BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 24 September 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  The Man in Black—Series 2, 2. Death Us Do Part by Mike Bartlett
  2/5John hears voices warning him off marriage. Pre-nuptial nerves or something sinister?
2. 00:30
  A Short History of Gothic—2. Clytie by Eudora Welty
  2/4Watery parallels to Greek mythology. Barbara Barnes reads Eudora Welty's Mississippi tale.
3. 01:00
  Michael Arditti - The Family Hotel
  An out-of-season guest at a hotel is more than the family owners bargained for....
4. 02:30
  Lowborn by Kerry Hudson (Omnibus)
  Kerry Hudson's memoir explores what it really means to be poor in Britain today.
5. 03:45
  Uncle Mort's South Country—Series 1, 2. Three Star Comfort
  2/5Carter Brandon checks in for some room service, but his uncle has other ideas.
6. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—That's My Pigeon
  A visiting dignitary gets the bird-brained bureaucrats in a flap.
7. 04:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 10
  10/20Uproar in the agency when the women discover that the men get paid more.
8. 05:00
  Down by the River—3. And So, To The Sea...
  3/3From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton concludes her river journey.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Poetry Extra—September 1, 1939
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 06:30
  How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Molly and an intense young man travel across Britain on a voyage of discovery.
3. 07:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rob Rinder
  Barrister turned broadcaster Rob Rinder chooses tracks by Max Bruch and Beethoven.
4. 07:50
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant (Omnibus)
  A young woman takes on the running of a bank in a 19th century Cheshire town.
5. 09:00
  A Life of Bliss—From 18/06/1957
  With his engagement to Penny at an end, will David Bliss stay single for long?
6. 09:30
  Home to Roost—Series 1, To Be Or Not To Be - An OAP
  3/6William reluctantly signs-up for his pension.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—British Music Makers, Lily Allen
  Singer-songwriter Lily Allen is castaway by Kirsty Young.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
9. 11:00
  Poetry Extra—September 1, 1939
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
10. 11:30
  How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Molly and an intense young man travel across Britain on a voyage of discovery.
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Afternoon
1. 12:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rob Rinder
  Barrister turned broadcaster Rob Rinder chooses tracks by Max Bruch and Beethoven.
2. 12:50
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant (Omnibus)
  A young woman takes on the running of a bank in a 19th century Cheshire town.
3. 14:00
  A Life of Bliss—From 18/06/1957
  With his engagement to Penny at an end, will David Bliss stay single for long?
4. 14:30
  Home to Roost—Series 1, To Be Or Not To Be - An OAP
  3/6William reluctantly signs-up for his pension.
5. 15:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—British Music Makers, Lily Allen
  Singer-songwriter Lily Allen is castaway by Kirsty Young.
6. 15:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
7. 16:00
  The Man in Black—Series 2, 2. Death Us Do Part by Mike Bartlett
  2/5John hears voices warning him off marriage. Pre-nuptial nerves or something sinister?
8. 16:30
  A Short History of Gothic—2. Clytie by Eudora Welty
  2/4Watery parallels to Greek mythology. Barbara Barnes reads Eudora Welty's Mississippi tale.
9. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—September 1, 1939
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
10. 17:30
  How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Molly and an intense young man travel across Britain on a voyage of discovery.
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Evening
1. 18:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rob Rinder
  Barrister turned broadcaster Rob Rinder chooses tracks by Max Bruch and Beethoven.
2. 18:50
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant (Omnibus)
  A young woman takes on the running of a bank in a 19th century Cheshire town.
3. 20:00
  A Life of Bliss—From 18/06/1957
  With his engagement to Penny at an end, will David Bliss stay single for long?
4. 20:30
  Home to Roost—Series 1, To Be Or Not To Be - An OAP
  3/6William reluctantly signs-up for his pension.
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—British Music Makers, Lily Allen
  Singer-songwriter Lily Allen is castaway by Kirsty Young.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
7. 22:00
  The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 3, Reality TV
  6/6Mel and Vicki get swept up in Celebrity Big Brother, with two Marilyns and a president.
8. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 9, Neil Innes talks to Graham Linehan
  5/6Songwriter Neil Innes talks to comedy writer and director Graham Linehan.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Aunty Donna 2/2
  Jon Holmes chats again to the Australian absurdist sketch group, Aunty Donna.
10. 23:00
  Spats—Series 1, Love versus Something Better
  4/4Luke Roberts uses light entertainment to tackle the big questions.
11. 23:15
  The Hauntening—Series 3, Sleeping
  4/4Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets in this modern ghost story.
12. 23:30
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Mortality
  6/6Stephen K Amos and comedian friends present a guide to mortality.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—September 1, 1939
  Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  How to Find Home by Mahsuda Snaith (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Molly and an intense young man travel across Britain on a voyage of discovery.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rob Rinder
  Barrister turned broadcaster Rob Rinder chooses tracks by Max Bruch and Beethoven.
4. 01:50
  Hester by Margaret Oliphant (Omnibus)
  A young woman takes on the running of a bank in a 19th century Cheshire town.
5. 03:00
  A Life of Bliss—From 18/06/1957
  With his engagement to Penny at an end, will David Bliss stay single for long?
6. 03:30
  Home to Roost—Series 1, To Be Or Not To Be - An OAP
  3/6William reluctantly signs-up for his pension.
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—British Music Makers, Lily Allen
  Singer-songwriter Lily Allen is castaway by Kirsty Young.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
9. 05:00
  Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Clarke—1. The Messenger from the Lowlands
  1/51685. England is once again threatened by Civil War.
10. 05:55
  The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Croglin Grange Vampire
  3/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.

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