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Radio schedule Tuesday 25th August 2009

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
The Incomplete Works Of Dave McCabe. Dave McCabe (Simon Donaldson). Copyright: BBC

The Incomplete Works Of Dave McCabe

A musical romantic comedy by Nick Underwood about an aspiring singer-songwriter called Dave.

Radio 4 3:30pm
15 min
Comic Fringes. Copyright: BBC

Comic Fringes

Series 5, Episode 1 - May Contain Nuts

A short story from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Glasgow comedian Janey Godley presents a unsentimental insight into father/daughter relationships. A woman glimpses her own mortality when she calculates that only 27 years separate her from her cantankerous father.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
That Mitchell & Webb Sound. Image shows from L to R: Robert Webb, David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell & Webb Sound

Series 4, Episode 1

Sketches include a very unusual interview about how to count whales, an adventurer who claims to have found a man raised by wasps, and The Old Ladies discuss whether a cosmetic surgeon is a proper job.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 5, Episode 5

With Andrew Collins, Richard Coles and Simon Evans. Topics include religion and gun crime.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
The Hollow Men. Image shows from L to R: Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding, David Armand, Nick Tanner. Copyright: BBC

The Hollow Men

Series 2, Episode 4

The start of the show takes the gin soaked Radio 4 announcer by surprise; Anthony's lawyer Dean brings him a signed Miss Congeniality DVD; Miss Juniper and Mr Draper exchange some coffee-based innuendo; Keith learns about cloning; and Peter is demoted to 4th French Horn.

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