BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 20 June 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Series 19, There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
  Exploring the lasting emotional impact of The Smiths' 1986 anthem.
2. 00:30
  The Wheels of Power
  Meet the people who see everything in politics: ministerial car drivers.
3. 01:00
  Jim Nicholson: Four Days to Kill—5. The Search
  5/6Jim is set on completing the rescue, but a team member is wounded...
4. 01:45
  Daunt and Dervish—Series 3, 5. Desperation
  5/6It's Coronation Day and a desperate search begins.
5. 02:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 3, The Comrade Connection
  4/6Fortified by caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, the diplomats tackle the drug barons.
6. 02:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs
  4/8Albert is laid up in bed, and busy Harold is fretting.
7. 03:00
  Mark Steel's in Town—Series 13, East Grinstead
  3/6Mark Steel visits East Grinstead in West Sussex.
8. 03:30
  Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes—5. Violence
  5/5Violence erupts on the London streets of Notting Hill.
9. 03:45
  Under One Roof—I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, 5. Party Time!
  It's the day of the party in the garden.
10. 04:00
  The Personality Test—Series 3, Lorraine Kelly
  2/6Breakfast TV queen Lorraine Kelly quizzes a panel about herself.
11. 04:30
  Ballylenon—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/6The battle commences to bring the opera festival to Killycromper Hall.
12. 05:00
  The Pallisers by Anthony Trollope—9. The Prime Minister
  9/12Plantagenet Palliser wrestles with the difficulties of government.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine
  The idyllic hot summer of 1976: ends in tragedy for a commune.
2. 07:30
  Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers (Omnibus)
  Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers explores the history and art of timekeeping.
3. 08:45
  I, An Actor—2. Importance
  2/6Nicholas Craig - the world's greatest actor – on critics and the 1970s
4. 09:00
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—The Stackton Faggot
  The dear ladies try to save the Mayor's cricket pavilion.
5. 09:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 19
  19/20Dressing gown trouble for Kenneth Horne – and Hornerama looks at New Towns.
6. 10:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures—2. Travelling Man
  2/3John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
7. 11:00
  A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine
  The idyllic hot summer of 1976: ends in tragedy for a commune.
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers (Omnibus)
  Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers explores the history and art of timekeeping.
2. 13:45
  I, An Actor—2. Importance
  2/6Nicholas Craig - the world's greatest actor – on critics and the 1970s
3. 14:00
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—The Stackton Faggot
  The dear ladies try to save the Mayor's cricket pavilion.
4. 14:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 19
  19/20Dressing gown trouble for Kenneth Horne – and Hornerama looks at New Towns.
5. 15:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures—2. Travelling Man
  2/3John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
6. 16:00
  Spine Chillers—Witch Water Green by Don Webb
  5/5Barbara and her baby are unsettled after moving into an old mill.
7. 17:00
  A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine
  The idyllic hot summer of 1976: ends in tragedy for a commune.
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers (Omnibus)
  Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers explores the history and art of timekeeping.
2. 19:45
  I, An Actor—2. Importance
  2/6Nicholas Craig - the world's greatest actor – on critics and the 1970s
3. 20:00
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—The Stackton Faggot
  The dear ladies try to save the Mayor's cricket pavilion.
4. 20:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 19
  19/20Dressing gown trouble for Kenneth Horne – and Hornerama looks at New Towns.
5. 21:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures—2. Travelling Man
  2/3John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years
6. 22:00
  The Secret World—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6From Jools Holland to Ross Kemp, Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre lives of famous folk.
7. 22:30
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 4, Cars
  4/4Plans unravel when comic poet Tim Key and his friend Tom Basden pick up a hitchhiker.
8. 23:00
  Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4The Londoner welcomes Benjamin Zephaniah and Stephen K Amos to his own home.
9. 23:30
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 1, Episode 2
  2/4Manchester local radio DJ Justin's job seems to be on the line.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Spine Chillers—Witch Water Green by Don Webb
  5/5Barbara and her baby are unsettled after moving into an old mill.
2. 01:00
  A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine
  The idyllic hot summer of 1976: ends in tragedy for a commune.
3. 02:30
  Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers (Omnibus)
  Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers explores the history and art of timekeeping.
4. 03:45
  I, An Actor—2. Importance
  2/6Nicholas Craig - the world's greatest actor – on critics and the 1970s
5. 04:00
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—The Stackton Faggot
  The dear ladies try to save the Mayor's cricket pavilion.
6. 04:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 4, Episode 19
  19/20Dressing gown trouble for Kenneth Horne – and Hornerama looks at New Towns.
7. 05:00
  Michael Palin's Radio Adventures—2. Travelling Man
  2/3John McCarthy invites Michael Palin to celebrate his BBC radio years

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