BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 2 June 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Last Chance to See—The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
  
  4/6 Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams go in search of weird, exotic endangered animals.
2. 00:30
  
  Inside the Brain of Gerald Scarfe
  
  What is going on inside Gerald Scarfe's brain?
3. 01:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 6. Missing From Home
  
  6/10 Brook and Maxton track another missing person, but is Brook imagining connections?
4. 01:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 11. To the Moon or Venus?
  
  11/13 The Voice invites Jet Morgan and his crew to meet him. Lemmy is in for a shock.
5. 02:00
  
  For Better or for Worse—Series 1, Episode 2
  
  2/8 Sweethearts Iris and Bernard go to the pictures but miss the film.
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, The Godiva Affair
  
  3/26 The platoon hold a Spitfire fundraiser, but Corporal Jones is pining.
7. 03:00
  
  The Break—Series 2, The Mystery of Room 66
  
  3/6 Jeff takes Corrine on visit to a misleadingly-named Escape Room. Stars Tom Palmer.
8. 03:30
  
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—Reality and Metaphor
  
  1/5 Stephanie Cole reads Penelope Lively's memoir of her life in gardens.
9. 03:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 4, 1. Return to London
  
  1/5 Bruce has returned from America and is living at the Knightsbridge house.
10. 04:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 61, Episode 8
  
  8/8 Nicholas Parsons challenges Tony Hawks, Pam Ayres, Miles Jupp and Gyles Brandreth
11. 04:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—A Shred of Evidence by RC Sherriff
  
  After a party, Richard drove home. Was he responsible for a fatal car crash?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 7. A Very Private Affair
  
  7/10 Brook gets a tip off, and the mystery of Kemp's missing wife gets more complex
2. 06:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 12. A Rocky Send Off
  
  12/13 Could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
3. 07:00
  
  Beaumarchais—1. Noblesse Oblige
  
  1/6 Irreverent six-part sitcom set in 18th-century France. Stars Henry Goodman.
4. 07:30
  
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Vanishing Room
  
  6/14 A murder mystery in Brodley-on-Cleat - and Paris. Stars Harry Secombe.
5. 08:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Marx
  
  2/4 Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx.
6. 08:30
  
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—The Written Garden
  
  2/5 Exploring gardens in fiction.
7. 08:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 4, 2. A Radical Proposal
  
  2/5 Edith comes up with a radical proposal.
8. 09:00
  
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 4, Pardon My Pterodactyl
  
  2/6 The programme that shows you why you should never sleep in the swimming pool.
9. 09:30
  
  Turn Over Your Papers... Now!—2. Timed Essays
  
  2/5 John O'Farrell takes on the timed essay in his surprising history of exams.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Trinity: Father
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Lyndall Bywater.
11. 10:00
  
  A Good Read—Vanessa Kisuule & Jonathon Porritt
  
  Vanessa Kisuule and Jonathon Porritt talk good books with Harriett Gilbert.
12. 10:30
  
  Where Are All the Working Class Writers?
  
  Why are so few novelists from working class backgrounds?
13. 11:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 7. A Very Private Affair
  
  7/10 Brook gets a tip off, and the mystery of Kemp's missing wife gets more complex
14. 11:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 12. A Rocky Send Off
  
  12/13 Could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Beaumarchais—1. Noblesse Oblige
  
  1/6 Irreverent six-part sitcom set in 18th-century France. Stars Henry Goodman.
2. 12:30
  
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Vanishing Room
  
  6/14 A murder mystery in Brodley-on-Cleat - and Paris. Stars Harry Secombe.
3. 13:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Marx
  
  2/4 Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx.
4. 13:30
  
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—The Written Garden
  
  2/5 Exploring gardens in fiction.
5. 13:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 4, 2. A Radical Proposal
  
  2/5 Edith comes up with a radical proposal.
6. 14:00
  
  Genius—Series 3, Simon Munnery
  
  3/6 Garments made of human dust fragments? More of the public's loopy inventions.
7. 14:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—The Fatal Flaw by Chris Allen
  
  A writer enters a world where make-believe is truly beyond belief.
8. 16:00
  
  A Good Read—Vanessa Kisuule & Jonathon Porritt
  
  Vanessa Kisuule and Jonathon Porritt talk good books with Harriett Gilbert.
9. 16:30
  
  Where Are All the Working Class Writers?
  
  Why are so few novelists from working class backgrounds?
10. 17:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 7. A Very Private Affair
  
  7/10 Brook gets a tip off, and the mystery of Kemp's missing wife gets more complex
11. 17:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 12. A Rocky Send Off
  
  12/13 Could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Beaumarchais—1. Noblesse Oblige
  
  1/6 Irreverent six-part sitcom set in 18th-century France. Stars Henry Goodman.
2. 18:30
  
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Vanishing Room
  
  6/14 A murder mystery in Brodley-on-Cleat - and Paris. Stars Harry Secombe.
3. 19:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Marx
  
  2/4 Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx.
4. 19:30
  
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—The Written Garden
  
  2/5 Exploring gardens in fiction.
5. 19:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 4, 2. A Radical Proposal
  
  2/5 Edith comes up with a radical proposal.
6. 20:00
  
  Genius—Series 3, Simon Munnery
  
  3/6 Garments made of human dust fragments? More of the public's loopy inventions.
7. 20:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—The Fatal Flaw by Chris Allen
  
  A writer enters a world where make-believe is truly beyond belief.
8. 22:00
  
  One Person Found This Helpful—Series 4, Pardon My Pterodactyl
  
  2/6 The programme that shows you why you should never sleep in the swimming pool.
9. 22:30
  
  And the Winner Is...—Series 1, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Matt Lucas with his alternative awards show with Bob Mortimer, Alex Macqueen and Tom Baker
10. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Freya Mallard 2/3
  
  Stephen Bailey chats again to comedian Freya Mallard.
11. 23:00
  
  Josie Long: Romance and Adventure—Series 1, Episode 4
  
  4/4 Comedy about a young woman trying to build a more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow.
12. 23:30
  
  Chain Reaction—Series 9, Frankie Boyle talks to Grant Morrison
  
  3/6 Comedian Frankie Boyle talks to comic book writer Grant Morrison.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  A Good Read—Vanessa Kisuule & Jonathon Porritt
  
  Vanessa Kisuule and Jonathon Porritt talk good books with Harriett Gilbert.
2. 00:30
  
  Where Are All the Working Class Writers?
  
  Why are so few novelists from working class backgrounds?
3. 01:00
  
  Detective—Series 2, 7. A Very Private Affair
  
  7/10 Brook gets a tip off, and the mystery of Kemp's missing wife gets more complex
4. 01:30
  
  Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—Operation Luna, 12. A Rocky Send Off
  
  12/13 Could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
5. 02:00
  
  Beaumarchais—1. Noblesse Oblige
  
  1/6 Irreverent six-part sitcom set in 18th-century France. Stars Henry Goodman.
6. 02:30
  
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Vanishing Room
  
  6/14 A murder mystery in Brodley-on-Cleat - and Paris. Stars Harry Secombe.
7. 03:00
  
  Boswell's Lives—Series 2, Boswell's Life of Marx
  
  2/4 Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx.
8. 03:30
  
  Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively—The Written Garden
  
  2/5 Exploring gardens in fiction.
9. 03:45
  
  The Little Ottleys—Series 4, 2. A Radical Proposal
  
  2/5 Edith comes up with a radical proposal.
10. 04:00
  
  Genius—Series 3, Simon Munnery
  
  3/6 Garments made of human dust fragments? More of the public's loopy inventions.
11. 04:30
  
  Hidden Treasures—The Fatal Flaw by Chris Allen
  
  A writer enters a world where make-believe is truly beyond belief.

Wednesday 3 June 2026