BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 22 May 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Great Lives—Nevil Shute
  
  Adam Hart-Davis selects 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice' novelist Nevil Shute.
2. 00:30
  
  My Empire Of Dust
  
  Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
3. 01:00
  
  The Events at Black Tor—5. The Things that Emerge with the Dark
  
  5/6 Police Constable Jamie Hewitt is still in danger...
4. 01:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 4. Is There Anybody Out There?
  
  4/13 Catastrophe faces Jet and his crew when the rocket loses power.
5. 02:00
  
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 3, Island in the Sun
  
  4/6 Jimmy is off to the Caribbean but wants his secretary to travel with him...
6. 02:30
  
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Replace The Burkiss Way
  
  13/13 Smile, you're on Candid Cat! Genghis Khan fun with Fred Harris.
7. 03:00
  
  All Those Women—Series 3, Episode 1
  
  1/4 Hetty tells Maggie not to lunch with a friend she doesn't like.
8. 03:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 4. Plans to Escape
  
  4/5 Feeling ignored by his parents, Adrian joins a gang.
9. 03:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 2, 4. Madame Frabelle
  
  4/5 Edith sets Aylmer thinking by telling him that Dulcie is in love with him.
10. 04:00
  
  Foul Play—Series 4, Murder for Starters
  
  5/6 Crime writers Robert Barnard and Lindsey Davis probe who wielded a deadly skewer.
11. 04:30
  
  His Master's Voice—1. A New Editor
  
  1/4 A political satire set in the offices of 'The Blue Touch Paper' magazine.
12. 05:00
  
  Duckie by Roger Williams
  
  Ivor Novello is struggling to come to terms with being sent to jail.
13. 05:45
  
  Play Chopsticks for Me by Alex Shearer
  
  The Great Stromberg is a piano teacher, but his student suspects that he may be a fraud.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  The Events at Black Tor—6. The Deepest Dark
  
  6/6 PC Jamie Hewitt recognises one of the sect's worshippers.
2. 06:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 5. The First of Many
  
  5/13 Captain Jet and his crew are thwarted trying to return to Earth.
3. 07:00
  
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  
  4/4 Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself.
4. 07:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Letters
  
  6/6 Albert butts in on Harold's church magazine article.
5. 08:00
  
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Fourth in Show
  
  3/4 Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by offering grooming for a dog show.
6. 08:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 5. The Love of a Good Woman
  
  5/5 Adrian decides to run away from home with the dog.
7. 08:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 2, 5. Cat out of the Bag
  
  5/5 Has Madame Frabelle discovered Edith's secret love for Aylmer?
8. 09:00
  
  The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty—Series 1, 4. The Lord I Shot
  
  4/4 Brighty decides he can right a wrong - killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help.
9. 09:30
  
  Ingenious—5. The Cyclops Gene
  
  What links cyclops lambs, poison flowers and six-toed cats?
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Elijah's Ascension
  
  Christian worship with Marjory MacLean, a minister in Orkney Islands Church of Scotland
11. 10:00
  
  Soul Music—Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
  
  The '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story
12. 10:30
  
  The Symbols of Bliss
  
  How Charles Bliss attempted to bring about world peace through a new visual language.
13. 11:00
  
  The Events at Black Tor—6. The Deepest Dark
  
  6/6 PC Jamie Hewitt recognises one of the sect's worshippers.
14. 11:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 5. The First of Many
  
  5/13 Captain Jet and his crew are thwarted trying to return to Earth.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  
  4/4 Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself.
2. 12:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Letters
  
  6/6 Albert butts in on Harold's church magazine article.
3. 13:00
  
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Fourth in Show
  
  3/4 Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by offering grooming for a dog show.
4. 13:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 5. The Love of a Good Woman
  
  5/5 Adrian decides to run away from home with the dog.
5. 13:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 2, 5. Cat out of the Bag
  
  5/5 Has Madame Frabelle discovered Edith's secret love for Aylmer?
6. 14:00
  
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy
7. 14:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/6 The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
8. 15:00
  
  Marvellous Party by Jon Wynne-Tyson
  
  1950s Las Vegas: sparks fly as Noel Coward meets old pal, Esme Wynne-Tyson.
9. 16:00
  
  Soul Music—Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
  
  The '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story
10. 16:30
  
  The Symbols of Bliss
  
  How Charles Bliss attempted to bring about world peace through a new visual language.
11. 17:00
  
  The Events at Black Tor—6. The Deepest Dark
  
  6/6 PC Jamie Hewitt recognises one of the sect's worshippers.
12. 17:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 5. The First of Many
  
  5/13 Captain Jet and his crew are thwarted trying to return to Earth.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  
  4/4 Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself.
2. 18:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Letters
  
  6/6 Albert butts in on Harold's church magazine article.
3. 19:00
  
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Fourth in Show
  
  3/4 Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by offering grooming for a dog show.
4. 19:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 5. The Love of a Good Woman
  
  5/5 Adrian decides to run away from home with the dog.
5. 19:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 2, 5. Cat out of the Bag
  
  5/5 Has Madame Frabelle discovered Edith's secret love for Aylmer?
6. 20:00
  
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy
7. 20:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/6 The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
8. 21:00
  
  Marvellous Party by Jon Wynne-Tyson
  
  1950s Las Vegas: sparks fly as Noel Coward meets old pal, Esme Wynne-Tyson.
9. 22:00
  
  The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty—Series 1, 4. The Lord I Shot
  
  4/4 Brighty decides he can right a wrong - killing a man in a duel - without Babs’ help.
10. 22:30
  
  Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice
  
  A stand-up intervention with comedy sensation Tom Allen.
11. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Phil Ellis 3/3
  
  Jake Yapp chats again to the comedian Phil Ellis.
12. 23:00
  
  The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 2, Billie Holiday
  
  5/6 Initially a hater of jazz music, the radical comedian profiles the singer and songwriter.
13. 23:30
  
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 3
  
  3/6 Office life, relationships and 'Lossie Come Home'.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Soul Music—Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
  
  The '80s disco classic that tells a powerful story
2. 00:30
  
  The Symbols of Bliss
  
  How Charles Bliss attempted to bring about world peace through a new visual language.
3. 01:00
  
  The Events at Black Tor—6. The Deepest Dark
  
  6/6 PC Jamie Hewitt recognises one of the sect's worshippers.
4. 01:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 5. The First of Many
  
  5/13 Captain Jet and his crew are thwarted trying to return to Earth.
5. 02:00
  
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Dry Wit
  
  4/4 Friendless, jobless Angus writes a requiem to himself.
6. 02:30
  
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Letters
  
  6/6 Albert butts in on Harold's church magazine article.
7. 03:00
  
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Fourth in Show
  
  3/4 Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by offering grooming for a dog show.
8. 03:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, 5. The Love of a Good Woman
  
  5/5 Adrian decides to run away from home with the dog.
9. 03:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 2, 5. Cat out of the Bag
  
  5/5 Has Madame Frabelle discovered Edith's secret love for Aylmer?
10. 04:00
  
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy
11. 04:30
  
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/6 The sleepy Irish town rumbles into life at plans to demolish the courthouse for a car park
12. 05:00
  
  Marvellous Party by Jon Wynne-Tyson
  
  1950s Las Vegas: sparks fly as Noel Coward meets old pal, Esme Wynne-Tyson.

Saturday 23 May 2026