BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 2 December 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  I Was...—Series 3, I Was Philip K Dick's Reluctant Host
  
  Michael Walsh talks about the challenging time when writer Phillip K Dick shared his home.
2. 00:30
  
  The Green Children of Woolpit
  
  Who were the green children of Woolpit and why are we still fascinated by them?
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 1. The Evidence of the Corpse
  
  1/6 When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
4. 01:30
  
  Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home—6. Killer Revealed?
  
  6/6 As Mortimer Hive enters the lion's den, can Purbright unravel the wicked web?
5. 02:00
  
  Visiting Julia—If The Truth Be Known
  
  2/6 Will children’s writer Roger be able to cope at home with his wife still in hospital?
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 1, Room at the Bottom
  
  17/20 A shock for Mainwaring sparks an upheaval for the platoon.
7. 03:00
  
  Rumblings from the Rafters—House Fly and Soprano Pipistrelle Bat
  
  2/3 A house fly and soprano pipistrelle bat reveal the truth about life in an attic.
8. 03:30
  
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—1. Feathered Mary Poppins
  
  1/5 A deeply moving and highly original book about the sudden loss of a loved one.
9. 03:45
  
  Isaac Asimov's I, Robot—1. Robbie
  
  1/5 As a child, Stevie forms a closer bond with her robotic childminder than her real parents.
10. 04:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 59, Episode 4
  
  4/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Graham Norton and Terry Wogan
11. 04:30
  
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 4, It's Grim Up North
  
  4/6 Adam attends a business conference to network and is determined to leave his dad behind.
12. 05:00
  
  Drama on 4—The Christopher Boy’s Communion by David Mamet
  
  Catholic Joan will stop at nothing to save the son accused of murder.
13. 05:45
  
  Short Works—The Crongton Soup Kitchen by Alex Wheatle
  
  A Christmas story about family, legacies and sibling rivalries.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 2. Lord Peter Sets a Trap
  
  2/6 Murder or suicide? Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue...
2. 06:30
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Dead Man's Folly, 1. The Call
  
  1/4 An old crime writer friend urgently calls Poirot for help.
3. 07:00
  
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  
  6/6 Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
4. 07:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Million Pound Penny
  
  3/17 The Sockjelly Murder and the story of Ned The Miser!
5. 08:00
  
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Shrimp
  
  2/4 Nathan didn't really nail life so he's been reincarnated as a shrimp. Stars Daniel Rigby.
6. 08:30
  
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—2. Games
  
  2/5 Dad reminisces about happy times with his late wife and the crow plays a cruel game.
7. 08:45
  
  Isaac Asimov's I, Robot—2. Reason
  
  2/5 Stevie must deal with a robot that has religious delusions.
8. 09:00
  
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 3, 2. Tom Cruise Versus The Flappy Geese!
  
  2/7 Find out what Horton really heard.
9. 09:30
  
  I Was a Child Prodigy—Jocelyn Lavin
  
  2/5 Chris Ledgard meets Jocelyn Lavin, who shone academically and musically at primary school.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Advent People - Adam
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Imogen Ball.
11. 10:00
  
  A Good Read—Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek
  
  Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
12. 10:30
  
  Tunes from the Trash
  
  South America Correspondent Wyre Davies visits the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.
13. 11:00
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 2. Lord Peter Sets a Trap
  
  2/6 Murder or suicide? Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue...
14. 11:30
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Dead Man's Folly, 1. The Call
  
  1/4 An old crime writer friend urgently calls Poirot for help.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  
  6/6 Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
2. 12:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Million Pound Penny
  
  3/17 The Sockjelly Murder and the story of Ned The Miser!
3. 13:00
  
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Shrimp
  
  2/4 Nathan didn't really nail life so he's been reincarnated as a shrimp. Stars Daniel Rigby.
4. 13:30
  
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—2. Games
  
  2/5 Dad reminisces about happy times with his late wife and the crow plays a cruel game.
5. 13:45
  
  Isaac Asimov's I, Robot—2. Reason
  
  2/5 Stevie must deal with a robot that has religious delusions.
6. 14:00
  
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 29, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
7. 14:30
  
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Restoration Re-Ruined Only Even Worse
  
  4/6 Pip is heavily in debt, but has he found true love?
8. 15:00
  
  The Admirable Crichton by JM Barrie
  
  Satire about the fortunes a perfect butler. Stars Russell Tovey.
9. 16:00
  
  A Good Read—Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek
  
  Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
10. 16:30
  
  Tunes from the Trash
  
  South America Correspondent Wyre Davies visits the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.
11. 17:00
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 2. Lord Peter Sets a Trap
  
  2/6 Murder or suicide? Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue...
12. 17:30
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Dead Man's Folly, 1. The Call
  
  1/4 An old crime writer friend urgently calls Poirot for help.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  
  6/6 Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
2. 18:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Million Pound Penny
  
  3/17 The Sockjelly Murder and the story of Ned The Miser!
3. 19:00
  
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Shrimp
  
  2/4 Nathan didn't really nail life so he's been reincarnated as a shrimp. Stars Daniel Rigby.
4. 19:30
  
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—2. Games
  
  2/5 Dad reminisces about happy times with his late wife and the crow plays a cruel game.
5. 19:45
  
  Isaac Asimov's I, Robot—2. Reason
  
  2/5 Stevie must deal with a robot that has religious delusions.
6. 20:00
  
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 29, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
7. 20:30
  
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Restoration Re-Ruined Only Even Worse
  
  4/6 Pip is heavily in debt, but has he found true love?
8. 21:00
  
  The Admirable Crichton by JM Barrie
  
  Satire about the fortunes a perfect butler. Stars Russell Tovey.
9. 22:00
  
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 3, 2. Tom Cruise Versus The Flappy Geese!
  
  2/7 Find out what Horton really heard.
10. 22:30
  
  Goodness Gracious Me—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Bhangraman must save the world, plus the downside of keeping a cow as a family pet.
11. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Joe Kent-Walters 2/3
  
  Tonight, Iain Lee picks up his chat with Joe Kent-Walters.
12. 23:00
  
  Bridget Christie Minds the Gap—Series 2, Ethical Filing
  
  2/4 Bridget Christie takes her activism to a whole new level. Well, sort of.
13. 23:30
  
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 2, Exploration and Death
  
  2/4 Paul Sinha looks at the heroic field of exploration, and the subsequent stupid deaths.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  A Good Read—Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek
  
  Gail Honeyman and Mavis Cheek join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
2. 00:30
  
  Tunes from the Trash
  
  South America Correspondent Wyre Davies visits the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Have His Carcase, 2. Lord Peter Sets a Trap
  
  2/6 Murder or suicide? Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue...
4. 01:30
  
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Dead Man's Folly, 1. The Call
  
  1/4 An old crime writer friend urgently calls Poirot for help.
5. 02:00
  
  King of Bath—The Clockwork Man
  
  6/6 Can Beau Nash track down a highwayman known as the Avon Avenger?
6. 02:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Million Pound Penny
  
  3/17 The Sockjelly Murder and the story of Ned The Miser!
7. 03:00
  
  ReincarNathan—Series 1, Shrimp
  
  2/4 Nathan didn't really nail life so he's been reincarnated as a shrimp. Stars Daniel Rigby.
8. 03:30
  
  Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter—2. Games
  
  2/5 Dad reminisces about happy times with his late wife and the crow plays a cruel game.
9. 03:45
  
  Isaac Asimov's I, Robot—2. Reason
  
  2/5 Stevie must deal with a robot that has religious delusions.
10. 04:00
  
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 29, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past opponents in David Mitchell's comedy panel game.
11. 04:30
  
  Bleak Expectations—Series 2, A Restoration Re-Ruined Only Even Worse
  
  4/6 Pip is heavily in debt, but has he found true love?
12. 05:00
  
  The Admirable Crichton by JM Barrie
  
  Satire about the fortunes a perfect butler. Stars Russell Tovey.

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