BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 15 March 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Elgar's Dream of Gerontius
  How Elgar's poignant choral work has touched and changed people's lives.
2. 00:30
  Camel Train
  Matthew Parris joins traders on the ancient salt route in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression.
3. 01:00
  Some Mother's Son—3. Quiz
  3/6Can ecology journalist Andy Smith discover who is smuggling uranium out of Britain?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Agatha Christie - Sparkling Cyanide, 3. Iris
  3/3George Barton dies in exactly the same way as his wife a year earlier.
5. 02:00
  Bodgers, Banks and Sparkes—Mr Hargreaves Did It by RG Reaves
  3/6It's murder! Sketch comedy from the team that created TV's Absolutely.
6. 02:25
  Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell—Hold the Back Page
  A disastrous foray into journalism is recounted in embarrassment.
7. 02:30
  The Ken Dodd Show—From 29/09/1963
  Doddy is joined by Gerry and the Pacemakers. From 1963.
8. 03:00
  Shush!—Series 2, Ticks & Foibles
  2/4When Snoo makes an unexpected purchase, Alice has to face an old rival and some cables.
9. 03:30
  Permanent Violet by Ronald Frame—10. Endings
  10/10Driven by curiosity, Eilidh learns more from Colin’s confidante.
10. 03:45
  Love for Lydia by HE Bates—10. Recovery
  10/10As he helps her recovery, Richardson must face up to what love for Lydia really means.
11. 04:00
  The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 5
  5/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
12. 04:30
  Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse—Came The Dawn
  5/6A tale of love, parental obstruction and unexpected opportunities.
13. 05:00
  Daniel Deronda by George Eliot—3. Tensions
  3/3A heady mix of death, revelation, politics and marriage make up the climax to this classic
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Three Time Plays by JB Priestley—1. Dangerous Corner
  1/3Friends recall the past but realise relationships aren't what they seem.
2. 07:30
  The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes (Omnibus)
  Poet George Szirtes reads his moving, award-winning memoir about his mother.
3. 08:35
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
4. 08:45
  The Best of English—4. Tilting at The Windmill
  4/6The actor Arthur English remembers his time as a top comic at London's Windmill Theatre.
5. 09:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Seal of Office
  The blundering civil servants battle to organise a military display.
6. 09:30
  Beyond Our Ken—From 7/5/1959
  Kenneth Horne gets an invitation and Hornerama looks at show business.
7. 10:00
  Conversation Extra—Sontag On Photography
  American writer Susan Sontag discusses the significance of photography.
8. 10:30
  Diane Arbus: Intimate Portraits
  What is the unique vision and contested legacy of photographer Diane Arbus?
9. 11:00
  Three Time Plays by JB Priestley—1. Dangerous Corner
  1/3Friends recall the past but realise relationships aren't what they seem.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes (Omnibus)
  Poet George Szirtes reads his moving, award-winning memoir about his mother.
2. 13:35
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
3. 13:45
  The Best of English—4. Tilting at The Windmill
  4/6The actor Arthur English remembers his time as a top comic at London's Windmill Theatre.
4. 14:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Seal of Office
  The blundering civil servants battle to organise a military display.
5. 14:30
  Beyond Our Ken—From 7/5/1959
  Kenneth Horne gets an invitation and Hornerama looks at show business.
6. 15:00
  Conversation Extra—Sontag On Photography
  American writer Susan Sontag discusses the significance of photography.
7. 15:30
  Diane Arbus: Intimate Portraits
  What is the unique vision and contested legacy of photographer Diane Arbus?
8. 16:00
  The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood
  An eccentric religious minister sparks terror with his destructive plan.
9. 17:00
  Three Time Plays by JB Priestley—1. Dangerous Corner
  1/3Friends recall the past but realise relationships aren't what they seem.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes (Omnibus)
  Poet George Szirtes reads his moving, award-winning memoir about his mother.
2. 19:35
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
3. 19:45
  The Best of English—4. Tilting at The Windmill
  4/6The actor Arthur English remembers his time as a top comic at London's Windmill Theatre.
4. 20:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Seal of Office
  The blundering civil servants battle to organise a military display.
5. 20:30
  Beyond Our Ken—From 7/5/1959
  Kenneth Horne gets an invitation and Hornerama looks at show business.
6. 21:00
  Conversation Extra—Sontag On Photography
  American writer Susan Sontag discusses the significance of photography.
7. 21:30
  Diane Arbus: Intimate Portraits
  What is the unique vision and contested legacy of photographer Diane Arbus?
8. 22:00
  The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 2, Torquay
  2/6The seaside crowd at Torquay's Babbacombe Theatre sing a song about a box.
9. 22:30
  Start/Stop—Series 1, 3. Fundraiser
  3/6A school fundraiser proves unusually challenging for the three couples.
10. 23:00
  Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Greenwich
  5/6The cult BBC Radio 1 series tour hits Greenwich University, London.
11. 23:30
  The Simon Day Show—Series 2, Billy Bleach
  2/6Billy Bleach returns to the Mallard, the theatre that gave him his first big break.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood
  An eccentric religious minister sparks terror with his destructive plan.
2. 01:00
  Three Time Plays by JB Priestley—1. Dangerous Corner
  1/3Friends recall the past but realise relationships aren't what they seem.
3. 02:30
  The Photographer at Sixteen by George Szirtes (Omnibus)
  Poet George Szirtes reads his moving, award-winning memoir about his mother.
4. 03:35
  Inheritance Tracks—Rick Stein
  Chef Rick Stein chooses tracks by Julie Andrews and the Crash Test Dummies.
5. 03:45
  The Best of English—4. Tilting at The Windmill
  4/6The actor Arthur English remembers his time as a top comic at London's Windmill Theatre.
6. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Seal of Office
  The blundering civil servants battle to organise a military display.
7. 04:30
  Beyond Our Ken—From 7/5/1959
  Kenneth Horne gets an invitation and Hornerama looks at show business.
8. 05:00
  Conversation Extra—Sontag On Photography
  American writer Susan Sontag discusses the significance of photography.
9. 05:30
  Diane Arbus: Intimate Portraits
  What is the unique vision and contested legacy of photographer Diane Arbus?

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