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  4. Schedule, Sunday 8 November 2009

'Drama' schedule for Sunday 8 November 2009

  1. 00:00–00:30
    BBC Radio 7
    4/6. Carlo leads the story, as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet.
  2. 00:20–02:20
    BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue))
    A Jewish moneylender seeks to forfeit a literal pound of flesh from his Christian nemesis.
  3. 00:30–00:48
    BBC Radio 4
    1/5. Rob Green's compelling tale of an eccentric family bereavement. (R)
  4. 00:30–01:00
    BBC Radio 7
    2/5. Mark Gatiss introduces Mike Bartlett's tale of a man getting ready to pop the question.
  5. 01:00–02:30
    BBC Radio 7
    A woman struggles with her own madness until she meets a pioneering psychiatrist.
  6. 01:30–03:55
    BBC Four
    Three men use the ransom money from a kidnapping to take over Rome's criminal underworld.
  7. 02:20–04:05
    BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue))
    Vietnamese drama set in Ho Chi Minh City, which interweaves three stories of city life.
  8. 09:15–10:30
    BBC Radio 4
    The week's events in Ambridge.
  9. 10:15–10:30
    BBC Radio 7
    An Aunt's grief for a nephew killed by a splinter shell on the Somme.
  10. 13:45–14:45
    BBC One (Scotland only)
    Michael Learmonth threatens to rip Jimmy and Scarlett's relationship apart once again. (R)
  11. 14:45–16:40
    BBC One (Cambridgeshire, Channel Islands, London, Northern Ireland, Oxfordshire, Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire only)
    Archie and Janine's horrible plans for the Vic backfire, with shocking consequences. (R)
  12. 15:00–16:00
    BBC Radio 4
    2/2. Will Bel Ami's first wife and mistress' knowledge of his past threaten his future?
  13. 16:35–17:00
    BBC Asian Network
    Omnibus edition of the gritty radio soap set in a vibrant urban community.
  14. 17:40–17:54
    BBC Radio 4
    1/8. Playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz creates a fictional response to the week's news.
  15. 18:00–18:30
    BBC Radio 7
    8/10. John and Medley arrive in a strange religious retreat. Is it a cult?
  16. 18:30–19:00
    BBC Radio 7
    2/4. Tropical conditions trigger people's primal memories. Read by Robert Glenister.
  17. 19:00–19:15
    BBC Radio 4
    Susan's loyalties are put to the test.
  18. 19:45–20:00
    BBC Radio 4
    4/5. By Paul Dodgson. He used to be able to fly, but he has forgotten about that now. (R)
  19. 20:00–21:30
    BBC Radio 3
    Aleksei Arbuzov's classic Soviet play set during the siege of Leningrad.
  20. 21:00–22:00
    BBC HD
    2/4. Garrow, now a celebrated Old Bailey barrister, defends the case of the infamous Monster.
  21. 21:00–22:00
    BBC One (except Scotland)
    2/4. Garrow, now a celebrated Old Bailey barrister, defends the case of the infamous Monster.
  22. 21:15–21:30
    BBC Radio 7
    An Aunt's grief for a nephew killed by a splinter shell on the Somme.
  23. 22:00–23:30
    BBC Four
    Two veterans of the Normandy landings return to France to visit a wartime buddy's grave. (R)
  24. 22:00–22:25
    BBC Leicester
    Another chance to hear the soap first broadcast at 2.45pm on weekdays.
  25. 22:25–23:25
    BBC One (Scotland only)
    2/4. Garrow, now a celebrated Old Bailey barrister, defends the case of the infamous Monster.
  26. 23:00–00:00
    BBC HD
    2/20. Ex John Fosters pupil Amy accuses Bolton of attempted rape.
  27. 23:00–23:30
    BBC Radio 7
    2/4. Charlie and Moog mess up a mission to deliver Korg's nephew to playgroup. From 2007.
  28. 23:10–00:40
    BBC Two (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only)
    Biopic of 'Queen of the Pinups' Bettie Page, who was the target of a Senate investigation.
  29. 23:25–01:00
    BBC One (except Northern Ireland)
    Comedy drama. Two actresses discover they are both involved with the same worthless man.
  30. 00:00–01:30
    BBC Two (Wales only)
    Biopic of 'Queen of the Pinups' Bettie Page, who was the target of a Senate investigation.
  31. 00:00–00:30
    BBC Radio 7
    8/10. John and Medley arrive in a strange religious retreat. Is it a cult?
  32. 00:30–01:00
    BBC Radio 7
    2/4. Tropical conditions trigger people's primal memories. Read by Robert Glenister.
  33. 00:40–02:25
    BBC Two (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only)
    Hard-hitting drama chronicling the rise and fall of a demagogic politician.
  34. 01:35–02:35
    BBC One
    4/55. Elliot is determined to prove he can cope running Darwin in Connie's absence. (R)
  35. 02:35–04:10
    BBC One
    Drama charting Churchill's rise to power, WWII victory and subsequent election defeat. (R)

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