BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 15 October 2022

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Spaceship—5. Enemies
  5/6The crew finally contact another race - but not before a minor rebellion on board.
2. 00:30
  Sounds Natural—HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands
  HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands talks to Derek Jones about his conservation work.
3. 01:00
  Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance—1. Baron Hardup
  1/6Charles Paris employs his skills to solve the murder of a leading theatre impresario.
4. 01:30
  New Creatives Dramas—Series 6, Alf's Stores and Stoma: The Musical
  5/5Paul Dodgson presents new short drama from the next generation of storytellers.
5. 02:00
  A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne—Episode 5
  5/10Edith and Maurice celebrate their anniversary.
6. 02:15
  Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge—Episode 5
  5/10Kate contemplates Emma Darwin's affection for Tennyson’s poem, ‘In Memoriam’.
7. 02:30
  The Crying Game
  Geoff Watts investigates why we cry and why emotional tears are a uniquely human trait.
8. 03:00
  David Napthine - Unforgettable—3. May All Your Wishes Come True
  3/3Eddie is found wandering Newcastle with no idea of his past.
9. 03:45
  Short Works—The Treehouse by SK Perry
  Put your ear to the tree trunk and listen. An original short work for radio by SK Perry.
10. 04:00
  Say the Word—Episode 6
  6/6Frank Delaney with Hunter Davies, Sheila Steafel, Roger McGough and Helen Atkinson Wood.
11. 04:30
  Sharing Fatman—Breezing Up
  2/6An immediate connection is made with Mr Fatman at the horse sales.
12. 05:00
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  1/6Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
13. 05:30
  Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn—The Hot Tub Problem
  Marian and Tara on unsought advice, unwelcome invitations and unwanted baby pictures.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Jo Anderson - The Understudy
  An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
2. 07:30
  Great Lives—Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
  Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé.
3. 08:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 13, Nancy Mitford
  4/6James Walton quizzes John Walsh, Lynne Truss, John O'Farrell and Mark Billingham.
4. 08:30
  Ayres on the Air—Series 6, Still in the Game
  1/4Poet and entertainer Pam Ayres explores getting older... but not giving in.
5. 09:00
  Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
  Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Jack Benny Program—I Was Betrayed
  1/6The cast plead to be paid before performing in a medical drama, 'I Was Betrayed'
2. 12:30
  Turf Wars—Losing the Plot
  1/4A timid man faces mindless bureaucracy when he applies for an allotment plot.
3. 13:00
  Archive on 4—The Phoney War
  The story of the BBC in the strange period of 1939-1940 and the echoes of Covid-19 today
4. 14:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The First
  1/6Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished. But what about Planet Earth?
5. 14:30
  The Party Party—Episode 1
  1/6It's 1993 and the incredibly silly Party Party sweeps to power. Stars Hugh Laurie.
6. 15:00
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Seafarers
  1/6Comparing Welsh history's key figures to determine Wales's ultimate heroes.
7. 15:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Abu Dhabi
  1/6A cat, a thermostat and Bristol combine in the ups and downs of a tiny charter airline.
8. 16:00
  Jo Anderson - The Understudy
  An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
9. 17:30
  Great Lives—Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
  Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Sarah Woods - News From Nowhere
  Will wakes to find he has travelled 100 years into the future to a post-capitalist London.
2. 18:45
  The Cobweb Kiss by Peter J Hammond
  Jonathan and Lydia patiently wait to be reunited with their young son.
3. 19:00
  Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
  Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
4. 22:00
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes, The Inheritance
  1/4Comedian Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy.
5. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 5, Robert Llewellyn interviews Dave Gorman
  1/6The Red Dwarf actor meets the Genius comic in the tag-team talk show.
6. 23:00
  Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs—Episode 6
  6/6With Greg Davies, Jon Richardson, Sarah Millican. The Hoosiers provide music.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Sarah Woods - News From Nowhere
  Will wakes to find he has travelled 100 years into the future to a post-capitalist London.
2. 00:45
  The Cobweb Kiss by Peter J Hammond
  Jonathan and Lydia patiently wait to be reunited with their young son.
3. 01:00
  Archive on 4—The Phoney War
  The story of the BBC in the strange period of 1939-1940 and the echoes of Covid-19 today
4. 02:00
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The First
  1/6Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished. But what about Planet Earth?
5. 02:30
  The Party Party—Episode 1
  1/6It's 1993 and the incredibly silly Party Party sweeps to power. Stars Hugh Laurie.
6. 03:00
  Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes—Series 1, Seafarers
  1/6Comparing Welsh history's key figures to determine Wales's ultimate heroes.
7. 03:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 1, Abu Dhabi
  1/6A cat, a thermostat and Bristol combine in the ups and downs of a tiny charter airline.
8. 04:00
  Jo Anderson - The Understudy
  An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder sparks a deadly confrontation.
9. 05:30
  Great Lives—Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
  Laura Marling on the first female psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé.

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