BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 25 May 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood—2. Feeling Watched
  
  2/4 Vezin realises that the cat-like villagers are watching him closely.
2. 00:30
  
  Fear on 4—Series 2, The Horn
  
  6/13 The Man in Black tells of three strangers hoping to be rescued from a motorway snowstorm.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Naturalist Castaways, Isabella Tree
  
  Conservationist Isabella Tree is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 01:45
  
  Witness History—The Making of Kind of Blue
  
  Drummer Jimmy Cobb recalls playing with Miles Davis on the album that changed jazz forever
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Conversations on a Bench - Ilford
  
  Daljit Nagra finds a highlight from the BBC's poetry archive featuring a bench in Ilford.
6. 02:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole (Omnibus)—The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Omnibus)
  
  Adrian Mole goes on holiday with his parents to Skegness and makes an unwelcome discovery.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Matt Edmondson
  
  BBC Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmondson chooses tracks by Backstreet Boys and Lorde.
8. 03:50
  
  The Little Ottleys—Omnibus, Series 2
  
  2/5 Edith's tried to forget Aylmer, but being married to Bruce makes it hard.
9. 05:00
  
  Meet the Huggetts—Transatlantic Tangle
  
  The family are baffled by the arrival of a mystery letter!
10. 05:30
  
  Frankie Howerd—From 14/08/1966
  
  Taxes and his telly trouble the King of Titters.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 1. A Dream of Riches
  
  1/10 Is a quiet student all he seems? What about Mr Carson's missing scrap?
2. 06:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 6. The Irresistible Force
  
  6/13 Captain Jet decides to investigate the dark side of the moon..
3. 07:00
  
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/8 Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris.
4. 07:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Honourable Man
  
  2/26 With a visitor due from the Soviet Union, Mainwaring is peeved with Wilson.
5. 08:00
  
  The Break—Series 2, Van Crazy
  
  2/6 Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton.
6. 08:30
  
  The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon—1. Arrivals
  
  1/5 1950s classic tale of immigrant life in London. Read by Don Warrington.
7. 08:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 3, 1. "Something's Cropped Up"
  
  1/5 Edith is free at last to marry her true love Aylmer - with just a month to go.
8. 09:00
  
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 33, 4. Advertising, The Beatles, Theatre and Underwear
  
  4/6 Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh, Miles Jupp and Lucy Porter try to find the hidden truths.
9. 09:30
  
  Property of the BBC—Three Documents
  
  Robert Seatter selects objects from the BBC's archive store and uncovers their stories.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Pentecost - Come, Holy Spirit
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Bishop David Walker
11. 10:00
  
  Last Chance to See—Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
  
  3/6 Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.
12. 10:30
  
  Blue Canvas: The Artist Miles Davis
  
  A musical portrait of how the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis became a painter in later life.
13. 11:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 1. A Dream of Riches
  
  1/10 Is a quiet student all he seems? What about Mr Carson's missing scrap?
14. 11:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 6. The Irresistible Force
  
  6/13 Captain Jet decides to investigate the dark side of the moon..
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/8 Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris.
2. 12:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Honourable Man
  
  2/26 With a visitor due from the Soviet Union, Mainwaring is peeved with Wilson.
3. 13:00
  
  The Break—Series 2, Van Crazy
  
  2/6 Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton.
4. 13:30
  
  The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon—1. Arrivals
  
  1/5 1950s classic tale of immigrant life in London. Read by Don Warrington.
5. 13:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 3, 1. "Something's Cropped Up"
  
  1/5 Edith is free at last to marry her true love Aylmer - with just a month to go.
6. 14:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 61, Episode 7
  
  7/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence, Phill Jupitus and Rick Wakeman
7. 14:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
  
  1/6 A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer holiday.
8. 15:00
  
  Double Indemnity by James M Cain
  
  An insurance man comes up with the perfect murder, or so he thinks. Stars Trevor White.
9. 16:00
  
  Last Chance to See—Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
  
  3/6 Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.
10. 16:30
  
  Blue Canvas: The Artist Miles Davis
  
  A musical portrait of how the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis became a painter in later life.
11. 17:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 1. A Dream of Riches
  
  1/10 Is a quiet student all he seems? What about Mr Carson's missing scrap?
12. 17:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 6. The Irresistible Force
  
  6/13 Captain Jet decides to investigate the dark side of the moon..
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/8 Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris.
2. 18:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Honourable Man
  
  2/26 With a visitor due from the Soviet Union, Mainwaring is peeved with Wilson.
3. 19:00
  
  The Break—Series 2, Van Crazy
  
  2/6 Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton.
4. 19:30
  
  The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon—1. Arrivals
  
  1/5 1950s classic tale of immigrant life in London. Read by Don Warrington.
5. 19:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 3, 1. "Something's Cropped Up"
  
  1/5 Edith is free at last to marry her true love Aylmer - with just a month to go.
6. 20:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 61, Episode 7
  
  7/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence, Phill Jupitus and Rick Wakeman
7. 20:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
  
  1/6 A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer holiday.
8. 21:00
  
  Double Indemnity by James M Cain
  
  An insurance man comes up with the perfect murder, or so he thinks. Stars Trevor White.
9. 22:00
  
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 33, 4. Advertising, The Beatles, Theatre and Underwear
  
  4/6 Henning Wehn, Holly Walsh, Miles Jupp and Lucy Porter try to find the hidden truths.
10. 22:30
  
  Sindhustan—Fruits of Labour
  
  4/4 Stand-up comic Sindhu Vee looks at being a parent in a multi-generational family.
11. 22:45
  
  Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club—Series 1, 4. Bodybuilding
  
  4/4 Stand up series about strong women, quite literally - women weightlifters.
12. 23:00
  
  The News Quiz—Series 120, 6. Brexpressionism
  
  6/8 Why are we talking about Brexit again?
13. 23:30
  
  The Museum of Everything—Series 2, Behind the Magic
  
  6/6 The museum guides star in a beastly new DVD.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Last Chance to See—Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
  
  3/6 Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.
2. 00:30
  
  Blue Canvas: The Artist Miles Davis
  
  A musical portrait of how the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis became a painter in later life.
3. 01:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 1. A Dream of Riches
  
  1/10 Is a quiet student all he seems? What about Mr Carson's missing scrap?
4. 01:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 6. The Irresistible Force
  
  6/13 Captain Jet decides to investigate the dark side of the moon..
5. 02:00
  
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/8 Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris.
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Honourable Man
  
  2/26 With a visitor due from the Soviet Union, Mainwaring is peeved with Wilson.
7. 03:00
  
  The Break—Series 2, Van Crazy
  
  2/6 Jeff borrows a van from Frank and ends up going too far. Stars Mark Benton.
8. 03:30
  
  The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon—1. Arrivals
  
  1/5 1950s classic tale of immigrant life in London. Read by Don Warrington.
9. 03:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 3, 1. "Something's Cropped Up"
  
  1/5 Edith is free at last to marry her true love Aylmer - with just a month to go.
10. 04:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 61, Episode 7
  
  7/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence, Phill Jupitus and Rick Wakeman
11. 04:30
  
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
  
  1/6 A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer holiday.
12. 05:00
  
  Double Indemnity by James M Cain
  
  An insurance man comes up with the perfect murder, or so he thinks. Stars Trevor White.

Tuesday 26 May 2026