BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 29 August 2026

Early

1. 00:00

   Soul Music—Series 10, Ma Vlast

   4/4Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana has become an integral part of Czech culture.

2. 00:30

   Radioactive Art

   How might artists choose to mark a nuclear waste site for future generations?

3. 01:00

   Whodunnits—Five Red Herrings, 5. Alibis

   5/8Lord Peter Wimsey attempts to verify the whereabouts of key suspects in the murder.

4. 01:30

   Kill The Pharaoh!—5. A Face in the Crowd

   5/8Elizabeth has disappeared. Will Inspector Mahmoud and Mr Wilder be able to find her?

5. 02:00

   Flying the Flag—Series 4, As Unequal as Others

   3/8The ambassador faces a revolt by men over rights for women in the Eastern Bloc republic.

6. 02:30

   Beyond Our Ken—Series 5, Episode 6

   6/20Kenneth Horne meets juicy Nell Gwyn - and 'Hornerama' reports on Homes and Gardens.

7. 03:00

   Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel—Inside Robin Ince

   Comedian Robin Ince talks about the nature of reality. Pt 1 - 'Inside Robin Ince'

8. 03:30

   Underland by Robert Macfarlane—5. Glacier

   5/5Robert Macfarlane reads his underground journey into a world of ice.

9. 03:45

   Breathing Underwater by Bryony Lavery—5. Revelation

   5/5Simon and Sennen lose contact, and the mystery of Sennen's paternity is revealed.

10. 04:00

    The Museum of Curiosity—Series 17, Episode 6

    6/6John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski with Sikisa, Bridget Nicholls and Levison Wood.

11. 04:30

    Millport—Series 3, The End of the Beginning

    6/6The island makeover has gone sour, but with no Irene can Bunty stop the bulldozers?

12. 05:00

    Drama on 4—Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

    Charles Kinbote tries to prove his machinations have inspired a poetic masterpiece.