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Radio schedule Wednesday 5th October 2011

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (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 2, Episode 5 - Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Visor

Sir John decides to raise money by holding a rock festival in the grounds of Woodstock. Cue the sounds of the electric lute, new-fangled hummous from the Levant and much disapproval from Pope Innocent VI.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Alok (Susheel Kumar), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Sanjay (Omar Raza). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 3, Episode 5 - Bacon Punctuation

The future of the shop's much loved Wall of Crisps comes under threat after someone from the EU visits the shop. The wall is contravening European Crisp regulations by stocking corn and maize based snacks alongside potato based 'crisps' and has to be dismantled which causes outrage amongst the Lenzidens.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 61, Episode 8

Nicholas Parsons returns with another helping of silly Just A Minute games.

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 1, Episode 13 - A House On The Cliff

The house is in a dreadful state of repair and Tony fancies building his own property, so Bill suggests purchasing some land from Sidney James. Sid proposes a winning plan for 3 new houses...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Stairs

Oneira

Episode 3 - A String Of Time

Oneira ends up in the Texan Desert with a dead American comic and a 13th-century Friar.

Radio 4 6:30pm (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 2, Episode 6 - Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Filled With Helium

A new suitor for Anne puts De Warenne's visor firmly out of joint, and a primitive sat-nav and some surgically-introduced helium cause chaos at the altar.

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 1, Episode 13 - A House On The Cliff

The house is in a dreadful state of repair and Tony fancies building his own property, so Bill suggests purchasing some land from Sidney James. Sid proposes a winning plan for 3 new houses...

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (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 2, Episode 5 - Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Visor

Sir John decides to raise money by holding a rock festival in the grounds of Woodstock. Cue the sounds of the electric lute, new-fangled hummous from the Levant and much disapproval from Pope Innocent VI.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. Image shows from L to R: Poet (Tim Key), Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC

Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better

Series 2, Episode 1 - Courage

Mark Watson turns his wit to the subject of virtue, with stand-up comedy on courage. Assistants Tim Key and Tom Basden provide poems, songs and feats of cowardice.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Don't Start. Image shows from L to R: Kim (Katherine Parkinson), Neil (Frank Skinner). Copyright: Avalon Television

Don't Start

Series 1, Episode 1 - Text

A text sparks the first of Neil and Kim's arguments. Via a Greek chorus, a "not eating celery" pact and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the couple spectacularly fail to agree.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC

Revolting People

Series 1, Episode 1 - Storm Clouds

The year is 1770, and Baltimore shopkeeper Samuel Oliphant has much to worry about.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Richie Webb

The Music Teacher

Series 1, Episode 3

Nigel has to suffer his usual succession of bizarre pupils; an asthmatic flautist and a thrash metal guitarist prove particularly trying.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Train

Tickets Please

Episode 2

The 9.27 London to Exeter emotional rollercoaster continues as the train staff's personal embroilments deepen. Now one of the wedding party is joining in the melee. And why are there finger-holes in the muffins?

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