BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Monday 27 July 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  London Bridge by Nick Perry
  
  Dystopic vision of London imagining the city divided in two.
2. 00:45
  
  Summer Ghosts—The Queen of Craigielee by Louise Welsh
  
  2/3 Photographing the deserted tower block means going to its 30th floor.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nautical Castaways, Dame Katherine Grainger
  
  Olympian and rower Dame Katherine Grainger is castaway by Kirsty Young.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Sloths
  
  Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - William Blake
  
  Daljit Nagra selects a personal favourite from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  
  News from Nowhere by William Morris (Omnibus)
  
  From 1890, a Utopian vision of a future England which had left industrialisation behind.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Soweto Kinch
  
  Soweto Kinch chooses tracks by Ken 'Snake Hips' Johnson and Steve Williamson.
8. 03:50
  
  Promenade Rock by Christopher Denys (Omnibus)—Episode 2
  
  2/2 Joyce auditions for Professor Broadbent's Punch and Judy show, with disastrous results.
9. 05:00
  
  Know Your Place—Jumpers
  
  5/8 Will caretaker Ramsay have the head for heights for a dangerous job?
10. 05:30
  
  Take It From Here—From 25/10/1955
  
  The Glums plan to open a sweet shop, and Madam Butterfly as you've never heard it before.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  
  1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
2. 06:30
  
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is - and stop more murders?
3. 07:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/4 President Heaven finds himself a First Lady, but she turns out to have a hidden secret.
4. 07:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Big Guns
  
  11/26 Mainwaring's men spark havoc trying to fire a large naval gun.
5. 08:00
  
  Dr Phil's Bedside Manner—Dr Phil visits the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh
  
  1/4 Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a new children's hospital.
6. 08:30
  
  Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital—1. 1948 - Empire Windrush
  
  1/5 It's 1948 and the Empire Windrush brings an exciting new musical style to London - calypso
7. 08:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—1. Childhood
  
  1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
8. 09:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 97, 1. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
  
  1/6 We're back with Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth and Rachel Parris.
9. 09:30
  
  Time of My Life—Journalists
  
  1/5 Retired professionals discuss living in care homes for specific trades.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—27/07/2026
  
  The Daily Service - Christian worship.
11. 10:00
  
  Sounds Natural—Bobby Charlton
  
  Football star Bobby Charlton tells Derek Jones about his love of bird and sea life.
12. 10:30
  
  Boy Racers
  
  Two young racing drivers battle it out on the track. Aasmah Mir follows their fortunes.
13. 11:00
  
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  
  1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
14. 11:30
  
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is - and stop more murders?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/4 President Heaven finds himself a First Lady, but she turns out to have a hidden secret.
2. 12:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Big Guns
  
  11/26 Mainwaring's men spark havoc trying to fire a large naval gun.
3. 13:00
  
  Dr Phil's Bedside Manner—Dr Phil visits the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh
  
  1/4 Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a new children's hospital.
4. 13:30
  
  Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital—1. 1948 - Empire Windrush
  
  1/5 It's 1948 and the Empire Windrush brings an exciting new musical style to London - calypso
5. 13:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—1. Childhood
  
  1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
6. 14:00
  
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
7. 14:30
  
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Cassie is worried about Pete's happiness in his new relationship.
8. 15:00
  
  Gertrude Stein and the Liberation Fruitcake by Patricia Hannah
  
  Gertrude Stein bakes a liberation cake whilst reminiscing about artists she's met.
9. 15:45
  
  The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit—1. The Egg
  
  1/5 A mysterious egg rolls out from a second-hand carpet for the nursery.
10. 16:00
  
  Sounds Natural—Bobby Charlton
  
  Football star Bobby Charlton tells Derek Jones about his love of bird and sea life.
11. 16:30
  
  Boy Racers
  
  Two young racing drivers battle it out on the track. Aasmah Mir follows their fortunes.
12. 17:00
  
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  
  1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
13. 17:30
  
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is - and stop more murders?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/4 President Heaven finds himself a First Lady, but she turns out to have a hidden secret.
2. 18:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Big Guns
  
  11/26 Mainwaring's men spark havoc trying to fire a large naval gun.
3. 19:00
  
  Dr Phil's Bedside Manner—Dr Phil visits the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh
  
  1/4 Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a new children's hospital.
4. 19:30
  
  Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital—1. 1948 - Empire Windrush
  
  1/5 It's 1948 and the Empire Windrush brings an exciting new musical style to London - calypso
5. 19:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—1. Childhood
  
  1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
6. 20:00
  
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
7. 20:30
  
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Cassie is worried about Pete's happiness in his new relationship.
8. 21:00
  
  Gertrude Stein and the Liberation Fruitcake by Patricia Hannah
  
  Gertrude Stein bakes a liberation cake whilst reminiscing about artists she's met.
9. 21:45
  
  The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit—1. The Egg
  
  1/5 A mysterious egg rolls out from a second-hand carpet for the nursery.
10. 22:00
  
  Just a Minute—Series 97, 1. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
  
  1/6 We're back with Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth and Rachel Parris.
11. 22:30
  
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Looking back at a week's worth of broadcasting...that never happened.
12. 23:00
  
  Current-ish—Episode 1
  
  Lucy Porter is joined by Amy Annette, John Tothill and Kyrah Gray.
13. 23:30
  
  The Museum of Everything—Series 3, Transport
  
  6/6 Lady Bagshot claims on the insurance, and the model railway club hits the buffers.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Sounds Natural—Bobby Charlton
  
  Football star Bobby Charlton tells Derek Jones about his love of bird and sea life.
2. 00:30
  
  Boy Racers
  
  Two young racing drivers battle it out on the track. Aasmah Mir follows their fortunes.
3. 01:00
  
  Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
  
  1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
4. 01:30
  
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is - and stop more murders?
5. 02:00
  
  Control Group Six—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/4 President Heaven finds himself a First Lady, but she turns out to have a hidden secret.
6. 02:30
  
  Dad's Army—Series 3, Big Guns
  
  11/26 Mainwaring's men spark havoc trying to fire a large naval gun.
7. 03:00
  
  Dr Phil's Bedside Manner—Dr Phil visits the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh
  
  1/4 Dr Phil Hammond hears the stories of staff and patients at a new children's hospital.
8. 03:30
  
  Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital—1. 1948 - Empire Windrush
  
  1/5 It's 1948 and the Empire Windrush brings an exciting new musical style to London - calypso
9. 03:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—1. Childhood
  
  1/15 Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
10. 04:00
  
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
11. 04:30
  
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 2, Episode 2
  
  2/6 Cassie is worried about Pete's happiness in his new relationship.
12. 05:00
  
  Gertrude Stein and the Liberation Fruitcake by Patricia Hannah
  
  Gertrude Stein bakes a liberation cake whilst reminiscing about artists she's met.
13. 05:45
  
  The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit—1. The Egg
  
  1/5 A mysterious egg rolls out from a second-hand carpet for the nursery.

Tuesday 28 July 2026