BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 3 January 2026

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Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Series 19, Gracias a la Vida
  3/5The Latin American anthem to life is explored through personal stories.
2. 00:30
  Daughters of the Snow
  Poet Himali Singh Soin explores the North Pole as a mythologised space in literature.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress, 5. On Trial
  5/5Hercule Poirot takes to the courtroom for the trial of Elinor Carlisle.
4. 01:30
  Agatha Christie—Philomel Cottage
  Alex meets Terry and is coaxed to start a business out in the country.
5. 02:00
  Taking It Up the Octave—1. Cue the Tantrums!
  1/5Opera Sunderland faces disarray by opting for 'West Side Story' over a gay opera.
6. 02:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 3, Death in the Family
  1/8Harold must break sad news to his father Albert.
7. 03:00
  The Break—Series 1, The Key
  1/6City boy Andy has come to his uncle's seaside home in search of a stress-free life.
8. 03:30
  Short Works—Profound Earthly Suffering by Kritika Pandey
  A young bride-to-be longs to have her heart broken.
9. 03:45
  Ladies of Letters—Series 1, 5. Detention
  5/6After her protest heroics, Irene's memory is playing tricks. Can Vera help?
10. 04:00
  The Motion Show—Series 5, Episode 6
  6/6Graeme Garden with Sir Bernard Ingham, Hattie Hayridge, Steve Punt and Arthur Smith.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 2, Priorities
  5/6Education and money? Can you have one without the other?
12. 05:00
  Drama on 4—Moving the Goalposts by Juliet Ace
  Mattie's diagnosis allows her to plan her 'future' - but what will it be?
13. 05:45
  Her Infinite Variety by Juliet Ace—5. Dirty Linen
  5/5Modern Shakespearean Cat’s 25-year tempestuous marriage is front page news.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Warden
  Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when family drama erupts.
2. 07:30
  The White Road by Edmund de Waal (Omnibus)
  Edmund de Waal's pilgrimage to the creators of porcelain. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
3. 08:45
  Ladies of Letters—Series 1, 6. Adventures
  6/6Will Vera accept an exciting, life changing, offer?
4. 09:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
5. 09:30
  The Navy Lark—The Put-a-Horse-Out-to-Graze Fund
  CPO Pertwee starts fundraising for a cause - his own!
6. 10:00
  Down by the River—1. Source
  1/3From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
7. 11:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Warden
  Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when family drama erupts.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  The White Road by Edmund de Waal (Omnibus)
  Edmund de Waal's pilgrimage to the creators of porcelain. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
2. 13:45
  Ladies of Letters—Series 1, 6. Adventures
  6/6Will Vera accept an exciting, life changing, offer?
3. 14:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
4. 14:30
  The Navy Lark—The Put-a-Horse-Out-to-Graze Fund
  CPO Pertwee starts fundraising for a cause - his own!
5. 15:00
  Down by the River—1. Source
  1/3From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
6. 16:00
  Metropolis
  Freddy is caught up in a nightmarish sci-fi world with echoes of life today.
7. 17:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Warden
  Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when family drama erupts.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  The White Road by Edmund de Waal (Omnibus)
  Edmund de Waal's pilgrimage to the creators of porcelain. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
2. 19:45
  Ladies of Letters—Series 1, 6. Adventures
  6/6Will Vera accept an exciting, life changing, offer?
3. 20:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
4. 20:30
  The Navy Lark—The Put-a-Horse-Out-to-Graze Fund
  CPO Pertwee starts fundraising for a cause - his own!
5. 21:00
  Down by the River—1. Source
  1/3From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.
6. 22:00
  Bearded Ladies—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6Sketches from Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling.
7. 22:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 1, 1. 'I love a plumber but I'm no boiler'.
  1/4Agony aunt Sarah solves problems, including the dangers of dating outside of your class.
8. 23:00
  Domestic Science—Series 2, Kitchen
  1/4A heady combination of maths, science and comedy with the Festival of the Spoken Nerd trio
9. 23:15
  Late—1. From Tangoing to Keeping Watch
  Tango dancers and DJs - bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life after dark.
10. 23:25
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Jimmy Carr 2/4
  Paul Garner chats again to Jimmy Carr.
11. 23:30
  Chain Reaction—Series 5, Alastair Campbell interviews Alistair McGowan
  5/6The impressionist and the spin doctor in the tag-team talk show.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Metropolis
  Freddy is caught up in a nightmarish sci-fi world with echoes of life today.
2. 01:00
  The Barchester Chronicles—Anthony Trollope's The Warden
  Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when family drama erupts.
3. 02:30
  The White Road by Edmund de Waal (Omnibus)
  Edmund de Waal's pilgrimage to the creators of porcelain. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
4. 03:45
  Ladies of Letters—Series 1, 6. Adventures
  6/6Will Vera accept an exciting, life changing, offer?
5. 04:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6The shady lawyer turns farmer for a wealthy uncle.
6. 04:30
  The Navy Lark—The Put-a-Horse-Out-to-Graze Fund
  CPO Pertwee starts fundraising for a cause - his own!
7. 05:00
  Down by the River—1. Source
  1/3From the source to the estuary, Laura Barton explores how rivers have shaped us.

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