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Radio 4 Extra Schedule

Early

23:30
Chain Reaction
Series 5
Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard
Two comedy giants talk lamp-posts and Hollywood in the tag-team talk show.
00:00
The Lintel by Albert Welling
A couple's plan for a perfect Christmas is interrupted.
01:00
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Omnibus)
Episode 2
Will Fanny Price's true feelings of love ever be known? Stars Felicity Jones.
02:15
Mole Cooks His Goose by Sue Townsend
Adrian takes charge of cooking the festive lunch
02:30
Last Christmas (Omnibus)
Personal reflections on the festive season curated by Greg Wise and Emma Thompson.
03:45
Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood
Series 1
The Great Snitcher
An MP's unreliable memories hark back to an attempted seduction by a Russian spy.
04:00
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
Series 3
Christmas Radio Show
Eric and Ernie invite Ann Hamilton for Christmas dinner - with mistletoe!
04:30
Beyond Our Ken
Series 3
Episode 13
Kenneth Horne plays at Robin Hood - and 'Hornerama' looks at motoring.
05:00
Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking
Series 1
2. Lines from My Grandfather Christmas's Forehead/Tony Hawks' 12 Days of Christmas
Sue Perkins presents more vintage BBC Christmas comedy with Ronnie Barker and Tony Hawks.
06:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited
Absent Friends 2025
Dame Patricia Routledge
Actress Patricia Routledge is castaway by Sue Lawley.

Morning

Afternoon

Evening