BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 15 June 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  The Drover's Path by Vanessa Rosenthal
  A chilling ghost story set on a remote Yorkshire sheep farm in 1890.
2. 01:00
  Our Family by Victor Pemberton—3. Down by the Sea
  3/31963-1980. Letty and Oliver reach the sunset of their lives.
3. 02:30
  Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—2/2: "He didn't see the fin rise behind him..."
  2/2Amity's beaches open again for the fourth of July, but Brody is nervous.
4. 03:45
  Someone Like Me by Miles Kington—5. Shock
  5/5The writer recalls a shock at the age of 18 from his sausage-loving father.
5. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Big Big Big Ben Bungle
  Clangers are dropped as the bare truth is exposed!
6. 04:30
  J Kingston Platt—The Scriptwriter's Revenge
  5/5Jacko spins a sad yarn of overwhelming revenge with a tinge of praise.
7. 05:00
  The Mastertapes Guide to Writing the Perfect Song—1. From Macca to McLean
  1/3Leading musicians give a masterclass in the art of songwriting to John Wilson.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
  Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
2. 06:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
  Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
3. 07:00
  Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
  Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
4. 07:30
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
  Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
5. 08:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
  Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
6. 08:50
  Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
  A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
7. 10:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/7Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
8. 10:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
9. 11:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
  Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
10. 11:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
  Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
  Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
2. 12:30
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
  Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
3. 13:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
  Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
4. 13:50
  Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
  A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
5. 15:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/7Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
6. 15:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
7. 16:00
  Mythos by Julian Simpson—3. Albion
  3/3Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London.
8. 16:45
  The Cure by Dorothy K Haynes
  After a man was hanged, his widow and son visit the gallows.
9. 17:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
  Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
10. 17:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
  Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
  Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
2. 18:30
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
  Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
3. 19:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
  Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
4. 19:50
  Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
  A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
5. 21:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/7Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
6. 21:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.
7. 22:00
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience—From 17/02/1990
  Nice or nastiness? What is embarrassing? Stars Baddiel, Newman, Punt and Dennis.
8. 22:30
  Dead Ringers—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Topical impressions show: Doctor Who needs a taxi and a politician has stars in their eyes
9. 23:00
  I've Never Seen Star Wars—Series 2, Jan Ravens
  4/6Impressionist Jan Ravens has a boxing lesson, gets her eyebrows threaded and builds a wall
10. 23:30
  The Secret World—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6James Bond star Daniel Craig tries to get car insurance.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Mythos by Julian Simpson—3. Albion
  3/3Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London.
2. 00:45
  The Cure by Dorothy K Haynes
  After a man was hanged, his widow and son visit the gallows.
3. 01:00
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—King Lear, Glenda Jackson
  Actress turned politician Glenda Jackson is castaway by Sue Lawley.
4. 01:45
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
  Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
5. 02:00
  Poetry Extra—500th edition with The Canterbury Tales read by Miriam Margolyes
  Daljit Nagra celebrates our 500th programme with another poetry archival highlight!
6. 02:30
  The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (Omnibus)
  Amy Liptrot's incisive memoir of fleeing London to battle her alcoholism in Orkney
7. 03:40
  Inheritance Tracks—Sophie Duker
  Comedian Sophie Duker chooses tracks by The Specials and Kojey Radical.
8. 03:50
  Clutch, Throttle, Brake by Christopher William Hill (Omnibus)
  A driving instructor is drawn to a client desperate to pass her test.
9. 05:00
  Frankie Howerd—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/7Frankie explores his memoirs, this time his adventures in the police force.
10. 05:30
  Huddwinks—Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays
  5/6A pupil faces up to boarding school life with a fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully.

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