BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 10 October 2016

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Lightbulbs
  Steve returns to Tipton to find his dead relatives are unsettled. Supernatural tale.
2. 00:30
  William Gibson - Burning Chrome—Episode 1
  1/2Two cyberpunks go for the big score by hacking a vicious criminal.
3. 01:00
  Doris Lessing - The Golden Notebook—Episode 2
  2/2Writer Anna Wulf is drawn in again to sort out her friends' conflicts.
4. 02:15
  The Romantic Road: On the Trail of the German Philosophers—Lifting Berlin
  5/5Stephen Plaice concludes his philosophical tour in Berlin.
5. 02:30
  The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  2/2As Anna's health deteriorates, Nurse Wright seeks out potential allies.
6. 03:45
  Christopher Hope - Covered Bridge and Autumn Splendour
  In Maida Vale, Miranda becomes obsessed with a Canadian double-bass player.
7. 04:00
  Patrick O'Brian - Testimonies
  A haunting tale of secret passion set in a remote Welsh valley in the 1950s.
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—The Dub Poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson
  Poet in Residence Daljit Nagra introduces Dread, Beat an' Blood.
9. 05:30
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 5, Meter Reading Chic
  6/6Ramesh decides it is time to ponder retirement from the corner shop game.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
2. 06:30
  Ship of Spies
  Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs
3. 07:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 1
  1/6The all-women sketch show starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
4. 07:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
5. 08:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Son of the Burkiss Way
  4/15Chris Emmett, Fred Harris, Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees with the first radio motion picture.
6. 08:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 15/06/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on the legend of Lord Nelson.
7. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 2
  2/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Shappi Khorsandi
8. 09:30
  In the End—Episode 5
  5/6A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.
9. 10:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 1
  1/3The battles of Ma Joad as her family trek west in 1930s America.
10. 11:00
  AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh—Episode 1
  1/5In which the bear goes visiting and gets into a tight place.
11. 11:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Son of the Burkiss Way
  4/15Chris Emmett, Fred Harris, Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees with the first radio motion picture.
2. 12:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 15/06/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on the legend of Lord Nelson.
3. 13:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
4. 13:30
  Ship of Spies
  Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs
5. 14:00
  Book at Bedtime—Anna Funder - All That I Am, Episode 1
  1/10As Ruth Becker reaches the end of her life, she finds herself remembering more and more.
6. 14:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, UK - Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford
  6/15How PD James's Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell's Wexford have charted changes in UK society.
7. 14:30
  Mary Brunton - Self Control—Two Suitors
  1/10Loved by two very different men, Laura Montreville must choose between passion and virtue.
8. 14:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—1. Childhood
  1/5The troubled childhood of Charles Dickens.
9. 15:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 1
  1/3The battles of Ma Joad as her family trek west in 1930s America.
10. 16:00
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 2
  2/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Shappi Khorsandi
11. 16:30
  In the End—Episode 5
  5/6A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.
12. 17:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 1
  1/6The all-women sketch show starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
13. 17:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 1
  1/3The natural world turns on mankind as a war veteran and his family come under attack.
2. 18:30
  A Good Read—Roger Graef & George Galloway
  Roger Graef and George Galloway discuss books by Andrea Ashworth and George Orwell.
3. 19:00
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, Son of the Burkiss Way
  4/15Chris Emmett, Fred Harris, Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees with the first radio motion picture.
4. 19:30
  The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 15/06/1974
  Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on the legend of Lord Nelson.
5. 20:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
6. 20:30
  Ship of Spies
  Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs
7. 21:00
  AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh—Episode 1
  1/5In which the bear goes visiting and gets into a tight place.
8. 21:15
  Drama on 4—RK Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi
  An aging tiger looks back on his life and the human absurdities of 1970s India.
9. 22:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.
10. 22:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 9, Frankie Boyle talks to Grant Morrison
  3/6Comedian Frankie Boyle talks to comic book writer Grant Morrison.
11. 23:00
  The News Quiz Extra—Series 18, Episode 5
  5/8An extended version of the News Quiz for Radio 4 Extra.
12. 23:45
  Foley and McColl: The Interview—Placebo
  5/6The duo tell Parky about their lean years.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Daphne Du Maurier—The Birds, Episode 1
  1/3The natural world turns on mankind as a war veteran and his family come under attack.
2. 00:30
  A Good Read—Roger Graef & George Galloway
  Roger Graef and George Galloway discuss books by Andrea Ashworth and George Orwell.
3. 01:00
  Detective—Series 1, The Do-It-Yourself Job
  6/13A newlywed is set to do time and reform. Why risk a not guilty plea?
4. 01:30
  Ship of Spies
  Tom Mangold joins a spy-themed cruise round the Caribbean, speaking to 2 former CIA chiefs
5. 02:00
  Book at Bedtime—Anna Funder - All That I Am, Episode 1
  1/10As Ruth Becker reaches the end of her life, she finds herself remembering more and more.
6. 02:15
  Foreign Bodies—Series 1, UK - Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford
  6/15How PD James's Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell's Wexford have charted changes in UK society.
7. 02:30
  Mary Brunton - Self Control—Two Suitors
  1/10Loved by two very different men, Laura Montreville must choose between passion and virtue.
8. 02:45
  Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin—1. Childhood
  1/5The troubled childhood of Charles Dickens.
9. 03:00
  Classic Serial—John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 1
  1/3The battles of Ma Joad as her family trek west in 1930s America.
10. 04:00
  Just a Minute—Series 55, Episode 2
  2/10Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Shappi Khorsandi
11. 04:30
  In the End—Episode 5
  5/6A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder.
12. 05:00
  Heated Rollers—Episode 1
  1/6The all-women sketch show starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
13. 05:30
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 17, Episode 1
  1/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.

Tuesday 11 October 2016