BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 2 October 2025

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Over The Top
  What does it mean to be too much, excessive or extra? Kit Green celebrates extravagance.
2. 01:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 1. The Reluctant Fire-Raiser
  1/10Accident or arson? Fire investigator Quentin Barnaby is on the case...
3. 01:30
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 3. The Politician
  3/5Jess and Maya reluctantly agree to assist a controversial public figure.
4. 02:00
  Star Terk II—Series 1, The North Face of Claire Rayner
  4/6The show featuring everything from Mrs Thatcher to zoo-keeping gone wrong...
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, Sunday Afternoon at Home
  14/20Bored and miserable, the Lad wonder what to do.
6. 03:00
  Dot—Series 2, Psychology
  2/4A psychologist is on the prowl, and everyone is a suspect.
7. 03:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—3. Horror
  3/5Poldek takes Thomas to Poland to witness 'the intimacy of horror' in the Krakow ghetto.
8. 03:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—3. Sredni Vashtar
  3/6Unhappy Conrad Jnr believes his pet ferret will avenge his woes.
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 6
  6/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Bridget Christie, Andrea Wulf and Vikram Jayanti
10. 04:30
  Millport—Series 2, Avowal
  3/6How will village disputes be solved if no-one is talking to each other?
11. 05:00
  Drama on 4—Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
  A Creole heiress weds a dashing Englishman and their troubles begin.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 2. The House of Many Treasures
  2/10Fire investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby battles to discover how a house fire started.
2. 06:30
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 4. Gangland Shooting
  4/5Jess and Maya examine audio forensic evidence from a nightclub shooting.
3. 07:00
  Bristow—Series 2, The Power of the Press
  2/4The buying clerk crusades to improve the lot of cleaning ladies.
4. 07:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Escape
  3/6The jaded author and his wife start to plan a break.
5. 08:00
  A Month of Maureen—Five Lessons
  2/4Nigella is a mistrustful piano student - can her tutor win her over?
6. 08:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—4. Memory
  4/5As the journey ends, Thomas Keneally goes home to write his book.
7. 08:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—4. Gabriel-Ernest
  4/6A vile celebrity chef meets his match in a teenage intruder.
8. 09:00
  Stand-Up Specials—Glenn Moore's Almanac Series 2, Run Glenn Run!
  4.26m of sheer agony - that’s 'm' for miles, not minutes as Glenn Moore enters a marathon.
9. 09:30
  Empire of Tea—4. The Tea Wars
  How did Britain’s sale of opium to buy tea change China’s view of the West?
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Love your neighbour - Be kind and compassionate
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Heavilyn Ohene-Akrasi
11. 10:00
  Great Lives—Charles M Schulz
  Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.
12. 10:30
  Mastertapes—Series 8, Don McLean (A-side)
  John Wilson talks to Don McLean about his timeless classic album, American Pie
13. 11:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 2. The House of Many Treasures
  2/10Fire investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby battles to discover how a house fire started.
14. 11:30
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 4. Gangland Shooting
  4/5Jess and Maya examine audio forensic evidence from a nightclub shooting.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Bristow—Series 2, The Power of the Press
  2/4The buying clerk crusades to improve the lot of cleaning ladies.
2. 12:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Escape
  3/6The jaded author and his wife start to plan a break.
3. 13:00
  A Month of Maureen—Five Lessons
  2/4Nigella is a mistrustful piano student - can her tutor win her over?
4. 13:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—4. Memory
  4/5As the journey ends, Thomas Keneally goes home to write his book.
5. 13:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—4. Gabriel-Ernest
  4/6A vile celebrity chef meets his match in a teenage intruder.
6. 14:00
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 2, 2014
  2/13Wide-ranging music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
7. 14:30
  HR—Series 1, An Away-Day
  2/6Is team bonding best practised while Peter and Sam are inebriated?
8. 15:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—1. The Countess
  1/2Life takes an unexpected turn for engaged Newland Archer...
9. 16:00
  Great Lives—Charles M Schulz
  Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.
10. 16:30
  Mastertapes—Series 8, Don McLean (A-side)
  John Wilson talks to Don McLean about his timeless classic album, American Pie
11. 17:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 2. The House of Many Treasures
  2/10Fire investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby battles to discover how a house fire started.
12. 17:30
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 4. Gangland Shooting
  4/5Jess and Maya examine audio forensic evidence from a nightclub shooting.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Bristow—Series 2, The Power of the Press
  2/4The buying clerk crusades to improve the lot of cleaning ladies.
2. 18:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Escape
  3/6The jaded author and his wife start to plan a break.
3. 19:00
  A Month of Maureen—Five Lessons
  2/4Nigella is a mistrustful piano student - can her tutor win her over?
4. 19:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—4. Memory
  4/5As the journey ends, Thomas Keneally goes home to write his book.
5. 19:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—4. Gabriel-Ernest
  4/6A vile celebrity chef meets his match in a teenage intruder.
6. 20:00
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 2, 2014
  2/13Wide-ranging music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
7. 20:30
  HR—Series 1, An Away-Day
  2/6Is team bonding best practised while Peter and Sam are inebriated?
8. 21:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—1. The Countess
  1/2Life takes an unexpected turn for engaged Newland Archer...
9. 22:00
  Stand-Up Specials—Glenn Moore's Almanac Series 2, Run Glenn Run!
  4.26m of sheer agony - that’s 'm' for miles, not minutes as Glenn Moore enters a marathon.
10. 22:30
  iGod—Ego
  2/6David Soul and Simon Day star in a series of fantastical comedy apocalypses.
11. 22:45
  Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, Normal Science
  4/6The cartoonist aims to prove that science will make the natural world entirely redundant.
12. 23:00
  Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere—Series 3, Tolerance
  2/4The Malawian comedian explores the divisive global issue of tolerance.
13. 23:30
  Hair in the Gate—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/6Is a heavy metal band really that heavy? TV's Arting About investigates.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Charles M Schulz
  Valerie Grove selects Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon strip.
2. 00:30
  Mastertapes—Series 8, Don McLean (A-side)
  John Wilson talks to Don McLean about his timeless classic album, American Pie
3. 01:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 2. The House of Many Treasures
  2/10Fire investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby battles to discover how a house fire started.
4. 01:30
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 4. Gangland Shooting
  4/5Jess and Maya examine audio forensic evidence from a nightclub shooting.
5. 02:00
  Bristow—Series 2, The Power of the Press
  2/4The buying clerk crusades to improve the lot of cleaning ladies.
6. 02:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Escape
  3/6The jaded author and his wife start to plan a break.
7. 03:00
  A Month of Maureen—Five Lessons
  2/4Nigella is a mistrustful piano student - can her tutor win her over?
8. 03:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—4. Memory
  4/5As the journey ends, Thomas Keneally goes home to write his book.
9. 03:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—4. Gabriel-Ernest
  4/6A vile celebrity chef meets his match in a teenage intruder.
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 2, 2014
  2/13Wide-ranging music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
11. 04:30
  HR—Series 1, An Away-Day
  2/6Is team bonding best practised while Peter and Sam are inebriated?
12. 05:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—1. The Countess
  1/2Life takes an unexpected turn for engaged Newland Archer...

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