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Radio schedule Friday 14th January 2011

Radio 7 10am (repeat)
Vent. Ben (Neil Pearson). Copyright: BBC

Vent

Special - The Friday Play

This one-off, one-hour play charts Ben's gruesome experiences in a rehabilitation unit as he learns to speak and move again. This series is about the problems facing Ben, a newly disabled man, when he returns home. People see Ben differently and he starts to see them differently, too.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 3, Episode 1 - A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More

Pip Bin's happiness is shattered once again. Fog-filled streets, murders, and ghastly apparitions from beyond the grave abound, and through it all echoes the terrible menacing coo of a possessed and evil pigeon.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:35pm
15 min
Bill Paterson

Piano Lessons

Episode 1

Ronnie reacts to Debbie's new hairdo and deals with Barry's delusions of musical grandeur.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Incredibly Guilty: A Comic Moral Fable. Ed Hanson (Stephen Mangan). Copyright: BBC

Incredibly Guilty: A Comic Moral Fable

It is a troublesome day for Ed Hanson. He has to try keep his job, propose to his girlfriend and puts a National Treasure in a coma. Starring Stephen Mangan.

Radio 7 5pm (repeat)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile. Image shows from L to R: Frank Pike (Ian Lavender), Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Miss Perkins (Vivienne Martin), Bert Hodges (Bill Pertwee). Copyright: BBC

It Sticks Out Half A Mile

Episode 9 - The Fancy Dress Night

The fancy dress night is going well... until Mrs Pike and Miss Perkins arrive wearing the same costumes.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 73, Episode 3

Sandi Toksvig presents another episode of the ever-popular topical panel show. Guests this week are Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Henning Wehn and Andy Hamilton.

Radio 7 11pm (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.

BBC Radio Scotland 12:30am (repeat)
Bill Paterson

Piano Lessons

Episode 1

Ronnie reacts to Debbie's new hairdo and deals with Barry's delusions of musical grandeur.

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