BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Thursday 2 July 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
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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Morning
1. 06:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5Poirot discovers a passenger is lying...
2. 06:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—4. The House of Special Purpose
  4/5Tremayne and Kasakov edge ever closer in trying to rescue the Tsar.
3. 07:00
  Boogie Up the River—A Curry at Kelmscot
  4/6Jennifer joins Mark and Boogie's Thames quest, but a surprise is in store!
4. 07:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/9Young inventors, and the 1930s musical Adam and Eve.
5. 08:00
  Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You—Series 2, Passions
  3/4Comedian Angela Barnes remembers her Dad and packs herself a fantasy coffin.
6. 08:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 9. Hospital and a Brochure
  9/10Adrian’s Grandma is admitted to hospital.
7. 08:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—9. Adverts and Oscars
  9/15Jennifer is offered French films and Anne gets work on TV.
8. 09:00
  P.O.V.—Series 2, S2 E2: Black Friday Forever!
  2/6A sketch show made by the internet's best comedians, with amazing savings!
9. 09:30
  Elizabethan Subjects—4. Women in the Alehouse
  4/5Historian Justin Champion investigates Britain's multicultural past in the Elizabethan era
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Meals with Jesus - The Last Supper
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Doctor Rachel Mann.
11. 10:00
  Great Lives—Jimmy Wales on Thomas Jefferson
  The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, picks the third President of the USA.
12. 10:30
  What We Leave We Carry: The Legacy of John la Rose
  Burt Caesar on John La Rose, founder of Britain's first black publishing house.
13. 11:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5Poirot discovers a passenger is lying...
14. 11:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—4. The House of Special Purpose
  4/5Tremayne and Kasakov edge ever closer in trying to rescue the Tsar.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Boogie Up the River—A Curry at Kelmscot
  4/6Jennifer joins Mark and Boogie's Thames quest, but a surprise is in store!
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/9Young inventors, and the 1930s musical Adam and Eve.
3. 13:00
  Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You—Series 2, Passions
  3/4Comedian Angela Barnes remembers her Dad and packs herself a fantasy coffin.
4. 13:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 9. Hospital and a Brochure
  9/10Adrian’s Grandma is admitted to hospital.
5. 13:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—9. Adverts and Oscars
  9/15Jennifer is offered French films and Anne gets work on TV.
6. 14:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Moral and ethical posers for John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane and Ann Leslie.
7. 14:30
  The Strange Case of the Man in the Velvet Jacket by Robert Forrest
  At 22, writer Robert Louis Stevenson is driven by ambition and haunted by demons.
8. 15:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Mackenzie Crook
  Actor and writer Mackenzie Crook chooses tracks by Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake.
9. 16:00
  Great Lives—Jimmy Wales on Thomas Jefferson
  The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, picks the third President of the USA.
10. 16:30
  What We Leave We Carry: The Legacy of John la Rose
  Burt Caesar on John La Rose, founder of Britain's first black publishing house.
11. 17:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5Poirot discovers a passenger is lying...
12. 17:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—4. The House of Special Purpose
  4/5Tremayne and Kasakov edge ever closer in trying to rescue the Tsar.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Boogie Up the River—A Curry at Kelmscot
  4/6Jennifer joins Mark and Boogie's Thames quest, but a surprise is in store!
2. 18:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/9Young inventors, and the 1930s musical Adam and Eve.
3. 19:00
  Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You—Series 2, Passions
  3/4Comedian Angela Barnes remembers her Dad and packs herself a fantasy coffin.
4. 19:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 9. Hospital and a Brochure
  9/10Adrian’s Grandma is admitted to hospital.
5. 19:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—9. Adverts and Oscars
  9/15Jennifer is offered French films and Anne gets work on TV.
6. 20:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Moral and ethical posers for John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane and Ann Leslie.
7. 20:30
  The Strange Case of the Man in the Velvet Jacket by Robert Forrest
  At 22, writer Robert Louis Stevenson is driven by ambition and haunted by demons.
8. 21:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Mackenzie Crook
  Actor and writer Mackenzie Crook chooses tracks by Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake.
9. 22:00
  P.O.V.—Series 2, S2 E2: Black Friday Forever!
  2/6A sketch show made by the internet's best comedians, with amazing savings!
10. 22:30
  Alex Edelman's Peer Group—Series 4, New Relationships To Old Things
  4/4When his parents sell the family home, Alex discovers he's unexpectedly affected by it.
11. 23:00
  Paul Sinha's General Knowledge—Series 3, Episode 2
  2/4Paul Sinha tests his audience on their knowledge of the world.
12. 23:30
  Sorry About Last Night—A Enemy
  5/5Dad's double-life shocks Andy and Julie. Alexei Sayle's quirky couple's comedy
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Late
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Jimmy Wales on Thomas Jefferson
  The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, picks the third President of the USA.
2. 00:30
  What We Leave We Carry: The Legacy of John la Rose
  Burt Caesar on John La Rose, founder of Britain's first black publishing house.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express, 4. Liar
  4/5Poirot discovers a passenger is lying...
4. 01:30
  The Buckingham Palace Connection—4. The House of Special Purpose
  4/5Tremayne and Kasakov edge ever closer in trying to rescue the Tsar.
5. 02:00
  Boogie Up the River—A Curry at Kelmscot
  4/6Jennifer joins Mark and Boogie's Thames quest, but a surprise is in store!
6. 02:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/9Young inventors, and the 1930s musical Adam and Eve.
7. 03:00
  Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You—Series 2, Passions
  3/4Comedian Angela Barnes remembers her Dad and packs herself a fantasy coffin.
8. 03:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years, 9. Hospital and a Brochure
  9/10Adrian’s Grandma is admitted to hospital.
9. 03:45
  Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann—9. Adverts and Oscars
  9/15Jennifer is offered French films and Anne gets work on TV.
10. 04:00
  Dilemma—Series 1, Episode 5
  5/6Moral and ethical posers for John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane and Ann Leslie.
11. 04:30
  The Strange Case of the Man in the Velvet Jacket by Robert Forrest
  At 22, writer Robert Louis Stevenson is driven by ambition and haunted by demons.
12. 05:50
  Inheritance Tracks—Mackenzie Crook
  Actor and writer Mackenzie Crook chooses tracks by Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake.

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