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About BBC Radio 4 Extra
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BBC Radio 4 Extra has almost 2 million weekly listeners in the UK. The third most listened to radio in the field of the only digitally distributed radios. Sister station of BBC Radio 4, so its all programmes are speech related, but without live talks, and phone-ins. Several times it airs extended versions of the BBC Radio 4’s featured programmes. BBC Radio 4 Extra’s broadcasting structure is fed by the BBC Sound Archive, so the time span of its selection is nearly 70 years, and contains mainly classic comedy, drama, and features.
BBC Radio 4 Extra's slogan: "Showcasing the best in comedy drama and entertainment. With quizzes, sitcoms, panel games, satire, stand up, life stories, classics from the archive, science fiction and fantasy"
BBC Radio 4 Extra availability: BBC Radio 4 broadcasts only digitally, so it can’t be followed with traditional analogue radio, but available on almost every digital way, we recommend the online radio stream.
DAB Digital Radio: BBC Radio 4 Extra or Radio 4 Extra
DigitalTV:
Freeview: Channel 708
Freesat: Channel 708
Sky: Channel 0131
Virgin: Channel 910
Virgin Ireland: 929
BBC Radio 4 Extra has almost 2 million weekly listeners in the UK. The third most listened to radio in the field of the only digitally distributed radios. Sister station of BBC Radio 4, so its all programmes are speech related, but without live talks, and phone-ins. Several times it airs extended versions of the BBC Radio 4’s featured programmes. BBC Radio 4 Extra’s broadcasting structure is fed by the BBC Sound Archive, so the time span of its selection is nearly 70 years, and contains mainly classic comedy, drama, and features.
BBC Radio 4 Extra's slogan: "Showcasing the best in comedy drama and entertainment. With quizzes, sitcoms, panel games, satire, stand up, life stories, classics from the archive, science fiction and fantasy"
BBC Radio 4 Extra availability: BBC Radio 4 broadcasts only digitally, so it can’t be followed with traditional analogue radio, but available on almost every digital way, we recommend the online radio stream.
DAB Digital Radio: BBC Radio 4 Extra or Radio 4 Extra
DigitalTV:
Freeview: Channel 708
Freesat: Channel 708
Sky: Channel 0131
Virgin: Channel 910
Virgin Ireland: 929
Contacts
E-mail: Since the BBC Radio 4 Extra schedule mainly repeats from the BBC Sound Archive, there are few programmes what can be reached by e-mail. You can search in BBC Radios’ programmes list to find e-mail address to an exact programme here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/contact#radio
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Postal address: Radio 4 Extra, BBC Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA
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Episode 2
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2/2 Despite Mr Tebrick's efforts, his wife escapes to begin a new family life in the woods.
00:30 - Last Orders
Episode 1
1/2 With pubs closing at a fast rate, landlords and landladies reflect on life behind the bar.
1/2 With pubs closing at a fast rate, landlords and landladies reflect on life behind the bar.
01:00 - Wimsey
Whose Body?, 5. Bunter Brings a Letter
5/5 Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment. Stars Ian Carmichael.
5/5 Lord Peter Wimsey makes a crucial appointment. Stars Ian Carmichael.
01:30 - The Lennon Visitors
Alexei Sayle finds out why so many people pay homage to John Lennon at his childhood home.
02:00 - Jennifer Donnelly - A Gathering Light
Episode 5
5/5 Mattie reads Grace's last letter and receives some news from Miss Wilcox.
5/5 Mattie reads Grace's last letter and receives some news from Miss Wilcox.
02:15 - A History of Britain in Numbers
Series 2, Voting
10/10 Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
10/10 Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
02:30 - Charles Dickens
A House to Let, Episode 5
5/5 The derelict house finally reveals its sad secrets.
5/5 The derelict house finally reveals its sad secrets.
02:45 - Book of the Week
Mary Portas - Shop Girl, Episode 5
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5/5 Mary Portas has finally found her calling as a Harrods window dresser. Read by the author.
03:00 - Drama
Robert Louis Stevenson: Terror in the South Seas, The Ebb Tide
2/2 Starring David Tennant. Three destitute men steal a schooner and try to steal pearls.
2/2 Starring David Tennant. Three destitute men steal a schooner and try to steal pearls.
04:00 - It's Not What You Know
Series 3, Episode 5
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5/6 Miles Jupp hosts the panel show where it's not what but who you know that matters.
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Episode 2
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2/5 The Beevers are expecting the Devil at No 42.
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1/6 After a few drinks, English teacher Jason Slater wakes up in the 19th century.
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Comedian and US citizen Rich Hall follows the progress of the Trump presidency.
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Belgian sleuth Poirot retires to a village where a treacherous killer is lurking.
07:30 - The Voices of...
Robert Wyatt
An intimate portrait of the musician Robert Wyatt in his own words and music.
An intimate portrait of the musician Robert Wyatt in his own words and music.
08:00 - Archive on 4
Mustn't Grumble: The Noble British Art of Complaining
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Writer Bidisha explores how complaining has become such an important part of British life.
09:00 - Elizabeth Jane Howard Remembered
A celebration of author Elizabeth Jane Howard, including an interview with Martin Amis.
12:00 - Hancock's Half Hour
Series 3, The Pet Dog
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20/20 Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort.
13:00 - Anne Tyler - Ladder of Years (Omnibus)
Episode 2
2/2 Delia Grinstead's new job in a sleepy town draws her into the lives of another family.
2/2 Delia Grinstead's new job in a sleepy town draws her into the lives of another family.
14:10 - Inheritance Tracks
Kelly MacDonald
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Series 1, Episode 3
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00:45 - Nigel Kneale - The Pond
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Episode 2
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2/2 Delia Grinstead's new job in a sleepy town draws her into the lives of another family.
02:10 - Inheritance Tracks
Kelly MacDonald
Kelly Macdonald chooses You are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis and I Love You by Woodkid.
Kelly Macdonald chooses You are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis and I Love You by Woodkid.
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05:30 - The Voices of...
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