BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 19 February 2025

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Good Read—Juno Dawson and Pandora Sykes
  Juno Dawson and Pandora Sykes discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
2. 00:30
  Salt City
  Allan Beswick explores one of Britain's last salt mines, 500 feet beneath Cheshire.
3. 01:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 1. Illegal Trade
  1/4Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap.
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 2. Whodunnit?
  2/5Miss Marple probes Colonel Protheroe's killing in the vicar's study.
5. 02:00
  Spangles 'n' Tights—A Folk Song for Europe
  3/5Dublin's theatrical costumiers get involved in rivalry between two Lancashire clog troupes
6. 02:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Sleeping Prince
  6/26When Neddie Seagoon is made president of Yakabakoo, he tries to quell a revolution.
7. 03:00
  Man at the Helm—Episode 2
  2/4Nina Stibbe’s comic novel. Elizabeth falls for local handyman Charlie Bates
8. 03:30
  Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan—7. Gone Fishing
  Maurice Goes lobster fishing with his dad - but the weather turns.
9. 03:45
  Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino—Moon and Gnac
  2/5Marcovaldo's efforts to teach his children about the night sky are thwarted.
10. 04:00
  Act Your Age—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6With Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter, Roy Walker, Hils Barker and Cannon and Ball.
11. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 2, Self Help
  1/41860 London. Publishing sitcom with Maggie Steed and Elizabeth Spriggs. From 2001.
12. 05:00
  The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper—2. Captured
  2/2Soldier Henry Wharton must stand trial as a spy. Will he be hanged?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 2. Dangerous Outpost
  2/4Falco's murder trail takes him to a remote and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain.
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
3. 07:00
  Mr Finchley Takes the Road—2. The Mariner
  2/6An unlikely teller of salty tales. And is Edgar being followed?
4. 07:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Greyhound Track
  18/20Sid has a sneaky plan to get the Lad evicted from his mansion.
5. 08:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Construction Time Again
  3/4Tom's dad offers some unwanted assistance.
6. 08:30
  Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan—8. A New Friend
  Collecting sheep proves to be fraught with danger.
7. 08:45
  Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino—The Rain and the Leaves
  3/5Marcovaldo's increasing obsession with nurturing a plant brings surprising results.
8. 09:00
  ReincarNathan—Series 4, 1. Rat
  1/3Nathan's in the sewer.
9. 09:30
  Key Matters—Series 2, E Minor
  3/5Ivan Hewett talks with cellist and composer Philip Sheppard about the key of E minor.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Proverbs - The beginning of Wisdom
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Stewart Rapley.
11. 10:00
  Archive on 4—The Men in the White Coats
  Professor Andrea Sella on the shifting image of the scientist in popular culture.
12. 11:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 2. Dangerous Outpost
  2/4Falco's murder trail takes him to a remote and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain.
13. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Mr Finchley Takes the Road—2. The Mariner
  2/6An unlikely teller of salty tales. And is Edgar being followed?
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Greyhound Track
  18/20Sid has a sneaky plan to get the Lad evicted from his mansion.
3. 13:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Construction Time Again
  3/4Tom's dad offers some unwanted assistance.
4. 13:30
  Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan—8. A New Friend
  Collecting sheep proves to be fraught with danger.
5. 13:45
  Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino—The Rain and the Leaves
  3/5Marcovaldo's increasing obsession with nurturing a plant brings surprising results.
6. 14:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
7. 14:30
  Millport—Series 1, Derek Dodds Is Dead
  4/6An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities.
8. 15:00
  Parson Harding's Daughter by Joanna Trollope—1. What Hope?
  1/3When plain Caroline Harding's only suitor moves to India, what hope remains for her?
9. 16:00
  Archive on 4—The Men in the White Coats
  Professor Andrea Sella on the shifting image of the scientist in popular culture.
10. 17:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 2. Dangerous Outpost
  2/4Falco's murder trail takes him to a remote and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain.
11. 17:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Mr Finchley Takes the Road—2. The Mariner
  2/6An unlikely teller of salty tales. And is Edgar being followed?
2. 18:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Greyhound Track
  18/20Sid has a sneaky plan to get the Lad evicted from his mansion.
3. 19:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Construction Time Again
  3/4Tom's dad offers some unwanted assistance.
4. 19:30
  Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan—8. A New Friend
  Collecting sheep proves to be fraught with danger.
5. 19:45
  Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino—The Rain and the Leaves
  3/5Marcovaldo's increasing obsession with nurturing a plant brings surprising results.
6. 20:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
7. 20:30
  Millport—Series 1, Derek Dodds Is Dead
  4/6An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities.
8. 21:00
  Parson Harding's Daughter by Joanna Trollope—1. What Hope?
  1/3When plain Caroline Harding's only suitor moves to India, what hope remains for her?
9. 22:00
  ReincarNathan—Series 4, 1. Rat
  1/3Nathan's in the sewer.
10. 22:30
  The Lawrence Sweeney Mix—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Invention as it happens. Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's improvised sketches.
11. 23:00
  The Skivers—Series 1, Lewis Collins
  3/5Michael Fish's secrets are revealed, and East 17 move house.
12. 23:30
  This Is Craig Brown—Communications
  5/6The world telephone premiere of Romeo and Juliet. The satirist pokes fun.
13. 23:45
  Twenty Players—Series 2, Terry Framwell
  2/6Dougie Donnelly tells the story of probably the best one-legged bowls player ever.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—The Men in the White Coats
  Professor Andrea Sella on the shifting image of the scientist in popular culture.
2. 01:00
  Falco—The Silver Pigs, 2. Dangerous Outpost
  2/4Falco's murder trail takes him to a remote and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage, 3. Confessions
  3/5With more than one murder confession, who can Miss Marple believe?
4. 02:00
  Mr Finchley Takes the Road—2. The Mariner
  2/6An unlikely teller of salty tales. And is Edgar being followed?
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Greyhound Track
  18/20Sid has a sneaky plan to get the Lad evicted from his mansion.
6. 03:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 4, Construction Time Again
  3/4Tom's dad offers some unwanted assistance.
7. 03:30
  Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan—8. A New Friend
  Collecting sheep proves to be fraught with danger.
8. 03:45
  Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino—The Rain and the Leaves
  3/5Marcovaldo's increasing obsession with nurturing a plant brings surprising results.
9. 04:00
  It's Your Round—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6A panel show hosted by Angus Deayton but devised by the panellists.
10. 04:30
  Millport—Series 1, Derek Dodds Is Dead
  4/6An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities.
11. 05:00
  Parson Harding's Daughter by Joanna Trollope—1. What Hope?
  1/3When plain Caroline Harding's only suitor moves to India, what hope remains for her?

Thursday 20 February 2025