BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 31 July 2025

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—The Split Up (and the almost inevitable reunion)
  Do rock bands always split up acrimoniously? Richard Coles trawls the archive to find out.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 3. Lunch at Lady Swaffham's
  3/5Lord Peter Wimsey delves deeper into his case of a body and missing person.
3. 01:30
  Earwig—3. Johnny and The Duchess
  3/6Mr Emmanuel eavesdrops at a table next to a lady from Dublin.
4. 02:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Private Views
  1/6Events organiser Rosie plans a private view for an odious art dealer.
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Publicity Photograph
  5/20A new image leads to a major makeover away from the camera for The Lad Himself.
6. 03:00
  Making the Best of It—The Last Minutes
  3/4Daisy Haggard is a crisis branding consultant with minutes to avert a boardroom disaster.
7. 03:30
  My Name Escapes Me by Sir Alec Guinness—3: October 1995 - January 1996
  3/5Recollections of dark days for his wife and son, plus tales of Burton and Taylor.
8. 03:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—3. New York
  3/5Lucy and Desi face an ultimatum from the TV network.
9. 04:00
  You Heard It Here First—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world.
10. 04:30
  Acropolis Now—Series 2, Food
  6/6The Athens restaurant regulars set up a "last supper".
11. 05:00
  Whodunnits—Coleman and Astor, 3. No Harm Done
  3/4Inspector Coleman visits an intimidating estate in Southampton.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
  4/5Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
2. 06:30
  Earwig—4. Anna and the Dame
  4/6Mr Emmanuel eavesdrops at a table next to an imperious actress.
3. 07:00
  Bristow—Series 1, Stranger on a Train
  5/6The clerk helps his colleague, Jones, to plan his escape from Chester Perry.
4. 07:30
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—Flat Broke
  Ken and Bill are struggling to pay their rent.
5. 08:00
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, Redemption Song
  3/6Adam and Rudy face the prospect of losing the shop's lease.
6. 08:30
  My Name Escapes Me by Sir Alec Guinness—4: January - March 1996
  4/5Memories of influential film-maker David Lean.
7. 08:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—4. Ethel
  4/5Lucy and Desi struggle to cast the character of Ethel in I Love Lucy.
8. 09:00
  Ashley Blaker's Hyperfixations—4. Tattoos
  Stand-up comedy unpicking a complex web of 'hyperfixations', one obsession at a time.
9. 09:30
  A Guide to Garden Birds—Woodland Visitors
  4/5Woodland visitors flying in are the Great Spotted Woodpecker and Dunnock.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—The Relatives of Jesus - James
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Molly Boot.
11. 10:00
  Great Lives—Frank Sinatra
  Old blue eyes - Frank Sinatra is the choice of broadcaster Colin Murray.
12. 10:30
  Americanize!: Why the Americanisation of English is a Good Thing
  Susie Dent explores Americanisms in British English – should we love not loathe them?
13. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
  4/5Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
14. 11:30
  Earwig—4. Anna and the Dame
  4/6Mr Emmanuel eavesdrops at a table next to an imperious actress.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Bristow—Series 1, Stranger on a Train
  5/6The clerk helps his colleague, Jones, to plan his escape from Chester Perry.
2. 12:30
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—Flat Broke
  Ken and Bill are struggling to pay their rent.
3. 13:00
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, Redemption Song
  3/6Adam and Rudy face the prospect of losing the shop's lease.
4. 13:30
  My Name Escapes Me by Sir Alec Guinness—4: January - March 1996
  4/5Memories of influential film-maker David Lean.
5. 13:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—4. Ethel
  4/5Lucy and Desi struggle to cast the character of Ethel in I Love Lucy.
6. 14:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 1, DH Lawrence
  5/6James Walton quizzes John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Victoria Coren and Louise Doughty
7. 14:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Kuala Lumpur
  5/6A week on standby at the airfield gives Arthur a chance to brush up his stewarding skills.
8. 15:00
  Whodunnits—Coleman and Astor, 4. Fools Rush In
  4/4Astor disappears to Scotland, so Coleman assigns an ambitious PC to a delicate job.
9. 16:00
  Great Lives—Frank Sinatra
  Old blue eyes - Frank Sinatra is the choice of broadcaster Colin Murray.
10. 16:30
  Americanize!: Why the Americanisation of English is a Good Thing
  Susie Dent explores Americanisms in British English – should we love not loathe them?
11. 17:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
  4/5Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
12. 17:30
  Earwig—4. Anna and the Dame
  4/6Mr Emmanuel eavesdrops at a table next to an imperious actress.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bristow—Series 1, Stranger on a Train
  5/6The clerk helps his colleague, Jones, to plan his escape from Chester Perry.
2. 18:30
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—Flat Broke
  Ken and Bill are struggling to pay their rent.
3. 19:00
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, Redemption Song
  3/6Adam and Rudy face the prospect of losing the shop's lease.
4. 19:30
  My Name Escapes Me by Sir Alec Guinness—4: January - March 1996
  4/5Memories of influential film-maker David Lean.
5. 19:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—4. Ethel
  4/5Lucy and Desi struggle to cast the character of Ethel in I Love Lucy.
6. 20:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 1, DH Lawrence
  5/6James Walton quizzes John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Victoria Coren and Louise Doughty
7. 20:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Kuala Lumpur
  5/6A week on standby at the airfield gives Arthur a chance to brush up his stewarding skills.
8. 21:00
  Whodunnits—Coleman and Astor, 4. Fools Rush In
  4/4Astor disappears to Scotland, so Coleman assigns an ambitious PC to a delicate job.
9. 22:00
  Ashley Blaker's Hyperfixations—4. Tattoos
  Stand-up comedy unpicking a complex web of 'hyperfixations', one obsession at a time.
10. 22:30
  Delve Special—Series 1, The Shifton Scandal
  3/4In his town demolition expose, David Lander examines the link to a government sex scandal.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Tom Rosenthal 2/3
  Comedian and writer Esyllt Sears chats again to comic and actor Tom Rosenthal
12. 23:00
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 2, Cultural Relativism
  1/4Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa
13. 23:30
  The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 4
  4/6Cinema trips, Jane Austen and a new posh British blockbuster.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Frank Sinatra
  Old blue eyes - Frank Sinatra is the choice of broadcaster Colin Murray.
2. 00:30
  Americanize!: Why the Americanisation of English is a Good Thing
  Susie Dent explores Americanisms in British English – should we love not loathe them?
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Whose Body?, 4. Shellshock
  4/5Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe an important witness.
4. 01:30
  Earwig—4. Anna and the Dame
  4/6Mr Emmanuel eavesdrops at a table next to an imperious actress.
5. 02:00
  Bristow—Series 1, Stranger on a Train
  5/6The clerk helps his colleague, Jones, to plan his escape from Chester Perry.
6. 02:30
  I'm Ken, He's Bill—Flat Broke
  Ken and Bill are struggling to pay their rent.
7. 03:00
  Rudy's Rare Records—Series 3, Redemption Song
  3/6Adam and Rudy face the prospect of losing the shop's lease.
8. 03:30
  My Name Escapes Me by Sir Alec Guinness—4: January - March 1996
  4/5Memories of influential film-maker David Lean.
9. 03:45
  Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom—4. Ethel
  4/5Lucy and Desi struggle to cast the character of Ethel in I Love Lucy.
10. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 1, DH Lawrence
  5/6James Walton quizzes John Walsh, Sebastian Faulks, Victoria Coren and Louise Doughty
11. 04:30
  Cabin Pressure—Series 2, Kuala Lumpur
  5/6A week on standby at the airfield gives Arthur a chance to brush up his stewarding skills.
12. 05:00
  Whodunnits—Coleman and Astor, 4. Fools Rush In
  4/4Astor disappears to Scotland, so Coleman assigns an ambitious PC to a delicate job.

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