BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 29 October 2023

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  MR James—A Mass of Cobwebs
  A conniving old man causes havoc from beyond the grave...
2. 00:30
  The Price of Fear—Meeting in Athens
  Vincent Price encounters a couple in Greece, desperate to stay for three days more.
3. 01:00
  Koji Suzuki - Ring
  A British journalist living in Tokyo investigates the mysterious deaths of four teenagers.
4. 01:00
  The Alderman
  Small town politics in The Valleys where a divisive Alderman dreams of Westminster.
5. 02:30
  Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2The ever chaotic life of Adrian Mole, now aged 39.
6. 03:45
  Could Do Better—Stephen Fry
  Robert Booth summons writer and comic actor Stephen Fry to his study for a quiet word.
7. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Safe and Unsound
  The bungling bureaucrats spark fears of a top level security leak.
8. 04:30
  Something to Shout About—Series 3, Episode 18
  18/20In the depths of winter, the agency works on promoting struggling Siltford-on-Sea.
9. 05:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Alternative Comedy...and Beyond, 2. The Mary Whitehouse Experience
  2/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 80s alternative comedy.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Poetry Extra—The Refuge Box
  Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds another highlight.
2. 06:30
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Omnibus)
  Food writer Rachel Samstat suspects her husband loves another woman.
3. 07:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rose Matafeo
  Comedian Rose Matafeo selects tracks by Nat King Cole and Barbra Streisand.
4. 07:50
  Shakespeare's Restless World (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/4Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore the turbulent world of Shakespeare.
5. 09:00
  Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—2. Pineapple
  2/3A tin of pineapple takes on a starring role as the story of the Thames holiday continues.
6. 09:30
  Tony's—Series 1, Charles
  2/6Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief?
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Wendell Pierce
  Actor Wendell Pierce is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
9. 11:00
  Poetry Extra—The Refuge Box
  Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds another highlight.
10. 11:30
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Omnibus)
  Food writer Rachel Samstat suspects her husband loves another woman.
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Afternoon
1. 12:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rose Matafeo
  Comedian Rose Matafeo selects tracks by Nat King Cole and Barbra Streisand.
2. 12:50
  Shakespeare's Restless World (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/4Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore the turbulent world of Shakespeare.
3. 14:00
  Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—2. Pineapple
  2/3A tin of pineapple takes on a starring role as the story of the Thames holiday continues.
4. 14:30
  Tony's—Series 1, Charles
  2/6Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief?
5. 15:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Wendell Pierce
  Actor Wendell Pierce is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
6. 15:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
7. 16:00
  MR James—A Mass of Cobwebs
  A conniving old man causes havoc from beyond the grave...
8. 16:30
  The Price of Fear—Meeting in Athens
  Vincent Price encounters a couple in Greece, desperate to stay for three days more.
9. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—The Refuge Box
  Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds another highlight.
10. 17:30
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Omnibus)
  Food writer Rachel Samstat suspects her husband loves another woman.
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Evening
1. 18:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rose Matafeo
  Comedian Rose Matafeo selects tracks by Nat King Cole and Barbra Streisand.
2. 18:50
  Shakespeare's Restless World (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/4Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore the turbulent world of Shakespeare.
3. 20:00
  Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—2. Pineapple
  2/3A tin of pineapple takes on a starring role as the story of the Thames holiday continues.
4. 20:30
  Tony's—Series 1, Charles
  2/6Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief?
5. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Wendell Pierce
  Actor Wendell Pierce is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
6. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
7. 22:00
  Start/Stop—Series 3, 5. BnB
  5/6Money woes for Barney and Cathy, Evan and Fiona argue and David causes a stir...
8. 22:30
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 4, Cars
  Plans unravel when comic poet Tim Key and his friend Tom Basden pick up a hitchhiker.
9. 23:00
  Small Scenes—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4A financial advisor starts up a sideline as an assassin's assistant.
10. 23:30
  The Skivers—Series 3, Michael Winner
  1/5Calm down, dear! Special guest Michael Winner joins in the sketch show fun.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Poetry Extra—The Refuge Box
  Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds another highlight.
2. 00:30
  Heartburn by Nora Ephron (Omnibus)
  Food writer Rachel Samstat suspects her husband loves another woman.
3. 01:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Rose Matafeo
  Comedian Rose Matafeo selects tracks by Nat King Cole and Barbra Streisand.
4. 01:50
  Shakespeare's Restless World (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/4Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore the turbulent world of Shakespeare.
5. 03:00
  Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat—2. Pineapple
  2/3A tin of pineapple takes on a starring role as the story of the Thames holiday continues.
6. 03:30
  Tony's—Series 1, Charles
  2/6Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief?
7. 04:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Black American Icons, Wendell Pierce
  Actor Wendell Pierce is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
8. 04:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.

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