BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 6 July 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 8. The Eternity Cage
  
  The War Doctor is on a mission to save Ollistra and prevent a Dalek-Sontaran alliance.
2. 01:00
  
  Rare Blood by Leigh Jackson
  
  Kate is from a privileged family. When her sister disappears, she alone seeks answers.
3. 02:30
  
  Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Omnibus)
  
  Actor, director and gourmand Stanley Tucci reads his intimate memoir of a culinary life.
4. 03:45
  
  Diplomatic Dinners—Medallions de Guerres
  
  3/5 Chris Bowlby discovers how devilish Soviet shenanigans are thwarted.
5. 04:00
  
  The Men from the Ministry—One Way Only
  
  The bungling civil servants tackle London's transport congestion.
6. 04:30
  
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Meets a Bird
  
  3/13 An unwelcome visitor arrives. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
7. 05:00
  
  Laura Barton's American Road Trip—1. Heading West
  
  1/3 Laura Barton takes to the open road for an audio adventure across the USA.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Jill Scott
  
  Footballer Jill Scott is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
2. 06:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Adam's Face
  
  Sir David recalls the importance of human eyebrows for communication.
3. 07:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Tongue and Talk - The Dialect Poets: A Festival of Dialect
  
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
4. 07:30
  
  My Week With Marilyn by Colin Clark (Omnibus)
  
  The charming memoir of a young man's brief, but luminous, friendship with Marilyn Monroe.
5. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Robert Macfarlane
  
  Robert Macfarlane chooses River Man by Nick Drake and Monkey Gone to Heaven by Pixies.
6. 08:50
  
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Lamentation, Episode 1
  
  1546. The manuscript of Catherine Parr’s book about her religious beliefs is stolen.
7. 10:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 4
  
  4/7 Frankie reminisces about a German girlfriend. With June Whitfield, Ray Fell and Madi Hedd.
8. 10:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 1, A Patron of the Arts
  
  1/6 The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public.
9. 11:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Jill Scott
  
  Footballer Jill Scott is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 11:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Adam's Face
  
  Sir David recalls the importance of human eyebrows for communication.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Tongue and Talk - The Dialect Poets: A Festival of Dialect
  
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  
  My Week With Marilyn by Colin Clark (Omnibus)
  
  The charming memoir of a young man's brief, but luminous, friendship with Marilyn Monroe.
3. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Robert Macfarlane
  
  Robert Macfarlane chooses River Man by Nick Drake and Monkey Gone to Heaven by Pixies.
4. 13:50
  
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Lamentation, Episode 1
  
  1546. The manuscript of Catherine Parr’s book about her religious beliefs is stolen.
5. 15:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 4
  
  4/7 Frankie reminisces about a German girlfriend. With June Whitfield, Ray Fell and Madi Hedd.
6. 15:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 1, A Patron of the Arts
  
  1/6 The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public.
7. 16:00
  
  Weird Tales—Series 3, The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent
  
  2/4 A mysterious trio force Reverend Braiden on a road trip.
8. 16:30
  
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—2. The Cylinder
  
  2/6 Monitoring a strange pattern of signals sparks a mysterious discovery in space.
9. 17:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Jill Scott
  
  Footballer Jill Scott is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 17:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Adam's Face
  
  Sir David recalls the importance of human eyebrows for communication.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Tongue and Talk - The Dialect Poets: A Festival of Dialect
  
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 18:30
  
  My Week With Marilyn by Colin Clark (Omnibus)
  
  The charming memoir of a young man's brief, but luminous, friendship with Marilyn Monroe.
3. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Robert Macfarlane
  
  Robert Macfarlane chooses River Man by Nick Drake and Monkey Gone to Heaven by Pixies.
4. 19:50
  
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Lamentation, Episode 1
  
  1546. The manuscript of Catherine Parr’s book about her religious beliefs is stolen.
5. 21:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 4
  
  4/7 Frankie reminisces about a German girlfriend. With June Whitfield, Ray Fell and Madi Hedd.
6. 21:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 1, A Patron of the Arts
  
  1/6 The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public.
7. 22:00
  
  Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 2, Episode 3
  
  3/4 A bizarre world featuring the likes of forgotten silver screen star Anna Mann.
8. 22:30
  
  Armando Iannucci—Series 2, Episode 3
  
  3/5 Spoof phone calls, British Science week and the boys from the underworld.
9. 23:25
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Toussaint Douglass 1/3
  
  Arthur Smith chats to Toussaint Douglass.
10. 23:30
  
  Safety Catch—Series 3, Better the Devil You Know
  
  1/4 Reluctant arms dealer Simon has a chance to leave during a takeover bid.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Weird Tales—Series 3, The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent
  
  2/4 A mysterious trio force Reverend Braiden on a road trip.
2. 00:30
  
  Orbit One Zero by Peter Elliott Hayes—2. The Cylinder
  
  2/6 Monitoring a strange pattern of signals sparks a mysterious discovery in space.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Women's Summer Of Sport, Jill Scott
  
  Footballer Jill Scott is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Adam's Face
  
  Sir David recalls the importance of human eyebrows for communication.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Tongue and Talk - The Dialect Poets: A Festival of Dialect
  
  Poet Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  
  My Week With Marilyn by Colin Clark (Omnibus)
  
  The charming memoir of a young man's brief, but luminous, friendship with Marilyn Monroe.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Robert Macfarlane
  
  Robert Macfarlane chooses River Man by Nick Drake and Monkey Gone to Heaven by Pixies.
8. 03:50
  
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Lamentation, Episode 1
  
  1546. The manuscript of Catherine Parr’s book about her religious beliefs is stolen.
9. 05:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 4
  
  4/7 Frankie reminisces about a German girlfriend. With June Whitfield, Ray Fell and Madi Hedd.
10. 05:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 1, A Patron of the Arts
  
  1/6 The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the pub and appear in public.

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