BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 11 August 2025

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Weird Tales—Series 3, Night Terrors by Lizzie Nunnery
  
  4/4 Victoria can't sleep at night. Then bad dreams haunt her waking hours.
2. 00:30
  
  Touch and Go by Kingsley Amis
  
  An advanced party on a distant world encounters a deadly creature.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—From Fringe to Fame, Sarah Millican
  
  Sarah Millican, comedian, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
  
  David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Belief in Poetry - John Donne
  
  Daljit Nagra selects Belief in Poetry and the work of metaphysical poet John Donne.
6. 02:30
  
  I Didn't Get Where I Am Today by David Nobbs (Omnibus)
  
  The creator of Reginal Perrin reads from his autobiography.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Georgia Mann
  
  Georgia Mann chooses tracks by Gabriel Fauré and Bonnie Tyler.
8. 03:50
  
  Drama on 3—Dance Til You Bleed: The World According to Hans Christian Andersen (Omnibus)
  
  Toby Jones stars as Hans Christian Andersen in five interlinked fairy tale adaptations
9. 05:00
  
  Ray's a Laugh—From 25/10/1949
  
  Ted's horoscope is spot on and a mystery for George.
10. 05:30
  
  Home to Roost—Series 2, Trixymixy Party
  
  9/13 Has Mother found a way to make some money from her own home? Stars Mollie Sugden.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
  
  1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
2. 06:30
  
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—5. Trouble
  
  5/6 Dick and Richard speak their minds and land in trouble.
3. 07:00
  
  In the Red—Episode 3
  
  3/7 BBC reporter George Cragge probes the murder of another London bank manager.
4. 07:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
  
  1/20 Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard.
5. 08:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 1, The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of
  
  1/4 A highly murderous dictator desperately needs help from an old friend.
6. 08:30
  
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—1. Turning Ugly
  
  1/10 A spellbinding novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend.
7. 08:45
  
  Voices from Vindolanda by Catherine Czerkawska—1. Lepidina
  
  1/5 Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. The Prefect's wife receives a birthday invitation.
8. 09:00
  
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 83, 5. On the Buzzer
  
  5/6 Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris and Henning Wehn at the Bristol Beacon.
9. 09:30
  
  The History of Secrecy—1. The Age of Secrecy
  
  1/5 An exploration of the idea of secret knowledge.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Joy in His Presence
  
  Christian Worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Father Martin Magill.
11. 10:00
  
  Frankly Speaking—Hermione Gingold
  
  The star of stage and film answers questions in the BBC Home Service's interview series.
12. 10:30
  
  Finding Harpo's Voice
  
  Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx.
13. 11:00
  
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
  
  1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
14. 11:30
  
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—5. Trouble
  
  5/6 Dick and Richard speak their minds and land in trouble.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  In the Red—Episode 3
  
  3/7 BBC reporter George Cragge probes the murder of another London bank manager.
2. 12:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
  
  1/20 Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard.
3. 13:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 1, The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of
  
  1/4 A highly murderous dictator desperately needs help from an old friend.
4. 13:30
  
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—1. Turning Ugly
  
  1/10 A spellbinding novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend.
5. 13:45
  
  Voices from Vindolanda by Catherine Czerkawska—1. Lepidina
  
  1/5 Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. The Prefect's wife receives a birthday invitation.
6. 14:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks
7. 14:30
  
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/6 The frustrations of backbench MP Duncan Stonebridge.
8. 15:00
  
  Drama on 3—The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi
  
  Adaptation of the award-winning novel by Italy's Sandro Veronesi.
9. 16:00
  
  Frankly Speaking—Hermione Gingold
  
  The star of stage and film answers questions in the BBC Home Service's interview series.
10. 16:30
  
  Finding Harpo's Voice
  
  Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx.
11. 17:00
  
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
  
  1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
12. 17:30
  
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—5. Trouble
  
  5/6 Dick and Richard speak their minds and land in trouble.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  In the Red—Episode 3
  
  3/7 BBC reporter George Cragge probes the murder of another London bank manager.
2. 18:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
  
  1/20 Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard.
3. 19:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 1, The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of
  
  1/4 A highly murderous dictator desperately needs help from an old friend.
4. 19:30
  
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—1. Turning Ugly
  
  1/10 A spellbinding novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend.
5. 19:45
  
  Voices from Vindolanda by Catherine Czerkawska—1. Lepidina
  
  1/5 Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. The Prefect's wife receives a birthday invitation.
6. 20:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks
7. 20:30
  
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/6 The frustrations of backbench MP Duncan Stonebridge.
8. 21:00
  
  Drama on 3—The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi
  
  Adaptation of the award-winning novel by Italy's Sandro Veronesi.
9. 22:00
  
  I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue—Series 83, 5. On the Buzzer
  
  5/6 Adrian Edmondson, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris and Henning Wehn at the Bristol Beacon.
10. 22:30
  
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Edinburgh 2012
  
  Al Murray and Tim Key join Alex and his band for an Edinburgh special.
11. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Steve Oram 1/3
  
  Comedian and writer Paul Garner chats to actor, writer and director Steve Oram.
12. 23:00
  
  Too Long; Didn't Read—Series 2, Let's get this party started
  
  3/6 Why does Britain have so many new parties?
13. 23:30
  
  Cliche—From 30/3/1981
  
  From the laughing bank to perfume and poodles.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Frankly Speaking—Hermione Gingold
  
  The star of stage and film answers questions in the BBC Home Service's interview series.
2. 00:30
  
  Finding Harpo's Voice
  
  Cellist Steven Isserlis explores the silence of his screen idol, Harpo Marx.
3. 01:00
  
  Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
  
  1/5 Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
4. 01:30
  
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—5. Trouble
  
  5/6 Dick and Richard speak their minds and land in trouble.
5. 02:00
  
  In the Red—Episode 3
  
  3/7 BBC reporter George Cragge probes the murder of another London bank manager.
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, The Man and the Hour
  
  1/20 Bank manager George Mainwaring sets up Walmington-on-Sea's Home Guard.
7. 03:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's The Absence of Normal—Series 1, The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of
  
  1/4 A highly murderous dictator desperately needs help from an old friend.
8. 03:30
  
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—1. Turning Ugly
  
  1/10 A spellbinding novel by Elena Ferrante, author of My Brilliant Friend.
9. 03:45
  
  Voices from Vindolanda by Catherine Czerkawska—1. Lepidina
  
  1/5 Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. The Prefect's wife receives a birthday invitation.
10. 04:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 58, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Tony Hawks
11. 04:30
  
  The Party Line—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/6 The frustrations of backbench MP Duncan Stonebridge.
12. 05:00
  
  Drama on 3—The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi
  
  Adaptation of the award-winning novel by Italy's Sandro Veronesi.

Tuesday 12 August 2025