BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 1 July 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Good Read—Tobias Menzies & Gytha Lodge
  Tobias Menzies and Gytha Lodge talk good books with Harriett Gilbert
2. 00:30
  Conversation Piece in Hollywood - Mel Brooks
  Sue MacGregor meets Hollywood film director Mel Brooks.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 2. Trapped
  2/5A passenger lies murdered on the train. Luckily the Belgian sleuth is aboard...
4. 01:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—2. The Royal Flush
  2/5George V has sent Captain Tremayne to try and rescue the Tsar of Russia.
5. 02:00
  Beaumarchais—5. Droit d'Auteur
  5/6Beaumarchais is a censor’s gavel tap away from oblivion.
6. 02:30
  The Goon Show—Vintage Goons, The Silent Bugler
  10/14It's 1902. British secret agent Neddie Seagoon is on a deadly mission.
7. 03:00
  It's a Fair Cop—Series 7, Custody Officer
  2/6Policeman turned stand-up Alfie Moore with a tale of his brief stint as a custody officer.
8. 03:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 7. A New Job and a Move
  7/10Adrian gets a new job and his love life finally takes off.
9. 03:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—7. A Writer's Paradise
  7/15Jennifer is keen to marry Tony, and Lyon visits Anne's family home.
10. 04:00
  Hoax!—From 10/08/1993
  Can Bernard Cribbins, Dulcie Gray and Anthony Shaffer hoax Tim Brooke-Taylor?
11. 04:30
  Whodunnits—Cully - The Serpent's Back
  Cully tracks a double murderer in 18th century Edinburgh.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 3. Clues
  3/5Poirot becomes convinced that the murderer is still aboard the train.
2. 06:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—3. Across the Siberian Plains
  3/5The Royal Flush continues its perilous journey to try and rescue the Tsar of Russia.
3. 07:00
  After Henry—Series 2, Memory Games
  1/8Clare's quiz helps her mother, Sarah, with memories of her late husband.
4. 07:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 3, The Racehorse
  5/5Harry Secombe has 10 bob left, so Bill opts to spend it on a horse.
5. 08:00
  Michael Spicer: Before Next Door—Series 1, Silver Badge
  2/4An awards event for The Room Next Door Man is a cause for angst not celebration.
6. 08:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 8. A Trip to Leicester
  8/10Adrian and Bianca find themselves at odds with each other.
7. 08:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—8. Family Strife
  8/15New bride Jennifer visits Neely, who's now a big Hollywood star.
8. 09:00
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Series 1, 2. Susie McCabe & Kieran Hodgson
  2/6In Glasgow, Susie McCabe and Kieran Hodgson share their obsessions with Ivo Graham.
9. 09:30
  Elizabethan Subjects—3. Criminals
  3/5Historian Justin Champion investigates Britain's multicultural past in the Elizabethan era
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Meals with Jesus - Surprise Guests
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Becky Silver.
11. 10:00
  Archive on 4—Fifty Years of Pride
  Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
12. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 3. Clues
  3/5Poirot becomes convinced that the murderer is still aboard the train.
13. 11:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—3. Across the Siberian Plains
  3/5The Royal Flush continues its perilous journey to try and rescue the Tsar of Russia.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  After Henry—Series 2, Memory Games
  1/8Clare's quiz helps her mother, Sarah, with memories of her late husband.
2. 12:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 3, The Racehorse
  5/5Harry Secombe has 10 bob left, so Bill opts to spend it on a horse.
3. 13:00
  Michael Spicer: Before Next Door—Series 1, Silver Badge
  2/4An awards event for The Room Next Door Man is a cause for angst not celebration.
4. 13:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 8. A Trip to Leicester
  8/10Adrian and Bianca find themselves at odds with each other.
5. 13:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—8. Family Strife
  8/15New bride Jennifer visits Neely, who's now a big Hollywood star.
6. 14:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 5, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  2/6Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Stephen Fry and Lynne Truss compete on the literary quiz.
7. 14:30
  Whodunnits—Cully - The Third Gentleman
  Cully, the Edinburgh sleuth investigates a set of ritualistic wine-cellar murders.
8. 16:00
  Archive on 4—Fifty Years of Pride
  Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
9. 17:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 3. Clues
  3/5Poirot becomes convinced that the murderer is still aboard the train.
10. 17:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—3. Across the Siberian Plains
  3/5The Royal Flush continues its perilous journey to try and rescue the Tsar of Russia.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  After Henry—Series 2, Memory Games
  1/8Clare's quiz helps her mother, Sarah, with memories of her late husband.
2. 18:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 3, The Racehorse
  5/5Harry Secombe has 10 bob left, so Bill opts to spend it on a horse.
3. 19:00
  Michael Spicer: Before Next Door—Series 1, Silver Badge
  2/4An awards event for The Room Next Door Man is a cause for angst not celebration.
4. 19:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 8. A Trip to Leicester
  8/10Adrian and Bianca find themselves at odds with each other.
5. 19:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—8. Family Strife
  8/15New bride Jennifer visits Neely, who's now a big Hollywood star.
6. 20:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 5, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  2/6Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Stephen Fry and Lynne Truss compete on the literary quiz.
7. 20:30
  Whodunnits—Cully - The Third Gentleman
  Cully, the Edinburgh sleuth investigates a set of ritualistic wine-cellar murders.
8. 22:00
  Ivo Graham's Obsessions—Series 1, 2. Susie McCabe & Kieran Hodgson
  2/6In Glasgow, Susie McCabe and Kieran Hodgson share their obsessions with Ivo Graham.
9. 22:30
  Delve Special—Series 3, City Limits
  4/4David Lander probes shady shenanigans in London's Square Mile.
10. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Sapphire McIntosh 3/3
  Esylllt Sears speaks to professional footballer turned actor and comic, Sapphire McIntosh.
11. 23:00
  Mark Thomas: The Manifesto—Series 3, Episode 3
  3/4Nationalise British music festivals - and reduce the voting age to 16.
12. 23:30
  Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4The team of brilliantly stupid scientists try to make war a little gentler.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Fifty Years of Pride
  Damian Barr examines how Pride has helped bring about change for the LGBTQ+ community.
2. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 3. Clues
  3/5Poirot becomes convinced that the murderer is still aboard the train.
3. 01:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—3. Across the Siberian Plains
  3/5The Royal Flush continues its perilous journey to try and rescue the Tsar of Russia.
4. 02:00
  After Henry—Series 2, Memory Games
  1/8Clare's quiz helps her mother, Sarah, with memories of her late husband.
5. 02:30
  The Missing Hancocks—Series 3, The Racehorse
  5/5Harry Secombe has 10 bob left, so Bill opts to spend it on a horse.
6. 03:00
  Michael Spicer: Before Next Door—Series 1, Silver Badge
  2/4An awards event for The Room Next Door Man is a cause for angst not celebration.
7. 03:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 8. A Trip to Leicester
  8/10Adrian and Bianca find themselves at odds with each other.
8. 03:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—8. Family Strife
  8/15New bride Jennifer visits Neely, who's now a big Hollywood star.
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 5, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  2/6Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Stephen Fry and Lynne Truss compete on the literary quiz.
10. 04:30
  Whodunnits—Cully - The Third Gentleman
  Cully, the Edinburgh sleuth investigates a set of ritualistic wine-cellar murders.

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