BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 15 August 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Feeling Good
  The surprising history behind a track made famous by Nina Simone
2. 00:30
  Pilot
  Libby Purves meets the men and women who guide big ships in and out of port.
3. 01:00
  The Wolf Far Hence by Edward Boyd—3. The Morass
  3/6A local knows more than he's telling about the murders.
4. 01:30
  The Senior Partner—5. A High Moral Tone
  Solicitors James Rowan and his nephew Olly investigate a shop theft.
5. 02:00
  Flying the Flag—Series 4, Spiritual Values
  1/8Ambassador Mackenzie hopes capitalism and democracy will conquer communism.
6. 02:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 5, Episode 4
  4/20Kenneth Horne takes part in an elocution experiment and Hornerama looks at the arts.
7. 03:00
  The Confessional—Series 3, The Confession of Lady Antonia Fraser
  5/6Historian Antonia Fraser shares her guilty secrets with Stephen Mangan.
8. 03:30
  The Diaries of Adrian Mole—Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, 5. Home Again
  5/10Evicted from his flat, Adrian has to move back to Wisteria Walk.
9. 03:45
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—15. Consequences
  15/15Queenie makes the most difficult decision of her life. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.
10. 04:00
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 17, Episode 4
  4/6John and Anna return with Alasdair Beckett-King, Dame Sarah Storey and Hannah Rose Thomas.
11. 04:30
  Millport—Series 3, The Siege
  4/6Millport's neighbours are furious over the town's own independent pub.
12. 05:00
  Drama on 4—The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll
  Tony Robinson narrates a fresh adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic poem.
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Straight Fire by Gurnaik Johal
  A stag night with a difference in a story by award-winning Gurnaik Johal
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Family Reunion by TS Eliot
  The birthday battles of ailing Lady Monchensey. Stars Fabia Drake. .
2. 07:30
  Stay Young - with Michael Mosley (Omnibus)
  Michael looks at the best exercise to help reverse signs of ageing.
3. 08:45
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4A stressed assistant cruise director can’t face calling the bingo.
4. 09:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Great Footwear Scandal
  The bumbling civil servants must find 5000 boats, fast!
5. 09:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Reasonable Doubt
  8/13It's rookie barrister Roger's first case using a jury!
6. 10:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.
7. 11:00
  The Family Reunion by TS Eliot
  The birthday battles of ailing Lady Monchensey. Stars Fabia Drake. .
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Stay Young - with Michael Mosley (Omnibus)
  Michael looks at the best exercise to help reverse signs of ageing.
2. 13:45
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4A stressed assistant cruise director can’t face calling the bingo.
3. 14:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Great Footwear Scandal
  The bumbling civil servants must find 5000 boats, fast!
4. 14:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Reasonable Doubt
  8/13It's rookie barrister Roger's first case using a jury!
5. 15:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.
6. 16:00
  HG Wells—The War of the Worlds, 2. A Fight for Survival
  2/2As the Martians advance on Earth, Robert begins to lose his reason.
7. 17:00
  The Family Reunion by TS Eliot
  The birthday battles of ailing Lady Monchensey. Stars Fabia Drake. .
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Stay Young - with Michael Mosley (Omnibus)
  Michael looks at the best exercise to help reverse signs of ageing.
2. 19:45
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4A stressed assistant cruise director can’t face calling the bingo.
3. 20:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Great Footwear Scandal
  The bumbling civil servants must find 5000 boats, fast!
4. 20:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Reasonable Doubt
  8/13It's rookie barrister Roger's first case using a jury!
5. 21:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.
6. 22:00
  Any Bloke—Series 2, Home Truths
  4/6Baby Jack's home - and so is Grandma Fay!
7. 22:30
  Stand-Up Specials—Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian, 2: The Arts
  2/4Stand-up comedian Ken Cheng explores British Chinese culture and attitudes to the arts.
8. 22:45
  Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop—Choice
  2/4The music hall artiste and OAP raps with beat boxer Shlomo.
9. 23:00
  Lee Mack and Friends at the Fringe—Episode 1
  1/2Lee Mack definitely is going out, with fellow comics Dara O Briain, Alan Carr and more.
10. 23:30
  Radio Active—Series 6, Stop That Crime UK
  6/8The team are here with reconstructions, ready to catch the crooks!
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Late
1. 00:00
  HG Wells—The War of the Worlds, 2. A Fight for Survival
  2/2As the Martians advance on Earth, Robert begins to lose his reason.
2. 01:00
  The Family Reunion by TS Eliot
  The birthday battles of ailing Lady Monchensey. Stars Fabia Drake. .
3. 02:30
  Stay Young - with Michael Mosley (Omnibus)
  Michael looks at the best exercise to help reverse signs of ageing.
4. 03:45
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Tonight in the Twilight Lounge by Mark Maier
  4/4A stressed assistant cruise director can’t face calling the bingo.
5. 04:00
  The Men from the Ministry—The Great Footwear Scandal
  The bumbling civil servants must find 5000 boats, fast!
6. 04:30
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Reasonable Doubt
  8/13It's rookie barrister Roger's first case using a jury!
7. 05:00
  Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy—2. Meera and Linda
  2/3Samira Ahmed and guests Arabella Weir, Lissa Evans and Tiffany Stevenson women in comedy.

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