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Radio schedule Wednesday 16th September 2009

Radio 4 9:45am
15 min
Halfway To Hollywood. Michael Palin

Halfway To Hollywood

Episode 3

Mother makes it big in America, grappling with Betty and a crucial meeting with George Harrison.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Stanley Baxter

The Stanley Baxter Playhouse

Series 2, Episode 1 - The King's Kilt

A recalcitrant Highland kilt maker is faced with the task of producing a garment for George IV to wear on his first visit to Edinburgh in 1822.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 5, Episode 3 - Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard

Frank Skinner interviews Eddie Izzard, asking him about performing up lamp-posts, the secret to improvising and (literally) breaking in to Hollywood.

Radio 7 10:30pm (repeat)
Miranda Hart's Joke Shop. Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop

Episode 3 - What A Wife

Gary needs a pretend wife for the evening and for some reason he chooses Stevie over Miranda.

Radio 7 11pm (repeat)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off. Giles Wemmbley Hogg (Marcus Brigstocke). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

Bolivia: The naive gap year student's South American audio diary of his bird-watching mishaps. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2002.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Cowards. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf, Tom Basden. Copyright: BBC

Cowards

Series 1, Episode 4

Sketches include a miserable skiing trip; a meet up for the Mr Men; and a middle-class game of Russian roulette.

Radio 7 11:30pm (repeat)
The Masterson Inheritance. Image shows from L to R: Phelim McDermott, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Caroline Quentin, Lee Simpson, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC

The Masterson Inheritance

Series 1, Episode 3 - Scuruy!

The Mastersons set sail across the Atlantic.

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