BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 23 October 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—A Manual For Dreaming Womxn
  Dajlit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 00:30
  The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2A Cornish house with a fragrant lawn provides the setting for a wartime saga.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Lou Sanders
  Comedian and writer Lou Sanders chooses tracks by The Waterstones and Bob Dylan.
4. 01:50
  Shakespeare's Restless World (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/4Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore the turbulent world of Shakespeare.
5. 03:00
  Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—1. Setting Off
  1/3George, Harris and J enjoy a holiday on the River Thames, with Montmorency the dog.
6. 03:30
  Tony's—Series 1, Putting on the Style
  1/6Misadventures of a corner-shop barber, with a battle against rival Boris the Russian.
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, George Foreman
  Former heavyweight champion, George Foreman is castaway by Sue Lawley.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Collecting
  The naturalist comments on the decline in collecting by children.
9. 05:00
  Tull
  Walter Tull: footballer, First World War hero, and first black officer in the British Army
10. 05:45
  This Dog's Life by Kate Atkinson
  Gerald and his dog both muse on their predicaments, as they wait interminably at the vets
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Deep Six—6. Battle
  6/6Falsely accused, blackmailed, ex-SAS agent Terry prepares to do battle.
2. 06:30
  Inspector Purbright - Lonelyheart 4122—6. Outconned
  6/6Twists and turns as identities are revealed in the conclusion of the Flaxborough mystery.
3. 07:00
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron—1. Betrayal
  1/5Nora Ephron's whipsmart and bittersweet comedy about love on the rocks.
4. 07:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—6. Europe: Triumphs of the Past
  6/20What Henry V's armoury tells us about the depiction of history on the Elizabeth stage.
5. 07:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Taking Overs
  1/4The Geonin alien invaders are challenged to a village cricket match.
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Sunday for Seven Days
  4/8Harold regrets taking Albert to the cinema. Adapted from BBC TV.
7. 08:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side
  6/6Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.
8. 09:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Rufus Hound, Roisin Conaty, Alex Horne and Paul Sinha devise their own panel show games.
9. 09:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Molly doesn't care who her ex-husband Doug dates - but she still wants all the details.
10. 10:00
  Tull
  Walter Tull: footballer, First World War hero, and first black officer in the British Army
11. 10:45
  This Dog's Life by Kate Atkinson
  Gerald and his dog both muse on their predicaments, as they wait interminably at the vets
12. 11:00
  Deep Six—6. Battle
  6/6Falsely accused, blackmailed, ex-SAS agent Terry prepares to do battle.
13. 11:30
  Inspector Purbright - Lonelyheart 4122—6. Outconned
  6/6Twists and turns as identities are revealed in the conclusion of the Flaxborough mystery.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron—1. Betrayal
  1/5Nora Ephron's whipsmart and bittersweet comedy about love on the rocks.
2. 12:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—6. Europe: Triumphs of the Past
  6/20What Henry V's armoury tells us about the depiction of history on the Elizabeth stage.
3. 12:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Taking Overs
  1/4The Geonin alien invaders are challenged to a village cricket match.
4. 13:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Sunday for Seven Days
  4/8Harold regrets taking Albert to the cinema. Adapted from BBC TV.
5. 13:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side
  6/6Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.
6. 14:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Rufus Hound, Roisin Conaty, Alex Horne and Paul Sinha devise their own panel show games.
7. 14:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Molly doesn't care who her ex-husband Doug dates - but she still wants all the details.
8. 15:00
  Tull
  Walter Tull: footballer, First World War hero, and first black officer in the British Army
9. 15:45
  This Dog's Life by Kate Atkinson
  Gerald and his dog both muse on their predicaments, as they wait interminably at the vets
10. 16:00
  Deep Six—6. Battle
  6/6Falsely accused, blackmailed, ex-SAS agent Terry prepares to do battle.
11. 16:30
  Inspector Purbright - Lonelyheart 4122—6. Outconned
  6/6Twists and turns as identities are revealed in the conclusion of the Flaxborough mystery.
12. 17:00
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron—1. Betrayal
  1/5Nora Ephron's whipsmart and bittersweet comedy about love on the rocks.
13. 17:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—6. Europe: Triumphs of the Past
  6/20What Henry V's armoury tells us about the depiction of history on the Elizabeth stage.
14. 17:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Taking Overs
  1/4The Geonin alien invaders are challenged to a village cricket match.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Sunday for Seven Days
  4/8Harold regrets taking Albert to the cinema. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 18:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side
  6/6Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.
3. 19:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Rufus Hound, Roisin Conaty, Alex Horne and Paul Sinha devise their own panel show games.
4. 19:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Molly doesn't care who her ex-husband Doug dates - but she still wants all the details.
5. 20:00
  Radiolab—Series 9, Life In A Barrel
  7/8Radiolab explores the chaos of life through a barrel of seawater.
6. 20:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Frank Skinner
  Frank Skinner selects tracks by Dean Martin and George Formby.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 6, Shirley Collins (A-side)
  Shirley Collins discusses her 1971 classic album, Love, Death and the Lady.
8. 21:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 11. The Desperate Search
  11/20Jet and the crew reach freighter number two and realise they may not be alone on Mars.
9. 22:00
  Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 2, Episode 7 - Manchester
  7/10Paul Sinha returns to Manchester for a simian-themed round of his Perfect Pub Quiz.
10. 22:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Gravinia and Plumpf
  3/6Brian relives his adventures in a land where the military are revered above everything.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Laura Smyth 1/3
  The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Rob Deering talks to Laura Smyth.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 112, Episode 7
  7/8Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Anushka Asthana, and Simon Evans join Andy Zaltzman.
13. 23:30
  Forty Nights in the Wildebeest—Episode 2
  2/6Dan Freedman and Nick Romero provide a pun fest and an American guide to 'Scotchland'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Tull
  Walter Tull: footballer, First World War hero, and first black officer in the British Army
2. 00:45
  This Dog's Life by Kate Atkinson
  Gerald and his dog both muse on their predicaments, as they wait interminably at the vets
3. 01:00
  Deep Six—6. Battle
  6/6Falsely accused, blackmailed, ex-SAS agent Terry prepares to do battle.
4. 01:30
  Inspector Purbright - Lonelyheart 4122—6. Outconned
  6/6Twists and turns as identities are revealed in the conclusion of the Flaxborough mystery.
5. 02:00
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron—1. Betrayal
  1/5Nora Ephron's whipsmart and bittersweet comedy about love on the rocks.
6. 02:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—6. Europe: Triumphs of the Past
  6/20What Henry V's armoury tells us about the depiction of history on the Elizabeth stage.
7. 02:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Taking Overs
  1/4The Geonin alien invaders are challenged to a village cricket match.
8. 03:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, Sunday for Seven Days
  4/8Harold regrets taking Albert to the cinema. Adapted from BBC TV.
9. 03:30
  Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side
  6/6Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.
10. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Rufus Hound, Roisin Conaty, Alex Horne and Paul Sinha devise their own panel show games.
11. 04:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Molly doesn't care who her ex-husband Doug dates - but she still wants all the details.
12. 05:00
  Evelyn Waugh - A Handful of Dust—1. The Affair
  1/2Brenda Last embarks on an affair that is the talk of London society.

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