BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 30 September 2024

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Stone Woman by AS Byatt—1. Flint
  1/3Penelope Wilton reads a sensuous and uplifting gothic tale about a woman's transformation.
2. 00:30
  Wally K Daly—The Silent Scream, Episode 3
  3/3As the alien takeover approaches, can humanity fend off enemies from without and within?
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—American Singers, Randy Newman
  Singer-songwriter Randy Newman is castaway by Kirsty Young.
4. 01:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
5. 02:00
  Poetry Extra—The New Lyrical Ballads
  Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  Homecoming by Colin Grant (Omnibus)
  The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.
7. 03:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Ed Gamble
  Comedian Ed Gamble chooses tracks by David Bowie and Black Sabbath.
8. 03:50
  Maggie Allen - Not Me, But Us (Omnibus)—Episode 2. 1876-1894
  Sophia Jex-Blake sets up her own medical practice in Edinburgh.
9. 05:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 6, Sorry You've Been Troubled
  3/20Can the cheeky schoolboy manage to avoid landing in trouble with the new phone?
10. 05:30
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, The House Warming Party
  1/13The dear ladies recall the day they moved in.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Curlew in Autumn—2. Hit and Run
  2/6Nurse Nicolson is dead - with suspicion falling on Peter Calman. But who is lying?
2. 06:30
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—6. The Cross of Light
  6/6Hilary is getting closer to the facts, but will she be able to face the truth?
3. 07:00
  Babblewick Hall—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Debts are mounting and the squire has an ulterior motive when he visits Lady Keene.
4. 07:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Stranded
  4/16The crew of HMS Troutbridge get call for help from a British embassy.
5. 08:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Travel Piece
  4/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism.
6. 08:30
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
  1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
7. 08:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—1. Temptation
  1/25Shunned on leaving jail, Jean Valjean is tempted back into crime.
8. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 93, 2. A Punk Band Called The Sticky Carpets
  2/6Gyles Brandreth joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
9. 09:30
  His Master's Voices—1. Beginnings
  1/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Therefore with angels - War In Heaven
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by the Revd Dr Stephen Wigley
11. 10:00
  Frankly Speaking—Evelyn Waugh
  The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career.
12. 10:30
  Lanyon's Last Flight
  An appreciation of painter Peter Lanyon, who was soaring to fame when his glider crashed.
13. 11:00
  Curlew in Autumn—2. Hit and Run
  2/6Nurse Nicolson is dead - with suspicion falling on Peter Calman. But who is lying?
14. 11:30
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—6. The Cross of Light
  6/6Hilary is getting closer to the facts, but will she be able to face the truth?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Babblewick Hall—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Debts are mounting and the squire has an ulterior motive when he visits Lady Keene.
2. 12:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Stranded
  4/16The crew of HMS Troutbridge get call for help from a British embassy.
3. 13:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Travel Piece
  4/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism.
4. 13:30
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
  1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
5. 13:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—1. Temptation
  1/25Shunned on leaving jail, Jean Valjean is tempted back into crime.
6. 14:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/4Joe Lycett tests Mel C, Kerry Godliman and Jack Carroll on who they know, not what.
7. 14:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Voluntary Service
  2/6Harry tries to stop his parents spending money and steers them towards charity work.
8. 15:00
  Martyn Wade - The Bringer of Peace
  Composer Gustav Holst finds inspiration when he meets a poet interested in astrology.
9. 15:45
  Short Works—Post by Elaine Feeney
  The story of an unlikely friendship between two neighbours in rural Ireland.
10. 16:00
  Frankly Speaking—Evelyn Waugh
  The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career.
11. 16:30
  Lanyon's Last Flight
  An appreciation of painter Peter Lanyon, who was soaring to fame when his glider crashed.
12. 17:00
  Curlew in Autumn—2. Hit and Run
  2/6Nurse Nicolson is dead - with suspicion falling on Peter Calman. But who is lying?
13. 17:30
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—6. The Cross of Light
  6/6Hilary is getting closer to the facts, but will she be able to face the truth?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Babblewick Hall—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Debts are mounting and the squire has an ulterior motive when he visits Lady Keene.
2. 18:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Stranded
  4/16The crew of HMS Troutbridge get call for help from a British embassy.
3. 19:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Travel Piece
  4/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism.
4. 19:30
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
  1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
5. 19:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—1. Temptation
  1/25Shunned on leaving jail, Jean Valjean is tempted back into crime.
6. 20:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/4Joe Lycett tests Mel C, Kerry Godliman and Jack Carroll on who they know, not what.
7. 20:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Voluntary Service
  2/6Harry tries to stop his parents spending money and steers them towards charity work.
8. 21:00
  Martyn Wade - The Bringer of Peace
  Composer Gustav Holst finds inspiration when he meets a poet interested in astrology.
9. 21:45
  Short Works—Post by Elaine Feeney
  The story of an unlikely friendship between two neighbours in rural Ireland.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 93, 2. A Punk Band Called The Sticky Carpets
  2/6Gyles Brandreth joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
11. 22:30
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 1, Cardiff to Portsmouth
  1/6Alexei Sayle chats to passengers on a rail journey from Cardiff to Portsmouth.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Ed Patrick 2/3
  Stephen Bailey interviews the doctor and comedian Ed Patrick.
13. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 115, Conference & Confidence
  4/8Robin Morgan, Ian Smith, Alice Fraser and Ash Sarkar quiz the news.
14. 23:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—A Working Society
  3/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy evolution of the Western world.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Frankly Speaking—Evelyn Waugh
  The Brideshead Revisited author discusses his career.
2. 00:30
  Lanyon's Last Flight
  An appreciation of painter Peter Lanyon, who was soaring to fame when his glider crashed.
3. 01:00
  Curlew in Autumn—2. Hit and Run
  2/6Nurse Nicolson is dead - with suspicion falling on Peter Calman. But who is lying?
4. 01:30
  The Joke About Hilary Spite—6. The Cross of Light
  6/6Hilary is getting closer to the facts, but will she be able to face the truth?
5. 02:00
  Babblewick Hall—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Debts are mounting and the squire has an ulterior motive when he visits Lady Keene.
6. 02:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Stranded
  4/16The crew of HMS Troutbridge get call for help from a British embassy.
7. 03:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Travel Piece
  4/6Cookery writer Damien Trench dips his toe into the world of travel journalism.
8. 03:30
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—1. Tekels Park
  1/5Helen Macdonald's collection of essays about our relationship to the natural world.
9. 03:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—1. Temptation
  1/25Shunned on leaving jail, Jean Valjean is tempted back into crime.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 3
  3/4Joe Lycett tests Mel C, Kerry Godliman and Jack Carroll on who they know, not what.
11. 04:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Voluntary Service
  2/6Harry tries to stop his parents spending money and steers them towards charity work.
12. 05:00
  Martyn Wade - The Bringer of Peace
  Composer Gustav Holst finds inspiration when he meets a poet interested in astrology.
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Post by Elaine Feeney
  The story of an unlikely friendship between two neighbours in rural Ireland.

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