BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 September 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Doctor Who—Tenth Doctor Adventures, Cold Vengeance
  
  6/6 On the frozen food satellite Coldstar, something sinister is defrosting - Ice Warriors!
2. 01:00
  
  The Flight of Eric Strapp
  
  Eric Strapp is innocent and on the run. Stars George Cole and Stratford Johns.
3. 02:30
  
  Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (Omnibus)
  
  Paul Theroux retraces his journey in 'The Great Railway Bazaar'. Read by Stuart Milligan.
4. 03:45
  
  Peter Tinniswood—Tales From the Brigadier, 3. The Holy Father
  
  3/5 Can the Brigadier manage expectations when the Pope opens the new cricket pavilion?
5. 04:00
  
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Saga Of The Snow 1/2
  
  1/13 Will the dear ladies' charity card game be disrupted by snowfall?
6. 04:30
  
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Pays a Visit
  
  13/13 The Bishop’s plan to embarrass the Dean backfires.
7. 05:00
  
  Parody Please—3. People Like Us & Dead Ringers
  
  3/3 Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Just A Minute, Gyles Brandreth
  
  Writer Gyles Brandreth is castaway by Kirsty Young.
2. 06:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Elsa
  
  David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
3. 07:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Terminates Here and Tell Me the Truth About Love
  
  Daljit Nagra marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.
4. 07:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Christine has vanished. Raoul goes in search of her.
5. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Edwards
  
  Presenter Rick Edwards chooses tracks by Guns N' Roses and Roots Manuva.
6. 08:50
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  
  1/2 A gentleman farmer is powerfully drawn to the new widowed tenant of Wildfell Hall.
7. 10:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Frankie visits the doctor, and recalls his time on a desert island.
8. 10:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
  
  The moustachioed monarch challenges a Viking to a duel.
9. 11:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Just A Minute, Gyles Brandreth
  
  Writer Gyles Brandreth is castaway by Kirsty Young.
10. 11:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Elsa
  
  David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Terminates Here and Tell Me the Truth About Love
  
  Daljit Nagra marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.
2. 12:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Christine has vanished. Raoul goes in search of her.
3. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Edwards
  
  Presenter Rick Edwards chooses tracks by Guns N' Roses and Roots Manuva.
4. 13:50
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  
  1/2 A gentleman farmer is powerfully drawn to the new widowed tenant of Wildfell Hall.
5. 15:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Frankie visits the doctor, and recalls his time on a desert island.
6. 15:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
  
  The moustachioed monarch challenges a Viking to a duel.
7. 16:00
  
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—5. The Prophet
  
  5/5 A parting of the ways for the Morel and Gren, but the search for a home goes on.
8. 16:30
  
  The Man in Black—Series 4, 5. The New Boy by Matthew Wilkie
  
  5/5 Craig has a new job, but how far will he go to impress his boss?
9. 17:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Just A Minute, Gyles Brandreth
  
  Writer Gyles Brandreth is castaway by Kirsty Young.
10. 17:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Elsa
  
  David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Terminates Here and Tell Me the Truth About Love
  
  Daljit Nagra marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.
2. 18:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Christine has vanished. Raoul goes in search of her.
3. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Edwards
  
  Presenter Rick Edwards chooses tracks by Guns N' Roses and Roots Manuva.
4. 19:50
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  
  1/2 A gentleman farmer is powerfully drawn to the new widowed tenant of Wildfell Hall.
5. 21:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Frankie visits the doctor, and recalls his time on a desert island.
6. 21:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
  
  The moustachioed monarch challenges a Viking to a duel.
7. 22:00
  
  Clare in the Community—Series 1, Last Words
  
  4/6 The social worker is wracked with relief when her most detested client dies.
8. 22:30
  
  King Cutler—King Cutler V
  
  5/6 Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, stories and poems.
9. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Dom Joly 1/3
  
  Paul Garner chats to Dom Joly.
10. 23:00
  
  The Penny Dreadfuls—The Odyssey
  
  Comedy trio Penny Dreadfuls transport us to ancient Greece. Robert Webb stars as Odysseus
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Hothouse by Brian Aldiss—5. The Prophet
  
  5/5 A parting of the ways for the Morel and Gren, but the search for a home goes on.
2. 00:30
  
  The Man in Black—Series 4, 5. The New Boy by Matthew Wilkie
  
  5/5 Craig has a new job, but how far will he go to impress his boss?
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Just A Minute, Gyles Brandreth
  
  Writer Gyles Brandreth is castaway by Kirsty Young.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Elsa
  
  David Attenborough gives his perspective on the story of the famous lioness, Elsa.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Terminates Here and Tell Me the Truth About Love
  
  Daljit Nagra marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.
6. 02:30
  
  The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Christine has vanished. Raoul goes in search of her.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Edwards
  
  Presenter Rick Edwards chooses tracks by Guns N' Roses and Roots Manuva.
8. 03:50
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  
  1/2 A gentleman farmer is powerfully drawn to the new widowed tenant of Wildfell Hall.
9. 05:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Frankie visits the doctor, and recalls his time on a desert island.
10. 05:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
  
  The moustachioed monarch challenges a Viking to a duel.

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