BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 9 October 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Archive on 4—The Origins of The Metaverse
  
  Colin Harvey visits a metaverse of the future and explores its cultural roots.
2. 01:00
  
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 7. The Guilty Ghost
  
  7/10 Is a ship blaze an accident or arson? 'Q' Barnaby investigates.
3. 01:30
  
  A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope—3. Two Worlds
  
  3/6 Lizzie's world falls apart, but Frances loves life in Spain.
4. 02:00
  
  Star Terk II—Series 1, The Annual Convention of Radio Producers
  
  5/6 Everything from agony aunts to gloomy hospital in the show that goes boldly!
5. 02:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Grappling Game
  
  15/20 A shock's in store for Miss Pugh and the Lad Himself at the wrestling!
6. 03:00
  
  Dot—Series 2, Meat
  
  3/4 Dot and the gals have a very important visitor.
7. 03:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—3. Camping
  
  3/9 Blake Morrison recalls being taken as a boy on a 'manly' camping trip.
8. 03:45
  
  Going Straight by Melissa Murray—3. Revelation
  
  3/5 Lesbian Emma tells her friend about her affair with the wrong man.
9. 04:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 2, William Shakespeare
  
  1/6 Panel game of literary correctness with James Walton and Lynne Truss.
10. 04:30
  
  Millport—Series 2, Story
  
  4/6 Everyone's telling tales and making up stories. Irene is unsure what to do...
11. 05:00
  
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—3. Death and Destruction
  
  3/5 Distraught Cathy is gravely ill, after Heathcliff runs off with Isabella.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 8. Cause for Alarm
  
  8/10 Fire investigator 'Q' Barnaby probes a blaze in a hardware store.
2. 06:30
  
  A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope—4. Affair
  
  4/6 A Spanish affair for Frances continues as Lizzie faces shattering debts.
3. 07:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, Mr Bristow Regrets
  
  3/4 The dinner dance is out of bounds, until Bristow meets a troublemaker.
4. 07:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Flat
  
  4/6 A holiday abroad is far from relaxing for the author and his wife.
5. 08:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Dead Rellies
  
  3/4 Fay and Alan know everything about each other... or do they?
6. 08:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—4. Cuban Missile Crisis
  
  4/9 The Cuban Missile crisis casts a long shadow over Blake and his father.
7. 08:45
  
  Going Straight by Melissa Murray—4. Sacked
  
  4/5 Emma's new boyfriend tries to save her job, but Kirsty has other ideas.
8. 09:00
  
  Please Use Other Door
  
  Bizarre, overheard conversations during the course of one day.
9. 09:30
  
  Empire of Tea—9. A Nice Cup Of Tea
  
  How did a foreign plant become so British?
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—How do we stay on the right path?
  
  A special week of services exploring the Lord’s Prayer.
11. 10:00
  
  Great Lives—Simon Callow on Orson Welles
  
  Actor Simon Callow selects the life of a Hollywood great - Orson Welles.
12. 10:30
  
  The Landscapes of Don McCullin
  
  Don McCullin, photographer and 'sky stalker', on the landscape around his house.
13. 11:00
  
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 8. Cause for Alarm
  
  8/10 Fire investigator 'Q' Barnaby probes a blaze in a hardware store.
14. 11:30
  
  A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope—4. Affair
  
  4/6 A Spanish affair for Frances continues as Lizzie faces shattering debts.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, Mr Bristow Regrets
  
  3/4 The dinner dance is out of bounds, until Bristow meets a troublemaker.
2. 12:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Flat
  
  4/6 A holiday abroad is far from relaxing for the author and his wife.
3. 13:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Dead Rellies
  
  3/4 Fay and Alan know everything about each other... or do they?
4. 13:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—4. Cuban Missile Crisis
  
  4/9 The Cuban Missile crisis casts a long shadow over Blake and his father.
5. 13:45
  
  Going Straight by Melissa Murray—4. Sacked
  
  4/5 Emma's new boyfriend tries to save her job, but Kirsty has other ideas.
6. 14:00
  
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 3, 2014
  
  3/13 General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
7. 14:30
  
  HR—Series 1, A Commute
  
  3/6 Manager Peter and HR's Sam are late, but is their hope in the next carriage?
8. 15:00
  
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—4. The Next Generation
  
  4/5 16 years after Cathy's death, her daughter pays a visit to Heathcliff.
9. 16:00
  
  Great Lives—Simon Callow on Orson Welles
  
  Actor Simon Callow selects the life of a Hollywood great - Orson Welles.
10. 16:30
  
  The Landscapes of Don McCullin
  
  Don McCullin, photographer and 'sky stalker', on the landscape around his house.
11. 17:00
  
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 8. Cause for Alarm
  
  8/10 Fire investigator 'Q' Barnaby probes a blaze in a hardware store.
12. 17:30
  
  A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope—4. Affair
  
  4/6 A Spanish affair for Frances continues as Lizzie faces shattering debts.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, Mr Bristow Regrets
  
  3/4 The dinner dance is out of bounds, until Bristow meets a troublemaker.
2. 18:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Flat
  
  4/6 A holiday abroad is far from relaxing for the author and his wife.
3. 19:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Dead Rellies
  
  3/4 Fay and Alan know everything about each other... or do they?
4. 19:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—4. Cuban Missile Crisis
  
  4/9 The Cuban Missile crisis casts a long shadow over Blake and his father.
5. 19:45
  
  Going Straight by Melissa Murray—4. Sacked
  
  4/5 Emma's new boyfriend tries to save her job, but Kirsty has other ideas.
6. 20:00
  
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 3, 2014
  
  3/13 General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
7. 20:30
  
  HR—Series 1, A Commute
  
  3/6 Manager Peter and HR's Sam are late, but is their hope in the next carriage?
8. 21:00
  
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—4. The Next Generation
  
  4/5 16 years after Cathy's death, her daughter pays a visit to Heathcliff.
9. 22:00
  
  Call Jonathan Pie—2. Money
  
  Pie airs his spicy views on money and private education.
10. 22:30
  
  iGod—Robot
  
  3/6 Simon Day and David Soul star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
11. 22:45
  
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, The Normal Mind
  
  5/6 Facing surgery, the cartoonist explores his brain's inner workings.
12. 23:00
  
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 3, Black History
  
  3/4 The Malawian comedian explores the divisive global issue of Black History.
13. 23:30
  
  Hair in the Gate—Series 1, Episode 2
  
  2/6 How on earth can the TV arts show prove it gives value for money?
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Great Lives—Simon Callow on Orson Welles
  
  Actor Simon Callow selects the life of a Hollywood great - Orson Welles.
2. 00:30
  
  The Landscapes of Don McCullin
  
  Don McCullin, photographer and 'sky stalker', on the landscape around his house.
3. 01:00
  
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 8. Cause for Alarm
  
  8/10 Fire investigator 'Q' Barnaby probes a blaze in a hardware store.
4. 01:30
  
  A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope—4. Affair
  
  4/6 A Spanish affair for Frances continues as Lizzie faces shattering debts.
5. 02:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, Mr Bristow Regrets
  
  3/4 The dinner dance is out of bounds, until Bristow meets a troublemaker.
6. 02:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Flat
  
  4/6 A holiday abroad is far from relaxing for the author and his wife.
7. 03:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Dead Rellies
  
  3/4 Fay and Alan know everything about each other... or do they?
8. 03:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—4. Cuban Missile Crisis
  
  4/9 The Cuban Missile crisis casts a long shadow over Blake and his father.
9. 03:45
  
  Going Straight by Melissa Murray—4. Sacked
  
  4/5 Emma's new boyfriend tries to save her job, but Kirsty has other ideas.
10. 04:00
  
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 3, 2014
  
  3/13 General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
11. 04:30
  
  HR—Series 1, A Commute
  
  3/6 Manager Peter and HR's Sam are late, but is their hope in the next carriage?
12. 05:00
  
  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte—4. The Next Generation
  
  4/5 16 years after Cathy's death, her daughter pays a visit to Heathcliff.

Friday 10 October 2025