BBC Radio 7 Schedule Saturday 31 October 2009

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Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  
  The Female Ghost—Afterward
  
  3/4 By Edith Wharton. An American couple moves to England, but their past catches up with them
2. 00:30
  
  Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children—Episode 5
  
  5/6 After entering the alien temple, a colonist returns as a broken man.
3. 01:00
  
  The Radio Detectives—Series 2, A Case for Dr Morelle
  
  4/5 Examining how the Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective solved his cases.
4. 01:30
  
  J Meade Falkner's Bag of Paradoxes
  
  David Almond tells the story of the author of 'Moonfleet'.
5. 02:00
  
  The Digitisation of a Radio Station
  
  Peter Reed discovers how the BBC's mammoth tape archive arrives on Radio 7.
6. 02:15
  
  Martyn Wade - Blue Veils and Golden Sands
  
  The remarkable story of pioneering BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer Delia Derbyshire.
7. 03:00
  
  John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge—Jane Avril
  
  4/4 The crazy dancer uses people, but reaps the consequences.
8. 04:00
  
  This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century—1991 - John Major and War with Iraq
  
  84/90 Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history.
9. 04:15
  
  Route 66—Ipswich
  
  5/5 Paddy Maguire meets a young single mum heading for a lively night out.
10. 04:30
  
  Kate Grenville - The Secret River—A New Emptiness
  
  10/10 William Thornhill makes his choice, but will he reap his reward?
11. 04:45
  
  Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature—Episode 5
  
  5/5 Linda Lear's biography of the author examines old age, world war and Mrs Heelis's legacy.
12. 05:00
  
  CBeebies Radio—31/10/2009
  
  Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
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Morning
1. 08:00
  
  Big Toe Books—31/10/2009
  
  Featuring The Witches, Vlad the Drac Returns, and Horrid Henry Tricks and Treats.
2. 09:00
  
  Scotland's Black History—Black Blood, White Skin
  
  5/7 Billy Kay explores Scotland's contacts with Africa and people of African origin.
3. 09:30
  
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Asking for More
  
  1/6 Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers are lurking outside
4. 10:00
  
  Comedy Controller—Justin Moorhouse
  
  Including Knowing Me Knowing You, Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter, and Listen to Les.
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Afternoon
1. 13:00
  
  Hercule Poirot—Halloween Party
  
  The Belgian sleuth investigates the murder of a child on All Hallows' Eve.
2. 14:30
  
  Crime Catch-Up—Boxer and Doberman: Headless in Glasgow
  
  Two unlikely cops DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe an academics killing spree.
3. 15:00
  
  Crime Catch-Up—Boxer and Doberman: The Killings in Kirkibrae
  
  The cops probe a link between the deaths in Glasgow and murders in an idyllic village.
4. 15:30
  
  Crime Catch-Up—Boxer and Doberman: The Big Cheese
  
  A sadistic adversary exploits Detective Inspector Bob Boxer's deepest childhood fears.
5. 16:00
  
  Crime Catch-Up—Boxer and Doberman: The Seat of Evil
  
  When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree.
6. 16:30
  
  Crime Catch-Up—The Radio Detectives: A Case for Dr Morelle
  
  Jeffrey Richards looks at how the Harley St psychiatrist-turned detective solved his cases
7. 17:00
  
  Doctor Who—Sisters of the Flame
  
  Someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them.
8. 17:55
  
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Episode 6
  
  6/13 Susan's troubled honeymoon continues.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unrelated
  
  3/6 Edna interrogates the Prince and takes on the public information porn industry.
2. 18:30
  
  The Man in Black—Series 2, Phish Phood
  
  1/5 The creepy raconteur introduces horror maestro Kim Newman's nasty little drama with bite.
3. 19:00
  
  Scotland's Black History—Black Blood, White Skin
  
  5/7 Billy Kay explores Scotland's contacts with Africa and people of African origin.
4. 19:30
  
  Charles Dickens—Oliver Twist, Asking for More
  
  1/6 Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers are lurking outside
5. 20:00
  
  Richard III
  
  Celebrating Maida Vale at 75, William Shakespeare's play about the tyrant's rise to power.
6. 22:30
  
  Spats—Mankind v Nature
  
  Luke Roberts tackles the big arguments and solves them using light entertainment.
7. 22:45
  
  Spats—Series 1, Science v the Arts
  
  1/4 Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment.
8. 23:00
  
  Doctor Who—Sisters of the Flame
  
  Someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them.
9. 23:55
  
  Chain Gang—Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone, Episode 6
  
  6/13 Susan's troubled honeymoon continues.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unrelated
  
  3/6 Edna interrogates the Prince and takes on the public information porn industry.
2. 00:30
  
  The Man in Black—Series 2, Phish Phood
  
  1/5 The creepy raconteur introduces horror maestro Kim Newman's nasty little drama with bite.
3. 01:00
  
  Hercule Poirot—Halloween Party
  
  The Belgian sleuth investigates the murder of a child on All Hallows' Eve.
4. 02:30
  
  Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch
  
  A strange disappearance and a horrific murder prompts a teacher's own investigation.
5. 04:00
  
  Doctor Who—Sisters of the Flame
  
  Someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them.
6. 05:00
  
  CBeebies Radio—01/11/2009
  
  Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

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