BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 11 July 2025

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Great Lives—WG Grace
  
  Piers Morgan nominates WG Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time.
2. 00:30
  
  Living Books
  
  Sandi Toksvig visits the Human Library where you borrow a person instead of a book
3. 01:00
  
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 4. Dixie
  
  4/6 An arrival and a departure on PC Dixon's night beat. Radio revival of TV's famous copper.
4. 01:30
  
  Raffles—Series 2, 2. Criminologist's Club
  
  2/6 Bunny joins the gentleman thief for some fun at the expense of a group of amateur sleuths.
5. 02:00
  
  Bristow—Series 1, Follow That Star
  
  2/6 The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling in a food inspector.
6. 02:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 2, The Holiday
  
  5/6 The author and his wife Diana struggle to getaway.
7. 03:00
  
  The Break—Series 3, 6. Fly Flamford
  
  6/6 Jeff and Andy are waiting for a plane. In vain.
8. 03:30
  
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—4. The Waltz
  
  4/5 The shy spinster goes to a night club for the first time.
9. 03:45
  
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 9. Arrest
  
  9/10 Tudor lawyer Shardlake is arrested and taken to the Tower of London.
10. 04:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 1, Raymond Chandler
  
  2/6 James Walton quizzes Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Victoria Coren and Louise Doughty.
11. 04:30
  
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Gdansk
  
  2/6 Carolyn solves the Case Of The Poisoned Cashews and Martin does the Seven Deadly Sins.
12. 05:00
  
  Bride and Groom by Alisa Ganieva—1. Mosques, Murder and Mayhem
  
  1/2 The tumultuous love story of Patya and Marat set in the Russian Republic.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 5. Rock, Rattle and Roll
  
  5/6 PC Dixon visits the terraces to solve a robbery. Radio revival of TV's famous copper.
2. 06:30
  
  Raffles—Series 2, 3. The Field of Philippi
  
  3/6 The cricket-loving gentleman thief sets out to settle old scores at his school reunion.
3. 07:00
  
  Any Other Business—Episode 2
  
  2/6 A hurricane of change in Chesbury, with Labour's wafer-thin majority.
4. 07:30
  
  The Jason Explanation of...—Communications
  
  3/6 David Jason gets chatty with animals and plants.
5. 08:00
  
  Believe It!—Series 5, Brand
  
  1/4 Richard Wilson is keen to expand his portfolio of work. He is advised to become a “Brand”.
6. 08:30
  
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—5. A New Position
  
  5/5 Miss Pettigrew dreads the future...
7. 08:45
  
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 10. A Monarch's Mercy?
  
  10/10 Barak is wounded and Shardlake must face Henry VIII.
8. 09:00
  
  Kat Sadler's Screen Time—Series 2, 1. Influencer
  
  1/4 Learn how to be a relatable, accessible and authentic influencer.
9. 09:30
  
  Peter Snow Returns to the Future—Jonathan Glancey
  
  10/10 Peter Snow and his final guest board a time travelling DeLorean.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—This week Daily Service celebrates 55 years of Prayer for the Day on BBC Radio 4
  
  Grace Thomas with reflections on Praying in Nature.
11. 10:00
  
  Soul Music—Spem in Alium
  
  Thomas Tallis's work is one of the most spectacular pieces of choral music ever written.
12. 10:30
  
  Scientists Go To Hollywood
  
  Adam Rutherford talks to the scientists who've left the lab for Hollywood.
13. 11:00
  
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 5. Rock, Rattle and Roll
  
  5/6 PC Dixon visits the terraces to solve a robbery. Radio revival of TV's famous copper.
14. 11:30
  
  Raffles—Series 2, 3. The Field of Philippi
  
  3/6 The cricket-loving gentleman thief sets out to settle old scores at his school reunion.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Any Other Business—Episode 2
  
  2/6 A hurricane of change in Chesbury, with Labour's wafer-thin majority.
2. 12:30
  
  The Jason Explanation of...—Communications
  
  3/6 David Jason gets chatty with animals and plants.
3. 13:00
  
  Believe It!—Series 5, Brand
  
  1/4 Richard Wilson is keen to expand his portfolio of work. He is advised to become a “Brand”.
4. 13:30
  
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—5. A New Position
  
  5/5 Miss Pettigrew dreads the future...
5. 13:45
  
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 10. A Monarch's Mercy?
  
  10/10 Barak is wounded and Shardlake must face Henry VIII.
6. 14:00
  
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Chris Neill and Stuart Maconie join Graeme Garden's debate.
7. 14:30
  
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 After yet another night on the tiles, Lucy drags Dan to the gym.
8. 15:00
  
  Bride and Groom by Alisa Ganieva—2. Will Love Survive?
  
  2/2 Marat and Patya start to be pulled apart. Will they marry?
9. 16:00
  
  Soul Music—Spem in Alium
  
  Thomas Tallis's work is one of the most spectacular pieces of choral music ever written.
10. 16:30
  
  Scientists Go To Hollywood
  
  Adam Rutherford talks to the scientists who've left the lab for Hollywood.
11. 17:00
  
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 5. Rock, Rattle and Roll
  
  5/6 PC Dixon visits the terraces to solve a robbery. Radio revival of TV's famous copper.
12. 17:30
  
  Raffles—Series 2, 3. The Field of Philippi
  
  3/6 The cricket-loving gentleman thief sets out to settle old scores at his school reunion.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Any Other Business—Episode 2
  
  2/6 A hurricane of change in Chesbury, with Labour's wafer-thin majority.
2. 18:30
  
  The Jason Explanation of...—Communications
  
  3/6 David Jason gets chatty with animals and plants.
3. 19:00
  
  Believe It!—Series 5, Brand
  
  1/4 Richard Wilson is keen to expand his portfolio of work. He is advised to become a “Brand”.
4. 19:30
  
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—5. A New Position
  
  5/5 Miss Pettigrew dreads the future...
5. 19:45
  
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 10. A Monarch's Mercy?
  
  10/10 Barak is wounded and Shardlake must face Henry VIII.
6. 20:00
  
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Chris Neill and Stuart Maconie join Graeme Garden's debate.
7. 20:30
  
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 After yet another night on the tiles, Lucy drags Dan to the gym.
8. 21:00
  
  Bride and Groom by Alisa Ganieva—2. Will Love Survive?
  
  2/2 Marat and Patya start to be pulled apart. Will they marry?
9. 22:00
  
  Kat Sadler's Screen Time—Series 2, 1. Influencer
  
  1/4 Learn how to be a relatable, accessible and authentic influencer.
10. 22:30
  
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 1, Parking Enforcement
  
  1/4 Tom finds himself baffled by the weird world of parking enforcement.
11. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Toussaint Douglass 3/3
  
  Arthur Smith chats again to Toussaint Douglass.
12. 23:00
  
  Vent—Series 2, Arrival
  
  6/6 Comatose Ben takes a final trip around the safe fantasy world of his subconscious.
13. 23:30
  
  Radio Active—Series 1, The Late Show, with Mike Channel
  
  1/6 Britain's National Local Radio Station, with the HeeBeeGeeBees.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Soul Music—Spem in Alium
  
  Thomas Tallis's work is one of the most spectacular pieces of choral music ever written.
2. 00:30
  
  Scientists Go To Hollywood
  
  Adam Rutherford talks to the scientists who've left the lab for Hollywood.
3. 01:00
  
  Dixon of Dock Green—Series 1, 5. Rock, Rattle and Roll
  
  5/6 PC Dixon visits the terraces to solve a robbery. Radio revival of TV's famous copper.
4. 01:30
  
  Raffles—Series 2, 3. The Field of Philippi
  
  3/6 The cricket-loving gentleman thief sets out to settle old scores at his school reunion.
5. 02:00
  
  Any Other Business—Episode 2
  
  2/6 A hurricane of change in Chesbury, with Labour's wafer-thin majority.
6. 02:30
  
  The Jason Explanation of...—Communications
  
  3/6 David Jason gets chatty with animals and plants.
7. 03:00
  
  Believe It!—Series 5, Brand
  
  1/4 Richard Wilson is keen to expand his portfolio of work. He is advised to become a “Brand”.
8. 03:30
  
  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson—5. A New Position
  
  5/5 Miss Pettigrew dreads the future...
9. 03:45
  
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 10. A Monarch's Mercy?
  
  10/10 Barak is wounded and Shardlake must face Henry VIII.
10. 04:00
  
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 5
  
  5/6 Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Chris Neill and Stuart Maconie join Graeme Garden's debate.
11. 04:30
  
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 After yet another night on the tiles, Lucy drags Dan to the gym.
12. 05:00
  
  Bride and Groom by Alisa Ganieva—2. Will Love Survive?
  
  2/2 Marat and Patya start to be pulled apart. Will they marry?

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