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'Drama' schedule for Saturday 31 October 2009

  1. 00:00–00:30
    BBC Radio 7
    3/3. A newly-rich American couple move to England, but their past catches up with them.
  2. 00:30–01:00
    BBC Radio 7
    5/6. A colonist enters the alien temple and returns a broken man. Read by Paul Birchard.
  3. 02:15–03:00
    BBC Radio 7
    The story of pioneering BBC Radiophonic Workshop music composer Delia Derbyshire.
  4. 03:00–04:00
    BBC Radio 7
    4/4. The crazy dancer uses people, but reaps the consequences. Marking 75 years of Maida Vale.
  5. 04:00–04:15
    BBC Radio 7
    84/90. Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.
  6. 04:30–04:45
    BBC Radio 7
    10/10. William Thornhill makes his choice and reaps his reward. Read by Ron Cook.
  7. 04:45–05:00
    BBC Radio 7
    5/5. Examining Old Age, World War and Mrs Heelis' legacy.
  8. 09:30–10:00
    BBC Radio 7
    1/6. Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers lurk outside.
  9. 12:03–12:30
    BBC Radio Cymru
    Cyfle i glywed John yn darllen cyfres arall o straeon Harri Parri. Harri Parri stories.
  10. 13:00–14:30
    BBC Radio 7
    The Belgian sleuth investigates the murder of a child on All Hallows' Eve.
  11. 14:30–15:30
    BBC Radio 4
    Robert Forrest's chilling tale of the supernatural, set on a schooner in 1867. (R)
  12. 14:30–15:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Two unlikely cops DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe an academics killing spree.
  13. 15:00–15:30
    BBC Radio 7
    The cops probe a link between the deaths in Glasgow and murders in an idyllic village.
  14. 15:30–16:00
    BBC Radio 7
    A sadistic adversary exploits Detective Inspector Bob Boxer's deepest childhood fears.
  15. 16:00–16:30
    BBC Radio 7
    When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree.
  16. 16:30–17:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Jeffrey Richards looks at how the Harley St psychiatrist-turned detective solved his cases
  17. 17:00–17:55
    BBC Radio 7
    Someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them.
  18. 17:55–18:00
    BBC Radio 7
    6/13. The serial steered by listeners continues on its unpredictable journey.
  19. 18:00–22:30
    BBC Radio 3
    Antonio Pappano conducts tenor Ben Heppner and soprano Nina Stemme as the tragic lovers.
  20. 18:00–18:30
    BBC Radio 7
    3/6. Edna interrogates The Prince and takes on the public information porn industry.
  21. 18:30–19:00
    BBC Radio 7
    1/5. A nasty little drama with bite by horror maestro Kim Newman. Stars John Rowe.
  22. 19:30–20:00
    BBC Radio 7
    1/6. Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers lurk outside.
  23. 20:00–22:30
    BBC Radio 7
    Celebrating Maida Vale at 75, William Shakespeare's play about the tyrant's rise to power.
  24. 21:00–22:00
    BBC Radio 4
    2/2. Helen Schlegel is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry Henry Wilcox.
  25. 23:00–23:55
    BBC Radio 7
    Someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them.
  26. 23:55–00:00
    BBC Radio 7
    6/13. The serial steered by listeners continues on its unpredictable journey.
  27. 00:00–00:30
    BBC Radio 7
    3/6. Edna interrogates The Prince and takes on the public information porn industry.
  28. 00:30–00:48
    BBC Radio 4
    5/5. Pressed into service as a bridesmaid at a gay wedding, Jenny expected to be miserable. (R)
  29. 00:30–01:00
    BBC Radio 7
    1/5. A nasty little drama with bite by horror maestro Kim Newman. Stars John Rowe.
  30. 01:00–02:30
    BBC Radio 7
    The Belgian sleuth investigates the murder of a child on All Hallows' Eve.
  31. 02:30–04:00
    BBC Radio 7
    An strange disappearance and a horrific murder prompts a teacher's own investigation.
  32. 04:00–05:00
    BBC Radio 7
    Someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them.

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