BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 2 November 2024

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—The Parting Glass
  A folk song from Scotland that has endured through centuries.
2. 00:30
  A Fine Defence Of Enid Blyton
  Anne Fine looks at the enduring appeal of the Famous Five author.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Dalziel & Pascoe - Exit Lines, 5. The Comedy is Over
  5/5Three men dead. Two unsolved problems. Has Pascoe got one answer?
4. 01:30
  Limelight—Dead Hand, 5. Ceasefire Babies
  5/5Dead Hand adds another voice to his code.
5. 02:00
  Trapped—Series 1, Sow Cottage
  3/6Before a couple can live in their new home, a spirit needs placating.
6. 02:30
  Doctor in the House—St Swithin's
  1/13Richard Gordon's misadventures of a student doctor. Starring Richard Briers.
7. 03:00
  Michael Spicer: Before Next Door—Pilot
  Office bod by day, Room Next Door man by night. His road to fame is paved with anxiety.
8. 03:30
  The Haunting of Alma Fielding—5. An Encounter with Sigmund Freud
  5/5Explanations for Alma's supernatural experiences are many - can we know the real reason?
9. 03:45
  Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—25. Finale
  25/25Can there be a final reconciliation for Valjean and Cosette? With Roger Allam.
10. 04:00
  All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6James Walton is joined by Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Dave Gorman and Mary Anne Hobbs.
11. 04:30
  Lucky Heather—6. High Noon
  6/6After her best friend Dawn stole her man, now she asks Heather if he is cheating on her.
12. 05:00
  Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Idiot—4. Feelings and Fear
  4/4Nastasya and Aglaya discuss their feelings for Myshkin, as he begins to fear for his life.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Sheffield Picasso
  Artist Pablo Picasso stirs up a community at a peace conference.
2. 07:30
  The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans (Omnibus)
  David Abulafia’s fascinating history of our relationship with the oceans.
3. 08:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
4. 09:00
  The Men from the Ministry—This VAT and the Other
  The idle duo are helping to collect VAT - how taxing can that be?
5. 09:30
  The Morecambe and Wise Show—Episode 3
  3/6Eric and Ernie explore the Swinging 60s before recreating a classic monster.
6. 10:00
  Billy Bragg's Changing Times—2. A Beautiful Day
  2/3Stories of moments when musicians were inspired to preach, to protest and to perform.
7. 11:00
  The Sheffield Picasso
  Artist Pablo Picasso stirs up a community at a peace conference.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans (Omnibus)
  David Abulafia’s fascinating history of our relationship with the oceans.
2. 13:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
3. 14:00
  The Men from the Ministry—This VAT and the Other
  The idle duo are helping to collect VAT - how taxing can that be?
4. 14:30
  The Morecambe and Wise Show—Episode 3
  3/6Eric and Ernie explore the Swinging 60s before recreating a classic monster.
5. 15:00
  Billy Bragg's Changing Times—2. A Beautiful Day
  2/3Stories of moments when musicians were inspired to preach, to protest and to perform.
6. 16:00
  Frederick Pohl - The Midas Plague
  In the future, the lower class you are, the more you must consume of robot overproduction.
7. 16:45
  The Slumber King by Kevin Crossley-Holland
  A walking stick unlocks the door to an astounding journey beneath mountains
8. 17:00
  The Sheffield Picasso
  Artist Pablo Picasso stirs up a community at a peace conference.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans (Omnibus)
  David Abulafia’s fascinating history of our relationship with the oceans.
2. 19:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
3. 20:00
  The Men from the Ministry—This VAT and the Other
  The idle duo are helping to collect VAT - how taxing can that be?
4. 20:30
  The Morecambe and Wise Show—Episode 3
  3/6Eric and Ernie explore the Swinging 60s before recreating a classic monster.
5. 21:00
  Billy Bragg's Changing Times—2. A Beautiful Day
  2/3Stories of moments when musicians were inspired to preach, to protest and to perform.
6. 22:00
  Angstrom—Series 1, The Man Who Wasn't Dead
  1/4Scandinavian detective yarn starring Matthew Holness.
7. 22:30
  The Secret World—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/6From the Queen to Russell Crowe, exploring the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
8. 23:00
  Two Episodes of Mash—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4Diane, Joe and David must do 30 minutes of community service for crimes against radio.
9. 23:30
  Rigor Mortis—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Pathology lab sitcom with Peter Davison and Tracy Ann Oberman. From 2003.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Frederick Pohl - The Midas Plague
  In the future, the lower class you are, the more you must consume of robot overproduction.
2. 00:45
  The Slumber King by Kevin Crossley-Holland
  A walking stick unlocks the door to an astounding journey beneath mountains
3. 01:00
  The Sheffield Picasso
  Artist Pablo Picasso stirs up a community at a peace conference.
4. 02:30
  The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans (Omnibus)
  David Abulafia’s fascinating history of our relationship with the oceans.
5. 03:45
  Alan Coren - Core Coren—1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
  1/5Humourist Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
6. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—This VAT and the Other
  The idle duo are helping to collect VAT - how taxing can that be?
7. 04:30
  The Morecambe and Wise Show—Episode 3
  3/6Eric and Ernie explore the Swinging 60s before recreating a classic monster.
8. 05:00
  Billy Bragg's Changing Times—2. A Beautiful Day
  2/3Stories of moments when musicians were inspired to preach, to protest and to perform.

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