BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 October 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Series 24, My Favourite Things
  Jazz musician David Liebman's memories of the classic song sung by Julie Andrews.
2. 00:30
  Mastertapes—Series 8, Don McLean (B-side)
  Don McLean answers audience questions about his all-time classic album, 'American Pie'
3. 01:00
  Destination - Fire!—Series 1, 3. Chance in a Million
  3/10Fire investigator Quentin Barnaby investigates a possible case of arson.
4. 01:30
  Limelight—Exemplar: Series 1, 5. A Deadly Secret
  5/5Jess revisits childhood memories when the truth is revealed about her missing father.
5. 02:00
  The Sit Crom—The General Inspection
  2/6Cromwell visits Firebasket Hall and witnesses an apparition.
6. 02:30
  The News Huddlines—End of Year Review of 1978
  Roy Hudd leads a comic look back at events of 1978.
7. 03:00
  Bad Salsa—Series 3, Day of the Living Dead
  1/2Jill and Chippy try to follow Terri's wishes for her funeral.
8. 03:30
  Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally—5. Film
  5/5Steven Spielberg is interested in making Schindler's Ark into a film.
9. 03:45
  Beasts on the Lawn by Saki—5. Mrs Packletide's Tiger
  5/6The ghastly inheritor of a perfume empire needs to shoot a tiger.
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 4, Episode 5
  5/6Gyles Brandreth, Scott Capurro, Arthur Smith and Paul Daniels debate to win.
11. 04:30
  Double Income, No Kids Yet—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Katy is a mum. Daniel has a new job. Lucy is jealous.
12. 05:00
  The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton—Episode 2. A Life Apart
  2/2Despite marrying May, Newland is consumed by Ellen.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold
  Miss Madrigal brings calm to a household, but what is she hiding? From 1968.
2. 07:30
  Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus)
  How Egypt's despots and dreamers drove the rise and fall of Tutankhamun's dynasty.
3. 08:45
  Peter Tinniswood—Tales From the Brigadier, 4. 'Looknow' Hobson
  4/5'Looknow' Hobson was a fine cricketer - until his mother appeared.
4. 09:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Evadne's Birthday
  3/13Can Dame Hilda cheer up poorly Dr Evadne on her birthday?
5. 09:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/14Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes showbiz.
6. 10:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Origins, 1. It's That Man Again
  1/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville pick their top comedic moments.
7. 11:00
  The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold
  Miss Madrigal brings calm to a household, but what is she hiding? From 1968.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus)
  How Egypt's despots and dreamers drove the rise and fall of Tutankhamun's dynasty.
2. 13:45
  Peter Tinniswood—Tales From the Brigadier, 4. 'Looknow' Hobson
  4/5'Looknow' Hobson was a fine cricketer - until his mother appeared.
3. 14:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Evadne's Birthday
  3/13Can Dame Hilda cheer up poorly Dr Evadne on her birthday?
4. 14:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/14Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes showbiz.
5. 15:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Origins, 1. It's That Man Again
  1/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville pick their top comedic moments.
6. 16:00
  Wally K Daly—With a Whimper to the Grave, 1. The Plan
  1/3Aliens are threatening Earth. The UK government has a plan.
7. 16:30
  Cult Vampires—1. This Is Now by Michael Marshall Smith
  1/3Are vampires the only thing that can suck the life from you?
8. 17:00
  The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold
  Miss Madrigal brings calm to a household, but what is she hiding? From 1968.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus)
  How Egypt's despots and dreamers drove the rise and fall of Tutankhamun's dynasty.
2. 19:45
  Peter Tinniswood—Tales From the Brigadier, 4. 'Looknow' Hobson
  4/5'Looknow' Hobson was a fine cricketer - until his mother appeared.
3. 20:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Evadne's Birthday
  3/13Can Dame Hilda cheer up poorly Dr Evadne on her birthday?
4. 20:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/14Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes showbiz.
5. 21:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Origins, 1. It's That Man Again
  1/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville pick their top comedic moments.
6. 22:00
  The Boosh—Jazz
  3/6The surreal zoo's staff tackle gangsters, a spirit and porpoises.
7. 22:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Jane Horrocks
  1/6Jane Horrocks recalls teen tales of discos in 1980s Italy.
8. 23:00
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 1, 1. Work
  1/2Award-winning US comedian Alex Edelman takes a comic look at the millennial generation.
9. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 4, Catherine Tate interviews David Tennant
  1/4The Doctor Who stalwarts meet in the tag talk show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Wally K Daly—With a Whimper to the Grave, 1. The Plan
  1/3Aliens are threatening Earth. The UK government has a plan.
2. 00:30
  Cult Vampires—1. This Is Now by Michael Marshall Smith
  1/3Are vampires the only thing that can suck the life from you?
3. 01:05
  The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold
  Miss Madrigal brings calm to a household, but what is she hiding? From 1968.
4. 02:35
  Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus)
  How Egypt's despots and dreamers drove the rise and fall of Tutankhamun's dynasty.
5. 03:45
  Peter Tinniswood—Tales From the Brigadier, 4. 'Looknow' Hobson
  4/5'Looknow' Hobson was a fine cricketer - until his mother appeared.
6. 04:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Evadne's Birthday
  3/13Can Dame Hilda cheer up poorly Dr Evadne on her birthday?
7. 04:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/14Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes showbiz.
8. 05:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Origins, 1. It's That Man Again
  1/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville pick their top comedic moments.

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