BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 9 September 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  
  A Good Read—Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield
  
  Michele Hanson and Roger Highfield join Harriett Gilbert to talk good books.
2. 00:30
  
  Against Our Ruin
  
  Hayden Lorimer asks why we love the beginning and end of art more than art itself.
3. 01:00
  
  To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield—4. Battles
  
  4/5 Davy wants to give the new headmaster his support, but he doesn't make it easy.
4. 01:45
  
  The Outside Child by Nina Bawden—4. The Music Box
  
  4/5 Jane sets off alone on the most important journey of her life and makes a shock discovery.
5. 02:00
  
  Rent—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Hard-up Maria and Richard are forced to take in lodgers.
6. 02:30
  
  The Milligan Papers—The Incurables Part 1
  
  5/6 1941: Scientists work on a new prune-powered bomb. With Spike Milligan.
7. 03:00
  
  Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?—Series 1, 5. Old Acquaintance
  
  5/5 Selina plans to move out, but Lucy confronts the sisters with a devastating question.
8. 03:30
  
  The 9/11 Letters—2. Naomi Alderman
  
  2/5 Ten years on five writers use imaginative letters to reflect on 9/11. Today Naomi Alderman
9. 03:45
  
  The Offing by Benjamin Myers—8. A Strange Alchemy
  
  8/10 Summer is in full swing, and Robert feels himself changing.
10. 04:00
  
  It's Not What You Know—Series 1, Episode 3
  
  3/4 Miles Jupp tests Ed Byrne, Richard Madeley and Roisin Conaty.
11. 04:30
  
  Life in London—The Show Folks
  
  5/6 Desperate Pierce tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures on stage.
12. 05:00
  
  The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin—2. The Rise
  
  2/2 Reggie Perrin tries to escape the rat race once and for all.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  
  To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield—5. The Fight to be Headmaster
  
  5/5 Davy draws daggers with the headmaster. One of them will have to go.
2. 06:45
  
  The Outside Child by Nina Bawden—5. Discovery and Forgiveness
  
  5/5 Something from her past is disturbed as Jane's journey of discovery and forgiveness ends.
3. 07:00
  
  Men of Intelligence—3. Licence to Kill
  
  3/6 Edward and Michael have P1101s. They’re licenced to kill. Each other....
4. 07:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Pet Dog
  
  1/20 The Lad buys Andree a puppy, but it won't stop growing.
5. 08:00
  
  You Heard It Here First—Series 2, 'I never heard a cow!'
  
  4/6 Can Chris McCausland's teams guess sports from just commentary?
6. 08:30
  
  The 9/11 Letters—3. Joseph O'Neill
  
  3/5 Ten years on, five writers reflect on the 9/11 attacks. Today, Joseph O'Neill.
7. 08:45
  
  The Offing by Benjamin Myers—9. A Self, All Out at Sea
  
  9/10 A poem provides the key Dulcie has been searching for.
8. 09:00
  
  Best Medicine—Series 3, 6 - Team Sports, Making Sense, Pet Dog Blood Donors, Board Games
  
  6/6 Josh Pugh’s Team Sports kicks off vs Synaesthesia, Pet Dog Blood Donors and Board Games.
9. 09:30
  
  The Secret History of a School—Series 1, 8. A Changing Neighbourhood
  
  8/10 Alan Johnson considers the impact of violence and gangs in the school's neighbourhood.
10. 09:45
  
  Daily Service—9/11 Anniversary - St Patrick's Cathedral, New York
  
  A service for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 led by Fr Enrique Salvo Rector of St Patrick's.
11. 10:00
  
  Archive on 4—Escaping 9/11
  
  To better understand her dad, Mary Belderok listens to archive of his escape from Tower 1.
12. 11:00
  
  To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield—5. The Fight to be Headmaster
  
  5/5 Davy draws daggers with the headmaster. One of them will have to go.
13. 11:45
  
  The Outside Child by Nina Bawden—5. Discovery and Forgiveness
  
  5/5 Something from her past is disturbed as Jane's journey of discovery and forgiveness ends.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  
  Men of Intelligence—3. Licence to Kill
  
  3/6 Edward and Michael have P1101s. They’re licenced to kill. Each other....
2. 12:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Pet Dog
  
  1/20 The Lad buys Andree a puppy, but it won't stop growing.
3. 13:00
  
  You Heard It Here First—Series 2, 'I never heard a cow!'
  
  4/6 Can Chris McCausland's teams guess sports from just commentary?
4. 13:30
  
  The 9/11 Letters—3. Joseph O'Neill
  
  3/5 Ten years on, five writers reflect on the 9/11 attacks. Today, Joseph O'Neill.
5. 13:45
  
  The Offing by Benjamin Myers—9. A Self, All Out at Sea
  
  9/10 A poem provides the key Dulcie has been searching for.
6. 14:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 6, George Orwell
  
  1/5 James Walton's literary quiz with Louise Doughty and John O'Farrell.
7. 14:30
  
  Getting Nowhere Fast—Series 3, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Merv always wears jeans, so why does Pam want to take him shopping?
8. 15:00
  
  Posters of Montmartre by John Peacock—May Belfort
  
  1/4 The Irish singer turned lady of the night. Based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters.
9. 15:45
  
  Ivy Day in the Committee Room by James Joyce—1. Charles Stuart Parnell
  
  1/2 When Dublin canvassers gather, it isn't long before drink and nostalgia sour the evening.
10. 16:00
  
  Archive on 4—Escaping 9/11
  
  To better understand her dad, Mary Belderok listens to archive of his escape from Tower 1.
11. 17:00
  
  To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield—5. The Fight to be Headmaster
  
  5/5 Davy draws daggers with the headmaster. One of them will have to go.
12. 17:45
  
  The Outside Child by Nina Bawden—5. Discovery and Forgiveness
  
  5/5 Something from her past is disturbed as Jane's journey of discovery and forgiveness ends.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  
  Men of Intelligence—3. Licence to Kill
  
  3/6 Edward and Michael have P1101s. They’re licenced to kill. Each other....
2. 18:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Pet Dog
  
  1/20 The Lad buys Andree a puppy, but it won't stop growing.
3. 19:00
  
  You Heard It Here First—Series 2, 'I never heard a cow!'
  
  4/6 Can Chris McCausland's teams guess sports from just commentary?
4. 19:30
  
  The 9/11 Letters—3. Joseph O'Neill
  
  3/5 Ten years on, five writers reflect on the 9/11 attacks. Today, Joseph O'Neill.
5. 19:45
  
  The Offing by Benjamin Myers—9. A Self, All Out at Sea
  
  9/10 A poem provides the key Dulcie has been searching for.
6. 20:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 6, George Orwell
  
  1/5 James Walton's literary quiz with Louise Doughty and John O'Farrell.
7. 20:30
  
  Getting Nowhere Fast—Series 3, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Merv always wears jeans, so why does Pam want to take him shopping?
8. 21:00
  
  Posters of Montmartre by John Peacock—May Belfort
  
  1/4 The Irish singer turned lady of the night. Based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters.
9. 21:45
  
  Ivy Day in the Committee Room by James Joyce—1. Charles Stuart Parnell
  
  1/2 When Dublin canvassers gather, it isn't long before drink and nostalgia sour the evening.
10. 22:00
  
  Best Medicine—Series 3, 6 - Team Sports, Making Sense, Pet Dog Blood Donors, Board Games
  
  6/6 Josh Pugh’s Team Sports kicks off vs Synaesthesia, Pet Dog Blood Donors and Board Games.
11. 22:30
  
  Delve Special—Series 4, Not-So-Supergrasses
  
  3/4 If criminals are liars, why do police believe crooked informers?
12. 22:55
  
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Stewart Lee 2/3
  
  Stephen Bailey chats to stand-up comedian Stewart Lee about his new book, Pea Green Boat.
13. 23:00
  
  Everyone Quite Likes Justin—Series 2, Episode 1
  
  1/6 Justin has to cope with not having a plus one to bring to his school reunion.
14. 23:30
  
  The Skewer—Series 17, New series. New term. New prime minister
  
  1/5 New series. New term. New prime minister.
15. 23:45
  
  The Goldfish Bowl—Series 1, Episode 1
  
  1/8 Two goldfish contemplate the meaning of their existence.
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Late
1. 00:00
  
  Archive on 4—Escaping 9/11
  
  To better understand her dad, Mary Belderok listens to archive of his escape from Tower 1.
2. 01:00
  
  To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield—5. The Fight to be Headmaster
  
  5/5 Davy draws daggers with the headmaster. One of them will have to go.
3. 01:45
  
  The Outside Child by Nina Bawden—5. Discovery and Forgiveness
  
  5/5 Something from her past is disturbed as Jane's journey of discovery and forgiveness ends.
4. 02:00
  
  Men of Intelligence—3. Licence to Kill
  
  3/6 Edward and Michael have P1101s. They’re licenced to kill. Each other....
5. 02:30
  
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Pet Dog
  
  1/20 The Lad buys Andree a puppy, but it won't stop growing.
6. 03:00
  
  You Heard It Here First—Series 2, 'I never heard a cow!'
  
  4/6 Can Chris McCausland's teams guess sports from just commentary?
7. 03:30
  
  The 9/11 Letters—3. Joseph O'Neill
  
  3/5 Ten years on, five writers reflect on the 9/11 attacks. Today, Joseph O'Neill.
8. 03:45
  
  The Offing by Benjamin Myers—9. A Self, All Out at Sea
  
  9/10 A poem provides the key Dulcie has been searching for.
9. 04:00
  
  The Write Stuff—Series 6, George Orwell
  
  1/5 James Walton's literary quiz with Louise Doughty and John O'Farrell.
10. 04:30
  
  Getting Nowhere Fast—Series 3, Episode 6
  
  6/6 Merv always wears jeans, so why does Pam want to take him shopping?
11. 05:00
  
  Posters of Montmartre by John Peacock—May Belfort
  
  1/4 The Irish singer turned lady of the night. Based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters.
12. 05:45
  
  Ivy Day in the Committee Room by James Joyce—1. Charles Stuart Parnell
  
  1/2 When Dublin canvassers gather, it isn't long before drink and nostalgia sour the evening.

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