BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 21 June 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Soul Music—The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  
  Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
2. 00:30
  
  The Half: A Countdown To Performance
  
  Fiona Lindsay meets performers of all kinds during the half hour before they go on stage.
3. 01:00
  
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 4. Bill Fletcher's Story
  
  4/8 The suave sleuth and wife Steve face danger at their home.
4. 01:30
  
  Whodunnits—Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands, 4. The Holiday Ends
  
  4/4 Inspector Alan Grant returns to London to clear up the death mystery.
5. 02:00
  
  A Very Private Man—Episode 5
  
  5/6 As Helen prepares for her mother's birthday, David fears for his marriage.
6. 02:30
  
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 8
  
  8/8 A poem for a man with a plan. Stars Ronnie Barker.
7. 03:00
  
  Showstopper—4. Super Heroes
  
  4/6 The Showstopper! team improvise an entire musical in front of your very ears.
8. 03:30
  
  The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson—5. Propaganda Machine
  
  5/10 Slavkin builds his Propaganda Machine.
9. 03:45
  
  Private Papers by Margaret Forster—5. Adventure
  
  5/10 Summer 1957. Rosemary wants the family to have a holiday.
10. 04:00
  
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Graeme Garden chairs the debating game featuring Steve Punt, Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth.
11. 04:30
  
  Odd Balls—Night Receptionist by Stan Rooker
  
  3/4 Late night at a hospital emergency unit, a good Samaritan's night goes from bad to worse.
12. 05:00
  
  Drama on 4—A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2. Only an Accident...
  
  2/2 'It's only an accident that I'm not you, and you're not me.'
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—A Surfeit of Lampreys
  
  The gentleman sleuth probes the death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family.
2. 07:00
  
  Drama on 4—Whoopsie by Rikki Beadle-Blair
  
  Teenager Ashley finds his perfect gay foster parents, but surprises await.
3. 07:30
  
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50 (Omnibus)
  
  Five writers looking at art, celebrate the 50th anniversary of BBC2’s ‘Ways of Seeing’.
4. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Claudia Winkleman MBE
  
  Strictly's Claudia Winkleman chooses the ET film theme and a track by Stevie Wonder
5. 08:45
  
  Diplomatic Dinners—Avoiding the Crudites
  
  1/5 Chris Bowlby hears from wined-and-dined luminaries what it's like to eat for Britain.
6. 09:00
  
  The Men from the Ministry—A Motley Crew
  
  A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling duo all at sea.
7. 09:30
  
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Rides Again
  
  1/13 The Bishop works to secure a bequest. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
8. 10:00
  
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—2. Protest and Proclaim
  
  2/3 Elvis Costello heads more leading musicians with a songwriting masterclass.
9. 11:00
  
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—A Surfeit of Lampreys
  
  The gentleman sleuth probes the death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Drama on 4—Whoopsie by Rikki Beadle-Blair
  
  Teenager Ashley finds his perfect gay foster parents, but surprises await.
2. 12:30
  
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50 (Omnibus)
  
  Five writers looking at art, celebrate the 50th anniversary of BBC2’s ‘Ways of Seeing’.
3. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Claudia Winkleman MBE
  
  Strictly's Claudia Winkleman chooses the ET film theme and a track by Stevie Wonder
4. 13:45
  
  Diplomatic Dinners—Avoiding the Crudites
  
  1/5 Chris Bowlby hears from wined-and-dined luminaries what it's like to eat for Britain.
5. 14:00
  
  The Men from the Ministry—A Motley Crew
  
  A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling duo all at sea.
6. 14:30
  
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Rides Again
  
  1/13 The Bishop works to secure a bequest. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
7. 15:00
  
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—2. Protest and Proclaim
  
  2/3 Elvis Costello heads more leading musicians with a songwriting masterclass.
8. 16:00
  
  Drama on 4—Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
  
  Sylvia Townsend Warner's magical book about a woman who becomes a witch.
9. 17:00
  
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—A Surfeit of Lampreys
  
  The gentleman sleuth probes the death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Drama on 4—Whoopsie by Rikki Beadle-Blair
  
  Teenager Ashley finds his perfect gay foster parents, but surprises await.
2. 18:30
  
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50 (Omnibus)
  
  Five writers looking at art, celebrate the 50th anniversary of BBC2’s ‘Ways of Seeing’.
3. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Claudia Winkleman MBE
  
  Strictly's Claudia Winkleman chooses the ET film theme and a track by Stevie Wonder
4. 19:45
  
  Diplomatic Dinners—Avoiding the Crudites
  
  1/5 Chris Bowlby hears from wined-and-dined luminaries what it's like to eat for Britain.
5. 20:00
  
  The Men from the Ministry—A Motley Crew
  
  A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling duo all at sea.
6. 20:30
  
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Rides Again
  
  1/13 The Bishop works to secure a bequest. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
7. 21:00
  
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—2. Protest and Proclaim
  
  2/3 Elvis Costello heads more leading musicians with a songwriting masterclass.
8. 22:00
  
  The Harri-Parris' Radio Show—Series 1, The Visitor
  
  1/3 Llinos Mai’s sitcom with songs: what will happen when Anni's boyfriend meets her family?
9. 22:30
  
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 6. Date Night
  
  6/8 The couples go on a date night together, and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema.
10. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Alfie Moore 1/3
  
  Jon Holmes chats to the copper turned comedian, Alfie Moore.
11. 23:00
  
  Nick Mohammed in Bits—Witness Statement
  
  1/5 Nick dons a police helmet to take statements from an unhappy couple.
12. 23:30
  
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1990s
  
  3/4 Micky Flanagan looks at his life in the 90s, returning to education and becoming a teacher
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Drama on 4—Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
  
  Sylvia Townsend Warner's magical book about a woman who becomes a witch.
2. 01:00
  
  The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—A Surfeit of Lampreys
  
  The gentleman sleuth probes the death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family.
3. 02:00
  
  Drama on 4—Whoopsie by Rikki Beadle-Blair
  
  Teenager Ashley finds his perfect gay foster parents, but surprises await.
4. 02:30
  
  Viewfinders: Ways of Seeing at 50 (Omnibus)
  
  Five writers looking at art, celebrate the 50th anniversary of BBC2’s ‘Ways of Seeing’.
5. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Claudia Winkleman MBE
  
  Strictly's Claudia Winkleman chooses the ET film theme and a track by Stevie Wonder
6. 03:45
  
  Diplomatic Dinners—Avoiding the Crudites
  
  1/5 Chris Bowlby hears from wined-and-dined luminaries what it's like to eat for Britain.
7. 04:00
  
  The Men from the Ministry—A Motley Crew
  
  A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling duo all at sea.
8. 04:30
  
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Rides Again
  
  1/13 The Bishop works to secure a bequest. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
9. 05:00
  
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—2. Protest and Proclaim
  
  2/3 Elvis Costello heads more leading musicians with a songwriting masterclass.

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