{"end_date": "2026-10-08", "name": "BBC R4 Ex", "info_url": "https://epg.pw/channels/486693/20261006.html", "country": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", "description": null, "error_message": "", "provider": "", "source_url": "https://epg.pw/api/epg.json?channel_id=486693&date=20261006&timezone=None", "epg_list": [{"desc": "6/6. In a politically sensitive area of Arabia, the water supply is cut off to force the emir to negotiate. Starring Tim Munro.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T00:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Doomed Oasis"}, {"desc": "5/8. When another body is found, the sleuth's investigation takes a dramatic turn. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T00:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "4/5. With his colleagues busy on the box, John Fuller-Carp's desperate to make a bigger TV splash. Stars John Bird. From 1996.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T01:00:00+00:00", "title": "Chambers"}, {"desc": "21/26. The platoon battle to rescue a German pilot hanging off the Town Hall clock. Adapted from BBC TV with Arthur Lowe. From 1976.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T01:30:00+00:00", "title": "Dad's Army"}, {"desc": "3/6. The offer of an honorary degree at an ex-polytechnic sends Peter into a depressive spiral. Stars Simon Callow. From 2018.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T02:00:00+00:00", "title": "Plum House"}, {"desc": "1/5. Written in her 90s, Diana Athill debunks the myth that Britain in the 1940s and 50s was a mire of dreariness.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T02:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things that Matter"}, {"desc": "6/10. Having recovered from the disastrous incident with Tristram's nose, his father is dealt another blow. Stars Neil Dudgeon.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T02:45:00+00:00", "title": "Tristram Shandy"}, {"desc": "3/6. Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins and Greg Proops. From 2012.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T03:00:00+00:00", "title": "Just A Minute"}, {"desc": "4 Extra Debut. A New Yorker buys a luxury hotel only to discover his guests and staff are not what they seem. Starring Peter Vaughan.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T03:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Grand Babylon Hotel"}, {"desc": "1/4. A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T05:00:00+00:00", "title": "Cover Her Face"}, {"desc": "6/8. A nasty surprise package means that the sleuth is closing-in on the criminal mastermind. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T05:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "5/6. It's a full moon, Ruby is away and Paul is lovelorn. Will Maria's matchmaking succeed? Stars Patrick Barlow. From 1993.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T06:00:00+00:00", "title": "Rent"}, {"desc": "London is besieged by birds! Special recording with no audience or orchestra. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From 1954.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T06:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Goon Show - The Starlings"}, {"desc": "4/4. Determined not to waste her life, Charlotte signs up for a bungee jump. Stars Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes. From 2021.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T07:00:00+00:00", "title": "Charlotte and Lillian"}, {"desc": "2/5. Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's poignant essay about the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T07:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things that Matter"}, {"desc": "7/10. Yet another misfortune befalls the boy Tristram as his father receives some awful news. Stars Neil Dudgeon.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T07:45:00+00:00", "title": "Tristram Shandy"}, {"desc": "2/4. Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity, with the help of his audience in Leeds. This week, should we just 'man up'.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T08:00:00+00:00", "title": "Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club"}, {"desc": "2/5. Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod unearths the bones of a mammoth bursting with clues to the evolutionary past. From 2017.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T08:30:00+00:00", "title": "Bone Stories"}, {"desc": "A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music led by Rev Melanie Hill Takac.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T08:45:00+00:00", "title": "Daily Service"}, {"desc": "Harriett Gilbert, John Inverdale and Rachel Cooke discuss books by Jan Morris, George Orwell and Meg Wolitzer. From 2013.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T09:00:00+00:00", "title": "A Good Read - John Inverdale & Rachel Cook"}, {"desc": "Alexander Armstrong explores why Special Agent Dick Barton's adventures have been thrilling audiences since 1946. From 2010.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T09:30:00+00:00", "title": "Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent"}, {"desc": "1/4. A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T10:00:00+00:00", "title": "Cover Her Face"}, {"desc": "6/8. A nasty surprise package means that the sleuth is closing-in on the criminal mastermind. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T10:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "5/6. It's a full moon, Ruby is away and Paul is lovelorn. Will Maria's matchmaking succeed? Stars Patrick Barlow. From 1993.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00+00:00", "title": "Rent"}, {"desc": "London is besieged by birds! Special recording with no audience or orchestra. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From 1954.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T11:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Goon Show - The Starlings"}, {"desc": "4/4. Determined not to waste her life, Charlotte signs up for a bungee jump. Stars Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes. From 2021.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T12:00:00+00:00", "title": "Charlotte and Lillian"}, {"desc": "2/5. Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's poignant essay about the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T12:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things that Matter"}, {"desc": "7/10. Yet another misfortune befalls the boy Tristram as his father receives some awful news. Stars Neil Dudgeon.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T12:45:00+00:00", "title": "Tristram Shandy"}, {"desc": "3/6. David Mitchell gets Miles Jupp, Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Walsh and Lou Sanders to smuggle truths past each other. From 2024.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T13:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Unbelievable Truth"}, {"desc": "4 Extra Debut. Jersey 'Centenier' Richard Hamon, has a tough case to solve when a young woman is found dead. Starring Steven Pacey.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T13:30:00+00:00", "title": "A Bumper Year for Dahlias"}, {"desc": "Harriett Gilbert, John Inverdale and Rachel Cooke discuss books by Jan Morris, George Orwell and Meg Wolitzer. From 2013.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T15:00:00+00:00", "title": "A Good Read - John Inverdale & Rachel Cook"}, {"desc": "Alexander Armstrong explores why Special Agent Dick Barton's adventures have been thrilling audiences since 1946. From 2010.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T15:30:00+00:00", "title": "Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent"}, {"desc": "1/4. A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T16:00:00+00:00", "title": "Cover Her Face"}, {"desc": "6/8. A nasty surprise package means that the sleuth is closing-in on the criminal mastermind. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T16:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "5/6. It's a full moon, Ruby is away and Paul is lovelorn. Will Maria's matchmaking succeed? Stars Patrick Barlow. From 1993.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T17:00:00+00:00", "title": "Rent"}, {"desc": "London is besieged by birds! Special recording with no audience or orchestra. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From 1954.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T17:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Goon Show - The Starlings"}, {"desc": "4/4. Determined not to waste her life, Charlotte signs up for a bungee jump. Stars Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes. From 2021.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T18:00:00+00:00", "title": "Charlotte and Lillian"}, {"desc": "2/5. Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's poignant essay about the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T18:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! 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Songs and sketches from Neil Innes. From 2003.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T21:30:00+00:00", "title": "Innes Own World"}, {"desc": "From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Jake Yapp chats again to comedy historians Gemma and Robert Ross.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T21:55:00+00:00", "title": "The Comedy Club Interview"}, {"desc": "6/6. Country legend Tina C wants save the world from its financial mess - in the UK. Stars Christopher Green. From February 2012.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T22:00:00+00:00", "title": "Tina C's Global Depression Tour"}, {"desc": "2/6. Christine discovers taking up painting adds a splash of unexpected colour to her marriage. Stars Rosie Cavaliero. From 2015.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T22:15:00+00:00", "title": "Little Lifetimes"}, {"desc": "1/6. Compulsive Liars Anonymous and a birthday shock. Manchester sketch show with Kate Ward, Smug Roberts and Robin Ince. From 2004.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T22:30:00+00:00", "title": "The In Crowd"}, {"desc": "Harriett Gilbert, John Inverdale and Rachel Cooke discuss books by Jan Morris, George Orwell and Meg Wolitzer. From 2013.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T23:00:00+00:00", "title": "A Good Read - John Inverdale & Rachel Cook"}, {"desc": "Alexander Armstrong explores why Special Agent Dick Barton's adventures have been thrilling audiences since 1946. From 2010.", "start_date": "2026-10-06T23:30:00+00:00", "title": "Dick Barton: A Very Special Agent"}, {"desc": "1/4. A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+00:00", "title": "Cover Her Face"}, {"desc": "6/8. A nasty surprise package means that the sleuth is closing-in on the criminal mastermind. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T00:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "5/6. It's a full moon, Ruby is away and Paul is lovelorn. Will Maria's matchmaking succeed? Stars Patrick Barlow. From 1993.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T01:00:00+00:00", "title": "Rent"}, {"desc": "London is besieged by birds! Special recording with no audience or orchestra. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From 1954.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T01:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Goon Show - The Starlings"}, {"desc": "4/4. Determined not to waste her life, Charlotte signs up for a bungee jump. Stars Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes. From 2021.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T02:00:00+00:00", "title": "Charlotte and Lillian"}, {"desc": "2/5. Stephanie Cole reads Diana Athill's poignant essay about the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T02:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things that Matter"}, {"desc": "7/10. Yet another misfortune befalls the boy Tristram as his father receives some awful news. Stars Neil Dudgeon.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T02:45:00+00:00", "title": "Tristram Shandy"}, {"desc": "3/6. David Mitchell gets Miles Jupp, Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Walsh and Lou Sanders to smuggle truths past each other. From 2024.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T03:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Unbelievable Truth"}, {"desc": "4 Extra Debut. Jersey 'Centenier' Richard Hamon, has a tough case to solve when a young woman is found dead. Starring Steven Pacey.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T03:30:00+00:00", "title": "A Bumper Year for Dahlias"}, {"desc": "2/4. The canny detective arrives at Martingale to investigate housemaid Sally's murder. PD James's thriller stars Robin Ellis.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T05:00:00+00:00", "title": "Cover Her Face"}, {"desc": "7/8. A dying man's final words bring the smooth sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T05:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "1/8. Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1987.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T06:00:00+00:00", "title": "After Henry"}, {"desc": "1/8. The Lad takes a winter break from his job and opts for a fortnight in Brighton. Stars Kevin McNally. Re-creation from 2018.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T06:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Missing Hancocks"}, {"desc": "2/6. A friend's sad news brings back memories for the long-married couple. Stars Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. From 2023.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T07:00:00+00:00", "title": "Conversations from a Long Marriage"}, {"desc": "3/5. Diana reveals how she relinquished her independence by moving into a London residential care home. Read by Stephanie Cole.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T07:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things that Matter"}, {"desc": "8/10. Tristram recalls a typical act of kindness by Toby and the time his uncle fell in love. Stars Neil Dudgeon. From February 2005.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T07:45:00+00:00", "title": "Tristram Shandy"}, {"desc": "4/4. Who says heavy can't be funny? A look at 'unladylike' sports and those who do them, fully unpacking muscularity vs femininity.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T08:00:00+00:00", "title": "Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club"}, {"desc": "3/5. Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod explores some mysterious bones: a skeleton on the Mary Rose which sank in 1545. From 2017.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T08:30:00+00:00", "title": "Bone Stories"}, {"desc": "A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music led by Rev Tom Mumford.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T08:45:00+00:00", "title": "Daily Service"}, {"desc": "4 Extra Debut. Horatio Clare examines how the pioneering writer authored her own life, from her nationality to her sexual identity. From 2021.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T09:00:00+00:00", "title": "Jan Morris: Writing a Life"}, {"desc": "2/4. The canny detective arrives at Martingale to investigate housemaid Sally's murder. PD James's thriller stars Robin Ellis.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T10:00:00+00:00", "title": "Cover Her Face"}, {"desc": "7/8. A dying man's final words bring the smooth sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T10:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "1/8. Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1987.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T11:00:00+00:00", "title": "After Henry"}, {"desc": "1/8. The Lad takes a winter break from his job and opts for a fortnight in Brighton. Stars Kevin McNally. Re-creation from 2018.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T11:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Missing Hancocks"}, {"desc": "2/6. A friend's sad news brings back memories for the long-married couple. Stars Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. From 2023.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T12:00:00+00:00", "title": "Conversations from a Long Marriage"}, {"desc": "3/5. Diana reveals how she relinquished her independence by moving into a London residential care home. Read by Stephanie Cole.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T12:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things that Matter"}, {"desc": "8/10. Tristram recalls a typical act of kindness by Toby and the time his uncle fell in love. Stars Neil Dudgeon. From February 2005.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T12:45:00+00:00", "title": "Tristram Shandy"}, {"desc": "4/5. James Walton's literary quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Sue Limb and Joanne Harris. From 2003.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T13:00:00+00:00", "title": "The Write Stuff"}, {"desc": "4 Extra Debut. PC George Dixon mentors a young recruit amidst an outbreak of dangerous robberies. Adapted from the film. Stars Deryck Guyler.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T13:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Blue Lamp"}, {"desc": "4 Extra Debut. Horatio Clare examines how the pioneering writer authored her own life, from her nationality to her sexual identity. From 2021.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T15:00:00+00:00", "title": "Jan Morris: Writing a Life"}, {"desc": "2/4. The canny detective arrives at Martingale to investigate housemaid Sally's murder. PD James's thriller stars Robin Ellis.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T16:00:00+00:00", "title": "Cover Her Face"}, {"desc": "7/8. A dying man's final words bring the smooth sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T16:30:00+00:00", "title": "Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery"}, {"desc": "1/8. Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1987.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T17:00:00+00:00", "title": "After Henry"}, {"desc": "1/8. The Lad takes a winter break from his job and opts for a fortnight in Brighton. Stars Kevin McNally. Re-creation from 2018.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T17:30:00+00:00", "title": "The Missing Hancocks"}, {"desc": "2/6. A friend's sad news brings back memories for the long-married couple. Stars Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. From 2023.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T18:00:00+00:00", "title": "Conversations from a Long Marriage"}, {"desc": "3/5. Diana reveals how she relinquished her independence by moving into a London residential care home. Read by Stephanie Cole.", "start_date": "2026-10-07T18:30:00+00:00", "title": "Alive, Alive Oh! 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