BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 30 October 2023

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
9. 05:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone—1. A Cursed Diamond
  1/6A large diamond given to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday vanishes.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Candle of Darkness—5. The Angry Mob
  5/6An angry mob turns on Jimmy as Delia implicates him.
2. 06:30
  The Dark Island—5. Escalation
  5/6Will Grant and McCleod’s dangerous trap catch a Cold War spy ring plotter?
3. 07:00
  The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill—1. The Three Notebooks
  1/5Eerie tale of supernatural stalking. In a gentleman's club, the story unfurls.
4. 07:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—11. Treason and Plots
  11/20Tabloid history of Shakespeare's England via contemporary accounts of royal murder plots.
5. 07:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
6. 08:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
7. 08:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage. Sue Limb's Lakeland poets parody.
8. 09:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, John Osborne
  1/6James Walton tests his guests on their literary knowledge.
9. 09:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon?
10. 10:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone—1. A Cursed Diamond
  1/6A large diamond given to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday vanishes.
11. 11:00
  The Candle of Darkness—5. The Angry Mob
  5/6An angry mob turns on Jimmy as Delia implicates him.
12. 11:30
  The Dark Island—5. Escalation
  5/6Will Grant and McCleod’s dangerous trap catch a Cold War spy ring plotter?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill—1. The Three Notebooks
  1/5Eerie tale of supernatural stalking. In a gentleman's club, the story unfurls.
2. 12:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—11. Treason and Plots
  11/20Tabloid history of Shakespeare's England via contemporary accounts of royal murder plots.
3. 12:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
4. 13:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
5. 13:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage. Sue Limb's Lakeland poets parody.
6. 14:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, John Osborne
  1/6James Walton tests his guests on their literary knowledge.
7. 14:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon?
8. 15:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone—1. A Cursed Diamond
  1/6A large diamond given to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday vanishes.
9. 16:00
  The Candle of Darkness—5. The Angry Mob
  5/6An angry mob turns on Jimmy as Delia implicates him.
10. 16:30
  The Dark Island—5. Escalation
  5/6Will Grant and McCleod’s dangerous trap catch a Cold War spy ring plotter?
11. 17:00
  The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill—1. The Three Notebooks
  1/5Eerie tale of supernatural stalking. In a gentleman's club, the story unfurls.
12. 17:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—11. Treason and Plots
  11/20Tabloid history of Shakespeare's England via contemporary accounts of royal murder plots.
13. 17:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
2. 18:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage. Sue Limb's Lakeland poets parody.
3. 19:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, John Osborne
  1/6James Walton tests his guests on their literary knowledge.
4. 19:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon?
5. 20:00
  Radiolab—Series 9, Dusty Docs
  8/8Radiolab explores the power of hidden documents to prove historical wrongs.
6. 20:55
  Inheritance Tracks—Shakin' Stevens
  Shakin' Stevens selects tracks by Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance and Johnny Cash.
7. 21:00
  Mastertapes—Series 6, Sir Tom Jones (A-side)
  Tom Jones talks to John Wilson about his 2010 back-to-his-roots album 'Praise & Blame'.
8. 21:30
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The Red Planet, 16. Strange Farm
  16/20Captain Jet, Doc and Lemmy set off to rescue Mitch, who's starting to doubt his own sanity
9. 22:00
  Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz—Series 2, Episode 8 - Andover
  8/10Paul Sinha gives his Hampshire audience a quiz fit for a post-truth era. Or does he?
10. 22:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Anidara
  4/6Brian Gulliver tells of his adventures in Anidara, where he finds himself put out to stud.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 112, Episode 8
  8/8Ian Smith, Ria Lina, Hugo Rifkind, and Robin Morgan join Andy Zaltzman.
12. 23:30
  Forty Nights in the Wildebeest—Episode 3
  3/6Dan Freedman and Nick Romero provide a pun fest and 'Another Gritty Police drama'
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone—1. A Cursed Diamond
  1/6A large diamond given to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday vanishes.
2. 01:00
  The Candle of Darkness—5. The Angry Mob
  5/6An angry mob turns on Jimmy as Delia implicates him.
3. 01:30
  The Dark Island—5. Escalation
  5/6Will Grant and McCleod’s dangerous trap catch a Cold War spy ring plotter?
4. 02:00
  The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill—1. The Three Notebooks
  1/5Eerie tale of supernatural stalking. In a gentleman's club, the story unfurls.
5. 02:15
  Shakespeare's Restless World—11. Treason and Plots
  11/20Tabloid history of Shakespeare's England via contemporary accounts of royal murder plots.
6. 02:30
  Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully—Series 1, Minimum Volume
  2/4Katrina attempts to sabotage Uljabaan's post-invasion education programme.
7. 03:00
  Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
  5/8Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted from BBC TV.
8. 03:30
  The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage. Sue Limb's Lakeland poets parody.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 17, John Osborne
  1/6James Walton tests his guests on their literary knowledge.
10. 04:30
  Snap—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so why isn't he over the moon?
11. 05:00
  Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone—2. The Police Take Action
  2/6Police investigate a missing diamond. 19th Century detective mystery with John Sharp.

Tuesday 31 October 2023