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Radio schedule Thursday 5th April 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
Life In London

Life In London

Episode 4, High And Low Life: Rather than pawn himself, Pierce Egan tries sharing Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures around town.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 3, Episode 6 - Kate Adie

Kate Adie, under Marcus Brigstocke's guidance, watches The Sopranos, tries Yoga, and goes to bingo for the first time.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Al Read Show

The Al Read Show

Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 2, Episode 18 - A. Wilson (Manager)?

Captain Mainwaring is horrified to learn that Wilson has not just been made the manager of his own branch of the bank, but that he has been promoted to Second Lieutenant of the Eastgate platoon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 2, Episode 3 - Heart Throbs

Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jon Richardson. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 3, Episode 1 - Meeting Thirteen

The third gallery of the museum now opens with new curator Jon Richardson working alongside John Lloyd, Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham.

With Discworld creator Terry Pratchett, cosmologist Marcus Chown, and Iranian-born stand-up comedienne Shappi Khorsandi.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Al Read Show

The Al Read Show

Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 2, Episode 18 - A. Wilson (Manager)?

Captain Mainwaring is horrified to learn that Wilson has not just been made the manager of his own branch of the bank, but that he has been promoted to Second Lieutenant of the Eastgate platoon.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Meera Syal

The World As We Know It

Episode 1, The End: Housemates Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail discover they're the last people left on Earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Life In London

Life In London

Episode 4, High And Low Life: Rather than pawn himself, Pierce Egan tries sharing Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures around town.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Image shows from L to R: Drums (Ben Reynolds), Saxophone (Mark Brown), Alex Horne, Bass (Will Collier), Trumpet (Joe Auckland), Ed Sheldrake. Copyright: BBC

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

Series 1, Episode 1

Alex Horne and his five piece band give listeners a Latin lesson, ponder the language that unifies us all and guest David O'Doherty takes listeners for a noisy ride in the Quiet Carriage.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 6:30pm (repeat)
And Another Thing...

And Another Thing...

Episode 4

Part four of the sixth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 'trilogy', in which a far-off planetoid is in need of a presiding god, as are some hitchhikers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Al Read Show

The Al Read Show

Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC

Dad's Army

Series 2, Episode 18 - A. Wilson (Manager)?

Captain Mainwaring is horrified to learn that Wilson has not just been made the manager of his own branch of the bank, but that he has been promoted to Second Lieutenant of the Eastgate platoon.

Radio 2 logo 9:30pm
30 min
Henning Wehn

Henning Knows Best

Episode 3 - Shopping

Henning Wehn takes a look at the British love of shopping, sharing his views on charity shops, shopping trends, restaurants and the shopping centre. With guest Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
I've Never Seen Star Wars. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC

I've Never Seen Star Wars

Series 3, Episode 6 - Kate Adie

Kate Adie, under Marcus Brigstocke's guidance, watches The Sopranos, tries Yoga, and goes to bingo for the first time.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC

Bleak Expectations

Series 2, Episode 1 - A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-Kippered

Pip Bin struggles against the cruel plotting of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent, recently returned from the dead. A plot is afoot to steal Britain's loveliest school, St Lovely's.

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

Revolting People

Series 3, Episode 5 - Them Thar Hills

Samuel and McGurk go looking for gold in hostile 'injun' territory with a guy called Mad Pete. What could possibly go wrong?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC

Hut 33

Series 2, Episode 2 - Pigs n Spivs

Rations are running dangerously low at Bletchley Park. However the starving codebreakers soon meet a spiv who sells them a job-lot of bacon. The only problem is that that the bacon is in the form of a live pig.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30am (repeat)
And Another Thing...

And Another Thing...

Episode 4

Part four of the sixth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 'trilogy', in which a far-off planetoid is in need of a presiding god, as are some hitchhikers.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2am (repeat)
An Actor's Life For Me. Robert Wilson (John Gordon Sinclair). Copyright: BBC

An Actor's Life For Me

Series 2, Episode 3 - Heart Throbs

Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head?

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
The Museum Of Curiosity. Image shows from L to R: John Lloyd, Jon Richardson. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

Gallery 3, Episode 1 - Meeting Thirteen

The third gallery of the museum now opens with new curator Jon Richardson working alongside John Lloyd, Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham.

With Discworld creator Terry Pratchett, cosmologist Marcus Chown, and Iranian-born stand-up comedienne Shappi Khorsandi.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Meera Syal

The World As We Know It

Episode 1, The End: Housemates Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail discover they're the last people left on Earth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Life In London

Life In London

Episode 4, High And Low Life: Rather than pawn himself, Pierce Egan tries sharing Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures around town.

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