BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Wednesday 11 February 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Good Read—Val McDermid & Martha Lane Fox
  Val McDermid and Martha Lane Fox join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
2. 00:30
  Landscape With Canals and Machines: The Legacy of LTC Rolt
  Hermione Cockburn on the writer who led us to value our industrial landscape - LTC Rolt.
3. 01:00
  A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer—4. Hiding
  4/7Heidi has been killed. Swiss police seek Adam Scott...
4. 01:30
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 1. An Over-Hurried Departure
  1/4Eccentric gentleman Phileas Fogg's new valet is hoping for a quiet life.
5. 02:00
  Oh Mother!—The Seance
  Widowed Mavis misses her husband. Can Nelly help?
6. 02:30
  The Goon Show—Series 9, The Call of the West
  12/17Count Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne sell saxophones to the Indians in a cowboy caper.
7. 03:00
  Jack & Millie—Series 1, Special Lunch
  2/4Jack and Millie have a son. And Melvin has something very special he wants to show them.
8. 03:30
  Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story—2. Tommy Steele
  2/5Bart meets Joan Littlewood and writes songs for a new West End show.
9. 03:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 7. Appeal
  7/10Irene wants to use 'Dales Diaries' for an appeal about her son.
10. 04:00
  Hidden Treasures—Harewood House
  4/8The antiques quiz hunts for treasure in Yorkshire.
11. 04:30
  Says on the Tin—Toothpaste
  1/6A disgraced American ad-man must transfer to England.
12. 05:00
  Hidden Treasures—Noon Ghosts by Catherine Lucy Czerkawska
  An old man is haunted by memories of his life in Poland before the Second World War.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer—5. Border
  5/7Crawling up a ravine, Adam Scott has been shot at by the KGB.
2. 06:30
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 2. Distractions in the Jungle
  2/4Phileas and Passepartout buy an elephant and help a Princess.
3. 07:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Death
  4/4Giles hopes to inherit a fortune but needs Judith's help.
4. 07:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Poetry Society
  11/14The Lad's new avant-garde friends get poetical with help from Sid and Bill.
5. 08:00
  Plum House—Series 1, Lights, Camera, Pudding
  6/6Peter agrees to Plum House being used as a location in a period drama.
6. 08:30
  Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story—3. Where is Love?
  3/5Bart starts work on his masterpiece, 'Oliver!'.
7. 08:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 8. Joy
  8/10Can Irene get to the bottom of the story about her son?
8. 09:00
  Crossing The Floor
  Political satire. Former Tory MP Rosie Holt defects to Labour to become a useful fool.
9. 09:30
  Inside Pages—Stone
  Ian Wylie visits Stone in Staffordshire to meet Jon Cook, editor of a local news website.
10. 09:45
  Daily Service—Kenneth Williams - The Prodigal Son
  Christian worship with a Bible reading, prayer and music led by Mark Oakley
11. 10:00
  Archive on 4—Self on Sebald
  Will Self pieces together the life and work of writer WG Sebald.
12. 11:00
  A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer—5. Border
  5/7Crawling up a ravine, Adam Scott has been shot at by the KGB.
13. 11:30
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 2. Distractions in the Jungle
  2/4Phileas and Passepartout buy an elephant and help a Princess.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Death
  4/4Giles hopes to inherit a fortune but needs Judith's help.
2. 12:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Poetry Society
  11/14The Lad's new avant-garde friends get poetical with help from Sid and Bill.
3. 13:00
  Plum House—Series 1, Lights, Camera, Pudding
  6/6Peter agrees to Plum House being used as a location in a period drama.
4. 13:30
  Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story—3. Where is Love?
  3/5Bart starts work on his masterpiece, 'Oliver!'.
5. 13:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 8. Joy
  8/10Can Irene get to the bottom of the story about her son?
6. 14:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 3, 6. Evelyn Waugh
  6/6The panel game of literary correctness with James Walton.
7. 14:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Family Hold Back
  3/6B&B landlady Maud comes up trumps in the middle of the night.
8. 15:00
  Hidden Treasures—A Fair Exchange by Grant Eustace
  A naval officer’s body is found in the Firth of Forth. What happened?
9. 16:00
  Archive on 4—Self on Sebald
  Will Self pieces together the life and work of writer WG Sebald.
10. 17:00
  A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer—5. Border
  5/7Crawling up a ravine, Adam Scott has been shot at by the KGB.
11. 17:30
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 2. Distractions in the Jungle
  2/4Phileas and Passepartout buy an elephant and help a Princess.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Death
  4/4Giles hopes to inherit a fortune but needs Judith's help.
2. 18:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Poetry Society
  11/14The Lad's new avant-garde friends get poetical with help from Sid and Bill.
3. 19:00
  Plum House—Series 1, Lights, Camera, Pudding
  6/6Peter agrees to Plum House being used as a location in a period drama.
4. 19:30
  Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story—3. Where is Love?
  3/5Bart starts work on his masterpiece, 'Oliver!'.
5. 19:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 8. Joy
  8/10Can Irene get to the bottom of the story about her son?
6. 20:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 3, 6. Evelyn Waugh
  6/6The panel game of literary correctness with James Walton.
7. 20:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Family Hold Back
  3/6B&B landlady Maud comes up trumps in the middle of the night.
8. 21:00
  Hidden Treasures—A Fair Exchange by Grant Eustace
  A naval officer’s body is found in the Firth of Forth. What happened?
9. 22:00
  Crossing The Floor
  Political satire. Former Tory MP Rosie Holt defects to Labour to become a useful fool.
10. 22:30
  A World of Dowie—3. In the Beginning
  3/4John Dowie stays in a boarding house especially to read the Bible.
11. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Chloe Petts 3/3
  Stephen Bailey chats again to comedian Chloe Petts.
12. 23:00
  John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 9, Episode 2
  2/6A lockdown zoom and a bedtime story from 1962.
13. 23:30
  The Skewer—Series 15, 5. This Charming Mandelson
  5/5This Charming Mandelson.
14. 23:45
  Holland's Shorts—Episode 5
  5/6Dominic Holland’s thoughts on satnav and hotel room service
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Late
1. 00:00
  Archive on 4—Self on Sebald
  Will Self pieces together the life and work of writer WG Sebald.
2. 01:00
  A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer—5. Border
  5/7Crawling up a ravine, Adam Scott has been shot at by the KGB.
3. 01:30
  Jules Verne—Around The World in Eighty Days, 2. Distractions in the Jungle
  2/4Phileas and Passepartout buy an elephant and help a Princess.
4. 02:00
  If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?—Series 3, Death
  4/4Giles hopes to inherit a fortune but needs Judith's help.
5. 02:30
  Hancock's Half Hour—Series 6, The Poetry Society
  11/14The Lad's new avant-garde friends get poetical with help from Sid and Bill.
6. 03:00
  Plum House—Series 1, Lights, Camera, Pudding
  6/6Peter agrees to Plum House being used as a location in a period drama.
7. 03:30
  Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Lionel Bart Story—3. Where is Love?
  3/5Bart starts work on his masterpiece, 'Oliver!'.
8. 03:45
  Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Log On, 8. Joy
  8/10Can Irene get to the bottom of the story about her son?
9. 04:00
  The Write Stuff—Series 3, 6. Evelyn Waugh
  6/6The panel game of literary correctness with James Walton.
10. 04:30
  Alison and Maud—Series 1, Family Hold Back
  3/6B&B landlady Maud comes up trumps in the middle of the night.
11. 05:00
  Hidden Treasures—A Fair Exchange by Grant Eustace
  A naval officer’s body is found in the Firth of Forth. What happened?

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