BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 24 April 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Some Like It Hot
  Cleo Laine revisits the 1940s golden age of the all-girl swing band in the UK and USA.
2. 01:00
  John le Carre—Call for the Dead, 3. Reflections from a Hospital Bed
  3/5Smiley investigates Fennan's death from a hospital bed.
3. 01:30
  Sexton's Tales—Series 2, 3. Thomas Sayers
  3/6George Cole profiles an extraordinary Victorian prize-fighter.
4. 02:00
  Nineteen Ninety-Four—Power Is Happiness
  5/6Edward could be up for promotion, but will it go to his head?
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, Cyrano de Hancock
  8/20Chaos looms when Sid confesses he is in love with the Lad's secretary.
6. 03:00
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 5, Richard Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups
  4/4Tom's Dad attempts to take centre stage.
7. 03:30
  The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood—3. Dancing in Bananas
  3/5The Jazz Age dancing and singing sensation wears nothing but bananas
8. 03:45
  Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser—8. Revelation
  8/15Drouet angrily confronts Carrie, and reveals something devastating about Hurstwood.
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Cariad Lloyd, Amanda Owen and Gyles Brandreth.
10. 04:30
  Changing Climates—Growing Awareness
  3/5James Follett's story 'Ice,' where a vast iceberg is drifting ominously towards New York.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  John le Carre—Call for the Dead, 4. Unclassified!
  4/5Secret agent Smiley doggedly pursues the Samuel Fennan case. Stars George Cole.
2. 06:30
  Sexton's Tales—Series 2, 4. Michael Faraday
  4/6George Cole profiles an extraordinary Victorian physicist.
3. 07:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Star
  5/6Sandra is about to move up in the world, while ex-con Terry is putting on a play.
4. 07:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, A Night Out
  4/10A stranded passenger sparks a chain of disasters.
5. 08:00
  Plum House—Series 3, 5. All in Good Faith
  5/6A new vicar comes to the local parish much to Peter's delight.
6. 08:30
  The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood—4. The Honourable Correspondent
  4/5The singer and dancer does war work and becomes a pilot
7. 08:45
  Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser—9. Temptation
  9/15Hurstwood is tempted by an unlocked safe. Will Carrie agree to his plan?
8. 09:00
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 4, Wednesday's Child Is...
  3/6Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
9. 09:30
  Inside the Queen's Head—4. Marooned on Anglesey
  4/5Lemn Sissay meets the drinkers of Amlwch on the island of Anglesey.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Nicene Creed 5 - On the third day - and is seated at the right hand of the Father
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Sharon Grenham Thompson.
11. 10:00
  Great Lives—Mica Paris on Josephine Baker
  Soul singer Mica Paris tells Matthew Parris why Josephine Baker is her heroine.
12. 10:30
  The Paris Bouquinistes
  Kirsty Lang heads to Paris to tell the story of the riverside booksellers, les bouqinistes
13. 11:00
  John le Carre—Call for the Dead, 4. Unclassified!
  4/5Secret agent Smiley doggedly pursues the Samuel Fennan case. Stars George Cole.
14. 11:30
  Sexton's Tales—Series 2, 4. Michael Faraday
  4/6George Cole profiles an extraordinary Victorian physicist.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Star
  5/6Sandra is about to move up in the world, while ex-con Terry is putting on a play.
2. 12:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, A Night Out
  4/10A stranded passenger sparks a chain of disasters.
3. 13:00
  Plum House—Series 3, 5. All in Good Faith
  5/6A new vicar comes to the local parish much to Peter's delight.
4. 13:30
  The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood—4. The Honourable Correspondent
  4/5The singer and dancer does war work and becomes a pilot
5. 13:45
  Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser—9. Temptation
  9/15Hurstwood is tempted by an unlocked safe. Will Carrie agree to his plan?
6. 14:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 14, 3. Loughborough University
  3/6Three students from Loughborough University take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
7. 14:30
  Changing Climates—The Rise of Cli-Fi
  4/5Patricia Cumper’s drama 'Biomass' and Ian Sansom’s letter to Octavia E. Butler.
8. 16:00
  Great Lives—Mica Paris on Josephine Baker
  Soul singer Mica Paris tells Matthew Parris why Josephine Baker is her heroine.
9. 16:30
  The Paris Bouquinistes
  Kirsty Lang heads to Paris to tell the story of the riverside booksellers, les bouqinistes
10. 17:00
  John le Carre—Call for the Dead, 4. Unclassified!
  4/5Secret agent Smiley doggedly pursues the Samuel Fennan case. Stars George Cole.
11. 17:30
  Sexton's Tales—Series 2, 4. Michael Faraday
  4/6George Cole profiles an extraordinary Victorian physicist.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Star
  5/6Sandra is about to move up in the world, while ex-con Terry is putting on a play.
2. 18:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, A Night Out
  4/10A stranded passenger sparks a chain of disasters.
3. 19:00
  Plum House—Series 3, 5. All in Good Faith
  5/6A new vicar comes to the local parish much to Peter's delight.
4. 19:30
  The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood—4. The Honourable Correspondent
  4/5The singer and dancer does war work and becomes a pilot
5. 19:45
  Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser—9. Temptation
  9/15Hurstwood is tempted by an unlocked safe. Will Carrie agree to his plan?
6. 20:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 14, 3. Loughborough University
  3/6Three students from Loughborough University take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
7. 20:30
  Changing Climates—The Rise of Cli-Fi
  4/5Patricia Cumper’s drama 'Biomass' and Ian Sansom’s letter to Octavia E. Butler.
8. 22:00
  Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life—Series 4, Wednesday's Child Is...
  3/6Award-winning comedian Mark Watson re-embarks on his doomed quest to understand life.
9. 22:30
  Big Town All Stars—Series 2, Meet The Wife
  1/4The band performs at Lorelei's school reunion. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
10. 23:00
  The Lee Mack Show—Tom Robinson
  5/6Tom Robinson joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music.
11. 23:30
  Beauty of Britain—Series 2, Life in the UK
  6/6Beauty's visa to work in the UK is about to run out. Will she pass her citizenship test?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Mica Paris on Josephine Baker
  Soul singer Mica Paris tells Matthew Parris why Josephine Baker is her heroine.
2. 00:30
  The Paris Bouquinistes
  Kirsty Lang heads to Paris to tell the story of the riverside booksellers, les bouqinistes
3. 01:00
  John le Carre—Call for the Dead, 4. Unclassified!
  4/5Secret agent Smiley doggedly pursues the Samuel Fennan case. Stars George Cole.
4. 01:30
  Sexton's Tales—Series 2, 4. Michael Faraday
  4/6George Cole profiles an extraordinary Victorian physicist.
5. 02:00
  Coming Alive—Series 3, Star
  5/6Sandra is about to move up in the world, while ex-con Terry is putting on a play.
6. 02:30
  Parsley Sidings—Series 2, A Night Out
  4/10A stranded passenger sparks a chain of disasters.
7. 03:00
  Plum House—Series 3, 5. All in Good Faith
  5/6A new vicar comes to the local parish much to Peter's delight.
8. 03:30
  The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood—4. The Honourable Correspondent
  4/5The singer and dancer does war work and becomes a pilot
9. 03:45
  Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser—9. Temptation
  9/15Hurstwood is tempted by an unlocked safe. Will Carrie agree to his plan?
10. 04:00
  The 3rd Degree—Series 14, 3. Loughborough University
  3/6Three students from Loughborough University take on their dons in the upbeat quiz.
11. 04:30
  Changing Climates—The Rise of Cli-Fi
  4/5Patricia Cumper’s drama 'Biomass' and Ian Sansom’s letter to Octavia E. Butler.

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