BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 2 October 2022

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Tenth Doctor Adventures, Cold Vengeance
  6/6On the frozen food satellite Coldstar, something sinister is defrosting - Ice Warriors!
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Broadcasting Freedom
  Bonnie Greer explores how black broadcasters put radio at the heart of the race debate.
3. 02:00
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Old hacks struggle with new media in the changing world of a broadsheet newspaper.
4. 02:30
  Weak at the Top—Series 2, Values
  3/4Marketing maestro John Weak tackles a meeting room crisis with a little seduction.
5. 03:00
  Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music—Series 2, Journey to the Centre of Rick
  6/6England and Wales face the brink of war. Only Rick Wakeman can help Mitch avert disaster.
6. 03:30
  Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 1, The Universe
  2/6The spoof TV sci-fi star explains life's big mysteries
7. 04:00
  Marie Lloyd, Queen of the Halls
  Three husbands, but thousands coming out for the funeral of the great music hall star.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Robinson Crusoe
  Real-life castaway Lucy Irvine nominates Robinson Crusoe. With Martin Popplewell.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Middle England by Jonathan Coe (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2A comic yet poignant look at Britain in the run up to Brexit. Read by Jeff Rawle.
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Emilia Clarke
  Actress Emilia Clarke chooses 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' by The Beatles.
3. 07:20
  Cyrano de Bergerac (Omnibus)
  Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.
4. 08:30
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 1, The Cruise - 1/2
  6/13The dear ladies fly off to sing on a cruise liner.
5. 09:00
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Pearls Mean Tears
  2/10When Aunt Agatha sparks uproar, can Bertie Wooster's valet save the day?
6. 09:30
  Trevor's World of Sport—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6The sports agent faces an uphill struggle with his clients, staff and family.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion Designers, Anya Hindmarch
  The designer Anya Hindmarch shares her musical choices with Kirsty Young. From 2012.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Canopy
  David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature's most inaccessible places.
9. 11:00
  Radiolab—Series 10, The Helen Keller Exorcism
  8/8Radiolab explores the life Deafblind American author and rights activist, Helen Keller
10. 11:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Emilia Clarke
  Actress Emilia Clarke chooses 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' by The Beatles.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Edward Thomas - The Journey To War
  Daljit Nagra chooses the finest programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Circulation is going through the roof as the old newspaper hacks struggle with new media.
3. 13:00
  Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2With the world in crisis as evolution goes into reverse, Cedar tries to find her mother.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ray Winstone
  Ray Winstone chooses Nat King Cole's Smile and Dean Martin's I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles.
5. 14:20
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/41840s Manchester saga. Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort?
6. 15:30
  Inside the Elephant Mind
  On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind
7. 16:00
  Lucy Catherine - The Goldilocks Zone
  Only a true connection with another human can bring us back to ourselves.
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Edward Thomas - The Journey To War
  Daljit Nagra chooses the finest programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 17:30
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Circulation is going through the roof as the old newspaper hacks struggle with new media.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Philip Palmer - Invasion
  Astronaut Kadian Giametti returns to Earth to find that the world has changed.
2. 18:45
  Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce
  Can a machine think and could it be prone to violence?
3. 19:00
  Radiolab—Series 10, The Helen Keller Exorcism
  8/8Radiolab explores the life Deafblind American author and rights activist, Helen Keller
4. 20:00
  Lucy Catherine - The Goldilocks Zone
  Only a true connection with another human can bring us back to ourselves.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Fashion Designers, Anya Hindmarch
  The designer Anya Hindmarch shares her musical choices with Kirsty Young. From 2012.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Canopy
  David Attenborough talks about filming in one of nature's most inaccessible places.
7. 22:00
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Circulation is going through the roof as the old newspaper hacks struggle with new media.
8. 22:30
  I Think I've Got a Problem—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/4At the zoo Tom meets Pi, who has a band in her head too. So what could go wrong?
9. 23:00
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 3, The St Valentine's Day Mastersons
  6/6Budding starlette Genevieve hits seedy 1920s Hollywood.
10. 23:30
  Boyle's Law
  His tea mug says 'I am the Law'. Inspector Vincent Boyle is in charge of data storage.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Philip Palmer - Invasion
  Astronaut Kadian Giametti returns to Earth to find that the world has changed.
2. 00:45
  Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce
  Can a machine think and could it be prone to violence?
3. 01:00
  Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2With the world in crisis as evolution goes into reverse, Cedar tries to find her mother.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Ray Winstone
  Ray Winstone chooses Nat King Cole's Smile and Dean Martin's I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles.
5. 02:20
  Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/41840s Manchester saga. Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort?
6. 03:30
  Inside the Elephant Mind
  On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind
7. 04:00
  Lucy Catherine - The Goldilocks Zone
  Only a true connection with another human can bring us back to ourselves.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Edward Thomas - The Journey To War
  Daljit Nagra chooses the finest programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
9. 05:30
  Electric Ink—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6Circulation is going through the roof as the old newspaper hacks struggle with new media.

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