BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Tuesday 11 August 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Sounds Natural—Andrew Sachs
  
  Actor Andrew Sachs talks about his love of wildlife, including Gibbons and White Tigers.
2. 00:30
  
  Billy Bunter's Birthday Bash
  
  When the Billy Bunter stories turned 100 - Gyles Brandreth wanted a party.
3. 01:00
  
  The Waiting Game—5. The Intruder
  
  5/6 Tom plans to unmask the smugglers - but will he get the chance?
4. 01:30
  
  The Senior Partner—1. Skinning A Cat
  
  Can a traditional solicitor navigate modern changes to his professional world?
5. 02:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 2, Episode 4
  
  4/4 President Heaven escapes an assassin's bullet, but his problems are far from over.
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Asleep in the Deep
  
  13/26 Walker and Godfrey get trapped in a pumping station!
7. 03:00
  
  Dr Phil's Bedside Manner—Dr Phil Hammond visits the Royal United Hospital in Bath
  
  3/4 Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a West Country hospital.
8. 03:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, 1. Things Can Only Get Better
  
  1/10 The comic diary restarts in 1997, when Adrian Mole is 30, single and a father.
9. 03:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—11. Independence
  
  11/15 Queenie's husband Bernard explains how Indian independence spells the end of the Empire.
10. 04:00
  
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 4
  
  4/6 Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes compete in the wordy panel game
11. 04:30
  
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 2, Episode 4
  
  4/6 It is never easy coping with a break-up, especially if you are Cassie.
12. 05:00
  
  Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari—1. Dome
  
  1/3 Tom Conti stars as Vasari whose prayer for help painting Florence’s dome brings a visitor.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  The Waiting Game—6. The Last Run
  
  6/6 Will Tom finally discover who is the mastermind behind the smuggling gang?
2. 06:30
  
  The Senior Partner—2. A Simple Case
  
  Solicitors James Rowan and his nephew Olly's latest case takes a very unusual turn.
3. 07:00
  
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Quality of Life
  
  5/8 Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business.
4. 07:30
  
  The Milligan Papers—The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman
  
  1/6 Where's The Flying Scotsman? Can the man in a ginger beard and spotted jockstrap help?
5. 08:00
  
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 1, 1. Not Now, Voyager
  
  1/5 The sisters battle for a literary prize. Stars Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
6. 08:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, 2. An Early Exit
  
  2/10 Adrian Mole has to leave Labour's 1997 General Election victory celebrations in a hurry.
7. 08:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—12. Indiscretion
  
  12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.
8. 09:00
  
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 9, 6. Sweet Land of Liberty
  
  6/6 This week we hear the essay Sweet Land of Liberty and a recent diary extract.
9. 09:30
  
  Following the Martian Invasion—'A Remarkable Story from Woking'
  
  2/5 Francis Spufford follows the impact of HG Wells' all conquering Martian war machines.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—Pilgrimage - Hospitality on the road
  
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Jay Hulme.
11. 10:00
  
  A Good Read—Greg James & Bella Mackie
  
  Greg James and Bella Mackie join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
12. 10:30
  
  Things We Forgot to Remember—Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics
  
  Michael Portillo revisits some of the forgotten aspects of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
13. 11:00
  
  The Waiting Game—6. The Last Run
  
  6/6 Will Tom finally discover who is the mastermind behind the smuggling gang?
14. 11:30
  
  The Senior Partner—2. A Simple Case
  
  Solicitors James Rowan and his nephew Olly's latest case takes a very unusual turn.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Quality of Life
  
  5/8 Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business.
2. 12:30
  
  The Milligan Papers—The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman
  
  1/6 Where's The Flying Scotsman? Can the man in a ginger beard and spotted jockstrap help?
3. 13:00
  
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 1, 1. Not Now, Voyager
  
  1/5 The sisters battle for a literary prize. Stars Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
4. 13:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, 2. An Early Exit
  
  2/10 Adrian Mole has to leave Labour's 1997 General Election victory celebrations in a hurry.
5. 13:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—12. Indiscretion
  
  12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.
6. 14:00
  
  Hoax!—From 21/09/1993
  
  Can Simon Brett, Johnny Morris and Ian Wallace hoax Tim Brooke-Taylor?
7. 14:30
  
  Life in London—In Training for a Swell
  
  1/6 Cocksure Tom and his country cousin Jerry tour the sprawling post-Regency metropolis.
8. 15:00
  
  Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari—2. Rome
  
  2/3 Tom Conti stars as Vasari tasked with a new papal commission whilst writing an Art History
9. 16:00
  
  A Good Read—Greg James & Bella Mackie
  
  Greg James and Bella Mackie join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
10. 16:30
  
  Things We Forgot to Remember—Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics
  
  Michael Portillo revisits some of the forgotten aspects of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
11. 17:00
  
  The Waiting Game—6. The Last Run
  
  6/6 Will Tom finally discover who is the mastermind behind the smuggling gang?
12. 17:30
  
  The Senior Partner—2. A Simple Case
  
  Solicitors James Rowan and his nephew Olly's latest case takes a very unusual turn.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Quality of Life
  
  5/8 Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business.
2. 18:30
  
  The Milligan Papers—The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman
  
  1/6 Where's The Flying Scotsman? Can the man in a ginger beard and spotted jockstrap help?
3. 19:00
  
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 1, 1. Not Now, Voyager
  
  1/5 The sisters battle for a literary prize. Stars Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
4. 19:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, 2. An Early Exit
  
  2/10 Adrian Mole has to leave Labour's 1997 General Election victory celebrations in a hurry.
5. 19:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—12. Indiscretion
  
  12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.
6. 20:00
  
  Hoax!—From 21/09/1993
  
  Can Simon Brett, Johnny Morris and Ian Wallace hoax Tim Brooke-Taylor?
7. 20:30
  
  Life in London—In Training for a Swell
  
  1/6 Cocksure Tom and his country cousin Jerry tour the sprawling post-Regency metropolis.
8. 21:00
  
  Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari—2. Rome
  
  2/3 Tom Conti stars as Vasari tasked with a new papal commission whilst writing an Art History
9. 22:00
  
  Meet David Sedaris—Series 9, 6. Sweet Land of Liberty
  
  6/6 This week we hear the essay Sweet Land of Liberty and a recent diary extract.
10. 22:30
  
  And the Winner Is...—Series 2, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Second Greatest Bald Man of All Time? Who will get a coveted Lucas Award from Matt Lucas?
11. 23:00
  
  All the World's a Globe—6. The Interregnum & The Age of Turmoil
  
  6/8 Battles galore in the National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth.
12. 23:15
  
  Foley and McColl: The Interview—For You the War is Over
  
  6/6 Has Sean's hobby of historical re-enactment gone too far?
13. 23:30
  
  Chain Reaction—Series 10, Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer
  
  2/6 The League of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith talks to Bob Mortimer, of Vic and Bob fame.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  A Good Read—Greg James & Bella Mackie
  
  Greg James and Bella Mackie join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
2. 00:30
  
  Things We Forgot to Remember—Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics
  
  Michael Portillo revisits some of the forgotten aspects of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
3. 01:00
  
  The Waiting Game—6. The Last Run
  
  6/6 Will Tom finally discover who is the mastermind behind the smuggling gang?
4. 01:30
  
  The Senior Partner—2. A Simple Case
  
  Solicitors James Rowan and his nephew Olly's latest case takes a very unusual turn.
5. 02:00
  
  Yes Minister—Series 2, The Quality of Life
  
  5/8 Jim Hacker gets embroiled in the property business.
6. 02:30
  
  The Milligan Papers—The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman
  
  1/6 Where's The Flying Scotsman? Can the man in a ginger beard and spotted jockstrap help?
7. 03:00
  
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 1, 1. Not Now, Voyager
  
  1/5 The sisters battle for a literary prize. Stars Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
8. 03:30
  
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, 2. An Early Exit
  
  2/10 Adrian Mole has to leave Labour's 1997 General Election victory celebrations in a hurry.
9. 03:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—12. Indiscretion
  
  12/15 Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to postpone his homecoming.
10. 04:00
  
  Hoax!—From 21/09/1993
  
  Can Simon Brett, Johnny Morris and Ian Wallace hoax Tim Brooke-Taylor?
11. 04:30
  
  Life in London—In Training for a Swell
  
  1/6 Cocksure Tom and his country cousin Jerry tour the sprawling post-Regency metropolis.
12. 05:00
  
  Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari—2. Rome
  
  2/3 Tom Conti stars as Vasari tasked with a new papal commission whilst writing an Art History

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