BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 29 June 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 7. The Shadow Vortex
  
  East Berlin, 1961. The War Doctor hunts for Dalek mercenary, Lara Zannis.
2. 01:00
  
  The Scatterbrained Scarecrow of Oz by Alfred Bradley
  
  The Scarecrow is out to recover his brain from the Wicked Witch of the North.
3. 02:20
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Ruthie Henshall
  
  Singing star Ruthie Henshall selects tracks by Judy Garland and Gabriel Fauré.
4. 02:30
  
  Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera (Omnibus)
  
  Actor Giles Terera's insider's account of his time in the groundbreaking musical Hamilton.
5. 03:45
  
  Diplomatic Dinners—Potage Aux Ambassadeurs
  
  2/5 Chris Bowlby hears how Britain has tried to impress the French.
6. 04:00
  
  The Men from the Ministry—Not on Your Telly
  
  The bungling duo spark bedlam during a BBC probe.
7. 04:30
  
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Writes a Sermon
  
  2/13 The Bishop has writer’s block. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
8. 05:00
  
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—3. Who's It For?
  
  3/3 Randy Newman joins more leading musicians for a masterclass in the art of songwriting
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Warren Mitchell
  
  Actor Warren Mitchell is castaway by Sue Lawley.
2. 06:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
3. 07:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry & I
  
  Daljit Nagra looks into the BBC's poetry archive and selects another highlight.
4. 07:30
  
  The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Sonya begins to assist Slavkin in the building of the Socialisation Capsule.
5. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Charles Collingwood
  
  Actor Charles Collingwood chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Neil Sedaka.
6. 08:50
  
  Private Papers by Margaret Forster (Omnibus)—2. The Girls Grow Up
  
  2/2 Rosemary continues to read her mother's private account of their family history.
7. 10:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 3
  
  3/7 Frankie reminisces about an ill-fated trip to Casablanca.
8. 10:30
  
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
9. 11:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Warren Mitchell
  
  Actor Warren Mitchell is castaway by Sue Lawley.
10. 11:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry & I
  
  Daljit Nagra looks into the BBC's poetry archive and selects another highlight.
2. 12:30
  
  The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Sonya begins to assist Slavkin in the building of the Socialisation Capsule.
3. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Charles Collingwood
  
  Actor Charles Collingwood chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Neil Sedaka.
4. 13:50
  
  Private Papers by Margaret Forster (Omnibus)—2. The Girls Grow Up
  
  2/2 Rosemary continues to read her mother's private account of their family history.
5. 15:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 3
  
  3/7 Frankie reminisces about an ill-fated trip to Casablanca.
6. 15:30
  
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
7. 16:00
  
  Weird Tales—Series 3, Original Features by Christopher William Hill
  
  1/4 Carl and Rob's dream flat turns out not so perfect after all.
8. 16:30
  
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—1. The Unseeing Eye
  
  1/6 A report reinvestigates how Dr Petrie detected strange signals from space.
9. 17:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Warren Mitchell
  
  Actor Warren Mitchell is castaway by Sue Lawley.
10. 17:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry & I
  
  Daljit Nagra looks into the BBC's poetry archive and selects another highlight.
2. 18:30
  
  The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Sonya begins to assist Slavkin in the building of the Socialisation Capsule.
3. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Charles Collingwood
  
  Actor Charles Collingwood chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Neil Sedaka.
4. 19:50
  
  Private Papers by Margaret Forster (Omnibus)—2. The Girls Grow Up
  
  2/2 Rosemary continues to read her mother's private account of their family history.
5. 21:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 3
  
  3/7 Frankie reminisces about an ill-fated trip to Casablanca.
6. 21:30
  
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.
7. 22:00
  
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/4 The sinister ringmaster presents a bizarre and hilarious world of sketches and characters.
8. 22:30
  
  Armando Iannucci—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/5 Lies galore, wind-up calls and this week's fight first heard on BBC Radio 1.
9. 23:25
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Ashley Blaker 2/3
  
  Tonight, Laura Lexx chats again to comedian and writer Ashley Blaker.
10. 23:30
  
  The Sofa of Time—Here Comes Bod
  
  6/6 Can Milford and Parker overcome Raamen Bod and find the Sofa of Time?
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Weird Tales—Series 3, Original Features by Christopher William Hill
  
  1/4 Carl and Rob's dream flat turns out not so perfect after all.
2. 00:30
  
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—1. The Unseeing Eye
  
  1/6 A report reinvestigates how Dr Petrie detected strange signals from space.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Warren Mitchell
  
  Actor Warren Mitchell is castaway by Sue Lawley.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry & I
  
  Daljit Nagra looks into the BBC's poetry archive and selects another highlight.
6. 02:30
  
  The Vanishing Futurist by Charlotte Hobson (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Sonya begins to assist Slavkin in the building of the Socialisation Capsule.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Charles Collingwood
  
  Actor Charles Collingwood chooses tracks by Frank Sinatra and Neil Sedaka.
8. 03:50
  
  Private Papers by Margaret Forster (Omnibus)—2. The Girls Grow Up
  
  2/2 Rosemary continues to read her mother's private account of their family history.
9. 05:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 3
  
  3/7 Frankie reminisces about an ill-fated trip to Casablanca.
10. 05:30
  
  Jim the Great—Pilot
  
  Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, one particular chieftain was very hard up.

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