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Radio schedule Tuesday 18th October 2011

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Kay Stonham

Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends

Series 4, Episode 1 - Autumn Crocus

Wendy is pregnant and extremely excited at the prospect of becoming a mother at last. Robin is panicking and trying to cram in all those things he wished he'd done before having a baby, like buy a motorbike! Their next door neighbours, manic depressive Derek, and his bored younger wife, Maureen, are as ever being supportive, in their own special way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am
45 min version
(repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 75, Episode 5

Sandi Toksvig questions panellists Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Susan Calman and Bob Mills about this week's news while Charlotte Green reads out cuttings sent in by listeners.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Rommel's Treasure: Comedy sketches and songs, with Spike Milligan, Peter Sellars and Harry Secombe. First aired in 1955.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Kay Stonham

Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends

Series 4, Episode 1 - Autumn Crocus

Wendy is pregnant and extremely excited at the prospect of becoming a mother at last. Robin is panicking and trying to cram in all those things he wished he'd done before having a baby, like buy a motorbike! Their next door neighbours, manic depressive Derek, and his bored younger wife, Maureen, are as ever being supportive, in their own special way.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Jonny Sweet

Hard To Tell

Series 1, Episode 2

One of those parties that starts out as a great way to get to know each other better promptly gets taken over by fake tans, jerk chicken, insomniac parents and berets.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Rommel's Treasure: Comedy sketches and songs, with Spike Milligan, Peter Sellars and Harry Secombe. First aired in 1955.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
60 min
Barbara Windsor's Funny Girls. Barbara Windsor. Copyright: Just Radio / Made In Manchester Productions

Barbara Windsor's Funny Girls

Series 2, Episode 3 - Phyllis Diller

Barbara Windsor concludes her celebration of American comedy icons with Phyllis Diller talking from her home in LA.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Jonny Sweet

Hard To Tell

Series 1, Episode 1

A bike accident lands Tom Sheffield in A&E... leading to a pizza with Ellen... and her dad.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Miranda Hart's Joke Shop. Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop

Episode 1 - What A Flirt

Miranda flirts with Gary, but is mistaken for a man by passers-by when she un-knowingly buys clothes from a shop for transvestites. Other mix-ups scare Gary away, as they make Miranda look like she is desperate for a baby.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Curiosity Killed The Cabaret. Ali McGregor. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Curiosity Killed The Cabaret

Ali McGregor hosts a half-hour show featuring the best cabaret acts appearing at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe.

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