BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 6 April 2026

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  The Coma by Alex Garland—5. Stimulus
  
  5/5 Fear of never waking up turns to fear of waking up as Carl starts to stir.
2. 00:30
  
  The Slide—6. Time Limit
  
  6/7 As the mud encroaches, Redlow is declared a Disaster Area and an evacuation is underway.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Oscar Winners 3, Jenny Beavan
  
  Costumer designer Jenny Beavan is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
  
  Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—The Psalms
  
  Daljit Nagra selects a programme from the BBC's poetry archives to mark Easter Sunday.
6. 02:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole (Omnibus)—The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, Episode 1
  
  1/2 It's 1981 and the year starts inauspiciously for Adrian Mole.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Mark Heap
  
  Actor Mark Heap chooses tracks by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Olivier Messiaen.
8. 03:50
  
  High Hopes by Ronnie Corbett (Omnibus)
  
  One of Britain's comedy greats, Ronnie Corbett reads from his autobiography.
9. 05:00
  
  Instant Sunshine—From 12th April 1985
  
  David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis entertain.
10. 05:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 2, The Turn of the Tide
  
  The King must entertain the peasants. What about a lecture on ecology?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 1. Corpse
  
  1/5 Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield probes a grisly murder on a railway.
2. 06:30
  
  The Great Impersonation—1. Old Friends Meet
  
  1/5 East Africa 1914: A German meets a look alike Englishman - sparking a sinister plan.
3. 07:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 2
  
  2/4 In singles bars, Dr Heaven continues his search for love.
4. 07:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  
  15/20 When the bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard the cash!
5. 08:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Pinter
  
  3/4 Boswell meets playwright Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal.
6. 08:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, 6. The School Trip
  
  6/10 Adrian has his tonsils out.
7. 08:45
  
  Little Grudges by Hattie Naylor—1. Goings-On in the Cafe
  
  1/5 There's a steady stream of customers at Bonnie's cafe.
8. 09:00
  
  Unspeakable—Series 3, 3. Pains, Trains and Forgetfulness
  
  3/6 Accidents that nobody sees, the worst place to be on a train, and people who forget films.
9. 09:30
  
  Growing Solo—One Million Calories
  
  Max Cotton's year of food self-sufficiency in Somerset.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Easter Encounters - Easter Monday
  
  A service for Easter Monday from St Ann's Church, Manchester.
11. 10:00
  
  Musical Genes—Series 1, Rosanne Cash
  
  1/4 Tom Morton meets the daughter of country legend Johnny Cash.
12. 10:30
  
  Stone Age Sound
  
  Can sound solve the mysteries of the 5,000-year-old Neolithic grave in Ireland?
13. 11:00
  
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 1. Corpse
  
  1/5 Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield probes a grisly murder on a railway.
14. 11:30
  
  The Great Impersonation—1. Old Friends Meet
  
  1/5 East Africa 1914: A German meets a look alike Englishman - sparking a sinister plan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 2
  
  2/4 In singles bars, Dr Heaven continues his search for love.
2. 12:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  
  15/20 When the bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard the cash!
3. 13:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Pinter
  
  3/4 Boswell meets playwright Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal.
4. 13:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, 6. The School Trip
  
  6/10 Adrian has his tonsils out.
5. 13:45
  
  Little Grudges by Hattie Naylor—1. Goings-On in the Cafe
  
  1/5 There's a steady stream of customers at Bonnie's cafe.
6. 14:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins and Fi Glover.
7. 14:30
  
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 4
  
  4/6 The 'unreliable' historical account of the mother of Anne of Cleves.
8. 15:00
  
  Drama on 4—The Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin, Moral Status and the Golden Boy
  
  The mother of a boy on a life support machine asks for Joe's help with a hard decision.
9. 15:45
  
  Snowdrops by Leslie Norris
  
  Amidst the fragility of life, young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring.
10. 16:00
  
  Musical Genes—Series 1, Rosanne Cash
  
  1/4 Tom Morton meets the daughter of country legend Johnny Cash.
11. 16:30
  
  Stone Age Sound
  
  Can sound solve the mysteries of the 5,000-year-old Neolithic grave in Ireland?
12. 17:00
  
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 1. Corpse
  
  1/5 Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield probes a grisly murder on a railway.
13. 17:30
  
  The Great Impersonation—1. Old Friends Meet
  
  1/5 East Africa 1914: A German meets a look alike Englishman - sparking a sinister plan.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 2
  
  2/4 In singles bars, Dr Heaven continues his search for love.
2. 18:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  
  15/20 When the bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard the cash!
3. 19:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Pinter
  
  3/4 Boswell meets playwright Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal.
4. 19:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, 6. The School Trip
  
  6/10 Adrian has his tonsils out.
5. 19:45
  
  Little Grudges by Hattie Naylor—1. Goings-On in the Cafe
  
  1/5 There's a steady stream of customers at Bonnie's cafe.
6. 20:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins and Fi Glover.
7. 20:30
  
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 4
  
  4/6 The 'unreliable' historical account of the mother of Anne of Cleves.
8. 21:00
  
  Drama on 4—The Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin, Moral Status and the Golden Boy
  
  The mother of a boy on a life support machine asks for Joe's help with a hard decision.
9. 21:45
  
  Snowdrops by Leslie Norris
  
  Amidst the fragility of life, young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring.
10. 22:00
  
  Unspeakable—Series 3, 3. Pains, Trains and Forgetfulness
  
  3/6 Accidents that nobody sees, the worst place to be on a train, and people who forget films.
11. 22:30
  
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 3, Episode 1
  
  1/4 A meditation tape from a very special POTUS. Fast-paced sketch show.
12. 22:45
  
  Tarot: Soundbleed—Episode 1
  
  1/4 The sketch supergroup bring sketches all linked by sound effects.
13. 23:00
  
  The Naked Week—Series 4, Jesus Christ Superstarmer, and Dark Satanic Mills
  
  5/6 And was The Naked Week builded here, among these dark satanic Mills?
14. 23:30
  
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Neuropolis, Robot New Man (or Attack of the Killer Sci-Fi)
  
  3/4 Rob Newman's unique odyssey of our brains mixing stand-up and sketches.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Musical Genes—Series 1, Rosanne Cash
  
  1/4 Tom Morton meets the daughter of country legend Johnny Cash.
2. 00:30
  
  Stone Age Sound
  
  Can sound solve the mysteries of the 5,000-year-old Neolithic grave in Ireland?
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus, 1. Corpse
  
  1/5 Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield probes a grisly murder on a railway.
4. 01:30
  
  The Great Impersonation—1. Old Friends Meet
  
  1/5 East Africa 1914: A German meets a look alike Englishman - sparking a sinister plan.
5. 02:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 2
  
  2/4 In singles bars, Dr Heaven continues his search for love.
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, The King Was in His Counting House
  
  15/20 When the bank gets bombed, the platoon must guard the cash!
7. 03:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Pinter
  
  3/4 Boswell meets playwright Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal.
8. 03:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, 6. The School Trip
  
  6/10 Adrian has his tonsils out.
9. 03:45
  
  Little Grudges by Hattie Naylor—1. Goings-On in the Cafe
  
  1/5 There's a steady stream of customers at Bonnie's cafe.
10. 04:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins and Fi Glover.
11. 04:30
  
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 4
  
  4/6 The 'unreliable' historical account of the mother of Anne of Cleves.
12. 05:00
  
  Drama on 4—The Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin, Moral Status and the Golden Boy
  
  The mother of a boy on a life support machine asks for Joe's help with a hard decision.
13. 05:45
  
  Snowdrops by Leslie Norris
  
  Amidst the fragility of life, young boy eagerly anticipates the first flowers of spring.

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