BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 24 October 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Soul Music—Series 28, Back to Black
  How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people
2. 00:30
  Hunt/Lauda
  Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.
3. 01:00
  John le Carré—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, 4. Facts
  4/7George Smiley has begun his 'extra-mural' investigation into allegations of a double agent
4. 01:30
  The Sand Leopard—5. I'll Settle For Leopards
  5/8What will be the cost of Straker’s attempt to save Karianides?
5. 02:00
  An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, Not Suitable for Parents
  3/7Robert is in a seedy sex farce, and Sue's prudish parents want to see him.
6. 02:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 5, Episode 14
  14/20Stiff upper lip war movies and Hornerama on winter.
7. 03:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
8. 03:30
  The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood—5. Dangerous Plans
  5/10A story of opportunity and good intentions.
9. 03:45
  A Monkey With a Box of Paints: Berthe Morisot—5. Opening
  5/5The first impressionist exhibition finally opens, and Berthe has to face her critics.
10. 04:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/7Miles Jupp tests Frank Skinner, Grace Dent and Jonathan Agnew.
11. 04:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
12. 05:00
  One Chord Wonders by Frank Cottrell Boyce—Television's Over
  5/51977. The bored teenagers of Camberley are about to get punk.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Inspector Ghote Hunts The Peacock
  Arriving in London, Bombay CID's Inspector Ghote is drawn into a missing person case...
2. 07:30
  Candide by Voltaire (Omnibus)
  Voltaire’s 18th century novel about good and evil: Candide's adventures begin.
3. 08:45
  Inner Voices—Series 2, 2. Bonfire Night by Claire Dowie
  2/5A woman formulates a plan for revenge on Bonfire Night.
4. 09:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
5. 09:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Plonking Success
  Caroline confides in Leslie about a secret business deal.
6. 10:00
  Conversation Extra—Kaleidoscope - Amis and Amis
  A controversial writing family: Kingsley Amis, and son, Martin Amis, discuss their work.
7. 10:30
  Bookclub—Martin Amis - London Fields
  Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with some readers.
8. 11:00
  Inspector Ghote Hunts The Peacock
  Arriving in London, Bombay CID's Inspector Ghote is drawn into a missing person case...
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Afternoon
1. 12:30
  Candide by Voltaire (Omnibus)
  Voltaire’s 18th century novel about good and evil: Candide's adventures begin.
2. 13:45
  Inner Voices—Series 2, 2. Bonfire Night by Claire Dowie
  2/5A woman formulates a plan for revenge on Bonfire Night.
3. 14:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
4. 14:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Plonking Success
  Caroline confides in Leslie about a secret business deal.
5. 15:00
  Conversation Extra—Kaleidoscope - Amis and Amis
  A controversial writing family: Kingsley Amis, and son, Martin Amis, discuss their work.
6. 15:30
  Bookclub—Martin Amis - London Fields
  Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with some readers.
7. 16:00
  Drama on 4—Knock of the Ban-Sithe
  Three siblings returning to the Isle of Lewis are haunted by unsettling memories and fears
8. 16:45
  Remembering Nigel Kneale
  Toby Hadoke considers the legacy of Quatermass writer Nigel Kneale.
9. 17:00
  Inspector Ghote Hunts The Peacock
  Arriving in London, Bombay CID's Inspector Ghote is drawn into a missing person case...
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Evening
1. 18:30
  Candide by Voltaire (Omnibus)
  Voltaire’s 18th century novel about good and evil: Candide's adventures begin.
2. 19:45
  Inner Voices—Series 2, 2. Bonfire Night by Claire Dowie
  2/5A woman formulates a plan for revenge on Bonfire Night.
3. 20:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
4. 20:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Plonking Success
  Caroline confides in Leslie about a secret business deal.
5. 21:00
  Conversation Extra—Kaleidoscope - Amis and Amis
  A controversial writing family: Kingsley Amis, and son, Martin Amis, discuss their work.
6. 21:30
  Bookclub—Martin Amis - London Fields
  Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with some readers.
7. 22:00
  Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 1
  1/6A-ha! Legendary squirm-inducing chat show with Norwich's finest son, Alan Partridge.
8. 22:30
  On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—Death by Mau Mau
  2/6There's a bug going round Spent. With Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss.
9. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Tom Walker (aka Jonathan Pie) 1/3
  Tonight Rob Deering chats to Tom Walker (aka Jonathan Pie).
10. 23:00
  Canned Heat
  One-off sitcom set in a 'mini mart'. Stars Sanjeev Bhasker.
11. 23:30
  Son of Cliche—Austin Dernoid
  Spoofing David Coleman and radio continuity.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Drama on 4—Knock of the Ban-Sithe
  Three siblings returning to the Isle of Lewis are haunted by unsettling memories and fears
2. 00:45
  Remembering Nigel Kneale
  Toby Hadoke considers the legacy of Quatermass writer Nigel Kneale.
3. 01:00
  Ring by Koji Suzuki
  A British journalist living in Tokyo investigates the mysterious deaths of four teenagers.
4. 01:00
  Inspector Ghote Hunts The Peacock
  Arriving in London, Bombay CID's Inspector Ghote is drawn into a missing person case...
5. 02:30
  Candide by Voltaire (Omnibus)
  Voltaire’s 18th century novel about good and evil: Candide's adventures begin.
6. 03:45
  Inner Voices—Series 2, 2. Bonfire Night by Claire Dowie
  2/5A woman formulates a plan for revenge on Bonfire Night.
7. 04:00
  The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
  5/6The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
8. 04:30
  Drop Me Here, Darling—A Plonking Success
  Caroline confides in Leslie about a secret business deal.

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