BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 26 June 2022

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Concrete Island by JG Ballard
  A cocky young architect is stranded when he crashes off the motorway.
2. 01:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
3. 02:00
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Sappho
  1/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Greek poet Sappho.
4. 02:30
  John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, The Wroxton Box
  6/6Alec is late as usual. But Percy is wearing different socks. Something big is brewing.
5. 03:00
  The Consultants—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Crossword challenges and dinner with the devil. Offbeat songs and sketches.
6. 03:30
  The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, The Mastersons Go Down
  6/6Murder, intrigue and a fast-talking parrot aboard a luxury cruiser.
7. 04:00
  Allen Saddler - Man of the People
  The true story of newspaper magnate, fraudster, bankrupt and MP - Horatio Bottomley.
8. 05:30
  Great Lives—Tim Smit on Humphrey Jennings
  Eden Project founder chooses documentary maker and artist Humphrey Jennings
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography (Omnibus)
  Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker of the House of Commons, reads her life story
2. 07:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Kelly Hoppen
  Interior designer Kelly Hoppen chooses Aretha Franklin's 'I Say A Little Prayer'.
3. 07:20
  Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son (Omnibus), Episode 3
  3/4Harriet Carker tries to appeal to her brother's better nature.
4. 08:30
  Albert and Me—Series 2, Under Observation
  8/8Single dad Bryan has a scare when his baby is taken to hospital for tests.
5. 09:00
  The Code of the Woosters—The Silver Cow-Creamer
  1/7Bertie Wooster turns to Aunt Dahlia to help out Gussie.
6. 09:30
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, The Lost Boys
  1/4With no job or friends and living with his mum, Angus Dry tries recapturing his youth.
7. 10:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Pulitzer Prize Writers, Anne Tyler
  Anne Tyler, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
8. 10:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
  Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
9. 11:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 13, Voicing Tough Truths
  2/8Catherine Burns introduces stories about telling nothing but the truth
10. 11:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Kelly Hoppen
  Interior designer Kelly Hoppen chooses Aretha Franklin's 'I Say A Little Prayer'.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—Between the Ears - Rain
  Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds the hidden treasures.
2. 12:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
  2/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
3. 13:00
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Curtis Stigers
  Curtis Stigers chooses Steely Dan and Jason Isbell.
5. 14:20
  Jeremy Raison - Cuckoo (Omnibus)
  Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
6. 15:30
  Bryan Ferry's Jazz Age
  Bryan Ferry returns to his early passion for jazz music.
7. 16:00
  Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
  Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
8. 17:00
  Poetry Extra—Between the Ears - Rain
  Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds the hidden treasures.
9. 17:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
  2/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 4. Invitation to the Vaults
  4/8The Man in Black tells of a harrowing comeuppance for a crooked literary agent.
2. 18:30
  Night Terrace—Series 2, 4. Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace
  4/8The housemates see a ghost when the house gets stuck outside space and time.
3. 19:00
  The Moth Radio Hour—Series 13, Voicing Tough Truths
  2/8Catherine Burns introduces stories about telling nothing but the truth
4. 19:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Kelly Hoppen
  Interior designer Kelly Hoppen chooses Aretha Franklin's 'I Say A Little Prayer'.
5. 20:00
  Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
  Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
6. 21:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Pulitzer Prize Writers, Anne Tyler
  Anne Tyler, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
7. 21:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
  Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
8. 22:00
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
  2/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
9. 22:30
  The Guns of Adam Riches—Series 1, The Ballad of Big Rich
  3/4Adam Riches takes the listener back to the Wild West to tell the story of Big Rich.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Andrew O’Neill
  Lou Conran chats to Andrew O’Neill.
11. 23:00
  The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 4, Celeb-Finder General
  1/5The country is in the grip of a violent backlash against celebrities.
12. 23:30
  Six Degrees of John Sessions—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Actor, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions tells some entertaining linked stories.
13. 23:45
  Bunk Bed—Series 7, Cate Blanchett
  1/4Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Fear on 4—Series 3, 4. Invitation to the Vaults
  4/8The Man in Black tells of a harrowing comeuppance for a crooked literary agent.
2. 00:30
  Night Terrace—Series 2, 4. Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace
  4/8The housemates see a ghost when the house gets stuck outside space and time.
3. 01:00
  The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
  1/2Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
4. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Curtis Stigers
  Curtis Stigers chooses Steely Dan and Jason Isbell.
5. 02:20
  Jeremy Raison - Cuckoo (Omnibus)
  Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
6. 03:30
  Bryan Ferry's Jazz Age
  Bryan Ferry returns to his early passion for jazz music.
7. 04:00
  Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
  Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
8. 05:00
  Poetry Extra—Between the Ears - Rain
  Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds the hidden treasures.
9. 05:30
  Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
  2/4Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.

Monday 27 June 2022