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'Drama' schedule for Thursday 29 October 2009

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  1. 00:00–00:30
    BBC Radio 7
    The Female Ghost
    The Cold Embrace
    1/3. After a German artist's cool betrayal, his fiancee's retribution is eerily apt.
  2. 00:30–01:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Methuselah's Children
    Episode 3
    3/6. Lazarus Long leads the families into space. Paul Birchard reads Robert A Heinlein's novel.
  3. 01:00–01:30
    BBC Radio 7
    Boxer and Doberman
    The Big Cheese
    3/4. A sadistic adversary exploits Detective Inspector Bob Boxer's deepest childhood fears.
  4. 01:30–02:00
    BBC Radio 7
    J Meade Falkner's The Lost Stradivarius
    Episode 3
    3/4. John sends a letter summoning Sophy to Naples, where she learns a terrible secret.
  5. 02:00–02:15
    BBC Radio 7
    Mark Twain Stories
    Cannibalism in the Cars
    A train gets marooned in snow and the stranded passengers are starving.
  6. 02:15–03:00
    BBC Radio 7
    McLevy
    Series 5, The Chosen One
    3/4. 'The Princess of the Occult' is an Edinburgh sell-out, but McLevy wonders if she's a fake.
  7. 03:00–04:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Posters of the Moulin Rouge
    The Boneless Wonder
    2/4. Only a shadow on a poster, what is Valentin in real life? Stars Stephen Thorne.
  8. 04:00–04:15
    BBC Radio 7
    This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
    1989 - The Fall of the Berlin Wall, and Tiananmen Square
    82/90. Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.
  9. 04:30–04:45
    BBC Radio 7
    The Secret River
    A Time of Fear
    8/10. Tensions between the white farmers and the Aboriginals are escalating daily.
  10. 04:45–05:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Beatrix Potter: A Life In Nature
    Episode 3
    3/5. Success and tragedy walk hand-in-hand for Beatrix Potter.
  11. 10:00–12:15
    BBC Asian Network
    Nikki Bedi
    29/10/2009
    Arts, entertainment and music with Ameet Chana sitting in for Nikki Bedi.
  12. 10:00–11:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Posters of the Moulin Rouge
    La Goulue
    3/4. How much longer can a greedy dancer stay on the stage? Stars Frances Barber.
  13. 11:00–11:15
    BBC Radio 7
    Mark Twain Stories
    The Facts in the Great Beef Contract
    How can thirty barrels of meat cause so much despair and angst? Read by Kelsey Grammer.
  14. 11:15–12:00
    BBC Radio 7
    McLevy
    Series 5, The Reckoning
    4/4. As Jean prepares for a wedding, someone wants revenge - but death stalks the detective.
  15. 12:15–12:20
    BBC Asian Network
    Silver Street
    29/10/2009
    Krishan discovers his artistic side and Jodie tells Kuljit they need to talk.
  16. 12:20–12:30
    BBC Asian Network
    Nikki Bedi
    29/10/2009
    Arts, entertainment and music with Ameet Chana sitting in for Nikki Bedi.
  17. 13:00–13:30
    BBC Radio 7
    Boxer and Doberman
    The Seat of Evil
    4/4. When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree.
  18. 13:30–14:00
    BBC Radio 7
    J Meade Falkner's The Lost Stradivarius
    Episode 4
    4/4. As John returns from Italy, Gaskell tries to ascertain how he fell under Adrian's spell.
  19. 14:00–14:15
    BBC Radio 4
    The Archers
    28/10/2009
    Brian and Jennifer fear the worst.
  20. 14:00–14:15
    BBC Radio 7
    This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
    1990 - The Poll Tax, the ERM, and Exit Margaret Thatcher
    83/90. Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.
  21. 14:15–15:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Afternoon Play
    A Tokyo Murder, The Detective
    2/3. Detective Inspector Julie Hill is sent to Tokyo to investigate Daisy's disappearance. (R)
  22. 14:30–14:45
    BBC Radio 7
    The Secret River
    It is Just Like Mine
    9/10. William and the Aboriginals struggle on for ownership of the Hawksbury river banks.
  23. 14:45–15:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Beatrix Potter: A Life In Nature
    Episode 4
    4/5. In the life of the writer and illustrator, there's a wedding and an important donation.
  24. 15:00–16:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Posters of the Moulin Rouge
    La Goulue
    3/4. How much longer can a greedy dancer stay on the stage? Stars Frances Barber.
  25. 15:30–15:45
    BBC Radio 4
    Afternoon Reading
    The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets, You Are A Gongedip
    3/3. When William is interrupted by an irate woman, he underestimates her capacity for revenge.
  26. 18:00–18:30
    BBC Radio 7
    The Female Ghost
    Man Sized in Marble
    2/3. Two newlyweds laugh at their housekeeper's dread of All Saint's Eve, until it arrives.
  27. 18:30–19:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Methuselah's Children
    Episode 4
    4/6. 100,000 family members settle into their prolonged lives on the New Frontiers.
  28. 19:00–19:15
    BBC Radio 4
    The Archers
    29/10/2009
    The Grundys make themselves at home.
  29. 19:45–20:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Woman's Hour Drama
    The Dead Hour, Episode 9
    9/10. Paddy goes into hiding when she starts to believe she could be the killer's next victim.
  30. 20:00–20:30
    BBC Radio 7
    Boxer and Doberman
    The Seat of Evil
    4/4. When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree.
  31. 20:30–21:00
    BBC Radio 7
    J Meade Falkner's The Lost Stradivarius
    Episode 4
    4/4. As John returns from Italy, Gaskell tries to ascertain how he fell under Adrian's spell.
  32. 21:00–21:15
    BBC Radio 7
    Mark Twain Stories
    The Facts in the Great Beef Contract
    How can thirty barrels of meat cause so much despair and angst? Read by Kelsey Grammer.
  33. 21:15–22:00
    BBC Radio 3
    Night Waves
    Free Thinking 2009, Free Thinking festival 2009
    Available to listen
    Rana Mitter hosts a public debate: Is The West Losing Its Nerve?
  34. 21:15–22:00
    BBC Radio 7
    McLevy
    Series 5, The Reckoning
    4/4. As Jean prepares for a wedding, someone wants revenge - but death stalks the detective.
  35. 22:45–23:00
    BBC Radio 4
    Book at Bedtime
    Heartland, Episode 4
    4/10. Rob witnesses a stabbing on the local estate.
  36. 00:00–00:30
    BBC Radio 7
    The Female Ghost
    Man Sized in Marble
    2/3. Two newlyweds laugh at their housekeeper's dread of All Saint's Eve, until it arrives.
  37. 00:30–01:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Methuselah's Children
    Episode 4
    4/6. 100,000 family members settle into their prolonged lives on the New Frontiers.
  38. 01:00–01:30
    BBC Radio 7
    Boxer and Doberman
    The Seat of Evil
    4/4. When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree.
  39. 01:30–02:00
    BBC Radio 7
    J Meade Falkner's The Lost Stradivarius
    Episode 4
    4/4. As John returns from Italy, Gaskell tries to ascertain how he fell under Adrian's spell.
  40. 02:00–02:15
    BBC Radio 7
    Mark Twain Stories
    The Facts in the Great Beef Contract
    How can thirty barrels of meat cause so much despair and angst? Read by Kelsey Grammer.
  41. 02:15–03:00
    BBC Radio 7
    McLevy
    Series 5, The Reckoning
    4/4. As Jean prepares for a wedding, someone wants revenge - but death stalks the detective.
  42. 03:00–04:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Posters of the Moulin Rouge
    La Goulue
    3/4. How much longer can a greedy dancer stay on the stage? Stars Frances Barber.
  43. 04:00–04:15
    BBC Radio 7
    This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
    1990 - The Poll Tax, the ERM, and Exit Margaret Thatcher
    83/90. Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.
  44. 04:30–04:45
    BBC Radio 7
    The Secret River
    It is Just Like Mine
    9/10. William and the Aboriginals struggle on for ownership of the Hawksbury river banks.
  45. 04:45–05:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Beatrix Potter: A Life In Nature
    Episode 4
    4/5. In the life of the writer and illustrator, there's a wedding and an important donation.

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