BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 9 August 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Kol Nidrei
  Max Bruch's piece for cello is based on Jewish prayer sung at Yom Kippur.
2. 00:30
  The Butterfly Effect
  Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—John le Carré - A Murder of Quality, 5. Foreboding
  5/5Stella thought her husband was set to kill her. Now he’s disappeared...
4. 01:30
  Richard Barton: General Practitioner!—4. Herbal Disorder
  4/6Richard is ill with the flu, but a herbal remedy has unexpected consequences.
5. 02:00
  Any Other Business—Episode 6
  6/6Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
6. 02:30
  The Inimitable Jeeves—Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
  1/10Bingo Little fancies a waitress. Can Bertie Wooster's valet help?
7. 03:00
  Skeletons in the Cupboard—Series 2, A Midsummer Night's Scream
  1/4Guilt drives Maureen and Lesley back from a French hideaway to dispose of David's body.
8. 03:30
  I Didn't Get Where I Am Today by David Nobbs—5. Going Gently
  5/5From Perrin and Pratt to 'Going Gently'. David Nobbs concludes his autobiography.
9. 03:45
  Dance Till You Bleed: The World According to Hans Christian Andersen—5. The Wicked Prince
  5/5Toby Jones stars as Hans Christian Andersen in five fairy tale adaptations.
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 2, Episode 3
  3/6Scandals quiz with Charles Collingwood, Lucy Moore, Anthony Holden and Simon Fanshawe.
11. 04:30
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6With news of another baby for their best friends, Dan takes action over Lucy's reaction.
12. 05:00
  Three Large Beers by David Nobbs
  Why do three men separately visit the same Indian Takeaway on the same day each month?
13. 05:45
  Tears, Idle Tears by Elizabeth Bowen
  Struggling with her young son, widowed Mrs Dickinson gets unexpected help.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Master Class by David Pownall
  Stalin invites Prokofiev and Shostakovich to the Kremlin for a music lesson.
2. 07:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer (Omnibus)
  How the motion picture was invented by the mysterious man behind it.
3. 08:45
  Come Back With The Wind by Les Dawson—3. Red Butler's Plan
  3/5Red Butler devises a plan.
4. 09:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
5. 09:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Gets A Letter
  8/13The Bishop is stung into taking action over poverty in a parish.
6. 10:00
  Steve Penk's Radio Nightmares—3. Third Time's A Charm
  3/3More classic radio fluffs and bloopers.
7. 11:00
  Master Class by David Pownall
  Stalin invites Prokofiev and Shostakovich to the Kremlin for a music lesson.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer (Omnibus)
  How the motion picture was invented by the mysterious man behind it.
2. 13:45
  Come Back With The Wind by Les Dawson—3. Red Butler's Plan
  3/5Red Butler devises a plan.
3. 14:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
4. 14:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Gets A Letter
  8/13The Bishop is stung into taking action over poverty in a parish.
5. 15:00
  Steve Penk's Radio Nightmares—3. Third Time's A Charm
  3/3More classic radio fluffs and bloopers.
6. 16:00
  Doctor Who—Tenth Doctor Adventures, Technophobia
  1/6When Londoners suddenly begin un-evolving, The Doctor and Donna take action.
7. 17:00
  Master Class by David Pownall
  Stalin invites Prokofiev and Shostakovich to the Kremlin for a music lesson.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer (Omnibus)
  How the motion picture was invented by the mysterious man behind it.
2. 19:45
  Come Back With The Wind by Les Dawson—3. Red Butler's Plan
  3/5Red Butler devises a plan.
3. 20:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
4. 20:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Gets A Letter
  8/13The Bishop is stung into taking action over poverty in a parish.
5. 21:00
  Steve Penk's Radio Nightmares—3. Third Time's A Charm
  3/3More classic radio fluffs and bloopers.
6. 22:00
  Tim Minchin and Friends
  A marvellous collision of mirth and piano from the award-winning singer-songwriter.
7. 23:00
  Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Belgium
  1/4The comedian aims to prove Belgium is not dull, with the legacy of Jean-Claude Van Damme.
8. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 3, Jack Dee and Jeremy Hardy
  6/6The two comedians get chatting in the tag-team talk show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Tenth Doctor Adventures, Technophobia
  1/6When Londoners suddenly begin un-evolving, The Doctor and Donna take action.
2. 01:00
  Master Class by David Pownall
  Stalin invites Prokofiev and Shostakovich to the Kremlin for a music lesson.
3. 02:30
  The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures by Paul Fischer (Omnibus)
  How the motion picture was invented by the mysterious man behind it.
4. 03:45
  Come Back With The Wind by Les Dawson—3. Red Butler's Plan
  3/5Red Butler devises a plan.
5. 04:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped.
6. 04:30
  All Gas and Gaiters—Series 1, The Bishop Gets A Letter
  8/13The Bishop is stung into taking action over poverty in a parish.
7. 05:00
  Steve Penk's Radio Nightmares—3. Third Time's A Charm
  3/3More classic radio fluffs and bloopers.

Sunday 10 August 2025