BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 4 February 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  A Good Read—Natalie Carter & Melissa Cummings-Quarry
  
  Natalie Carter and Melissa Cummings-Quarry join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
2. 00:30
  
  Clocking On
  
  Professor Emma Griffin explores how British workers became tied to the clock.
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 7. Dinner at the Stardust
  
  7/8 Paul Temple switches his attention to a London nightclub.
4. 01:30
  
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 1. Casualties of War
  
  1/5 Shrewsbury, 1139. Can the detective monk find a missing brother and sister?
5. 02:00
  
  Oh Mother!—The Burglary
  
  Can Nelly get her hands on some insurance money?
6. 02:30
  
  The Goon Show—Series 9, Who Is Pink Oboe?
  
  11/17 Cowardly Captain Seagoon is at war. With Peter Sellers on leave, Graham Stark is enlisted.
7. 03:00
  
  Jack & Millie—Series 1, Death & The Maven
  
  1/4 A sudden death means a choice between good behaviour and cheesecake.
8. 03:30
  
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—2. Jane Eyre
  
  2/5 Auntie Di appears: a hard liner, wreathed in cigarette smoke.
9. 03:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 2. The Show
  
  2/10 Vera prepares to host a TV show, while Irene takes a spin.
10. 04:00
  
  Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
  
  3/8 The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in West Sussex.
11. 04:30
  
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, New House
  
  6/6 Patrick and Stella find their dream house. Will the children scupper moving?
12. 05:00
  
  The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency—Series 1, The Bone
  
  2/4 Precious continues to search for the missing 11 year old boy.
13. 05:45
  
  I Got the Dog by Susie Maguire—Boris's Story
  
  2/3 After pianist Boris's bitter break-up, can Chiara better understand him?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 8. A Party of Four
  
  8/8 Paul Temple gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.
2. 06:30
  
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  
  2/5 Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
3. 07:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Rain
  
  3/4 David is terrified of the landlord.
4. 07:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Fete
  
  10/14 The Lad agrees to tempt Laurence Olivier to open the local Fete.
5. 08:00
  
  Plum House—Series 1, The Rather Risky Ramble
  
  5/6 Tom returns from a team building course to find the Plum House team have been bickering.
6. 08:30
  
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—3. Laurie
  
  3/5 One day, the man called Laurie returned, to take Mum and the family out to dinner.
7. 08:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 3. Visit
  
  3/10 Irene is determined to play a starring role in Vera's TV show.
8. 09:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Why in the Name of Pierre Novellie, 4. Why Am I So Unfashionable?
  
  4/4 Pierre Novellie asks the big questions about trousers, Nazis, gloop and Bach.
9. 09:30
  
  Helen Lewis: Great Wives—Series 1, Muses
  
  2/4 Helen looks at the role of the Muse, including Elizabeth Siddal and Dora Maar.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Candlemas - A sword will pierce your soul
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Becky Silver
11. 10:00
  
  Archive on 4—Tobacco and Me
  
  How much has the tobacco industry changed over the last 50 years? Peter Taylor reports
12. 11:00
  
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 8. A Party of Four
  
  8/8 Paul Temple gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.
13. 11:30
  
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  
  2/5 Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Rain
  
  3/4 David is terrified of the landlord.
2. 12:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Fete
  
  10/14 The Lad agrees to tempt Laurence Olivier to open the local Fete.
3. 13:00
  
  Plum House—Series 1, The Rather Risky Ramble
  
  5/6 Tom returns from a team building course to find the Plum House team have been bickering.
4. 13:30
  
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—3. Laurie
  
  3/5 One day, the man called Laurie returned, to take Mum and the family out to dinner.
5. 13:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 3. Visit
  
  3/10 Irene is determined to play a starring role in Vera's TV show.
6. 14:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 3, 5. Samuel Beckett
  
  5/6 The panel game of literary correctness with James Walton.
7. 14:30
  
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Lame Ducks
  
  2/6 How can Alison avoid a courtship display? Stars Miriam Margolyes.
8. 15:00
  
  The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency—Series 1, The Maid
  
  3/4 Precious Ramotswe faces a scheming maid and an American has gone missing...
9. 15:45
  
  I Got the Dog by Susie Maguire—Chiara's Story
  
  3/3 Battle-scarred from her Russian relationships, can creativity bring Chiara salvation?
10. 16:00
  
  Archive on 4—Tobacco and Me
  
  How much has the tobacco industry changed over the last 50 years? Peter Taylor reports
11. 17:00
  
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 8. A Party of Four
  
  8/8 Paul Temple gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.
12. 17:30
  
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  
  2/5 Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Rain
  
  3/4 David is terrified of the landlord.
2. 18:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Fete
  
  10/14 The Lad agrees to tempt Laurence Olivier to open the local Fete.
3. 19:00
  
  Plum House—Series 1, The Rather Risky Ramble
  
  5/6 Tom returns from a team building course to find the Plum House team have been bickering.
4. 19:30
  
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—3. Laurie
  
  3/5 One day, the man called Laurie returned, to take Mum and the family out to dinner.
5. 19:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 3. Visit
  
  3/10 Irene is determined to play a starring role in Vera's TV show.
6. 20:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 3, 5. Samuel Beckett
  
  5/6 The panel game of literary correctness with James Walton.
7. 20:30
  
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Lame Ducks
  
  2/6 How can Alison avoid a courtship display? Stars Miriam Margolyes.
8. 21:00
  
  The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency—Series 1, The Maid
  
  3/4 Precious Ramotswe faces a scheming maid and an American has gone missing...
9. 21:45
  
  I Got the Dog by Susie Maguire—Chiara's Story
  
  3/3 Battle-scarred from her Russian relationships, can creativity bring Chiara salvation?
10. 22:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Why in the Name of Pierre Novellie, 4. Why Am I So Unfashionable?
  
  4/4 Pierre Novellie asks the big questions about trousers, Nazis, gloop and Bach.
11. 22:30
  
  A World of Dowie—2. Lust
  
  2/4 John Dowie's band play in Edinburgh where he falls madly in lust.
12. 23:00
  
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 1
  
  1/6 A Christmas Day Zoom and attending a funeral as a five-year-old.
13. 23:30
  
  The Skewer—Series 15, 4. The Jaws of Andy Burnham
  
  4/5 Rylan takes Keir Starmer dating naked, and we open the jaws of Andy Burnham.
14. 23:45
  
  Holland's Shorts—Episode 4
  
  4/6 Dominic Holland’s thoughts on caravans, arcade games and the perils of the kidney bean
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Archive on 4—Tobacco and Me
  
  How much has the tobacco industry changed over the last 50 years? Peter Taylor reports
2. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair, 8. A Party of Four
  
  8/8 Paul Temple gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.
3. 01:30
  
  Cadfael—The Virgin in the Ice, 2. Danger From All Sides
  
  2/5 Amid bitter civil war, the detective monk makes headway in his medieval crime hunt.
4. 02:00
  
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Rain
  
  3/4 David is terrified of the landlord.
5. 02:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Fete
  
  10/14 The Lad agrees to tempt Laurence Olivier to open the local Fete.
6. 03:00
  
  Plum House—Series 1, The Rather Risky Ramble
  
  5/6 Tom returns from a team building course to find the Plum House team have been bickering.
7. 03:30
  
  Girl With Dove by Sally Bayley—3. Laurie
  
  3/5 One day, the man called Laurie returned, to take Mum and the family out to dinner.
8. 03:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 3. Visit
  
  3/10 Irene is determined to play a starring role in Vera's TV show.
9. 04:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 3, 5. Samuel Beckett
  
  5/6 The panel game of literary correctness with James Walton.
10. 04:30
  
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Lame Ducks
  
  2/6 How can Alison avoid a courtship display? Stars Miriam Margolyes.
11. 05:00
  
  The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency—Series 1, The Maid
  
  3/4 Precious Ramotswe faces a scheming maid and an American has gone missing...
12. 05:45
  
  I Got the Dog by Susie Maguire—Chiara's Story
  
  3/3 Battle-scarred from her Russian relationships, can creativity bring Chiara salvation?

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