BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 5 July 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Gymnopédie No 1
  Pascal Rogé leads us through a personal and musical journey of Erik Satie's Gymnopédies.
2. 00:30
  Fifty Years Around the Clock
  The story of the first rock 'n' roll song to reach number 1. Featuring Sir Cliff Richard.
3. 01:00
  The Quarry—5. Truth Revealed
  5/5The chilling secret behind the painting is finally revealed.
4. 01:30
  Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns—4. A Memorable Evening at the Floradora
  4/6Sleepy Flaxborough braces itself for the much-anticipated medieval banquet.
5. 02:00
  Any Other Business—Episode 1
  1/6Comic electoral shocks galore in Chesbury, as it faces the unlikeliest of new mayors.
6. 02:30
  The Jason Explanation of...—Love, Sex and Marriage
  2/6David Jason tries to crack relationships via computer dating and Punch and Judy.
7. 03:00
  Showstopper—6. Bedlam
  6/6The Showstopper! team improvise an entire musical in front of your very ears.
8. 03:30
  My Week With Marilyn by Colin Clark—5. Realisation
  5/5After a tragic event, Colin realises that his friendship with Marilyn Monroe must end.
9. 03:45
  Shardlake—Lamentation, 5. Prison Guard
  5/10Shardlake meets a prison guard at the Tower of London with links to religious radicals.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 3, Episode 4
  4/6Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden.
11. 04:30
  Odd Balls—Disputed Inheritance by Jack Acorn
  4/4Trouble looms for Fred Melthorpe over an unexpected inheritance from his estranged father.
12. 05:00
  Drama on 4—1977 by Sarah Wooley
  An astonishing act of creativity frees one woman to live the life she has always wanted.
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Series 1, Hold Me in Your Light by Harry Baker
  Dan is at his own stag do but feels anxious about the marriage.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rare Blood by Leigh Jackson
  Kate is from a privileged family. When her sister disappears, she alone seeks answers.
2. 07:30
  Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Omnibus)
  Actor, director and gourmand Stanley Tucci reads his intimate memoir of a culinary life.
3. 08:45
  Diplomatic Dinners—Medallions de Guerres
  3/5Chris Bowlby discovers how devilish Soviet shenanigans are thwarted.
4. 09:00
  The Men from the Ministry—One Way Only
  The bungling civil servants tackle London's transport congestion.
5. 09:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Meets a Bird
  3/13An unwelcome visitor arrives. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
6. 10:00
  Laura Barton's American Road Trip—1. Heading West
  1/3Laura Barton takes to the open road for an audio adventure across the USA.
7. 11:00
  Rare Blood by Leigh Jackson
  Kate is from a privileged family. When her sister disappears, she alone seeks answers.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Omnibus)
  Actor, director and gourmand Stanley Tucci reads his intimate memoir of a culinary life.
2. 13:45
  Diplomatic Dinners—Medallions de Guerres
  3/5Chris Bowlby discovers how devilish Soviet shenanigans are thwarted.
3. 14:00
  The Men from the Ministry—One Way Only
  The bungling civil servants tackle London's transport congestion.
4. 14:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Meets a Bird
  3/13An unwelcome visitor arrives. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
5. 15:00
  Laura Barton's American Road Trip—1. Heading West
  1/3Laura Barton takes to the open road for an audio adventure across the USA.
6. 16:00
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 8. The Eternity Cage
  The War Doctor is on a mission to save Ollistra and prevent a Dalek-Sontaran alliance.
7. 17:00
  Rare Blood by Leigh Jackson
  Kate is from a privileged family. When her sister disappears, she alone seeks answers.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Omnibus)
  Actor, director and gourmand Stanley Tucci reads his intimate memoir of a culinary life.
2. 19:45
  Diplomatic Dinners—Medallions de Guerres
  3/5Chris Bowlby discovers how devilish Soviet shenanigans are thwarted.
3. 20:00
  The Men from the Ministry—One Way Only
  The bungling civil servants tackle London's transport congestion.
4. 20:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Meets a Bird
  3/13An unwelcome visitor arrives. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
5. 21:00
  Laura Barton's American Road Trip—1. Heading West
  1/3Laura Barton takes to the open road for an audio adventure across the USA.
6. 22:00
  The Harri-Parris' Radio Show—Series 1, The Leaving Do
  3/3Mami and Deiniol throw a surprise engagement party for Anni and Ben.
7. 22:30
  4 Stands Up—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Chris Addison introduces Stephen Carlin, Adams and Rea and Jon Richardson
8. 23:00
  Nick Mohammed in Bits—Daniel Thornthwaite
  3/5Nick Mohammed stars as a wildlife expert on the edge of sanity.
9. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson
  1/6The comedian and the presenter get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—The War Doctor, 8. The Eternity Cage
  The War Doctor is on a mission to save Ollistra and prevent a Dalek-Sontaran alliance.
2. 01:00
  Rare Blood by Leigh Jackson
  Kate is from a privileged family. When her sister disappears, she alone seeks answers.
3. 02:30
  Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Omnibus)
  Actor, director and gourmand Stanley Tucci reads his intimate memoir of a culinary life.
4. 03:45
  Diplomatic Dinners—Medallions de Guerres
  3/5Chris Bowlby discovers how devilish Soviet shenanigans are thwarted.
5. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—One Way Only
  The bungling civil servants tackle London's transport congestion.
6. 04:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Meets a Bird
  3/13An unwelcome visitor arrives. Clerical comedy adapted from TV.
7. 05:00
  Laura Barton's American Road Trip—1. Heading West
  1/3Laura Barton takes to the open road for an audio adventure across the USA.

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