BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 29 September 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Haunted—The Lamp by Agatha Christie
  
  A boy settles into a new home, but a ghostly playmate has other ideas.
2. 00:30
  
  Jefferson 37 by Jenny Stephens—1. Abbotsville
  
  1/4 With human spare-part surgery the norm, a marketing expert visits cloning HQ.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Just A Minute, Stephen Mangan
  
  Actor Stephen Mangan is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Vitai Lampada
  
  'Play up and play the game'. Daljit Nagra celebrates 'play' and National Poetry Day.
5. 02:30
  
  Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch (Omnibus)
  
  Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell uses his railway expertise to solve audacious crimes.
6. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Ade Adepitan
  
  Paralympian Ade Adepitan with tracks by Bob Marley and Sounds of Blackness.
7. 03:50
  
  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Farmer Gilbert Markham discovers why Helen Graham has sought refuge at Wildfell Hall.
8. 05:00
  
  Frankie Howerd—Series 4, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Frankie takes his driving test and recalls wartime escapades.
9. 05:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Here Comes the Hun
  
  The moustachioed monarch raises an army to take on Attila and his approaching horde.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge
  
  5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer...
2. 06:30
  
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 1. Judith
  
  1/5 Jess uses audio from a voice activated speaker to investigate an accidental death.
3. 07:00
  
  Pankhiraj—The Move
  
  3/4 Will Malati's comedy gig be a success?
4. 07:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, A Stripe for Frazer
  
  8/20 Promotion turns dour Private Frazer crazy with power. Stars John Laurie.
5. 08:00
  
  Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse—Episode 4
  
  4/4 All-star comic tour-de-force with Joanna Lumley and Martin Jarvis.
6. 08:30
  
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—1. Discovery
  
  1/5 How Thomas Keneally discovered the story of Oskar Schindler.
7. 08:45
  
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—1. Tobermory
  
  1/6 A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong
8. 09:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 95, 6. Do you believe in soul mates?
  
  6/6 Paul Merton and Julian Clary return to play Just a Minute.
9. 09:30
  
  Empire of Tea—1. Cosy With A Kick
  
  Tea arrives in Britain as an exotic drink for the elite. But its tale is just beginning.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Love your neighbour - Eternal Life
  
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music led by Archbishop Cherry Vann.
11. 10:00
  
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Gore Vidal
  
  Professor Anthony Clare scrutinises the legendary American writer.
12. 10:45
  
  Short Works—The Path Taken by Emma Donoghue
  
  A distraught mother makes a statement to the police after her children go missing.
13. 11:00
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge
  
  5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer...
14. 11:30
  
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 1. Judith
  
  1/5 Jess uses audio from a voice activated speaker to investigate an accidental death.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Pankhiraj—The Move
  
  3/4 Will Malati's comedy gig be a success?
2. 12:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, A Stripe for Frazer
  
  8/20 Promotion turns dour Private Frazer crazy with power. Stars John Laurie.
3. 13:00
  
  Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse—Episode 4
  
  4/4 All-star comic tour-de-force with Joanna Lumley and Martin Jarvis.
4. 13:30
  
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—1. Discovery
  
  1/5 How Thomas Keneally discovered the story of Oskar Schindler.
5. 13:45
  
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—1. Tobermory
  
  1/6 A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong
6. 14:00
  
  Brain of Britain—Bard Brain of Britain
  
  Russell Davies chairs a contest to find Britain's top Shakespeare expert.
7. 14:30
  
  Married—Series 2, Identity
  
  4/6 Struggling Robin meets a woman from his old parallel life.
8. 15:00
  
  Singh Tangos by Bettina Gracias
  
  Mrs Singh takes up ballroom dancing, but can her family keep up..?
9. 16:00
  
  Wireless Nights—Series 6, Night Train
  
  Jarvis Cocker boards the Wireless Nights Express, to hear more tales of night people.
10. 16:30
  
  Off air
  
  Programmes will resume at 16:45
11. 16:45
  
  Short Works—The Path Taken by Emma Donoghue
  
  A distraught mother makes a statement to the police after her children go missing.
12. 17:00
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge
  
  5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer...
13. 17:30
  
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 1. Judith
  
  1/5 Jess uses audio from a voice activated speaker to investigate an accidental death.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Pankhiraj—The Move
  
  3/4 Will Malati's comedy gig be a success?
2. 18:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, A Stripe for Frazer
  
  8/20 Promotion turns dour Private Frazer crazy with power. Stars John Laurie.
3. 19:00
  
  Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse—Episode 4
  
  4/4 All-star comic tour-de-force with Joanna Lumley and Martin Jarvis.
4. 19:30
  
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—1. Discovery
  
  1/5 How Thomas Keneally discovered the story of Oskar Schindler.
5. 19:45
  
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—1. Tobermory
  
  1/6 A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong
6. 20:00
  
  Brain of Britain—Bard Brain of Britain
  
  Russell Davies chairs a contest to find Britain's top Shakespeare expert.
7. 20:30
  
  Married—Series 2, Identity
  
  4/6 Struggling Robin meets a woman from his old parallel life.
8. 21:00
  
  Singh Tangos by Bettina Gracias
  
  Mrs Singh takes up ballroom dancing, but can her family keep up..?
9. 22:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 95, 6. Do you believe in soul mates?
  
  6/6 Paul Merton and Julian Clary return to play Just a Minute.
10. 22:30
  
  The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 2
  
  2/6 It's a facelift fracas on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
11. 23:00
  
  The News Quiz—Series 118, 4. A Lib Dem Conference and a Seagull Summit
  
  4/8 Andy Zaltzman is joined by Neil Delamere and Cindy Yu for the topical panel quiz show.
12. 23:30
  
  The Harpoon—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/4 The nostalgic spiffing spoof of adventure story papers for boys.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Gore Vidal
  
  Professor Anthony Clare scrutinises the legendary American writer.
2. 00:45
  
  Short Works—The Path Taken by Emma Donoghue
  
  A distraught mother makes a statement to the police after her children go missing.
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train, 5. A Dancer's Revenge
  
  5/6 Fingers point to Ruth’s husband as the killer...
4. 01:30
  
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 1. Judith
  
  1/5 Jess uses audio from a voice activated speaker to investigate an accidental death.
5. 02:00
  
  Pankhiraj—The Move
  
  3/4 Will Malati's comedy gig be a success?
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, A Stripe for Frazer
  
  8/20 Promotion turns dour Private Frazer crazy with power. Stars John Laurie.
7. 03:00
  
  Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse—Episode 4
  
  4/4 All-star comic tour-de-force with Joanna Lumley and Martin Jarvis.
8. 03:30
  
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—1. Discovery
  
  1/5 How Thomas Keneally discovered the story of Oskar Schindler.
9. 03:45
  
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—1. Tobermory
  
  1/6 A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong
10. 04:00
  
  Brain of Britain—Bard Brain of Britain
  
  Russell Davies chairs a contest to find Britain's top Shakespeare expert.
11. 04:30
  
  Married—Series 2, Identity
  
  4/6 Struggling Robin meets a woman from his old parallel life.
12. 05:00
  
  Singh Tangos by Bettina Gracias
  
  Mrs Singh takes up ballroom dancing, but can her family keep up..?

Tuesday 30 September 2025