BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 25 May 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Henry James—The Turn of the Screw
  
  Are two children possessed? Or is it just the over-active imagination of their governess?
2. 01:00
  
  A Man of Convenience by Terry James
  
  1823. The true story of a young surgeon committed to Bedlam - but was he mad or guilty?
3. 02:30
  
  Antwerp: the Glory Years by Michael Pye (Omnibus)
  
  A vivid and lively of the city in its 16th century heyday.
4. 03:45
  
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—2. Aunt Flo
  
  2/5 Aunt Flo and Uncle Walter's fascination with fig leaves. The writer recalls his childhood.
5. 04:00
  
  Molesworth—The Arts
  
  4/4 School terror Nigel Molesworth has grown up and offers his guide to modem life.
6. 04:30
  
  J Kingston Platt—Ronnie Melcombe and His Surprising Wife
  
  2/5 The showbiz veteran relates a startling tale of a wife addicted to shock.
7. 05:00
  
  Tony Law's Surreal Guide to Surreal Comedy—3, Mortimer, Morris and 'mando
  
  3/3 Tony Law looks at Surrealism in Comedy with Vic & Bob, Chris Morris and Armando Ianucci.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Football, Peter Schmeichel
  
  Footballer Peter Schmeichel is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
2. 06:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
3. 07:00
  
  Poetry Extra—The Cultural Frontline - Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
  
  Daljit Nagra searches the riches of the BBC World Service's poetry archive.
4. 07:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters (Omnibus)
  
  Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. Read by Derek Jacobi.
5. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Christina Trevanion
  
  Jewellery expert Christina Trevaniont chooses tracks by John Rutter and Embrace.
6. 08:50
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence (Omnibus), Episode 1
  
  1/3 A young English lutenist who looks like an angel arrives in Denmark to play for the King.
7. 10:00
  
  Life With The Lyons—A Ghost in the House
  
  What will the Lyons do when they discover their house might be haunted?
8. 10:30
  
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!
  
  2/6 A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.
9. 11:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Football, Peter Schmeichel
  
  Footballer Peter Schmeichel is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 11:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Poetry Extra—The Cultural Frontline - Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
  
  Daljit Nagra searches the riches of the BBC World Service's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters (Omnibus)
  
  Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. Read by Derek Jacobi.
3. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Christina Trevanion
  
  Jewellery expert Christina Trevaniont chooses tracks by John Rutter and Embrace.
4. 13:50
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence (Omnibus), Episode 1
  
  1/3 A young English lutenist who looks like an angel arrives in Denmark to play for the King.
5. 15:00
  
  Life With The Lyons—A Ghost in the House
  
  What will the Lyons do when they discover their house might be haunted?
6. 15:30
  
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!
  
  2/6 A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.
7. 16:00
  
  Playing With Dracula by Nick Fisher
  
  Byron Musgrave is keen to get his portrayal of a vampire right in an amateur production.
8. 16:45
  
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Company of Wolves
  
  5/5 Red is a brave girl but she is warned not to stray from the path to her granny's house.
9. 17:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Football, Peter Schmeichel
  
  Footballer Peter Schmeichel is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 17:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Poetry Extra—The Cultural Frontline - Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
  
  Daljit Nagra searches the riches of the BBC World Service's poetry archive.
2. 18:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters (Omnibus)
  
  Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. Read by Derek Jacobi.
3. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Christina Trevanion
  
  Jewellery expert Christina Trevaniont chooses tracks by John Rutter and Embrace.
4. 19:50
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence (Omnibus), Episode 1
  
  1/3 A young English lutenist who looks like an angel arrives in Denmark to play for the King.
5. 21:00
  
  Life With The Lyons—A Ghost in the House
  
  What will the Lyons do when they discover their house might be haunted?
6. 21:30
  
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!
  
  2/6 A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.
7. 22:00
  
  Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 4
  
  4/6 The Questers help King Baldwin the Jovial, who is being terrorised by a terrible creature.
8. 22:30
  
  Pick Ups—Series 2, Heroes and Villains
  
  6/6 Will Simon de Vere call time on Irwell Cars? Will Dave choose Milan over Lower Broughton?
9. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Joz Norris 2/3
  
  In the Comedy Club tonight, comedian Andrew O'Neill talks to comedian Joz Norris.
10. 23:00
  
  Daphne Sounds Expensive—Series 1, D.A.P.H.N.E.
  
  3/4 Jason has an out-of-this-world plan to increase the show's listenership.
11. 23:30
  
  The Sofa of Time—Where the Brave Go Shopping
  
  2/6 With heroics to perform, Milford and Parker pop into Bravemart.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Playing With Dracula by Nick Fisher
  
  Byron Musgrave is keen to get his portrayal of a vampire right in an amateur production.
2. 00:45
  
  Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber—The Company of Wolves
  
  5/5 Red is a brave girl but she is warned not to stray from the path to her granny's house.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Football, Peter Schmeichel
  
  Footballer Peter Schmeichel is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Birds of Paradise
  
  Musings on the New Guinea residents, who fooled early explorers with their adornments.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—The Cultural Frontline - Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
  
  Daljit Nagra searches the riches of the BBC World Service's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  
  Gielgud's Letters (Omnibus)
  
  Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. Read by Derek Jacobi.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Christina Trevanion
  
  Jewellery expert Christina Trevaniont chooses tracks by John Rutter and Embrace.
8. 03:50
  
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence (Omnibus), Episode 1
  
  1/3 A young English lutenist who looks like an angel arrives in Denmark to play for the King.
9. 05:00
  
  Life With The Lyons—A Ghost in the House
  
  What will the Lyons do when they discover their house might be haunted?
10. 05:30
  
  Huddwinks—Series 2, The Dead Walk at Midnight!
  
  2/6 A reporter arrives to investigate mysterious happenings at a haunted manor.

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