Schedule

BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule 14 - 20 June 2021

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00:00	00:00 Gary Owen - Freedom Gary Owen’s dystopian story questioning what freedom of speech means. 00:45 The Devil to Pay by James Follett A car crash on a deserted road. A camper drags the driver away. What's the story?	00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 1. Planetfall 1/10 The crew of starship Challenger follow two 'angels' in search of new home planets. 00:30 A Good Read—Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.	00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 2. First Footprint City 2/10 Heading for a home they have never known, the crew must come to terms with shocking news. 00:30 Soul Music—Series 12, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind 3/5 Exploring the hymn which sets John Greenleaf Whittier's poem to music by Hubert Parry.	00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 3. Sands of Kyros 3/10 After their devastating news, the starship's crew face peril from a once-benign force. 00:30 Short Cuts—Series 19, Press Record 6/6 Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.	00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 4. The Solaric Empire 4/10 Astra and Darv are taken to a neighbouring moon for cross-examination. 00:30 Great Lives—Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason Ruth Holdaway champions sports broadcaster, Helen Rollason.	00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 5. The Pools of Time 5/10 The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where captives Darv and Astra face danger. 00:30 Off the Page—Lost Dominic Arkwright, Jamie Neale, Louise Doughty and Hugh Thomson write about being 'lost'.	00:00 2025 by Mike Walker—1. New Reality 1/2 It's a future where computers rule and artificial intelligence is a reality.
01:00	01:00 Fear by Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Omnibus) Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes reads from his new book about fear - particularly his own.	01:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 1. Encounter on a Train 1/3 An ex-policeman doesn't believe an old woman's tale of a serial killer in her village. 01:30 Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 6. Showdown 6/6 The Roman sleuth faces a final showdown, but a reunion is bittersweet.	01:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 2. Enlisting Help 2/3 Luke no longer believes that so many deaths in one small village are a coincidence. 01:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 1. The Unlucky One 1/8 Should Howard Gilbert hang for murder? The suave sleuth investigates.	01:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 3. Burden of Proof 3/3 Luke and Bridget are getting closer and think they know who the murderer is. 01:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 2. The Third Shoe 2/8 Trying to clear a man of murder, the sleuth and wife Steve visit him in jail.	01:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Blue Cross 1/12 Flambeau is on the run. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth 01:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 3. Peter Galino 3/8 With key witness Mary dead, the suave sleuth worries for Steve's safety. Stars Peter Coke.	01:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet 2/12 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters. 01:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 4. La Mortella 4/8 Following Peter Galino's tip-off, the sleuth and his wife look for clues in a London club.	01:00 Archive on 4—Father's Day Mark Thomas peels off the labels of fatherhood - from breadwinner to stay-at-home dad.
02:00	02:10 Inheritance Tracks—Michaela Strachan TV presenter and environmentalist Michaela Strachan chooses 'Asimbonanga' by Johnny Clegg. 02:20 A Small Town Murder (Omnibus)—Series 10 Karla's husband seems to be the victim of a deliberately set fire.	02:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 6 6/10 Lies, alibis and a confrontation muddy the investigation. 02:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 1 1/5 Extortion, corruption, deceit: another week in the dairy business of 1890s Whitechapel. 02:30 Doing It In The Street Martin Reeve follows the fortunes of street theatre in Britain over 40 years.	02:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 7 7/10 Tensions in town mount, a lie is exposed and a secret uncovered. 02:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 2 2/5 Can the man claiming to be Megan's half-brother really be who he says he is? 02:30 Ella In Berlin Cleveland Watkiss and Dame Cleo marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's Mac the Knife and give it a go	02:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 8 8/10 Falk's assumptions are shaken, about the past and the present. 02:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 3 3/5 Samuel has disappeared and Meg is frantic. And then a body washes up out of the past. 02:30 Tim Key Delves Into Daniil Kharms And That’s All Tim Key gives his surreal and startling take on the Soviet absurdist writer Daniil Kharms.	02:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 9 9/10 A chance remark sets Falk onto the trail of the killer. 02:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 4 4/5 Bren Evans makes more demands as the police close in on Meg and Dora Lipski. 02:30 The Best of Everything The Best of Everything - the steamy 1950s novel that was ahead of its time.	02:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 10 10/10 Falk and Raco confront the killer, and the threat of tragedy. 02:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 5 5/5 Bren Evans true identity has been revealed, and now Meg must tackle her real enemy. 02:30 Melencolia Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez is on a mission to decode Durer's Melencolia 1.	02:00 Listen Against—Series 1, Episode 1 1/4 A week of radio that never happened. Programmes rewound and mangled. 02:30 Sounding Off with McGough—1. Munich and Clichés 1/6 Poet Roger McGough on life, love, happiness, heroes, villains and embarrassing relations. 02:45 The Shuttleworths—Series 4, Cough in the Loft 1/6 When Mary sends John Shuttleworth up to the attic, it's the start of a digital quest.
03:00	03:30 Caribbean Domino Club Benjamin Zephaniah uncovers the passion, mind games and intrigue of competitive dominoes.	03:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—1. Knowl, 1864 1/3 Maud Knollyes discovers she's an heiress. Victorian melodrama with Teresa Gallagher.	03:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—2. Bartram-Haugh, 1865 2/3 Maud seems to have no choice about her future. Stars Teresa Gallagher and George Cole.	03:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—3. Revelations 3/3 Maud believes she's in danger. With Teresa Gallagher, George Cole and Dorothy Tutin.	03:00 Abdication—1. The King's Matter 1/2 Stanley Baldwin and Cosmo Lang vie to persuade Edward VIII not to abdicate. 03:45 RK Narayan Stories—Trail of the Green Blazer A distinctive jacket seems to beckon a pickpocket over the cacophony of an Indian market.	03:00 Abdication—2. The Crisis of Wallis Simpson 2/2 Wallis Simpson's view of the abdication crisis from a safe haven in the south of France. 03:45 RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.	03:00 The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 1 1/6 Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins return to their radio roots. 03:30 Absolute Power—Series 3, Episode 2 2/5 Can Prentiss and McCabe's medicine help the government sort out the NHS?
04:00	04:00 Bruce Bedford - Mire Farm Simon Shaw attempts to reconcile his eccentric family with angry villagers.	04:00 Quote... Unquote—Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling & Erica Wagner Nigel Rees quizzes Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling and Erica Wagner. 04:30 The Elephant Man—All Features Great and Small 5/8 Valentine's Day approaches and some of the zoo staff are keen to find romance.	04:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 10, Episode 1 1/6 John Lloyd and Jo Brand with Helen Arney, Thomas Thwaites and Captain Aseem Hashmi. 04:30 Millport—Series 1, The Storm 1/6 A pensioner disappears on a tiny Scottish island. Lynn Ferguson stars as barmaid Irene.	04:00 Whispers—Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 Gyles Brandreth is joined by Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. 04:30 Snap—Series 2, Episode 3 3/6 Doug and Molly try to bury their differences to help son Ryan.	04:00 Who Goes There?—Series 6, Episode 4 4/6 Martin Young quizzes Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Lynne Truss and Anthony Holden. 04:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, A Stiff Audition 1/7 Desperate actor Robert lands a rather sedentary role.	04:00 Counterpoint—Series 24, 2010 Semi-final 2 11/13 Semi finals of the general knowledge music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 04:30 To the Manor Born—The Rhythms of the Earth 1/10 Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.	04:00 Thomas Middleton - A Mad World, My Masters A madcap Jacobean play full of deception, pranking and debauchery.
05:00	05:00 Poetry Extra—The Echo Chamber - Sam Riviere & Emily Berry Daljit Nagra continues to select the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 05:30 To Hull and Back—Series 3, Fourth in Show 3/4 Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by offering grooming for a dog show.	05:00 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century feat of cheeseboard throwing. 05:30 Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 6 6/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.	05:00 Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Self-Sufficiency 3/4 Pam Ayres talks about her love of allotments, beekeeping and knitting. 05:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 14, Prosecco o’Clock 1/6 Ed Reardon, master of the abusive email, returns with a new income and a new home.	05:00 Hobby Bobbies—Series 2, Sinkhole 1/4 Sitcom where Britain's longest serving PCSO, and Britain's laziest, make quite a pairing. 05:30 Shush!—Series 2, A Fairy-Tale Ending 4/4 Snoo runs into problems with a grape, and Alice has to learn a tricky manoeuvre.	05:00 Cleaning Up—4. Surprise 4/4 Sitcom about a group of night-time cleaners in Manchester. Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh 05:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 6 6/6 Events jump between Russ, Deborah, Jerry, Vanessa and Newt.	05:00 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, The Rubington's Doobrery 9000 2/4 Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop. 05:30 The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Nigel Planer 9/10 Actor Nigel Planer confesses disgraceful trainers and the hippie trail to Stephen Mangan.	05:35 Great Lives—Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason Ruth Holdaway champions sports broadcaster, Helen Rollason.
06:00	06:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 1. Encounter on a Train 1/3 An ex-policeman doesn't believe an old woman's tale of a serial killer in her village. 06:30 Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 6. Showdown 6/6 The Roman sleuth faces a final showdown, but a reunion is bittersweet.	06:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 2. Enlisting Help 2/3 Luke no longer believes that so many deaths in one small village are a coincidence. 06:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 1. The Unlucky One 1/8 Should Howard Gilbert hang for murder? The suave sleuth investigates.	06:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 3. Burden of Proof 3/3 Luke and Bridget are getting closer and think they know who the murderer is. 06:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 2. The Third Shoe 2/8 Trying to clear a man of murder, the sleuth and wife Steve visit him in jail.	06:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Blue Cross 1/12 Flambeau is on the run. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth 06:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 3. Peter Galino 3/8 With key witness Mary dead, the suave sleuth worries for Steve's safety. Stars Peter Coke.	06:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet 2/12 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters. 06:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 4. La Mortella 4/8 Following Peter Galino's tip-off, the sleuth and his wife look for clues in a London club.	06:00 Thomas Middleton - A Mad World, My Masters A madcap Jacobean play full of deception, pranking and debauchery.	06:00 The Dry by Jane Harper (Omnibus)—Episode 2 2/2 Lies, alibis and a confrontation muddy policeman Aaron Falk's murder investigation.
07:00	07:00 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century feat of cheeseboard throwing. 07:30 Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 6 6/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.	07:00 Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Self-Sufficiency 3/4 Pam Ayres talks about her love of allotments, beekeeping and knitting. 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 14, Prosecco o’Clock 1/6 Ed Reardon, master of the abusive email, returns with a new income and a new home.	07:00 Hobby Bobbies—Series 2, Sinkhole 1/4 Sitcom where Britain's longest serving PCSO, and Britain's laziest, make quite a pairing. 07:30 Shush!—Series 2, A Fairy-Tale Ending 4/4 Snoo runs into problems with a grape, and Alice has to learn a tricky manoeuvre.	07:00 Cleaning Up—4. Surprise 4/4 Sitcom about a group of night-time cleaners in Manchester. Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh 07:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 6 6/6 Events jump between Russ, Deborah, Jerry, Vanessa and Newt.	07:00 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, The Rubington's Doobrery 9000 2/4 Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop. 07:30 The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Nigel Planer 9/10 Actor Nigel Planer confesses disgraceful trainers and the hippie trail to Stephen Mangan.	07:35 Great Lives—Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason Ruth Holdaway champions sports broadcaster, Helen Rollason.	07:10 Inheritance Tracks—Tom Jones Welsh singing legend Tom Jones chooses music by Vaughn Monroe and Jerry Lee Lewis. 07:20 Gregory Evans - Blood and Milk (Omnibus)—Series 3 (Omnibus) An unwelcome visitor gets in the way of a woman successfully growing her dairy business.
08:00	08:00 Steptoe and Son—Series 4, A Box in Town 4/8 Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours. 08:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 4, Episode 5 5/6 Eyebrow-raising revelations about the respective pasts of the hosts.	08:00 The Goon Show—Series 9, Queen Anne's Rain 8/17 Min is counting rain drops, but why is everyone so wet? 08:30 Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Has Anyone Seen Winston? 3/6 The family has moved to London, and Nancy is worried when the old rogue disappears.	08:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The End of the Series 16/16 The cast reminisce over how they all first met. 08:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Transport of Delight 1/6 Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.	08:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 8 8/13 Fifth Division football, and Professor Prune goes on a Victorian adventure. 08:30 The 27-Year Itch—You're Never Too Old to Stay at Home Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage.	08:00 Dad's Army—Series 1, Sorry Wrong Number 15/20 A German plane crash activates the platoon's phone box drill. 08:30 Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side 6/6 Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.	08:00 Whispers—Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 Gyles Brandreth is joined by Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. 08:30 Snap—Series 2, Episode 3 3/6 Doug and Molly try to bury their differences to help son Ryan.	08:30 We're in Business—The Newspaper Business Can Dudley and Harry make a go of it in the newspaper business?
09:00	09:00 Quote... Unquote—Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling & Erica Wagner Nigel Rees quizzes Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling and Erica Wagner. 09:30 The Elephant Man—All Features Great and Small 5/8 Valentine's Day approaches and some of the zoo staff are keen to find romance.	09:00 Dead Ringers—Series 21, Episode 1 1/6 What really happened at Boris Johnson and Carrie’s secret wedding? 09:30 Millport—Series 1, The Storm 1/6 A pensioner disappears on a tiny Scottish island. Lynn Ferguson stars as barmaid Irene.	09:00 Whispers—Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 Gyles Brandreth is joined by Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. 09:30 Snap—Series 2, Episode 3 3/6 Doug and Molly try to bury their differences to help son Ryan.	09:00 Who Goes There?—Series 6, Episode 4 4/6 Martin Young quizzes Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Lynne Truss and Anthony Holden. 09:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, A Stiff Audition 1/7 Desperate actor Robert lands a rather sedentary role.	09:00 Counterpoint—Series 24, 2010 Semi-final 2 11/13 Semi finals of the general knowledge music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 09:30 To the Manor Born—The Rhythms of the Earth 1/10 Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.	09:00 Fathers and Sons Ian McMillan and poet son Andrew dig in the archive asking how should you bring up a boy?	09:00 The Arthur Haynes Show—From 30/6/1963 Popular comedian performs sketches by Johnny Speight with Nicholas Parsons. From 1963. 09:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, A Stiff Audition 1/7 Desperate actor Robert lands a rather sedentary role.
10:00	10:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—1. Knowl, 1864 1/3 Maud Knollyes discovers she's an heiress. Victorian melodrama with Teresa Gallagher.	10:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—2. Bartram-Haugh, 1865 2/3 Maud seems to have no choice about her future. Stars Teresa Gallagher and George Cole.	10:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—3. Revelations 3/3 Maud believes she's in danger. With Teresa Gallagher, George Cole and Dorothy Tutin.	10:00 Abdication—1. The King's Matter 1/2 Stanley Baldwin and Cosmo Lang vie to persuade Edward VIII not to abdicate. 10:45 RK Narayan Stories—Trail of the Green Blazer A distinctive jacket seems to beckon a pickpocket over the cacophony of an Indian market.	10:00 Abdication—2. The Crisis of Wallis Simpson 2/2 Wallis Simpson's view of the abdication crisis from a safe haven in the south of France. 10:45 RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.		10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Honoured Actors, Dame Eileen Atkins From Schumann to the Rolling Stones. Actress Eileen Atkins makes her castaway choices. 10:45 Multi Story Shorts—Piano Man A spontaneous duet between two strangers sparks a viral video and a valued friendship.
11:00	11:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Inoculation 7/48 Manoush Zomorodi explores how we can protect ourselves from future pandemic outbreaks 11:50 Inheritance Tracks—Steve Davis Snooker player Steve Davis shares tracks by Robert Wyatt and by Tim Smith.	11:00 Archive on 4—Father's Day Mark Thomas peels off the labels of fatherhood - from breadwinner to stay-at-home dad.	11:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip—2. The Southern States 2/3 Laura Barton takes to the open road as she continues her audio adventure across the USA.	11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—By Royal Appointment, Sir Mark Rylance From Beethoven to Nina Simone. Actor Mark Rylance sharess his castaway choices. 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Chimps David Attenborough recalls a memorable filming trip, following chimpanzees hunting monkeys	11:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Plant podcasts with Frances Tophill Frances Tophill and Clara Nissen dig up fascinating plant podcasts. From September 2019.		11:00 Sneakernomics—6. Kingmaker How money began to pour into sport and how the brands were right there when it happened.
12:00	12:00 Steptoe and Son—Series 4, A Box in Town 4/8 Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours. 12:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 4, Episode 5 5/6 Eyebrow-raising revelations about the respective pasts of the hosts.	12:00 The Goon Show—Series 9, Queen Anne's Rain 8/17 Min is counting rain drops, but why is everyone so wet? 12:30 Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Has Anyone Seen Winston? 3/6 The family has moved to London, and Nancy is worried when the old rogue disappears.	12:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The End of the Series 16/16 The cast reminisce over how they all first met. 12:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Transport of Delight 1/6 Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.	12:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 8 8/13 Fifth Division football, and Professor Prune goes on a Victorian adventure. 12:30 The 27-Year Itch—You're Never Too Old to Stay at Home Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage.	12:00 Dad's Army—Series 1, Sorry Wrong Number 15/20 A German plane crash activates the platoon's phone box drill. 12:30 Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side 6/6 Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.	12:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Transport of Delight 1/6 Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team. 12:30 To the Manor Born—The Rhythms of the Earth 1/10 Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.	12:00 Poetry Extra—John Heath-Stubbs and Vernon Scannell Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 12:30 To Hull and Back—Series 3, Welcome to the Family 4/4 Sophie auditions for a part in the New Hull Theatre panto.
13:00	13:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 1. Encounter on a Train 1/3 An ex-policeman doesn't believe an old woman's tale of a serial killer in her village. 13:30 Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 6. Showdown 6/6 The Roman sleuth faces a final showdown, but a reunion is bittersweet.	13:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 2. Enlisting Help 2/3 Luke no longer believes that so many deaths in one small village are a coincidence. 13:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 1. The Unlucky One 1/8 Should Howard Gilbert hang for murder? The suave sleuth investigates.	13:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 3. Burden of Proof 3/3 Luke and Bridget are getting closer and think they know who the murderer is. 13:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 2. The Third Shoe 2/8 Trying to clear a man of murder, the sleuth and wife Steve visit him in jail.	13:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Blue Cross 1/12 Flambeau is on the run. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth 13:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 3. Peter Galino 3/8 With key witness Mary dead, the suave sleuth worries for Steve's safety. Stars Peter Coke.	13:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet 2/12 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters. 13:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 4. La Mortella 4/8 Following Peter Galino's tip-off, the sleuth and his wife look for clues in a London club.	13:00 Archive on 4—Father's Day Mark Thomas peels off the labels of fatherhood - from breadwinner to stay-at-home dad.	13:00 Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus) The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at Giverny.
14:00	14:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 6 6/10 Lies, alibis and a confrontation muddy the investigation. 14:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 1 1/5 Extortion, corruption, deceit: another week in the dairy business of 1890s Whitechapel. 14:30 Doing It In The Street Martin Reeve follows the fortunes of street theatre in Britain over 40 years.	14:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 7 7/10 Tensions in town mount, a lie is exposed and a secret uncovered. 14:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 2 2/5 Can the man claiming to be Megan's half-brother really be who he says he is? 14:30 Ella In Berlin Cleveland Watkiss and Dame Cleo marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's Mac the Knife and give it a go	14:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 8 8/10 Falk's assumptions are shaken, about the past and the present. 14:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 3 3/5 Samuel has disappeared and Meg is frantic. And then a body washes up out of the past. 14:30 Tim Key Delves Into Daniil Kharms And That’s All Tim Key gives his surreal and startling take on the Soviet absurdist writer Daniil Kharms.	14:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 9 9/10 A chance remark sets Falk onto the trail of the killer. 14:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 4 4/5 Bren Evans makes more demands as the police close in on Meg and Dora Lipski. 14:30 The Best of Everything The Best of Everything - the steamy 1950s novel that was ahead of its time.	14:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper—Episode 10 10/10 Falk and Raco confront the killer, and the threat of tragedy. 14:15 Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans—Series 3, Episode 5 5/5 Bren Evans true identity has been revealed, and now Meg must tackle her real enemy. 14:30 Melencolia Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez is on a mission to decode Durer's Melencolia 1.	14:00 Listen Against—Series 1, Episode 1 1/4 A week of radio that never happened. Programmes rewound and mangled. 14:30 Sounding Off with McGough—1. Munich and Clichés 1/6 Poet Roger McGough on life, love, happiness, heroes, villains and embarrassing relations. 14:45 The Shuttleworths—Series 4, Cough in the Loft 1/6 When Mary sends John Shuttleworth up to the attic, it's the start of a digital quest.	14:10 Inheritance Tracks—Laurie Anderson Laurie Anderson picks tracks by Billie Holiday and Philip Glass. 14:20 Incredible Women (Omnibus editions)—Series 6 Rebecca and Jeremy Front present a fun-packed retrospective of Dame Cicely Leyland's life.
15:00	15:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—1. Knowl, 1864 1/3 Maud Knollyes discovers she's an heiress. Victorian melodrama with Teresa Gallagher.	15:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—2. Bartram-Haugh, 1865 2/3 Maud seems to have no choice about her future. Stars Teresa Gallagher and George Cole.	15:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas—3. Revelations 3/3 Maud believes she's in danger. With Teresa Gallagher, George Cole and Dorothy Tutin.	15:00 Abdication—1. The King's Matter 1/2 Stanley Baldwin and Cosmo Lang vie to persuade Edward VIII not to abdicate. 15:45 RK Narayan Stories—Trail of the Green Blazer A distinctive jacket seems to beckon a pickpocket over the cacophony of an Indian market.	15:00 Abdication—2. The Crisis of Wallis Simpson 2/2 Wallis Simpson's view of the abdication crisis from a safe haven in the south of France. 15:45 RK Narayan Stories—Father's Help Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start.	15:00 The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 1 1/6 Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins return to their radio roots. 15:30 Absolute Power—Series 3, Episode 2 2/5 Can Prentiss and McCabe's medicine help the government sort out the NHS?	15:30 Tim Key Delves Into Daniil Kharms And That’s All Tim Key gives his surreal and startling take on the Soviet absurdist writer Daniil Kharms.
16:00	16:00 Quote... Unquote—Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling & Erica Wagner Nigel Rees quizzes Arnold Brown, Lissa Evans, Christopher Frayling and Erica Wagner. 16:30 The Elephant Man—All Features Great and Small 5/8 Valentine's Day approaches and some of the zoo staff are keen to find romance.	16:00 The Museum of Curiosity—Series 10, Episode 1 1/6 John Lloyd and Jo Brand with Helen Arney, Thomas Thwaites and Captain Aseem Hashmi. 16:30 Millport—Series 1, The Storm 1/6 A pensioner disappears on a tiny Scottish island. Lynn Ferguson stars as barmaid Irene.	16:00 Whispers—Series 1, Episode 5 5/6 Gyles Brandreth is joined by Anthony Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. 16:30 Snap—Series 2, Episode 3 3/6 Doug and Molly try to bury their differences to help son Ryan.	16:00 Who Goes There?—Series 6, Episode 4 4/6 Martin Young quizzes Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Lynne Truss and Anthony Holden. 16:30 An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, A Stiff Audition 1/7 Desperate actor Robert lands a rather sedentary role.	16:00 Counterpoint—Series 24, 2010 Semi-final 2 11/13 Semi finals of the general knowledge music quiz, chaired by Paul Gambaccini. 16:30 To the Manor Born—The Rhythms of the Earth 1/10 Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.	16:00 Thomas Middleton - A Mad World, My Masters A madcap Jacobean play full of deception, pranking and debauchery.	16:00 Laurie Lee - As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning Leaving village life, the 19-year-old Laurie Lee sets out on the open road for London.
17:00	17:00 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler—Series 1, Episode 2 2/4 Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 19th-century feat of cheeseboard throwing. 17:30 Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 6 6/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests.	17:00 Ayres on the Air—Series 5, Self-Sufficiency 3/4 Pam Ayres talks about her love of allotments, beekeeping and knitting. 17:30 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 14, Prosecco o’Clock 1/6 Ed Reardon, master of the abusive email, returns with a new income and a new home.	17:00 Hobby Bobbies—Series 2, Sinkhole 1/4 Sitcom where Britain's longest serving PCSO, and Britain's laziest, make quite a pairing. 17:30 Shush!—Series 2, A Fairy-Tale Ending 4/4 Snoo runs into problems with a grape, and Alice has to learn a tricky manoeuvre.	17:00 Cleaning Up—4. Surprise 4/4 Sitcom about a group of night-time cleaners in Manchester. Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh 17:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 6 6/6 Events jump between Russ, Deborah, Jerry, Vanessa and Newt.	17:00 Fags, Mags and Bags—Series 8, The Rubington's Doobrery 9000 2/4 Malcolm is jealous after Ramesh starts flirting in the shop. 17:30 The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Nigel Planer 9/10 Actor Nigel Planer confesses disgraceful trainers and the hippie trail to Stephen Mangan.	17:35 Great Lives—Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason Ruth Holdaway champions sports broadcaster, Helen Rollason.	17:00 Poetry Extra—John Heath-Stubbs and Vernon Scannell Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. 17:30 To Hull and Back—Series 3, Welcome to the Family 4/4 Sophie auditions for a part in the New Hull Theatre panto.
18:00	18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 1. Planetfall 1/10 The crew of starship Challenger follow two 'angels' in search of new home planets. 18:30 A Good Read—Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.	18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 2. First Footprint City 2/10 Heading for a home they have never known, the crew must come to terms with shocking news. 18:30 Soul Music—Series 12, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind 3/5 Exploring the hymn which sets John Greenleaf Whittier's poem to music by Hubert Parry.	18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 3. Sands of Kyros 3/10 After their devastating news, the starship's crew face peril from a once-benign force. 18:30 Short Cuts—Series 19, Press Record 6/6 Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.	18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 4. The Solaric Empire 4/10 Astra and Darv are taken to a neighbouring moon for cross-examination. 18:30 Great Lives—Ruth Holdaway on Helen Rollason Ruth Holdaway champions sports broadcaster, Helen Rollason.	18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch—Earthsearch I, 5. The Pools of Time 5/10 The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where captives Darv and Astra face danger. 18:30 Off the Page—Lost Dominic Arkwright, Jamie Neale, Louise Doughty and Hugh Thomson write about being 'lost'.	18:00 2025 by Mike Walker—1. New Reality 1/2 It's a future where computers rule and artificial intelligence is a reality.	18:00 Michael Butt - The Honeybourne Tapes A hypnotherapist can't persuade his lover of his work's value. Then a client regresses. 18:45 The Humming by Michele Roberts An old house and two young women new to the area. Then, there's a noise in the night.
19:00	19:00 Steptoe and Son—Series 4, A Box in Town 4/8 Albert hinders Harold's romantic endeavours. 19:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue—Series 4, Episode 5 5/6 Eyebrow-raising revelations about the respective pasts of the hosts.	19:00 The Goon Show—Series 9, Queen Anne's Rain 8/17 Min is counting rain drops, but why is everyone so wet? 19:30 Winston—Winston Comes to Town, Has Anyone Seen Winston? 3/6 The family has moved to London, and Nancy is worried when the old rogue disappears.	19:00 Hancock's Half Hour—Series 1, The End of the Series 16/16 The cast reminisce over how they all first met. 19:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club—Transport of Delight 1/6 Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.	19:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 7, Episode 8 8/13 Fifth Division football, and Professor Prune goes on a Victorian adventure. 19:30 The 27-Year Itch—You're Never Too Old to Stay at Home Dorothy and Edward visit Clacton to pep up their marriage.	19:00 Dad's Army—Series 1, Sorry Wrong Number 15/20 A German plane crash activates the platoon's phone box drill. 19:30 Semi Circles—Series 1, A Bit on the Side 6/6 Ben and Helen wonder if they are missing out on adventures beyond the marital bed.	19:00 Fathers and Sons Ian McMillan and poet son Andrew dig in the archive asking how should you bring up a boy?	19:00 Sneakernomics—6. Kingmaker How money began to pour into sport and how the brands were right there when it happened.
20:00	20:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 1. Encounter on a Train 1/3 An ex-policeman doesn't believe an old woman's tale of a serial killer in her village. 20:30 Falco—Shadows in Bronze, 6. Showdown 6/6 The Roman sleuth faces a final showdown, but a reunion is bittersweet.	20:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 2. Enlisting Help 2/3 Luke no longer believes that so many deaths in one small village are a coincidence. 20:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 1. The Unlucky One 1/8 Should Howard Gilbert hang for murder? The suave sleuth investigates.	20:00 Agatha Christie—Murder is Easy, 3. Burden of Proof 3/3 Luke and Bridget are getting closer and think they know who the murderer is. 20:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 2. The Third Shoe 2/8 Trying to clear a man of murder, the sleuth and wife Steve visit him in jail.	20:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Blue Cross 1/12 Flambeau is on the run. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth 20:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 3. Peter Galino 3/8 With key witness Mary dead, the suave sleuth worries for Steve's safety. Stars Peter Coke.	20:00 Whodunnits—Father Brown Stories, The Queer Feet 2/12 Death and theft in a small hotel - and confusion over waiters. 20:30 Whodunnits—Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case, 4. La Mortella 4/8 Following Peter Galino's tip-off, the sleuth and his wife look for clues in a London club.		20:00 Laurie Lee - As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning Leaving village life, the 19-year-old Laurie Lee sets out on the open road for London.
21:00	21:00 TED Radio Hour—Series 8, Inoculation 7/48 Manoush Zomorodi explores how we can protect ourselves from future pandemic outbreaks 21:50 Inheritance Tracks—Steve Davis Snooker player Steve Davis shares tracks by Robert Wyatt and by Tim Smith.	21:00 Archive on 4—Father's Day Mark Thomas peels off the labels of fatherhood - from breadwinner to stay-at-home dad.	21:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip—2. The Southern States 2/3 Laura Barton takes to the open road as she continues her audio adventure across the USA.	21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—By Royal Appointment, Sir Mark Rylance From Beethoven to Nina Simone. Actor Mark Rylance sharess his castaway choices. 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Chimps David Attenborough recalls a memorable filming trip, following chimpanzees hunting monkeys	21:00 Podcast Radio Hour—Plant podcasts with Frances Tophill Frances Tophill and Clara Nissen dig up fascinating plant podcasts. From September 2019.		21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited—Honoured Actors, Dame Eileen Atkins From Schumann to the Rolling Stones. Actress Eileen Atkins makes her castaway choices. 21:45 Multi Story Shorts—Piano Man A spontaneous duet between two strangers sparks a viral video and a valued friendship.
22:00	22:00 Nature Table—Series 2, Episode 6 6/6 Sue Perkins shows and tells nature with her guests. 22:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups—Series 3, The Madman in the Attic 2/6 Tom's dad advocates some rather drastic 'rationalising'.	22:00 Ed Reardon's Week—Series 14, Prosecco o’Clock 1/6 Ed Reardon, master of the abusive email, returns with a new income and a new home. 22:30 Listen Against—Series 1, Episode 1 1/4 A week of radio that never happened. Programmes rewound and mangled.	22:00 Shush!—Series 2, A Fairy-Tale Ending 4/4 Snoo runs into problems with a grape, and Alice has to learn a tricky manoeuvre. 22:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters—Series 2, Rosa and Matthew 2/5 Isy Suttie recounts funny and moving love stories, much of which are told through song.	22:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 6 6/6 Events jump between Russ, Deborah, Jerry, Vanessa and Newt. 22:30 Political Animals—Series 1, Wilberforce 1/4 The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, 1973-1987, reflects on life with Margaret Thatcher 22:45 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll—My Turn to Be Poorly 5/6 The musicologist reveals the impact of so many rock legends dying at 27.	22:00 The Confessional—Series 1, The Confession of Nigel Planer 9/10 Actor Nigel Planer confesses disgraceful trainers and the hippie trail to Stephen Mangan. 22:30 Seekers—Series 2, So What Did I Miss? 1/6 Stuart is back from the USA - with big changes while he was away.	22:00 Welcome to Wherever You Are—Series 1, Episode 3 3/4 Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York. Andrew Maxwell hosts in London. 22:30 Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 3 3/6 Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.	22:00 To Hull and Back—Series 3, Welcome to the Family 4/4 Sophie auditions for a part in the New Hull Theatre panto. 22:30 The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 2 2/6 Bergerac and Lovejoy on Leather Island and Ukraine's Eurovision entry.
23:00	23:00 Dead Ringers—Series 21, Episode 1 1/6 What really happened at Boris Johnson and Carrie’s secret wedding? 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, Use Your Imagination to Have the Best Fun 5/6 The award-winning funny man gets nostalgic about his youth.	23:00 Liam Williams: Ladhood—Series 2, Episode 1 1/4 Liam Williams recounts his youthful misadventures from Garforth to Cambridge University. 23:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 1, Wrath 6/6 The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins.	23:00 Radio Active—Series 4, The Martin Brown Show 2/8 Mr Hospital Radio himself gets his own show and makes a name for everyone else. 23:30 Vent—Series 3, Victoria 4/6 Disraeli arrives to deconstruct the characters and folk in Ben's life.	23:00 The In Crowd—Series 4, Episode 4 4/6 Memory issues and is Mary really Mary? Manchester sketch show. 23:30 Absolute Power—Series 3, Episode 2 2/5 Can Prentiss and McCabe's medicine help the government sort out the NHS?	23:00 Sounding Off with McGough—1. Munich and Clichés 1/6 Poet Roger McGough on life, love, happiness, heroes, villains and embarrassing relations. 23:15 The Shuttleworths—Series 4, Cough in the Loft 1/6 When Mary sends John Shuttleworth up to the attic, it's the start of a digital quest. 23:30 Party—Series 2, Prison Ain't All That Bad 3/4 The aspiring politicians of the new political Party try to grapple with law and order.	23:00 The Skivers—Series 1, Leslie Phillips 1/5 Leslie Phillips guest stars in Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show. 23:30 Two Episodes of Mash—Series 2, Episode 4 4/4 Diane, Joe and David must do 30 minutes of community service for crimes against radio.	23:00 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 3 3/4 The Cold War, the space race and the last man on the moon. 23:15 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—3. Football 3/4 The incisive reporter focuses on the joys of lower league soccer. 23:30 Alice's Wunderland—Series 1, Episode 4 4/4 A trip to the land of magical realms, which is under threat from an unclear war.

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