BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 18 September 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Sound of Cinema—Hammer!
  
  Matthew Sweet presents music from the iconic Hammer Films production company.
2. 01:00
  
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 3. The Miracle of Lestrange
  
  3/6 The GP finds himself undermined when a faith healer arrives in Levenford.
3. 01:30
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 3. Poison
  
  3/4 'Twelfth Night' opens to rapturous reviews. But who will be the poisoner's next victim?
4. 02:00
  
  Star Terk II—Series 1, In a Lift with John Inman
  
  2/6 From Barry Norman to Charles Dickens in the show that boldly goes!
5. 02:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, East Cheam Drama Festival
  
  12/20 Rivalling Edinburgh and Salzburg, three short plays with the Lad in East Cheam.
6. 03:00
  
  Simon Evans Goes to Market—Series 1, Oil
  
  4/4 Simon looks at commodities markets in oil. Why is this trade different to others?
7. 03:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux—8. Thirst
  
  8/10 Raoul has found Christine, but she faces a terrible ultimatum...
8. 03:45
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte—3. Assault
  
  3/10 Gilbert Markham wants more than friendship with Helen but there are rumours about her.
9. 04:00
  
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 4
  
  4/6 John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Lucy Mangan, Steve Mould and Graeme Le Saux.
10. 04:30
  
  Millport—Series 2, Happy Returns
  
  1/6 It's Irene's 33rd birthday, so the islanders have surprises in store.
11. 05:00
  
  The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley—1. Cruelty
  
  1/3 Tom's cruel master forces him up Hartover Hall's chimneys. Stars Philip Jackson.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 4. Birth and Death
  
  4/6 The GP's modernisation upsets Cameron, as Mrs Todd's condition worsens.
2. 06:30
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 4. Killer instinct
  
  4/4 Can the actor-cum-amateur sleuth unmask the 'Twelfth Night' murderer?
3. 07:00
  
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 6
  
  6/6 Plans go awry for the solicitor's clerk and Robert.
4. 07:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Leak
  
  1/6 The author gets obsessed with his wife's sense of smell.
5. 08:00
  
  Guilt Trip—4. Final Steps
  
  4/4 It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go.
6. 08:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux—9. Escape
  
  9/10 Raoul escapes only to find Christine faces an awful choice...
7. 08:45
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte—4. The Warnings of Experience
  
  4/10 Rumours have been building about Helen Graham's relationship with her landlord.
8. 09:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Glenn Moore's Almanac, 6. Arrest!
  
  6/8 Glenn is falsely arrested for a crime he can’t remember having not committed. Probably.
9. 09:30
  
  Shakespeare: Love Across the Racial Divide—4. A Midsummer Night's Dream
  
  4/5 Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores love in the mystical worlds of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Letter to Corinth … of love
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Isabelle Hamley.
11. 10:00
  
  Great Lives—Anton Chekhov
  
  Theatre director Sir Richard Eyre nominates Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
12. 10:30
  
  Dotun and Dean
  
  Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean
13. 11:00
  
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 4. Birth and Death
  
  4/6 The GP's modernisation upsets Cameron, as Mrs Todd's condition worsens.
14. 11:30
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 4. Killer instinct
  
  4/4 Can the actor-cum-amateur sleuth unmask the 'Twelfth Night' murderer?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 6
  
  6/6 Plans go awry for the solicitor's clerk and Robert.
2. 12:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Leak
  
  1/6 The author gets obsessed with his wife's sense of smell.
3. 13:00
  
  Guilt Trip—4. Final Steps
  
  4/4 It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go.
4. 13:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux—9. Escape
  
  9/10 Raoul escapes only to find Christine faces an awful choice...
5. 13:45
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte—4. The Warnings of Experience
  
  4/10 Rumours have been building about Helen Graham's relationship with her landlord.
6. 14:00
  
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 6
  
  6/6 Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover.
7. 14:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Do Muriel's visions bode prosperity and will the Hawthornes move on?
8. 15:00
  
  The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley—2. New Friends
  
  2/3 Tom has been turned a Water Baby, but the Fairies warn him to behave. Stars Timothy West.
9. 16:00
  
  Great Lives—Anton Chekhov
  
  Theatre director Sir Richard Eyre nominates Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
10. 16:30
  
  Dotun and Dean
  
  Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean
11. 17:00
  
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 4. Birth and Death
  
  4/6 The GP's modernisation upsets Cameron, as Mrs Todd's condition worsens.
12. 17:30
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 4. Killer instinct
  
  4/4 Can the actor-cum-amateur sleuth unmask the 'Twelfth Night' murderer?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 6
  
  6/6 Plans go awry for the solicitor's clerk and Robert.
2. 18:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Leak
  
  1/6 The author gets obsessed with his wife's sense of smell.
3. 19:00
  
  Guilt Trip—4. Final Steps
  
  4/4 It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go.
4. 19:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux—9. Escape
  
  9/10 Raoul escapes only to find Christine faces an awful choice...
5. 19:45
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte—4. The Warnings of Experience
  
  4/10 Rumours have been building about Helen Graham's relationship with her landlord.
6. 20:00
  
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 6
  
  6/6 Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover.
7. 20:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Do Muriel's visions bode prosperity and will the Hawthornes move on?
8. 21:00
  
  The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley—2. New Friends
  
  2/3 Tom has been turned a Water Baby, but the Fairies warn him to behave. Stars Timothy West.
9. 22:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Glenn Moore's Almanac, 6. Arrest!
  
  6/8 Glenn is falsely arrested for a crime he can’t remember having not committed. Probably.
10. 22:30
  
  Hearing with Hegley—Series 1, Episode 6
  
  6/6 The poet laureate of comedy, John Hegley, entertains an audience with his book of verse.
11. 22:45
  
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Kids
  
  2/6 The cartoonist unearths an alien conspiracy to turn the world into a holiday camp for kids
12. 23:00
  
  Kevin Eldon Will See You Now—Series 3, Where's David?
  
  4/4 Sketches about the Napoleonic Wars, boiler parts and a nice rollercoaster.
13. 23:30
  
  Beauty of Britain—Series 3, Other People's Children
  
  5/6 Beauty is feeling all broody.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Great Lives—Anton Chekhov
  
  Theatre director Sir Richard Eyre nominates Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
2. 00:30
  
  Dotun and Dean
  
  Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean
3. 01:00
  
  Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 4. Birth and Death
  
  4/6 The GP's modernisation upsets Cameron, as Mrs Todd's condition worsens.
4. 01:30
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Sicken and So Die, 4. Killer instinct
  
  4/4 Can the actor-cum-amateur sleuth unmask the 'Twelfth Night' murderer?
5. 02:00
  
  Mr Finchley Goes to Paris—Episode 6
  
  6/6 Plans go awry for the solicitor's clerk and Robert.
6. 02:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Leak
  
  1/6 The author gets obsessed with his wife's sense of smell.
7. 03:00
  
  Guilt Trip—4. Final Steps
  
  4/4 It is the last day of the walk, and Laura and Ros still have ten miles to go.
8. 03:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux—9. Escape
  
  9/10 Raoul escapes only to find Christine faces an awful choice...
9. 03:45
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte—4. The Warnings of Experience
  
  4/10 Rumours have been building about Helen Graham's relationship with her landlord.
10. 04:00
  
  Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Episode 6
  
  6/6 Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover.
11. 04:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 6, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Do Muriel's visions bode prosperity and will the Hawthornes move on?
12. 05:00
  
  The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley—2. New Friends
  
  2/3 Tom has been turned a Water Baby, but the Fairies warn him to behave. Stars Timothy West.

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