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Radio schedule Wednesday 4th January 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 8, Episode 5

Victoria Coren and guests Matthew Parriss, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Dave Gorman challenge received opinion and knee-jerk thinking.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (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 3, Episode 13 - Hancock's Hair

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 9am (repeat)
Cabin Pressure. Image shows from L to R: Arthur (John Finnemore), Douglas (Roger Allam), Carolyn (Stephanie Cole), Martin (Benedict Cumberbatch). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Cabin Pressure

Series 1, Episode 2 - Boston

One passenger's insistence on smoking during a flight to Boston kicks off a chain of events that culminates in the plane being turned round in mid-air four times, and one of the crew getting arrested.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hugh Bonneville

A Short Gentleman

Episode 1

Robert sails through all his exams, but finding a girlfriend is more testing.

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 3, Episode 13 - Hancock's Hair

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.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Dolly Parton

Dolly Would

A romantic comedy about the highs and lows of pretending to be Dolly Parton.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 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 4 - Inspecting The Piles

Pike and his Uncle Arthur find themselves in a tricky situation with an inflatable dinghy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Copyright: BBC

Red Dwarf

Episode 2.2, Holly forms a relationship with a talking toast and Rimmer's mind screws it up for everyone.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 8, Episode 6

Victoria Coren and guests Sue Perkins, Cerys Matthews and Maureen Lipman challenge received opinion and knee-jerk thinking.

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 3, Episode 13 - Hancock's Hair

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.

Radio 2 logo 10pm (repeat)
Kenny Everett

Wireless Kenny Everett

Paul Gambaccini presents a documentary about Kenny Everett's influential radio work.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy

Series 8, Episode 5

Victoria Coren and guests Matthew Parriss, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Dave Gorman challenge received opinion and knee-jerk thinking.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Absolute Power. Image shows from L to R: Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry), Martin McCabe (John Bird). Copyright: BBC

Absolute Power

Series 4, Episode 2 - The Notion Of Nation

When Martin becomes a best-selling author with his scathing attack of Britain under New Labour, The Notion Of Nation, Charles finds himself commissioned by the Government to bring his friend down a peg or two - a commission he's keen to accept.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed. Nick Mohammed. Copyright: BBC

Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed

Series 1, Episode 4

Comedy by Nick Mohammed set at Tilford Road Police Station.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC

Revolting People

Series 2, Episode 5 - A Bunch More Trying Times

Mary is wooed by a newly arrived captain. Little does she know, he has recently been named Cad of the Year by the Bounder's Gazette.

BBC Radio 4 Extra Midnight (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Copyright: BBC

Red Dwarf

Episode 2.2, Holly forms a relationship with a talking toast and Rimmer's mind screws it up for everyone.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Cabin Pressure. Image shows from L to R: Arthur (John Finnemore), Douglas (Roger Allam), Carolyn (Stephanie Cole), Martin (Benedict Cumberbatch). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Cabin Pressure

Series 1, Episode 2 - Boston

One passenger's insistence on smoking during a flight to Boston kicks off a chain of events that culminates in the plane being turned round in mid-air four times, and one of the crew getting arrested.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (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 4 - Inspecting The Piles

Pike and his Uncle Arthur find themselves in a tricky situation with an inflatable dinghy.

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