BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 20 May 2025

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  How Tickled Am I?—Series 1, Jimmy Clitheroe
  
  2/6 Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive entertainer who starred as a schoolboy on radio.
2. 00:30
  
  The Floating World of Hokusai
  
  Audrey Niffenegger catches Hokusai's 'Great Wave' to trace his far-reaching influence...
3. 01:00
  
  Credit Risk by RD Wingfield
  
  Mr Shadbolt is planning to defraud the Sesame Credit Card Company.
4. 01:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—1. Heard of Harry Lime?
  
  1/5 Post-war Vienna and Rollo Martins arrives looking for his friend, Harry Lime.
5. 02:00
  
  North East of Eden—Voyage of the Bobby Vee
  
  3/6 Marcia is bored on the island. Will ing the lifeboat crew help liven things up?
6. 02:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 1, The Bath
  
  10/13 Harold's plans for a bathroom upset Albert. Adapted from BBC TV.
7. 03:00
  
  Love in Recovery—Series 3, Making Plans
  
  5/6 What’s it like to go to a wedding as a recovering alcoholic?
8. 03:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—1. New York
  
  1/5 In 1936, the actor was Hamlet in New York. Read by Derek Jacobi.
9. 03:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 1. The Wine Cellar
  
  1/15 Am angelic lutenist arrives in Denmark to play for the King.
10. 04:00
  
  Booked—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough.
11. 04:30
  
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Dan and Lucy have the other-people's-baby blues. Could a night of poker help?
12. 05:00
  
  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
  
  When a tornado lands Dorothy in Oz, she must battle her way to get back home...
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  A Bobby's Job by Don Webb
  
  A young policeman gets sucked into some dodgy dealings.
2. 06:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—2. Everybody's in a Racket
  
  2/5 Harry Lime is dead, but his friend Rollo Martins has suspicions about the circumstances.
3. 07:00
  
  To the Manor Born—The Spare Room
  
  7/10 Devere takes a shine to Mrs Forbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?
4. 07:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Insurance: The White Man's Burden
  
  22/25 Neddie Seagoon tries to set fire to the English Channel to claim the insurance.
5. 08:00
  
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, All Change
  
  3/4 After their cancer treatment, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
6. 08:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—2. Hollywood
  
  2/5 In 1952 John Gielgud travelled to Hollywood to star in 'Julius Caesar'.
7. 08:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 2. Emilia Tilsen
  
  2/15 A tale of opposites - women and men, light and darkness and tenderness and violence.
8. 09:00
  
  Unspeakable—Series 2, 1. A real nail-biter
  
  1/6 Hotel horrors, the Richter Scale of cuteness, and DIY nail care.
9. 09:30
  
  The Extinction Tapes—The Yangtze River Dolphin
  
  2/5 Rob Newman explains how dolphins were pushed out of their ancestral homes.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Unexpected heroes of the Bible - Rahab
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Azariah Williams.
11. 10:00
  
  A Good Read—Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs
  
  Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
12. 10:30
  
  The Pigeon Whistles
  
  Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.
13. 11:00
  
  A Bobby's Job by Don Webb
  
  A young policeman gets sucked into some dodgy dealings.
14. 11:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—2. Everybody's in a Racket
  
  2/5 Harry Lime is dead, but his friend Rollo Martins has suspicions about the circumstances.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  To the Manor Born—The Spare Room
  
  7/10 Devere takes a shine to Mrs Forbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?
2. 12:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Insurance: The White Man's Burden
  
  22/25 Neddie Seagoon tries to set fire to the English Channel to claim the insurance.
3. 13:00
  
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, All Change
  
  3/4 After their cancer treatment, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
4. 13:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—2. Hollywood
  
  2/5 In 1952 John Gielgud travelled to Hollywood to star in 'Julius Caesar'.
5. 13:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 2. Emilia Tilsen
  
  2/15 A tale of opposites - women and men, light and darkness and tenderness and violence.
6. 14:00
  
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Angus Deayton is ed by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
7. 14:30
  
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Prey of the Bog Monster
  
  4/6 The futuristic radio soap tries to avoid censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
8. 15:00
  
  Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding—1. London
  
  1/4 Mr Joseph Andrews is the most handsome of all the footmen but wishes to remain uncorrupted
9. 16:00
  
  A Good Read—Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs
  
  Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
10. 16:30
  
  The Pigeon Whistles
  
  Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.
11. 17:00
  
  A Bobby's Job by Don Webb
  
  A young policeman gets sucked into some dodgy dealings.
12. 17:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—2. Everybody's in a Racket
  
  2/5 Harry Lime is dead, but his friend Rollo Martins has suspicions about the circumstances.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  To the Manor Born—The Spare Room
  
  7/10 Devere takes a shine to Mrs Forbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?
2. 18:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Insurance: The White Man's Burden
  
  22/25 Neddie Seagoon tries to set fire to the English Channel to claim the insurance.
3. 19:00
  
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, All Change
  
  3/4 After their cancer treatment, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
4. 19:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—2. Hollywood
  
  2/5 In 1952 John Gielgud travelled to Hollywood to star in 'Julius Caesar'.
5. 19:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 2. Emilia Tilsen
  
  2/15 A tale of opposites - women and men, light and darkness and tenderness and violence.
6. 20:00
  
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Angus Deayton is ed by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
7. 20:30
  
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Prey of the Bog Monster
  
  4/6 The futuristic radio soap tries to avoid censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
8. 21:00
  
  Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding—1. London
  
  1/4 Mr Joseph Andrews is the most handsome of all the footmen but wishes to remain uncorrupted
9. 22:00
  
  Unspeakable—Series 2, 1. A real nail-biter
  
  1/6 Hotel horrors, the Richter Scale of cuteness, and DIY nail care.
10. 22:30
  
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 3, Dating
  
  2/6 Tim Key takes a comic look at dating, through the medium of poetry.
11. 22:45
  
  Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford—Series 2, Trouble Under the Sonnet
  
  2/6 The poet runs classes in a garage in his mission to bring lyricism to the land of Lowry.
12. 23:00
  
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 2
  
  2/4 Arthur Smith entertains at his south London home, with Alex Wilson's salsa combo.
13. 23:30
  
  Seekers—Series 2, The Boy With the Wogan Tattoo
  
  6/6 It's the morning after Stuart's stag night - his back hurts and Mr Big's looking for him.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  A Good Read—Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs
  
  Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
2. 00:30
  
  The Pigeon Whistles
  
  Imagine the sound of music that flies around your head - the magic art of pigeon whistles.
3. 01:00
  
  A Bobby's Job by Don Webb
  
  A young policeman gets sucked into some dodgy dealings.
4. 01:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—2. Everybody's in a Racket
  
  2/5 Harry Lime is dead, but his friend Rollo Martins has suspicions about the circumstances.
5. 02:00
  
  To the Manor Born—The Spare Room
  
  7/10 Devere takes a shine to Mrs Forbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?
6. 02:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 7, Insurance: The White Man's Burden
  
  22/25 Neddie Seagoon tries to set fire to the English Channel to claim the insurance.
7. 03:00
  
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, All Change
  
  3/4 After their cancer treatment, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
8. 03:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—2. Hollywood
  
  2/5 In 1952 John Gielgud travelled to Hollywood to star in 'Julius Caesar'.
9. 03:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 2. Emilia Tilsen
  
  2/15 A tale of opposites - women and men, light and darkness and tenderness and violence.
10. 04:00
  
  It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Angus Deayton is ed by Sandi Toksvig, Clive Anderson, Humphrey Ker and Milton Jones.
11. 04:30
  
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Prey of the Bog Monster
  
  4/6 The futuristic radio soap tries to avoid censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
12. 05:00
  
  Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding—1. London
  
  1/4 Mr Joseph Andrews is the most handsome of all the footmen but wishes to remain uncorrupted

Wednesday 21 May 2025

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