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Radio schedule Thursday 12th April 2012

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

Life In London

Episode 5, The Show Folks: Desperate for money, Pierce Egan tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures onto the stage.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Shedtown. Copyright: Woolyback Productions

Shedtown

Series 1, Episode 1 - Something's Gonna Change

It's the works day out for the workers of Blakeley Industrial Museum - and something's got to change.

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

The Al Read Show

Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours - a collection of the Northern comic's 1950s monologues.

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

Dad's Army

Series 2, Episode 19 - All Is Safely Gathered In

After a near-death experience, Hodges decides to be kinder to everyone. This includes Captain Mainwaring, who has decided to help a farmer friend of Godfrey's.

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 4 - Up On The Roof

Landing a job performing in a prison, will Robert finally get a captive audience?

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 2 - Meeting Fourteen

With Jon Richardson stranded in Australia because of the Icelandic volcano, Dave Gorman stands in as curator. This week's guests are Madness lead singer Suggs, the poet Ruth Padel and star of Bo' Selecta! Leigh Francis.

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

The Al Read Show

Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours - a collection of the Northern comic's 1950s monologues.

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

Dad's Army

Series 2, Episode 19 - All Is Safely Gathered In

After a near-death experience, Hodges decides to be kinder to everyone. This includes Captain Mainwaring, who has decided to help a farmer friend of Godfrey's.

Radio 4 2:15pm
45 min
Image shows from L to R: John Paul Hurley, Richard Conlon

Rough Magick

A comedic drama set in 1605 in which, fearing terrorist activity, King James transports his court to the Scottish Highlands.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
Meera Syal

The World As We Know It

Episode 2, The Election: The last five people left on Earth try to elect a head of the household.

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

Life In London

Episode 5, The Show Folks: Desperate for money, Pierce Egan tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures onto the stage.

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 2

The band are joined by Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee guest Nick Helm, and explore the relationship between man and dog and dinosaurs and puns.

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

And Another Thing...

Episode 9

Part nine of the sixth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 'trilogy', in which there is more fighting, but thankfully no Vogon poetry.

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

The Al Read Show

Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours - a collection of the Northern comic's 1950s monologues.

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

Dad's Army

Series 2, Episode 19 - All Is Safely Gathered In

After a near-death experience, Hodges decides to be kinder to everyone. This includes Captain Mainwaring, who has decided to help a farmer friend of Godfrey's.

Radio 2 logo 9:30pm
30 min
Henning Wehn

Henning Knows Best

Episode 4 - Humour

Henning Wehn presents a series of comedy lectures revealing his distinctive take on life in Britain. This week he looks at the topic of humour, with guest Andy Hamilton.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Shedtown. Copyright: Woolyback Productions

Shedtown

Series 1, Episode 1 - Something's Gonna Change

It's the works day out for the workers of Blakeley Industrial Museum - and something's got to change.

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 2 - A Re-Kippered Life Smashed Some More

Pip and Harry find themselves building an entire railway network in their bid to catch the evil Mr Gently Benevolent.

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

Revolting People

Series 3, Episode 6 - Secrets And Lies

Mary shares a big secret with her father. Cora and Ezekiel trade insults and Sam tries to get rid of his English lodgers.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Craig Brown's Lost Diaries. Craig Brown. Copyright: BBC

Craig Brown's Lost Diaries

Episode 5 - September & October

Autumn brings gloom for Syliva Plath, Thomas Hardy and Max Clifford.

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 3 - Yellow

The code breakers are ordered to be vaccinated against yellow fever, but Charles refuses to be injected by an Australian.

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

And Another Thing...

Episode 9

Part nine of the sixth book in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 'trilogy', in which there is more fighting, but thankfully no Vogon poetry.

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 4 - Up On The Roof

Landing a job performing in a prison, will Robert finally get a captive audience?

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 2 - Meeting Fourteen

With Jon Richardson stranded in Australia because of the Icelandic volcano, Dave Gorman stands in as curator. This week's guests are Madness lead singer Suggs, the poet Ruth Padel and star of Bo' Selecta! Leigh Francis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
Meera Syal

The World As We Know It

Episode 2, The Election: The last five people left on Earth try to elect a head of the household.

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

Life In London

Episode 5, The Show Folks: Desperate for money, Pierce Egan tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures onto the stage.

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