BBC Radio 4 Extra

BBC Radio 4 Extra
	Logo used since 2022
	United Kingdom;
Broadcast area	United Kingdom
Frequencies	DAB: 12B BBC National DAB; Freesat: 708; Freeview: 708; Sky (UK only): 0123; Virgin Media: 910; Virgin Media Ireland: 929;
Programming
Language	English
Format	Comedy; Drama; Entertainment;
Ownership
Owner	BBC
Sister stations	BBC Radio 4
History
Founded	15 December 2002 (as BBC 7)
First air date	2 April 2011 (as BBC Radio 4 Extra)
Former names	BBC 7 (2002–2008); BBC Radio 7 (2008–2011);
Technical information
Licensing authority	Ofcom
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra

BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It mostly broadcasts archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes, and is the sister station of Radio 4. It is the principal broadcaster of the BBC's spoken-word archive, and as a result the majority of its programming originates from that archive. It also broadcasts extended and companion programmes to those broadcast on Radio 4, and provides a "catch-up" service for certain programmes.

The station launched in December 2002 as BBC 7, broadcasting a mix of archive comedy, drama and current children's radio. The station was renamed BBC Radio 7 in 2008, then relaunched as BBC Radio 4 Extra in April 2011. For the first quarter of 2013, Radio 4 Extra had a weekly audience of 1.642 million people and had a market share of 0.95%; in the last quarter of 2016 the numbers were 2.184 million listeners and 1.2% of market share.

According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.5 million with a listening share of 3% as of June 2025