BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Friday 23 October 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Great Lives—Hans Christian Andersen
  Author of The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Clothes, he was 'a very strange orchid'
2. 00:30
  My Secret Wig
  Brian Kernohan explores the hidden world of wigs. Can it solve his own loss of hair?
3. 01:00
  John le Carré—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, 3. Russian
  3/7Is a Russian double agent operating inside the 'Circus'?
4. 01:30
  The Sand Leopard—4. The Rendezvous
  4/8Having seized the Peregrine, will Sergei and Perry reveal their plans?
5. 02:00
  Capital Gains—Series 2, Political Capital
  4/4Events move rapidly as Julius Hutch undertakes a desperate mission in his eco-protest.
6. 02:30
  The Burkiss Way—Series 3, The Last Burkiss Way
  14/15General Custer tackles his last stand with a battle of one-liners.
7. 03:00
  Man at the Helm—1. New Man
  1/4The madcap schemes of three kids to find their mum a new man.
8. 03:30
  The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood—4. A Disappearance
  4/10A story of opportunity and good intentions.
9. 03:45
  A Monkey With a Box of Paints: Berthe Morisot—4. Agonising
  4/5Paris is overrun with militia preparing for the forthcoming war with Prussia.
10. 04:00
  My Generation—5. Defining the Decades
  The multi-generational general knowledge quiz, hosted by Stuart Maconie.
11. 04:30
  Two Doors Down—Series 2, The Feminine Thrust
  1/4Marlborough Road's Clare is giving a lecture, with cleaner Sally smoothing the way.
12. 05:00
  One Chord Wonders by Frank Cottrell Boyce—This is the Modern World
  4/5Ex-punk anarchist Muttley embarks on an unlikely pilgrimage to Camberley.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  John le Carré—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, 4. Facts
  4/7George Smiley has begun his 'extra-mural' investigation into allegations of a double agent
2. 06:30
  The Sand Leopard—5. I'll Settle For Leopards
  5/8What will be the cost of Straker’s attempt to save Karianides?
3. 07:00
  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.
4. 07:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 5, Episode 14
  14/20Stiff upper lip war movies and Hornerama on winter.
5. 08:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
6. 08:30
  The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood—5. Dangerous Plans
  5/10A story of opportunity and good intentions.
7. 08:45
  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.
8. 09:00
  Your Mum—Series 2, 7. Lindsey Santoro and Bella Hull
  7/8Laura Smyth hears about closing a vortex and talking to angels.
9. 09:30
  An Almanac for Anxiety: In Search of a Calmer Mind—5. Earth
  Exploring how earth can improve mental wellbeing
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Community - Welcome to all
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Leslie Griffiths.
11. 10:00
  Soul Music—Series 28, Back to Black
  How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people
12. 10:30
  Hunt/Lauda
  Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.
13. 11:00
  John le Carré—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, 4. Facts
  4/7George Smiley has begun his 'extra-mural' investigation into allegations of a double agent
14. 11:30
  The Sand Leopard—5. I'll Settle For Leopards
  5/8What will be the cost of Straker’s attempt to save Karianides?
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  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.
2. 12:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 5, Episode 14
  14/20Stiff upper lip war movies and Hornerama on winter.
3. 13:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
4. 13:30
  The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood—5. Dangerous Plans
  5/10A story of opportunity and good intentions.
5. 13:45
  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.
6. 14:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/7Miles Jupp tests Frank Skinner, Grace Dent and Jonathan Agnew.
7. 14:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
8. 15:00
  One Chord Wonders by Frank Cottrell Boyce—Television's Over
  5/51977. The bored teenagers of Camberley are about to get punk.
9. 16:00
  Soul Music—Series 28, Back to Black
  How Amy Winehouse's music has helped so many young people
10. 16:30
  Hunt/Lauda
  Vicki Butler-Henderson recalls James Hunt's epic on-track battle with Niki Lauda in 1976.
11. 17:00
  John le Carré—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy, 4. Facts
  4/7George Smiley has begun his 'extra-mural' investigation into allegations of a double agent
12. 17:30
  The Sand Leopard—5. I'll Settle For Leopards
  5/8What will be the cost of Straker’s attempt to save Karianides?
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Evening
1. 18:00
  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.
2. 18:30
  Beyond Our Ken—Series 5, Episode 14
  14/20Stiff upper lip war movies and Hornerama on winter.
3. 19:00
  Nature Table—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/6Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.
4. 19:30
  The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood—5. Dangerous Plans
  5/10A story of opportunity and good intentions.
5. 19:45
  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.
6. 20:00
  It's Not What You Know—Series 2, Episode 2
  2/7Miles Jupp tests Frank Skinner, Grace Dent and Jonathan Agnew.
7. 20:30
  Bookcases—Series 1, Bronte Country
  1/4London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is transformed by an actress and her son.
8. 21:00
  One Chord Wonders by Frank Cottrell Boyce—Television's Over
  5/51977. The bored teenagers of Camberley are about to get punk.
9. 22:00
  Your Mum—Series 2, 7. Lindsey Santoro and Bella Hull
  7/8Laura Smyth hears about closing a vortex and talking to angels.
10. 22:30
  Masala FM—Episode 3
  3/6When Auntieji upsets a listener, can Khalid save the Asian station?
11. 23:00
  For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 4
  4/5Memoirs of a boy growing up in the 1970s, a time of electro-convulsive shock therapy.
12. 23:15
  Helen Lederer - All Change—4. Comparisons
  4/5Helen is off to a school reunion party, hoping to feel superior.
13. 23:30
  Edge Falls—Series 2, Episode 6
  6/6Innocent celebrations spark disaster at Edge Falls retail park.
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Late
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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