BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 20 August 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Good Read—Dom Joly and Kate Hamer
  Dom Joly and Kate Hamer join Harriett Gilbert to talk about favourite books.
2. 00:30
  The Funeral Singer
  Reverend Kate Bottley investigates the growth of professional funeral singers in Britain.
3. 01:00
  The Lady Detectives—Mr Bovey's Unexpected Will
  2/4Florence Cusack investigates a man whose fate depends on his weight in gold.
4. 01:45
  Whodunnits—The Power of Life And Death, 2. A Pill For Everything
  2/5Anonymous letters and an exhumation suggest that Dame Imelda Sharpe was murdered.
5. 02:00
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/5Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts battles on with her village toll tax.
6. 02:30
  The Goon Show—Series 8, African Incident
  14/26Neddie Seagoon is dispatched to destroy a bridge built by British prisoners of war.
7. 03:00
  To Hull and Back—Series 1, My Casa Is Your Casa
  4/5Sophie gets fired up about the life she could be living.
8. 03:30
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—7. Boys
  7/10Giovanna fends off Corrado and Rosario.
9. 03:45
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—2. New Friends
  2/5Lady Slane starts a new life and makes some eccentric friends.
10. 04:00
  Guess What?—Episode 1
  1/10Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
11. 04:30
  Barbara Nice—Series 1, The Trial
  3/4Barbara takes direct action when local public toilets are closed down and ends up in court
12. 05:00
  Pather Panchali: Song of the Road by Bibhuti Bhushan Banerji—2. Beyond the Village
  2/2Opu sees life outside the village and Durga looks forward to marriage.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Lady Detectives—The Golden Slipper
  3/4Violet Strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts.
2. 06:45
  Whodunnits—The Power of Life And Death, 3. The Red Triangle
  3/5Suspicions arise as toxic levels of drugs are found in the patients of Dr Tom Cready.
3. 07:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Leading A Merry Dance
  4/6Rosie discovers a Russian dance troop isn't quite what it seems.
4. 07:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Around the World in 80 Days
  8/20The Lad Himself tries to copy Phileas Fogg's trip, but in far less time.
5. 08:00
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—2. London
  2/2Lemn explores the nature of home via comedy, poetry and conversation.
6. 08:30
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—8. Jealousy
  8/10Angela is jealous of Giovanna.
7. 08:45
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—3. Powerful Memories
  3/5Lady Slane is forced to take stock of her life.
8. 09:00
  Oliver Callan Bins the Border—Part 2: Belfast
  2/2Comedians imagine what a united Ireland would look like if it ever happened.
9. 09:30
  The Diaries of Brett Westwood—3. Sewage
  3/5Brett reflects on changes to a local former sewage farm over 40 years.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Augustine's Prayer to the Holy Spirit
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Olivia Amartey.
11. 10:00
  Archive on 4—Sport in Film
  Colin Shindler looks back at what's been won and lost when sport hits the big screen.
12. 11:00
  The Lady Detectives—The Golden Slipper
  3/4Violet Strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts.
13. 11:45
  Whodunnits—The Power of Life And Death, 3. The Red Triangle
  3/5Suspicions arise as toxic levels of drugs are found in the patients of Dr Tom Cready.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Leading A Merry Dance
  4/6Rosie discovers a Russian dance troop isn't quite what it seems.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Around the World in 80 Days
  8/20The Lad Himself tries to copy Phileas Fogg's trip, but in far less time.
3. 13:00
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—2. London
  2/2Lemn explores the nature of home via comedy, poetry and conversation.
4. 13:30
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—8. Jealousy
  8/10Angela is jealous of Giovanna.
5. 13:45
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—3. Powerful Memories
  3/5Lady Slane is forced to take stock of her life.
6. 14:00
  You Heard It Here First—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world.
7. 14:30
  The Circle—Keeping It In The Family
  3/6How can the Abbases take part in the babysitting circle when doctor Tariq works all hours?
8. 15:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934
  1/3The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
9. 16:00
  Archive on 4—Sport in Film
  Colin Shindler looks back at what's been won and lost when sport hits the big screen.
10. 17:00
  The Lady Detectives—The Golden Slipper
  3/4Violet Strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts.
11. 17:45
  Whodunnits—The Power of Life And Death, 3. The Red Triangle
  3/5Suspicions arise as toxic levels of drugs are found in the patients of Dr Tom Cready.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Leading A Merry Dance
  4/6Rosie discovers a Russian dance troop isn't quite what it seems.
2. 18:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Around the World in 80 Days
  8/20The Lad Himself tries to copy Phileas Fogg's trip, but in far less time.
3. 19:00
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—2. London
  2/2Lemn explores the nature of home via comedy, poetry and conversation.
4. 19:30
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—8. Jealousy
  8/10Angela is jealous of Giovanna.
5. 19:45
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—3. Powerful Memories
  3/5Lady Slane is forced to take stock of her life.
6. 20:00
  You Heard It Here First—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world.
7. 20:30
  The Circle—Keeping It In The Family
  3/6How can the Abbases take part in the babysitting circle when doctor Tariq works all hours?
8. 21:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934
  1/3The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.
9. 22:00
  Oliver Callan Bins the Border—Part 2: Belfast
  2/2Comedians imagine what a united Ireland would look like if it ever happened.
10. 22:30
  Mark Steel's in Town—Edinburgh Special
  Mark Steel uncovers stories and characters making up Leith in Edinburgh.
11. 23:00
  Sandi Toksvig's Hygge—Series 2, David Blunkett
  5/5Sandi explores the Danish concept of Hygge with Lord Blunkett.
12. 23:15
  Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—Monster-Eyed Bugs
  5/5From diseases to identity cards, more of Armando's humorous essays.
13. 23:30
  Richard Herring's Objective—Series 1, The Hoodie
  2/4How has a tracksuit top with a hood attached to it come to inspire fear in modern Britain?
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Late
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Sport in Film
  Colin Shindler looks back at what's been won and lost when sport hits the big screen.
2. 01:00
  The Lady Detectives—The Golden Slipper
  3/4Violet Strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts.
3. 01:45
  Whodunnits—The Power of Life And Death, 3. The Red Triangle
  3/5Suspicions arise as toxic levels of drugs are found in the patients of Dr Tom Cready.
4. 02:00
  Smelling of Roses—Series 3, Leading A Merry Dance
  4/6Rosie discovers a Russian dance troop isn't quite what it seems.
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Around the World in 80 Days
  8/20The Lad Himself tries to copy Phileas Fogg's trip, but in far less time.
6. 03:00
  Lemn Sissay's Homecoming—2. London
  2/2Lemn explores the nature of home via comedy, poetry and conversation.
7. 03:30
  The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante—8. Jealousy
  8/10Angela is jealous of Giovanna.
8. 03:45
  All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West—3. Powerful Memories
  3/5Lady Slane is forced to take stock of her life.
9. 04:00
  You Heard It Here First—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world.
10. 04:30
  The Circle—Keeping It In The Family
  3/6How can the Abbases take part in the babysitting circle when doctor Tariq works all hours?
11. 05:00
  The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen—1. 1934
  1/3The sinister Madame Fisher manipulates young Henrietta and Leopold.

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