BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 7 June 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Summertime
  Reflections on Gershwin's lullaby with Lesley Garret and Rodney Greenberg.
2. 00:30
  Dreamers of the Black Metropolis
  The story of Chicago's Depression era Black Renaissance and the artists that led it.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood, 5. The Disguise
  5/5Poirot will have to think very fast to prevent another murder in the village.
4. 01:30
  King Solomon's Carpet by Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell)—4. Out of This World
  4/4Axel's influence over the residents of the schoolhouse finally extends to Tom.
5. 02:00
  A Very Private Man—Episode 3
  3/6A romantic reconciliation meal does not go as planned for the Parkinsons.
6. 02:30
  Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/8A musing pianist and a two-headed 'Great Eccentric'. Stars Ronnie Barker.
7. 03:00
  Showstopper—2. Ancient Egypt
  2/6The Showstopper! team improvise an entire musical in front of your very ears.
8. 03:30
  Poldark: The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham—10. The Robbery
  10/10As Valentine Warleggan goes up to Cambridge, his father is plotting.
9. 03:45
  Rose Tremain—Music and Silence, 15. Marcus Knows
  15/15Peter Claire is Kirsten's prisoner. Will she relent and release him?
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 1, Episode 6
  6/6Gyles Brandreth hosts Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham.
11. 04:30
  Odd Balls—Tussles in a Theme Village by Emma Harper
  1/4On her local radio station, columnist Emma's gossip show stirs up the villagers.
12. 05:00
  The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann—3. A Way Out
  3/3Hugh Casthorpe is still trapped on the mountain. Will he ever escape?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Our Family by Victor Pemberton—2. Don't Talk to Me About Kids!
  2/31939-1945, London. Letty and Oliver live through the horror of another world war.
2. 07:30
  Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—1/2: "The great fish moved silently through the night water..."
  1/2It is high summer on Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving.
3. 08:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—4. Sherlock
  4/5The writer recalls how a detective game unearthed some awkward family evidence.
4. 09:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Horse Play
  A naughty nightie and a nag? Blunders galore for the civil servants.
5. 09:30
  J Kingston Platt—My Discovery
  4/5The showbiz veteran recalls taking on a pupil with incredible results.
6. 10:00
  Hardware, Software, Anywhere—3. Anywhere
  3/3Nick Baker with more programmes about how technology has changed our physical world.
7. 11:00
  Our Family by Victor Pemberton—2. Don't Talk to Me About Kids!
  2/31939-1945, London. Letty and Oliver live through the horror of another world war.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—1/2: "The great fish moved silently through the night water..."
  1/2It is high summer on Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving.
2. 13:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—4. Sherlock
  4/5The writer recalls how a detective game unearthed some awkward family evidence.
3. 14:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Horse Play
  A naughty nightie and a nag? Blunders galore for the civil servants.
4. 14:30
  J Kingston Platt—My Discovery
  4/5The showbiz veteran recalls taking on a pupil with incredible results.
5. 15:00
  Hardware, Software, Anywhere—3. Anywhere
  3/3Nick Baker with more programmes about how technology has changed our physical world.
6. 16:00
  Wally K Daly—Nightmare World
  A worldwide power failure brings chaos and terror to Earth, but some towns are unaffected.
7. 17:00
  Our Family by Victor Pemberton—2. Don't Talk to Me About Kids!
  2/31939-1945, London. Letty and Oliver live through the horror of another world war.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—1/2: "The great fish moved silently through the night water..."
  1/2It is high summer on Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving.
2. 19:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—4. Sherlock
  4/5The writer recalls how a detective game unearthed some awkward family evidence.
3. 20:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Horse Play
  A naughty nightie and a nag? Blunders galore for the civil servants.
4. 20:30
  J Kingston Platt—My Discovery
  4/5The showbiz veteran recalls taking on a pupil with incredible results.
5. 21:00
  Hardware, Software, Anywhere—3. Anywhere
  3/3Nick Baker with more programmes about how technology has changed our physical world.
6. 22:00
  Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers—Series 1, Animals
  4/4Comedian and writer Andy Hamilton's sort-of-memories are all about animals.
7. 22:30
  Start/Stop—Series 2, 5. Glastonbury
  5/8The three couples have tickets for Glastonbury, but it clashes with Cathy's dad's birthday
8. 23:00
  Radio 9—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/5An unusual doctor, the perils of parenthood and faking it as a boxer.
9. 23:30
  Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—1980s
  2/4Micky talks about running away to New York and becoming the playboy of the East End.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wally K Daly—Nightmare World
  A worldwide power failure brings chaos and terror to Earth, but some towns are unaffected.
2. 01:00
  Our Family by Victor Pemberton—2. Don't Talk to Me About Kids!
  2/31939-1945, London. Letty and Oliver live through the horror of another world war.
3. 02:30
  Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—1/2: "The great fish moved silently through the night water..."
  1/2It is high summer on Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving.
4. 03:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—4. Sherlock
  4/5The writer recalls how a detective game unearthed some awkward family evidence.
5. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—Horse Play
  A naughty nightie and a nag? Blunders galore for the civil servants.
6. 04:30
  J Kingston Platt—My Discovery
  4/5The showbiz veteran recalls taking on a pupil with incredible results.
7. 05:00
  Hardware, Software, Anywhere—3. Anywhere
  3/3Nick Baker with more programmes about how technology has changed our physical world.

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