BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 21 June 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Spine Chillers—Witch Water Green by Don Webb
  
  5/5 Barbara and her baby are unsettled after moving into an old village mill.
2. 01:00
  
  A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine
  
  1976: An idyllic hot summer for Adam and his makeshift commune ends in tragedy
3. 02:30
  
  Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers (Omnibus)
  
  Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers explores the history and art of timekeeping.
4. 03:45
  
  I, An Actor—2. Importance
  
  2/6 Nicholas Craig - the world's greatest actor – on critics and the 1970s
5. 04:00
  
  The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket—The Stackton Faggot
  
  The dear ladies try to save the Mayor's cricket pavilion.
6. 04:30
  
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 19
  
  19/20 Dressing gown trouble for Kenneth Horne – and Hornerama looks at New Towns.
7. 05:00
  
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures—2. Travelling Man
  
  2/3 John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Lucinda Russell
  
  Horse trainer Lucinda Russell is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
2. 06:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
3. 07:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - “I love to see the summer beaming forth”
  
  Daljit Nagra celebrates summer with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
4. 07:30
  
  Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus)
  
  Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.
5. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Adam Fleming
  
  BBC News presenter Adam Fleming chooses Girls Aloud and Vivaldi recomposed by Max Richter.
6. 08:50
  
  Under One Roof (Omnibus)—I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
  
  The garden is not quite as lovely as Gillian and her boyfriend would like it to be.
7. 10:00
  
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  
  1/8 Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.
8. 10:30
  
  Frankie Howerd—From 18/09/1966
  
  The King of Titters puts on his dancing shoes but then has a brush with the law
9. 11:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Lucinda Russell
  
  Horse trainer Lucinda Russell is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 11:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - “I love to see the summer beaming forth”
  
  Daljit Nagra celebrates summer with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  
  Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus)
  
  Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.
3. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Adam Fleming
  
  BBC News presenter Adam Fleming chooses Girls Aloud and Vivaldi recomposed by Max Richter.
4. 13:50
  
  Under One Roof (Omnibus)—I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
  
  The garden is not quite as lovely as Gillian and her boyfriend would like it to be.
5. 15:00
  
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  
  1/8 Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.
6. 15:30
  
  Frankie Howerd—From 18/09/1966
  
  The King of Titters puts on his dancing shoes but then has a brush with the law
7. 16:00
  
  Limelight—English Rose: Series 1, 2. Hunted
  
  2/5 Rose is nanny to Gully. He's no ordinary baby. But she's not like other girls either.
8. 16:30
  
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Survival
  
  10/13 The Man in Black reveals the horrifying dependency of a group of people in outer space.
9. 17:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Lucinda Russell
  
  Horse trainer Lucinda Russell is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 17:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - “I love to see the summer beaming forth”
  
  Daljit Nagra celebrates summer with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 18:30
  
  Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus)
  
  Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.
3. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Adam Fleming
  
  BBC News presenter Adam Fleming chooses Girls Aloud and Vivaldi recomposed by Max Richter.
4. 19:50
  
  Under One Roof (Omnibus)—I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
  
  The garden is not quite as lovely as Gillian and her boyfriend would like it to be.
5. 21:00
  
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  
  1/8 Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.
6. 21:30
  
  Frankie Howerd—From 18/09/1966
  
  The King of Titters puts on his dancing shoes but then has a brush with the law
7. 22:00
  
  Clare in the Community—Series 4, My Funny Valentine
  
  5/6 Romance is in the air for social services colleagues - but the night ends in drama.
8. 22:30
  
  Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 2, The Monster in the Loch
  
  5/6 The elderly Scotsmen have a monstrous encounter in the great outdoors.
9. 22:45
  
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Oceanography
  
  5/6 The cartoonist wades into the world under the sea, and gets intimate with a haddock.
10. 23:00
  
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 13, Bezzies
  
  3/6 Ed collides with the world of reality television.
11. 23:30
  
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 3, John Lloyd
  
  5/6 John Lloyd discovers stand-up comedy, milking goats and going back to your old school.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Limelight—English Rose: Series 1, 2. Hunted
  
  2/5 Rose is nanny to Gully. He's no ordinary baby. But she's not like other girls either.
2. 00:30
  
  Fear on 4—Series 2, Survival
  
  10/13 The Man in Black reveals the horrifying dependency of a group of people in outer space.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Lucinda Russell
  
  Horse trainer Lucinda Russell is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Bird's Nest Soup
  
  The naturalist recalls the challenge of filming the birds of Borneo.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - “I love to see the summer beaming forth”
  
  Daljit Nagra celebrates summer with another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  
  Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus)
  
  Cult classic about youth culture, cool music and racial tension in 1950s London.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Adam Fleming
  
  BBC News presenter Adam Fleming chooses Girls Aloud and Vivaldi recomposed by Max Richter.
8. 03:50
  
  Under One Roof (Omnibus)—I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
  
  The garden is not quite as lovely as Gillian and her boyfriend would like it to be.
9. 05:00
  
  Know Your Place—Lift Off
  
  1/8 Jobsworth caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift.
10. 05:30
  
  Frankie Howerd—From 18/09/1966
  
  The King of Titters puts on his dancing shoes but then has a brush with the law

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