BBC Radio 4 Extra - Radio 4 Extra - BBC Radio 4 Extra LIVE (2024)

00:00 - Mike Walker - Alpha

An all-knowing computer seems to have an independent life of its own.

01:00 - Roger Stennett - Stardust

Glenn Miller wants his exhausting tour of wartime England to end so he can visit Paris.

02:30 - The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus)

Episode 2
2/2 After demonstrating electricity Shadwell has been arrested. Can Fairfax free him?

03:45 - Marriott's Monologues

Roy Hudd
Two monologues of Marriott Edgar. 'Jonah and the Grampus' and 'Gunner Joe'.

04:00 - The Men from the Ministry

Plane Madness
Events take off as the idle duo welcome an office efficiency expert.

04:30 - The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show

Series 3, Episode 1
1/4 The legendary duo taste wine, pay tribute to marriage guidance and head to the garden.

05:00 - Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets

1. Le Carre on Spying
1/3 Comedian Angela Barnes reveals Cold War Secrets with a selection of interviews and shows.

06:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited

Actors, June Brown
EastEnders actress June Brown is castaway by Kirsty Young.

06:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories

Series 1, Salamander
The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.

07:30 - The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)

Episode 1
1/2 Why did Elise Morceau disappear in the early 80s, leaving behind her baby daughter?

08:40 - Inheritance Tracks

Angela Hartnett
Chef Angela Hartnett chooses tracks from Tina Turner and Luciano Pavarotti.

08:50 - Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (Omnibus)

When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues.

10:00 - Educating Archie

From 09/10/1957
Archie Andrews encourages his mentor Peter Brough to fight the flab.

10:30 - Drop Me Here, Darling

An Unfortunate Position
Leslie is now chauffeur to his ex-wife Caroline but hopes to impress an old Cambridge pal.

11:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited

Actors, June Brown
EastEnders actress June Brown is castaway by Kirsty Young.

11:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories

Series 1, Salamander
The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.

12:00 - Poetry Extra

Thom Gunn
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.

12:30 - The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)

Episode 1
1/2 Why did Elise Morceau disappear in the early 80s, leaving behind her baby daughter?

13:40 - Inheritance Tracks

Angela Hartnett
Chef Angela Hartnett chooses tracks from Tina Turner and Luciano Pavarotti.

13:50 - Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (Omnibus)

When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues.

15:00 - Educating Archie

From 09/10/1957
Archie Andrews encourages his mentor Peter Brough to fight the flab.

15:30 - Drop Me Here, Darling

An Unfortunate Position
Leslie is now chauffeur to his ex-wife Caroline but hopes to impress an old Cambridge pal.

16:00 - Robert Easby - Oneira

4. The Thing with Two Cappuccinos
4/5 The museum guard is chased by a multiplying hoard of android waitresses.

16:30 - Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre

Series 2, The Wind
4/6 A man fears for his friend, who claims he is being pursued by winds out to exact revenge.

17:00 - Desert Island Discs Revisited

Actors, June Brown
EastEnders actress June Brown is castaway by Kirsty Young.

17:45 - David Attenborough's Life Stories

Series 1, Salamander
The naturalist recalls his first pet, a fire salamander which was a birthday present.

18:00 - Poetry Extra

Thom Gunn
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.

18:30 - The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus)

Episode 1
1/2 Why did Elise Morceau disappear in the early 80s, leaving behind her baby daughter?

19:40 - Inheritance Tracks

Angela Hartnett
Chef Angela Hartnett chooses tracks from Tina Turner and Luciano Pavarotti.

19:50 - Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (Omnibus)

When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues.

21:00 - Educating Archie

From 09/10/1957
Archie Andrews encourages his mentor Peter Brough to fight the flab.

21:30 - Drop Me Here, Darling

An Unfortunate Position
Leslie is now chauffeur to his ex-wife Caroline but hopes to impress an old Cambridge pal.

22:00 - Revolting People

Series 2, Some More Trying Times
3/6 McGurk turns spy, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets stuck.

22:30 - Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair

Series 6, Dreambreaker
5/6 Christine Kavanagh plays a shop assistant in this comic monologue by Jenny Eclair.

22:45 - Twenty Players

Series 1, Gentleman Jack Perkins
1/6 Des Lynam tells the story a turn-of-the-century boxing toff who never quite made it.

23:00 - Great Unanswered Questions

Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 Comedian Adam Bloom discovers when the average couple cease to have sex.

23:30 - Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 1, Raising Children
3/4 Ava Vidal, Howard Read, Andy Wilkinson and Lucy Porter offer a guide to raising children.

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