Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Stephen Baxter - Voyage—1969-71 Decision
1/5 A mission to Mars awaits in this alternative history of the US space programme.
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00:30
A Good Read—Saira Khan and Boyd Hilton
Sue MacGregor talks to Saira Khan and Boyd Hilton about their favourite books.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories - Series 1, 1. The Blue Cross
1/7 Flambeau is on the run. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth.
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01:30
Li Yuan Chia
Sally Lai explores why Chinese artist Li Yuan Chia made a home for artists in Cumbria.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 1
1/10 Jean Louise Finch is on the train south to Maycomb to visit her father Atticus.
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02:15
On the Map—1. The Map Makers
1/10 Mike Parker explores the maps he fell in love with as a teenager - Ordnance Survey maps.
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02:30
Julia Darling - Appointments—Diagnosis
1/5 Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 1
1/5 Beirut, 1963: double agent Kim Philby is interrogated by his best friend from MI6.
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03:00
Sarah Daniels - Sound Barriers
A single mother needs her neighbours’ help – a deaf man and an elderly woman.
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04:00
Quote... Unquote—Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone
Nigel Rees quizzes Sally Phillips, Matthew Parris, Kate Williams and Frog Stone.
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04:30
King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Half-Term Blues
1/6 The teachers face personal and professional upheavals as Halloween approaches.
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05:00
Crazy Big Fish—We Are Family
5/6 The women are in the paper and now Sandy, Rita and Gladys are stopping over at Pauline's.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 83, Episode 2
2/8 Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josh Widdicombe and Julian Clary join Nicholas Parsons.
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories - Series 1, 2. The Queer Feet
2/7 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
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06:30
Designing the Impossible
Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
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07:00
Off airProgrammes will resume at 07:30
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07:30
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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08:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Menagerie
4/6 The writer's wife Diana attempts a book about animals for children.
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08:30
Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
7/8 Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
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09:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 25, Episode 7
7/7 A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Miles Jupp
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09:45
CrΓ¨me de la Crime—Series 1, The Cheese Killer
2/6 Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review the murderous case of Charles Sparrow.
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10:00
Inspector Resnick—Cheryl
The jazz-loving DI and a bubbly meals-on-wheels lady’s paths cross as they pursue bad guys
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11:00
Telling Tales—Jad Abumrad
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra celebrates factual storytelling with Radiolab's Jad Abumrad.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Menagerie
4/6 The writer's wife Diana attempts a book about animals for children.
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12:30
Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
7/8 Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
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13:00
Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories - Series 1, 2. The Queer Feet
2/7 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
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13:30
Designing the Impossible
Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 2
2/10 Back in Maycomb with her family, Jean Louise is both delighted and infuriated by them.
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14:15
On the Map—2. Mapping the Metropolis
2/10 Mike Parker finds out what makes the ideal map for steering us through the urban jungle.
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14:30
Julia Darling - Appointments—The House of Spirits
2/5 Maureen has recently learned that she has a tumour behind her eye.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 2
2/5 A mole at the heart of MI6. His career on the rise, Philby plots his deadliest betrayal.
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15:00
Inspector Resnick—Cheryl
The jazz-loving DI and a bubbly meals-on-wheels lady’s paths cross as they pursue bad guys
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16:00
Genius—Series 1, Paul Daniels
1/5 Paul Daniels has to select the best loopy idea, from the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
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16:30
Up the Garden Path—Series 2, Love's Labours
8/8 As her holiday in Wales comes to an end, Izzy argues with her fiance Charles.
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17:00
Off airProgrammes will resume at 17:30
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17:30
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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Evening
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18:00
Stephen Baxter - Voyage—1972-80 Trajectories
2/5 Geologist Natalie York battles for a seat on the first manned mission to Mars.
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18:30
The Radio Detectives—Series 1, The Shadow Knows
5/5 The history of Walter Gibson's legendary force against evil, featuring Orson Welles.
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19:00
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter—Series 4, The Menagerie
4/6 The writer's wife Diana attempts a book about animals for children.
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19:30
Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
7/8 Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
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20:00
Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories - Series 1, 2. The Queer Feet
2/7 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
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20:30
Designing the Impossible
Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
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21:00
Telling Tales—Jad Abumrad
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra celebrates factual storytelling with Radiolab's Jad Abumrad.
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22:00
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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22:30
Knowing Me, Knowing You—Episode 1
1/6 A-ha! Legendary squirm-inducing chat show with Norwich's finest son, Alan Partridge.
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23:00
Cowards—Series 1, Episode 6
6/6 Moustaches and job interviews in the bizarre sketch comedy world.
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23:25
The Comedy Club Interviews—Joe Thomas 2/3
The best in contemporary comedy. Paul Garner chats to Joe Thomas.
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23:30
Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 A new interpretation of classic song Fifty Ways to Leave Your Mother. Stars Nina Wadia.
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Late
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00:00
Stephen Baxter - Voyage—1972-80 Trajectories
2/5 Geologist Natalie York battles for a seat on the first manned mission to Mars.
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00:30
The Radio Detectives—Series 1, The Shadow Knows
5/5 The history of Walter Gibson's legendary force against evil, featuring Orson Welles.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories - Series 1, 2. The Queer Feet
2/7 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters.
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01:30
Designing the Impossible
Mukti Jain Campion explores the surreal world of experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Go Set a Watchman, Episode 2
2/10 Back in Maycomb with her family, Jean Louise is both delighted and infuriated by them.
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02:15
On the Map—2. Mapping the Metropolis
2/10 Mike Parker finds out what makes the ideal map for steering us through the urban jungle.
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02:30
Julia Darling - Appointments—The House of Spirits
2/5 Maureen has recently learned that she has a tumour behind her eye.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Ben Macintyre - A Spy Among Friends, Episode 2
2/5 A mole at the heart of MI6. His career on the rise, Philby plots his deadliest betrayal.
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03:00
Inspector Resnick—Cheryl
The jazz-loving DI and a bubbly meals-on-wheels lady’s paths cross as they pursue bad guys
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04:00
Genius—Series 1, Paul Daniels
1/5 Paul Daniels has to select the best loopy idea, from the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
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04:30
Up the Garden Path—Series 2, Love's Labours
8/8 As her holiday in Wales comes to an end, Izzy argues with her fiance Charles.
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05:00
Off airProgrammes will resume at 05:30
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05:30
Small Scenes—Series 4, Episode 1
1/4 Sketch show with Daniel Rigby, Freya Parker, Mike Wozniak, Cariad Lloyd and Henry Paker.
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