BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 20 March 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Great Lives—Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason
  
  Ruth Holdaway champions sports broadcaster, Helen Rollason.
2. 00:30
  
  Jazzed Up: How Jazz Changed Britain—3. Influence
  
  Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post-war Britain.
3. 01:00
  
  No Place To Hide—7. Rennie Flies Out
  
  7/8 The mission is over, but Rennie faces life as a target of his own side...
4. 01:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—5. Oxford
  
  5/6 Kim takes extreme action to throw her pursuers off the scent.
5. 02:00
  
  Tales From the Mausoleum Club—The Inaudible Man
  
  1/6 At one of London's queerest clubs - it's the creepy saga of an otolaryngologist.
6. 02:30
  
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Journey Into the Unknown the Burkiss Way
  
  5/13 The team imparts transcendental instruction.
7. 03:00
  
  All Those Women—Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/4 Return of the comedy about four generations of women living under one roof.
8. 03:30
  
  A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert—3. Taxidermy
  
  3/3 Félicité has a new friend called Lou Lou.
9. 03:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit, 4. Fear
  
  4/5 Vera fears that Irene has ended up in the Hospital Psych ward!
10. 04:00
  
  Who Goes There?—Series 6, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Martin Young quizzes Francis Wheen, Fred Housego and Lynne Truss about famous folk.
11. 04:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 8, Agroturismo in Irlande
  
  4/6 Phonsie urges Ballylenon to grab some agritourism grants.
12. 05:00
  
  Waverley by Sir Walter Scott—4. Liberty in Every Blow
  
  4/4 Waverley and the Jacobites reach Derby, but then the retreat begins.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  No Place To Hide—8. The Final Encounter
  
  8/8 Can Rennie and Joanna escape his past to find peace and happiness?
2. 06:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  
  6/6 Kim is now a captive on the verge of death. Medusa has been activated.
3. 07:00
  
  No Commitments—Series 1, Sisters Of Mercy
  
  1/6 Anna struggles to be free of her younger sisters.
4. 07:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, A Box in Town
  
  4/8 Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours.
5. 08:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Tring
  
  2/7 Mark Steel visits the town of Tring in Hertfordshire.
6. 08:30
  
  Short Works—A Little Fine by Tendai Huchu
  
  A man returning home finds old connections strained by a long absence.
7. 08:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit, 5. Compound
  
  5/5 Irene is horrified that her whole family are now living in Vera's compound.
8. 09:00
  
  'Whatever Next?' with Miles Jupp—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/4 Whimsical comedy sketch show starring Miles Jupp and guests.
9. 09:30
  
  Just So Science—Series 2, 5. The Elephant's Child
  
  5/5 Discover more of the science behind the last of Kipling's Just So Stories.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Fight the Good Fight - Finishing the ‘race’
  
  A space for spiritual reflection and prayer led by the Reverend Canon Edwin Counsell.
11. 10:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 3, Barber's Adagio for Strings
  
  Leonard Slatkin on the impact of the adagio that became America's 'national funeral music'
12. 10:30
  
  A Dewey Decimal
  
  Shaun Wallace investigates Melvil Dewey's 19th century book organisation system.
13. 11:00
  
  No Place To Hide—8. The Final Encounter
  
  8/8 Can Rennie and Joanna escape his past to find peace and happiness?
14. 11:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  
  6/6 Kim is now a captive on the verge of death. Medusa has been activated.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  No Commitments—Series 1, Sisters Of Mercy
  
  1/6 Anna struggles to be free of her younger sisters.
2. 12:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, A Box in Town
  
  4/8 Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours.
3. 13:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Tring
  
  2/7 Mark Steel visits the town of Tring in Hertfordshire.
4. 13:30
  
  Short Works—A Little Fine by Tendai Huchu
  
  A man returning home finds old connections strained by a long absence.
5. 13:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit, 5. Compound
  
  5/5 Irene is horrified that her whole family are now living in Vera's compound.
6. 14:00
  
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Roy Hattersley
  
  1/6 Former Labour Party deputy leader Roy Hattersley quizzes a panel about himself.
7. 14:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Ice
  
  2/6 Wintry weather and a disappearing lollipop lady spark problems.
8. 15:00
  
  Dewey Eyed by Sarah Naomi Lee
  
  What can Philippa do, when Dewey Decimal is the only language her mum understands?
9. 15:45
  
  Short Works—The Boundary by Jhumpa Lahiri
  
  Pulitzer Prize-winning Jhumpa Lahiri's tale of a teenage girl in a remote village.
10. 16:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 3, Barber's Adagio for Strings
  
  Leonard Slatkin on the impact of the adagio that became America's 'national funeral music'
11. 16:30
  
  A Dewey Decimal
  
  Shaun Wallace investigates Melvil Dewey's 19th century book organisation system.
12. 17:00
  
  No Place To Hide—8. The Final Encounter
  
  8/8 Can Rennie and Joanna escape his past to find peace and happiness?
13. 17:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  
  6/6 Kim is now a captive on the verge of death. Medusa has been activated.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  No Commitments—Series 1, Sisters Of Mercy
  
  1/6 Anna struggles to be free of her younger sisters.
2. 18:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, A Box in Town
  
  4/8 Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours.
3. 19:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Tring
  
  2/7 Mark Steel visits the town of Tring in Hertfordshire.
4. 19:30
  
  Short Works—A Little Fine by Tendai Huchu
  
  A man returning home finds old connections strained by a long absence.
5. 19:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit, 5. Compound
  
  5/5 Irene is horrified that her whole family are now living in Vera's compound.
6. 20:00
  
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Roy Hattersley
  
  1/6 Former Labour Party deputy leader Roy Hattersley quizzes a panel about himself.
7. 20:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Ice
  
  2/6 Wintry weather and a disappearing lollipop lady spark problems.
8. 21:00
  
  Dewey Eyed by Sarah Naomi Lee
  
  What can Philippa do, when Dewey Decimal is the only language her mum understands?
9. 21:45
  
  Short Works—The Boundary by Jhumpa Lahiri
  
  Pulitzer Prize-winning Jhumpa Lahiri's tale of a teenage girl in a remote village.
10. 22:00
  
  'Whatever Next?' with Miles Jupp—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/4 Whimsical comedy sketch show starring Miles Jupp and guests.
11. 22:30
  
  Unnatural Acts—Series 1, A Day in the Country
  
  4/6 The gang end up at a nuclear power plant. Starring Jeremy Hardy.
12. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Hal Cruttenden 3/3
  
  Irish comedian Alison Spittle wraps up her three-part chat with comic Hal Cruttenden.
13. 23:00
  
  The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 4, Celeb-Finder General
  
  1/5 Why is the country gripped by a violent backlash against celebrities?
14. 23:30
  
  Hal—Series 2, Racists
  
  2/4 Hal Cruttenden inadvertently becomes an internet sensation.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 3, Barber's Adagio for Strings
  
  Leonard Slatkin on the impact of the adagio that became America's 'national funeral music'
2. 00:30
  
  A Dewey Decimal
  
  Shaun Wallace investigates Melvil Dewey's 19th century book organisation system.
3. 01:00
  
  No Place To Hide—8. The Final Encounter
  
  8/8 Can Rennie and Joanna escape his past to find peace and happiness?
4. 01:30
  
  Only the Good Die Young—6. Virtual Truth
  
  6/6 Kim is now a captive on the verge of death. Medusa has been activated.
5. 02:00
  
  No Commitments—Series 1, Sisters Of Mercy
  
  1/6 Anna struggles to be free of her younger sisters.
6. 02:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, A Box in Town
  
  4/8 Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours.
7. 03:00
  
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Tring
  
  2/7 Mark Steel visits the town of Tring in Hertfordshire.
8. 03:30
  
  Short Works—A Little Fine by Tendai Huchu
  
  A man returning home finds old connections strained by a long absence.
9. 03:45
  
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit, 5. Compound
  
  5/5 Irene is horrified that her whole family are now living in Vera's compound.
10. 04:00
  
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Roy Hattersley
  
  1/6 Former Labour Party deputy leader Roy Hattersley quizzes a panel about himself.
11. 04:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Ice
  
  2/6 Wintry weather and a disappearing lollipop lady spark problems.
12. 05:00
  
  Dewey Eyed by Sarah Naomi Lee
  
  What can Philippa do, when Dewey Decimal is the only language her mum understands?
13. 05:45
  
  Short Works—The Boundary by Jhumpa Lahiri
  
  Pulitzer Prize-winning Jhumpa Lahiri's tale of a teenage girl in a remote village.

Saturday 21 March 2026