BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 21 May 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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
  
  22/26 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
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Down, Down You Go by Jill Hyem
  
  Abby is haunted by the past as she tries to come to with guilt after an accident.
2. 06:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—3. I'd Like to Hear Him Squeal
  
  3/5 Rollo Martins is desperate to clear the name of his dead friend, Harry Lime.
3. 07:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Nothing But The Truth
  
  3/6 Underachiever David makes the most of jury service. Stars Richard E Grant.
4. 07:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Almost a Gentleman
  
  14/20 Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the Lad brushes up on his social etiquette skills.
5. 08:00
  
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, The Bike
  
  4/6 Bob wants to enjoy the hospitality of his family - including a good breakfast.
6. 08:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—3. Blackmail
  
  3/5 In 1959, the actor faced the threat of blackmail over his homosexuality.
7. 08:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 3. The Missing Melody
  
  3/15 Kirsten sees a golden opportunity.
8. 09:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Live from the UK, Mark Nelson, Louise Young, Hayley Ellis & Josh Pugh
  
  1/4 Josh Pugh, Mark Nelson, Louise Young and Hayley Ellis Angela Barnes across the UK.
9. 09:30
  
  The Extinction Tapes—Miss Waldron's Red Colubus
  
  3/5 The demise of a black and russet-coloured West African monkey.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Unexpected heroes of the Bible - Esther
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Canon Ann Easter.
11. 10:00
  
  Archive on 4—Poetry For Sale?
  
  Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar on the relationship between poetry and advertising.
12. 11:00
  
  Down, Down You Go by Jill Hyem
  
  Abby is haunted by the past as she tries to come to with guilt after an accident.
13. 11:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—3. I'd Like to Hear Him Squeal
  
  3/5 Rollo Martins is desperate to clear the name of his dead friend, Harry Lime.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Nothing But The Truth
  
  3/6 Underachiever David makes the most of jury service. Stars Richard E Grant.
2. 12:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Almost a Gentleman
  
  14/20 Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the Lad brushes up on his social etiquette skills.
3. 13:00
  
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, The Bike
  
  4/6 Bob wants to enjoy the hospitality of his family - including a good breakfast.
4. 13:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—3. Blackmail
  
  3/5 In 1959, the actor faced the threat of blackmail over his homosexuality.
5. 13:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 3. The Missing Melody
  
  3/15 Kirsten sees a golden opportunity.
6. 14:00
  
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego play guests Vivienne Parry and Jonathan Meades.
7. 14:30
  
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 The duo's nightmare stay at a posh hotel isn't quite what it seems.
8. 15:00
  
  Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding—2. Somerset
  
  2/4 Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece about the morals and manners of high and low society.
9. 16:00
  
  Archive on 4—Poetry For Sale?
  
  Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar on the relationship between poetry and advertising.
10. 17:00
  
  Down, Down You Go by Jill Hyem
  
  Abby is haunted by the past as she tries to come to with guilt after an accident.
11. 17:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—3. I'd Like to Hear Him Squeal
  
  3/5 Rollo Martins is desperate to clear the name of his dead friend, Harry Lime.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Nothing But The Truth
  
  3/6 Underachiever David makes the most of jury service. Stars Richard E Grant.
2. 18:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Almost a Gentleman
  
  14/20 Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the Lad brushes up on his social etiquette skills.
3. 19:00
  
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, The Bike
  
  4/6 Bob wants to enjoy the hospitality of his family - including a good breakfast.
4. 19:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—3. Blackmail
  
  3/5 In 1959, the actor faced the threat of blackmail over his homosexuality.
5. 19:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 3. The Missing Melody
  
  3/15 Kirsten sees a golden opportunity.
6. 20:00
  
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego play guests Vivienne Parry and Jonathan Meades.
7. 20:30
  
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 The duo's nightmare stay at a posh hotel isn't quite what it seems.
8. 21:00
  
  Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding—2. Somerset
  
  2/4 Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece about the morals and manners of high and low society.
9. 22:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Live from the UK, Mark Nelson, Louise Young, Hayley Ellis & Josh Pugh
  
  1/4 Josh Pugh, Mark Nelson, Louise Young and Hayley Ellis Angela Barnes across the UK.
10. 22:30
  
  Alice's Wunderland—Series 3, Episode 2
  
  2/4 Can the peculiar narrator help a ghost find the villain who squashed him in the 1970s?
11. 23:00
  
  The Million Pound Radio Show—Series 4, Episode 2
  
  2/6 The joys of tube travel. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour.
12. 23:30
  
  The Skewer—Series 13, Starmer Turns Right, and a Mission from God.
  
  5/6 Jon Holmes remixes the news into an award-winning comedy concept album.
13. 23:45
  
  The News at Bedtime—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/7 Get the latest news in Nurseryland. News comedy starring Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Archive on 4—Poetry For Sale?
  
  Poet and copywriter Rishi Dastidar on the relationship between poetry and advertising.
2. 01:00
  
  Down, Down You Go by Jill Hyem
  
  Abby is haunted by the past as she tries to come to with guilt after an accident.
3. 01:45
  
  The Third Man by Graham Greene—3. I'd Like to Hear Him Squeal
  
  3/5 Rollo Martins is desperate to clear the name of his dead friend, Harry Lime.
4. 02:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Nothing But The Truth
  
  3/6 Underachiever David makes the most of jury service. Stars Richard E Grant.
5. 02:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Almost a Gentleman
  
  14/20 Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the Lad brushes up on his social etiquette skills.
6. 03:00
  
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, The Bike
  
  4/6 Bob wants to enjoy the hospitality of his family - including a good breakfast.
7. 03:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters—3. Blackmail
  
  3/5 In 1959, the actor faced the threat of blackmail over his homosexuality.
8. 03:45
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 3. The Missing Melody
  
  3/15 Kirsten sees a golden opportunity.
9. 04:00
  
  Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego play guests Vivienne Parry and Jonathan Meades.
10. 04:30
  
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/6 The duo's nightmare stay at a posh hotel isn't quite what it seems.
11. 05:00
  
  Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding—2. Somerset
  
  2/4 Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece about the morals and manners of high and low society.

Thursday 22 May 2025

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