BBC Sounds - Radio 4 Extra - Schedules (2024)

Early

  • 00:30Agatha ChristieThe Dressmaker's DollA creepy doll with a mind of its own causes alarm along London's catwalks.
  • 01:00Desert Island Discs RevisitedTennisTennis coach Judy Murray is castaway by Kirsty Young.
  • 01:45David Attenborough's Life StoriesSeries 1Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
  • 02:00Poetry ExtraThe Echo Chamber - Kathleen JamieDaljit Nagra selects another memorable programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
  • 02:30Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus)Episode 2'Whatever it is, it’s in the past. It’s only an echo.' Read by Lee Ingleby.
  • 03:40Inheritance TracksMichael and Hilary WhitehallMicheal and Hilary Whitehall choose Rachmaninoff, David Bowie and Miles Davis
  • 03:50Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus)Ellen feels ready to return to full-time work. What could possibly go wrong?
  • 05:00Home to RoostSeries 2William and Olive receive a surprise invitation to a posh wedding.
  • 05:30Drop Me Here, DarlingIndefinite ArticlesLeslie is offered a job writing a weekly food column. But is it too good to be true?
  • 06:00Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad1. The InquiryPerhaps it was indeed an act of God that had brought disaster to the SS Patna.

Morning

  • 06:30DetectiveSeries 4A local villain says he is going straight and wants to turn informant.
  • 07:00Anything LegalEpisode 3The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what cost?
  • 07:30Stop Messing About!Series 2A bona ballet tune, and the criminals' top pop five.
  • 08:00In and Out of the KitchenSeries 2Damien comes to the rescue when an author is knocked unconscious at a literary gathering.
  • 08:30The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black1. ChildhoodDon Black on his childhood - and how he came to manage Matt Monro.
  • 08:45Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves1. The ReturnBack in Cornwall after 60 years, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
  • 09:00Yesterday in Parliament29/07/2024Susan Hulme reports on events last Friday in Parliament.
  • 09:30Wow! How Did They Do That?1. Objects in Perfect DetailRoger Law meets two men adept at creating objects in perfect detail.
  • 10:00RadiolabSeries 12Radiolab answers listener questions, some seemingly silly but with big ideas behind them
  • 10:55Inheritance TracksFrances de La TourActress Frances de La Tour chooses tracks by Charles Trenet and Johnny Mercer.
  • 11:00Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad1. The InquiryPerhaps it was indeed an act of God that had brought disaster to the SS Patna.
  • 11:30DetectiveSeries 4A local villain says he is going straight and wants to turn informant.

Afternoon

  • 12:00Anything LegalEpisode 3The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what cost?
  • 12:30Stop Messing About!Series 2A bona ballet tune, and the criminals' top pop five.
  • 13:00In and Out of the KitchenSeries 2Damien comes to the rescue when an author is knocked unconscious at a literary gathering.
  • 13:30The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black1. ChildhoodDon Black on his childhood - and how he came to manage Matt Monro.
  • 13:45Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves1. The ReturnBack in Cornwall after 60 years, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
  • 14:00Just a MinuteSeries 55Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi
  • 14:30SnapSeries 3Doug tries to help his mum's recovery by hiring a private nurse. Molly is unimpressed.
  • 15:00Harriet O'Carroll - MinuetA young Jane Austen falls in love fuelling her desire to become a writer.
  • 16:00RadiolabSeries 12Radiolab answers listener questions, some seemingly silly but with big ideas behind them
  • 16:55Inheritance TracksFrances de La TourActress Frances de La Tour chooses tracks by Charles Trenet and Johnny Mercer.
  • Live:17:00Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad1. The InquiryPerhaps it was indeed an act of God that had brought disaster to the SS Patna.
  • On Next:17:30DetectiveSeries 4A local villain says he is going straight and wants to turn informant.
  • 18:00Anything LegalEpisode 3The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what cost?
  • 18:30Stop Messing About!Series 2A bona ballet tune, and the criminals' top pop five.

Evening

  • 19:00In and Out of the KitchenSeries 2Damien comes to the rescue when an author is knocked unconscious at a literary gathering.
  • 19:30The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black1. ChildhoodDon Black on his childhood - and how he came to manage Matt Monro.
  • 19:45Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves1. The ReturnBack in Cornwall after 60 years, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
  • 20:00Just a MinuteSeries 55Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi
  • 20:30SnapSeries 3Doug tries to help his mum's recovery by hiring a private nurse. Molly is unimpressed.
  • 21:00Harriet O'Carroll - MinuetA young Jane Austen falls in love fuelling her desire to become a writer.
  • 22:00Mark Steel's in TownSeries 13Mark Steel is back In Town. This week he's in Nether Edge in Sheffield. 5/6.
  • 22:30Goodness Gracious MeSeries 3The embarrassing auntie gets hip, and curious memories of the British Raj.Programme Website
  • 23:00Catherine Bohart: TL;DRSeries 1We Need To Talk About Kamala.
  • 23:30The Ape That Got LuckySocial DevelopmentChris Addison explores human evolution.Programme Website

Late

  • 00:00RadiolabSeries 12Radiolab answers listener questions, some seemingly silly but with big ideas behind them
  • 00:55Inheritance TracksFrances de La TourActress Frances de La Tour chooses tracks by Charles Trenet and Johnny Mercer.
BBC Sounds - Radio 4 Extra - Schedules (2024)

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