BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 13 March 2026

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  No Place To Hide—3. Joanna Appears
  
  3/8 John Rennie must use every lead to track down the kidnappers of the British secret agent
2. 06:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—1. Killed?
  
  1/6 Kim Drake's fiance kills himself on the day of their wedding.
3. 07:00
  
  My Mammy and Me—Series 1, 6. Swami Mammy
  
  6/6 Mammy thinks Isobel’s romantic life needs magical intervention.
4. 07:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
  
  3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash.
5. 08:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Nottingham
  
  1/7 Mark Steel heads to the East Midlands for a visit to the city of Nottingham.
6. 08:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—5. The Chips Inside Smartphones
  
  5/5 Meet the design pioneers of small silicon chips - perfect for pocket-sized phones.
7. 08:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 5. Aftermath
  
  5/5 Vera wrecks havoc at Irene's son's wedding.
8. 09:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Tessa Coates: Resting Witch Face
  
  Tessa Coates explores the rise in modern witchcraft in young women.
9. 09:30
  
  The Call—Series 2, Forensics
  
  5/5 Professor Peter French talks about the science of forensic acoustics.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Sing my soul - The power of music
  
  A celebration of the power of choral music with the Diocese of Manchester Choral Scholars.
11. 10:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 12, Wichita Lineman
  
  People reflect on the emotional impact of the country-pop crossover track.
12. 10:30
  
  Between the Ears—Brighstone 428
  
  A sound portrait in which artist Graeme Miller captures the poetry of the landline.
13. 11:00
  
  No Place To Hide—3. Joanna Appears
  
  3/8 John Rennie must use every lead to track down the kidnappers of the British secret agent
14. 11:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—1. Killed?
  
  1/6 Kim Drake's fiance kills himself on the day of their wedding.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  My Mammy and Me—Series 1, 6. Swami Mammy
  
  6/6 Mammy thinks Isobel’s romantic life needs magical intervention.
2. 12:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
  
  3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash.
3. 13:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Nottingham
  
  1/7 Mark Steel heads to the East Midlands for a visit to the city of Nottingham.
4. 13:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—5. The Chips Inside Smartphones
  
  5/5 Meet the design pioneers of small silicon chips - perfect for pocket-sized phones.
5. 13:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 5. Aftermath
  
  5/5 Vera wrecks havoc at Irene's son's wedding.
6. 14:00
  
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 1, 6. Everybody Loves Velociraptor
  
  6/6 Sharp carpets versus a keg with a difference. Panel game about online reviews.
7. 14:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
  
  1/6 The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
8. 15:00
  
  Drama on 4—Close Call by Sarah Weatherall
  
  Comedy drama about the life-changing impact of a family's first home telephone in 1969.
9. 15:45
  
  Short Works—Up Dog Down Dog by Vicki Jarrett
  
  A cleaner labours in a large townhouse while her client strives for inner peace.
10. 16:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 12, Wichita Lineman
  
  People reflect on the emotional impact of the country-pop crossover track.
11. 16:30
  
  Between the Ears—Brighstone 428
  
  A sound portrait in which artist Graeme Miller captures the poetry of the landline.
12. 17:00
  
  No Place To Hide—3. Joanna Appears
  
  3/8 John Rennie must use every lead to track down the kidnappers of the British secret agent
13. 17:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—1. Killed?
  
  1/6 Kim Drake's fiance kills himself on the day of their wedding.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  My Mammy and Me—Series 1, 6. Swami Mammy
  
  6/6 Mammy thinks Isobel’s romantic life needs magical intervention.
2. 18:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
  
  3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash.
3. 19:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Nottingham
  
  1/7 Mark Steel heads to the East Midlands for a visit to the city of Nottingham.
4. 19:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—5. The Chips Inside Smartphones
  
  5/5 Meet the design pioneers of small silicon chips - perfect for pocket-sized phones.
5. 19:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 5. Aftermath
  
  5/5 Vera wrecks havoc at Irene's son's wedding.
6. 20:00
  
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 1, 6. Everybody Loves Velociraptor
  
  6/6 Sharp carpets versus a keg with a difference. Panel game about online reviews.
7. 20:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
  
  1/6 The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
8. 21:00
  
  Drama on 4—Close Call by Sarah Weatherall
  
  Comedy drama about the life-changing impact of a family's first home telephone in 1969.
9. 21:45
  
  Short Works—Up Dog Down Dog by Vicki Jarrett
  
  A cleaner labours in a large townhouse while her client strives for inner peace.
10. 22:00
  
  Stand-Up Specials—Eddie Kadi and Friends, Travis Jay, Kyrah Gray, Diesel and Junior Booker
  
  2/2 Highlights from 1Xtra's Comedy Gala showcasing some of the UK's best black comedians.
11. 22:30
  
  Unnatural Acts—Series 1, Royal Fever
  
  3/6 A genealogist probes Jeremy Hardy's lineage.
12. 23:00
  
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 3, The St Valentine's Day Mastersons
  
  6/6 A budding starlette hits seedy 1920s Hollywood.
13. 23:30
  
  Hal—Series 2, Teenagers
  
  1/4 Eldest daughter Lily's first forays into love spark chaotic results.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 12, Wichita Lineman
  
  People reflect on the emotional impact of the country-pop crossover track.
2. 00:30
  
  Between the Ears—Brighstone 428
  
  A sound portrait in which artist Graeme Miller captures the poetry of the landline.
3. 01:00
  
  No Place To Hide—3. Joanna Appears
  
  3/8 John Rennie must use every lead to track down the kidnappers of the British secret agent
4. 01:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—1. Killed?
  
  1/6 Kim Drake's fiance kills himself on the day of their wedding.
5. 02:00
  
  My Mammy and Me—Series 1, 6. Swami Mammy
  
  6/6 Mammy thinks Isobel’s romantic life needs magical intervention.
6. 02:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Lodger
  
  3/8 Albert and Harold argue over their lack of cash.
7. 03:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Nottingham
  
  1/7 Mark Steel heads to the East Midlands for a visit to the city of Nottingham.
8. 03:30
  
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—5. The Chips Inside Smartphones
  
  5/5 Meet the design pioneers of small silicon chips - perfect for pocket-sized phones.
9. 03:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 5. Aftermath
  
  5/5 Vera wrecks havoc at Irene's son's wedding.
10. 04:00
  
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 1, 6. Everybody Loves Velociraptor
  
  6/6 Sharp carpets versus a keg with a difference. Panel game about online reviews.
11. 04:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
  
  1/6 The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
12. 05:00
  
  Drama on 4—Close Call by Sarah Weatherall
  
  Comedy drama about the life-changing impact of a family's first home telephone in 1969.
13. 05:45
  
  Short Works—Up Dog Down Dog by Vicki Jarrett
  
  A cleaner labours in a large townhouse while her client strives for inner peace.

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