BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 13 April 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Terry Pratchett—Night Watch, 1. Confrontation
  
  1/5 Discworld comes to radio! Captain Sam Vimes confronts his past.
2. 00:30
  
  The Slide—7. Out of the Darkness
  
  7/7 The scientists have one last, desperate plan to save Redlow.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Sporting Champions, Richard Dunwoody MBE
  
  Jockey Richard Dunwoody is castaway by Sue Lawley.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bowerbirds
  
  Musings on the structures built by New Guinea's Vogelkop bowerbirds to attract mates.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets - East Lincolnshire
  
  Daljit Nagra selects a highlight about East Lincolnshire from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole (Omnibus)—The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, Episode 2
  
  2/2 Class 4D go on a school trip to the British Museum.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Claire Foy
  
  Actor Claire Foy chooses Perry Como and Sigur Rós.
8. 03:50
  
  Little Grudges by Hattie Naylor (Omnibus)
  
  Everyone loves Bonnie's cafe. But every guest also has grudges. Stars Prunella Scales.
9. 05:00
  
  Instant Sunshine—From 17th December 1986
  
  More humorous songs from David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
10. 05:30
  
  Jim the Great—Series 2, Oh, Claudius!
  
  The King is now a grumpy galley slave rowing to Rome.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Series of Murders
  
  Actor-cum-amateur sleuth Charles Paris gets a part in a TV detective series.
2. 07:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Agent Beatrice is Dr Heaven's girl of his dreams, but will she stick around long enough?
3. 07:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  
  16/20 Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces cash raised for the servicemen's canteen.
4. 08:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Johnson
  
  4/4 James Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer, attempts to write a life of Boris Johnson.
5. 08:30
  
  Goon Abroad by Sir Harry Secombe—1. Childhood Memories
  
  1/5 Goon Show star Sir Harry Secombe recalls his Swansea childhood.
6. 08:45
  
  The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim—1. To Those who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine
  
  1/5 An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera.
7. 09:00
  
  Unspeakable—Series 3, 4. Awkwardly, Anecdotally, Indecisively
  
  4/6 Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks.
8. 09:30
  
  Classified Britain—Series 2, Edinburgh Evening Courant 14 April 1827
  
  1/5 James Naughtie explores the history of Edinburgh through front page small ads.
9. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—James 1- Trials and Temptations
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Tim Gee
10. 10:00
  
  Musical Genes—Series 1, Phil Cunningham
  
  2/4 Phil Cunningham tells Tom Morton about the sudden loss of his brother Johnny.
11. 10:30
  
  The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
  
  A tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the OED.
12. 11:00
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Series of Murders
  
  Actor-cum-amateur sleuth Charles Paris gets a part in a TV detective series.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Agent Beatrice is Dr Heaven's girl of his dreams, but will she stick around long enough?
2. 12:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  
  16/20 Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces cash raised for the servicemen's canteen.
3. 13:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Johnson
  
  4/4 James Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer, attempts to write a life of Boris Johnson.
4. 13:30
  
  Goon Abroad by Sir Harry Secombe—1. Childhood Memories
  
  1/5 Goon Show star Sir Harry Secombe recalls his Swansea childhood.
5. 13:45
  
  The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim—1. To Those who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine
  
  1/5 An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera.
6. 14:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 61, From 08/08/2011
  
  1/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Shelia Hancock and Graham Norton.
7. 14:30
  
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 5
  
  5/6 The 'unreliable' historical account of Catherine Howard's grandmother, a Duchess.
8. 15:00
  
  Drama on 4—Intelligence by Sarah Wooley
  
  In 1944, the young Muriel Spark worked in the ‘Black Propaganda’ Department of MI6.
9. 15:45
  
  Bang-Bang You're Dead by Muriel Spark
  
  Sybil's friends see her in a new light when they watch film footage of her time in Africa.
10. 16:00
  
  Musical Genes—Series 1, Phil Cunningham
  
  2/4 Phil Cunningham tells Tom Morton about the sudden loss of his brother Johnny.
11. 16:30
  
  The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
  
  A tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the OED.
12. 17:00
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Series of Murders
  
  Actor-cum-amateur sleuth Charles Paris gets a part in a TV detective series.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Agent Beatrice is Dr Heaven's girl of his dreams, but will she stick around long enough?
2. 18:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  
  16/20 Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces cash raised for the servicemen's canteen.
3. 19:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Johnson
  
  4/4 James Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer, attempts to write a life of Boris Johnson.
4. 19:30
  
  Goon Abroad by Sir Harry Secombe—1. Childhood Memories
  
  1/5 Goon Show star Sir Harry Secombe recalls his Swansea childhood.
5. 19:45
  
  The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim—1. To Those who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine
  
  1/5 An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera.
6. 20:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 61, From 08/08/2011
  
  1/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Shelia Hancock and Graham Norton.
7. 20:30
  
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 5
  
  5/6 The 'unreliable' historical account of Catherine Howard's grandmother, a Duchess.
8. 21:00
  
  Drama on 4—Intelligence by Sarah Wooley
  
  In 1944, the young Muriel Spark worked in the ‘Black Propaganda’ Department of MI6.
9. 21:45
  
  Bang-Bang You're Dead by Muriel Spark
  
  Sybil's friends see her in a new light when they watch film footage of her time in Africa.
10. 22:00
  
  Unspeakable—Series 3, 4. Awkwardly, Anecdotally, Indecisively
  
  4/6 Decision fatigue, telling stories in a panic, and nuggety lost socks.
11. 22:30
  
  Damien Slash—The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 3, Episode 2
  
  2/4 A new sponsor for Jimmy Swoon. Fast-paced sketch show.
12. 22:45
  
  Tarot: Soundbleed—Episode 2
  
  2/4 Series from sketch supergroup Tarot, where all sketches are linked by sound effects.
13. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Paul Greenberg 2/3
  
  Comedian Paul Garner chats again to Canadian comic, writer and actor Paul Greenberg
14. 23:00
  
  The Naked Week—Series 4, Swearing, Steeplechase and Strikes
  
  6/6 Following Trump's tirade, The Naked Week team bleep the hell out of the bleeping news.
15. 23:30
  
  Rob Newman—Rob Newman's Neuropolis, Skull and Bonce
  
  4/4 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, Phil Cunningham
  
  2/4 Phil Cunningham tells Tom Morton about the sudden loss of his brother Johnny.
2. 00:30
  
  The Surgeon Of Crowthorne
  
  A tale of murder, madness and lexicography. A rich convict's links to the OED.
3. 01:00
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Series of Murders
  
  Actor-cum-amateur sleuth Charles Paris gets a part in a TV detective series.
4. 02:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Agent Beatrice is Dr Heaven's girl of his dreams, but will she stick around long enough?
5. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money?
  
  16/20 Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces cash raised for the servicemen's canteen.
6. 03:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 1, Boswell's Life of Johnson
  
  4/4 James Boswell, Dr Johnson's biographer, attempts to write a life of Boris Johnson.
7. 03:30
  
  Goon Abroad by Sir Harry Secombe—1. Childhood Memories
  
  1/5 Goon Show star Sir Harry Secombe recalls his Swansea childhood.
8. 03:45
  
  The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim—1. To Those who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine
  
  1/5 An ad in The Times lures four women away from rainy London to a castle on the Riviera.
9. 04:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 61, From 08/08/2011
  
  1/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Shelia Hancock and Graham Norton.
10. 04:30
  
  The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII—Episode 5
  
  5/6 The 'unreliable' historical account of Catherine Howard's grandmother, a Duchess.
11. 05:00
  
  Drama on 4—Intelligence by Sarah Wooley
  
  In 1944, the young Muriel Spark worked in the ‘Black Propaganda’ Department of MI6.
12. 05:45
  
  Bang-Bang You're Dead by Muriel Spark
  
  Sybil's friends see her in a new light when they watch film footage of her time in Africa.

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