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Radio schedule Wednesday 27th July 2011

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue logo. Copyright: BBC

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Comedy panel game chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton, with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Linda Smith and Barry Cryer. First aired in 2001.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
The Pickerskill Reports. Image shows from L to R: Harry Hindle-Rand (Thomas Sangster), Dr Henry Pickerskill (Ian McDiarmid). Copyright: Curtains For Radio

The Pickerskill Reports

Series 2, Episode 1 - Paul Whitney Beauchamp

When day boy Beauchamp is picked on repeatedly and brutally by Castlereagh House bullies, his mother Lady Sylvia Beauchamp puts Dr Pickerskill on the spot by arriving unannounced at Haunchurst requesting her child attend a different school.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 6, Episode 12 - Hancock In Hospital

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 7, Episode 4 - Parsnip Junction

Thanks to some sibling rivalry between Ping and her sister Py, Ed finds himself reinventing the much-loved children's classic Parsnip Junction.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Very World Of Milton Jones. Milton Jones. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Very World Of Milton Jones

Series 3, Episode 5

About to win an Olympic marathon, the comedian's life flashes before his eyes.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
The Spaceship. Captain Gordon Taylor (James Fleet). Copyright: BBC

The Spaceship

Series 2, Episode 3 - Rude

The crew have some space tourists on board, but it turns into a holiday from hell.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 7, Episode 5 - Writer In Residence

Due to an unexpected turn of events and a little help from his daughter, Ed finds himself ensconced as the newest writer in residence at a 'Uni-collegy'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows from L to R: Sidney James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock), Bill Kerr (Bill Kerr)

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 6, Episode 12 - Hancock In Hospital

Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is a loser whose plans and aspirations are continually ruined by bad luck, Sidney Balmoral James or, more often than not, by his own pomposity and ambition.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 2, Episode 4 - A Question Of Loyalty

Hacker, Sir Humphrey and the rest of the DAA are trying to withstand questioning with regards to why they have failed to cut government waste. It turns out the Prime Minister is not pleased with Hacker's performance - because he is doing too well to cover up the mess.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 7, Episode 4 - Parsnip Junction

Thanks to some sibling rivalry between Ping and her sister Py, Ed finds himself reinventing the much-loved children's classic Parsnip Junction.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
The Secret World. Copyright: BBC

The Secret World

Series 2, Episode 5

Prince Charles is asked by his driver to help move some furniture. Archbishop Rowan Williams is upset that he never gets invited to go out drinking with the other bishops. Ray Winstone is terrified of pins and needles. William Hague has an overnight guest he can't get rid of.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Inspector Steine. Copyright: Sweet Talk

Inspector Steine

The Adventures Of Inspector Steine, Episode 5 - In Praise Of Love

Inspector Steine is compering a beauty pageant on Brighton seafront. But when Brunswick's old flame Doris reappears as a contestant, Brunswick is thrown into emotional turmoil - which is probably why he doesn't notice that the south east's big-shot criminals are converging on Brighton.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
The Castle. Image shows from L to R: Sir William De Warenne (Neil Dudgeon), Lady Anne Woodstock (Martha Howe-Douglas), Lady Charlotte (Ingrid Oliver), Sir John Woodstock (James Fleet). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Castle

Series 1, Episode 2

An unexpected lion and the world's first satellite dish spell trouble for Anne and Sam Tree's ongoing romance.

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