BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 1 March 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—We've Only Just Begun
  The Carpenters' massive hit - We've Only Just Begun was originally a TV advert for a bank
2. 00:30
  Britain's Black Revolutionary
  Former union leader Lord Morris investigates a forgotten black hero of political reform.
3. 01:00
  Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Five Orange Pips
  5/12Colonel Elias Openshaw calls on the detective after a violent threat.
4. 01:45
  The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby—5. Condemned Man
  5/5The police close in on the fugitive bank employee.
5. 02:00
  Harry Worth—Thirty Minutes Worth, The Burglar
  6/6Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays the comedian an unwelcome visit.
6. 02:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—From 29/03/1971
  A bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday.
7. 03:00
  Sandi Toksvig's Hygge—Series 1, Alan Davies
  5/5Alan Davies joins Sandi in her wood cabin to discuss simple pleasures.
8. 03:30
  The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks—5. Spring
  5/5Lake District shepherd James Rebanks prepares for lambing season.
9. 03:45
  Carmen—5. Destiny
  5/5Carmen realises that her fate is catching up with her...
10. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 3
  3/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
11. 04:30
  Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse—The Smile That Wins
  3/6Mr Mulliner's tale about a relative with a peculiar prescription.
12. 05:00
  Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels
  A single mother needs her neighbours’ help – a deaf man and an elderly woman.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  A Date In September by Alex Ferguson
  A teacher tries to find the childhood gang of his evacuation days.
2. 07:30
  Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez (Omnibus)
  Modern classic novel celebrating the magic of the Far North.
3. 08:45
  The Best of English—2. Misfortunes of War
  2/6Comedian and actor Arthur English recalls events serving in the Second World War.
4. 09:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Penny Wise
  The axe is hanging over the bumbling civil servants, thanks to a new computer.
5. 09:25
  Beyond Our Ken—From 16/4/1959
  Kenneth gets some movie star gossip and 'Hornerama' looks at hospitals.
6. 09:55
  Writing Yorkshire—3. Leeds' Finest
  3/3Ian McMillan ends his literary tour of Yorkshire in Leeds.
7. 11:00
  A Date In September by Alex Ferguson
  A teacher tries to find the childhood gang of his evacuation days.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez (Omnibus)
  Modern classic novel celebrating the magic of the Far North.
2. 13:45
  The Best of English—2. Misfortunes of War
  2/6Comedian and actor Arthur English recalls events serving in the Second World War.
3. 14:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Penny Wise
  The axe is hanging over the bumbling civil servants, thanks to a new computer.
4. 14:25
  Beyond Our Ken—From 16/4/1959
  Kenneth gets some movie star gossip and 'Hornerama' looks at hospitals.
5. 14:55
  Writing Yorkshire—3. Leeds' Finest
  3/3Ian McMillan ends his literary tour of Yorkshire in Leeds.
6. 16:00
  The Lifted Veil by George Eliot—1. Powers
  1/2Latimer can see into the future. But will he benefit from his clairvoyant powers?
7. 17:00
  A Date In September by Alex Ferguson
  A teacher tries to find the childhood gang of his evacuation days.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez (Omnibus)
  Modern classic novel celebrating the magic of the Far North.
2. 19:45
  The Best of English—2. Misfortunes of War
  2/6Comedian and actor Arthur English recalls events serving in the Second World War.
3. 20:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Penny Wise
  The axe is hanging over the bumbling civil servants, thanks to a new computer.
4. 20:25
  Beyond Our Ken—From 16/4/1959
  Kenneth gets some movie star gossip and 'Hornerama' looks at hospitals.
5. 20:55
  Writing Yorkshire—3. Leeds' Finest
  3/3Ian McMillan ends his literary tour of Yorkshire in Leeds.
6. 22:00
  The Shuttleworths—Series 4, Hello, Hello, Hello
  6/6John Shuttleworth enters the age of the mobile phone, but is he fully future-prepared?
7. 22:15
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 2, Stag
  6/6Tim Key holds an impromptu stag party for his guitarist Tom Basden.
8. 22:30
  Start/Stop—Series 1, 1. Concert
  1/6A trip to a classical concert poses difficulties for everyone.
9. 23:00
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Lancaster
  3/6The cult series hits Lancaster University. Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
10. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 1, Alan Moore interviews Brian Eno
  6/7Writer Alan Moore with musician Brian Eno in the tag talk show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Lifted Veil by George Eliot—1. Powers
  1/2Latimer can see into the future. But will he benefit from his clairvoyant powers?
2. 01:00
  A Date In September by Alex Ferguson
  A teacher tries to find the childhood gang of his evacuation days.
3. 02:30
  Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez (Omnibus)
  Modern classic novel celebrating the magic of the Far North.
4. 03:45
  The Best of English—2. Misfortunes of War
  2/6Comedian and actor Arthur English recalls events serving in the Second World War.
5. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Penny Wise
  The axe is hanging over the bumbling civil servants, thanks to a new computer.
6. 04:25
  Beyond Our Ken—From 16/4/1959
  Kenneth gets some movie star gossip and 'Hornerama' looks at hospitals.
7. 04:55
  Writing Yorkshire—3. Leeds' Finest
  3/3Ian McMillan ends his literary tour of Yorkshire in Leeds.

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