BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 12 March 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Song of the Singer Sewing Machine
  How the Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history.
2. 01:00
  No Place To Hide—1. How It All Began
  1/8Journalist Kathy Swenson gets caught up in the frightening world of espionage.
3. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 5. Crossed in Love
  5/6As the murder victim's debts start mounting up, Wimsey becomes suspicious of his niece.
4. 02:00
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 4, Episode 4
  4/5As the council launches a new charter, the opposition needs a new initiative.
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—The Radio Ham: Pye's Re-recording
  The original TV-only episode re-created before an audience 60 years ago, in October 1961.
6. 03:00
  Reluctant Persuaders—Series 4, 4. Ask The Man Who Owns One
  4/6Joe discovers grief is a thing with feathers.
7. 03:30
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—3. The Accidental Discovery of Text
  3/5Stephen Fry explores how texting triumphed unexpectedly when paging was all the rage.
8. 03:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 3. Recycling
  3/5Irene has been sorting through her late aunt’s possessions.
9. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 15, Episode 4
  4/6John Lloyd and Alice Levine with Dr Eugenia Cheng, Ian Hislop and Josh Widdicombe.
10. 04:30
  Turf Wars—Losing the Plot
  1/4A timid man faces mindless bureaucracy when he applies for an allotment plot.
11. 05:00
  Hello Caller by Jonathan Holloway
  Decommissioned phone boxes reveal their secrets in a series of ‘trapped’ phone calls.
12. 05:45
  Short Works—Dancing Ganesh by Alan Spence
  A frustrated climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  2/8Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
2. 06:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  6/6With no clear murder suspect, the removal men's arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
3. 07:00
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  6/6Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet, but not among the players.
4. 07:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  4/13The comedy team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
5. 08:00
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  5/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
6. 08:30
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  4/5How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
7. 08:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  4/5Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
8. 09:00
  The Shuttleworths—Series 6, All's well that begins badly
  2/2John Shuttleworth’s agent is threatening to retire. Who will secure John's petrol money?
9. 09:30
  The Call—Series 1, The Win
  5/1Dominic Arkwright talks to lottery line operators about making life-changing phone calls.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Sing my soul - My soul glorifies the Lord
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Hannah Curin
11. 10:00
  Great Lives—Lady Hester Stanhope
  Entrepreneur Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
12. 10:30
  Living Without My Smartphone
  Reflections from a group of teenagers who give up their smartphones for the school week.
13. 11:00
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  2/8Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
14. 11:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  6/6With no clear murder suspect, the removal men's arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  6/6Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet, but not among the players.
2. 12:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  4/13The comedy team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
3. 13:00
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  5/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
4. 13:30
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  4/5How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
5. 13:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  4/5Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
6. 14:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care
  6/6Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery.
7. 14:30
  Ballylenon—Series 8, More News Than Is Fit to Print
  3/6Jobless Stumpy applies for a post as a journalist with the Vindicator.
8. 15:00
  RD Wingfield—Innocent Victim
  A victim of threatening phone-calls seeks the help of a private investigator.
9. 16:00
  Great Lives—Lady Hester Stanhope
  Entrepreneur Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
10. 16:30
  Living Without My Smartphone
  Reflections from a group of teenagers who give up their smartphones for the school week.
11. 17:00
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  2/8Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
12. 17:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  6/6With no clear murder suspect, the removal men's arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  6/6Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet, but not among the players.
2. 18:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  4/13The comedy team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
3. 19:00
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  5/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
4. 19:30
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  4/5How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
5. 19:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  4/5Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
6. 20:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care
  6/6Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery.
7. 20:30
  Ballylenon—Series 8, More News Than Is Fit to Print
  3/6Jobless Stumpy applies for a post as a journalist with the Vindicator.
8. 21:00
  RD Wingfield—Innocent Victim
  A victim of threatening phone-calls seeks the help of a private investigator.
9. 22:00
  Stand-Up Specials—Randy Feltface, 4. Water
  4/4Randy Feltface cries a river.
10. 22:30
  Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 2, Anidara
  4/6Brian Gulliver tells of his adventures in Anidara, where he finds himself put out to stud.
11. 23:00
  Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section—Series 3, Terry Alderton
  6/6Aliens and deja vu. Alex Horne and his band explore miscellaneous, mysterious things.
12. 23:30
  Small Scenes—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/4A financial advisor starts up a sideline as an assassin's assistant.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Lady Hester Stanhope
  Entrepreneur Deborah Meaden chooses Georgian diplomat and spy, Lady Hester Stanhope.
2. 00:30
  Living Without My Smartphone
  Reflections from a group of teenagers who give up their smartphones for the school week.
3. 01:00
  No Place To Hide—2. A Meeting in Amsterdam
  2/8Can John Rennie’s special training help him to track down a missing SIS agent?
4. 01:30
  Whodunnits—Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon, 6. A Chain of Circumstance
  6/6With no clear murder suspect, the removal men's arrival helps Wimsey to spot a vital clue.
5. 02:00
  A Whole New Ball Game—Series 2, The Friendly
  6/6Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet, but not among the players.
6. 02:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
  4/13The comedy team sweep to a political landslide. Stars Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees.
7. 03:00
  Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train—Series 3, London to Berwick-upon-Tweed
  5/5Alexei Sayle meets strangers on a train as he travels from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
8. 03:30
  Stephen Fry on the Phone—4. Shrinking the Handset
  4/5How engineers turned mobile phones from hefty bricks into fashion items.
9. 03:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Green, 4. Incommunicado
  4/5Irene tries to keep Vera's nose out of her son's wedding plan.
10. 04:00
  Foul Play—Series 3, Death in Intensive Care
  6/6Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a medical mystery.
11. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 8, More News Than Is Fit to Print
  3/6Jobless Stumpy applies for a post as a journalist with the Vindicator.
12. 05:00
  RD Wingfield—Innocent Victim
  A victim of threatening phone-calls seeks the help of a private investigator.

Friday 13 March 2026