyalty is due'.
6. 02:15
  Isabel Colegate - The Shooting Party—5. Tragedy
  5/5Cardew heads back to the shoot, and an error of judgement results in a tragic death.
7. 02:30
  Living World—Winter Ladybirds
  As the cold nights draw in, ladybirds come indoors for the winter months.
8. 02:50
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5 : Tawny Owl
  An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the tawny owl
9. 03:00
  Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Idiot—4. Feelings and Fear
  4/4Nastasya and Aglaya discuss their feelings for Myshkin, as he begins to fear for his life.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/6Miles Jupp discovers how well a panel of guests know their nearest and dearest.
11. 04:30
  Clare in the Community—Series 1, Stage Fright
  6/6Clare's disgruntled husband Brian writes a play based on their marriage.
12. 05:00
  On the Rocks—Series 2, Swimming
  4/4Ben’s not getting anywhere with Morwenna-May.
13. 05:30
  The Confessional—Series 2, The Confession of Anthony Horowitz
  2/6Comic revelations as Stephen Mangan talks to Anthony Horowitz about his guilty secrets.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Wimsey—Whose Body?
  Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mystery of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub.
2. 07:30
  The Rite of Autumn
  Folklorist Doc Rowe on how we mark summer's end in 'The Rite of Autumn'.
3. 07:50
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese
  Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese.
4. 08:00
  The Motion Show—Series 5, Episode 5
  5/6Graeme Garden hosts as Gyles Brandreth, Steve Punt, Arthur Smith and Lauren Laverne debate
5. 08:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, A Closed Book
  3/6Rosie's contracted to organise a literary prize, but things don't go by the book.
6. 09:00
  Comedy Controller—Steve Punt
  Comedian, writer and star of 'The Now Show', Steve Punt makes his comedy choices
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Intelligence
  1/4Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
2. 12:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—From 22/02/1971
  A laughing tax inspector and a right royal surprise. Sketches starring Ronnie Barker.
3. 13:00
  Pieces of Britney—8. #FreeBritney
  Pandora Sykes explores the movement to liberate Britney from her conservatorship
4. 14:00
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 3, Autumn
  3/4Mark Watson continues his doomed quest to understand the world.
5. 14:30
  Revolting People—Series 4, Pirates
  4/6Brimshaw, McGurk and the Oliphants attempt to flee to England.
6. 15:00
  Radio Active—Series 5, Did You Catch It?
  8/8The station's Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a game of tug o' war.
7. 15:30
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/328 performers get 60 seconds to entertain. With John Humphrys.
8. 16:00
  Wimsey—Whose Body?
  Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mystery of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub.
9. 17:30
  The Rite of Autumn
  Folklorist Doc Rowe on how we mark summer's end in 'The Rite of Autumn'.
10. 17:50
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese
  Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Dave Simpson - Nightmares
  A nurse fears attack by a grotesquely masked knifeman as nightmares and waking hours blur.
2. 19:00
  Comedy Controller—Steve Punt
  Comedian, writer and star of 'The Now Show', Steve Punt makes his comedy choices
3. 22:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Belgium
  1/4The comedian aims to prove Belgium is not dull, with the legacy of Jean-Claude Van Damme.
4. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 3. Ian Hislop interviews Victoria Coren-Mitchell
  3/6Comedian and satirist Ian Hislop talks to writer and presenter Victoria Coren-Mitchell.
5. 23:00
  The Curried Goat Show—Episode 6
  6/8Rodney Bewes joins Dan Gaster, Ben Silburn and Will Ing's sketch bonanza.
6. 23:30
  Cowards—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4An interesting idea for a catalogue photo shoot.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Dave Simpson - Nightmares
  A nurse fears attack by a grotesquely masked knifeman as nightmares and waking hours blur.
2. 01:00
  Pieces of Britney—8. #FreeBritney
  Pandora Sykes explores the movement to liberate Britney from her conservatorship
3. 02:00
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 3, Autumn
  3/4Mark Watson continues his doomed quest to understand the world.
4. 02:30
  Revolting People—Series 4, Pirates
  4/6Brimshaw, McGurk and the Oliphants attempt to flee to England.
5. 03:00
  Radio Active—Series 5, Did You Catch It?
  8/8The station's Choir of the Year Competition is settled by a game of tug o' war.
6. 03:30
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/328 performers get 60 seconds to entertain. With John Humphrys.
7. 04:00
  Wimsey—Whose Body?
  Suave sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mystery of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub.
8. 05:30
  The Rite of Autumn
  Folklorist Doc Rowe on how we mark summer's end in 'The Rite of Autumn'.
9. 05:50
  Tweet of the Day—Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese
  Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese.

Sunday 24 October 2021