BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 16 October 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Archive on 4—In Praise of Clichés
  
  Steve Punt asks why so many of us have been singing from the same hymn sheet.
2. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 3. Warned Off
  
  3/6 When reprisals begin against her, Dee recalls why she is so driven to get to the truth.
3. 01:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Operation Homecoming
  
  2/13 DS Dave Brook and his new partner Max take part in a Scotland Yard operation.
4. 02:00
  
  Star Terk II—Series 1, Inside Denis Thatcher's Trousers
  
  6/6 Everything from inept robberies to very pushy waiters in the show that goes boldly!
5. 02:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Junk Man
  
  16/20 Griselda's plan to clear out the Lad's house backfires!
6. 03:00
  
  Dot—Series 2, Trees
  
  4/4 Dot and the gals are tasked with a top secret mission in the countryside.
7. 03:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—8. Next in Line
  
  8/9 Blake recalls how he studied his mother's reaction to death.
8. 03:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—3. Tall Dark Stranger
  
  3/10 Who is the tall dark stranger? Jane finally finds out.
9. 04:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 2, Arthur Conan Doyle
  
  2/6 Literary quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Tracey Macleod and Philippa Gregory.
10. 04:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—Vendetta for a Judge by James Follett
  
  A jailed embezzler decides it's time to get even.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 4. Reappearances
  
  4/6 There's a phone call from a man meant to be dead...
2. 06:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 1/2
  
  3/13 DS Dave Brook confronts a notorious crime family.
3. 07:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
  
  4/4 Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
4. 07:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  
  5/6 The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
5. 08:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic
  
  4/4 A popular Victorian psychic's seance is rudely interrupted.
6. 08:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—9. The Chandelier
  
  9/9 Blake remembers his father's final visit to London.
7. 08:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—4. Suspicions
  
  4/10 Jane has saved Rochester's life, but something's not quite right?
8. 09:00
  
  Please Use Other Door—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/4 Satirical sketches on modern life.
9. 09:30
  
  Hoax—4. The Forever Fly
  
  How did a single specimen come to undermine scientists?
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Prisons Week - The door will be opened
  
  A meditation for Prisons Week led by Sharon Grenham Thompson
11. 10:00
  
  Great Lives—Mozart
  
  Michael Morpurgo nominates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
12. 10:30
  
  The Brown Camp
  
  Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
13. 11:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 4. Reappearances
  
  4/6 There's a phone call from a man meant to be dead...
14. 11:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 1/2
  
  3/13 DS Dave Brook confronts a notorious crime family.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
  
  4/4 Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
2. 12:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  
  5/6 The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
3. 13:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic
  
  4/4 A popular Victorian psychic's seance is rudely interrupted.
4. 13:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—9. The Chandelier
  
  9/9 Blake remembers his father's final visit to London.
5. 13:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—4. Suspicions
  
  4/10 Jane has saved Rochester's life, but something's not quite right?
6. 14:00
  
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 4, 2014
  
  4/13 General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
7. 14:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—Eyes of the Buddha by Victor Pemberton
  
  Paul's 'dead' father writes to ask him to return to Sri Lanka. From 1972.
8. 16:00
  
  Great Lives—Mozart
  
  Michael Morpurgo nominates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
9. 16:30
  
  The Brown Camp
  
  Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
10. 17:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 4. Reappearances
  
  4/6 There's a phone call from a man meant to be dead...
11. 17:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 1/2
  
  3/13 DS Dave Brook confronts a notorious crime family.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
  
  4/4 Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
2. 18:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  
  5/6 The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
3. 19:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic
  
  4/4 A popular Victorian psychic's seance is rudely interrupted.
4. 19:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—9. The Chandelier
  
  9/9 Blake remembers his father's final visit to London.
5. 19:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—4. Suspicions
  
  4/10 Jane has saved Rochester's life, but something's not quite right?
6. 20:00
  
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 4, 2014
  
  4/13 General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
7. 20:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—Eyes of the Buddha by Victor Pemberton
  
  Paul's 'dead' father writes to ask him to return to Sri Lanka. From 1972.
8. 22:00
  
  Call Jonathan Pie—4. Race
  
  Pie takes on the topic of race after a run-in with Sam. Is this wise?
9. 22:30
  
  iGod—Fame
  
  4/6 David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
10. 22:45
  
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Work
  
  6/6 Pondering his life as a cartoonist proves to be more dangerous and revealing than intended
11. 23:00
  
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 3, Change
  
  4/4 Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda explores the divisive global issues of change.
12. 23:30
  
  Hair in the Gate—Series 1, Episode 3.
  
  3/6 Camilla revamps the TV arts show to keep her cutting edge lover. Stars Harriet Thorpe.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Great Lives—Mozart
  
  Michael Morpurgo nominates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
2. 00:30
  
  The Brown Camp
  
  Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 4. Reappearances
  
  4/6 There's a phone call from a man meant to be dead...
4. 01:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 1/2
  
  3/13 DS Dave Brook confronts a notorious crime family.
5. 02:00
  
  Bristow—Series 2, The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
  
  4/4 Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
6. 02:30
  
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  
  5/6 The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
7. 03:00
  
  A Month of Maureen—Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic
  
  4/4 A popular Victorian psychic's seance is rudely interrupted.
8. 03:30
  
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—9. The Chandelier
  
  9/9 Blake remembers his father's final visit to London.
9. 03:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—4. Suspicions
  
  4/10 Jane has saved Rochester's life, but something's not quite right?
10. 04:00
  
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 4, 2014
  
  4/13 General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
11. 04:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—Eyes of the Buddha by Victor Pemberton
  
  Paul's 'dead' father writes to ask him to return to Sri Lanka. From 1972.

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