BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 15 May 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Morecambe and Wise
  Penelope Keith champions the achievements of one of the most famous comic duos of all time
2. 00:30
  Sounds Natural—Eric Morecambe
  Comedian Eric Morecambe discusses his enthusiasm for birdwatching and fishing.
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—A Charles Paris Mystery - Dead Room Farce, 4. Closure
  4/4The actor-cum-amateur sleuth battles to unmask the murderer.
4. 01:30
  The Fall by Stacey Aumonier
  Inspector Tolozan is on the trail of Jules, a dangerous villain who’s terrified of heights
5. 02:00
  Mind Your Own Business!—Series 3, All Change
  Why is Jimmy Bright so keen to axe Farrow?
6. 02:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 2, Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way
  12/13Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.
7. 03:00
  Hennikay—Series 1, 4. Going Home
  4/4Guy goes back home to where it all started to see if he can make sense of Hennikay.
8. 03:30
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—4. Hygiene
  4/5Dad's fastidious guidelines on hygiene prove a challenge to the 17-year-old Robert.
9. 03:45
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 04:00
10. 04:00
  Foul Play—Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please
  4/6Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
11. 04:30
  HR—Series 3, Gambled
  6/6Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
12. 05:00
  Drama on 4—Ready Player Marx by by Sean Grundy and Cara Jennings
  Satirical drama about video game workers trying to unionise, inspired by real events.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  The Events at Black Tor—1. Such as Sit in Darkness
  1/6A policeman and his wife face the powers of evil on the Yorkshire Moors.
2. 06:30
  Hallows End by Bill Murphy
  A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
3. 07:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Families and How to Conceive Them
  3/4Friendless, jobless Angus breaks free from his sheltered-life shackles to go on a date.
4. 07:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Property
  5/6Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett
5. 08:00
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Stockholm Syndrome
  2/4When Sophie tries to make the salon more popular, she unwittingly attracts protesters.
6. 08:30
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—5. The Reckoning
  5/5In Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir the past catches up, and there's a reckoning.
7. 08:45
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 09:00
8. 09:00
  The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty—Series 1, 3. The Village I Abandoned
  3/4Brighty visits the village he owns for the very first time! But why is it so horrible?
9. 09:30
  How to Have a Better Brain—5. Diet
  5/5Sian Williams analyses the importance of diet to brain health.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Wellbeing: Beauty
  Rev Laura Darrall explores the deep relationship between faith, nature, and wellbeing.
11. 10:00
  Soul Music—Mahler's Adagietto
  Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
12. 10:30
  It's a Funny Business—Eric Morecambe
  Eric Morecambe shares memories of his successful career in comedy.
13. 11:00
  The Events at Black Tor—1. Such as Sit in Darkness
  1/6A policeman and his wife face the powers of evil on the Yorkshire Moors.
14. 11:30
  Hallows End by Bill Murphy
  A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Families and How to Conceive Them
  3/4Friendless, jobless Angus breaks free from his sheltered-life shackles to go on a date.
2. 12:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Property
  5/6Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett
3. 13:00
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Stockholm Syndrome
  2/4When Sophie tries to make the salon more popular, she unwittingly attracts protesters.
4. 13:30
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—5. The Reckoning
  5/5In Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir the past catches up, and there's a reckoning.
5. 13:45
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 14:00
6. 14:00
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Susie Dent, Natalie Haynes, Milton Jones and Jack Whitehall vie for wordy supremacy.
7. 14:30
  Time for Mrs Milliner—Episode 4
  4/4Susan is chair-bound - ideal for watching the final episode of her favourite TV hat drama.
8. 15:00
  Drama on 4—How Success Ruined Me by Christopher Green
  Roy Hudd and Christopher Green tell the lost story of music hall idol Fred Barnes.
9. 15:45
  Short Works—Rainbow Day by Soula Emmanuel
  A presentation on inclusion in the workplace doesn’t quite go as planned.
10. 16:00
  Soul Music—Mahler's Adagietto
  Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
11. 16:30
  It's a Funny Business—Eric Morecambe
  Eric Morecambe shares memories of his successful career in comedy.
12. 17:00
  The Events at Black Tor—1. Such as Sit in Darkness
  1/6A policeman and his wife face the powers of evil on the Yorkshire Moors.
13. 17:30
  Hallows End by Bill Murphy
  A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Families and How to Conceive Them
  3/4Friendless, jobless Angus breaks free from his sheltered-life shackles to go on a date.
2. 18:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Property
  5/6Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett
3. 19:00
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Stockholm Syndrome
  2/4When Sophie tries to make the salon more popular, she unwittingly attracts protesters.
4. 19:30
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—5. The Reckoning
  5/5In Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir the past catches up, and there's a reckoning.
5. 19:45
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 20:00
6. 20:00
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Susie Dent, Natalie Haynes, Milton Jones and Jack Whitehall vie for wordy supremacy.
7. 20:30
  Time for Mrs Milliner—Episode 4
  4/4Susan is chair-bound - ideal for watching the final episode of her favourite TV hat drama.
8. 21:00
  Drama on 4—How Success Ruined Me by Christopher Green
  Roy Hudd and Christopher Green tell the lost story of music hall idol Fred Barnes.
9. 21:45
  Short Works—Rainbow Day by Soula Emmanuel
  A presentation on inclusion in the workplace doesn’t quite go as planned.
10. 22:00
  The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty—Series 1, 3. The Village I Abandoned
  3/4Brighty visits the village he owns for the very first time! But why is it so horrible?
11. 22:30
  Josh Howie's Losing It—Series 2, The Cake
  6/6Josh and Monique organise their son’s first birthday party.
12. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Amy Mason 3/3
  Rob Deering chats once more to writer and comedian Amy Mason.
13. 23:00
  The Mark Steel Lecture—Series 2, Che Guevara
  4/6Profiling the revolutionary leader who became a left-wing hero, despite chronic asthma.
14. 23:30
  Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Divorcee Carol has a fruit surplus, and Adrian is asked to be a Bond girl.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Mahler's Adagietto
  Music lovers describe the part that Mahler's Adagietto has played in their lives.
2. 00:30
  It's a Funny Business—Eric Morecambe
  Eric Morecambe shares memories of his successful career in comedy.
3. 01:00
  The Events at Black Tor—1. Such as Sit in Darkness
  1/6A policeman and his wife face the powers of evil on the Yorkshire Moors.
4. 01:30
  Hallows End by Bill Murphy
  A wealthy Dubliner buys a mansion in Cork, unaware that it's home to an ancient curse.
5. 02:00
  Dry Slopes—Series 1, Families and How to Conceive Them
  3/4Friendless, jobless Angus breaks free from his sheltered-life shackles to go on a date.
6. 02:30
  Steptoe and Son—Series 5, Men of Property
  5/6Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. Adapted from TV with Harry H Corbett
7. 03:00
  To Hull and Back—Series 3, Stockholm Syndrome
  2/4When Sophie tries to make the salon more popular, she unwittingly attracts protesters.
8. 03:30
  How Not to Be a Boy by Robert Webb—5. The Reckoning
  5/5In Robert Webb's funny and moving memoir the past catches up, and there's a reckoning.
9. 03:45
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 04:00
10. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Susie Dent, Natalie Haynes, Milton Jones and Jack Whitehall vie for wordy supremacy.
11. 04:30
  Time for Mrs Milliner—Episode 4
  4/4Susan is chair-bound - ideal for watching the final episode of her favourite TV hat drama.
12. 05:00
  Drama on 4—How Success Ruined Me by Christopher Green
  Roy Hudd and Christopher Green tell the lost story of music hall idol Fred Barnes.
13. 05:45
  Short Works—Rainbow Day by Soula Emmanuel
  A presentation on inclusion in the workplace doesn’t quite go as planned.

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