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Radio schedule Wednesday 25th January 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 2, Episode 1 - Fame

Pam Ayres returns with a new series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches, in which she's joined by Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Everyone Quite Likes Justin. Justin (Justin Moorhouse). Copyright: BBC

Everyone Quite Likes Justin

Series 1, Episode 1

Following a split with his wife, local radio DJ Justin is back on the market, as is his house... he's currently living in his father-in-law's spare room in Bury.

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 19 - The Conjurer

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 5 - Edinburgh

It's the highlight of Douglas and Arthur's year - taking nice old boy Mr Birling on his annual day-trip to see the final Six Nations match, and get heroically sloshed. Martin, however, has difficulty working out what they see in him.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hugh Bonneville

A Short Gentleman

Episode 4

Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Purcell QC, a perfect specimen of the British Establishment, who applies faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life.

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 19 - The Conjurer

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
Sophie Thompson

Burns And The Bankers

Afternoon Play about a woman in a law firm who attends a corporate Burns Supper which ends in an unexpectedly climatic way.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 2, Episode 1 - Fame

Pam Ayres returns with a new series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches, in which she's joined by Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Everyone Quite Likes Justin. Justin (Justin Moorhouse). Copyright: BBC

Everyone Quite Likes Justin

Series 1, Episode 2

Manchester DJ Justin tries to balance love, work and everything else without much success. This week, his job seems to be on the line.

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 19 - The Conjurer

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 10pm (repeat)
Everyone Quite Likes Justin. Justin (Justin Moorhouse). Copyright: BBC

Everyone Quite Likes Justin

Series 1, Episode 1

Following a split with his wife, local radio DJ Justin is back on the market, as is his house... he's currently living in his father-in-law's spare room in Bury.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Listen Against. Image shows from L to R: Alice Arnold, Jon Holmes. Copyright: BBC

Listen Against

Series 2, Episode 1

Jon Holmes reports from The Archers fan convention in Las Vegas.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Tina C: Herstory. Tina C (Christopher Green). Copyright: BBC

Tina C's Global Depression Tour

Episode 3 - Australia

Tina C continues her tour to prove she can come up with a solution to the global recession. This episode is in Australia.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else. Andrew Lawrence. Copyright: BBC

What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else

Series 1, Episode 3

This week, Andrew Lawrence explores the pressure we all face to do a full-time job and earn sufficient money to live a respectable life.

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 5 - Edinburgh

It's the highlight of Douglas and Arthur's year - taking nice old boy Mr Birling on his annual day-trip to see the final Six Nations match, and get heroically sloshed. Martin, however, has difficulty working out what they see in him.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Ayres On The Air. Pam Ayres. Copyright: BBC

Ayres On The Air

Series 2, Episode 1 - Fame

Pam Ayres returns with a new series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches, in which she's joined by Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead.

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