BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 7 May 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Good Read—Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer
  Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
2. 00:30
  Butterbeer and Grootcakes
  Aleks Krotoski explores the amazing world of fictional food made real.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—P Division - Two Way Cut, 1. April Fools' Shock
  1/4The Glaswegian cops are on the case when a corpse is discovered on Maryhill Road.
4. 01:30
  Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer—6. Oxford
  6/7Stephen Bradley tackles part two of his plan to retrieve his stolen investment.
5. 02:00
  To the Manor Born—Sons of the Fathers
  5/10Clearing out the cellar, Audrey finds more than she had bargained for.
6. 02:30
  The Goon Show—Series 7, The Mysterious Punch-up-the Conker
  19/26Inspector Ned Seagoon is hot in pursuit of a mysterious nose assailant.
7. 03:00
  Bad Salsa—Series 1, A New Perspective
  1/4After their cancer treatments, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is dangerous to know.
8. 03:30
  Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson—2. Torpedo
  2/5A ship's hit by a torpedo and one woman's terrifying recollections.
9. 03:45
  Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson—2. Family
  2/10Tina opens up about her family life and presses Anders about his wife, Birgitt.
10. 04:00
  Act Your Age—Series 3, Episode 5
  5/6Simon Mayo hosts a three-way battle to find out which is the funniest comedy generation.
11. 04:30
  Tomorrow, Today!—Series 2, Squab is not the Language of Love
  2/6Hugo Kellerman, writer of the futuristic 1962 radio soap, tries scripting TV sci-fi.
12. 05:00
  Coming Home—2. Home Again
  2/5After VE Day, the realities of servicemen's return to civilian life began to bite...
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Slow Burn by Laura-Blaise McDowell
  A young woman decides it's time to move out of her parents' house.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—P Division - Two Way Cut, 2. Ritual Overtones
  2/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it.
2. 06:30
  Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer—7. Boston
  7/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
3. 07:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Death Of Hope
  1/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant.
4. 07:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The Espresso Bar
  10/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
5. 08:00
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, House Sitting
  2/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit
6. 08:30
  Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson—3. Women in the Workplace
  3/5How women entered the workplace during wartime.
7. 08:45
  Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson—3. Rituals and Myths
  3/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
8. 09:00
  The Ultimate Choice—Series 2, 5: Crabs v Wasps
  5/6Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Russell Kane and Isy Suttie.
9. 09:30
  A History of the Brain—8. The Agony and the Ecstasy
  8/10Dr Geoff Bunn on how chemical transmission became a fundamental concept in neuroscience.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Animals in the Bible 2 - The humble Donkey
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Reverend Grace Thomas.
11. 10:00
  Archive on 4—Paris-Zurich-Trieste: Joyce l'European
  The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
12. 11:00
  Whodunnits—P Division - Two Way Cut, 2. Ritual Overtones
  2/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it.
13. 11:30
  Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer—7. Boston
  7/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Death Of Hope
  1/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The Espresso Bar
  10/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
3. 13:00
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, House Sitting
  2/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit
4. 13:30
  Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson—3. Women in the Workplace
  3/5How women entered the workplace during wartime.
5. 13:45
  Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson—3. Rituals and Myths
  3/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
6. 14:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry.
7. 14:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue.
8. 15:00
  Coming Home—3. Missing
  3/5Second World War’s aftermath, possessions, places and most of all people, never to return
9. 15:45
  Short Works—Every Ballymena Man's Dream by Gerard McKeown
  An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
10. 16:00
  Archive on 4—Paris-Zurich-Trieste: Joyce l'European
  The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
11. 17:00
  Whodunnits—P Division - Two Way Cut, 2. Ritual Overtones
  2/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it.
12. 17:30
  Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer—7. Boston
  7/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Death Of Hope
  1/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant.
2. 18:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The Espresso Bar
  10/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
3. 19:00
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, House Sitting
  2/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit
4. 19:30
  Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson—3. Women in the Workplace
  3/5How women entered the workplace during wartime.
5. 19:45
  Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson—3. Rituals and Myths
  3/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
6. 20:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry.
7. 20:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue.
8. 21:00
  Coming Home—3. Missing
  3/5Second World War’s aftermath, possessions, places and most of all people, never to return
9. 21:45
  Short Works—Every Ballymena Man's Dream by Gerard McKeown
  An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.
10. 22:00
  The Ultimate Choice—Series 2, 5: Crabs v Wasps
  5/6Steph McGovern poses devilishly devious dilemmas to guests Russell Kane and Isy Suttie.
11. 22:30
  The Skivers—Series 2, Spike Milligan
  5/5Spike Milligan is this week's sketch show guest and is given a signed horse.
12. 23:00
  Comedy Club at Machynlleth—2025, Jamali Maddix, Cerys Bradley and Kiell Smith-Bynoe
  Esyllt Sears presents coverage from the 2025 Machynlleth Comedy Festival.
13. 23:15
  Short Works—Summer Holiday by Josie Long
  A student breaks up the tedium of her summer job in increasingly unhinged, ways.
14. 23:30
  The Skewer—Series 13, Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth
  3/6The news remixed. This week - Elections, 100 Days of Trump, and Trans Labyrinth.
15. 23:45
  World of Pub—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Dodgy Phil builds the world's biggest pub named after the Titanic, but is it undrinkable?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Paris-Zurich-Trieste: Joyce l'European
  The profound influence that many years spent in Europe had on the work of James Joyce.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—P Division - Two Way Cut, 2. Ritual Overtones
  2/4A headless body puzzles the Glaswegian cops - there's not a speck of blood on it.
3. 01:30
  Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer—7. Boston
  7/7One of the four - Lord James Brigsley - has yet to come up with his plan.
4. 02:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 1, Death Of Hope
  1/6Three promising graduates are still underachieving in their 30s. Stars Richard E Grant.
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 4, The Espresso Bar
  10/20Making no money in showbiz, The Lad Himself sees his future in selling coffee.
6. 03:00
  Ankle Tag—Series 3, House Sitting
  2/6Alice catches up with some old friends and the entire family do a house-sit
7. 03:30
  Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in War and Peace 1939-1949 by Virginia Nicholson—3. Women in the Workplace
  3/5How women entered the workplace during wartime.
8. 03:45
  Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson—3. Rituals and Myths
  3/10Anders opens up about Birgitt and ritual. Tina considers the life-cycle of the farm.
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 11, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Romesh Ranganathan with Kathy Lette, Andy Miller and Stephen Fry.
10. 04:30
  Like They've Never Been Gone—Series 4, Episode 1
  1/6Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue.
11. 05:00
  Coming Home—3. Missing
  3/5Second World War’s aftermath, possessions, places and most of all people, never to return
12. 05:45
  Short Works—Every Ballymena Man's Dream by Gerard McKeown
  An ill-timed attempt to kick a football leads to a trip to the hospital.

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