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
  2/3Photographing 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
  2/2Joyce auditions for Professor Broadbent's Punch and Judy show, with disastrous results.
9. 05:00
  Know Your Place—Jumpers
  5/8Will 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
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
2. 06:30
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is - and stop more murders?
3. 07:00
  Control Group Six—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4President 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
  11/26Mainwaring'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
  1/4Dr 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
  1/5It'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
  1/15Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
8. 09:00
  Just a Minute—Series 97, 1. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
  1/6We're back with Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth and Rachel Parris.
9. 09:30
  Time of My Life—Journalists
  1/5Retired 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
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
14. 11:30
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Can 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
  2/4President 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
  11/26Mainwaring'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
  1/4Dr 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
  1/5It'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
  1/15Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
6. 14:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
7. 14:30
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Cassie 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
  1/5A 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
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
13. 17:30
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Can 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
  2/4President 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
  11/26Mainwaring'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
  1/4Dr 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
  1/5It'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
  1/15Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
6. 20:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
7. 20:30
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Cassie 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
  1/5A 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?
  1/6We're back with Paul Merton, Lucy Porter, Gyles Brandreth and Rachel Parris.
11. 22:30
  Listen Against—Series 4, Episode 3
  3/4Looking back at a week's worth of broadcasting...that never happened.
12. 23:00
  Current-ish—Episode 1
  Lucy Porter and three comedian guests chew over the stories everyone is talking about.
13. 23:30
  The Museum of Everything—Series 3, Transport
  6/6Lady 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
  1/6Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
4. 01:30
  High Table, Lower Orders—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is - and stop more murders?
5. 02:00
  Control Group Six—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/4President 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
  11/26Mainwaring'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
  1/4Dr 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
  1/5It'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
  1/15Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London.
10. 04:00
  Wordaholics—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for verbal supremacy.
11. 04:30
  A Whole 'Nother Story—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/6Cassie 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
  1/5A mysterious egg rolls out from a second-hand carpet for the nursery.

Tuesday 28 July 2026