BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 1 November 2025

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Series 25, Kraftwerk: Computer World
  How Kraftwerk's classic album changed people's lives.
2. 00:30
  The Night Visiting
  Investigating songs of seduction and ghosts - the Night Visiting Songs.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia, 5. Whodunnit?
  5/5Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer.
4. 01:30
  The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham—1. The End Begins
  1/6Brilliant flashes with a seed cloud. Bill Masen recalls the world's monstrous nightmare.
5. 02:00
  The Sit Crom—The Wasps' Nest
  6/6The search for enemies leads to love triumphing over fire.
6. 02:30
  The Likely Lads—Series 2, Entente Cordiale
  3/8Ooh la la! Bob and Terry return home from their first trip abroad.
7. 03:00
  Quanderhorn—The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, A Little Thing Like Chocolate Gates Can't Stop Us
  3/6Dr Janussen discovers a secret about the giant broccoli monster. Stars Cassie Layton.
8. 03:30
  The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories by Sophie Hannah—All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends, Part 2/2
  5/5Mel learns more about Lisa Paskin. Read by Lorraine Ashbourne.
9. 03:45
  The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber—5. Unto Dust
  5/10Peter presides over the funeral service for one of his colleagues on the USIC base.
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/6Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore and Dan Tetsell.
11. 04:30
  Drama on 4—The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
  Hattie Naylor's version of the Gothic novel full of dark deeds and dastardly villains.
12. 05:30
  The Amorous Ghost by Enid Bagnold
  Mr Templeman's wife is away, but it seems someone is sleeping in her nightgowns.
13. 05:45
  Short Works—The Flood by Deepa Anappara
  It’s monsoon season and a woman is trapped in her home. But is she really alone?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  John Buchan—Witch Wood
  A fervent Scottish minister takes on Satan and kirk elders. 17th century witching tale
2. 07:30
  The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
  A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
3. 08:45
  Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts—The Catering Experts
  3/5Fontwell finds that chips are off when he takes on the fiends in white coats.
4. 09:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Nature Watch
  7/13The dear ladies prepare for a nature watch outing.
5. 09:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/14The British cowboy movie set in Tunbridge Wells and Hornerama on the BBC.
6. 10:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Satire and Sitcoms, 2. Steptoe and Son
  2/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 60s and 70s sitcoms.
7. 11:00
  John Buchan—Witch Wood
  A fervent Scottish minister takes on Satan and kirk elders. 17th century witching tale
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
  A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
2. 13:45
  Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts—The Catering Experts
  3/5Fontwell finds that chips are off when he takes on the fiends in white coats.
3. 14:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Nature Watch
  7/13The dear ladies prepare for a nature watch outing.
4. 14:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/14The British cowboy movie set in Tunbridge Wells and Hornerama on the BBC.
5. 15:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Satire and Sitcoms, 2. Steptoe and Son
  2/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 60s and 70s sitcoms.
6. 16:00
  The Mistral by Hattie Naylor
  The behaviour of a young girl born during the mistral causes turmoil for her father.
7. 16:45
  Roald Dahl—Someone Like You, 1. Man From The South
  1/5A young marine agrees to a bizarre wager with an elderly South American.
8. 17:00
  John Buchan—Witch Wood
  A fervent Scottish minister takes on Satan and kirk elders. 17th century witching tale
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Evening
1. 18:30
  The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
  A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
2. 19:45
  Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts—The Catering Experts
  3/5Fontwell finds that chips are off when he takes on the fiends in white coats.
3. 20:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Nature Watch
  7/13The dear ladies prepare for a nature watch outing.
4. 20:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/14The British cowboy movie set in Tunbridge Wells and Hornerama on the BBC.
5. 21:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Satire and Sitcoms, 2. Steptoe and Son
  2/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 60s and 70s sitcoms.
6. 22:00
  The Boosh—Hitcher
  6/6Howard and Vince take Tony the Prawn to a zoo for animal offenders.
7. 22:30
  My Teenage Diary—Series 10, Joe Thomas
  4/6Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas reads from his childhood diary.
8. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Amy Matthews 1/3
  Esyllt Sears speaks to the comedian, podcaster and actor Amy Matthews.
9. 23:00
  Domestic Science—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with Festival Of The Spoken Nerd.
10. 23:15
  Influencers—Series 1, 2. Radiance
  2/6Ruth and Carla deal with a Gwyneth-inspired wellness disaster involving gaffer tape.
11. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 4, Arabella Weir interviews Paul Whitehouse
  4/4The story of 'Suits You, Sir' as two Fast Show stars reunite in the relay interview show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  The Mistral by Hattie Naylor
  The behaviour of a young girl born during the mistral causes turmoil for her father.
2. 00:45
  Roald Dahl—Someone Like You, 1. Man From The South
  1/5A young marine agrees to a bizarre wager with an elderly South American.
3. 01:00
  John Buchan—Witch Wood
  A fervent Scottish minister takes on Satan and kirk elders. 17th century witching tale
4. 02:30
  The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
  A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
5. 03:45
  Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts—The Catering Experts
  3/5Fontwell finds that chips are off when he takes on the fiends in white coats.
6. 04:00
  The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 3, Nature Watch
  7/13The dear ladies prepare for a nature watch outing.
7. 04:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/14The British cowboy movie set in Tunbridge Wells and Hornerama on the BBC.
8. 05:00
  The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh—Satire and Sitcoms, 2. Steptoe and Son
  2/3Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at 60s and 70s sitcoms.

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