BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 13 November 2021

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch by Dorothy K Haynes—5. Windfall
  5/5A woman sells her trinkets to a passing salesman.
2. 00:15
  Fresh Blood—The Cupboard Beneath the Stairs by Mark Breckon
  10/10Four space fans decide to re-stage a 1960s moon-shot in a Farnborough semi.
3. 00:30
  Off the Page—Imaginary Friends
  Did you have any imaginary friends as a child or do you in fact have some now?
4. 01:00
  Galbraith and the Midas Touch—1. Watch the Birdie
  1/6A photograph circling the heads of three people sparks a new mystery.
5. 01:30
  A Charles Paris Mystery—A Reconstructed Corpse, 4. Attack
  4/4Charles finds the final piece in the jigsaw, but not before his own life is threatened.
6. 02:00
  Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh—5. Preparation for My Solitude
  5/5Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the Russian ballet star.
7. 02:15
  Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights—5. Isabella
  5/10Nelly's fears have been confirmed. Isabella has gone.
8. 02:30
  Sable Island - A Dune Adrift
  Sable Island, a sand dune in the Atlantic, is crucial to the world and our imagination.
9. 03:00
  CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers—Corridors of Power - The Choice
  10/10Roger Quaife's political destiny hangs on a Commons debate. What future for Lewis Eliot?
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Miles Jupp hosts the panel show where it's not what but who you know that matters.
11. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due, and some folk aren't happy.
12. 05:00
  All Those Women—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Hetty's old diaries turn up some uncomfortable home truths for Maggie.
13. 05:30
  The Confessional—Series 2, The Confession of Konnie Huq
  5/6TV presenter and writer Konnie Huq shares her guilty secrets with confessor Stephen Mangan
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
  First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet for the first time.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
  Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.
3. 08:00
  Listomania—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6The panel show that loves lists with Susan Calman.
4. 08:30
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, The Queen of Song
  6/6A showcase concert for a local diva turns into a headache!
5. 09:00
  The Big Steptoe Radio Show: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
  The legendary writers present their favourite episodes featuring the rag and bone men.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 19, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
2. 12:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—From 22/03/1971
  A struggling vicar and a Welsh poet for birthday cards. Stars Ronnie Barker.
3. 13:00
  Archive on 4—Alistair Cooke's Century
  Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.
4. 14:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Hereward The Wake
  By David Reed and Humphrey Ker. The comic lifestory of one of England's forgotten heroes.
5. 14:45
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 3, There's Something About Mrs Naughtie
  2/6Mrs Naughtie's news has Hamish, Dougal and the Laird all a-fluster.
6. 15:00
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Multiculturalism
  1/6Stephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism.
7. 15:30
  Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Eamonn Holmes runs the animal charity telethon.
8. 16:00
  Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
  First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet for the first time.
9. 17:30
  Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
  Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Spine Chillers—David Campton - Mrs M
  Mrs Meadowsweet offers guesthouse holidays, but Madge and Arthur are suspicious.
2. 18:45
  The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—2. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
  Will an archaeologist heed the warnings of a local man or continue a dangerous excavation?
3. 19:00
  The Big Steptoe Radio Show: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
  The legendary writers present their favourite episodes featuring the rag and bone men.
4. 22:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Milan
  4/4The comedian discovers graffiti, beggars and lycra-clad couriers in the style capital.
5. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 11, 6. Roy Hudd interviews Alison Steadman
  6/6Comedy icon Roy Hudd talks to star of radio, stage and screen, Alison Steadman.
6. 23:00
  The Skivers—Series 2, William Franklyn
  1/5Dolphins, and Sue Lawley's secret. Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh greet William Franklyn.
7. 23:30
  Guy Browning's Small Talk—Series 2, How to Pack
  3/4Start naked and pretend to get dressed - bad luck if the taxi comes early.
8. 23:45
  Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4The women US astronauts of Mercury 13, who never got into space.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Spine Chillers—David Campton - Mrs M
  Mrs Meadowsweet offers guesthouse holidays, but Madge and Arthur are suspicious.
2. 00:45
  The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—2. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
  Will an archaeologist heed the warnings of a local man or continue a dangerous excavation?
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Alistair Cooke's Century
  Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.
4. 02:00
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Hereward The Wake
  By David Reed and Humphrey Ker. The comic lifestory of one of England's forgotten heroes.
5. 02:45
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 3, There's Something About Mrs Naughtie
  2/6Mrs Naughtie's news has Hamish, Dougal and the Laird all a-fluster.
6. 03:00
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Multiculturalism
  1/6Stephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism.
7. 03:30
  Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Eamonn Holmes runs the animal charity telethon.
8. 04:00
  Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
  First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet for the first time.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
  Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.

Sunday 14 November 2021