BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 2 April 2025

Schedule

Skip to:

Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Good Read—Grace Dent and Sian Harries
  Grace Dent and Sian Harries talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
2. 00:30
  Ali: Me, My Family and Muhammad Ali
  Deirdre Pascall remembers the impact of Muhammad Ali on black Britons in the 1970's.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Peril at End House, Episode 2
  2/5Poirot and Hastings attend Maggie Buckley's dinner party and make a startling discovery.
4. 01:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 2. Introducing Sir Donald Murdo
  2/10Paul and Steve take a walk to a lonely clifftop cottage.
5. 02:00
  Girlies—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4As tragedy strikes, can the five fighting females try to forgive and forget?
6. 02:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Flea
  12/26Neddie Seagoon is Samuel Pepys and he is having trouble with a flea called Francoise.
7. 03:00
  Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 10, 4. Florence Flouncingtons who lives in Flouncingtons Quadrant on the Flouncingtons Estate
  4/4Sanjay is helping Grebo find himself, sending the rumour-mill into overdrive.
8. 03:30
  Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh—2. Military Leader
  2/5Toussaint develops strong skills as a military commander.
9. 03:45
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—12. Plans
  12/20Becky has plans to deal with an uncertain financial future.
10. 04:00
  Booked—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Ian McMillan challenges Roger McGough, Mark Thomas, Rory Motion and Dillie Keane.
11. 04:30
  Hidden Treasures—Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
  Winston Smith rebels against Big Brother.
Back to top
Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Peril at End House, Episode 3
  3/5The sleuth learns the identity of the body, and turns his attention to some old letters...
2. 06:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 3. The Madrid
  3/10Steve takes an eventful taxi ride to a louche Mayfair nightclub.
3. 07:00
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Freedom Is Choice
  2/6Sub-Officer Edward Wilson probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria.
4. 07:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The New Secretary
  5/20The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.
5. 08:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 5, Back on the Chain Gang
  1/4Tom seeks medical advice while Mum fights the good fight on behalf of Sheffield's trees.
6. 08:30
  Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh—3. Authority
  3/5Toussaint and Gabriel de Hedouville fight a battle of wills over who has more authority.
7. 08:45
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—13. Tactics
  13/20Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to relatives, and Becky finds a new companion.
8. 09:00
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 5, 4. Unsweet Charity
  4/4Charity, our ultimate life quests and a strange house plant that refused to die.
9. 09:30
  Why Why Why?—3. Are you lonesome tonight?
  3/5Phill Jupitus talks night time loneliness with Sue Peart and Professor Louise Arseneault.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Jesus' Disciples 2 - Thomas
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Becky Silver.
11. 10:00
  Archive on 4—Island Dreams
  Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island, and its appeal to the British imagination.
12. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Peril at End House, Episode 3
  3/5The sleuth learns the identity of the body, and turns his attention to some old letters...
13. 11:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 3. The Madrid
  3/10Steve takes an eventful taxi ride to a louche Mayfair nightclub.
Back to top
Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Freedom Is Choice
  2/6Sub-Officer Edward Wilson probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The New Secretary
  5/20The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.
3. 13:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 5, Back on the Chain Gang
  1/4Tom seeks medical advice while Mum fights the good fight on behalf of Sheffield's trees.
4. 13:30
  Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh—3. Authority
  3/5Toussaint and Gabriel de Hedouville fight a battle of wills over who has more authority.
5. 13:45
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—13. Tactics
  13/20Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to relatives, and Becky finds a new companion.
6. 14:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 1
  1/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Cally Beaton, Sally Phillips and Suzy Lishman.
7. 14:30
  Hidden Treasures—Blockbuster by Stephen Barlay
  A top cop battles a blackmailer’s bombs threat to destroy East London.
8. 16:00
  Archive on 4—Island Dreams
  Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island, and its appeal to the British imagination.
9. 17:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Peril at End House, Episode 3
  3/5The sleuth learns the identity of the body, and turns his attention to some old letters...
10. 17:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 3. The Madrid
  3/10Steve takes an eventful taxi ride to a louche Mayfair nightclub.
Back to top
Evening
1. 18:00
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Freedom Is Choice
  2/6Sub-Officer Edward Wilson probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria.
2. 18:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The New Secretary
  5/20The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.
3. 19:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 5, Back on the Chain Gang
  1/4Tom seeks medical advice while Mum fights the good fight on behalf of Sheffield's trees.
4. 19:30
  Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh—3. Authority
  3/5Toussaint and Gabriel de Hedouville fight a battle of wills over who has more authority.
5. 19:45
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—13. Tactics
  13/20Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to relatives, and Becky finds a new companion.
6. 20:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 1
  1/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Cally Beaton, Sally Phillips and Suzy Lishman.
7. 20:30
  Hidden Treasures—Blockbuster by Stephen Barlay
  A top cop battles a blackmailer’s bombs threat to destroy East London.
8. 22:00
  Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar—Series 5, 4. Unsweet Charity
  4/4Charity, our ultimate life quests and a strange house plant that refused to die.
9. 22:30
  Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 1, About Moving Out
  2/6Nathan decides it's time to leave home, but will his mum let him?
10. 22:45
  Self-Storage—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Judy arranges a date for Dave. What could go wrong?
11. 23:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 2, Episode 4
  4/4With Nine Below Zero, Phill Jupitus, Josh Widdecombe and Marlon Davies.
12. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Simon Blackwell 3/4
  Comedian Paul Garner chats to Simon Blackwell about The Thick of It.
13. 23:30
  Masala FM—Episode 5
  5/6When the Asian radio station boss gets religion, the result is far from heavenly.
Back to top
Late
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Island Dreams
  Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island, and its appeal to the British imagination.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Peril at End House, Episode 3
  3/5The sleuth learns the identity of the body, and turns his attention to some old letters...
3. 01:30
  Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, 3. The Madrid
  3/10Steve takes an eventful taxi ride to a louche Mayfair nightclub.
4. 02:00
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Freedom Is Choice
  2/6Sub-Officer Edward Wilson probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria.
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The New Secretary
  5/20The Lad's plan to hire help is thwarted by the scary Grizelda Pugh.
6. 03:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 5, Back on the Chain Gang
  1/4Tom seeks medical advice while Mum fights the good fight on behalf of Sheffield's trees.
7. 03:30
  Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh—3. Authority
  3/5Toussaint and Gabriel de Hedouville fight a battle of wills over who has more authority.
8. 03:45
  Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray—13. Tactics
  13/20Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to relatives, and Becky finds a new companion.
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 1
  1/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Cally Beaton, Sally Phillips and Suzy Lishman.
10. 04:30
  Hidden Treasures—Blockbuster by Stephen Barlay
  A top cop battles a blackmailer’s bombs threat to destroy East London.

Thursday 3 April 2025