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Radio schedule Wednesday 28th March 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Episode 4, Dinner Surprise: The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Life: An Idiot's Guide. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 1, Episode 3 - Children

Ava Vidal, Howard Read, Andy Wilkinson and Lucy Porter offer a guide to raising children.

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 4, Episode 8 - Cyrano De Hancock

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 8:30am (repeat)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 1, The Birthday Present: The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 2, Episode 2

When Lucy joins a school reunion website and is contacted by an old classmate, youthful indiscretions return to haunt Daniel's best friend Andy.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
Shedtown. Copyright: Woolyback Productions

Shedtown

Series 1, Episode 3 - Night Screams

As the Shedists settle into life under asphalt there's a strange noise coming from William's shed. Wes holds a puppet show and all are invited.

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 4, Episode 8 - Cyrano De Hancock

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)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 1, The Birthday Present: The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
The Galton And Simpson Playhouse. Copyright: BBC

The Galton And Simpson Playhouse

Episode 2, Nought For Thy Comfort: Richard the airline purser has a loving and grateful wife. Or does he?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Episode 4, Dinner Surprise: The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Life: An Idiot's Guide. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 1, Episode 4 - Standing Tall

Maeve Higgins, Tom Allen and Phil Nichol join Stephen K Amos to offer a guide to standing tall.

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 4, Episode 8 - Cyrano De Hancock

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)
Typewriter

The Small, Intricate Life Of Gerald C. Potter

Episode 1, The Birthday Present: The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Life: An Idiot's Guide. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 1, Episode 3 - Children

Ava Vidal, Howard Read, Andy Wilkinson and Lucy Porter offer a guide to raising children.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Delve Special. David Lander (Stephen Fry). Copyright: BBC

Delve Special

Series 4, Episode 2 - Bitter Harvest

Investigating pesticides and agricultural policy, intrepid reporter David Lander asks if farming is in crisis.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme. Key (Tim Key). Copyright: BBC

Tim Key's Poetry Programme

Series 1, Episode 6 - Work

In the last of the series, Tim has laid on a final episode treat: A professional musician will accompany him as he tackles the thorny issue of 'work'. Tom Basden is also present.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show

The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show

Episode 1, The Tragedies: The truncated thespians perform a 15-second 'King Lear', the 'Othello' Rap and 'Scottish Highland Discs'.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing. Nathan Caton. Copyright: BBC

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing

Series 1, Episode 6 - About Angry Grandmas

The family plan a surprise birthday party for Grandma. But the party is not the only surprise, when the police come looking for Nathan.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Jim Sweeney

Any Bloke

Episode 5, Principles: Phil's worried that Sarah and Fay are plotting behind his back.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
Double Income, No Kids Yet. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Elizabeth Carling), Daniel (David Tennant). Copyright: BBC

Double Income, No Kids Yet

Series 2, Episode 2

When Lucy joins a school reunion website and is contacted by an old classmate, youthful indiscretions return to haunt Daniel's best friend Andy.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
The Galton And Simpson Playhouse. Copyright: BBC

The Galton And Simpson Playhouse

Episode 2, Nought For Thy Comfort: Richard the airline purser has a loving and grateful wife. Or does he?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
The Right Time

The Right Time

Episode 4, Dinner Surprise: The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.

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