BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Sunday 15 November 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  Stevenage at 80 (Omnibus)
  
  A celebration of Stevenage at 80.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Castaway Scorpios, Stanley Tucci
  
  Actor Stanley Tucci is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
2. 06:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
  
  David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
3. 07:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Ozymandias
  
  Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
4. 07:30
  
  The Two Of Us by Sheila Hancock (Omnibus)
  
  Sheila Hancock reads her own and husband John's life stories, framed by her diaries.
5. 08:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Sheila Hancock
  
  Sheila Hancock chooses songs by Vera Lynn and Nina Simone.
6. 08:50
  
  Shifting the Leaves by Dave Sheasby (Omnibus)
  
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
7. 10:00
  
  Whack-O!—Exposure!
  
  A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school exposé. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?
8. 10:30
  
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a tree.
9. 11:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Castaway Scorpios, Stanley Tucci
  
  Actor Stanley Tucci is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 11:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
  
  David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Ozymandias
  
  Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 12:30
  
  The Two Of Us by Sheila Hancock (Omnibus)
  
  Sheila Hancock reads her own and husband John's life stories, framed by her diaries.
3. 13:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Sheila Hancock
  
  Sheila Hancock chooses songs by Vera Lynn and Nina Simone.
4. 13:50
  
  Shifting the Leaves by Dave Sheasby (Omnibus)
  
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
5. 15:00
  
  Whack-O!—Exposure!
  
  A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school exposé. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?
6. 15:30
  
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a tree.
7. 16:00
  
  Here Am I Where Are You? by Sheila Hodgson
  
  Tale of a cursed professor with a red book, a wayward nephew and an 18th century tankard.
8. 16:45
  
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—1. The Secret of the Growing Gold
  
  1/5 Tales from the mind of Bram Stoker. Fair hair becomes an unusual tool of marital revenge.
9. 17:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Castaway Scorpios, Stanley Tucci
  
  Actor Stanley Tucci is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
10. 17:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
  
  David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Ozymandias
  
  Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
2. 18:30
  
  The Two Of Us by Sheila Hancock (Omnibus)
  
  Sheila Hancock reads her own and husband John's life stories, framed by her diaries.
3. 19:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Sheila Hancock
  
  Sheila Hancock chooses songs by Vera Lynn and Nina Simone.
4. 19:50
  
  Shifting the Leaves by Dave Sheasby (Omnibus)
  
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
5. 21:00
  
  Whack-O!—Exposure!
  
  A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school exposé. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?
6. 21:30
  
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a tree.
7. 22:00
  
  Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World—Series 1, Death and the Afterlife
  
  3/6 The sci-fi star explains life's big mysteries. Stars Lee and Herring.
8. 22:30
  
  Great Unanswered Questions—Series 1, Episode 2
  
  2/4 Colin Murphy and guests tackle the most ridiculous questions and seeks answers.
9. 23:00
  
  Ed Reardon's Week—Series 15, 2. Pallet Wood Inspirations
  
  2/6 Maggie introduces Ed to the world of pallet wood.
10. 23:30
  
  The Mark Steel Revolution—The American Civil War
  
  5/6 The radical comedian asks if the battling was part of a revolution.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Here Am I Where Are You? by Sheila Hodgson
  
  Tale of a cursed professor with a red book, a wayward nephew and an 18th century tankard.
2. 00:45
  
  Midnight Tales by Bram Stoker—1. The Secret of the Growing Gold
  
  1/5 Tales from the mind of Bram Stoker. Fair hair becomes an unusual tool of marital revenge.
3. 01:00
  
  Desert Island Discs Revisited—Castaway Scorpios, Stanley Tucci
  
  Actor Stanley Tucci is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
4. 01:45
  
  David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
  
  David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
5. 02:00
  
  Poetry Extra—Adventures in Poetry - Ozymandias
  
  Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
6. 02:30
  
  The Two Of Us by Sheila Hancock (Omnibus)
  
  Sheila Hancock reads her own and husband John's life stories, framed by her diaries.
7. 03:40
  
  Inheritance Tracks—Sheila Hancock
  
  Sheila Hancock chooses songs by Vera Lynn and Nina Simone.
8. 03:50
  
  Shifting the Leaves by Dave Sheasby (Omnibus)
  
  Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay, Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past.
9. 05:00
  
  Whack-O!—Exposure!
  
  A sneaky Sunday tabloid is after a school exposé. Can Professor Jimmy Edwards fight back?
10. 05:30
  
  Floggit's—From 24/08/1956
  
  Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a tree.