BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 16 February 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
  A scientist's bold experiment succeeds but he's never imagined the terrible consequences.
2. 01:00
  Last Call by Geraldine McCaughrean
  A trawler faces disaster. The crew get a chance to say goodbye....
3. 02:15
  My Word!—From 10/10/1979
  John Julius Norwich challenges Dilys Powell, Frank Muir, Antonia Fraser and Denis Norden.
4. 02:45
  Ubu Cocu by Alfred Jarry
  Can Mr Achras cope with the arrival of Pa Ubu, creator and practitioner of pataphysics?
5. 03:45
  Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan—Episodes 1-5/10 (Omnibus)
  Childhood reminiscences of life on Ireland's The Blasket Islands. Read by PG Stephens.
6. 05:00
  The Unrest Cure by Saki
  James Huddle and his sister get a shock when a Prince involves them in a deadly plot.
7. 05:30
  In Search of a Mega Tick
  Sue Hicks searches for a different breed of bird watcher: ‘twitchers’
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Pilgrims by Ray Ball
  Len, Colin and Denis's annual cycling holiday is disturbed by a new cyclist....
2. 07:00
  Poetry Extra—The Poetry of History: Death of King George V
  A 4 Extra listener requests a favourite programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
3. 07:30
  Dithering Heights by Ken Whitmore
  A struggling impresario’s Brontë Weekend scheme in a deserted house doesn’t go to plan.
4. 08:45
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—A Spot Of Bother
  Flatmates Ken and Bill try make the best of an outbreak of chicken pox.
5. 09:15
  The Adventures of PC 49—The Case of the Perfect Fiddle
  When Police Constable 49 buys a violin he is inadvertently entangled in a theft
6. 09:45
  Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
  A loving re-creation of small-town America, in a place you can’t find on any map
7. 10:00
  Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall
  An autistic girl comes to terms with her extraordinary life.
8. 11:00
  Pilgrims by Ray Ball
  Len, Colin and Denis's annual cycling holiday is disturbed by a new cyclist....
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—The Poetry of History: Death of King George V
  A 4 Extra listener requests a favourite programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  Dithering Heights by Ken Whitmore
  A struggling impresario’s Brontë Weekend scheme in a deserted house doesn’t go to plan.
3. 13:45
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—A Spot Of Bother
  Flatmates Ken and Bill try make the best of an outbreak of chicken pox.
4. 14:15
  The Adventures of PC 49—The Case of the Perfect Fiddle
  When Police Constable 49 buys a violin he is inadvertently entangled in a theft
5. 14:45
  Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
  A loving re-creation of small-town America, in a place you can’t find on any map
6. 15:00
  Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall
  An autistic girl comes to terms with her extraordinary life.
7. 16:00
  Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke—1. Beginning
  1/2The world is at war. Self-destruction is inevitable. Then the Overlords arrive...
8. 17:00
  Pilgrims by Ray Ball
  Len, Colin and Denis's annual cycling holiday is disturbed by a new cyclist....
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Poetry Extra—The Poetry of History: Death of King George V
  A 4 Extra listener requests a favourite programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 18:30
  Dithering Heights by Ken Whitmore
  A struggling impresario’s Brontë Weekend scheme in a deserted house doesn’t go to plan.
3. 19:45
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—A Spot Of Bother
  Flatmates Ken and Bill try make the best of an outbreak of chicken pox.
4. 20:15
  The Adventures of PC 49—The Case of the Perfect Fiddle
  When Police Constable 49 buys a violin he is inadvertently entangled in a theft
5. 20:45
  Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
  A loving re-creation of small-town America, in a place you can’t find on any map
6. 21:00
  Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall
  An autistic girl comes to terms with her extraordinary life.
7. 22:00
  The Iguanodon—Two Sausage Rolls Between the Seven of Us
  3/3A startling revelation for Sam after he survives a sinking and the pirates - again.
8. 22:30
  Pick Ups—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/6A crucial darts match in the cab office, while Rebel offers marital advice.
9. 23:00
  Lobby Land—Series 2, Sideways Moves
  4/5Tom decides the time is right for a cash-in memoir and Sam wants a piece of the action.
10. 23:30
  Rigor Mortis—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/6Dr Webster meets his doppelganger - entomologist Dr Betsy, whilst Gordon hears voices.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke—1. Beginning
  1/2The world is at war. Self-destruction is inevitable. Then the Overlords arrive...
2. 01:00
  Pilgrims by Ray Ball
  Len, Colin and Denis's annual cycling holiday is disturbed by a new cyclist....
3. 02:00
  Poetry Extra—The Poetry of History: Death of King George V
  A 4 Extra listener requests a favourite programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
4. 02:30
  Dithering Heights by Ken Whitmore
  A struggling impresario’s Brontë Weekend scheme in a deserted house doesn’t go to plan.
5. 03:45
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—A Spot Of Bother
  Flatmates Ken and Bill try make the best of an outbreak of chicken pox.
6. 04:15
  The Adventures of PC 49—The Case of the Perfect Fiddle
  When Police Constable 49 buys a violin he is inadvertently entangled in a theft
7. 04:45
  Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
  A loving re-creation of small-town America, in a place you can’t find on any map
8. 05:00
  Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall
  An autistic girl comes to terms with her extraordinary life.

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