BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 17 October 2025

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  
  5/6 Richard shares some interesting revelations.
2. 06:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  
  4/13 Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
3. 07:00
  
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  
  4/6 The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
4. 07:30
  
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
5. 08:00
  
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  
  1/6 Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
6. 08:30
  
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
7. 08:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  
  5/10 Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
8. 09:00
  
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 6, 1. Dog Theft
  
  1/6 Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios
9. 09:30
  
  Hoax—5. The Pursuit of Parrots
  
  Australia's Night Parrot has driven birders mad for decades.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Prisons Week - Forgiveness by Association
  
  A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and Christian music.
11. 10:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 8, Allegri's Miserere
  
  An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
12. 10:30
  
  Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout
  
  Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.
13. 11:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  
  5/6 Richard shares some interesting revelations.
14. 11:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  
  4/13 Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  
  4/6 The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
2. 12:30
  
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
3. 13:00
  
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  
  1/6 Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
4. 13:30
  
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
5. 13:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  
  5/10 Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
6. 14:00
  
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
7. 14:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—So Easy to Forget by Val Gielgud
  
  Can the marriage of Isobel and Charles survive jealousy and secrets? From 1968.
8. 16:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 8, Allegri's Miserere
  
  An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
9. 16:30
  
  Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout
  
  Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.
10. 17:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  
  5/6 Richard shares some interesting revelations.
11. 17:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  
  4/13 Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  
  4/6 The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
2. 18:30
  
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
3. 19:00
  
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  
  1/6 Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
4. 19:30
  
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
5. 19:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  
  5/10 Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
6. 20:00
  
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
7. 20:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—So Easy to Forget by Val Gielgud
  
  Can the marriage of Isobel and Charles survive jealousy and secrets? From 1968.
8. 22:00
  
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 6, 1. Dog Theft
  
  1/6 Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios
9. 22:30
  
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture
  
  3/4 Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.
10. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Marcus Brigstocke 3/3
  
  Athena Kugblenu chats again to Marcus Brigstocke.
11. 23:00
  
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Pilot
  
  Alex Horne and his band learn to speak 'jazz' and head off into space.
12. 23:30
  
  Radio Active—Series 3, Euroshow
  
  1/6 Berlin, Paris and Madrid. Radio Active goes continental!
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 8, Allegri's Miserere
  
  An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
2. 00:30
  
  Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout
  
  Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  
  5/6 Richard shares some interesting revelations.
4. 01:30
  
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  
  4/13 Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
5. 02:00
  
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  
  4/6 The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
6. 02:30
  
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
7. 03:00
  
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  
  1/6 Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
8. 03:30
  
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
9. 03:45
  
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  
  5/10 Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
10. 04:00
  
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
11. 04:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—So Easy to Forget by Val Gielgud
  
  Can the marriage of Isobel and Charles survive jealousy and secrets? From 1968.

Saturday 18 October 2025