BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 7 October 2024

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Stone Woman by AS Byatt—2. Iceland
  2/3Ines worries whether her transformation will turn volcanic. Read by Penelope Wilton.
2. 00:30
  Catch My Breath—1. Demon Host
  1/5Two women take refuge in a remote Scottish country house where a demon awaits them.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Poet Castaways, Simon Armitage
  Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 01:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Sloths
  Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
5. 02:00
  Poetry Extra—In the Studio - Ada Limón: A poem for Nasa
  Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (Omnibus)
  Helen Macdonald's reads six essays about her passion and concerns for the natural world.
7. 03:40
  Inheritance Tracks—David and Carrie Grant
  The musical couple choose Andy Williams, Bob Marley & The Wailers and Roberta Flack.
8. 03:50
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/5Ex-prisoner Jean Valjean begins a new life as the Mayor of Montreuil.
9. 05:00
  The Clitheroe Kid—Series 6, Smile Please
  4/20Jimmy acquires a camera but his snaps are not appreciated.
10. 05:30
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, The Norfolk Broads
  2/13The dear ladies take Maud for a boat trip.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  In The Keep-net
  A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
2. 06:45
  Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
  1/5Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
3. 07:00
  The Emerald Green Show—Celebrations
  1/4Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
4. 07:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
  5/16Leslie is set up with a blind date aboard HMS Troutbridge.
5. 08:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Works Barbecue
  5/6Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
6. 08:30
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—1. Inhabitants
  1/10Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
7. 08:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—6. Rescue
  6/25Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
8. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 93, 3. Rhymes with Touché and Suché and John Belushé
  3/6Kiell Smith-Bynoe joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
9. 09:30
  The River—1. Sabrina and the Fish of No Return
  1/5Five different writers give illustrated talks on the theme of The River.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Rest - Stepping Back from Busy Times
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Anne Read
11. 10:00
  Frankly Speaking—Flora Robson
  Actress Dame Flora Robson faces questions from an interviewing panel.
12. 10:30
  The Trumpet Shall Sound
  Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians who played over the centuries.
13. 11:00
  In The Keep-net
  A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
14. 11:45
  Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
  1/5Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Emerald Green Show—Celebrations
  1/4Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
2. 12:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
  5/16Leslie is set up with a blind date aboard HMS Troutbridge.
3. 13:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Works Barbecue
  5/6Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
4. 13:30
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—1. Inhabitants
  1/10Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
5. 13:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—6. Rescue
  6/25Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
6. 14:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
7. 14:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Where There's a Will
  3/6Cash-strapped Harry tries to discover if his extravagant parents have made a will.
8. 15:00
  The Hydro by Ronald Frame—Series 1, 1. New Beginnings
  1/4A widow must take over running the family hotel in the Scottish Highlands
9. 15:45
  Short Works—Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 1. Good Golly Miss Molly
  1/5Mouli’s parrot mimics her late husband.
10. 16:00
  Frankly Speaking—Flora Robson
  Actress Dame Flora Robson faces questions from an interviewing panel.
11. 16:30
  The Trumpet Shall Sound
  Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians who played over the centuries.
12. 17:00
  In The Keep-net
  A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
13. 17:45
  Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
  1/5Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Emerald Green Show—Celebrations
  1/4Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
2. 18:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
  5/16Leslie is set up with a blind date aboard HMS Troutbridge.
3. 19:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Works Barbecue
  5/6Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
4. 19:30
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—1. Inhabitants
  1/10Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
5. 19:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—6. Rescue
  6/25Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
6. 20:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
7. 20:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Where There's a Will
  3/6Cash-strapped Harry tries to discover if his extravagant parents have made a will.
8. 21:00
  The Hydro by Ronald Frame—Series 1, 1. New Beginnings
  1/4A widow must take over running the family hotel in the Scottish Highlands
9. 21:45
  Short Works—Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 1. Good Golly Miss Molly
  1/5Mouli’s parrot mimics her late husband.
10. 22:00
  Just a Minute—Series 93, 3. Rhymes with Touché and Suché and John Belushé
  3/6Kiell Smith-Bynoe joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
11. 22:30
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 1, London to Glasgow
  2/6Alexei Sayle chats to passengers on a rail journey from London to Glasgow.
12. 23:00
  The News Quiz—Series 115, Peace & Peaks
  5/8Alasdair Beckett-King, Zoe Lyons, Scott Bennett and Cindy Yu quiz the news.
13. 23:30
  Chris Addison's Civilization—A Sense of Identity
  4/4The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains how mankind makes society function.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Frankly Speaking—Flora Robson
  Actress Dame Flora Robson faces questions from an interviewing panel.
2. 00:30
  The Trumpet Shall Sound
  Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians who played over the centuries.
3. 01:00
  In The Keep-net
  A boy is found half-drowned. A petty thief is accused of attempted murder.
4. 01:45
  Whodunnits—Bloody Eisteddfod, 1. Busy Week
  1/5Old friends and National Eisteddfod - it's not going to be a quiet week.
5. 02:00
  The Emerald Green Show—Celebrations
  1/4Emerald Green is a vain, ambitious black woman. Can she really become a chat-show queen?
6. 02:30
  The Navy Lark—Series 11, Sir Willoughby's Party
  5/16Leslie is set up with a blind date aboard HMS Troutbridge.
7. 03:00
  In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 3, The Works Barbecue
  5/6Damien reluctantly helps out at one of Anthony's barbecues.
8. 03:30
  Piranesi by Susanna Clarke—1. Inhabitants
  1/10Piranesi witnesses the joining of three tides and introduces us to the House inhabitants.
9. 03:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—6. Rescue
  6/25Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/4Joe Lycett tests Russell Kane, Fern Britton and Ivo Graham on who they know, not what.
11. 04:30
  Spending My Inheritance—Where There's a Will
  3/6Cash-strapped Harry tries to discover if his extravagant parents have made a will.
12. 05:00
  The Hydro by Ronald Frame—Series 1, 1. New Beginnings
  1/4A widow must take over running the family hotel in the Scottish Highlands
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya, 1. Good Golly Miss Molly
  1/5Mouli’s parrot mimics her late husband.

Tuesday 8 October 2024