BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 4 April 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Series 10, The Emperor
  Examining the power of Beethoven's fifth piano concerto, The Emperor.
2. 00:30
  Fragments in Time
  Christopher Morris searches for the owner of a 1940s wartime diary, found in Sussex.
3. 01:00
  The Fiend by Gerry Jones
  Mary broke up with Philip two years ago. Who's following her now?
4. 01:45
  DCI Alma Blair—Dead Weight, 5. The Slimming Club Killer Unmasked
  5/5Will there be a sickening end for our Slimmers' Club killer?
5. 02:00
  No Commitments—Series 1, A Nice Civilised Evening
  3/6Victoria's plans for a perfect dinner party go awry.
6. 02:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 4, The Colour Problem
  6/8Albert and Harold argue over buying a TV or a car.
7. 03:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 12, Salisbury
  4/7Mark Steel visits the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire.
8. 03:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, 5. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
  5/10Absence makes the heart grow fonder for Adrian and Pandora.
9. 03:45
  High Hopes by Ronnie Corbett—5. Corporate Hospitality
  5/5Back from Australia to a surprise dinner invitation.
10. 04:00
  The Personality Test—Series 2, Adam Hart-Davis
  3/6Scientist Adam Hart-Davis quizzes a panel about himself.
11. 04:30
  King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Rumours
  4/6Unlike the rolling stone, school gossip is virtually guaranteed to gather moss.
12. 05:00
  Rendezvous by Ronald Frame
  A once-married couple reminisce about the past compared to their current lives.
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Beans by Jan Carson
  A magical story about family, poverty and a bottomless can of baked beans.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
  A lecturer wonders whether he once sparked a miscarriage of justice?
2. 07:30
  Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt (Omnibus)
  The unsung story of the women who worked for the USA's early intelligence agency.
3. 08:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—4. The Future Is Tripe
  It's red cabbage, pigs' feet and maybe pickled onions for Fosdyke International.
4. 09:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
5. 09:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/20Desert island doings for the "Swiss Family Horne" - and 'Hornerama' probes the Press.
6. 10:00
  Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond—3. Beyond
  3/3Jessica Fostekew tackles coping with the new arrival.
7. 11:00
  Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
  A lecturer wonders whether he once sparked a miscarriage of justice?
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt (Omnibus)
  The unsung story of the women who worked for the USA's early intelligence agency.
2. 13:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—4. The Future Is Tripe
  It's red cabbage, pigs' feet and maybe pickled onions for Fosdyke International.
3. 14:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
4. 14:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/20Desert island doings for the "Swiss Family Horne" - and 'Hornerama' probes the Press.
5. 15:00
  Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond—3. Beyond
  3/3Jessica Fostekew tackles coping with the new arrival.
6. 16:00
  2025 by Mike Walker—1. New Reality
  1/2It's a future where computers rule and artificial intelligence is a reality.
7. 17:00
  Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
  A lecturer wonders whether he once sparked a miscarriage of justice?
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt (Omnibus)
  The unsung story of the women who worked for the USA's early intelligence agency.
2. 19:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—4. The Future Is Tripe
  It's red cabbage, pigs' feet and maybe pickled onions for Fosdyke International.
3. 20:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
4. 20:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/20Desert island doings for the "Swiss Family Horne" - and 'Hornerama' probes the Press.
5. 21:00
  Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond—3. Beyond
  3/3Jessica Fostekew tackles coping with the new arrival.
6. 22:00
  Craig Brown's Lost Diaries—November and December
  6/6As winter sets in, John Prescott, Germaine Greer and Nigella Lawson think of home.
7. 22:30
  Sarah Millican's Support Group—Series 2, 3. 'I'm a cherry childless and proud of it'
  3/6Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle problems like 'I'm childless and proud of it'.
8. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Carwyn Blayney 1/3
  Stephen Bailey speaks to comedian, actor and writer Carwyn Blayney.
9. 23:00
  Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Belief and Opinion
  3/6Stephen K Amos and friends present a guide to belief and opinion.
10. 23:30
  Radio Active—Series 5, Wimbledon
  1/8Anyone for tennis? Exclusive 'live' coverage from Court 19.
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Late
1. 00:00
  2025 by Mike Walker—1. New Reality
  1/2It's a future where computers rule and artificial intelligence is a reality.
2. 01:00
  Rough Cider by Peter Lovesey
  A lecturer wonders whether he once sparked a miscarriage of justice?
3. 02:30
  Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt (Omnibus)
  The unsung story of the women who worked for the USA's early intelligence agency.
4. 03:45
  The Fosdyke Saga—4. The Future Is Tripe
  It's red cabbage, pigs' feet and maybe pickled onions for Fosdyke International.
5. 04:00
  The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
6. 04:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 6
  6/20Desert island doings for the "Swiss Family Horne" - and 'Hornerama' probes the Press.
7. 05:00
  Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond—3. Beyond
  3/3Jessica Fostekew tackles coping with the new arrival.

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