BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 17 October 2025

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Mozart
  Michael Morpurgo nominates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
2. 00:30
  The Brown Camp
  Katie Grant visits a summer camp aimed at mixed-race families.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 4. Reappearances
  4/6There's a phone call from a man meant to be dead...
4. 01:30
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 1/2
  3/13DS Dave Brook confronts a notorious crime family.
5. 02:00
  Bristow—Series 2, The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
  4/4Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
6. 02:30
  The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 3, The Fridge
  5/6The author and his wife blow hot and cold about refrigeration.
7. 03:00
  A Month of Maureen—Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic
  4/4A popular Victorian psychic's seance is rudely interrupted.
8. 03:30
  And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison—9. The Chandelier
  9/9Blake remembers his father's final visit to London.
9. 03:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—4. Suspicions
  4/10Jane has saved Rochester's life, but something's not quite right?
10. 04:00
  Counterpoint—Series 28, Heat 4, 2014
  4/13General knowledge music quiz hosted by Russell Davies.
11. 04:30
  Hidden Treasures—Eyes of the Buddha by Victor Pemberton
  Paul's 'dead' father writes to ask him to return to Sri Lanka. From 1972.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  5/6Richard shares some interesting revelations.
2. 06:30
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
3. 07:00
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  4/6The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
4. 07:30
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
5. 08:00
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  1/6Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
6. 08:30
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
7. 08:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  5/10Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
8. 09:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 6, 1. Dog Theft
  1/6Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios
9. 09:30
  Hoax—5. The Pursuit of Parrots
  Australia's Night Parrot has driven birders mad for decades.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Prisons Week - Forgiveness by Association
  A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and Christian music.
11. 10:00
  Soul Music—Series 8, Allegri's Miserere
  An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
12. 10:30
  Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout
  Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.
13. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  5/6Richard shares some interesting revelations.
14. 11:30
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  4/6The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
2. 12:30
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
3. 13:00
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  1/6Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
4. 13:30
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
5. 13:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  5/10Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
6. 14:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
7. 14:30
  Hidden Treasures—So Easy to Forget by Val Gielgud
  Can the marriage of Isobel and Charles survive jealousy and secrets? From 1968.
8. 16:00
  Soul Music—Series 8, Allegri's Miserere
  An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
9. 16:30
  Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout
  Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.
10. 17:00
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  5/6Richard shares some interesting revelations.
11. 17:30
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  4/6The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
2. 18:30
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
3. 19:00
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  1/6Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
4. 19:30
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
5. 19:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  5/10Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
6. 20:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
7. 20:30
  Hidden Treasures—So Easy to Forget by Val Gielgud
  Can the marriage of Isobel and Charles survive jealousy and secrets? From 1968.
8. 22:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 6, 1. Dog Theft
  1/6Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore takes an audience through real-life crime scenarios
9. 22:30
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters—Series 2, Compensation Culture
  3/4Tom asks Ken Clarke MP if compensation culture is opposed to the theory of evolution.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Marcus Brigstocke 3/3
  Athena Kugblenu chats again to Marcus Brigstocke.
11. 23:00
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Pilot
  Alex Horne and his band learn to speak 'jazz' and head off into space.
12. 23:30
  Radio Active—Series 3, Euroshow
  1/6Berlin, Paris and Madrid. Radio Active goes continental!
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Late
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Series 8, Allegri's Miserere
  An exploration of the impact of Allegri's 17th-century music.
2. 00:30
  Let's Go Round Again - The Story of The Magic Roundabout
  Sophie Thompson and Phyllida Law's anniversary celebration for The Magic Roundabout.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Dee Mitchell - Cordoba, 5. Still Waters
  5/6Richard shares some interesting revelations.
4. 01:30
  Detective—Series 1, Bedtime Story - part 2/2
  4/13Can DS Dave Brook drive a wedge between two notorious crime families?
5. 02:00
  The Sit Crom—A Draught of Malmesy
  4/6The household needs a new steward and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
6. 02:30
  The News Huddlines—7th November 1979
  From education cuts to a Chinese state visit. Roy Hudd pokes fun at a week in 1979.
7. 03:00
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, It's Eating My Face
  1/6Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.
8. 03:30
  Short Works—Kumeko the Quiet One by Hannah Vincent
  A story about ambition, cheese and wrestling mice.
9. 03:45
  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte—5. Blood
  5/10Everyone wakes to a ghastly cry in the night.
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
11. 04:30
  Hidden Treasures—So Easy to Forget by Val Gielgud
  Can the marriage of Isobel and Charles survive jealousy and secrets? From 1968.

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