BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 12 March 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Archive on 4—Song of the Singer Sewing Machine
  
  How the Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history.
2. 01:00
  
  No Place To Hide—1. How It All Began
  
  1/8 Journalist Kathy Swenson gets caught up in the frightening world of espionage.
3. 01:30
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 5. Crossed in Love
  
  5/6 As the murder victim's debts mount up, Wimsey gets suspicious of his niece.
4. 02:00
  
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 4, Episode 4
  
  4/5 The council has a new charter, so the opposition needs a new initiative.
5. 02:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—The Radio Ham: Pye's Re-recording
  
  The original TV-only episode re-created with an audience in 1961.
6. 03:00
  
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 4, 4. Ask The Man Who Owns One
  
  4/6 Joe discovers grief is a thing with feathers.
7. 03:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—3. The Accidental Discovery of Text
  
  3/5 Stephen Fry explores how texting triumphed unexpectedly when paging was all the rage.
8. 03:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 3. Recycling
  
  3/5 Irene has been sorting through her late aunt’s possessions.
9. 04:00
  
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 4
  
  4/6 John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Dr Eugenia Cheng, Ian Hislop and Josh Widdicombe.
10. 04:30
  
  Turf Wars—Losing the Plot
  
  1/4 Mindless bureaucracy awaits a timid man's application for an allotment.
11. 05:00
  
  Hello Caller by Jonathan Holloway
  
  Decommissioned phone boxes reveal their secrets in a series of ‘trapped’ phone calls.
12. 05:45
  
  Short Works—Dancing Ganesh by Alan Spence
  
  A climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  
  2/8 Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
2. 06:30
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  
  6/6 With no clear suspect, an arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
3. 07:00
  
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  
  6/6 Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet...
4. 07:30
  
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  
  4/13 The comic team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
5. 08:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  
  5/5 Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
6. 08:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  
  4/5 How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
7. 08:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  
  4/5 Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
8. 09:00
  
  The Shuttleworths—Series 6, All's well that begins badly
  
  2/2 John Shuttleworth’s agent is threatening to retire. Who will secure John's petrol money?
9. 09:30
  
  The Call—Series 1, The Win
  
  5/5 Meet the lottery line operators who make life-changing phone calls.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Sing my soul - My soul glorifies the Lord
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Reverend Hannah Currin
11. 10:00
  
  Great Lives—Lady Hester Stanhope
  
  Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
12. 10:30
  
  Living Without My Smartphone
  
  Reflections from a group of teenagers on giving up smartphones for a school week.
13. 11:00
  
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  
  2/8 Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
14. 11:30
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  
  6/6 With no clear suspect, an arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  
  6/6 Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet...
2. 12:30
  
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  
  4/13 The comic team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
3. 13:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  
  5/5 Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
4. 13:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  
  4/5 How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
5. 13:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  
  4/5 Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
6. 14:00
  
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care
  
  6/6 Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery.
7. 14:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 8, More News Than Is Fit to Print
  
  3/6 Stumpy applies for a journalist post with the Vindicator.
8. 15:00
  
  RD Wingfield—Innocent Victim
  
  A victim of threatening phone calls seeks a private investigator's help.
9. 16:00
  
  Great Lives—Lady Hester Stanhope
  
  Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
10. 16:30
  
  Living Without My Smartphone
  
  Reflections from a group of teenagers on giving up smartphones for a school week.
11. 17:00
  
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  
  2/8 Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
12. 17:30
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  
  6/6 With no clear suspect, an arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  
  6/6 Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet...
2. 18:30
  
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  
  4/13 The comic team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
3. 19:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  
  5/5 Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
4. 19:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  
  4/5 How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
5. 19:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  
  4/5 Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
6. 20:00
  
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care
  
  6/6 Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery.
7. 20:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 8, More News Than Is Fit to Print
  
  3/6 Stumpy applies for a journalist post with the Vindicator.
8. 21:00
  
  RD Wingfield—Innocent Victim
  
  A victim of threatening phone calls seeks a private investigator's help.
9. 22:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Randy Feltface, 4. Water
  
  4/4 Randy Feltface cries a river.
10. 22:30
  
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Anidara
  
  4/6 Brian Gulliver tells of his adventures in Anidara, where he finds himself put out to stud.
11. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Ginger Johnson 3/3
  
  From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
12. 23:00
  
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 3, Terry Alderton
  
  6/6 Aliens and deja vu. Alex Horne and his band explore miscellaneous, mysterious things.
13. 23:30
  
  Small Scenes—Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/4 A financial advisor starts up a sideline as an assassin's assistant.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Great Lives—Lady Hester Stanhope
  
  Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
2. 00:30
  
  Living Without My Smartphone
  
  Reflections from a group of teenagers on giving up smartphones for a school week.
3. 01:00
  
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  
  2/8 Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
4. 01:30
  
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  
  6/6 With no clear suspect, an arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
5. 02:00
  
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  
  6/6 Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet...
6. 02:30
  
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  
  4/13 The comic team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
7. 03:00
  
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  
  5/5 Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
8. 03:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  
  4/5 How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
9. 03:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  
  4/5 Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
10. 04:00
  
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care
  
  6/6 Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery.
11. 04:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 8, More News Than Is Fit to Print
  
  3/6 Stumpy applies for a journalist post with the Vindicator.
12. 05:00
  
  RD Wingfield—Innocent Victim
  
  A victim of threatening phone calls seeks a private investigator's help.

Friday 13 March 2026