BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 1 August 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Soul Music—Series 7, What a Wonderful World
  
  In 1967, amidst protests and war, Louis Armstrong recorded 'What A Wonderful World'
2. 00:30
  
  Art of Now—The Gospel of Grime
  
  From gospel to grime, Jesse Bernard explores the role music plays in black churches.
3. 01:00
  
  Raffles—Series 3, 5. The Knees of the Gods
  
  5/6 As if life wasn't perilous enough, Raffles and Bunny join the army and head for Africa.
4. 01:30
  
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - A Deadly Habit, Episode 4
  
  4/4 Bill Nighy stars as the loveably louche actor cum amateur sleuth.
5. 02:00
  
  Little Blighty on the Down—Series 5, Episode 4
  
  4/5 The Parish Council's school crack down on hippies - enter Ebenezer Birch.
6. 02:30
  
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 5, Episode 2
  
  2/20 Kenneth Horne explores the Greek myths and Hornerama looks at careers.
7. 03:00
  
  The Confessional—Series 3, The Confession of Sheila Hancock
  
  3/6 It's Dame Sheila Hancock's turn to share her guilty secrets with Stephen Mangan.
8. 03:30
  
  Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital—5. Jungle and Garage
  
  5/5 Jungle and garage pave the way for grime, a style that's become mainstream.
9. 03:45
  
  Small Island by Andrea Levy—5. England
  
  5/15 Hortense comes up with an extraordinary plan to get to England.
10. 04:00
  
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 17, Episode 2
  
  2/6 John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski with Rosie Holt, Olivia Potts and Professor Carlo Rovelli.
11. 04:30
  
  Millport—Series 3, Restitution
  
  2/6 Irene hits a snag with re-opening the Cumbrae Club.
12. 05:00
  
  The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency—Series 2, The Admirer
  
  4/4 Precious makes an unhappy discovery.
13. 05:45
  
  The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit—5. The Ending
  
  5/5 How can the children tell the Phoenix they think he should go?
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Chicken Soup with Barley by Arnold Wesker
  
  1936, London's East End. Sarah Kahn and her shiftless husband, Harry, face troubling times
2. 07:30
  
  Whodunnits—The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Omnibus)
  
  Scotland Yard's top detective Jack Whicher probes a gruesome 1860 country house murder.
3. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Amanda Holden
  
  Actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden chooses Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer for Love'.
4. 08:45
  
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Mr Williams by Curtis Walker
  
  2/4 An irascible pensioner wonders why his family don't come to visit.
5. 09:00
  
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, 5. Having A Field Day
  
  5/6 The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
6. 09:30
  
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Counsel's Opinion
  
  5/13 Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby stop a leak of confidential information?
7. 10:00
  
  Charles Parker Prize—2026
  
  Sara Parker meets the winners of the annual prize for a new generation of feature makers.
8. 11:00
  
  Chicken Soup with Barley by Arnold Wesker
  
  1936, London's East End. Sarah Kahn and her shiftless husband, Harry, face troubling times
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  
  Whodunnits—The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Omnibus)
  
  Scotland Yard's top detective Jack Whicher probes a gruesome 1860 country house murder.
2. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Amanda Holden
  
  Actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden chooses Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer for Love'.
3. 13:45
  
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Mr Williams by Curtis Walker
  
  2/4 An irascible pensioner wonders why his family don't come to visit.
4. 14:00
  
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, 5. Having A Field Day
  
  5/6 The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
5. 14:30
  
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Counsel's Opinion
  
  5/13 Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby stop a leak of confidential information?
6. 15:00
  
  Charles Parker Prize—2026
  
  Sara Parker meets the winners of the annual prize for a new generation of feature makers.
7. 16:00
  
  Drama on 4—Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
  
  A young girl must visit a mysterious wizard to break a terrible spell.
8. 17:00
  
  Chicken Soup with Barley by Arnold Wesker
  
  1936, London's East End. Sarah Kahn and her shiftless husband, Harry, face troubling times
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Evening
1. 18:30
  
  Whodunnits—The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Omnibus)
  
  Scotland Yard's top detective Jack Whicher probes a gruesome 1860 country house murder.
2. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Amanda Holden
  
  Actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden chooses Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer for Love'.
3. 19:45
  
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Mr Williams by Curtis Walker
  
  2/4 An irascible pensioner wonders why his family don't come to visit.
4. 20:00
  
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, 5. Having A Field Day
  
  5/6 The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
5. 20:30
  
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Counsel's Opinion
  
  5/13 Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby stop a leak of confidential information?
6. 21:00
  
  Charles Parker Prize—2026
  
  Sara Parker meets the winners of the annual prize for a new generation of feature makers.
7. 22:00
  
  Any Bloke—Series 2, Summer Holiday
  
  2/6 Everyone's relaxed - until Martha arrives with her new age boyfriend.
8. 22:30
  
  Tim Key's Poetry Programme—Series 5, Labour
  
  4/4 Tim Key broadcasts direct from the birth of Lord and Megan’s first child.
9. 23:00
  
  Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, The Animal Lovers
  
  4/6 Mr and Mrs Wrigglesworth think about getting a pet, while Tom plans a weekend getaway.
10. 23:30
  
  Radio Active—Series 6, The D-Day Show
  
  4/8 Saluting the days of war, as the wacky team commemorate the 1944 Normandy invasion.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Drama on 4—Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
  
  A young girl must visit a mysterious wizard to break a terrible spell.
2. 01:00
  
  Chicken Soup with Barley by Arnold Wesker
  
  1936, London's East End. Sarah Kahn and her shiftless husband, Harry, face troubling times
3. 02:30
  
  Whodunnits—The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Omnibus)
  
  Scotland Yard's top detective Jack Whicher probes a gruesome 1860 country house murder.
4. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Amanda Holden
  
  Actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden chooses Meat Loaf's 'Dead Ringer for Love'.
5. 03:45
  
  Inner Voices—Series 3, Mr Williams by Curtis Walker
  
  2/4 An irascible pensioner wonders why his family don't come to visit.
6. 04:00
  
  The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, 5. Having A Field Day
  
  5/6 The Stackton Carnival is looming - but is it cursed as Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne assume?
7. 04:30
  
  Brothers in Law—Series 1, Counsel's Opinion
  
  5/13 Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby stop a leak of confidential information?
8. 05:00
  
  Charles Parker Prize—2026
  
  Sara Parker meets the winners of the annual prize for a new generation of feature makers.

Sunday 2 August 2026